Sunday 5-22-16 Seattle @ Cincinnati

[Ron Madden]

Cozart SS
Hamilton CF
Votto 1B
Phillips 2B
Bruce RF
Suarez 3B
Duvall LF
Cabrera C
Simon P

[Reds Fanatic]

Seattle Lineup:

Martin CF
Aoki LF
Cano 2B
Cruz RF
Seager 3B
Lind 1B
Clevenger C
O' Malley SS
Miley P

[KittyDuran]

B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l day @ GABP - here's to a win! [emoji75]

[texasdave]

It might behoove the boys in Red to win the game today, because they draw Kershaw on the Koast tomorrow. And that ain't happenin'.

Congratulations to Dayan Diaz!

[BCubb2003]

Congratulations to Dayan Diaz!

"Little Jumbo"

[JaxRed]

Jumbo Shrimp

[Ron Madden]

Simon drops the ball on a 3-6-1 double play that would have ended the inning 2 outs runner on 1st.

[Tom Servo]

Leadoff double Cozart, you can't stop him.

[Ron Madden]

Cozart leads off with a double to LF.

[Tom Servo]

Possible HBP being reviewed. Unclear if it hit the knob of Billy's bat or his hand, call is a foul ball. Price challenging.

I think it got at least part of his hand.

[JaxRed]

I wonder if "New York" has the capability to zoom in on an area of the video?

[Tom Servo]

Cowboy wasn't buying it but Billy is awarded first base, Reds win the challenge.

[Red Raindog]

R

Red letter day -- Reds win a challenge

[OnBaseMachine]

Billy looked really good against King Felix yesterday.

[Ron Madden]

I wonder if "New York" has the capability to zoom in on an area of the video?

Yes they do. I saw it on the MLB Network.

[Tom Servo]

Votto base hit to right to load up the bases for DatDude

[Tadasimha]

Two on, no outs. Wake up, Joey - Billy's BA is 40 points higher than yours

[Tom Servo]

DatDude2B! Double to the gap scores two!

2-0 Redlegs

[Tadasimha]

Billy looked really good against King Felix yesterday.

He's very steadily been improving at the plate.

[VR]

What a great swing by BP.

[Tom Servo]

Bruce sac fly to center scores Votto.

3-0 Redlegs

[Ron Madden]

3-0 Reds going into the 2nd inning

[Tom Servo]

Eugenio is really racking up strikeouts this month.

[VR]

Eephus. Beautiful.

[Tom Servo]

Nice inning from Simon.

[Ron Madden]

Simon lines a hit up the middle

[Tom Servo]

Simon with a bullet back up the middle. Now Reds pitchers are on a roll at the plate!

[VR]

Reds getting their hacks today.

[Tom Servo]

Reds getting their hacks today.
Soft tossing lefties are the cure for what ails ya.

[Crumbley]

Leaning toward taking a big fat L on my Cozart hate, thinking he's legit and will shake out to be .290/.310-.320/.420-.450ish with stellar D.

[Tom Servo]

Leaning toward taking a big fat L on my Cozart hate, thinking he's legit and will shake out to be .290/.310-.320/.420-.450ish with stellar D.
I don't expect him to finish with some great slashline, but I was wrong about him. I simply figured if he hadn't hit much from 2012-2014 he wasn't going to start approaching age 30. He has certainly showed me.

[Tom Servo]

Simon getting himself into trouble to begin the third with back to back singles and the heart of the order about to come up.

Nice play on D by Votto.

[Chuckie]

I don't expect him to finish with some great slashline, but I was wrong about him. I simply figured if he hadn't hit much from 2012-2014 he wasn't going to start approaching age 30. He has certainly showed me.

Crumbley just wanted to avoid having to get out of your face.

#CozyRev

[Ron Madden]

Is it just me or does it seem like the Reds have blown a lotta chances to turn two this season?

[Chuckie]

This is what sucks about watching this Reds team this year. Even if Simon leaves the game with the lead (which is looking like a big IF now) ... you just know the bullpen is going to blow it.

[Tom Servo]

Cano with the weakest hit in the inning and it drives in a run.

3-1 game.

[Chuckie]

Cabrera is not an MLB-caliber catcher, offensively or defensively.

[Tom Servo]

This is starting to look like a mess.

[Chuckie]

Seattle scores on a ground out. 3-2 Reds, two down in the inning.

[Tom Servo]

Cabrera is not an MLB-caliber catcher, offensively or defensively.
Cabrera could have done better blocking it, but that was a wild pitch.

He's a backup catcher only called up due to injury, the bar is extremely low. He's okay.

[Red Raindog]

Is it just me or does it seem like the Reds have blown a lotta chances to turn two this season?

last in turning them I believe

[Tom Servo]

Well...we still have a lead.

3-2 to the bottom of 3.

[Chuckie]

Reds 3-2 headed to bottom of the 3rd.

[OnBaseMachine]

Suarez needs a day off. He's swinging at everything!

[Tom Servo]

Suarez K's again and throws the bat down in disgust.

[Tom Servo]

Cowboy, I've mostly enjoyed you on commentary this weekend. Don't start in with the ice cream stuff.

[Crumbley]

Crumbley just wanted to avoid having to get out of your face.

#CozyRev

In my mind Servo is pretty much Albert Brooks in Drive.

[Ron Madden]

Suarez needs a day off. He's swinging at everything!

You can just see that he's trying to hard right now. I hope he snaps out of it soon, I really like him.

[OnBaseMachine]

Duvall crushed that!

[Ron Madden]

Long HR by The Louisville Slugger Adam Duvall!!!!

[Tom Servo]

Duvall! :jump:

4-2 Redlegs!

[Ron Madden]

Tough luck DP for Cozart...

[Kc61]

Suarez needs a day off. He's swinging at everything!

I wish it was just about a day off.

Not a patient hitter.

[Tom Servo]

Trouble now, first and third with no outs for Seattle.

[Red Raindog]

Suarez needs a day off. He's swinging at everything!

and he's whiffing at too many ground balls hit his way

[Tom Servo]

4-3 game on a Cano sac fly

[Red Raindog]

sac fly -- good to see an outfielder actually throw to the proper base

[Tony Cloninger]

I wish it was just about a day off.

Not a patient hitter.

No one seem to notice or mind when his BB to K ratio was pretty bad last year........it should not be surprising that he is doing what he is doing even with his ability to hit the ball when he does.

People talked in another thread about Duvall that he needs to walk more or else....well the Or else also applies to Suarez even more.

[Red Raindog]

Simon can't be out of town fast enough for me

[Tom Servo]

Ugh. Walk to Cruz, single by Seager and the game is now tied. And the runners are now at 2nd and 3rd on a throwing error by Billy.

[Ron Madden]

Simon can't be out of town fast enough for me

Or move him to the bullpen. If he can't cut it there cut him.

[Tom Servo]

No one seem to notice or mind when his BB to K ratio was pretty bad last year........it should not be surprising that he is doing what he is doing even with his ability to hit the ball when he does.

People talked in another thread about Duvall that he needs to walk more or else....well the Or else also applies to Suarez even more.
I noticed, but I did and still do believe it can improve. Suarez has shown the ability to take walks in the minor leagues, something Duvall never really has done. He needs to improve it, but he's younger and it's a bit more dramatic with Duvall considering he's still in single digits on walks on the year.

[OnBaseMachine]

The Reds official scorer is a joke! How do you give Hamilton that error and not Phillips?

[The Operator]

This team makes me sad.

[Tom Servo]

lol Simon gonna Simon


Nice assist by Duvall. M's take the lead though, 5-4.

[Tom Servo]

Dayan 'Jumbito' Diaz warming up.

Hopefully the move to put Daniel Wright on the roster is jettisoning Simon.

[Ron Madden]

That should be all for Simon but with our bullpen ya never know.

[Chuckie]

The thing about Pasta is he doesn't wait for the bullpen to blow the game. He just takes care of it himself.

That's leadership.

;)

(If we're being honest, he's had some really bad luck today. Miley's hit to start the 2-run 3rd with two outs was pure luck. Both "hits" to start this inning were luck. (Well, at least Aoki's was. The other had to be overturned on replay.)

Yes, Pasta sucks, but today he wasn't as bad as the numbers indicate.

[Crumbley]

This was Simon's 9th appearance, six of which have been absolute disasters. Incredible scene.

[Raisor]

Let Simon pitch 7 innings,no matter what

[Red Raindog]

Or move him to the bullpen. If he can't cut it there cut him.

61 hits in 36 innings ---

[Tom Servo]

The thing about Pasta is he doesn't wait for the bullpen to blow the game. He just takes care of it himself.

That's leadership.

;)

(If we're being honest, he's had some really bad luck today. Miley's hit to start the 2-run 3rd with two outs was pure luck. Both "hits" to start this inning were luck. (Well, at least Aoki's was. The other had to be overturned on replay.)

Yes, Pasta sucks, but today he wasn't as bad as the numbers indicate.
It's true that today was not all his fault in terms of hits, there was bad luck involved, but he still had 3 walks compared to just 1 strikeout, and gave up solid base hits when he needed to bare down and get an out.

I'm done with him.

[Tony Cloninger]

Yes...I am done with Simon as well. The he signed late and did not have ST excuse is long over for me....if that was any excuse, at least I understood it.

If you want to try him the bullpen then I guess you can.....I was going to say at your own peril but it's not like they are not in peril already with what they have.

[Tom Servo]

Billy can hit from the right side, single to left.

[OnBaseMachine]

Suarez is hitting .302/.351/.531 in the #2 spot with 7 BB/18 K and just generally looks more comfortable.

He's hitting under .200 with a sub .650 OPS and 3 walks everywhere else.

[westofyou]

Jimmy Anderson 2003 - 7 GS, 8.84 ERA, 38.2 IP

Alfredo Simon 2016 - 8 GS, 10.16 ERA 36.1 IP

[BluegrassRedleg]

OK, Jim Day. You are never allowed back in the PBP chair again.


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[Tony Cloninger]

Cano was playing right next to the 1B on that Votto shift......I thought with Joey's bat control he would rive that pitch right in between him and the SS....but he tries to pull that pitch?

['69]

Um, BP fouled that off. Bad luck

[Tom Servo]

Bruce flies out to the warning track in center to end the 5th.

[Big Klu]

Dayan Diaz makes his MLB and Reds debut, rocking the #50 previously worn by Kent Mercker and Brad "The Animal" Lesley.

[Tom Servo]

Dayan Diaz in, making his MLB debut.

['69]

Suarez is hitting .302/.351/.531 in the #2 spot with 7 BB/18 K and just generally looks more comfortable.

He's hitting under .200 with a sub .650 OPS and 3 walks everywhere else.

Who exactly is that on? Shouldn't have to make your lineup around Suarez being at #2

[Tom Servo]

Scoreless inning for Dayan.

[Ron Madden]

Good Job Diaz gets through the inning on 14 pitches

[BluegrassRedleg]

"You're hired!"


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[OnBaseMachine]

Who exactly is that on? Shouldn't have to make your lineup around Suarez being at #2

If a guy is crushing the ball you don't move him out of that spot, especially for a lesser hitter.

[TheBigLebowski]

¡Señor Jumbíto para Presidente!

[Tony Cloninger]

The long bullpen nightmare is over. A new addition has not given up a homer or a run in his first inning.

[Tom Servo]

Will Eugenio ever put a ball in play again?

[texasdave]

Dayan is pronounced die-yon. Alternate pronunciation - Jumbito.

['69]

Saurez Ks 9 of last 10 abs. He needs a day off. IIRC, he played in 33 of the first 34 games, and he hasn't had a day off since then.

He's played in 43 of 44, started 42

[Tom Servo]

Ramon Cabrera with his 2nd hit of the day to tell Chuckie to get out of his face.

[Ron Madden]

OK time to score some runs..

[RedsfaninMT]

OK time to score some runs..

Maybe now?

[Ron Madden]

Two good innings for Blake Wood.

[Ron Madden]

Maybe now?

Bring us some luck RedsfaninMT I'm not doin any good at it.

[Ron Madden]

Sometime I feel like cussin'

[JMO]

Lets go 1st overall pick. Embarrassing to watch this team

[RedsfaninMT]

And the Golden Sombrero sits on Suarez.

[RedsfaninMT]

Bring us some luck RedsfaninMT I'm not doin any good at it.

Wind is blowing HARD to the east...but not hard enough to reach OH. Or maybe it's my lack of luck that is reaching there?

[Ron Madden]

C'mon Brandon!

['69]

Take it is easy there, Flash.

[Big Klu]

Nori Aoki is going to break some fingers if he keeps trying to bunt like that.

[TheBigLebowski]

If you're smart you IBB here to try to set up the double play.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Saurez Ks 9 of last 10 abs. He needs a day off. IIRC, he played in 33 of the first 34 games, and he hasn't had a day off since then.

He's played in 43 of 44, started 42

FWIW, I saw this on ESPN earlier today. Mike Stanton (I refuse to call him that other name) in the last 5 Marlins games has gone 0-17 with 15 k's. Eugenio has a ways to go yet.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Defensive indifference is a dumb official scoring option. That is all.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Good inning from Tony. He definitely didn't get any help from Phillips, but worked his way around it.

[BluegrassRedleg]

FWIW, I saw this on ESPN earlier today. Mike Stanton (I refuse to call him that other name) in the last 5 Marlins games has gone 0-17 with 15 k's. Eugenio has a ways to go yet.

When Stanton finally connects, it's going to go about 550.

[Ron Madden]

Good Job by Cingranni to work out of a jam.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Defensive indifference is a dumb official scoring option. That is all.

Maybe they should rename IBB's as Pitcher indifference. Nope. Both are still dumb.

['69]

FWIW, I saw this on ESPN earlier today. Mike Stanton (I refuse to call him that other name) in the last 5 Marlins games has gone 0-17 with 15 k's. Eugenio has a ways to go yet.

He needs a day off, just based on...he's had one in 7 weeks. ;)

[Red Raindog]

I could never hit sidewinders -- wasn't that hot on the rest if it curved -- but I think I looked better than Duvall did

[Ron Madden]

Gotta make this guy throw strikes

[Raisor]

FWIW, I saw this on ESPN earlier today. Mike Stanton (I refuse to call him that other name) in the last 5 Marlins games has gone 0-17 with 15 k's. Eugenio has a ways to go yet.

Giancarlo is his birth name and the name he wants to be called by. It would be like you refusing to call me " Philip"

['69]

Mercy. Even on a good day, this is a day late, dollar short, team. :sleep:

[WVRedsFan]

How many straight is that? Seven? At least it was close.

[Ron Madden]

It wouldn't hurt my feelings none if Alfredo Simon never threw another pitch in a Reds uniform..

[TheBigLebowski]

These just get easier and easier to take.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Giancarlo is his birth name and the name he wants to be called by. It would be like you refusing to call me " Philip"

All true. Doesn't change the fact when I think of him, "mike" is what immediately comes to mind.

[TheBigLebowski]

Giancarlo is his birth name and the name he wants to be called by. It would be like you refusing to call me " Philip"

If and when the two become personally acquainted, this might matter. Until then, no one, including Giancarlo, should give a hoot.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Maybe they should rename IBB's as Pitcher indifference. Nope. Both are still dumb.

Right. Or someone bunts for a hit against a shift. Defensive indifference!

[Big Klu]

Defensive indifference is a dumb official scoring option. That is all.

In my opinion, a fielder's choice (defensive indifference) should only be scored if nobody is holding the runner AND nobody covers the base.

In this case I think it should have been scored a stolen base because--although nobody covered second base--Votto was holding the runner at first, and Cabrera bluffed a throw in order to try to bait the runner at third into going (it didn't work).

[BluegrassRedleg]

Giancarlo is his birth name and the name he wants to be called by. It would be like you refusing to call me " Philip"

Philip Bailey of "Easy Lover" fame??? I knew it!

[Raisor]

Philip Bailey of "Easy Lover" fame??? I knew it!

Also did a thing with Big Man

[Big Klu]

On pace for 55-107.

[Raisor]

If and when the two become personally acquainted, this might matter. Until then, no one, including Giancarlo, should give a hoot.

One is his name, the other isn't.

[Ron Madden]

I just might cuss up a storm if Simon makes another start for this team..
I'd rather see anybody other than him take the mound. :thumbdown:

[texasdave]

Sad trivia: The Reds just completed a winless homestand of more than 5 games. That is the first since 1991, and just the third such occurrence in this team's history. We knew it was going to be tough, but.......

[texasdave]

One is his name, the other isn't.


His mom calls him Cruz. Teammates call him Bigfoot. Most baseball fans know him as Mike Stanton, precocious slugger for the Miami Marlins, but his first name is actually Giancarlo. "The man of a million names," Stanton said. He likes them all, but with spring training cranking up and Stanton touted as a future home-run champion, he said Wednesday he prefers Giancarlo. For the first time, that's the way he's identified on the Marlins' roster. That's also the name on his paycheck and above his locker. That's what team owner Jeffrey Loria calls him. But Stanton's dad calls him Mike, and many of his relatives call him Mikey. "I respond to many names," he said. "It's all good."


Baseball-reference has his name listed as Giancarlo Cruz-Michael Stanton.

It is confusing.

[Ron Madden]

It ain't what they call ya...
It's what ya answer to...:)

[Big Klu]

Baseball-reference has his name listed as Giancarlo Cruz-Michael Stanton.

It is confusing.

I thought Mike Stanton pitched poorly for us back in 2007.

[Ron Madden]

Gotta face Kershaw tomorrow night hope it's not too ugly..

[BluegrassRedleg]

ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo
Giancarlo Stanton (MIA) has 60 K in 41 games. In 2004, his hitting coach Barry Bonds had:
-10 K in his 1st 41 gms
-41 in 617 PA that season

[BenHayes]

Glad it's Kershaw not some dominate lefty.

[_Sir_Charles_]

That made me laugh WAAAAY too hard Ben. LOL