Really disapointed but didn't hold much hope going in to the game.
Melbourne to Cincinnati - September 1st - 12th 2013
8 for their last 73 (.110) with RISP.
Bottom line is this team has been extremely mediocre for the last month. 15-15 in their last 30 games. West coast swings suck.
I don't have the feeling I had in 2010 and 2012. Add to that the seasons the Cardinals and Pittsburgh are having and I have little hope we make the playoffs. Pittsburgh is on fire and St. Louis is fading, but not fading enough. Both have the force and we just roll along withy no leadership that I can see. This team misses Scott Rolen so much and you can see it on the field. There is no leader here. Yes, the Reds were 39-32 at this point last year, but the other two teams are far above last year and we continue to lose when they win. that second wild card will disappear quickly if we continue to not hit and score runs. Outside of tonight and other times, the starting pitching has been stellar, but the team will score 11 one game and two the next, which is normal. Bronson laid an egg tonight which he does sometimes. That's why I'm not in favor of offering him any kind of retirement contract. Now we have to rely on Homer to stop this madness tomorrow, and he is off an on. Walt has a lot of decisions to make and my guess is that he is planning his strategy right now. I see a different team soon.
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Congratulations once again to Joey Votto, who tied Lee May for 17th place on the Reds' all-time home run list.
Updated Reds HR list (players in italics are active):
Reds 100-Home Run Club
1. Johnny Bench - 389
2. Frank Robinson - 324
3. Tony Perez - 287
4. Adam Dunn - 270
5. Ted Kluszewski - 251
6. George Foster - 244
7. Ken Griffey, Jr. - 210
8. Eric Davis - 203
9. Barry Larkin - 198
10. Vada Pinson - 186
11. Wally Post - 172
12. Gus Bell - 160
13. Brandon Phillips - 153
14. Joe Morgan - 152
14. Pete Rose - 152
14. Jay Bruce - 152
17. Lee May - 147
17. Joey Votto - 147
19. Dan Driessen - 133
20. Reggie Sanders - 125
21. Ernie Lombardi - 120
22. Sean Casey - 118
23. Frank McCormick - 110
24. Dave Parker - 107
25. Chris Sabo - 104
26. Dave Concepcion - 101
Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman. Damn glad to meet ya.
there's many problems with this offense right now. when was the last time they scored more than 4 runs? frazier is one of my favorite Reds but he can't lay off that breaking ball out of the strike zone and it's holding him back.
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