Which type of game do you find more entertaining?

[Ltlabner]

Which do you find more entertaining...

1) Pitchers duel, low scoring, over quick-but it seems like forever sorta game. The kind of game where one error or key hit can decide the entire game. A total nail biter.

2) Slug fest with double digit scoring from both teams. There's nothing but action but the game actually takes 4 hours. The kind of game where everytime you run to the mens room you come back to find 3 more runs on the board. The phone line to the bullpen melts down because it's over used.

[dunner13]

I like #1 , espically if one of the pitchers has a chance for a no hitter or is getting alot of strikeouts. The playoff game a few years ago where roger clemens was pitching for the yankees against the mariners and he was dominating and striking out everyone was one of the best games I have seen recently.

[RollyInRaleigh]

#1

[FutureRedsGM]

My initial repsonse is any game that ends up in a reds W.

But back to the question . . . I like #2. As long as it is a clean game without a ton of errors, I like to watch offense.

The best game for me would end Reds 12 - Cardinals 0.

[George Anderson]

I enjoy a good pitchers duel over a offensive, knock em out type game anyday. To me it just seems like there is more strategy with a pitchers duel which is the biggest part of baseball that I enjoy!!

[CRedsLarkin11]

I like pitcher's duels but there isn't too many of them around here,

[reds1869]

#1, but I enjoy #2 as well.

[Johnny Footstool]

I want to see exciting plays, regardless of the "type" of game.

I don't like pitchers' duels that contain a lot of weak grounders to SS and 2B, or lazy fly balls that outfielders can camp under. That's just dull.

But if the pitchers' duel involves a lot of baserunners, key strikeouts, stellar defense, and guys getting thrown out at the plate, I dig it.

By that same token, I don't particularly like watching a blowout unless the Reds are on the winning side, but a high-scoring affair that contains a lot of drama is a joy to watch.

[camisadelgolf]

I like games that allow me to see as many of the best parts of baseball as possible. For example, it might start with my team down 1-0 (due to great defense and pitching), with my team being no-hit, and then it's an up-and-down battle by one- and two-run increments until it eventually ends with a walk-off hit of some kind. That's the kind of game that has me going home and thinking, "Wow, I just watched a really good baseball game. I got every penny of my cost of admission and some." Basically, it's like seeing a great movie at the theater. I'm not a huge fan of blowouts (although I won't complain if the Reds are the ones blowing out) because the game is boring before it's over.

[RedsManRick]

Given these two choices I prefer #1 if I'm watching on TV and #2 if I'm attending. In the abstract, I prefer a game with medium scoring (say 5-4) that combines the best aspects of #1 & #2.

[reds44]

2.

I love slugfests. You never feel you are out of the game. Pitchers duels make me want to pull my hair out.

[redsfan30]

I like a good mix. Too much of either one gets boring after a week of it.

[Always Red]

pitcher's duel, any day of the week.

The game I most enjoyed all year long was a September game against the Giants. The Reds won, 3-0, Arroyo pitching a tidy 3 hit shutout. I had the privilege of having my best seats of the year, behind home plate (no, not Diamond seats!). Arroyo pitched a masterful game, the Giants were off stride all night long, and that curveball of his, from that point of view, is a thing of beauty.

Time of game? 2:02. Baseball as it was meant to be played!

[Coffeybro]

Give me a #1 game anytime and I'll watch regardless of who is playing.

[Joseph]

The thing I love most about baseball is that you just never know what you're going to get. One night its a 2-1 game, the next night the same two teams produce a 10-8 game.