Crumbley (07-28-2014)
If Bruce and Votto were having average years, with Frazier and Mesoraco raking like they are, the Reds offense would be OK.
malcontent (07-29-2014)
Bruce is an anomaly though in that within what appears to be consistent seasons b/w 2010-2013 are months of continual peaks and valleys. His propensity in the past to fall into prolonged slumps is worrisome when considering this season long funk in '14.
Last edited by OldXOhio; 07-29-2014 at 12:22 AM.
Let's not anymore. It's an exercise in futility. Guy is so deep in his own mind he might as well be Syd Barrett. He is getting pitches to hit that do not force him to hit into the shift....he is still trying to pull them.
That is not making adjustments. That is being stubborn and he might wake up wondering what happened to his career sooner than later.
Ghosts of 1990 (07-29-2014)
Barry On Baseball Also blogging at Banished to the Pen.
757690 (07-29-2014)
I would say the frustration is getting to him. And Carlos Gomez....this is how it's done.
http://m.mlb.com/video/v34888643/ari...-leg/?c_id=mlb
Personally, I like it that he waits for "some" privacy before venting instead of doing it in the middle of the stadium. It feels like showboating or grandstanding then.
Ghosts of 1990 (07-29-2014)
gilpdawg (07-29-2014),Norm Chortleton (07-29-2014),_Sir_Charles_ (07-29-2014)
Let's take a look at his OPS by month:
Mar/April 736
May 393
June 891
July 488
Following this pattern he should have an OPS of 1046 in August and an OPS of 583 in September.
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