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MLB - Official 2012 Season Thread: Where Curt Schilling & Marlins will never find us.

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Lambtron

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Dmncnby2k9 said:
Their pitchers r all soft tossers. They have no flamethrowers, pretty bad starting 5.
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Pretty bad doesn't even begin to describe it. Trading Matt Garza for Delmon Young looks as brilliant today as it did in 2007!

Bill Smith completely eviscerated this team. I hope that Gibson comes back from TJ as good as he could, they draft an MLB ready college flamethrower with the #2 pick, bring back Baker on a low-risk deal and hope he heals well, and sign a legitimately good starting pitcher on the open market (Greinke, Marcum, Hamels, someone). Maybe they can get a good pitcher for Span at the trading deadline. Sigh.
 
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Mr. Enigma

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Lambtron said:
Pretty bad doesn't even begin to describe it. Trading Matt Garza for Delmon Young looks as brilliant today as it did in 2007!

Bill Smith completely eviscerated this team. I hope that Gibson comes back from TJ as good as he could, they draft an MLB ready college flamethrower with the #2 pick, bring back Baker on a low-risk deal and hope he heals well, and sign a legitimately good starting pitcher on the open market (Greinke, Marcum, Hamels, someone). Maybe they can get a good pitcher for Span at the trading deadline. Sigh.
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You're alive!
 
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tc farks

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Talon- said:
So, is there a good reason that Dusty doesn't use Aroldys Chapman as the Reds' closer?

Truly befuddling.
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2 things. First, he should be a starter, period. ~220 innings vs. ~75...

Second. Since he's been stupidly forced in the bullpen, he's actually been used really well in that role. You want your best reliever to pitch in the most high-leverage situations, and Dusty has surprisingly put Chapman in those spots.

Example. A reliever coming in the 8th with 2 on and no out vs your closer who comes on in the 9th with no baserunners inherited. This referred to as the fireman role, and no is better than Chapman at it this year. He would be less valuable as the closer.

Here's an article from Fangraphs that explains it much better:

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/reds-find-useful-role-for-chapman
 
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zulux21

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DiZ_O said:
Damn, Tigers held on to that lead in the end. Great finish to the game though.
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it was fun to watch at least.... just another few feet on that last ball and it would have been a white sox win. Which isn't bad to say when the white sox were down by 4 runs with no one on and two outs in the ninth.
 
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DiZ_O

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zulux21 said:
it was fun to watch at least.... just another few feet on that last ball and it would have been a white sox win. Which isn't bad to say when the white sox were down by 4 runs with no one on and two outs in the ninth.
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It was fun watching Valverde screw up at the start of the 9th. Man, I hate that guy's pose so much lol.
 
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CygnusXS

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tc farks said:
2 things. First, he should be a starter, period. ~220 innings vs. ~75...

Second. Since he's been stupidly forced in the bullpen, he's actually been used really well in that role. You want your best reliever to pitch in the most high-leverage situations, and Dusty has surprisingly put Chapman in those spots.

Example. A reliever coming in the 8th with 2 on and no out vs your closer who comes on in the 9th with no baserunners inherited. This referred to as the fireman role, and no is better than Chapman at it this year. He would be less valuable as the closer.

Here's an article from Fangraphs that explains it much better:

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/reds-find-useful-role-for-chapman
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Of course, that's not why we think Dusty has arranged it this way, right? It's because Chapman's not a proven veteran with Closer Mentality.
 
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eznark

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Parch said:
There is no precedent set. It's not like every suspension is going to be overturned now. Do the testing procedure correctly and the system works.
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Rockies had a minor leaguer suspension overturned based on the precedent set.

Good lord the Mets draw for shit.
 
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clemenx

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Henderson Alvarez's Sinker/FB is filthier than most breaking balls. Fuck BABIP/FIP in his case, I say.
I bet he regresses after this post :(
 
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The Frankman

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Jenrry Mejia and Chris Young will be heading to Triple-A Buffalo soon, writes Adam Rubin of ESPN New York.

According to Rubin, Mejia could make his next appearance as a starter for the Bisons, but a source told Rubin the Mets will look at Mejia in a relief role which will include his ability to work on back-to-back days.

In regards to Young, Rubin says he is expected to join Buffalo’s rotation “with an eye toward a major league promotion about June 1.”
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That plus Mets getting the 2013 ASG? Sweet.
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Good lord the Mets draw for shit.
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It's been raining almost all day up until 5-ish in Queens.

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The Frankman

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Holy shit I'm watching Japanese coverage of the Mets-Brewers game (Aoki getting that international coverage) and the Japanese commercials are hilarious.
 
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The Frankman

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Dillon Gee really need to stop being so predictable with these 1st pitch fastballs. It's ridiculous to think he can command 4 pitches yet only throw two most to the time. He doesn't throw hard enough to spam fastballs. Ishikawa and Ramirez have jumped on him all game.
 
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Prade

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Welp, looks like a split is in order, too bad Gee couldn't hang in there. Might of had a chance with the way this team likes to score late. Maybe when Young and Mejia come back, they can compete for both Batista's and Gee's spots.
 
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CygnusXS

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The Frankman said:
Dillon Gee really need to stop being so predictable with these 1st pitch fastballs. It's ridiculous to think he can command 4 pitches yet only throw two most to the time. He doesn't throw hard enough to spam fastballs. Ishikawa and Ramirez have jumped on him all game.
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Consistency with all his pitches is something he'll probably get better at as he gets older. Hopefully.
 
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The Frankman

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Prade said:
Welp, looks like a split is in order, too bad Gee couldn't hang in there. Might of had a chance with the way this team likes to score late. Maybe when Young and Mejia come back, they can compete for both Batista's and Gee's spots.
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I hear they're not thinking of him as a starter, but as a reliever/possible future closer.


ARE YOU KIDDING? WHY IS HE EJECTED? Oh Gary Darling you are a MORON.
 
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