
The Yankees lost to the Reds today 6-0. Everyone is making a big deal about Thompson for the Reds and I can't see why. I even heard them say he pitched a gem on ESPN News. A gem, are you kidding me? Since when is 5Innings 4Hits 4Walks 2K's and 96 pitches a gem. I'll give him credit he worked out of a few jams, but he was not nearly as good as Giese. Giese went 6.2Innings 4hits 0walks 5K's on only 75 pitches, but throw in one costly error. Thompson threw a decent game, but wasn't even the best pitcher in the game today. Giese impressed me in his first start, and I would like to see more of him. He doesn't have overpowering stuff by any means(88mph max), but he did have a nasty slider(75-76mph). The slider was a nice change of pace, and it kept hitters off balance all afternoon. In the seventh Giese got into some trouble and had a chance to get out of it with a DP back to the mound, but Giese made a bad throw and runners were safe on 1st and 2nd. After the error he got Votto to ground out to third, and he struck out Adam Dunn. The one very costly pitch he made to Encarnacion a fastball over the middle of the plate scored 2 unearned runs, and that was that. Veras came in gave up a 2 run homer to Patterson, and then got Bako to fly out ending an ugly 7th inning. The lefty Billy Traber came in to pitch the 8th for the Yanks giving up 2 hits to Janish and Griffey on 5 pitches only recording one out. To my dismay Girardi gave the ball to Ross Ohlendorf to get the final 2 outs of the 8th. Phillips singled with 2 runners on and made the score 6-0. Hawkins pitched a scoreless 9th inning (He's good when it doesn't count). I myself have seen enough of Ohlendorf, and Traber needs to go also. Ohlendorf will be gone as soon as Bruney is ready to come back, as far as Traber the may have him stick around since he is there only LHP out of the pen.
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Thompson may not have "pitched a gem" but I would still take him over Giese, simply on age alone. He may not have looked great out there but neither did jaba in his first start, and Im not ready to write him off either ;)
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