9/29 Reds/Brewers Valentin 4th

[cumberlandreds]

Valentin batting 4th. I think this is a first.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee



Cincinnati
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
R. Freel cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
F. Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A. Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J. Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A. Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
J. Cruz 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
E. Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
R. Olmedo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
E. Milton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Milwaukee
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
B. Clark cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
J.J. Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
L. Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
C. Lee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
G. Jenkins rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
B. Hall 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
R. Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
C. Moeller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
G. Glover p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 [/CODE]

[cumberlandreds]

I was hoping Denorfia would play since Pena is out. But instead we get Cruz.

[redsfan30]

It's amazing how bad this lineup can look when you take Casey and The Kid out.

[flyer85]

Originally Posted by redsfan30

It's amazing how bad this lineup can look when you take Casey and The Kid out.

They still have been scoring a fair amount of runs. I would have rather seen Denorfia in CF.

[Danny Serafini]

Are the Reds playing a split squad game today?

[Chip R]

Javy must hit Glover like he owns him to be batting cleanup. Whither the Richmeister?

[jnwohio]

Originally Posted by Danny Serafini

Are the Reds playing a split squad game today?

They got to hold back some fire power until they see just how bad the damage allowed by Milton is

I agree with the previous comments about Denorfia. It seems to me they he has done well with the looks he has gotten but they haven't given him nearly the number of looks they seemed to indicate they probably would.

Sort of reminds me of the line you hear from (the losing) football coaches after the game, "Well we went in looking to get the ball to Billy Bob a lot more but we just did not see the situations to do it" My response, who was calling the plays (making out the line up card)-??

[westofyou]

Of course when playing a flyball pitcher it's always a good idea to put the big guy back in OF and forgo the speedy OF so that your LH pinch hitter can try and tee off.

Quite the gamble, to get a LH bat in the lineup, giving up OF defense with Milton the mound.

[Casey_21]

I hate to say it, but I would much rather have Richie and Denorfia playing that Olmedo ( I really REALLY want to like the guy!!)and Cruz. Eazy on the feedback on Aurillia, guys..

[flyer85]

Originally Posted by westofyou

Of course when playing a flyball pitcher it's always a good idea to put the big guy back in OF and forgo the speedy OF so that your LH pinch hitter can try and tee off.

Quite the gamble, to get a LH bat in the lineup, giving up OF defense with Milton the mound.

Personally I want to find out how well Denorfia can play out there.

The best thing for the 2006 Reds is a different CF. If I had my druthers, Pena and Casey would be gone and Jr moved to 1B. Seems to me that Denorfia has a chance to be a younger and better version of Brady Clark.

[Chip R]

Originally Posted by westofyou

Of course when playing a flyball pitcher it's always a good idea to put the big guy back in OF and forgo the speedy OF so that your LH pinch hitter can try and tee off.

Quite the gamble, to get a LH bat in the lineup, giving up OF defense with Milton the mound.

Unless they can play behind the fence it isn't that much of a gamble.

[KronoRed]

Originally Posted by cumberlandreds

I was hoping Denorfia would play since Pena is out. But instead we get Cruz.

Just what I was thinking, Denorfia deserves some starts, we know what Cruz can do.

[cumberlandreds]

Originally Posted by Chip R

Unless they can play behind the fence it isn't that much of a gamble.

Or they need to get OF's with about 100 inch vertical leap to snag Milton's fly balls.

[flyer85]

Originally Posted by KronoRed

we know what Cruz can do.

and what he is, a PHer.

[lollipopcurve]

All the talk in early September was about only calling up guys that would get significant ABs/innings. Hasn't happened, which leaves Narron et al more in the dark than they should be about Denorfia, Simpson and Booker (Perez is less of an issue, since he is years away). Bizarre.