8/23/2013 Brewers at Reds

[ProfessorTofty]

I thought it was gone, but I guess they're reviewing it.

[RedTeamGo!]

If you want to win the division, you can't lose games to the Brewers at home.

Do you really expect the reds to win every single game against the brewers in cincy?

[OnBaseMachine]

There's so much acrimony around here. Anytime anyone makes even a mildly declarative statement of opinion someone is at the ready to argue with them. It's gone beyond just fun discussion. It's become a collection of people who get off on winning arguments and that culture is pervasive.

Exactly, and that crap is what ruins the game threads.

[WildcatFan]

I'm sitting the row behind and five seats over from the guy. He didnt reach over. Also I'm in a backward gray cap.

[Falcon7]

Who needs hands to catch a ball...

[Brutus]

Yeah. But the guy's a casual baseball fan, watching baseball....his team playing against a team to which he probably pays little attention (why would he or anyone else outside of Milwuakee this year?) making an observation based on what he's seen this guy do to us in a very short sample size.

And it's no more fair for you to assume he's wrong, since what little we have seen supports his opinion.

There's so much acrimony around here. Anytime anyone makes even a mildly declarative statement of opinion someone is at the ready to argue with them. It's gone beyond just fun discussion. It's become a collection of people who get off on winning arguments and that culture is pervasive.

Why isn't some humility called for? If someone's a casual baseball fan, maybe they should be a little more careful not to make matter-of-fact judgments about scouting reports and such they are not privy to based on 5-6 games.

Sorry but having an opinion is not the same as having a little humility that the opinion might be unfounded or based on an extremely small sample of something they don't have all the information.

[TheBigLebowski]

That's an awfully big generalization and not one that lends itself to successful scouting.

Some guys are fastball hitters, some are better with offspeed stuff. Some are high ball hitters, some are low ball hitters. There's no one set characteristic among hitters.

I wasn't aware he was a scout.

This kind of crap is why I have stayed away lately. Goodnight, all.

[_Sir_Charles_]

That's an awfully big generalization and not one that lends itself to successful scouting.

Some guys are fastball hitters, some are better with offspeed stuff. Some are high ball hitters, some are low ball hitters. There's no one set characteristic among hitters.

That's true. I was basing MY opinion after hearing the Brewer's announcers state rather emphatically that he's a "dead red fastball hitter". Exactly what they said btw.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Do you really expect the reds to win every single game against the brewers in cincy?

Yes. Yes I do.

[dsmith421]

Welp. That completely stinks, and with Reynolds out there Sunday this series is not looking good at all.

I think it may be time to put a toe in the pool and see about some relief help.

[ProfessorTofty]

It's a homer. No surprise.

[Larkin Fan]

I'm sitting the row behind and five seats over from the guy. He didnt reach over. Also I'm in a backward gray cap.

You had a great view.

[PuffyPig]

If you want to win the division, you can't lose games to the Brewers at home.

The Cards and Pirates have also lost games at home to the Brewers.

Who's left to win the division, the Cubs?

[Norm Chortleton]

Another HR on a fastball. Not to mention his scouting reports suggest he murders fastballs. As do the on field results. Maybe the Reds should pitch him differently.

I don't think that was a fastball. It looked like Hanigan gave the sign for a breaking pitch and MLB Gameday says it was a cutter.

[Mutaman]

Genette. Aoki and Davis are 3 of my least favorite players in baseball.

Not an argument, question: Why? Seems like Genette is somebody we can all root for. Aoki is a nice ball player too.