Siete de Mayo 2016 - Reds vs. Brewers

[Big Klu]

Finnegan a groundball machine thus far, a scoreless second with just a Chris Carter single mixed in.

And it was a ground single to CF.

[Tom Servo]

Bruuuuuuuuuuuuce hammers a leadoff double

[_Sir_Charles_]

Zach Buchanan on The radio just said that the Reds are tanking. He said the front office is not pitting the best team on the field, so that they will get a better draft pick next year. This was not his opinion, he was stating this as fact.

No. That was HIS OPINION. Marty & Jeff were speechless at first.

[757690]

What was Marty's response?

He was not pleased to hear it, but didn't go all Marty. He simply said that tanking is a serious issue in MLB these days. He seemed shocked that Buchanan was so upfront about it, as was I.

[Tom Servo]

Bases juiced with no outs after a HBP to Suarez and a single by Duvall.

[757690]

No. That was HIS OPINION. Marty & Jeff were speechless at first.

Maybe we heard different things, but I specifically heard him say that this is what the front office was doing, and that he agreed with it.

[_Sir_Charles_]

He was not pleased to hear it, but didn't go all Marty. He simply said that tanking is a serious issue in MLB these days. He seemed shocked that Buchanan was so upfront about it, as was I.

I think Zach phrased it poorly. I think he was talking about not bringing up the top prospects (rushing them) to fill a bad club. He was referring to the "non-exciting" names of Smith and Delabar. But he certainly IMPLIED that it was fact...it was not.

Nobody in the front office is going to admit such a thing to him even if it were true. Never.

[Tom Servo]

Barnhart GIDP, run scores. 2-0 Redlegs.

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Finnegan smacks the first pitch to left for an RBI single!

3-0 Redlegs

[_Sir_Charles_]

Make that 3-0 on the Finnegan single. :O)

[meigsred]

Finnegan with the base hit. 3-0

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[tomnuetten]

I like to watch the reds play the brewers

[Tom Servo]

Finnegan has 5 hits this season, no other Reds pitcher has a hit this season.

[757690]

I think Zach phrased it poorly. I think he was talking about not bringing up the top prospects (rushing them) to fill a bad club. He was referring to the "non-exciting" names of Smith and Delabar. But he certainly IMPLIED that it was fact...it was not.

Nobody in the front office is going to admit such a thing to him even if it were true. Never.

Zach is new. He's still learning how to handle these 2nd inning interviews.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Zach is new. He's still learning how to handle these 2nd inning interviews.

Yep. I've only heard him 2 or 3 times. Sometimes I think he's trying to impress Marty too much with his "exclusive" info. LOL.

[Tom Servo]

Nice job by Finnegan not to walk Perez there after falling behind 3-0. 3 scoreless for him.