The Reds can only score via the long ball. Until they change the makeup of the team, they will continue to play softball.
The Reds can only score via the long ball. Until they change the makeup of the team, they will continue to play softball.
The reds are built for GABP plain and simple. This is why they struggle on the road so badly on the offensive end. To many homerun hitters and not enough contact driven guys. It really shows now that keppinger is out of the lineup.
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong!
The only reason they score via the long ball is because they are so poor at getting on base. If this team had more guys on base, they would score more runs. This team puts together terrible at bats and Dusty's hack (don't base clog) philosiphy is leading to the runs not scoring. Dunn and Phillips, and to a lesser extent , Jr, Edwin, and Votto have found a way to drive runners in from 3rd base when contact means a run. The problem is the lineup is constructed so badly that guys aren't on base for Dunn and BP to drive them in. The scoring inning is usually the 2nd because Dunn and Phillips get the ball rolling. Even when Dunn was hitting 7th, Edwin and Joey get on base pretty well and Dunn was driving them home. How many time on this road trip has Dunn came to the plate in an RBI situation? I can only think of 3 and he either drove in the run or walked... If guys were on base this team would score.
When did the Reds decide that guys with .300 batting averages aren't necessary? Was it after Larkin left?
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Huh? Huh-uh. Oh yeah, uh-huh.
i'd just like to say that Doc is an idiot, and i hate even listening to his show, it's bad in a way that not many shows with interesting topics are.
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