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    Re: Could N.L. Central become a two team race?

    The Reds are 13-7 over their last twenty games.

    The rest of the Central has let the cat out of the bag, allowing the Reds to gain some very important intangibles that help fuel the tangibles. The Reds players now believe and know that they can pitch, field, hit and score against these other guys, now they have confidence as a team. Dusty has done his homework and went and changed his lineup, the lineup that wasn’t suppose to matter.

    The Reds are playing ten foot tall and bullet proof, and it did not come from a can of Bud Light.

    Team and group synergy can achieve remarkable things.


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    Milwaukee 	15 18 .455
    Pittsburgh 	14 19 .424
    Chicago Cubs    14 20 .412
    Houston 	11 21 .344
    Those guys are showing what they are for reasons that they won’t be able to fix overnight.

    Even the schedule looks good to go through the end of May. While June doesn’t look very challenging either.
    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/schedule?team=cin

    Yeah, yeah weak opposing pitching has something to do with it too, who cares, the Reds are winning.

    The secret is in the mud.

    The St. Louis Cardinals might want to keep their checkbook, that has always helped make St. Louis gms appear great, at the ready.


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    Re: Could N.L. Central become a two team race?

    Quote Originally Posted by Falls City Beer View Post
    Padres are probably the most likely candidate to surprise this season. They've got the pitching and the park to keep the ball in the yard.
    I can't see a world where Jon Garland continues to pitch this well. I think that the Padres will fade and the Dodgers will replace them.
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    Re: Could N.L. Central become a two team race?

    Quote Originally Posted by Plus Plus View Post
    I can't see a world where Jon Garland continues to pitch this well. I think that the Padres will fade and the Dodgers will replace them.
    Other than Kershaw, the Dodgers' pitching is a mess.
    “And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith

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    Re: Could N.L. Central become a two team race?

    Quote Originally Posted by Falls City Beer View Post
    Other than Kershaw, the Dodgers' pitching is a mess.
    Na, other than Kershaw the Dodgers pitching is a HOT MESS!

    They will score runs with the best of them, but I don't know if you can slug your way to the post season. Also consider the divorce proceedings as well as the McCort's reluctance (or inability) to open up the pocket book.

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    Re: Could N.L. Central become a two team race?

    Quote Originally Posted by Falls City Beer View Post
    Other than Kershaw, the Dodgers' pitching is a mess.
    Even Kershaw has been awfully inconsistent. He's got an unbelievable 27 walks issued in 38 innings. Imagine the outcry here if a Reds' pitcher were walking 6.4 batters per nine innings.
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    Re: Could N.L. Central become a two team race?

    I just can't see the Cards pitching maintaining this pace. Nowhere close. They'll come back to the pack. However, that being said...I think their offense has underplayed thus far.

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    Re: Could N.L. Central become a two team race?

    Quote Originally Posted by Brutus the Pimp View Post
    Even Kershaw has been awfully inconsistent. He's got an unbelievable 27 walks issued in 38 innings. Imagine the outcry here if a Reds' pitcher were walking 6.4 batters per nine innings.
    He has been, but he's also shown he can do it at the MLB level. But yeah, he's been no savior.
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    Re: Could N.L. Central become a two team race?

    Cardinals losing 6-1 tonight. Bad Lohse took the mound tonight.

    If this scores holds, the Reds will be 1 1/2 games out of first.

    Whodathunk?
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    Re: Could N.L. Central become a two team race?

    Quote Originally Posted by TheNext44 View Post
    Cardinals losing 6-1 tonight. Bad Lohse took the mound tonight.

    If this scores holds, the Reds will be 1 1/2 games out of first.

    Whodathunk?
    If the score holds the Reds will be 1 game out of first. The Reds are 19-15, if the Cards lose they'll fall to 20-14.

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    Re: Could N.L. Central become a two team race?

    Quote Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
    If the score holds the Reds will be 1 game out of first. The Reds are 19-15, if the Cards lose they'll fall to 20-14.
    Thanks for the correction. Even better.
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    Re: Could N.L. Central become a two team race?

    The Cards are down 4 with three outs to go. Maybe the Pirates do stink but is Houston much better?

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    Re: Could N.L. Central become a two team race?

    The Astros held on to beat the Cardinals 9-6. The Reds are now just one game behind the Cardinals for first place.

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    Re: Could N.L. Central become a two team race?

    Quote Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
    The Astros held on to beat the Cardinals 9-6. The Reds are now just one game behind the Cardinals for first place.
    the Cards are likely to win tommorrow with Carpenter on the mound. so they should come into town 1.5 games ahead of the Reds. exciting. if the team plays well we could be 0.5 games back or even in 1rst place after Sundays game. i hope the team hits the field friday ready to play. it seems like the Cards bring out the worst in us. time to turn that around.
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    Re: Could N.L. Central become a two team race?

    Quote Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
    The Astros held on to beat the Cardinals 9-6. The Reds are now just one game behind the Cardinals for first place.
    So the winner of this weekends 3 games series will stand alone at the top of the N.L. Central Standings?

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    Re: Could N.L. Central become a two team race?

    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Hook View Post
    So the winner of this weekends 3 games series will stand alone at the top of the N.L. Central Standings?
    Not necessarily. If the Cards win tomorrow the Reds would have to sweep to take over first.


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