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From: HTP on 18 May 2010 15:55
in both of these games against the Brewers, with the Reds trailing for
most of each game, did anyone else just know that the Reds would
eventually win?

its a vibe a bit different from other years when you just knew the
Reds would let a game slip away.

From: tom dunne on 18 May 2010 16:29
On May 18, 3:55 pm, HTP <tmbowma...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> in both of these games against the Brewers, with the Reds trailing for
> most of each game, did anyone else just know that the Reds would
> eventually win?

I was encouraged in part that they were facing Trevor Hoffman. Dude
has utterly fallen apart. He's 42 but was as dominant as he's ever
been last season. This year, he looks like a guy whose career is
totally over.
From: John Kasupski on 18 May 2010 16:55
On Tue, 18 May 2010 12:55:16 -0700 (PDT), HTP <tmbowman25(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

>in both of these games against the Brewers, with the Reds trailing for
>most of each game, did anyone else just know that the Reds would
>eventually win?

Yeah, I felt that way. Even with the Reds tied or trailing much of the way, I
knew that Milwaukee's bullpen is capable of coughing up a significant run total
in the late innings...which is exactly what happened in both games.

>its a vibe a bit different from other years when you just knew the
>Reds would let a game slip away.

Yup. I can remember not so very long ago when opposing teams couldn't wait to
get into the Reds' bullpen. These two games against the Brewers, it was exactly
the opposite, just sitting here waiting for the Reds to get a shot at the
Milwaukee bullpen and just somehow knowing that when they did the game would
turn in Cinci's favor.

It is quite a refreshing change, isn't it?

JK

From: John Kasupski on 18 May 2010 17:05
On Tue, 18 May 2010 13:29:07 -0700 (PDT), tom dunne <dunnetg(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>On May 18, 3:55�pm, HTP <tmbowma...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>> in both of these games against the Brewers, with the Reds trailing for
>> most of each game, did anyone else just know that the Reds would
>> eventually win?
>
>I was encouraged in part that they were facing Trevor Hoffman. Dude
>has utterly fallen apart. He's 42 but was as dominant as he's ever
>been last season. This year, he looks like a guy whose career is
>totally over.

It's sad, really, to see what was once such a great closer reduced to literally
not being able to get anybody out in the ninth today. The Brewers' bullpen
problem isn't just Hoffman. Part of the problem has been overwork due to short
outings by their starters, like parra only going four innings today. But their
pen has given up more hits than any other bullpen in the NL and Hoffman is
indeed part of that problem, he's now given up something like 20 hits in 13
innings this year, and 19 earned runs. His next appearance will be number 1000,
the 14th pitcher in MLB history to make that many. After that, he should
seriously consider hanging up his spikes. He was always pretty much a
fastball/changeup guy and his change isn't fooling anybody anymore.

JK

From: john smith on 18 May 2010 17:34
It was really sad seeing Hoffman struggle like that. He looked like he
was just throwing up that slop with virtually no viable fastball to back
it up with. Hoffman had a great career but may just be done at this
point in time. I did enjoy watching him over the years and to be the all
time saves leader is a great accomplishment.

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