5/8/2013 Braves at Reds Business Special

Well, I guess it's off to the grocery store

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Originally Posted by Mutaman

I really hope that when the history of the 2013 season is written that this series as looked back on as just a hickup. We got beat.

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A good moment if nothing else.

But will it be a David Ross homering off Isringhausen in 06 or a Votto walk-off granny a year ago good moment?

It is really starting to get frustrating watching this team play

Simon the terminator is in.

And the strikeout run has come to an end. Fly out to right center.

Bloop over Votto. A double. Unreal.

Baseball is an unfair game sometimes. You hit a screaming line drive that makes kids cry and it's an out, you hit a bleeder that one of those same kids might hit....extra bases.

I think a lot of you would benefit from going back to the time when you didn't watch every game

Long fly out to left from Freeman. 2 down.

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Originally Posted by reds700

This boards game thread is very odd. I am a member of a good many professional sports teams message boards, and every game thread is filled with people posting stuff just like I am. Have never run into an issue until now.

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My take would not be that some fans react differently to different stimuli. My take would be that some message boards strive to be better than others.

My advice would be try to add something constructive to this one.

Passed ball, Simmons to third.

Marty fallacious statement #3,502,101:

Simmons comes into the game hitting .239, has a good series against the Reds, therefore whatever the Reds are doing in their pitching approach is not working.

Well, Marty, it just may be that he's having a good series and that it has less to do with how they are pitching him as it is the way the game works sometimes.

Halfway expect Simmons to steal home now.

boy, that offensive momentum really carried over to today, didn't it? that's too bad.....

I think this may be a good time for a Bruce HR...

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Originally Posted by traderumor

Marty fallacious statement #3,502,101:

Simmons comes into the game hitting .239, has a good series against the Reds, therefore whatever the Reds are doing in their pitching approach is not working.

Well, Marty, it just may be that he's having a good series and that it has less to do with how they are pitching him as it is the way the game works sometimes.

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I think you're both right. Even if the Reds are taking the "right" approach, his success proves that the "right" approach isn't working.

But I think it's also more the case you just need to tip your cap. As they say in the S-E-C, there's a reason the other team's getting paid too. :)