Louisville is trailing 2-0 B3.
Louisville is trailing 2-0 B3.
Jay Bruce is 1-2 with a single, so is Chris Dickerson.
Bats lead 5-2. Jay Bruce was intentionally walked to load the bases and Andy Phillips hit a GS to take the lead.
Bats go up 6-2 when Kevin Barker scored on a ground out.
Question, does Bruce's stock go up when he's intentionally walked??:
No. Only when he intentionally home runs.Originally Posted by medford
Question, does Bruce's stock go up when he's intentionally walked??
Benzinger backing and calling! And the 1990 world championship series belongs to the Cincinnati Reds!
BTW, he's 2-3 now. He just doubled.
Benzinger backing and calling! And the 1990 world championship series belongs to the Cincinnati Reds!
Back to back doubles by Dickerson and Bruce 8-5 Bats.
So, Bruce is good again?'
It is hard to keep up with all of this. It seems to vary between when he makes outs and when he doesn't. If only he would never make outs, he might always be good.
Nope, he's back to stinking again. Struck out looking in the 9th.
What a loser!Nope, he's back to stinking again. Struck out looking in the 9th.
I do think we let our emotions and opinions swing a little too much on the latest thing he's done. Bruce is big time, and he's ready, even if he doesn't walk enough and he was in a mini-slump the last week or whatever.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
“Everything that happens before Death is what counts.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
Bruce probably isn't ready to succeed overly in MLB yet because he doesn't have good enough plate control. I always hoped Votto may have rubbed off on Bruce last year, but obviously Jay is still figuring it out.
No reason for promotion for the next few weeks.
Well don't hold your breath then.... I have been hearing some rumors about Bruce to the Reds recently.
Compared to whose plate control and what the Reds have ?
Patterson -
.200 .260 .421 .681
vs. Left .083 .154 .083 .237
vs. Right .217 .275 .470 .745
Freel -
.304 .347 .362 .709
vs. Left-- .344 .382 .438 .820
vs. Right .270 .317 .297 .614
Hairston -
Small Sample:
.345 .367 .517 .884
vs. Left .333 .400 .556 .956
vs. Right .350 .350 .500 .850
Bruce -
.325 .353 .548 .900
vs Left-- .333 .317 .513 .830
vs Right .322 .367 .563 .931
I would have to risk it with Bruces Plate Control
Bruce
Runners On .389 .406 .630 1.036
Scoring Position .313 .357 .563 .920
Patterson
Runners On .184 .256 .342 .598
Scoring Position .190 .308 .429 .737
Freel
Runners On .360 .393 .440 .833
Scoring Position .471 .444 .588 1.032
Hairston
Small sample
Runners On .455 .455 .818 1.273
Scoring Position .429 .429 .429 .858
Seems simple to me, somebody go tell Bruce to never make outs. Maybe I'll go post it on his blog.
And Doug care to share those rumors?
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