Reds @ Phillies 4/9/18

[Wonderful Monds]

Gennett
Peraza
Votto
Duvall
Barnhart
Ervin
Pennington
Reed
Hamilton

Winker was scratched in RF for Ervin

[reds44]

Man, they’re already running out September lineups.

[Kc61]

What's wrong with Winker?

[Wolves198921]

Wow, that’s a terrible line up. No pitcher, for sure outs in Hamilton, Peraza, Gennett as of late, and Ervin. What’s the spread on the game? If you want easy money bet on the Phillies because it is looking like a 10 plus run win for them.

[reds44]

Wow, that’s a terrible line up. No pitcher, for sure outs in Hamilton, Peraza, Gennett as of late, and Ervin. What’s the spread on the game? If you want easy money bet on the Phillies because it is looking like a 10 plus run win for them.
Put your money where your mouth is and do it then lol

[Mitri]

As is always the case, this Sunday Special lineup will put up 10 in the first 4 innings.

[Wolves198921]

Put your money where your mouth is and do it then lol
Hey, when I was in Vegas last Fall I bet on four college basketball games, that’s my favorite sport and I’m a UK fan, and I went 3-1! I love baseball so time to see how good I am at it too!

[M2]

I love that Scooter's a combo cleanup/leadoff guy.

[WrongVerb]

I love that Scooter's a combo cleanup/leadoff guy.

A poor man's Brandon Phillips.

[membengal]

What's wrong with Winker?

I hope he wasn't scratched as a manager decision solely (as opposed to because ill) because Lively has huge issues with left-handed hitters. In an ideal world, you stack the line-up against Lively with as many lefties as you can find.

[KronoRed]

What's wrong with Winker?

He's been a Red long enough to catch the plague.

[Reds Fanatic]

C Trent tweeted that Winker is out because he is sick

[NebraskaRed]

C Trent tweeted that Winker is out because he is sick

I guess he saw the lineup

[UPRedsFan]

C Trent tweeted that Winker is out because he is sick

Or maybe he heard Lively is wild and didn't want to get hit by a pitch like everyone else! Gennett and Votto should wear armor!

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Seriously, this run of bad luck with injuries is what's sickening!

[CaiGuy]

Lineup By Next Week:

Hamilton CF
Peraza 2B
Ervin RF
D.J. Peterson 1B
Kivlehan LF
Pennington SS
Goslin 3B
Turner C
Gallardo P

[WrongVerb]

Lineup By Next Week:

Hamilton CF
Peraza 2B
Ervin RF
D.J. Peterson 1B
Kivlehan LF
Pennington SS
Goslin 3B
Turner C
Gallardo P

https://m.popkey.co/e96bf9/3eqEv_f-maxage-0.gif

[KronoRed]

Lineup By Next Week:

Hamilton CF
Peraza 2B
Ervin RF
D.J. Peterson 1B
Kivlehan LF
Pennington SS
Goslin 3B
Turner C
Gallardo P

That's a lineup of scrappyness and playing the game the right way.

[50YrRedsFan]

Runs are going to be at a premium if they weren't already.

[GaiusBallstar]

No Blandino huh, did he get jet lag on the way from Louisville or something?

[Strikes Out Looking]

Lineup By Next Week:

Hamilton CF
Peraza 2B
Ervin RF
D.J. Peterson 1B
Kivlehan LF
Pennington SS
Goslin 3B
Turner C
Gallardo P

I hate you!

[RedTeamGo!]

If Lively pitches a shutout I reserve the right to bump the Lively thread and claim victory.

Just sayin

[reds44]

If Lively pitches a shutout I reserve the right to bump the Lively thread and claim victory.

Just sayin

And if the reds 8th starter out pitches him?

[RedTeamGo!]

And if the reds 8th starter out pitches him?

Everyone else reserves the right to bump the thread and make fun of me. Come at me, bro.

[RedTeamGo!]

Ha, my 2 year old son just walked up to me and said “dada I want to watch baseball with you” and I hadn’t even turned the tv on. This day is already a win.

[wally post]

Pulling for Reed tonight!

[Tom Servo]

"Nice play by Santana"

[cumberlandreds]

First two single for the Reds.

[Tom Servo]

nice hit for Peraza (not really worth commenting on but the ratio of props:hate for him could use a little help)

[cumberlandreds]

Bases are drunk.

[RedTeamGo!]

Everyone else reserves the right to bump the thread and make fun of me. Come at me, bro.

lol

[cumberlandreds]

Lively pitching like he is on Reds staff.

[Wonderful Monds]

One advantage for the Reds tonight, they’re playing the only team that might have a worse manager than they do

[RedTeamGo!]

One advantage for the Reds tonight, they’re playing the only team that might have a worse manager than they do

Eh, doubt it

[Wonderful Monds]

Eh, doubt it

Hey at least Price knows to warm up relievers before putting them in a game

[Tom Servo]

If Lively pitches a shutout I reserve the right to bump the Lively thread and claim victory.

Just sayin
come get your mans

[WrongVerb]

Eh, doubt it

Well, I don't think even Price has called a pitcher into the game who hadn't warmed up.

[Wonderful Monds]

Adam Duvall walks home a run lol

[cumberlandreds]

Duvall walks

[Tom Servo]

Peraza should have scored on that.

[RedTeamGo!]

come get your mans

He just walked Adam Duvall with the bases loaded. I’m officially wrong.

[Wonderful Monds]

Man Lively can’t find the strike zone with a GPS

[Tom Servo]

Tucker why swing

[cumberlandreds]

Barnhart lines out to ss

[Wonderful Monds]

Strike 1 on Ervin wasn’t a strike

[RedTeamGo!]

And then you realize Tucker Barnhart is your 5 hole hitter

[Tom Servo]

yikes

[Wonderful Monds]

Well that was uh

“Not good”

[GADawg]

Peraza should have scored on that.

In his defense he's never been on third before! C'mon had to be said

[cumberlandreds]

Ervin K

[Wonderful Monds]

“Chad Pennington” lmao

[Tom Servo]

that was awful

[Wonderful Monds]

This lineup after the cleanup spot is a joke, and not a particularly funny one

[cumberlandreds]

Pennington K. not good 1-0 Reds

[NebraskaRed]

Tying to control my anger towards the Pirates while thinking about Suarez might have done in that inning.

[Tom Servo]

I don't even normally get mad about the "oh bases loaded no outs and you get one run/nothing" stuff, but that was truly a pathetic effort against a guy on the ropes throwing 90 mph fastballs and fringy breaking stuff.

[RedTeamGo!]

Hey now, credit where credit is due. RTG! told you Ben Lively is a good pitcher.

[Wolves198921]

Wow, this is an MLB team! They are terrible man. Bases loaded, zero outs, and only one run. It’s all good, even four runs wouldn’t have kept the Phillie’s best player from getting them the win! His name is Cody Reed.

[GADawg]

The good news is that at some point there will be a 2 game winning streak and we will all be checking the standings!

[BluegrassRedleg]

Ree (bleeping) diculous

[Tom Servo]

Buckle up, here we go.

[Wonderful Monds]

I don't even normally get mad about the "oh bases loaded no outs and you get one run/nothing" stuff, but that was truly a pathetic effort against a guy on the ropes throwing 90 mph fastballs and fringy breaking stuff.

Back to back 3 pitch strikeouts are the real difference maker there

[Kc61]

Ervin needed to hit the fly ball there.

Tucker made contact, just broke his bat, I’d call it bad luck.

But Ervin Ks on three pitches, not a good at bat.

[cumberlandreds]

Ground out to third

[Wonderful Monds]

dammit scooter

[Tom Servo]

whom wants to keep arguing with me that Scooter is Actually Good at defense, because you're wrong

[cumberlandreds]

E-6

[Kc61]

Scooter will be in the AL by August.

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whom wants to keep arguing with me that Scooter is Actually Good at defense, because you're wrong

Somebody is arguing that Scooter is good defensively?

[thatcoolguy_22]

I haven't seen Reed much, but he has a funky delivery. Wacky wailing arms inflatable tube guy

[Kc61]

E-6

Actually it’s E-4.

[cumberlandreds]

Herrera K

[Wonderful Monds]

That first ball there was strike 1 to Ervin

[cumberlandreds]

Actually it’s E-4.

Correct he was over in ssh position in shift

[NebraskaRed]

I haven't seen Reed much, but he has a funky delivery. Wacky wailing arms inflatable tube guy

https://media.giphy.com/media/qR4bcGMaRUrlK/giphy.gif

looks like this to me

[Tom Servo]

uh oh, Hoskins. Tread carefully here.

That's what I thought.

[CaiGuy]

I don't even normally get mad about the "oh bases loaded no outs and you get one run/nothing" stuff, but that was truly a pathetic effort against a guy on the ropes throwing 90 mph fastballs and fringy breaking stuff.

Me neither, usually its just bad "luck."

But in this case its due to lack of depth in the lineup.

[Wonderful Monds]

Welp

[GADawg]

whom wants to keep arguing with me that Scooter is Actually Good at defense, because you're wrong

When Billy is out if the lineup the middle of the field is a sieve

[cumberlandreds]

Homer and not Bailey. :(

[BluegrassRedleg]

Thom’s so redass that he took the Reds’ run away.


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[Tom Servo]

In fairness to Cody, that pretty much happens to everyone who faces Hoskins. But uh, maybe walk him next time.

[The Operator]

Poor Cody

Sigh

[Spanky]

Game over.

[TommyJ]

Well I see not much has changed with Reed: still a low arm slot (righties will mash), sweeping slider, and no command in the strikezone.

[Wonderful Monds]

Hell yeah dude Joey Votto rules lmao

[UPRedsFan]

How hard is it to make a clean throw there? My gosh! That seems like something Scooter should have worked out by now. I get muffing ground balls. But set your feet, look at your target, cmon

[The Operator]

Votto screwing with Philly fans again.

God bless that man

[BluegrassRedleg]

Votto messin’ with Philly again. [emoji23]


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[The Operator]

Votto screwing with Philly fans again.

God bless that man

[NebraskaRed]

Thom is going to just walk out of the booth at some point, right? Hopefully with the mic picking up a torrent of obscenities

[Tom Servo]

Well I see not much has changed with Reed: still a low arm slot (righties will mash), sweeping slider, and no command in the strikezone.
I'm willing to give him more than an inning, especially since it would have been over already if not for the error.

[Wonderful Monds]

Only 1 ER on reed there right?

[cumberlandreds]

2-1 Phillies after1

[Wolves198921]

This has to be the worst lineup an MLB team has ever fielded, i just can’t for the life of me seeing this team winning a game until some guys come back from injury.

[Wonderful Monds]

This has to be the worst lineup an MLB team has ever fielded, i just can’t for the life of me seeing this team winning a game until some guys come back from injury.

buddy

[Wolves198921]

Only 1 ER on reed there right?
Zero, should have been out of the inning

[Strikes Out Looking]

This has to be the worst lineup an MLB team has ever fielded, i just can’t for the life of me seeing this team winning a game until some guys come back from injury.

Are you on Marlinszone?

[Kingspoint]

When Billy is out if the lineup the middle of the field is a sieve

That's really strange because having a slew of high draft picks, a G.M. who seemed to be leaning towards Defense, the important Defensive positions should be an endless pipeline of prospects.

[WrongVerb]

This has to be the worst lineup an MLB team has ever fielded, i just can’t for the life of me seeing this team winning a game until some guys come back from injury.

This isn't even the worst lineup the Reds have fielded.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL198307030.shtml Kelly Paris at 1b and leading off, Paul Householder, Tom Foley at SS. It gets worse from there. (Bonus: they actually won the game against ATL, 2-1)

[cumberlandreds]

Hamilton out ss to first

[Kingspoint]

He threw strikes.

[Wolves198921]

Are you on Marlinszone?
Dude we are worse than the Marlins, by far.

Until Suarez and Winker come back we aren’t winning a game, with Reed pitching we are not winning the game.

[cumberlandreds]

This has to be the worst lineup an MLB team has ever fielded, i just can’t for the life of me seeing this team winning a game until some guys come back from injury.

Please refer to rule 5 of Redszone.

[Strikes Out Looking]

This isn't even the worst lineup the Reds have fielded.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL198307030.shtml Kelly Paris at 1b and leading off, Paul Householder, Tom Foley at SS. It gets worse from there. (Bonus: they actually won the game against ATL, 2-1)

And the Reds won that one.

[Wolves198921]

This isn't even the worst lineup the Reds have fielded.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL198307030.shtml Kelly Paris at 1b and leading off, Paul Householder, Tom Foley at SS. It gets worse from there. (Bonus: they actually won the game against ATL, 2-1)
Reds won that game...

[Tom Servo]

I know he singled in the first but is anybody else starting to wonder if the regression monster is getting to Scooter? There's obviously a loooooooooot of season left to go but I can't remember a two week period last year where he looked like this guy, the Brewers Gennett.

[KeefeCato]

Are you on Marlinszone?

I don't know if he is or not but he is on Rupp's rafters and complains there non stop as well.

[CaiGuy]

Dude we are worse than the Marlins, by far.

Until Suarez and Winker come back we aren’t winning a game, with Reed pitching we are not winning the game.

Will you still be here if they are winning towards the end of the game?

Its a 162 game schedule. The Reds, even this version, can win or loose any given game. Just enjoy that baseball is here.

[Wolves198921]

Please refer to rule 5 of Redszone.

Alright I’ll chill

[cumberlandreds]

And the Reds won that one.

9 hits too.

[NebraskaRed]

I can already feel Thom warming up to Lively.

In a couple innings, he'll be talking about him like he's the second coming.

[cumberlandreds]

Alright I’ll chill

Thank you.

[The Operator]

Lord

3-1

[Reds Fanatic]

Just tuned in and Reed is still Reed

[BluegrassRedleg]

Redass Thom butchers the score again.


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[Tom Servo]

Well now that was just bad.

[cumberlandreds]

Another one. :bang:

[GaiusBallstar]

I blame C Trent.

[Wonderful Monds]

Cody Reed looks like the same Cody Reed he’s always been

[Tom Servo]

Me: Jumbo just gives up dingers and won't ever stop, I don't care if it theoretically doesn't make sense and seems like a sample size issue.

Also me: but WHY do nearly all of Reed's pitches get deposited into the stands, it just doesn't add up.

[757690]

So glad Garrett is in the pen to mop up games.

[The Operator]

Cody Reed may very well still turn out to have a fine career, but I will never understand The Reds repeatedly running him out there to get his brains beat in during 2016.

Absolutely malpractice, it was.

And maybe he was going to be bad anyway, very well a possibility. But this organization just raked him over the proverbial coals. Just an awful way to treat a top pitching prospect.

[CaiGuy]

Me: Jumbo just gives up dingers and won't ever stop, I don't care if it theoretically doesn't make sense and seems like a sample size issue.

Also me: but WHY do nearly all of Reed's pitches get deposited into the stands, it just doesn't add up.

Does he tip his pitches?

[WrongVerb]

And the Reds won that one.


Reds won that game...

Indeed they did. Against the awful Braves, mind you.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Cody Reed looks like the same Cody Reed he’s always been

And you may find yourself
Behind the wheel of a large automobile



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[KeefeCato]

Does he tip his pitches?

He may be tipping them but he does have poor strike zone command as well. The stuff isn't bad but unless he can command it he will just be another in a line of many who never lived up to the promise.

[Wonderful Monds]

Me: Jumbo just gives up dingers and won't ever stop, I don't care if it theoretically doesn't make sense and seems like a sample size issue.

Also me: but WHY do nearly all of Reed's pitches get deposited into the stands, it just doesn't add up.

I’m no scout, but to me every pitch Reed throws looks like it should get blasted. They all catch too much of the strike zone (especially his slider), every fastball he throws looks like a meatball to my naked eye. Or he’s doing that thing where he slingshots all his pitches into the dirt in the RH batters box.

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Cody Reed may very well still turn out to have a fine career, but I will never understand The Reds repeatedly running him out there to get his brains beat in during 2016.

Absolutely malpractice, it was.

And maybe he was going to be bad anyway, very well a possibility. But this organization just raked him over the proverbial coals. Just an awful way to treat a top pitching prospect.

Price takes a lot of heat for that, but I also hang that L on Williams too for letting him stay up that long in the first place.

[cumberlandreds]

Indeed they did. Against the awful Braves, mind you.

Braves were not bad that year. IIRC they ended up 2nd in N L west.

[757690]

CTrent is guessing that Senzel will be called up on Friday and get regular playing time. He rarely is wrong about these “guesses.”

[BluegrassRedleg]

I’m no scout, but to me every pitch Reed throws looks like it should get blasted. They all catch too much of the strike zone (especially his slider), every fastball he throws looks like a meatball to my naked eye. Or he’s doing that thing where he slingshots all his pitches into the dirt in the RH batters box.

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Price takes a lot of heat for that, but I also hang that L on Williams too for letting him stay up that long in the first place.

It reminds me of a left-handed Ondrusek. Has some tools but everything is straight as an arrow and eminently in the wrong part of the zone.



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[cumberlandreds]

3-1 Phillies after 2.

[Tom Servo]

I’m no scout, but to me every pitch Reed throws looks like it should get blasted.
But then why does he also get so many strikeouts and swings and misses?

[kaldaniels]

Get Benintendi the hell off that graphic. Throwaway pick.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Want to be even more depressed tonight?

Check out what Finnegan is doing.

[Wonderful Monds]

But then why does he also get so many strikeouts and swings and misses?

I don’t know, I don’t really get it either because that is the other thing, when he gets K’s, those look like good pitches. Even though it’s usually the same fastball.

[Griffey012]

Thoughts on Reed so far:

Much more poised than I remember. After an error and a HR he came back and threw 4 really nice pitches to Franco. He looks confident.

Command is still a huge issue, his pitches are effective but he is rarely close to Tucker’s glove.

The HR to Hoskins was a meat ball. The HR to Kingery was a great hit by Kingery, pitch was down and in to the corner of the zone.

He started throwing more changeups and that pitch is really effective so far. He needs to throw it so ppl can’t gear up on his fastball.

[Strikes Out Looking]

Good: Reed with 4 K's 0 BB.
Bad: 2 Homers, 45 pitches through 2.

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Good: Reed with 4 K's 0 BB.
Bad: 2 Homers, 45 pitches through 2.

[Wonderful Monds]

Want to be even more depressed tonight?

Check out what Finnegan is doing.

Silver lining, maybe Garrett gets the chance he deserves now.

[*BaseClogger*]

I know he singled in the first but is anybody else starting to wonder if the regression monster is getting to Scooter? There's obviously a loooooooooot of season left to go but I can't remember a two week period last year where he looked like this guy, the Brewers Gennett.

It's been cold every game. Lets let it heat up first...

[RiverRat13]

CTrent is guessing that Senzel will be called up on Friday and get regular playing time. He rarely is wrong about these “guesses.”

He just wrote a column today that we wouldn't see Senzel for a while.

[BluegrassRedleg]

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Brandon Finnegan’s 2nd inning:

Single
Fielder’s choice
Walk
Walk
Walk (RBI)
F9

Finnegan has thrown 39 pitches (18 strikes) through 2 innings.

[Reds Fanatic]

Votto's 2nd hit of the night

[The Operator]

Price takes a lot of heat for that, but I also hang that L on Williams too for letting him stay up that long in the first place.
Totally agreed. Price may have delivered the beating but Williams enabled it and is liable for more blame in my opinion.

The guy is supposed to be running a rebuild based around young pitching and allows one of the Crown Jewels from the Cueto trade to get absolutely mercilessly beaten down game after game. Just so unacceptable.

[CaiGuy]

Joey Votto is a sith lord.

[Strikes Out Looking]

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Brandon Finnegan’s 2nd inning:

Single
Fielder’s choice
Walk
Walk
Walk (RBI)
F9

Finnegan has thrown 39 pitches (18 strikes) through 2 innings.

Hey, he hasn't broken a shoulder or any other body part - I count that as a win in my book.

[NebraskaRed]

Votto's heel turn is so entertaining

[Tom Servo]

It's been cold every game. Lets let it heat up first...
I'm certainly not counting him out, but he wouldn't be the first guy to lose the career year magic. Just something to keep an eye on.

[CaiGuy]

nm

[Reds Fanatic]

Finnegan tonight in Louisville: 5IP, 8H, 4R, 3ER, 5BB, 2 K

[Wonderful Monds]

I'm certainly not counting him out, but he wouldn't be the first guy to lose the career year magic. Just something to keep an eye on.

He looked hella good against the Nats at least, haven’t really seen much since though

[The Operator]

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Brandon Finnegan’s 2nd inning:

Single
Fielder’s choice
Walk
Walk
Walk (RBI)
F9

Finnegan has thrown 39 pitches (18 strikes) through 2 innings.

Is he throwing free and easy??

[Tom Servo]

Barnhart! :jump:

Tie game!

[The Operator]

Tucker!!!

Tie game!!

[Reds Fanatic]

Barnhart homers to right!! Tie game 3-3

[cumberlandreds]

Tucker!!!!!!:beerme:

[NebraskaRed]

Tucker a man and his dream

[Wonderful Monds]

Barnhart donger! Tie game!

That was an insanely long pop up tbh, juiced ball special

[BluegrassRedleg]

Tucker put a good swing on that one.

[CaiGuy]

Yes

13454

Now it worked.

[*BaseClogger*]

Thoughts on Reed so far:

Much more poised than I remember. After an error and a HR he came back and threw 4 really nice pitches to Franco. He looks confident.

Command is still a huge issue, his pitches are effective but he is rarely close to Tucker’s glove.

The HR to Hoskins was a meat ball. The HR to Kingery was a great hit by Kingery, pitch was down and in to the corner of the zone.

He started throwing more changeups and that pitch is really effective so far. He needs to throw it so ppl can’t gear up on his fastball.

Am I crazy or has Reed not thrown any changeups?

[Wonderful Monds]

Ervin looks terrible tonight

[cumberlandreds]

3-3 in the third.

[kaldaniels]

Ervin looks terrible tonight

I said the another day he was so late on a fastball I'm concerned. There we go again.

[Tom Servo]

btw ya'll he gave up 2 runs in 3 innings but Hunter Greene struck out 8 and walked none in his Dayton debut.

[Reds Fanatic]

Hunter Greene made his Dragons debut tonight. They are keeping him on a pitch count so he threw 53 pitches tonight

3IP, 5H, 2ER, 0BB, 8K

[CaiGuy]

Where is Wolves now?

[ScotlandRed]

Just saw the Kingergy homer. That is not a bad pitch at all. In fact it is a excellent bit of hitting to get the bat down on the ball so quickly.

[kaldaniels]

Barnhart donger! Tie game!

That was an insanely long pop up tbh, juiced ball special

Yeah the slow mo looked like he didn't square it up at all.

[GADawg]

I've always said Barnhart is a perfect #5 hitter




Wait maybe I've never said that

[NebraskaRed]

Just saw the Kingergy homer. That is not a bad pitch at all. In fact it is a excellent bit of hitting to get the bat down on the ball so quickly.

I had the same thought. It shocked me that he was able to get that.

[Wonderful Monds]

Yeah the slow mo looked like he didn't square it up at all.

Sounded like a pop up off the bat and that’s how Thom called it too

[The Operator]

Hunter Greene made his Dragons debut tonight. They are keeping him on a pitch count so he threw 53 pitches tonight

3IP, 5H, 2ER, 0BB, 8K

Holy crap.

[757690]

Tie game, but Blake Lively has 6 K’s in 3 innings, which makes it feel like the Reds are losing.

[Griffey012]

Am I crazy or has Reed not thrown any changeups?

He has been throwing something mostly down and away that’s coming in around 88-90 with tailing action. My guess is a change up but it could be a two seam. Or maybe I am crazy?

[NebraskaRed]

Thom already assuming that the Phillies will score this inning.

They very well might, but come on, man

[The Operator]

Tie game, but Blake Lively has 6 K’s in 3 innings, which makes it feel like the Reds are losing.

Blake Lively? Gossip Girl fan I take it? You'd get along with my wife.

[Kc61]

But then why does he also get so many strikeouts and swings and misses?

Reed seems to make too many mistakes over the plate.

I’d take a few more walks rather than meatballs.

Particularly against power guys, can’t make mistakes over the plate.

[CaiGuy]

Thom conceding runs already after a leadoff single.

[Wonderful Monds]

That’s a lot of games for a dude that I thought was a catcher?

[*BaseClogger*]

He has been throwing something mostly down and away that’s coming in around 88-90 with tailing action. My guess is a change up but it could be a two seam. Or maybe I am crazy?

Nah I'm sure you're correct that's just awful speed differential...

[kaldaniels]

Thom conceding runs already after a leadoff single.

When you're right you're right.

[Reds Fanatic]

Thom already assuming that the Phillies will score this inning.

They very well might, but come on, man

With Reed he has a pretty good chance of being right and they have scored already

[BluegrassRedleg]

0-2 pitch on a tee to a very good-hitting veteran.

[The Operator]

Did Thom seriously just bemoan people in Cleveland not appreciating a high OBP excellent hitter like Santana because he didn't have enough RBI's?

Did that seriously just happen?!?

[Wonderful Monds]

Nah I'm sure you're correct that's just awful speed differential...

That’s the pitch that always looks like a hanger to me too. Maybe he should stop throwing it, because he can’t really command it either.

[cumberlandreds]

Thom conceding runs already after a leadoff single.

Well he was right. One for now. More coming though I'm afraid to say.

[kaldaniels]

Was 2015 MILB Reed a mirage? For the past 3 years he looks to be just slinging it up there with no idea where it is going. Seriously...did something change?

[*BaseClogger*]

That’s the pitch that always looks like a hanger to me too. Maybe he should stop throwing it, because he can’t really command it either.

It's not a recipe for success to throw all of your pitches in a 5 mph window. I don't think any starting pitcher has ever succeeded with that...

[Wonderful Monds]

Reed has too much of a whippy, slingshot like delivery where he’s always gonna miss off the plate like that I feel

There’s no way he can be consistent with that delivery

[*BaseClogger*]

I still think Reed can be a nasty LOOGY, his first inning K of Herrera being Exhibit A...

[kaldaniels]

I still think Reed can be a nasty LOOGY, his first inning K of Herrera being Exhibit A...

Yeah, but you need confidence he will be sharp from the get go much more often than not.

[GaiusBallstar]

It's not a recipe for success to throw all of your pitches in a 5 mph window. I don't think any starting pitcher has ever succeeded with that...

Welsh basically just said as much and I agree.

[kaldaniels]

A walk is not bad here.

[ScotlandRed]

Why does it feel like every time we score the opponent goes ahead and scores straight away in the next half inning.

[Tom Servo]

Was 2015 MILB Reed a mirage? For the past 3 years he looks to be just slinging it up there with no idea where it is going. Seriously...did something change?
He started off well in Louisville in 2016 too though. I genuinely can't pinpoint it other than a combination of confidence issues, missing spots to righties, and the juiced ball.

[Strikes Out Looking]

Why does it feel like every time we score the opponent goes ahead and scores straight away in the next half inning.

Because that's whats happened for the past 4 years.

[Wonderful Monds]

The slider is a problem too. It’s too slow or something. It doesn’t seem like hitters chase it, and when he throws it for a strike it always gets clobbered. He doesn’t get swings and misses on it.

[GaiusBallstar]

The slider is a problem too. It’s too slow or something. It doesn’t seem like hitters chase it, and when he throws it for a strike it always gets clobbered. He doesn’t get swings and misses on it.

Not enough downward movement, cuz he slings the ball like a wacky wailing inflatable tube man as someone said earlier.

[GADawg]

I wonder if Mac Jenkins wears a Fitbit?

[The Operator]

5-3 after the wild pitch and a sac fly

[kaldaniels]

Not enough downward movement, cuz he slings the ball like a wacky wailing inflatable tube man as someone said earlier.

https://media.giphy.com/media/gheKNRoJY03yo/giphy.gif

[RedsfaninMT]

5-3 after the wild pitch and a sac fly

Operator, I might get a whole lot more ticked...but then I look at that photo every time you post, and I smile I little.

[The Operator]

Reds are absolutely gonna lose this challenge

[CaiGuy]

Great throw but safe for sure.

[The Operator]

Operator, I might get a whole lot more ticked...but then I look at that photo every time you post, and I smile I little.

Yea, she has that affect... :p

[Wonderful Monds]

He started off well in Louisville in 2016 too though. I genuinely can't pinpoint it other than a combination of confidence issues, missing spots to righties, and the juiced ball.

I’m sure the juiced ball doesn’t help (neither does pitching in GABP) but his HR’s usually are no doubters than they are wall scrapers I feel

[The Operator]

5-3 after 3.

[CaiGuy]

I think Thom has mentioned the fact that Kingery is from Phoenix like 8 times.

[*BaseClogger*]

The slider is a problem too. It’s too slow or something. It doesn’t seem like hitters chase it, and when he throws it for a strike it always gets clobbered. He doesn’t get swings and misses on it.

I think the slider is an above-average pitch against lefties. We don't expect RH starters to get LH hitters out with their slider though. He's gotta have something else against RH hitters or they'll sit on the deceptive fastball and clobber it.

Career splits:
vLHH .715 OPS
vRHH .991 OPS

[Tony Cloninger]

I know Price is bad but he had managed through every season losing at least one key player or pitcher every single year. For months at a time.

[Tom Servo]

I think Thom has mentioned the fact that Kingery is from Phoenix like 8 times.
Thom's kids are still young, right? It seems like the only chance we have of ever dumping him is him going back to Phoenix because he clearly loves it but at this point he's probably staying in Ohio until his kids go to college.

[CaiGuy]

I know Price is bad but he had managed through every season losing at least one key player or pitcher every single year. For months at a time.

Price isn't the reason they have been bad...but he aint the solution either.

[Wonderful Monds]

Thom is extremely mad

[NebraskaRed]

worse at bunting: Reed or Hamilton?

[cumberlandreds]

Reed can't even sacrifice well.

[The Operator]

Even when I agree with Thom I still hate hearing what he says.

Such arrogance

[*BaseClogger*]

The only thing worse than watching a Cody Reed pitch: watching a Cody Reed hit...

[cumberlandreds]

Thom is extremely mad

When isn't he?

[Roy Tucker]

“Sunset Boulevard” is on TCM.

[kaldaniels]

Who's that villianous looking dude behind home plate?

[CaiGuy]

Thom's kids are still young, right? It seems like the only chance we have of ever dumping him is him going back to Phoenix because he clearly loves it but at this point he's probably staying in Ohio until his kids go to college.

I mean, AND I DON'T MEAN TO OFFEND OR OVERLY CRITICIZE ANYONE FROM PHOENIX (Thome voice), that Phoenix is definitely the place type of place he would like. The most bland, sprawling, suburban city in the middle of a desert.

[Wonderful Monds]

Ben Lively was a Reds minor league player of the year? lol

[kaldaniels]

Ben Lively was a Reds minor league player of the year? lol

Careful sir. Several posters love him.

[Reds Fanatic]

Scooter doubles in a run

[The Operator]

Scooter makes it 5-4

[Wonderful Monds]

Scooter RBI double!

[NebraskaRed]

Scooter likes hitting leadoff apparently

[cumberlandreds]

Scooter doubleshome Hamilton

[kaldaniels]

Scooter says "In your face Servo."

[Wonderful Monds]

Peraza plz do not swing

[CaiGuy]

Not sure who is better yet...Reed has given up 5 but Lively as 4 earned runs.

Need at least one more inning of data to make a conclusion.

[Wonderful Monds]

Peraza just fouled off ball 4

and again. My man refuses to walk.

[RedTeamGo!]

Careful sir. Several posters love him.

It’s just me. I already threw down the challenge and stated it’s fair game to come at me. He is out pitching Reed, though.

[kaldaniels]

Thom quite generous with his thoughts and prayers, sending them out to Geno.

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It’s just me. I already threw down the challenge and stated it’s fair game to come at me. He is out pitching Reed, though.

Ha...I haven't even seen anything today, I'm remembering years ago.

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If Lively throws a strike he's dumb.

[mhs95_06]

worse at bunting: Reed or Hamilton?

Reed has no aptitude and no experience and looks pathetic.
Hamilton has no aptitude and a lot of experience which serves to make him look a little less pathetic.

[RedTeamGo!]

Speaking of Louisville:

The savior is 0-3 tonight and his OPS is down to .563.

Not exactly busting the door down to be called up Friday.

::ducks::

[cumberlandreds]

Peraz flies out. 5-4 P hillies

[757690]

Blake Lively? Gossip Girl fan I take it? You'd get along with my wife.

I’m guessing she throws harder than Ben.

[Wonderful Monds]

Hunter Greene is a pitcher wearing #3?


Well it sucks that he’s bad now

[cumberlandreds]

Brice in. Lord help us all.

[757690]

“Sunset Boulevard” is on TCM.

Cody Reed is still not ready for his close up.

[Roy Tucker]

“Sunset Boulevard” is on TCM.

“I *am* big. It's the *pictures* that got small”.

[Strikes Out Looking]

Why didn't Price have Blandino bat for Reed and then put him in for Pennington? It would have made the team better on the field and given them a chance to score more runs last inning.

[Wonderful Monds]

Looks like the Phils 1B Coach was jawing at Votto

[Maldez]

Cody Reed may very well still turn out to have a fine career, but I will never understand The Reds repeatedly running him out there to get his brains beat in during 2016.

Absolutely malpractice, it was.

And maybe he was going to be bad anyway, very well a possibility. But this organization just raked him over the proverbial coals. Just an awful way to treat a top pitching prospect.

When you trade away Johnny Cueto for an "up-and-coming" prospect, you have to give that prospect every possible chance to justify the trade.

[rob meehan]

brandon phillips and j hazelbaker are available. scooter and duvall have played at third

[The Operator]

I’m guessing she throws harder than Ben.

She's definitely more fun to look at.

[CWRed]

Why didn't Price have Blandino bat for Reed and then put him in for Pennington? It would have made the team better on the field and given them a chance to score more runs last inning.

Because Price is brain dead. Never seen a manager hit the pitcher even when he's done pitching more that this idiot. Mind boggling.

[RedTeamGo!]

Why didn't Price have Blandino bat for Reed and then put him in for Pennington? It would have made the team better on the field and given them a chance to score more runs last inning.

How does Blandino playing SS make the team better on the field? I was under the impression he is pretty bad defensively at SS.

[cumberlandreds]

Brice gets then out in order.

[Reds Fanatic]

1-2-3 inning for Brice