8/22/12 - Reds @ Phillies

[kaldaniels]

Originally Posted by dman

But they could be with a healthy Votto and Frazier playing everyday 3B. Bad thing about it is that probably won't happen.

July/August Rolen and Frazier are about as good as it is gonna get though. Both are right around 1.000 OPS the past month.

They've played so well, it is next to impossible to see a big improvement from the past 30 days once Votto returns.

[Blitz Dorsey]

Hanigan is "so gangsta" during his postgame interviews. Anyone watching FNS right now knows exactly what I'm talking about.

[Tom Servo]

Originally Posted by kaldaniels

July/August Rolen and Frazier are about as good as it is gonna get though. Both are right around 1.000 OPS the past month.

They've played so well, it is next to impossible to see a big improvement from the past 30 days once Votto returns.

I'm fine with no big improvement, I just don't want to see anymore of Valdez/Cairo starting at 1B/3B.

[Blitz Dorsey]

Originally Posted by kaldaniels

Elephant in the room. (not a horrible one)

Frazier has played to Votto's level the past month. The Reds aren't gonna be that much better looking once Votto returns.

Yeah, there's not really "that much better" than how the Reds have been playing. (It doesn't exist.) Unless you're including the first nine games of the 1990 season or something.

[dman]

Originally Posted by kaldaniels

July/August Rolen and Frazier are about as good as it is gonna get though. Both are right around 1.000 OPS the past month.

They've played so well, it is next to impossible to see a big improvement from the past 30 days once Votto returns.

Okay, I didn't quite understand the context in which your post was made. Understand what you were trying to say now.

[George Foster]

Originally Posted by Blitz Dorsey

Yeah, there's not really "that much better" than how the Reds have been playing. (It doesn't exist.) Unless you're including the first nine games of the 1990 season or something.

I agree...we are at a season high 27 games over .500...with the biggest lead in all of baseball...8 games over the Cards.

Frazier has been as good as Votto the last 35 games...

[cincrazy]

Originally Posted by George Foster

I agree...we are at a season high 27 games over .500...with the biggest lead in all of baseball...8 games over the Cards.

Frazier has been as good as Votto the last 35 games...

But that isn't likely to continue. I love Frazier and think he has a bright future, but he isn't Votto. It's AWESOME that he's hitting like Votto while Votto's out, but he isn't going to stay this hot forever. Votto, however, can maintain that play.

[Matt700wlw]

Good problems to have

[dman]

Originally Posted by Matt700wlw

Good problems to have

Ain't that the truth. If somebody would have told me on July 16th, the date it was announced that Votto would undergo surgery, that on August 22, 2012 that the Reds would be 27-11 without Joey's presence in the lineup, I either would've laughed my rear end off or I would have asked who Walt was able to trade for to make up the difference in Joey's absence. This has been unreal. And of those 27 wins, there were stretches of 10, and two 5 game win streaks mixed in.

[George Foster]

Originally Posted by cincrazy

But that isn't likely to continue. I love Frazier and think he has a bright future, but he isn't Votto. It's AWESOME that he's hitting like Votto while Votto's out, but he isn't going to stay this hot forever. Votto, however, can maintain that play.

oh I totally agree, what I was trying to say was when Joey comes back and plays for Frazier I doubt he can play better. Frazier has been crazy hot.

Now...if Frazier plays more than Rolan...which I hope...we ARE a better team. I know Rolan has had good numbers after the all-star break but he is ALWAYS day-to-day. Frazier has the energy to play every single day.

[Big Klu]

Congratulations to Jay Bruce, who has passed Reggie Sanders for 19th place on the Reds all-time home run list!


Updated Reds HR list (players in italics are active):

Reds 100-Home Run Club
1. Johnny Bench - 389
2. Frank Robinson - 324
3. Tony Perez - 287
4. Adam Dunn - 270
5. Ted Kluszewski - 251
6. George Foster - 244
7. Ken Griffey, Jr. - 210
8. Eric Davis - 203
9. Barry Larkin - 198
10. Vada Pinson - 186
11. Wally Post - 172
12. Gus Bell - 160
13. Joe Morgan - 152
13. Pete Rose - 152
15. Lee May - 147
16. Brandon Phillips - 137
17. Dan Driessen - 133
17. Joey Votto - 133
19. Jay Bruce - 126
20. Reggie Sanders - 125
21. Ernie Lombardi - 120
22. Sean Casey - 118
23. Frank McCormick - 110
24. Dave Parker - 107
25. Chris Sabo - 104
26. Dave Concepcion - 101

[Sea Ray]

How 'bout those birthday pictures FSN put up? Carl Yastrzemski and Paul Molitor...I got a kick out of the fact that Molitor's was black and white and Yaz's was in color even though he is much older...