Stripes Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 Chapman pitching! 1-2-3 inning. Quote
ArmyBengal Posted September 1, 2010 Author Report Posted September 1, 2010 4 pitches clocked over 100 mph. THAT'S intimidation right there !!!Glad he got an inning of work. Wish I could have been there to see that. Quote
BengalszoneBilly Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 4 pitches clocked over 100 mph. THAT'S intimidation right there !!!Glad he got an inning of work. Wish I could have been there to see that.You and me both. This dude throws fire! Quote
AGrizzlyBaer Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 Chapman looked really good! Houston making it interesting with the Cards. 2 men on 2 outs in the top of the ninth. Quote
AGrizzlyBaer Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 'Stro's win! Reds Win! 7 games up! WOO! Quote
BengalszoneBilly Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 'Stro's win! Reds Win!Sweet harmony! Quote
ArmyBengal Posted September 1, 2010 Author Report Posted September 1, 2010 If this isn't getting you fired up as a Reds fan, just don't bother making any further of an effort.THIS IS F*CKING GREAT !!!Cueto goes for the sweep tomorrow... Quote
Stripes Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 I really thought the Reds would have to play their asses off to even have a shot at winning the division, because St. Louis wasn't going to just tank.Eh... So who cares about the Cardinals? Let's go after the top seed in the NL. Quote
semiotter Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 I'm happy as a Reds fan and happy ev1 here cuz its been a long time. But its not over yet. But its getting better. I know the magic # but I'm not saying, don't want no jinx or nothing. Quote
jjakq27 Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 Chapman pitching! 1-2-3 inning.8 pitches. Wow that was exciting to watch. I can't wait to unleash him the rest of the year. Quote
ArmyBengal Posted September 1, 2010 Author Report Posted September 1, 2010 The remaining challenge is to keep the team focused when having such success. Here's to hoping the vets keep things in perspective for the youngsters and the team stays focused !!! Quote
volcom69 Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 Another big win for the Reds. Cards are struggling right now, cant get any better. Astros for some reason as of late want to start winning. I wonder who pitched for the Houston tonight, i wonder if it was Happ.This just in Ryan Howard finally hit a HR coming back from the DH, and the Phils finally found there offense lol lol. Quote
BengalszoneBilly Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 Let's go after the top seed in the NL.Only a few percentage points behind league leading San Diego, so it is possible! Quote
jjakq27 Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 Another big win for the Reds. Cards are struggling right now, cant get any better. Astros for some reason as of late want to start winning. I wonder who pitched for the Houston tonight, i wonder if it was Happ.This just in Ryan Howard finally hit a HR coming back from the DH, and the Phils finally found there offense lol lol.It was Wandy Rodriguez. Happ pitched last night. Quote
ArmyBengal Posted September 1, 2010 Author Report Posted September 1, 2010 On a side note, if Harang thinks he can pitch the way he did tonight and be able to walk away with the no decision, he should guess again.I'm still very much entrenched in the camp of not wanting Harang in the rotation and I'll be happy he got lucky and gave rest to others. Quote
volcom69 Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 Another big win for the Reds. Cards are struggling right now, cant get any better. Astros for some reason as of late want to start winning. I wonder who pitched for the Houston tonight, i wonder if it was Happ.This just in Ryan Howard finally hit a HR coming back from the DH, and the Phils finally found there offense lol lol.It was Wandy Rodriguez. Happ pitched last night.Ok! As a Philly fan i was sad to see Happ go, because i see a big upside for him as a young pitcher. I like Oswald and understand why the Phils got him, but i still rout for Happ Quote
BengalszoneBilly Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 SportsCenter is all over Chapman's appearance tonight. He brings real excitement to the league! Quote
ArmyBengal Posted September 1, 2010 Author Report Posted September 1, 2010 I stayed up just to watch how ESPN handled it. I loved how they pointed to the clock to record Chapman's 103 mph pitch.Something not mentioned about a 103 mph pitch that crossed my mind is, wouldn't that scare the hell out of you as a batter ??I guess maybe not the pros so much, but I would be f*cking terrified. Seriously.If they aren't scared, you know they are thinking about it when stepping in the box. Quote
Sea Ray Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 4-3. Dickerson flips the Reds the bird with a 2 run double.Seeing the electricity in the stadium tonight and the excitement of a team building its lead to 7 games, I'm thinking Dickerson has to be a little bummed. He knows it could very easily have been him in the other dugout whooping it up when Chapman was throwing gas and celebrating another win. Quote
Sea Ray Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 Chapman pitching! 1-2-3 inning.8 pitches. Wow that was exciting to watch. I can't wait to unleash him the rest of the year.Give him credit. He's come a long way this year. In May and April he was all over the place. He was firing BBs tonight and he's been doing that of late in AAA as well Quote
skyline Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 Jockety said in the news conference that they still plan to turn Chapman into a starter next season. I thought that was interesting. Quote
ArmyBengal Posted September 1, 2010 Author Report Posted September 1, 2010 Dickerson came up to bat the first time and I was like, oh yeah, that's where he went. I didn't put another thought to it after that.It sucks he wasn't able to stay healthy for us and I wish him well in his future. Quote
Sea Ray Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 On a side note, if Harang thinks he can pitch the way he did tonight and be able to walk away with the no decision, he should guess again.I'm still very much entrenched in the camp of not wanting Harang in the rotation and I'll be happy he got lucky and gave rest to others.With that kind of stuff Harang should not be used to start another meaningful game. He had no off speed stuff and a 91 MPH fastball. That's not a ticket for success in the big leagues. Keep him around since we've got a 40 man roster as a bonus for contributing as much as he did to some awful Reds games of the past but I would only use him in blowout games to eat innings or as a starter after we've clinched Quote
ArmyBengal Posted September 1, 2010 Author Report Posted September 1, 2010 I really give the Reds a TON of credit to how they handled Chapman. Kept him in the minors even though he was getting PAID. After a while in the starters role in the minors, they pushed him to the bullpen. When he was showing he had enough to come up and actually help the club, the Reds basically waited until they could expand the roster to bring him up.How were they rewarded ?? With an absolutely DOMINATING single inning of work. Sure it's only a single inning, but that's how you bring him along slowly and get his feet wet. Again, i'm really happy with how this has turned out. If he ends up a starter, I'm really happy, but how nice is it to know the Reds don't actually have to force that ??Good time to be a Reds fan !!! Quote
Sea Ray Posted September 1, 2010 Report Posted September 1, 2010 Jockety said in the news conference that they still plan to turn Chapman into a starter next season. I thought that was interesting.Yeah, they're using the Rays David Price as a blueprint for developing him Quote
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