I've said it before and I'll say it again. You're not going to tick off a prolonged win streak or dominant two weeks with an offense like the Reds'. It's just not going to happen. No matter how hard they try.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. You're not going to tick off a prolonged win streak or dominant two weeks with an offense like the Reds'. It's just not going to happen. No matter how hard they try.
OnBaseMachine (08-19-2013)
In 3 years new TV Contract will make it irrelevant in regards to being able to still sign other players. They will never truly earn that money anyways. BP is not going to get better and Votto is not going to be as good as Miguel Cabrera, which is the only hitter that deserves that type of money.
Yovani Gallardo is a batting tee and the Brewers offense is triple A. Latos did a nice job tonight. We pay him for performances like that. It's becoming clearer to me why he tends to lose his composure. This team does him no favors.
I would like to have an open and earnest discussion about Joey Votto. No vitriol or hatred. Just a discussion. I know that can't happen because of the saber vs. non-saber dichotomy with baseball fans. And such discussions can usually cause the originator to head for the hills for all the accusations of ignorance and charlatanism. We seem to all agree that Phillips has been a disappointment...but when it comes to Votto there is just no synthesis.
“The crows seem to be calling my name,” thought Caw.
kaldaniels (08-17-2013)
How exactly are Bruce, Mes and Choo underachieving? Sure, Votto's power numbers are down, but it's hard to be too critical of a guy with a .900+ OPS.
The longer this goes on, the more I stand by the belief that this offense simply isn't that good. One man's underperforming is another's overrated.
I expected Bruce to have a breakout year. He continues to put up barely adequate numbers despite playing in a little league park. Choo is hitting .270, is that what you expected at the time of the trade? Didn't you expect more from Mes- more than under .250 and 8 HRs? Is it expecting too much that at some point Votto (or Bruce) would step up and carry this team like Ludwick did last July/August?
The Pollyanna crowd: Don't criticise Joey, don't criticise Bruce, don't criticise Choo. Its all Cozart's fault.
The insane logic crowd: We are 69-54, this sucks and is all the fault of our best performing players.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
We're 69-54 because we have a superb pitching staff. Our best performing players are all on the mound. As tonight's game proved once again (the third time we've been shut out by the Brewers!!!) we are doing well despite our pathetic offense. And when you look at the underachieving offense, you have to look at the underachieving stars.
DocRed (08-17-2013)
Last 3 months...
Pitching A...if not A+
Offense D
Raisor (08-18-2013)
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