REDS MAY GAME THREAD

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(05-24-2022, 05:00 AM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: LOL

I had this called up to respond while working in my home studio a few days and got a phone call "Dude. Your station is off the air." I just took off. Went downstairs to get back to more editing and when I woke up the computer, this quote was still there.

I totally get that and I would have watched it live . . . BUT . . . I've seen Manoah pitch before and when he's on, he's Greg Maddux level. He's 5-1 with a 1.62 ERA in only his second season, 14-3 with a 2.73 ERA for his career in 38 starts. If he stays healthy, this kid is the next pitching star. He already understands that pitching is much more than just throwing hard.

Now take what I think about his pitching, this Reds lineup, David Bell, and mix in the ability to skip ahead on a game that's already over. I like Hunter Greene, and probably should enjoy his pitching while I can, but I didn't want to sit through what I knew was going to be a bunch of 1, 2, 3 innings strung together. They pulled him after 8 innings and only 83 pitches. He did what I expected him to do.

Fun facts
If you omit the 1W-20L stretch, the Reds are 11-9.

They are currently only 16.5 games behind the Yankees who have a half of a game lead over the Dodgers for best record in baseball. It somehow feels like it should be bigger.


In early June, after coming back from a brief two game road trip to Boston, the Reds host a four game series against the Washington Nationals, who are only 1 game ahead of the Reds in the standings with a 14-29 record.

Greene seems to be getting dialed in just same old story, no run support. That Overton pitched a good game few days ago but I didn't realize he's already 28. Late bloomer ?

I'm still hoping Lodolo ca develop into something ? Castillo just gets under my skin at times. I'm no pitching expert by any stretch but it seems to me he just tries to be to cute. Looks like he's trying to aim the ball and he ends up throwing to many balls off the plate.

Seems to me Mahle is like a #4 or 5 starter at best. And I can't speak any about the 25 bullpen guys they have.

Aquino had 2 HR's last night so he's probably done hitting for a week or two ?