Is that the kid from Texas? He was pretty good in high school.

Yes. 41-6.

Lanky "A" baller.

Give him time, my friend.

Homer Bailey pitched six innings of no-hit ball and struck out nine Thursday for Single-A Daytona.
If Reds manager Jerry Narron had his way, Bailey would probably be filling in for Eric Milton right now. Still, the 2004 first-round pick hasn't displayed any consistency at all as a professional. He has remarkable upside, but he's likely at least one and maybe two years away. Apr. 28 - 2:24 pm et

Jason Godin gonna be the Shiz next year.

GB ODU.



Edit: He's only a Jr...so I may be a year off.

Dayton, not Daytona.

wouldn't it really be a count up?

If he is anywhere near Cincinnati before 2008, the entire FO should be drawn and quartered.

He finally was lights out last night and he should be left in Dayton to dominate this year. Let him see Chatanooga in 2007 with a possible callup to Louisville in the 2nd half of next season and THEN we can talk about seeing him with the big club. Until then, let the kid dominate a level first.


"Coddle thy pitchers, challenge thy hitters"


-fe

Another 6 no hit innings the other day. Time to move this kid to AA.

7 shutout innings in his AA debut.

Great debut. Now let him dominate for the rest of the season and please don't bring him up this year...


-fe

Never trust a Turkish poker player, right handed guys named Lefty and pitchers named Homer.

What would it hurt to bring him up in August and start him out in the bullpen?

Bump. Kid will be a stud in a couple of years.

6 no-hit innings on Tuesday.

This kid should be a YANKEE!!!!

From Phila. Inquirer:



http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/14936239.htm

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11 starts in AA.
6-0
1.16 ERA

Call him up!

As adament as I have been about Bailey not seeing Cincinnati except as a fan prior to 2008, the kid is simply destroying AA. And that's VERY impressive as a 20 y.o.

As tempted as I am to want to join the herd and have him come up and pitch in the playoffs (1st place as of 15 mins ago), I still fear him being rushed. His command has faultered the last couple of starts.

Last night's line: 5I 3H 0R 3W 4K's.

Bailey's walks have really flown up recently, a sign of fatigue. He now has thrown 133 IP, which is about 30 more than last year. Although fatigue only becomes a problem if it leads to mechanical breakdowns. They should be watching his every movement with 3 sets of eyes and then going over game tape afterwards to make sure he isn't losing his form and heightening his chances for injuries.

I have no problem with them letting Bailey pitch in the AA playoffs, but they should be on him like a hawk for any sign of trouble.

Another possible reason, though is that he's being told to throw more offspeed stuff which he doesn't control as well. Without being at the games and charting pitches it's hard to know which.

Either way, this kid is a bonafide STUD & ACE...He...just...turned..twenty. Ladies and gentlemen, barring any major setbacks, we have our ace of the future.

The future may be sooner than we think.


-fe

Meh......another Brien Taylor.

Looks like he's going to pitch against the Tribe.

The series vs. the Indians is usually one of the few that get sold out. Those tickets are going to be even harder to come by now! Scalpers will make a pretty penny next Saturday.

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This should be posted in the "why do people hate the Yankees/Red Sox" thread.

Why do I have an unsettling feeling that in 16 years from now, I'll still be here, searching for this thread and showing that I was here, posting on Homer's big day, to my grandchildren?

Still at one.

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thre....

Just a minor setback.

The Associated Press' Joe Kay reports Cincinnati Reds SP Homer Bailey detected an unspecified flaw in his pitching mechanics while watching video of his latest effort Sunday, July 1. Bailey was hit hard for the second consecutive outing. "I knew something was wrong, but I couldn't figure out what it was," said Bailey. "It's a small, mechanical thing."