Let the Winning Continue! 4/24/18 Braves @ Reds 6:40 start

[klw]

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[cumberlandreds]

Here's tonights winning lineup!


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbkVylgX0AAxpHP.jpg

[Reds Fanatic]

Overall not a bad lineup but I think Schebler should be playing over Duvall against righties.

[cumberlandreds]

The Barves lineup.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dbkc22PWkAMsnHw.jpg

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Chris Segal will be the invisible umpire tonight. ^

[klw]

The Barves lineup.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dbkc22PWkAMsnHw.jpg

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Chris Segal will be the invisible umpire tonight. ^

With a name like Fieldin Culbreath, he should do commercials for gum or mints.


I hope Schebler is just being benched for providing too much offense last night and didn't tweak his nerve issue.

[UPRedsFan]

I hope Schebler is just being benched for providing too much offense last night and didn't tweak his nerve issue.

This is really puzzling. How can you take Schebler out of the lineup after last night? Against a rhp?

I guess since Hamilton and Duvall both got hits last night you have to play them while they're hot?
Can't have too many left handers in the line up against a right handed pitcher?
Gotta get Duvall goin?

Only reasonable answer is that he tweaked something or they're concerned about weather conditions and further injury.

[klw]

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#Reds activate RHP Kevin Shackelford, DFA Kevin Quackenbush

[Ironman92]

Hamilton is scoring runs....don’t care if it’s just good fortune or just flat out luck. 1/3 of the lineup is not good (at least) and someone has to be the worst

[Ironman92]

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Makes them a WC contender

[JaxRed]

From Joel Luckhaupt


With the Quackenbush DFA, every Reds RP with an ERA over 4.50 is no longer on the roster (Pennington excluded). Those pitchers account for 32 of the 47 runs allowed by the bullpen, but only 14.1 of the 76 IP.

[Reds Fanatic]

Mesoraco has been scratched from tonight's lineup with neck stiffness so Barnhart will take his place

[JaxRed]

Makes them a WC contender

13559

Is this what you meant?

[Ironman92]

13559

Is this what you meant?

No.

[klw]

Quite the lineup in Louisville tonight:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dbk9VljWAAgjttB.jpg

[Kc61]

Reds scheduled to face a lefty, Newcomb, on Thursday. That should have been the day to rest Schebler IMO.

Presumably they plan to rest Duvall tomorrow and Hamilton Thursday.

[Tony Cloninger]

Oh no. Here comes the 3rd catcher any day now.

[JaxRed]

Reds scheduled to face a lefty, Newcomb, on Thursday. That should have been the day to rest Schebler IMO.

Presumably they plan to rest Duvall tomorrow and Hamilton Thursday.

Thursday might be the Winker day off....

[KeefeCato]

Please just DFA Gosselin and give Dixon a shot. Then when Suarez returns DFA Gossenlin's brother Pennington. I know the 24th and 25th man means little to a team with a 4-18 record. But we all know what Gosselin and Pennington bring to the table. Dixon and Blandino we don't yet know.

[Kc61]

Thursday might be the Winker day off....

Yesterday Winker was off.

[KeefeCato]

Billy should have tomorrow off and Duvall Thurs. Seems silly to sit Schebler after a big game. I guess no matter what though they will stick to the rotation of the 4 OFers.

[Kc61]

Billy should have tomorrow off and Duvall Thurs. Seems silly to sit Schebler after a big game. I guess no matter what though they will stick to the rotation of the 4 OFers.

So you’d sit Duvall on Thursday against the lefty.

Sure, but I probably wouldn’t.

[ScotlandRed]

This outfield rotation is already killing me. Winker LF, Hamilton CF, Schebler RF is the best lineup. Just play it.

[Rolando]

So you’d sit Duvall on Thursday against the lefty.

Sure, but I probably wouldn’t.

I agree with this Duvall off tomorrow Hamilton off Thursday. Let Winker DH all 3 in Minnesota.

[Reds Fanatic]

Inciarte strikes out looking to start the game

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Albies strikes out swinging

[NC Reds]

I enjoy watching Mahle. Very direct.

[Reds Fanatic]

Freeman lines out to center. Good inning for Mahle

[Reds Fanatic]

That was quick Reds down 1-2-3 on 9 pitches

[CaiGuy]

Winker flys out on the 6th pitch of the game, and Peraza grounds out on the 7th.

[Boston Red]

The Reds are bringing their normal Tyler Mahle start offense tonight!

[Reds Fanatic]

Leadoff walk to Markakis

[Tom Servo]

Leadoff walk to Markakis
He took Mahle to school in that AB.

[WrongVerb]

So, Peraza has now gone 33 straight at bats without striking out. And that's a problem.

The batter's job is to get a pitch to drive, and drive it somewhere. The batter does this by only swinging aggressively at pitches in the strike zone and taking everything else. Joey is the master at that. The effect this has is the pitcher knows he can't throw balls because the batter will just not swing and ultimately walk to first. Thus, the pitcher has to come in closer to the strike zone in order to induce weak contact, but pitcher's aren't perfect and they make mistakes. A smaller margin for error leads to bigger mistakes, which are the types of pitches the batter can drive somewhere.

[Reds Fanatic]

3 Ks for Mahle

[The Operator]

K's Suzuki after a fun acting job when he went upstairs 0-2

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Thom loves Preston Tucker's RBI total.

18 RBI's. Eight-teen!!

[NebraskaRed]

Thom loves those RBI

[Boston Red]

Mahle misses more bats than I expected him to.

[The Operator]

Strike three against Tucker called ball one.

[Boston Red]

Smart play by Markakis

[CaiGuy]

Strike three against Tucker called ball one.

Great pitch tho

[NebraskaRed]

After the game, Thom is gonna tell Votto what he should do next time

[Boston Red]

We could use a Dansby Swanson.

[CaiGuy]

Was just smart baserunning, really.

[Reds Fanatic]

4 Ks for Mahle. 0-0 mid 2nd

[The Operator]

4th K for Mahle.

Looking good so far thru 2

[Tom Servo]

Me likey Mahle.

[The Operator]

Great pitch tho

Agreed, was a great pitch. Ump even acted like he was gonna ring him up and just didn't.

[NC Reds]

He took Mahle to school in that AB.

I wanted the Reds to sign Markakis badly when he was in community college. That was back in the "draft and follow" era where you could sign a guy right up to the following draft. Orioles made him a rich man in 2003.

[Boston Red]

Me likey Mahle.

All hail Mahle. I think he actually pronounces his name wrong,you see.

[The Operator]

Seems like Brandon McCarthy has been around forever

[CaiGuy]

We could use a Dansby Swanson.

How 'bout a Ron Swanson?

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/023/463/6360103332924270401274957217_Ron.jpg

[Reds Fanatic]

Scooter with a bloop hit to left

[JaxRed]

Hope Duvall continues his recent improvement.

[The Operator]

Scooter aboard with a single

[Tom Servo]

Seems like Brandon McCarthy has been around forever
I remember wanting the Reds to take a shot on him back in like 2009.

[Boston Red]

EVERYONE can use a Ron Swanson.

[NebraskaRed]

How 'bout a Ron Swanson?

http://www.yourcommissary.com/swanbfridchic.jpg

Maybe a Swanson classic?

[Reds Fanatic]

Diving catch by Markakis robs Duvall

[The Operator]

Markakis y u do us like dat

[Boston Red]

Markakis is doing everything right. I hate him.

[Strikes Out Looking]

Mahle misses more bats than I expected him to.

Because you weren't thinking 2018 baseball - walk, homer or strikeout, you were used to fundemental baseball where batters actually tried to hit the ball even if it didn't fly out of the ballpark. In other words, Mahle's K rate is benefited by "velocity angle" baseball.

[Boston Red]

Because you weren't thinking 2018 baseball - walk, homer or strikeout, you were used to fundemental baseball where batters actually tried to hit the ball even if it didn't fly out of the ballpark. In other words, Mahle's K rate is benefited by "velocity angle" baseball.

Maybe, but he's missing more bats relative to other pitchers who are also pitching in 2018 than I expected him to.

[The Operator]

Tucker aboard with a walk

2 on, 1 down

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Blandino!

Bases loaded, 1 down

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Mahle grounds into a 3-2 force out


Did they not tag the plate?

[The Operator]

Holy crap what a blown play by suzuki

1-0 Reds!

[NC Reds]

That was Reds-like.

Nice.

[Boston Red]

Nice to have a break actually go our way.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Wow. That's a really nice job by the HP ump.

[Reds Fanatic]

Nice Braves were going to challenge that and they waited too long

[The Operator]

Braves apparently missed the challenge time window


Wut is going on here

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Billy! Everybody's safe!

2-0

[Reds Fanatic]

McCarthy boots the ball back to the mound and another run.

[Boston Red]

The Braves look like the Reds.

[The Operator]

Wow. That's a really nice job by the HP ump.

I've never seen that actually enforced. Not a bad time to start!

[Big Klu]

That ought to be an E2.

Now an RBI infield single by Hamilton.

[Reds Fanatic]

About time after a month for this team to catch a few breaks

[The Operator]

Winker sac fly

3-0 Reds


Who is this Reds team?!

[Reds Fanatic]

Winker sac fly to left. 3-0 Reds!

[NC Reds]

Sac fly Winker. 3-0. Fun.

[Boston Red]

3 runs. Mahle doesn't know what to do with himself!

[Big Klu]

The Braves look like the Reds.

Barves gonna Barve.

[Reds Fanatic]

Peraza singles bases loaded for Votto

[The Operator]

Peraza singles thru the right side

Bases loaded again for Joey

[BluegrassRedleg]

Who are these guys???

[Boston Red]

They held the runner at third?!? Oh yeah, it's Mahle. LOL

[M2]

Because you weren't thinking 2018 baseball - walk, homer or strikeout, you were used to fundemental baseball where batters actually tried to hit the ball even if it didn't fly out of the ballpark. In other words, Mahle's K rate is benefited by "velocity angle" baseball.

And the fact that he's always posted good K rates (8.3 MiLB K/9).

[The Operator]

Joey the rally killer. The bum!

We head to the 3rd up 3-0

[JaxRed]

I'd be ok with a walk

[Boston Red]

Rally-killer Votto had to come up there! Darn it.

[M2]

That inning was all ...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY77zDzNmYw

[Tom Servo]

Peraza currently sporting an OPS higher than Votto and Duvall, just as we all predicted.

[Red Raindog]

maybe the lucky worm has turned!

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[ScotlandRed]

I trust Votto will come around but a .597 OPS is pretty damn horrible right now

[Boston Red]

Peraza currently sporting an OPS higher than Votto and Duvall, just as we all predicted.

I wish that said good things about Peraza.

[M2]

I trust Votto will come around but a .597 OPS is pretty damn horrible right now

Joey's proof that T.S. Eliot was right, April is the cruelest month.

[The Operator]

Peraza currently sporting an OPS higher than Votto and Duvall, just as we all predicted.

If this continues I'll be a very rich dude.

Anytime someone gives you 10,000:1 odds on anything, you take it.

[Reds Fanatic]

Make it 5 Ks for Mahle

[The Operator]

5th K for Mahle

[Boston Red]

Mahle is fun.

[Reds Fanatic]

Make it 6 Ks in the first 9 batters

[The Operator]

A legitimate 6'8"??

As opposed to an illegitimate 6'8", Thom?

[Reds Fanatic]

Mahle is rolling. 3-0 Reds mid 3rd

[NC Reds]

Terrific stuff by Mahle so far.

[The Operator]

Mahle cruising

6 K's and a BB thru 3 scoreless Ip on 44 pitches

[CaiGuy]

A legitimate 6'8"??

As opposed to an illegitimate 6'8", Thom?

Guess his parents were married???

[Boston Red]

WTF?!? Why let Inciarte hit the ball?

[KeefeCato]

So you’d sit Duvall on Thursday against the lefty.

Sure, but I probably wouldn’t.

No I wouldn't but it is his turn Thursday if they stay true to the rotation.

[Beatlessp]

A legitimate 6'8"??

As opposed to an illegitimate 6'8", Thom?

Not much of a Thom fan...but c'mon....we all know sports teams overstate physical stats.....

[CaiGuy]

So, these guys will have struggles, but Malhe, Romano, and Castillo have shown some real signs of being something.

[The Operator]

Those three outs were quick. All I did was use the bathroom. And only number one!

[Reds Fanatic]

Reds go down 1-2-3 in the 3rd

[KeefeCato]

Looked like that line drive Tucker hit was knuckling all the way to Markakis.

[The Operator]

So, these guys will have struggles, but Malhe, Romano, and Castillo have shown some real signs of being something.

My biggest concern is Castillo's velocity so far

[Kinsm]

The Braves field like you'd expect the 4-18 Reds would.

[The Operator]

Not much of a Thom fan...but c'mon....we all know sports teams overstate physical stats.....

Yea my annoyance was more about Thom finding yet another way to plug former Diomandback info into the broadcast

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Albies flies out to Winker

1 down

[The Operator]

Freeman grounds back to Mahle

2 down

[The Operator]

Markakis with another walk

[JaxRed]

Just noticed Blandino is off the interstate.....

[Tom Servo]

damn Markakis

[Reds Fanatic]

Another good inning for Mahle

[The Operator]

Suzuki grounds into the FC

3-0 Reds after 3.5

58 pitches for Mahle

[Strikes Out Looking]

Just noticed Blandino is off the interstate.....

I would hope the Sisters (Pennington/Gosselin) notice that as well.

[NC Reds]

Mahle is dealing.

[M2]

Markakis with another walk

There's a reason why the Reds drafted him twice.

[Boston Red]

damn Markakis

He's having a pretty quietly great game.

[The Operator]

There's a reason why the Reds drafted him twice.

He's definitely a tough AB

[Red Raindog]

I only listen to the Thom games to hear him get corrected

[RedsfaninMT]

Chuckie's head just exploded with Thom lauding Kremcheck

[The Operator]

Lol Billy just tried to buy a walk on a pitch that was obviously strike three


Nice try I guess

[The Operator]

7 K's for Mahle

[Reds Fanatic]

7 Ks for Mahle

[CaiGuy]

Have we had a pizza day yet? Its in play...

[The Operator]

Swanson pops out

2 down

[The Operator]

8 K's for Mahle!!

Cruising thru 5

[Reds Fanatic]

8 Ks. Mahle is absolutely dealing tonight

[membengal]

This is why worries over Mahle are unnecessary.

[The Operator]

Joey!!!!

4-0

[BluegrassRedleg]

VOTTO HR No. 1!!!

[Reds Fanatic]

There it is. Votto's first homer of the year

[Tom Servo]

Votto! :jump:

[NebraskaRed]

Voooooottttooo

[Big Klu]

More blinky lights.

[The Operator]

Scooter! Back to back!!!!

5-0

[BluegrassRedleg]

Scooter back to back HR.

[Reds Fanatic]

Back to Back. Scooter homers!

[NebraskaRed]

Scooter gonna scoot

[Tom Servo]

Extend Riggleman!

[CaiGuy]

The walks were already going up, and the strikeouts trending down.

And now an oppo....Votto's about the break out in a huge way.

[The Operator]

Mahle probably feels like this is a 56 run lead compared to what he's gotten every other game

[CaiGuy]

And now the Scootster!

[Tony Cloninger]

I thought Mahle was done fir after that Pittsburgh game. I mean he sucked and was not good.

[WVRedsFan]

Back to back,
Belly to belly,
And I don't give a damn,
Cause I'm a Red already.

Joey and Scooter. 5-20

[CaiGuy]

I thought Mahle was done fir after that Pittsburgh game. I mean he sucked and was not good.

Wait...is the a joke?

[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. Joey Votto - 258
6. Ted Kluszewski - 251
7. George Foster - 244
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

[Strikes Out Looking]

Trade Scooter before the next half inning!

[M2]

Extend Riggleman!

You can get arrested for that if you do it in public.

[CaiGuy]

Extend Riggleman!

What is the opposite of baby-bird-brains?

[50YrRedsFan]

Back to back,
Belly to belly,
And I don't give a damn,
Cause I'm a Red already.

Joey and Scooter. 5-20

Start printing playoff tickets.:beerme:

[Big Klu]

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NZiFIak3pdE/maxresdefault.jpg

[CaiGuy]

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. Joey Votto - 258
6. Ted Kluszewski - 251
7. George Foster - 244
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

I was thinking he might catch #3 this year, but he has to make up for this start.

[The Operator]

9 K's!!

[Reds Fanatic]

9 Ks.

[Tony Cloninger]

Wait...is the a joke?

No. People were worried he was not any good already.

[The Operator]

10 K's!!!!

[Reds Fanatic]

Make it 10 He is filthy tonight

[BluegrassRedleg]

K #10 for Mahle.

[Red Raindog]

3 pitch K --- this is good

[Big Klu]

Extend Riggleman!

I'll say this about him: I noticed him in the dugout earlier in the game, and I thought he just looked more managerial.

[CaiGuy]

Com'on pizza!

[The Operator]

Mahle airing it out

98 on that last pitch

[M2]

Mahle's suddenly throwing 95-97.

[50YrRedsFan]

Mahle using a lot of pitches with all these K's. Would Riggleman dare pull him?

[RiverRat13]

Mahle using a lot of pitches with all these K's. Would Riggleman dare pull him?

Gabe Kapler would have pulled him two innings ago.

[The Operator]

11 K's!!!

[WVRedsFan]

11

[Reds Fanatic]

11 strikes out the side! What a night

[Red Raindog]

pizza in the 6th inning -- impressive

[Kc61]

Mahle using a lot of pitches with all these K's. Would Riggleman dare pull him?

No.

[NebraskaRed]

I'll say this about him: I noticed him in the dugout earlier in the game, and I thought he just looked more managerial.

This is without much direct evidence, but I've seen more energy in the dugout (if that makes sense) from everyone since Price was fired.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Struck out the side! AND he's not doing anything.

[Tom Servo]

PIZZA

[NC Reds]

Awesome performance tonight by Mahle.

[The Operator]

Mahle using a lot of pitches with all these K's. Would Riggleman dare pull him?

As young as he is I wouldn't let him go much past 110.

Too much riding on him being successful for the long haul

[Big Klu]

Pizza time!

[Kc61]

This is without much direct evidence, but I've seen more energy in the dugout (if that makes sense) from everyone since Price was fired.

When you’re losing you don’t look energetic.

This past weekend under Riggleman the Reds didn’t look energetic.

[membengal]

Is TRF still worried that Mahle’s stuff won’t play?

[Strikes Out Looking]

Mahle using a lot of pitches with all these K's. Would Riggleman dare pull him?

87 pitches after 6; I hate to say it but unless the Braves just swing at everything from here on out, I don't see him going 9.

[NebraskaRed]

When you’re losing you don’t look energetic.

This past weekend under Riggleman the Reds didn’t look energetic.

true but I noticed it the other day too. More standing around, more players up at the railing, less sitting down

[Reds Fanatic]

As young as he is I wouldn't let him go much past 110.

Too much riding on him being successful for the long haul

I agree he is at 87 pitches. It will be tempting with him chasing history tonight. But hard to see him going 9 at this pitch count

[M2]

No.

I'll go with yes. Not until after the 7th, but at some point the pitch count has got to matter.

[Tony Cloninger]

Riggleman is like Patton replacing Price at this point. He probably slapped a few players.

[Hypnotoad]

Riggleman is like Patton replacing Price at this point. He probably slapped a few players.

Price always did have a Lloyd Fredenhall quality about him.

[M2]

Is TRF still worried that Mahle’s stuff won’t play?

And in the non-TRF category, I remember a few years of being told he couldn't throw hard enough.

[Kc61]

true but I noticed it the other day too. More standing around, more players up at the railing, less sitting down

I haven’t noticed a difference in railing leanings myself.

Using Schebler in the lead off spot was a nice touch, though. His homer started the ball rolling. I’ll give Riggleman credit for that.

[The Operator]

Blandino with another hit

[Reds Fanatic]

Blandino lines a single to center. His 2nd hit tonight

[Tom Servo]

Blandino looking good the last few games

[Strikes Out Looking]

Blandino singles, Gosselin cries.

[NebraskaRed]

who would have thought that regular at bats would help Blandino adjust to major league pitching. You can't predict stuff like that

[Kc61]

Blandino’s good hitting recently is going to keep him on the team.

That means when Suarez comes back Gosselin probably goes down to AAA with Blandino taking his spot on the roster.

Anytime a young player plays well enough to stay in the bigs, its a plus.

[Strikes Out Looking]

Tonight is a lot like this night (https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN200804030.shtml).

[Reds Fanatic]

Good bunt by Mahle

[The Operator]

who would have thought that regular at bats would help Blandino adjust to major league pitching. You can't predict stuff like that

No no no

You learn by sitting there and watching. Repitions and practice mean nothing

[Big Klu]

Riggleman is like Patton replacing Price at this point. He probably slapped a few players.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/GeorgeSPatton.jpg

[WVRedsFan]

Since Hamilton has been batting 9th, it seems like every game finds him with runners on, sometimes in scoring position. Weird.

[The Operator]

Boy Thom doesn't worry much about the jinx does he?

[Kc61]

Boy Thom doesn't worry much about the jinx does he?

It’s his job to attract fans to the game.

[M2]

Boy Thom doesn't worry much about the jinx does he?

I respect that. His job is to talk about stuff.

[Tony Cloninger]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/GeorgeSPatton.jpg

I read you damn book Billy Bean!

[Strikes Out Looking]

Boy Thom doesn't worry much about the jinx does he?

You have to be a baseball fan to know baseball tradition and lore.

[NebraskaRed]

according to Doug, Suarez 1-2 with a double and 2 walks tonight in Louisville

[BluegrassRedleg]

Didi's 8th HR for the Yanks tonight. Kid has developed into a monster.

[The Operator]

Welp there that went

5-1

[RedsfaninMT]

Suarez 1-2, K, 2B, 2B tonight.

[RiverRat13]

Riggleman is like Patton replacing Price at this point. He probably slapped a few players.

Well, General George S. Patton was a little nuts. And this guy is completely out of his mind! We can't fail!

[Reds Fanatic]

Well so much for the no hitter. Freeman crushed that ball

[Tom Servo]

I blame Thom.

[Big Klu]

Boy Thom doesn't worry much about the jinx does he?

I blame THom.

[The Operator]

And now an extra base hit

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I blame THom.

Likewise

[Roy Tucker]

Well, Freeman hit the snot out of that one.

[Red Raindog]

I blame Thom

[RedTeamGo!]

Ok, short leash time. Let the kid go out with some confidence.

[Tony Cloninger]

I can’t believe Suarez is that ready to go. I fractured my thumb and needed 6 pins. I was out for six weeks and I’m an accountant.

[Strikes Out Looking]

Saves Riggleman from a no win situation. Probably bullpen time.

[Reds Fanatic]

I can’t believe Suarez is that ready to go. I fractured my thumb and needed 6 pins. I was out for six weeks and I’m an accountant.

It is amazing he is back rehabbing 16 days after the fracture. He could very well be back in Minnesota this weekend

[Donder]

Everyone blaming Thom is joking, right? Right?

[Red Raindog]

I can’t believe Suarez is that ready to go. I fractured my thumb and needed 6 pins. I was out for six weeks and I’m an accountant.

you were probably pushing some big numbers around though.....

[50YrRedsFan]

I'd bring in Garrett to counter Freeman & Markakis

[Reds Fanatic]

Everyone blaming Thom is joking, right? Right?

Well take any excuse to blame Thom

[Red Raindog]

Everyone blaming Thom is joking, right? Right?

crickets

[The Operator]

Okay you can get him out of there

[Tom Servo]

whoops

[Reds Fanatic]

It is bullpen time now. Hard to believe it has went this fast.

[Tom Servo]

Well I'll still take the quality start.

[BluegrassRedleg]

It would be so Reds 2018 to lose this.

[Reds Fanatic]

Great start by Mahle now up to the bullpen to hold the lead

[ochoa30]

It happens with young guys. Great start for Mahle!

[RiverRat13]

The third time through the order continues to undo Mahle. But I have confidence that he'll find a way to adjust.

[The Operator]

Seems like when Mahle runs out of gas he really runs out


Either way one hell of a start. Nothing a little more experience and stamina can't fix

[M2]

Ah well, this is why young guys need to take their lumps.

[Wolves198921]

:laugh:
Lesson learned, don’t get your hopes up! Up 5-0 and now 5-3 with zero outs. Yeah we are going to lose this game.

[ochoa30]

The third time through the order continues to undo Mahle. But I have confidence that he'll find a way to adjust.

For the most part I think he's just tired by that point so far. Just didnt hit his spots that inning. He will figure it out. That was pretty special for 6 innings tonight.

[WVRedsFan]

Ah well, this is why young guys need to take their lumps.

Yep. It's part of the learning process

[The Operator]

:laugh:
Lesson learned, don’t get your hopes up! Up 5-0 and now 5-3 with zero outs. Yeah we are going to lose this game.

Dude.

[Tom Servo]

:laugh:
Lesson learned, don’t get your hopes up! Up 5-0 and now 5-3 with zero outs. Yeah we are going to lose this game.
Go away

[RedTeamGo!]

Damnit. Why did he leave him in after Markakis?

Bet they lose this game.

[The Operator]

Amir pitching with some emotion!

[Tom Servo]

I swear to god if Thom brings up the "Garrett getting send down ruined him" thing again.

[Red Raindog]

Thom talking about going out & earning something vs being handed it --- chuckle

[Wolves198921]

Go away
Lol I am not going away because some dude that I don’t even know tells me to. Either put me on ignore or understand that I don’t care what other people, including you, think.
We are going to lose, end of story.

[The Operator]

Swanson with a hit

Tying run comes up in the form of Ryan Flaherty

[Reds Fanatic]

Big 3-6-3 DP!

[BluegrassRedleg]

YESSIRREE!