"This one belongs to Reds fans" Official 2012 Cincinnati Reds

[Motown]

Quote: Originally Posted by SlimKibbles

Bray sent to the DL and JJ Hoover called up. His numbers so far at AAA are pretty strong: 2.00 ERA 17/6 K/BB in 9 IP.

LOVE JJ Hoover man, He absolutely MOWED down the Reds starters in the Reds vs Reds AAA game

[redsrule]

Reds game yesterday was great.
I was 4 rows back in section 106, about 15 feet from the foul pole. When Buster Posey hit that shot, I was like NO..........................
Besides the 6th inning Latos pitched very well, and it was pretty funny listen to a couple of the fans saying stuff to Melky.

[slickdtc]

Well, things are turning around. Now that I have this iPhone, it's easier to keep an eye on the games right at my fingertips. It's awesome.

Chapman is LIGHTS OUT.

[slickdtc]

Damn it Reds! One swing of the bat and a 2-run lead is a 1-run loss.

[Motown]

Chapman NEEDS to CLOSE...'nuff said

[Buckeyes_Doc]

Quote: Originally Posted by Motown

Chapman NEEDS to CLOSE...'nuff said

Chapman has been absolutely lights out this year. I think he would do well as a closer.

[redsrule]

He did what Phillips did two nights ago. Got a lucky second chance, and boom took advantage of it.

[jasontoddwhitt]

Of course, Pagan shouldn't had even had a chance to hit that 3HR. Thanks Blue!



Should also be noted that after last night's start, Bronson Arroyo achieved 10 and 5 status.

[weeeeeeez]

One thing that is going unnoticed is that when Hanigan is behind the plate the pitchers have much better games. He may not be the bat of Mesoraco but he calls a much better game.

[SlimKibbles]

Quote: Originally Posted by weeeeeeez

One thing that is going unnoticed is that when Hanigan is behind the plate the pitchers have much better games. He may not be the bat of Mesoraco but he calls a much better game.

That's a great observation. It actually crossed my mind as well but only because it was something that struck me during Latos' first start with the Reds against the Marlins. I was a tad worried about it that game but didn't really think about it again until your post. Doing more research right now, in Latos' three losses, Mesoraco was behind the plate each time. In Latos' win against the Giants, Hanigan started. With the exception of two extra-inning losses and another loss at home versus the Cards, Mesoraco was the starter behind the plate in all other losses. I love the kid's potential with the bat and think he will be a great game-caller too, but he isn't there just yet.

EDIT: HA! Just happened to check out John Fay's blog and he is talking about this already. http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/201...mesoraco-more/