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...6+ IP, 5 BB, 2 K and at least 5 different deep fly outs. :/
Rowland-Smith's velo is up?
I turned on the game today because I felt like torturing myself...and I found it 0-0 in the 4th with RRS throwing 92??
I thought his arm was toast?
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I was at the game and the ump seemed to have quite an odd strike zone throughout. That might explain why Harang was putting up a lot of zeros also. Even Ichiro complained on a ball that seemed quite a bit outside. RRS was pretty consistantly throwing 91-92 on the stadium gun, for what that is worth.
I think sometimes the pitchers get credit for "tossing a gem" when they should be sending the home plate ump a nice big tip for all their help.
It was a strange game all around. I thought for sure that the reds were going to hit at least 3 home runs today. It felt like April in the stadium - i have to believe that a couple of those fly balls caught (one by Ichiro way back in right center) would have gone out if it was 10 degrees warmer.
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that's weird, that he would be back to the live-arm 92, crackly offspeed game and yet only 2 K's.
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In any case, I'm pretty convinced that he is a guy who needs lighter usage to stay strong.
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the ump was for that game, but he was TERRIBLE. I disagreed with Wak sending RRS out there to start the seventh but of both of the "walks" RRS gave up to start the frame there were only two out of the total 8 balls that were actually out of the strikes zone. And it was that bad all game for both pitchers. That Ump didn't help anyone. It was confusing for everyone involved the pitcher, the batters and the people watching :) I guess in that case it does probably favor the pitcher as the hitter has to guess weather that pitch down the middle will be called a ball and if the pitch a foot outside will be called a strike.
Seriously that ump was terrible.
How about them M's though!!! ONE run over an entire weekend series given up and 3 wins!!! Sucks that the offense still can't hit their way out of a wet paper bag (7 runs for us all weekend), but I will take a series sweep any way we can get it!