Even after this week, I am still convinced the Reds are the best team in baseball.
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Dusty is quoted by Fay..... We need to find ways to get Broxton in the game more.
I mean....is he obtuse to the fact he is the reason he is not being used more? Does anyone not ask him this? Are they afraid he will get defensive? He is the one who will only use him in the 8th inning with the lead...and he wonders why?
Team e.r.a. = Reds 23rd in all of MLB.
Team batting average = Reds 18th in all of MLB.
Hitting. Reds are in 2nd place having struck out 105 times. Astros hitters have struck out 113 times. Not good when you're striking out almost as much as the Astros.
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Getting back to the thread topic:
1. Reds will be just fine, definitely still one of the best teams in baseball.
2. Chris Heisey should not be a starter for a contending team, even as an injury fill-in.
I'd let Xavier Paul get most of the starts over the next few weeks, certainly against all RHP. By May 1, if the Reds aren't getting at least a .730 OPS from LF, they need to make a move. The offense is anemic, and we can't afford to have Choo playing CF (defensively) if we are not going to get the boost from the offense (LF specifically).
Go BLUE!!!
Strong Opinion>
If the basis of your strong opinion is based on batting average and strikeouts, I'm going to ignore your strong opinion.
David Schoenfield expresses a strong opinion about the managerial choices last night. I tend to agree with him:
It's simple: You have one of the biggest weapons in the game in Chapman. USE HIM. LET THE MAN GET FOUR OUTS. Arroyo was having a fine game. Terrific, go out, tell him he pitched great, pat him on the butt and tell him to give you the ball. Arroyo can give up home runs (26 last year, 46 the year before). Utley can still hit 'em out of the park. Left-handed batters hit .108 against Chapman last year. They struck out in more than half their plate appearances. As Willie Stargell once said about Sandy Koufax, it's like trying to drink coffee with a fork.Whatever you want to call it, this absurdity of not using your best reliever for more than three outs is growing to epic levels of idiocy. You'd think that after losing a lead in the eighth inning on Sunday, as Baker allowed by leaving in Jonathan Broxton to give up six runs, and giving up the go-ahead run in the seventh inning on Friday and Saturday, Baker would be sufficiently desperate for a win.
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TSJ55 (04-16-2013)
After watching the Pirates backup catcher swing the wrecking ball with two bombs in a weekend game it's further reinforcement to me that Hanigan is not a #1 catcher. Sure, he offers great defense and deft handling of the staff but even when he is hitting well and getting on base, he is still hardly a #1 catcher. Even when he swings for the fences, he has only warning track power.
Just an opinion......as the thread states.
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