Reds Tidbits (2011 Season)

[scott91575]

Losing 3 out of 4 at home to a glorified AAA team. They really need to get their heads out of their asses.

 

[Bucknut24]

Glad I only bought the first month of mlb.tv not the whole season. Yuk

i bought the whole season :(

 

[Jake]

Leake is going for the NL lead in steals.

Poor bastard only makes $425,000.

If they don't make MLB players take the Wonderlic, it may be about time.

 

[EDDIE GGGG27]

6-1. Pirates are plunger raping the Reds

 

[Jake]

Last year I won a couple of fantasy leagues by starting pitchers against the Pirates. Volquez and Wood have foiled that strategy in those leagues the last couple days. I have mixed emotions about it, though.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Here is the part that scares me the most:

Career IP/ERA/FIP/xFIP

Bailey: 304/5.09/4.48/4.45
Volquez: 411/4.49/4.43/4.21
Cueto: 531/4.27/4.51/4.3

Arroyo has just shy of 1700 IP that say he's nothing but a low 4 ERA guy.

Where exactly in the fuck is the great leap forward coming from? Mao is dead and these guys track records say we have 4 MLB average SP's plus whatever the fuck Wood and Leake may turn into (not looking great there either).

There is no big time SP talent close in the minors. Chapman is a year away at best.

Its looking more and more like they are going to have to acquire rather than grow at TOR starter. I'm not sure they can pull it off and if they can't this team is going nowhere.

 

[scott91575]

Here is the part that scares me the most:

Career IP/ERA/FIP/xFIP

Bailey: 304/5.09/4.48/4.45
Volquez: 411/4.49/4.43/4.21
Cueto: 531/4.27/4.51/4.3

Arroyo has just shy of 1700 IP that say he's nothing but a low 4 ERA guy.

Where exactly in the fuck is the great leap forward coming from? Mao is dead and these guys track records say we have 4 MLB average SP's plus whatever the fuck Wood and Leake may turn into (not looking great there either).

There is no big time SP talent close in the minors. Chapman is a year away at best.

Its looking more and more like they are going to have to acquire rather than grow at TOR starter. I'm not sure they can pull it off and if they can't this team is going nowhere.

This team can win plenty of games with just decent starting pitching. Yet they are not even getting that.

 

[DGADBTWSOM]

One god-dman hit...

 

[DaBears]

Chapman throwing some serious heat in the top of the 9th, stadium radar gun had him at 106. Unfortunately, he was the only bright spot today.

 

[EDDIE GGGG27]

Chapman just hit 106. I think his arm is ok.

 

[jlb1705]

I had thought about going to this game. I'm glad I spent the evening arguing with my PMSing wife instead. For real.

 

[Bucknut24]

Chapman just hit 106. I think his arm is ok.

 

[Jaxbuck]

This team can win plenty of games with just decent starting pitching. Yet they are not even getting that.

I agree, lots of regular season games can be won by having a solid BOR and good depth.

You aren't going anywhere in a playoff series running Volquez and Arroyo out against legit TOR aces.

But if the pitching doesn't unfuck its self here soon it won't matter.

 

[Peggy]

you have got to be [Mark May]tin me...Leake arrested for shoplifting $60 worth of clothes at Macy's


http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110418&content_id=17944298&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

He no pay bill, naughty boy.


Haaaahhhh

 

[TooTall]

He no pay bill, naughty boy.


Haaaahhhh

^ this is why I love BuckeyePlanet!