Re: Reds v. Cardinals 8/4/13
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Originally Posted by
Falls City Beer
Few in-season games bigger than this one, and he brings in Ondrusek to face them instead of bringing in Parra to face Adams a batter earlier.
Can't defend Dusty for a move like that.
There will be plenty of games down the stretch bigger than this one.
Football mentality.
Re: Reds v. Cardinals 8/4/13
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Originally Posted by
Ironman92
Ondrusek getting sent down?
Villareal likely going down for Broxton. Pen's been good overall, but I was and still am for bringing in another arm. Doubt Marshall is of use this year. Even if he is, I want another arm out there.
Re: Reds v. Cardinals 8/4/13
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Originally Posted by
SporkLover
Don't be so hard on the Reds. It's not like it's a bunch of .230 hitters are having a HR derby.
Outside of Molina, you have Matt Carpenter, Matt Adams, and Allen Craig that are .300 hitters.... although I do believe that 7 game skid skewed some of their numbers. Matt Holliday, Jon Jay, and David Freese also have potential for decent hits abeit they are having off years.
Reds are facing a tough offense and it's showing right now.
Are you a Cardinals fan? Uh, the Reds have some pretty damn good hitters too. Votto, Bruce, Choo, Phillips. Mesoraco is coming into his own. This is inexcusable to perform like this time and time again against the Cardinals.
Re: Reds v. Cardinals 8/4/13
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Originally Posted by
Falls City Beer
I'm telling you, performances like this push Dusty closer and closer to walking the plank. If not now, then the postseason.
This team was supposed to be a Ferrari, but it's turned into a Chevette pretty quickly.
Chevettes are sweet!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pMIxn5s8lA
Re: Reds v. Cardinals 8/4/13
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Originally Posted by
reds44
There will be plenty of games down the stretch bigger than this one.
Football mentality.
I meant "up to this point.". And the more big games they lose, the smaller those later big games get.
Re: Reds v. Cardinals 8/4/13
I didn't even know Pedro Villarreal was called back up. That tells you everything you need to know about this team. He's not even a good AAA pitcher. And he's on our 25-man roster? I don't care if it's briefly. He has no business being on the team.
Re: Reds v. Cardinals 8/4/13
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Originally Posted by
Falls City Beer
I meant "up to this point.". And the more big games they lose, the smaller those later big games get.
Well, no. Considering they're 4.5 games clear of a playoff spot, that's not true.
Re: Reds v. Cardinals 8/4/13
I'm resigned to the fact the Reds SHOULD hang on to the 2nd WC. The teams closest to us aren't playing any better and unlikely to catch us. Anything higher is not going to happen.
Re: Reds v. Cardinals 8/4/13
Can someone cite an arcane statistic about the 2012 Giants to make me feel better about this latest disaster? Thanks in advance.
Re: Reds v. Cardinals 8/4/13
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Originally Posted by
Blitz Dorsey
Are you a Cardinals fan? Uh, the Reds have some pretty damn good hitters too. Votto, Bruce, Choo, Phillips. Mesoraco is coming into his own. This is inexcusable to perform like this time and time again against the Cardinals.
Am I a Cardinals fan for pointing out that they have plenty of offense even without Molina behind the plate and in the lineup? They're not like the pirates for the last two years.... offense thrives and struggles based on one bat's performance.
Re: Reds v. Cardinals 8/4/13
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Originally Posted by
SporkLover
Don't be so hard on the Reds. It's not like it's a bunch of .230 hitters are having a HR derby.
Outside of Molina, you have Matt Carpenter, Matt Adams, and Allen Craig that are .300 hitters.... although I do believe that 7 game skid skewed some of their numbers. Matt Holliday, Jon Jay, and David Freese also have potential for decent hits abeit they are having off years.
Reds are facing a tough offense and it's showing right now.
It's too bad you have to actually win games against good teams eh?
Re: Reds v. Cardinals 8/4/13
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Originally Posted by
40YrRedsFan
I'm resigned to the fact the Reds SHOULD hang on to the 2nd WC. The teams closest to us aren't playing any better and unlikely to catch us. Anything higher is not going to happen.
I'll take it. Just get us in. The way this season is going we'll be the last team in ... but end up being the last team standing. Just a wacky season.
Re: Reds v. Cardinals 8/4/13
If the Cards are the 1st WC and the Reds the 2nd, will the FO have the wisdom to start Cingrani? I doubt it.
Re: Reds v. Cardinals 8/4/13
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Originally Posted by
SporkLover
Am I a Cardinals fan for pointing out that they have plenty of offense even without Molina behind the plate and in the lineup? They're not like the pirates for the last two years.... offense thrives and struggles based on one bat's performance.
It was a serious question: Are you a Cardinals fan? I wasn't being sarcastic.
Re: Reds v. Cardinals 8/4/13
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Originally Posted by
Falls City Beer
If the Cards are the 1st WC and the Reds the 2nd, will the FO have the wisdom to start Cingrani? I doubt it.
they shouldn´t