A Sunday Special...on a Friday night
Choo CF
Izturis SS
Votto 1B
Phillips 2B
Bruce RF
Frazier 3B
Paul LF
Miller C
Bailey P
A Sunday Special...on a Friday night
Choo CF
Izturis SS
Votto 1B
Phillips 2B
Bruce RF
Frazier 3B
Paul LF
Miller C
Bailey P
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Great. I'll be there. Maybe they can get more than one hit tonight. Last year I saw the Red twice in DC and they scored two runs. One each game. Looks like it will be the same this year.
Reds Fan Since 1971
I guess Dusty is hitting Izturis second and Paul seventh because Izturis is a switch hitter so the Reds won't find themselves lefty,lefty,lefty against a lefty.
I disagree with this, Paul is the better hitter, and Reds are likely to hit for Paul if a lefty reliever comes in against him. So likely it won't be lefty, lefty, lefty against a lefty.
I think the use of XMan by this team is poor. Hitting him seventh in front of Corky Miller defeats much of the purpose of using him out there.
Do. Not. Agree.
Red Raindog (04-26-2013)
Paul is a 28-year old with a .679 OPS in 500+ career plate appearances. I think some perspective is in order.Originally Posted by Kc61
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Paul has well over a .800 OPS since joining the Reds, had excellent minor league numbers over a large sample. His lifetime numbers mean nothing to me, they are the result of only 400 PAs in which he didn't do well in his first major league go around. I think highly of him.
In having perspective, it makes sense to realize that some players require more major league experience than others. Writing someone off because of 400 early PAs IMO reflects a lack of perspective.
malcontent (04-26-2013)
I'm not writing him off, but I sure as heck think what he's done over 500 PAs is more telling than 100 PAs with this team.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Fixed that for you.
He's obviously going to have to hit .450 to get as much PT as Heisey.
^ Number one rule; SS always hit 2nd.
Reds Fan Since 1971
Dusty's lineup construction has gotten too laughable. He loves the old notion have having a poor hitter hit second so he can bunt runners over. However, he never has said hitter bunt anyone, but still ends up giving away outs.
...the 2-2 to Woodsen and here it comes...and it is swung on and missed! And Tom Browning has pitched a perfect game! Twenty-seven outs in a row, and he is being mobbed by his teammates, just to the thirdbase side of the mound.
Going to be headed down there soon. I'm optimistic about the offense showing up tonight, they're due again after the last few games. Let's hope Homer continues his run of solid outings.
Is it "next season" yet?
Would rather see this:
Choo
Phillips
Votto
Frazier
Bruce
Paul
Izturis
Miller
Bailey
Would rather see this:
Rose
Griffey
Morgan
Bench
Perez
Foster
Geronimo
Concepcion
Bailey :O)
There are times when I look back on that club and wonder what kind of payroll it would take in today's market to have them on the same team. Mind. Blown.
Speaking of the 75 Reds....after 23 games, we're currently 13-10...big red machine was 12-11. Just sayin.
Last edited by _Sir_Charles_; 04-26-2013 at 04:22 PM.
NebraskaRed (04-26-2013),Red Raindog (04-26-2013)
Why can I only like this one time?
The older I get - the better I was
and yes - I hate the Cardinals (Reds fan since 1958)
I miss Raisor
Would you take Votto over Perez?
...and I suspect this year's version will go on a nice little run too...just like they did last year.
George Foster was one of my favorite players. A MONSTER year in 1977...batted .320 with 52 jacks and 149 RBI.
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