Well, although a loss last night, glad I could just turn off my tv and not have to sit through this one in person. I was looking at RS/RA today and it says we are the worst team in the majors. Tonight it was proven on the field.
Well, although a loss last night, glad I could just turn off my tv and not have to sit through this one in person. I was looking at RS/RA today and it says we are the worst team in the majors. Tonight it was proven on the field.
If this team manages to lose 90-95 games, I have no idea how they can justify Dusty & crew not being shown the door.
Not that easy to justify. How can you expect to win when you keep drawing the opponents aces in every series? I think any team would be lucky to throw up the 1 run the Reds have the last two nights against powerhouse pitchers like J.D. Martin and Garret Mock.
Cy Young candidate John Lannon pitches tomorrow....yet another game with little chance for the offense.
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
Taveras with a clutch RBI single, and not a moment too soon. Let's extend him for another two years.
Edit: Sorry if that seems excessive but this game is killing me.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Sutton's first career HR! And suddenly it's a 10-5 game.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Kevin Barker K's in his first major league at-bat in a couple years.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
1-2-3 9th inning by Jared Burton. Brantley thinks he's improved.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Nationals with another error in the 9th helps the Reds get another run but they end up losing 10-6.
I blame the front office and field management for this mess. How in the name of all that's baseball could you construct a team without a solid shortstop, a third baseman who couldn't throw accurately to first, and an outfield that is dysfunctional at best? Then offensively, they depended on a guy who had barely played for two years at short, a journjeyman utility player in the outfield, and a guy who never has hit MLB pitching except for one year with a low OBP in center. They also depended on Jay Bruce to be Adam Dunn or Ken Griffey. Really stupid.
Add to that the failure of the young guns to pitch even up to the low Reds standards. Volquez was injured, Cueto simply is not psychologically ready for a full MLB season, and Arroyo is Arroyo.
And through all of this Walt and Bob continued the mantra that we were still in it. Even as Dusty batted our two worst OBP guys 1-2, and insisted on Taveras in center nearly every game. It's simply criminal to trot out a team with no punch, no firepower and expect to win in a bandbox. Play in a little ball park and little ball will never be enough to overcome the opposition which usually has MLB hitters-- even Pittsburgh and Washington. Fire them all. Start with Dusty and then fire Walt now. While you're at it, buy out Bob (ha!) and bring in someone who understands the game. Then we can wait another ten years before the winning begins. It's just sickening.
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I feel strongly that you have valid points and questions that someone ought to be accountable for, especially if the Reds organization continues to market this product to their paying customers. Fair weather or long time loyal paying customers. That is what irks me, they seem to think everyone is dense and naive, and can't possibly recognize a good exchange in entertainment for their dollars vs not. Everyone is not stupid, they do know bad product.
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