09/17/18 Reds @ Brewers

[Chip R]

Schebler 9,
Peraza 6,
Votto 3,
Suarez 5,
Gennett 4,
Ervin 7,
Casali 2,
DeSclafani RHP,
Hamilton 8

[texasdave]

Reds get another look at Wade Miley. Miley has an ERA of 2.23 in 13 starts. This is his third start against the Rhinelanders in 2018. He won a 3-1 decision in early May, and got no decision while working into the 8th inning of a 2-1 Brewers' win in August.
Third times the charm, boys.

[texasdave]

After three outstanding starts in August (2 ER in 21.1 innings), DeSclafani has fallen on hard times, working to a 6.84 ERA over his last 5 starts. Maybe DeSclafani is running on fumes as the season winds down, after missing the 2017 campaign in its entirety.

I-Didn't-Know-That: Scooter Gennett has homered off of DeSclafani. Scoreboard!

[Big Klu]

Reds get another look at Wade Miley. Miley has an ERA of 2.23 in 13 starts. This is his third start against the Rhinelanders in 2018. He won a 3-1 decision in early May, and got no decision while working into the 8th inning of a 2-1 Brewers' win in August.
Third times the charm, boys.

The Reds also get another look at Front Row Amy.

[Big Klu]

And we already have our first complaint about pace of play.

Whoever had "sixth batter of the game" wins the pool.

[Big Klu]

And we now have our first football reference. First batter in the bottom of the 2nd inning.

[mhs95_06]

We see the much weaker arm that Schebler now has on the SF.

[Rolando]

Boy schebler has an awful arm

[Kc61]

Why did Ervin bunt?

[texasdave]

4 IP, 1 R. Nice outing for DeSclafani to this point.

[texasdave]

Wade Arroyo showing that you don't HAVE to pitch mid-90s to get folks out.

[texasdave]

Miley is lifted for a pinch hitter after 5 scoreless frames. Good decision. Domingo Santana, hitting for Miley, goes deep.

[Ironman92]

Sorry Scooter....Reds pitching giving batting title to Yelich and major MVP looks

[texasdave]

4 IP, 1 R. Nice outing for DeSclafani to this point.

I suppose that I jinxed him pretty good. Homer, single, homer, line out, single.

[Kc61]

Maybe DeSclafani is running on fumes as the season winds down, after missing the 2017 campaign in its entirety.



Reds should make you a pitching advisor, quite correct. No idea why Reds are still trotting Disco out there.

Maybe they should just consider an early shut down period.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Sorry Scooter....Reds pitching giving batting title to Yelich and major MVP looks

Kinda sums up this season.

[Big Klu]

We see the much weaker arm that Schebler now has on the SF.

He never had a "cannon", typical of many RF's, but he had an average arm...UNTIL the shoulder injury. Now his arm is worse than Winker's.

[Ironman92]

Scooter gets Hader and Reds throwing Yelich creampuffs

[Ironman92]

Schebler got that throw from RCF to 2nd on only 4 hops

[Ironman92]

Lol

[Ironman92]

Oh Jeff Brantley kinda just let loose there. Surprised he said that much

[Kc61]

What did he say? I turned off the game.

[Big Klu]

Brantley just called them out..."Is there one pitcher, ONE, on this Reds staff who has gotten better since the beginning of last year? And the answer is N-O, no. And if you can't teach it at the minor-league level, and you can't teach it at the big-league level, then you're just spinning your wheels."

[Ironman92]

Ridiculous

[757690]

When was the last time a player hit for the cycle against the same team twice in a season? Yelich just did it against the Reds this season.

[Big Klu]

When was the last time a player hit for the cycle against the same team twice in a season? Yelich just did it against the Reds this season.

Never.

[Ironman92]

Yelich MVP

[Big Klu]

Yelich MVP

No, I have a feeling it's going to be Baez.

[Powel Crosley]

Yelich has certainly been good for my fantasy team.

[757690]

Never.

Hooray! We set a record!

[Ironman92]

No, I have a feeling it's going to be Baez.

Yeah but once Yelich goes 7 for next 8 in final 2 games vs Reds with 4 extra base hits....he’ll have slightly passed Baez for the moment

[Kc61]

Brantley just called them out..."Is there one pitcher, ONE, on this Reds staff who has gotten better since the beginning of last year? And the answer is N-O, no. And if you can't teach it at the minor-league level, and you can't teach it at the big-league level, then you're just spinning your wheels."

Cody Reed.

[Big Klu]

Cody Reed.

I'm not buying that. One good start in his last appearance isn't enough. He's been a trainwreck for nearly his entire major-league career.

[Kc61]

I'm not buying that. One good start in his last appearance isn't enough. He's been a trainwreck for nearly his entire major-league career.

Question is who’s “gotten better.” Reed is better now than in any other MLB trial he’s had.

[Flair4Horsemen]

I'm not buying that. One good start in his last appearance isn't enough. He's been a trainwreck for nearly his entire major-league career.

His whole major league career spanning less than 100 innings.

[Big Klu]

Question is who’s “gotten better.” Reed is better now than in any other MLB trial he’s had.

I was in attendance for the start in Pittsburgh. He got lit up like a Christmas tree, and looked like the Cody Reed we've all gotten to know and love. He didn't do much better in his next start vs. the Dodgers. You'll forgive me if I don't buy that he's turned the corner just because of one good start.

[Kc61]

I was in attendance for the start in Pittsburgh. He got lit up like a Christmas tree, and looked like the Cody Reed we've all gotten to know and love. He didn't do much better in his next start vs. the Dodgers. You'll forgive me if I don't buy that he's turned the corner just because of one good start.

I just said Cody got better. It’s clear from the numbers as compared with previous seasons. I didn’t say he was ready for enshrinement.

[Kinsm]

Brantley just called them out..."Is there one pitcher, ONE, on this Reds staff who has gotten better since the beginning of last year? And the answer is N-O, no. And if you can't teach it at the minor-league level, and you can't teach it at the big-league level, then you're just spinning your wheels."

Marty has been saying this for 4 years, it's why half the board hates him.

[Tom Servo]

Marty has been saying this for 4 years, it's why half the board hates him.
I know you've only been a short time so I can tell with absolute certainty that Marty hate has nothing to do with what he's said about the Reds pitching.

[Big Klu]

Marty has been saying this for 4 years, it's why half the board hates him.

No, with Marty it gets lost among all the other whining and complaining he does. With Cowboy, it carries a little more weight. Mainly because he's more of a cheerleader, but also because he carries the gravitas of being an ex-MLB pitcher with a 14-year career, former All-Star, and Rolaids Relief Man winner.

[Kinsm]

No, with Marty it gets lost among all the other whining and complaining he does. With Cowboy, it carries a little more weight. Mainly because he's more of a cheerleader, but also because he carries the gravitas of being an ex-MLB pitcher with a 14-year career, former All-Star, and Rolaids Relief Man winner.

So you're saying I have to have been a major league pitcher to wax poetic about the Reds ineptitude in developing pitching?

[Ironman92]

So you're saying I have to have been a major league pitcher to wax poetic about the Reds ineptitude in developing pitching?

You can say it, but it means more coming from Brantley

[Big Klu]

So you're saying I have to have been a major league pitcher to wax poetic about the Reds ineptitude in developing pitching?

Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. :rolleyes:

Come on, Brantley makes a comment that happens to be dead on, and people are getting chippy about it? It carries more weight because he rarely calls anyone out, mainly because he played for a long time and knows how hard the game is. (The exact same reason why Joe Nuxhall seldom called anyone out.) It's not the same as Marty's gripes or THom's soapbox tirades.

[Chip R]

Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. :rolleyes:

Come on, Brantley makes a comment that happens to be dead on, and people are getting chippy about it? It carries more weight because he rarely calls anyone out, mainly because he played for a long time and knows how hard the game is. (The exact same reason why Joe Nuxhall seldom called anyone out.) It's not the same as Marty's gripes or THom's soapbox tirades.

So the pitching hasn't improved and I still see players making dumb mistakes in the field and on the bases and hitting. I know things were pretty crappy when Price was fired but Riggleman has been manager for the bulk of the season and it boggles my mind that he's still being talked about as a candidate for manager next season.

[Big Klu]

So the pitching hasn't improved and I still see players making dumb mistakes in the field and on the bases and hitting. I know things were pretty crappy when Price was fired but Riggleman has been manager for the bulk of the season and it boggles my mind that he's still being talked about as a candidate for manager next season.

Riggleman has been a good soldier, and maybe they might offer him another position in the organization as gratitude for accepting a difficult assignment this season, but I would be surprised if he's back as the manager next year.

But then again, knowing the Reds as we all do, maybe I wouldn't be surprised.

[texasdave]

On a positive note: Blake Trahan is now hitting over .400 (.429). Not sure if he can get enough ABs to qualify for the batting title though, he's sitting at 7.

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4 games. 4 runs. 4 rally killers. Where has the offense gone?

What do they see in Wandy Peralta?

[klw]

On the plus side, the Reds can still declare that only Yelich has hit for the cycle against them this year.