5/11 Snakes (Gonzalez) @ Cubs (Gallagher) 1:20PM WGN

[Flames24Rulz]

What the heck were you looking for, Geo?

[inari]

Nice pitch to K Young.

 

It was a hanging slider. Of course, this is a day that will be impossible to hit a hanger out.

 

Derrek Lee thinks otherwise.

 

That was a fastball. You can still hit the fastball out, but when the wind is blowing this hard, a hanger usually won't have the necessary velocity to get thru the wind.

 

I seriously doubt the 7 MPH difference is the difference between getting a HR and it being utterly impossible.

 

It makes a much bigger difference than you'd think.

[illiniguy]

Geo is slumping. I imagine once he realizes this he will kill the slump and continue dominating pitchers.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Geo hasn't been hitting all that well lately.

 

I think he just needs a day off. Zambranos next start would be a good time.

[TruffleShuffle]

pretty sure that was in the same spot as ball 2 to derosa.

[Outshined_One]

pretty sure that was in the same spot as ball 2 to derosa.

 

You would be correct. Usually that pitch is called a strike, though.

[ZFan38]

Anyone know what happened in the Reds/Mets game? The umpires have been talking for about 5-10 minutes now. Something about batting out of order.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Soto is 0-for-11 in the last few games, but before that he was red-hot. Tough crowd.

[PrimeTime]

Theriot with one of these for an arm.

 

http://www.members.aol.com/g0lnn/cstrike/cannon.jpg

[Outshined_One]

Anyone know what happened in the Reds/Mets game? The umpires have been talking for about 5-10 minutes now. Something about batting out of order.

 

That sounds so Dusty-like.

[Flames24Rulz]

Anyone know what happened in the Reds/Mets game? The umpires have been talking for about 5-10 minutes now. Something about batting out of order.

 

That sure brings back memories.

[PrimeTime]

I like Gallagher wayy more than Marquis.

[Outshined_One]

Nice!

[Outshined_One]

Theriot with one of these for an arm.

 

http://www.members.aol.com/g0lnn/cstrike/cannon.jpg

 

I was thinking more along the lines of

 

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/141/popgunkn3.jpg

[Guest]

Anyone know what happened in the Reds/Mets game? The umpires have been talking for about 5-10 minutes now. Something about batting out of order.

 

That sounds so Dusty-like.

 

Ramon Martinez!

[Outshined_One]

Anyone know what happened in the Reds/Mets game? The umpires have been talking for about 5-10 minutes now. Something about batting out of order.

 

That sounds so Dusty-like.

 

Ramon Martinez!

 

In all of the years he was here, that was the one time I had ever seen Dusty actually give a crap about anything that happened on the field.

[Outshined_One]

It sounds like the Reds batted out of order in the 9th and were charged an out.

 

:rotfl:

[genbar]

Sean's doing a nice job so far.

[Flames24Rulz]

Gallagher has looked real impressive today.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Gallaghers looking beautiful today. Another 2 innings like this should earn him at least 1 more start. I cant imagine a rational major league manager wanting to see more of Marquis or Lieber over that.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I've seen Lieber and Marquis pitch four good innings before, too. Not that I'm against Gallagher starting, but it will take more than this to convince me it's more than six of one, half-dozen of another with those guys.

[Outshined_One]

I've seen Lieber and Marquis pitch four good innings before, too. Not that I'm against Gallagher starting, but it will take more than this to convince me it's more than six of one, half-dozen of another with those guys.

 

He's younger, cheaper, and a better option than both of those two. He'll take his lumps, but getting him experience now will pay off quite well down the road. Plus, he's good enough right now that he'll likely be a better option than Marquis and Lieber right now.

 

Think of it like Pie and Reed Johnson, imo.

[witty alias]

Should be lead off man on base again.

[Outshined_One]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nuts.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I've seen Lieber and Marquis pitch four good innings before, too. Not that I'm against Gallagher starting, but it will take more than this to convince me it's more than six of one, half-dozen of another with those guys.

 

He's younger, cheaper, and a better option than both of those two. He'll take his lumps, but getting him experience now will pay off quite well down the road. Plus, he's good enough right now that he'll likely be a better option than Marquis and Lieber right now.

 

Think of it like Pie and Reed Johnson, imo.

 

I'd like to see some evidence that he's better right now, the way Pie is better than Johnson right now.

 

His 2007, translated into MLEs, was average at AA, good at AAA and horrible at the majors. PECOTA has him roughly .2 ERA better than Marquis and about the same worse than Lieber.

 

All in all, I'd put him in the rotation, but it's not a case of a definitively better player sitting like it is with Pie.