TSJ55 (04-26-2013)
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Fair points....but be honest....no amount of lineup tweeking was going to make those guys swing the bats any better. We've got multiple guys slumping...HARD, and we're facing really good pitching. 3 top notch starters in a row now who were on top of their games. It's not an excuse for Dusty or for the performance of our hitters...just a perfect storm in a really negative way.
I don't think anybody here thinks Votto, Bruce, Phillips, etc will go hitless for the remainder of the year. I don't think anybody here thinks that Votto & Bruce will lead the league in strikeouts. We'll get guys healthy, we'll get guys out of their funks, and we'll get back to winning games.
And despite all the negative stuff that happened in tonights game....how about the positives. Homer. If we keep getting pitching like we have, the W's will come in bunches.
(not really directed at you OBM...just happened to be the one I replied to is all)
Mutaman (04-26-2013),Tony Cloninger (04-27-2013)
To be fair....all off season and ST he was preaching patience at the plate. It may have been his M.O. in the past, but not recently. Bruce & Phillips seem to have taken it to heart more than most...just not apparently today. I missed today's game and it was probably a blessing in disguise. On the plus side, my daughters now have an Xbox 360 to occupy them while I watch baseball.
Anybody have the length of time the game took? I thought for sure I'd be back in time to see some of it tonight. Was it under 2 hours?!?
The Reds are averaging right around the league average number of pitches seen per plate appearance each of the past three years. Nevermind that the whole "seeing pitches" thing is completely being taken too far by everyone as being patient for patience' sake isn't a good thing. But Dusty isn't having this profound effect on swinging for swinging's sake that you're insinuating, either.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
So what are we saying here? Too much patience at the plate? Not enough patience? Unfortunately caught hot pitchers on consecutive nights? Several players slumping simultaneously? Hard hit balls right at defenders? Perfect storm of all the above? I only got to halfway listen to the game tonight so I'm truly seeking "answers" here.
Holy smokes fellas. One hit two nights in row? I'm at a loss right now. That's beyond anemic.
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