Because right now it looks like they'll get blown out.
I think FCB is right. Hamilton needs to start.
For Ludwick or Choo, I'm not sure which.
Probably Choo. Of course, there is a 0.00000% chance of Baker actually starting him.
Because right now it looks like they'll get blown out.
I think FCB is right. Hamilton needs to start.
For Ludwick or Choo, I'm not sure which.
Probably Choo. Of course, there is a 0.00000% chance of Baker actually starting him.
Last edited by malcontent; 09-27-2013 at 10:42 PM.
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Can Hamilton play 2nd?
Go Gators!
Phillips and Ludwick are horrible right now. The lineup needs to be:
Choo
B Hamilton
Votto
Phillips (out of necessity )
Bruce
Frazier
Cozart
Mesoraco
I like that lineup a lot. Won't happen of course (BHam, Mes). But I like it and wanted you to know.Originally Posted by Red Swagger
Reds & Nats, 2013 LCS. Take2 (9/13) Reds but no Nats
Thanks, also another option could be:
Choo
Hamilton
Votto
Bruce
Frazier
Phillips
Cozart
Mesoraco
thatcoolguy_22 (09-28-2013)
C'mon man. That's undoubtedly what some Bucs fans said last Sunday night after we blew them out 11-3; just before they went on to win 3 of their next 4 including tonight in our house.
I'd like Hamilton to start also. But, saying that Tuesday looks like they'll get blown out--with our pitching and what our bats can and have done--well, that's crazy talk. Maybe they'll lose. Maybe they'll win. Neither should surprise. The only thing we can be confident predicting? They'll play hard.
Reds & Nats, 2013 LCS. Take2 (9/13) Reds but no Nats
Old school 1983 (09-28-2013),RedlegJake (09-28-2013)
Yeah I mean, how on earth did they ever win 90 games with things as bad as they are? The sky is definitely going to fall for real this time.
"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
Big Klu (09-29-2013)
Okay, but they haven't really been able to get hot all season. Who cares about 90 wins. That's great... but it wasn't enough. Wasn't the goal this year to win a playoff series?
2009 Attendance Record: 3-5 2010 Attendance Record: 2-9 2015 Attendance Record: 2-0
2011 Attendance Record: 3-4 2012 Attendance Record: 3-4
2013 Attendance Record: 5-2 2014 Attendance Record: 3-1
What wasn't enough? They're in the playoffs and they start Tuesday.
Are you preemptively writing the season off as a failure based on not winning a playoff series before the playoffs begin?
"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
It wasn't enough that they didn't win 90 games the way people wanted them too. More consistently with their offense. Or more hot streaks (which of course would mean more losing streaks). Or with more "fire" or with more throwing bases at umpires. Or something.
Brutus (09-29-2013),Homer Bailey (09-29-2013)
Indeed. And yet someone will inevitably show up to say we aren't allowing for "rational" discussion because they're allowed to be "critical."
"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
You can go 1-0, 3-2, 4-3 and 4-3 and win the World Series. Never once having to get hot.
Why would you want to bench Choo? In his last ten games he's been on base 22 times, scored 9 runs and driven in 6 from the lead-off spot. What more do you want from the guy?
Bench Choo for a guy with a .300 OBP in the minor leagues.
I've hard some pretty horrible ideas, but this one is certainly near the top.
Now Ludiwck, that is a different case. He's adding nothing at the moment and doesn't look like he plans to. I'm all for replacing him and adding a different dimension.
Old school 1983 (09-28-2013),remdog (09-28-2013)
Exactly. Choo has been one of the few strengths of a struggling offense lately. Ludwick has been Ludwick. Awesome move by Dusty to put him in the two spot. You can't make this stuff up.
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