Tuesday, June 15, 2004

Something has got to be done.

Seven straight, and the pitching is awful. The offense has, in most cases, scored enough runs to win.

But the pitch has been dreadful. A complete embarassment.

Take, for example, Brian Reith, whose ERA now exceeds 7.

Why is this man still on the club? Because, we are told, because he is out of options.

I'm sure he will be a hot commodity on the waiver wire. This is a guy who cut BEFORE, and got back when another team cut him.

Something in that explanation suggests that others have decided that he can't be a ML pitcher.

Its time for the Reds to understand that. Maybe others wouldn't do any better, but something has to be tried.

Riedling has been awful lately, too, but I have confidence in him.

Sending Joe Valentine out was a start, although not bringing a pitcher up is a curious choice. We surely are short in the positions, but you'd think you
d want to give somebody a try.

Very long road trip. Let's hope we can start to turn things around. Maybe #500 in Cincy would help the momentum.

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