9.19.14 Reds @ Cardinals

[klw]

Reds lineup

Hamilton CF
Pena 1B
Frazier 3B
Mesoraco C
Phillips 2B
Bruce RF
Ludwick LF
Cozart SS
Holmberg P

vs
Lackey RHP

Carpenter 3B,
Grichuk RF,
Holliday LF,
Peralta SS,
Adams 1B,
Molina C,
Jay CF,
Kozma 2B,
Lackey P.

[Ironman92]

I'm pretty ticked Hannahannnahannahan isn't in there, prolly won't watch.

[Red Raindog]

I'm pretty ticked Hannahannnahannahan isn't in there, prolly won't watch.

Saving him for the crucial point

[Tom Servo]

Of course George is calling the game in St. Louis. :laugh:

[miamiredskin]

have to believe the 2014 Reds have broken the ML record for worst percentage of pitches in the strike zone taken versus out of the strike zone swung at.

little league managers would be livid at and exasperated with a team this poor at pitch recognition.

[malcontent]

I hope Holmberg is in the mix for the 2015 rotation. The Louisville Bats rotation.

[TDogg]

I'm pretty ticked Hannahannnahannahan isn't in there, prolly won't watch.

I used to live in Hanahan, SC. Suburb of Charleston (actually North Charleston, but North Chuck is the red-headed stepchild in the Charleston metro area)

[Larkin Fan]

I hope Holmberg is in the mix for the 2015 rotation. The Louisville Bats rotation.

The rest of MLB hopes he's in the Reds rotation.

[50YrRedsFan]

Cards with a nearly insurmountable lead after 1, 2-0 :help:

[Larkin Fan]

That was soooooo close. Ludwick nearly made it a 3-2 game. Great catch by Jay.

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Safe.

[DocRed]

Good lord..MLB umps are the just the worst. They prove it everyday with how high the reversal rate is.

[miamiredskin]

I say "safe"

[miamiredskin]

replay system sucks...badly.

[DocRed]

Wow.....clowns as officials.

[Larkin Fan]

Horrible call stands. He was safe by a mile.

[DocRed]

MLB umps should be group all fired IMO..start over and get some competence.

[Larkin Fan]

Phillips has ended his errorless streak.

[miamiredskin]

that call makes me feel worse than the Reds' performance. wow.

[ac084c]

Horrible call stands. He was safe by a mile.

hyperbole is fun

[Larkin Fan]

hyperbole is fun

Absolutely.

[redsmetz]

How gutless of MLB to not have the replay up already.

[miamiredskin]

Dodgers scored 14 runs against the Cubs. It would take the Reds 42 games to reach that #.

[Red Raindog]

Dodgers scored 14 runs against the Cubs. It would take the Reds 42 games to reach that #.

:-)

[klw]

Dodgers scored 14 runs against the Cubs. It would take the Reds 42 games to reach that #.

Not true the Reds had scored 15 runs total in just their last 8 games. That is so much better than 42.

[miamiredskin]

Not true the Reds had scored 15 runs total in just their last 8 games. That is so much better than 42.

14 of those runs were against other teams.

[Tom Servo]

I think Big Holmy could potentially replace Leake in the rotation down the line. Pretty dang similar results despite the the whole skinny righty/fat lefty difference.

[757690]

Holmberg is still looking like a prime candidate for next seasons pitching staff. Nice recovery after a shaky first inning.

[Kc61]

Broxton with two rough outings for Brewers last night and tonight. Allowed big home run tonight.

[miamiredskin]

I think Big Holmy could potentially replace Leake in the rotation down the line. Pretty dang similar results despite the the whole skinny righty/fat lefty difference.

Replace? You mean join.

[klw]

14 of those runs were against other teams.

Next you are going to point out in three games against the Cubs, the Reds scored a total of 1 run while the Dodgers scored 6 runs against the Cubs before making a third out.

[Tom Servo]

Replace? You mean join.
I wouldn't really want two Leakes in the rotation.

[miamiredskin]

Seemingly EVERY NIGHT...

[klw]

nice solid effort by Holmberg, 6 innings 2 runs.

[miamiredskin]

I wouldn't really want two Leakes in the rotation.


you think they are keeping Cueto AND Latos? I'm not sure they are keeping either.

[klw]

I wouldn't really want two Leakes in the rotation.

At my age I am glad if I can by with just two leakes in the middle of the night.

[50YrRedsFan]

Another fine pitching performance by a Reds starter, alas, he will probably lose because of the nowhere to be found offense. 46 runs scored by the Reds in Sept (19) games for an average of 2.2 runs per game.

[Roy Tucker]

Boy, this has been a long post-AS break.

Billy singles with 2 down. Lackey out, lefty in.

[50YrRedsFan]

Nice play by Kozma to get Negron....Reds out in the 8th down 2-1.

[Roy Tucker]

Sharply hit by Negron, but it hit the mound and that gave Kozma time to get the ball.

Started watching Oceans Eleven for the bazillionth time.

[Redsfansince72]

they could possibly loose the remaining 9 games and prb score 1 run or less every day.. WOW that will get fans excited huh? go 0-6 the end last year and possibly go 0-9 to finish this year.. man it feels like 1982 all over again..:(

[Roy Tucker]

Like the '62 Mets.

[Roy Tucker]

Frazier walks, Mes K's, BP bloops one.

1st and 3rd, one down. Lefty in to face Bruce.

[Roy Tucker]

Choate

[Redsfansince72]

will Bruce ever be clutch again???

[Redsfansince72]

that answers that.. not even a strike pitch to swing at and strikes out on ball 4 pitch :(

[Roy Tucker]

Nope. An anxious Bruce K's on a pitch a foot wide. Choate is tough.

[malcontent]

will Bruce ever be clutch again???
TRF says he will.

[757690]

Cards likely win this game, but they are going to have a hard time advancing in the playoffs with Rosenthal as their closer.

[RedsBrick]

Weary of Bruce...

[50YrRedsFan]

will Bruce ever be clutch again???

I doubt it. Seems to have a very hard time recognizing pitches.

[miamiredskin]

will Bruce ever be clutch again???

again?

[Roy Tucker]

Blergh. Ludwick flies to cf. Ballgame.

Reds one run loss game record is 0-10,000.

[50YrRedsFan]

Hard to believe the Reds were 1 1/2 games out of 1st on July 17, and now are 15 games out 2 months later. It has to be getting close to some kid of record for futility.

[lollipopcurve]

Lefties hitting .104 vs Choate

Bruce 1-11 with 7 Ks vs Choate lifetime.

Righties like Bourgeois and Yorman on the bench. Yet Bruce hits. 1-12, 8 Ks.

How the Reds roll.

[malcontent]

Lefties hitting .104 vs Choate

Bruce 1-11 with 7 Ks vs Choate lifetime.

Righties like Bourgeois and Yorman on the bench. Yet Bruce hits. 1-12, 8 Ks.

How the Reds roll.
As a 1st-year manager, maybe Price deserves a pass for that. Next season he'll probably know better.

:laugh:

[Tom Servo]

I'm not defending that decision cause it is a dumb one, but don't try and sit here and tell me most managers (including our last manager) don't bat Bruce in that situation.

[miamiredskin]

Pic..."If you've got video replay, get the darn thing right."

Amen.

[malcontent]

I'm not defending that decision cause it is a dumb one, but don't try and sit here and tell me most managers (including our last manager) don't bat Bruce in that situation.
Because that's what it's come to? We're defending Price's apparent bad decisions because other managers might do the same?

Bruce is hopeless at this stage.

[Tom Servo]

I'm not defending it, I just get tired of the same old "fire the manager" shtick. You were doing it with Dusty too.

[malcontent]

I'm not defending it, I just get tired of the same old "fire the manager" shtick. You were doing it with Dusty too.
You're right about that. I was no fan of Baker.

And no matter how many poor or inexplicable decisions Price makes, I will never be.

[texasdave]

I see that I missed another offensive explosion.

[lollipopcurve]

I just get tired of the same old "fire the manager" shtick.

I made the post, and it's the first time I've criticized an in-game move by Price all year.

[lollipopcurve]

"The matchups with Jay weren't great. But he's certainly one of our guys. He's been scuffling but he's one of our guys," Price said.

What does this mean, "one of our guys"?

Pinch hitters are imported from Latvia?

[malcontent]

"The matchups with Jay weren't great. But he's certainly one of our guys. He's been scuffling but he's one of our guys," Price said.

What does this mean, "one of our guys"?

Pinch hitters are imported from Latvia?
:laugh:

[ac084c]

Cards likely win this game, but they are going to have a hard time advancing in the playoffs with Rosenthal as their closer.

I think averaging 2 runs or less per game is higher on the list of concerns for the playoffs than Rosenthal. This feels like a one and done year for the Cardinals.

[PepperJack]

The one thing I took from last night's game?

Holmberg might not be the bum I thought he was going to be. He looked very bad early this season, he then looked very bad his first couple of chances with the Reds. He has been really good though his last three times out.

[lollipopcurve]

Holmberg might not be the bum I thought he was going to be. He looked very bad early this season, he then looked very bad his first couple of chances with the Reds. He has been really good though his last three times out.

Agreed. The last couple starts we've seen from him and Corcino have been encouraging. If both are viable BOR rotation candidates -- and it's looking like that could be the case -- SP depth going into 2015 is suddenly not the potential disaster it was looking it might be if Bailey, Latos and Cingrani were to have lingering health issues.

[PepperJack]

Agreed. The last couple starts we've seen from him and Corcino have been encouraging. If both are viable BOR rotation candidates -- and it's looking like that could be the case -- SP depth going into 2015 is suddenly not the potential disaster it was looking it might be if Bailey, Latos and Cingrani were to have lingering health issues.

Yep, those two looking like they could be useful major leaguers has been a real big positive down the stretch.

[klw]

I'm not defending it, I just get tired of the same old "fire the manager" shtick. You were doing it with Dusty too.
Well his handle is "malcontent" so we should all have notice. It is not as if he is going by the name "Pollyanna"

[klw]

I see that I missed another offensive explosion.

Joel Luckhaupt ‏@jluckhaupt 6h

Last time #Reds scored 4 or fewer runs over 5 games was August, 1993. Last time they scored 12 or fewer over 8 games was Sept, 1982.