Cardinals lose 10-9. Reds in front of Central by .5
Cardinals lose 10-9. Reds in front of Central by .5
The pitching staff (especially Latos and Bailey) should get most of the credit for the May surge.
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Pitching, Defense and Solo Homers.
During the 6 game winning streak, the Reds have hit 13 HR with 10 being Solo HR.
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2 freakin reasonable hitters and this team can win it all aka reasonable hitters like Youklis and coco crisp like and return trade wise Stubbs and minor prospects and maybe Leake with some form of prospects coming back but hey I am drinking and just speculating.
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Nice to see the Reds get back to 1st. They've been pitching outstanding and hitting for power (though not much obp). The important thing is to keep it up and keep getting better. And really, there's only one day where it matters who is in first place, so let's root for them to get there then.
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"I prefer books and movies where the conflict isn't of the extreme cannibal apocalypse variety I guess." Redsfaithful
True. I just thought Arroyo's performance against the Yankees last Friday -- even in a loss -- was big because it saved the bullpen, which played a huge role in wins on Saturday and Sunday.
Part of the reason the bullpen was overused was Latos' inability to hold a 4-0 lead and go more than 6 v. the Mets last Thursday. But he bounced back nicely v. the Braves.
Bailey has looked solid lately ... really good performances.
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It's just amazing that we're on a 6-game winning streak ... and those wins have come against the Yankees and Braves.
A 6-game winning streak would feel great anytime against anyone. However, it is sweeter considering the fact that the Reds are beating good teams. (Well, one can debate how "good" the Yanks are this year, but it's by no means easy to win a series at Yankee Stadium.) Just gives me even more confidence that this team has what it takes to win the division and perhaps more. Does this team have flaws? Absolutely. But so does every team in baseball. If Walt can just make 1-2 really solid minor moves, it will be enough to push this team over the top IMO. And that's what's great about it. It's not like we need to trade for an ace pitcher to be competitive. To quote Monty Python and the Holy Grail ... "We've already got one." The Reds just need to make a couple of minor moves to improve the team (a legit left-handed bat off the bench, for instance) and we're going to be watching postseason baseball in Cincinnati.
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That is the difference between this team and 2010. It seemed in 2010 the Reds could never get anything going against good teams. If the team was pitiching their number 1 then they were beat. If the team had a record much over .500 they were beat. This team is reminding me more of the 1999 team which seemed to win every series. I like being in first in May, but my sorry "Cardinals fan" wife keeps telling everyone, who says something to me about the Reds being good this year, "Wait until July...the Reds always look decent in May." I think she is wrong this year....man I hope she is.
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