08-03-2025, 03:03 AM
(08-02-2025, 11:51 PM)cinci4life Wrote: Game suspended until 1pm tomorrow still at Bristol. Big question is will Burns still pitch? If not this is why Martinez being in the pen comes in handy.
No, Burns can't pitch. He pitched tonight. Burns can't pitch until Thursday or Friday now. This is why Francona was pretty upset with the umpires. There was no reason to start this game when it was still pouring down rain, and not even finish the 1st inning. The weather radar showed it was a rain out. The announcers said this doesn't hurt The Braves because they are not in a play-off race, but it hurts The Reds who are. Somebody needs called on the carpet for starting that game in pouring rain and such awful conditions.
So NO, Burns can't pitch until almost next weekend. You don't ruin a good starter by starting him 2 days in a row.
I know it was on National TV and all set up for Tennessee and a special event. However it was pouring rain non stop, the radar showed no chance to play game. Whoever decided to start the game around 9 after a 2 hour rain delay needs fired. It was pouring rain, awful conditions, the infield they made at the car racetrack turned into a lake. Players couldn't field or play in that. They are lucky players didn't get injured. Starting that game in pouring rain and not even getting an inning in, was just stupid. And it takes a start away from Burns, who can't pitch again until late in week.
So Francona has to come up with a starting pitcher on what was suppose to be an off day. Somebody that hasn't started since Monday or Tuesday. The people that decided to start this game didn't hurt The Braves not in play-off hunt, but they hurt The Reds. Francona was letting the umpires have it when the game was stopped in the 1st inning. The game should have never started. A thrown together field in the pouring rain, with radar showing the game could not be played. Whoever said to start it, needs fired.
Hopefully better weather Sunday and Tennessee gets this game and concert afterwards. Hopefully FOX can move things to still show it National TV. Hopefully Reds win. However Burns can't start again until Thursday or Friday. You don't ruin him by starting him 2 days in a row, he is done and back in 5 man rotation.
If it hadn't been this Tennessee thing, the game never starts in pouring rain, and even this shouldn't have started in rain so bad they couldn't finish one inning.
I would think Lodolo who last pitched Tuesday. Come Monday it could be Littell who last pitched for Rays on Wednesday. Abbott Tuesday who last pitched Thursday. Then Singer and then Burns. So Lodolo pitching would be right in his every 5th day spot anyway. So would Littell, Abbott, Singer and back to Burns again. Reds are going to need Martinez in the bullpen if they want to make a play-off run, he bulks up the bullpen.
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