9/11/13: Reds vs Baby Bears

[HeatherC1212]

REDS WIN!!!! Mike Leake gets win #13 and the offense seems to have finally woken up from their hangover. Hit the road riding high and get more wins guys!!

[_Sir_Charles_]

Excellent use of an image Chip. LOL.

[westofyou]

I see Dusty had his worst batter batting 2nd...no surprise

Never seen Harang swing eh?

[Gallen5862]

"And This One Belongs To The Reds."

[Roy Tucker]

Excellent use of an image Chip. LOL.

A motley looking crew.

[SanDiegoRed]

Okay, who had Mike Leaks for 13 wins?

[_Sir_Charles_]

Okay, who had Mike Leaks for 13 wins?

Not me. I had him pegged for 15.

[traderumor]

And there's the pizza-killer.

I guess Sam was LeCure for LaRosa's

[1940757690]

Huge...no, we're talking colossal...relief with this game.

Here's the thing for those who worry most (not me, though I certainly do worry). With rare exception the Cincinnati Reds don't do collapses. That's Pittsburgh's department. We can, and often do, underperform and fall short of expectations.

This year, it feels pretty damn likely we'll again make the postseason but I'd really, really like to see the team make a serious run for the division. It's still very doable. And that would make some postseason durabilty more likely.

I'm in DC. I come to Cincinnati 2-3 times each year for games. Have already been twice this year and will catch them at PNC in a couple of weeks. But, I decided after last year's LDS debacle that I wouldn't spend the money on postseason tix unless they make the LCS.

So, let's keep this winning going. Let's get to the LCS if not WS so I can come witness it myself!

This has been a Public Service Announcement for Dusty, Joey, Brandon, JJ, Zach, Bronson, Billy, Bruce, Shin-Soo, Todd, Ryan, Homer, Mat, Mike, Devin, Aroldis and the others.

[traderumor]

I know losing the series to the Cubbies was unexpected, but still a 7-3 homestand meets any kind of reasonable expectations. Even if we had won the series as expected, it would have been 8-2, and that would have been unexpected in any kind of combination. So, not a disaster.

Don't forget, even the mighty Turd Birds lost a series at home to the Scrubbies.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Updated Reds HR list (players in italics are active):

Reds 1-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. Jay Bruce - 161
13. Gus Bell - 160
13. Brandon Phillips - 160
15. Joey Votto - 155
16. Joe Morgan - 152
16. Pete Rose - 152
18. Lee May - 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
8465. Jack Hannahan - 1

Sorry, couldn't resist. :O)

[traderumor]

Where's the official blue "L" flag with billy goat post?

[REDREAD]

You hear announcers - a lot of the time our own - bemoan the fact that the Reds don't turn a lot of double plays. What they don't say is that's because they get a lot of strikeouts.

Yep, usually the teams that brag about "leading the league in DP turned" have bad pitching staffs that allow lots of baserunners.

[MillerTime58]

Yep, usually the teams that brag about "leading the league in DP turned" have bad pitching staffs that allow lots of baserunners.

Same reason why GIDP'ing on offense a lot is typically a good thing.

[Red Raindog]

I'm stealing that