"Bailey, 26, the seventh overall pick in the 2004 draft, has after years of starts and stops put together a consistent season. Friday night, he won his career-best 13th game, crossed the 200-inning barrier for the first time and lowered his ERA to 3.75."Go Homer. Go Reds. So is Homer Bailey celebrating his no hitter or kicking himself for walking a guy and blowing a perfect game? Of course he's happy he and the team won. Of course he's happy he got a no-hitter. Of course he's celebrating.But in the back of his mind, I bet Homer is kicking himself for giving up that walk. You don't become great by celebrating. You become great by focusing on mistakes, taking them personally, and correcting them.
Contrary to Reds radio, the pitching isn't the big issue in the playoffs. Who cares if the pitcher has an effective era or 1 or 2 runs? The problem is the batters won't score more than a run or two. This whole discussion of pitching misses the point.
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