Garver's swing looks so much better than earlier in year.  Very compact and efficient.

Martin 0-2 in Wichita debut.  Obvious bust.

Tough room this evening ... Nice poke Gar sauce!

Damn, no Mahle. I guess he does have 95 pitches. Maeda only had one shot at him..... and passed.

That was a fair ball according to Phil Cuzzi...... ( I know, it was the fair ball he called foul, but it was about the same distance from the line.....)

...and we have Maeda for 2 more years! It was a fine 2 months in 2020, though. Plus Dobnak long term to build around......

Two hottest Reds' hitters, Farmer and Votto, comin' up.....

53 minutes ago, Cap'n Piranha said:

Boy, Kenta just clearly is not there mentally.  He should probably pull himself out of this game so he doesn't keep hurting the team.

Them damn mound twisties 

30 pitches by Maeda in the 5th inning......... and only one above 90mph (90.5 - ball 4 to Winkler). No velo for Maeda. 

23 minutes ago, h2oface said:

And I thought I was talkin' to myself!

Nah, but Baldelli might be if the Twins take the lead and lose it again.

Gant coming in in the close game..... yikes.

Just do the mental imagery thing, Larnach, and pretend it's the College World Series!

Larnach's K %  must be rivaling, if not more, that Sano, now.

Upon looking, last 30 games coming into this one.... 104 official ABs, 47 Ks.

3 minutes ago, h2oface said:

Just do the mental imagery thing, Larnach, and pretend it's the College World Series!

And that he's being pitched to with a volleyball.

Underhand.

Sort of getting the feeling that Gant is about to do something to make sure I don't feel bad that I can't remember his name by the end of the season.

Kent had trouble with it, too.....

https://www.twinkietown.com/2021/7/30/22602746/kent-hrbek-disappointed-discover-twins-traded-john-gant-had-been-practicing-sweet-wrasslin-takedowns

2 hours ago, h2oface said:

I believe, in baseball, that "mental illness" (really, mental illness?) or the "twisties" is called the "yips". The disconnect. Rick Ankiel and Chuck Knoblauch (throwing from second to first while with the Yankees.....) come to mind as famous cases.

Was it Steve sax who also couldn't throw from 2nd to 1st?

Dick Woodson also had the yips.  He couldn't throw the ball over the plate consistently.

Gant actually sets himself up to field at the end of his pitch. Impressive. And it is way better than watching Happ......

Sano is so operatic at first.  makes we want to cry and dab my eyes with a doily.

1 minute ago, h2oface said:

Gant actually sets himself up to field at the end of his pitch. Impressive. And it is way better than watching Happ......

Happ opens a fortune cookie to determine if he covers first on a right side grounder.

3 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Was it Steve sax who also couldn't throw from 2nd to 1st?

Dick Woodson also had the yips.  He couldn't throw the ball over the plate consistently.

Venus de Milo also had the 'yaps'.  No way did she play softball for the company team.

Man, Kepler looks lost at the plate right now.  Lost.  Going below the Mendoza line....

John Gant has left the Cardinals, and the Bee Gee's cover band, and changes his hair for his stint with the Twins.....

 

3 minutes ago, Steve71 said:

Man, Kepler looks lost at the plate right now.  Lost.  Going below the Mendoza line....

I could have sworn a seeing-eye- service dog guided kepler to the batting box last time up.   

Lornezen doesn't get much notice for his two way status......

https://www.mlb.com/news/reds-monitoring-michael-lorenzen-after-hamstring-injury

who the hell names their kid 'India'?

Anyone know what the night life is like in cincinnati?  What do you do after a game? Congregate at Circle C?

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

who the hell names their kid 'India'?

?? It's his last name.....

12 minutes ago, h2oface said:

John Gant has left the Cardinals, and the Bee Gee's cover band, and changes his hair for his stint with the Twins.....

 

I noticed that too, his official Twins picture has him with his long hair, but now it's conspicuously gone...

Inherited runner for Danny Coulombe. He is only at 50% IRS. 1 of 2.

3 minutes ago, h2oface said:

?? It's his last name.....

Sorry, sometimes I'm dyslexic.