Reds @ Dodgers 6-11-17

[Ron Madden]

Reds

CF: Billy Hamilton
SS: Zack Cozart
1B: Joey Votto
LF: Adam Duvall
3B: Eugenio Suarez
RF: Scott Schebler
2B: Jose Peraza
C: Devin Mesoraco
SP: Timothy Adleman

[Ron Madden]

Dodgers

2B: Chase Utley
SS: Corey Seager
3B: Justin Turner
1B: Adrian Gonzalez
CF: Chris Taylor
LF: Cody Bellinger
C: Yasmani Grandal
RF: Yasiel Puig
SP: Hyun-Jin Ryu

[Wolves198921]

That's our best lineup, but I expect a loss today. LA is very good

[Ron Madden]

Billy flies out to LF.

[Ron Madden]

Cozart lines out to 2B

[Ron Madden]

Votto out on a grounder to 1B

[Ron Madden]

Utley walks to lead off the Dodger 1st inning

[Tony Cloninger]

Hamilton is starting to annoy me with his hitting. He has been hitting better as a RH this year too prior to this series.

[Ron Madden]

Seager flies out down the LF line . Nice Play Duvall, Utley moves to 2B

[Ron Madden]

Turner rolls out to Peraza, Utley goes to 3rd. 2outs.


Gonzalez flies out to RF

[Tom Servo]

Duvall! :jump:

[Ron Madden]

The Louisville Slugger Adam Duvall Homers !!!

Reds 1
Dodgers 0

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Geno with a base hit..

[Tom Servo]

Schebler! :jump:

[Ron Madden]

2 run HR by Scheb!!!!

Reds 3
Dodgers 0

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Peraza singles up the middle

[Ron Madden]

Rocco goes down swingin 1 out

[BluegrassRedleg]

Mez glaring down at Peraza after that one. Feigned running and seemed to throw him off.


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[Ron Madden]

Adleman forces Peraza out at 2B with a bad bunt. 2 out

[Wolves198921]

Maybe Hamilton need to swap with peraza in the lineup. Peraza can hit, just need Hamilton for his glove since he rarely gets on base.

[Ron Madden]

Billy goes down hackin at a terrible pitch.

Reds 3
Dodgers 0

middle of 2nd.

[Tony Cloninger]

Good to see the power back.

[Ron Madden]

I wish someone would take over play by play.

[Wolves198921]

Wow a MLB player just wow. A MLB player....

[ScotlandRed]

Peraza never looked comfortable with that. Surprised Hamilton didn't call him off, he's been coming in for them all season.

[KeefeCato]

Peraza loses a popup for a 2 base error. Not a good start to the 2nd.

[Ron Madden]

Peraza loses the ball in the high sky 2B ERROR

[BluegrassRedleg]

And it costs them a run because Peraza can't execute a Little League play.


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[Wolves198921]

Dodgers taking advantage of our non MLB level defense. Back in the game

[WrongVerb]

Peraza really Scootered that one.

[Ron Madden]

Bellinger goes yard to RF.

Reds 3
Dodgers 2

[KeefeCato]

Bellinger HR 3-2 error hurt there.

[Kc61]

And it costs them a run because Peraza can't execute a Little League play.


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Three errors this year. One per month.

[WrongVerb]

And Bellinger Scheblered that one.

[Ron Madden]

Dodgers taking advantage of our non MLB level defense. Back in the game

The Reds defense is pretty good.

[Wolves198921]

Meseraco thought we could catch pop ups and that we already had two outs,

[Tom Servo]

The Reds defense is pretty good.
Any error gets a call for punishment on Redszone.

[ScotlandRed]

Joey Votto doesn't like Schebler leading in NL homers. Votto has been brilliant so far but it feels like just getting better.

[Tom Servo]

Votto! :jump:

[BluegrassRedleg]

Classic Votto HR. Thing of beauty. Dodger fans are getting restless with Ryu.


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[Big Klu]

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. Joey Votto - 239
8. Jay Bruce - 233
9. Ken Griffey, Jr. - 210
10. Eric Davis - 203
11. Barry Larkin - 198
12. Brandon Phillips - 191
13. Vada Pinson - 186
14. Wally Post - 172
15. Gus Bell - 160
16. Joe Morgan - 152
16. Pete Rose - 152
18. Lee May - 147
19. Dan Driessen - 133
20. Reggie Sanders - 125
21. Ernie Lombardi - 120
22. Sean Casey - 118
23. Frank McCormick - 110
24. Todd Frazier - 108
25. Dave Parker - 107
26. Chris Sabo - 104
27. Dave Concepcion - 101

[Wolves198921]

During the steroid era 18 on June 11th would have been average! Now it's above par.

[KeefeCato]

No matter how this season ends up. It is really fun to watch this Reds offence.

[Tony Cloninger]

They are employing a shift and Cozart gets a pitch on the outside and still tries to pull it through. It's not going to happen.

Joey will lead the league in RBI and Marty B will have to retire.

[KeefeCato]

They are employing a shift and Cozart gets a pitch on the outside and still tries to pull it through. It's not going to happen.

Joey will lead the league in RBI and Marty B will have to retire.

Lets hope his takes Thom with him.

[Wolves198921]

No matter how this season ends up. It is really fun to watch this Reds offence.
True, the question is how long can it keep us in playoff contention. The goal is to keep it within five games by the time Bailey and Finnegan come back and get the rust out.

[Ron Madden]

Would love to see Adleman settle down here and pitch like he did in his last 3 starts.

[KeefeCato]

True, the question is how long can it keep us in playoff contention. The goal is to keep it within five games by the time Bailey and Finnegan come back and get the rust out.

Hope I am wrong but IMO this is not a playoff team. Not a surprise really it was never supposed to be.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Three errors this year. One per month.

Commentary offered on 6-11-17 game thread, not the season.


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[Tony Cloninger]

Reds are Top 3 defense in all of MLB so it's very rare to see them look clownish.

[Wolves198921]

That Utely guy looks like he's in his late forties.

[Ron Madden]

Reds 4
LA 2

after 3 innings

[Wolves198921]

Hope I am wrong but IMO this is not a playoff team. Not a surprise really it was never supposed to be.
I agree, the NL central is pretty bad which is why they are in contention at all. The reds aren't making the post season but it's still fun to flirt with it.

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Those Jimmy Johns commercials are pretty racist, both the Latino and Asian ones.

[BUTLER REDSFAN]

That Utely guy looks like he's in his late forties.
What is a ute?

[Ron Madden]

Peraza is now 6 for 10 in this series.

[Big Klu]

What is a ute?

It's Australia's version of an El Camino.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/2006_Holden_VZ_Ute_Thunder_S_01.jpg

[Ron Madden]

Reds 4
Dodgers 2

middle of the 4th

[CrackerJack]

Lets hope his takes Thom with him.

Just don't take Jim Day! That guy's a real hoot I tell ya.

[Wolves198921]

What is a ute?
The dodgers lead off, Utely not ute

[RedsfaninMT]

Did you just say a yute?

[Ron Madden]

Nice inning there for Adleman

[Wolves198921]

Damn, they took their starter out too early! Felt like we could have had another HR or two

[Tadasimha]

Did you just say a yute?

Isnt that one of those round mongolian tents?

[Wolves198921]

Hamilton needs to swap with Peraza in the hitting order

[BluegrassRedleg]

Billy gets it 2-0, fakes a bunt for no reason to take a strike, then can o corn pop up. [emoji53]


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[OnBaseMachine]

Billy Hamilton puts together some of the most frustrating at-bats.

[Big Klu]

Jim Day having trouble with calls on the boundary today.

[Ron Madden]

Damn You Chase Utley!

[BluegrassRedleg]

He'll be 47 and still killing Reds pitching.


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[OnBaseMachine]

0-2 home run by Utley. Terrible pitch.

[Wolves198921]

Now I understand why he keeps walking him! Just keep it up, would rather that than a HR. And now they are going to tie it. Don't worry just have to lose three more times to LA next weekend then no more

[Red Raindog]

Nearly an amazing catch


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[Big Klu]

Adrian Gonzalez may have the most annoying walk-up music I've ever heard.

[Ron Madden]

WOW!!!

Helluva play by Geno!!!!!

[WrongVerb]

Brooks Suarez!!

[Ron Madden]

Geno with his 2nd base knock of the day!

[Ron Madden]

Scheb with a double down the RF line!

Runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out

[BluegrassRedleg]

Jose is forgiven. [emoji106]


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[Ron Madden]

Sac Fly from Peraza, Geno scores.

Reds 5
LA 3

[BluegrassRedleg]

Mez! Boom. 7-3


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[Red Raindog]

Mes --- :)

[KeefeCato]

Mesoraco HR big needed that. 7-3 good guys a little breathing room!

[Ron Madden]

2 Run Dinger for Rocco!!!!!

Reds 7
La 3

[Tom Servo]

Rocco! :jump:

[KeefeCato]

Reds hitters making Dodger stadium look small today. 4 HRs

[ScotlandRed]

Nice cushion now. I'd like to see Rocco's HR spray chart, seems like its ALL pull.

[Wolves198921]

I wonder how much we are out scoring opponents in the 6th inning, it seems to be when the reds offense really comes alive.

[KeefeCato]

Billy bloop ends his OFer.

[Big Klu]

Nice cushion now. I'd like to see Rocco's HR spray chart, seems like its ALL pull.

It pretty much always has been. He's a notorious dead-pull hitter.

[Ron Madden]

Adleman single to RF, Billy single to LF.

Cozart grounds out to 2B.

Reds 7
LA 3

[KeefeCato]

Cozart in a mini slump.

[Raisor]

I wonder how much we are out scoring opponents in the 6th inning, it seems to be when the reds offense really comes alive.

Yet you keep giving up in the 2nd

[Wolves198921]

Yet you keep giving up in the 2nd
Where have you been? You are late today

[KeefeCato]

Auhanio flashing leather today.

[WrongVerb]

Have I mentioned lately how much this former little league 3rd baseman loves Suarez?

[Tadasimha]

Billy bloop ends his OFer.

This is a family board

[Ron Madden]

Good Play by Scheb..

Reds 7
LA 3

after 6 innings

[BluegrassRedleg]

Reds hitters making Dodger stadium look small today. 4 HRs

Ball is exploding here today. Even some I thought were easy pop ups are carrying well. It's cooler and breezier, they're saying, than usual.


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[PutPeteIn]

With the 4 taters today has Cincinnati overtaken the Nats for most homers in the NL?
Washington has a lone big fly so far today.

[Ron Madden]

Have I mentioned lately how much this former little league 3rd baseman loves Suarez?

I hear from Wolves almost every game that our defense sucks

[Big Klu]

Ball is exploding here today. Even some I thought were easy pop ups are carrying well. It's cooler and breezier, they're saying, than usual.


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The ball is more lively in the daytime at Dodger Stadium than it is at nighttime.

[KeefeCato]

Ball is exploding here today. Even some I thought were easy pop ups are carrying well. It's cooler and breezier, they're saying, than usual.


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It really is. Might be in line for more of the same in S.D. I watched some of the Royals-Padres yesterday. Royals hit five homers. I see they have two already today. I don't think I have ever saw a team hit 5 in S.D.

[Wolves198921]

I hear from Wolves almost every game that our defense sucks
Our pitching yes, not defense

[WrongVerb]

I hear from Wolves almost every game that our defense sucks

And how the Reds are going to lose every time the other team gets a lead. (My wife does the same thing with her Giants. Drives me nuts. LOL)

[BCubb2003]

The Dodgers announcers kept talking how they'd heard about the Reds' great defense but hadn't seen it in this series. Then they realized they hadn't seen the outfield of Duvall, Hamilton and Schebler until now.

[Ron Madden]

Our pitching yes, not defense

Be honest now, you complain about everything. :)

[Wolves198921]

Be honest now, you complain about everything. :)

Meh, complaining is something people do in general. I tone it down in person though.

[Big Klu]

It really is. Might be in line for more of the same in S.D. I watched some of the Royals-Padres yesterday. Royals hit five homers. I see they have two already today. I don't think I have ever saw a team hit 5 in S.D.

Not since the days of Nate Colbert! ;)

[Wolves198921]

And how the Reds are going to lose every time the other team gets a lead. (My wife does the same thing with her Giants. Drives me nuts. LOL)
Yep pretty much

[Ron Madden]

Dodgers taking advantage of our non MLB level defense. Back in the game

Is this not complaining about the Reds Defense?

[KeefeCato]

Not since the days of Nate Colbert! ;)

Just got my hatless Nate Colbert 69 Topps card yesterday. Down to 7 cards to complete the set.

[Wolves198921]

Jim Day thinks 3+3=7

[Wolves198921]

Is this not complaining about the Reds Defense?
I thought people referred to defense as the position players and counted pitching separate.

[Ron Madden]

I thought people referred to defense as the position players and counted pitching separate.

Much like yourself, I don't know what you're talkin about. ;)

[Big Klu]

Jim Day thinks 3+3=7

Yes, but he's a happy guy who likes people, and people like him!

[OnBaseMachine]

Austin Brice gets the job done.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Yessiree!


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[KeefeCato]

Nice job by Brice getting the 6-4-3

[Big Klu]

5-4-yessiree-3!

[PutPeteIn]

Needing help from JJ Hoover v Brewers... oh boy...

[Wolves198921]

Much like yourself, I don't know what you're talkin about. ;)
Oh well.

[BluegrassRedleg]

The ball is more lively in the daytime at Dodger Stadium than it is at nighttime.

My first visit. It's been a blast so far.


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[Wolves198921]

Yes, but he's a happy guy who likes people, and people like him!
Okay... He is a cool guy but I never met him in person though. I might not be likeable on here but nobody knows who I am and I'm not this extreme in person, in person I keep negative things to myself but I feel most people in general are not happy with life in general.

[PutPeteIn]

Hoover walks the bags full of course.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Mez seeing it great today.


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[Ron Madden]

Mez seeing it great today.


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The last 2 ABs he's hammered the ball!

[PutPeteIn]

De La Rosa strikes out Thames to leave em loaded! 1-0 Snakes going to bot 7 over Brewers as Reds try to creep within 2 of 1st.

[OnBaseMachine]

Hamilton swings at a near eye level pitch and routinely flies out.

[BCubb2003]

De La Rosa strikes out Thames to leave em loaded! 1-0 Snakes going to bot 7 over Brewers as Reds try to creep within 2 of 1st.

Not a scenario we would have contemplated at the beginning of the season.

[Ron Madden]

Cozarts on base streak comes to an end.

[PutPeteIn]

2-0 Arizona. Looking like the Reds will head to lowly SD within 2 of 1st!
The miracle season continues!

[BluegrassRedleg]

So yeeeeeeah... you guys can quit grooving it to this kid any time now. Thanks in advance.


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[BluegrassRedleg]

Cozarts on base streak comes to an end.

Jinx.


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[Tadasimha]

2-0 Arizona. Looking like the Reds will head to lowly SD within 2 of 1st!
The miracle season continues!

Still got a few outs to get first!

[BluegrassRedleg]

Battle for Cuba.


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[PutPeteIn]

4-0 Arizona bot 7. That games on ice. Time to put ours on ice.

[Tracy Jones]

Enter Raisel


https://youtu.be/CD-E-LDc384

[BluegrassRedleg]

And Puig becomes Votto when we least needed it.


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[Tracy Jones]

Ummmm this ump stinks

[Ron Madden]

A ground ball would be nice

[BluegrassRedleg]

Suddenly Iglesias can't throw it by anyone. Man, we need a K here.


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[WrongVerb]

Suddenly Iglesias can't throw it by anyone. Man, we need a K here.


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To be fair, Hernandez can't square up any of Iggy's pitches. This is a weird at bat.

[Tadasimha]

Epic AB

Now a 643 would be optimal!

[WrongVerb]

"Candlesticks make a nice gift."

[BCubb2003]

I thought they were cooking up a hidden ball double play.

[Tracy Jones]

I'd give up a run just to see Utley get plunked....hard

[Red Raindog]

might need someone else for the 9th - assuming it gets there -- 20 pitches already

[BluegrassRedleg]

I'd give up a run just to see Utley get plunked....hard

LOL. Almost me too.


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[Ron Madden]

Shoulda drilled him in the ribs

[Red Raindog]

wow -- didn't see 3 walks coming

[OnBaseMachine]

Wow. Can anyone on this team throw a strike?

[Ironman92]

No reason to take him out 7-4

[lnn6574]

Wow

[Red Raindog]

Wow. Can anyone on this team throw a strike?

yes -- but it's a meat ball

[BluegrassRedleg]

Just start forfeiting games here. It's a joke.


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[Ron Madden]

Ouch!!! That hurts

[Tracy Jones]

Whatever Jenkins told him didn't work

[Kingspoint]

Price: "The bullpen had a hiccup Saturday Night."

What would Price call this?

[OnBaseMachine]

That is one hell of an epic meltdown and choke by Iglesias.

[Ironman92]

Horse **** pitching by Iglesias

[Wolves198921]

I'm impressed, I really am. Up 7-3 and you need a win to avoid a sweep with two innings to go and you get beat. Not too many teams can grad defeat from the jaws of victory but the reds did it.

[The Operator]

Unreal

[BCubb2003]

Whatever Jenkins told him didn't work

"Trust your stuff."

[Tracy Jones]

There's something to be said about closers having clean innings to start

[PutPeteIn]

The house of horrors continues. The Reds are cursed.

[OnBaseMachine]

Nibbles around the light hitting Hernandez and washed up Utley and grooves one to Seager.

[Ron Madden]

Price: "The bullpen had a hiccup Saturday Night."

What would Price call this?

I think he's made the right moves, they just haven't worked this inning.

[Ironman92]

Iglesias threw 0 pitches under 85 mph and could not get anyone out....then threw 81, 83, 97, 83 and got Turner looking silly

Iglesias and Mesoraco look terrible together

[The Operator]

Iggy was bound to have a bad game but holy crap. I guess he goes big or goes home.

[Kc61]

This was due to happen. Iglesias' record was unsustainable this year. Too bad it happened today, but nobody maintains an ERA of 0.57.

[PutPeteIn]

The 13 pitch AB by Hernandez that resulted in a walk is the stuff of legend.
Reds are truely cursed.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Dude with a 7.00 ERA held Reds to 2 hits only other game I saw in person this year. Dude with an 0.57 ERA gives up 6 in other Reds game.

I am banned from any more games this season.


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[Ron Madden]

Price: "The bullpen had a hiccup Saturday Night."

What would Price call this?

I think he made the right moves, they just didn't work this inning

[reds1869]

That was painful, but this one isn't over yet.

[Tom Servo]

I haven't been able to get too excited over Iglesias' ERA this year due to the walks issue. It finally came back to bite him.

[Ironman92]

7 runs in Dodger Stadium should be a win

[The Operator]

I really hope this is just a blip in the radar for the pen.

I've been waiting on the other shoe to drop for a while. When your starters can't even make it 5 IP most nights you're going to wear your pen out by June, no matter how good they are.

I really hope this isn't the beginning of that.

[PutPeteIn]

At least Milwaukee lost.
Still within three.
Miracle.
Bailey and Finnegan to the rescue?

[Kc61]

I really hope this is just a blip in the radar for the pen.

I've been waiting on the other shoe to drop for a while. When your starters can't even make it 5 IP most nights you're going to wear your pen out by June, no matter how good they are.

I really hope this isn't the beginning of that.

Iglesias had two days' rest, plenty. He hasn't been overworked. Not sure what the starters have to do with it.

Iggy had a bad game. If he's as usual, he pins the game down.

Happens to every team a few times a year.

[Ron Madden]

The Reds had a real chance to take 2 outta 3 in this series.
I'm not ashamed of'em

[Tom Servo]

Speaking of troubling bullpen trends, Austin Brice hasn't struck out a batter since May 27th. No bueno.

[Tadasimha]

Well, phooey. The Reds hate playing in chavez ravine anyway so on to sunny San Diego!

[texasdave]

The Reds were coming in on a roll, and were going to miss Kershaw and McCarthy. I thought, for the briefest of moments, that the Reds might take a series in Los Angeles. Silly me.

[Ironman92]

The 13 pitch AB by Hernandez that resulted in a walk is the stuff of legend.
Reds are truely cursed.

Kiki broke his spirit....took away his confidence. Mesoraco did him no favors.

[Big Klu]

Well, it was getaway day (for both clubs), so the Joe Nuxhall Star of the Game will be a Red. Scott Schebler was 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run homer vs. his former club today, so he gets the Montgomery Inn gift card.

(Corey Seager wasn't going to get the award two days in a row.)

[GAC]

Randy Newman can kiss my grits ..... I Hate LA! :D

[cumberlandreds]

I think we are starting to see the bullpen wear down from so much use. You knew it was coming since the starters had been so bad. When Iglesias couldn't put away Hernandez I knew the Dodgers would find a way to win it. Also had a feeling Seager would hit one out when he came up. I'm sorry I was right about all that. Buckle down for a long 2nd half of the season.

[goreds2]

Reds are 25-2 this season when leading after 7 innings. We have won 4 of the last seven games.

[cumberlandreds]

I watched the game on the Dodger Network. It was nice to hear good,calm conversation between Charley Steiner and Orel Hershiser. Not a bunch of senseless rants about nothing and no excessive and useless criticism about their best player(s). While I would have much rather had heard Vin Scully, these two for the Dodgers are pretty good and much better than anything the Reds put out there in the broadcasting world.

[goreds2]

I watched the game on the Dodger Network. It was nice to hear good,calm conversation between Charley Steiner and Orel Hershiser. Not a bunch of senseless rants about nothing and no excessive and useless criticism about their best player(s). While I would have much rather had heard Vin Scully, these two for the Dodgers are pretty good and much better than anything the Reds put out there in the broadcasting world. Steiner is good. From the Reds/Dodgers rivalry of the past, I can not like or admit to like Orel Hershiser's commentary.

[Big Klu]

I cannot take anything Hershiser says seriously ever since he explained on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball that Earth's gravity pulls on a curve more than it does a fastball.

Evidently Orel skipped Physics 101 at BGSU.