Reds @ Padres 4-18-19

[Ron Madden]

Votto 1B
Suarez 3B
Winker RF
Kemp LF
Dietrich 2B
Schebler CF
Iglesias SS
Roark P
Barnhart C

[WrongVerb]

Uhhhh...OK, I guess.

[KronoRed]

No CF?

[757690]

No CF?

They haven’t played with one so far this season. Why start now?

[Ron Madden]

No CF?

Thanks Krono.

[Tony Cloninger]

Bat Peraza lead off where he hit last year. Winker 2nd. Votto 3rd. Suarez 4th.
The rest can be whatever name you want to pull out of Billy Martin ‘s hat. Just not Rick Rhoden.

[Ohiohaybaler]

Votto 1B
Suarez 3B
Winker RF
Kemp LF
Dietrich 2B
Schebler CF
Iglesias SS
Roark P
Barnhart C

Pitching match ups for the weekend series:

Tonight: Tanner Roark vs. Christopher "Cy" Paddack
Tomorrow: Anthony DeSclafani vs. Matthew "Cy" Strahm
Sunday: Luis "Hard Luck" Castillo vs. Eric "Cy" Lauer

[Boston Red]

Paddack is good.

[Ron Madden]

Paddack is good.

Yep 1.29 ERA so far

[klw]

As we said in the Dusty era, "CF and SS bat 6, 7 dude"

[Big Klu]

I had really hoped that we had gotten away from this "pitcher bats 8th" folly.

Oh well....

[CySeymour]

Bat Peraza lead off where he hit last year. Winker 2nd. Votto 3rd. Suarez 4th.
The rest can be whatever name you want to pull out of Billy Martin ‘s hat. Just not Rick Rhoden.

There were 112 games last year that Peraza didn’t lead off. So it’s not like he was THE lead off hitter.

[WVRedsFan]

Maybe I'm not seeing the whole story, but Schebler hasn't impressed me one bit this season. seemed to be warming up. Schebler swings at the first pitch almost every at bat. Oh well. The outfield is hitting .176, .170, and .208. OPSing at .662,.496, and .569. Guess it doesn't make any difference.

[Tony Cloninger]

There were 112 games last year that Peraza didn’t lead off. So it’s not like he was THE lead off hitter.

Touche’!

But I still think he would be a better option.
Did he bat second?

[Mutaman]

Homer with 6 superb innings at the Stadium.

[NebraskaRed]

Homer with 6 superb innings at the Stadium.

in a universe in which Homer wasn't traded, the outfield would be Winker, Schebler, Ervin?

Or, I guess there's the possibility that without Puig and Kemp, Senzel would have made the team out of spring training, but I think they were going to keep him in Louisville to start the year no matter what.

The starting rotation would be Castiilo-Gray-Roark-Homer-Disco?

[WVRedsFan]

I had really hoped that we had gotten away from this "pitcher bats 8th" folly.

Oh well....My fear is that we are seeing a rooking manager who has no idea what he is doing. It's early, but the scenario is similar to 2013-2018. Scary.

[HammerTime]

Reds are gonna put up 7 runs tonight.

[RED VAN HOT]

Homer with 6 superb innings at the Stadium.

He is throwing a split finger pitch with serious drop and staying around the fringes of the strike zone with his other pitches. He is not working off of the FB/slider combination so much. Hitters can't wait on him to make a mistake with the FB. Lots of off-speed pitches at or below the knees. Good for Homer. I hope he can extend his career. Still, Homer is not worth $28M. I would have made that trade 10 times out of 10.

We can speculate on why he was unable to make the necessary changes in Cincinnati. Maybe DJ could have helped. I suspect it was simply a case of mutual frustration that was not going to change.

[Sea Ray]

Why hit Roark 8th? I'm not a fan of that

[GADawg]

It’s so cliche’ to come on here and complain about the lineup but then again I love a good cliche’

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Then again if they all currently suck I guess it doesn’t matter what order they suck in....in all seriousness I’m not flustered yet....500 ball is right around the corner

[Ohiohaybaler]

It’s so cliche’ to come on here and complain about the lineup but then again I love a good cliche’

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Then again if they all currently suck I guess it doesn’t matter what order they suck in....in all seriousness I’m not flustered yet....500 ball is right around the corner

Votto has batted 3rd almost his whole career. Why isn’t he hitting third now? He hasn’t hit third this year at all. Why clog up the base paths with a 36 year old batting lead off? That is almost as stupid as batting a catcher lead off.
Peraza is an ideal 2 hitter and he hasn’t hit second yet this year.
Why bat a pitcher eighth?

[KronoRed]

Thanks Krono.

Wasn't being a jerk, Bell might just have gone with Kemp in CF to shock us all.

[GADawg]

Roark needs a clean first inning in the worst kinda way

[Reds Fanatic]

Leadoff homer for Votto!

[Tom Servo]

Votto! :jump:

[NebraskaRed]

Votto is so "done" he needs to consider retirement

[GADawg]

As I was saying great lineup

[Red Raindog]

that's more like it Joseph

[Kinsm]

By the math, that's like Votto's 10th homerun over the past calendar year. I hope he wakes up, too early for him to go down the aging curve.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Pleasant surprise. Not used to seeing the Reds hit HRs in this park.

[HammerTime]

Let’s hope that’s the breakout for Votto.

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Passing Dunn for 4th place on reds all-time list.

[Reds Fanatic]

Kemp is robbed by Renfroe. 1-0 Reds mid 1st

[ScotlandRed]

Votto has batted 3rd almost his whole career. Why isn’t he hitting third now? He hasn’t hit third this year at all. Why clog up the base paths with a 36 year old batting lead off? That is almost as stupid as batting a catcher lead off.
Peraza is an ideal 2 hitter and he hasn’t hit second yet this year.
Why bat a pitcher eighth?

How in the world is a guy who isn’t hitting and never walks an ideal 2 hole hitter?

[Ohiohaybaler]

How in the world is a guy who isn’t hitting and never walks an ideal 2 hole hitter?

He batted there often last year, and he thrived there.
But then again, he is upper cutting too much this year.

[BCubb2003]

Votto isn’t getting paid to hit home runs. He should be stealing bases.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Nobody was in complete shock over Machado the Padres, Thom. They were in the mix the entire time. Pfffft... The contract total, maybe, but not that it was the Padres.

[JFLegal]

dp lane.

[Reds Fanatic]

DP to end the inning. 1-0 Reds after 1

[membengal]

At least votto didn’t clog the bases.

[WVRedsFan]

Schebler. Got two strikes that were clearly inside and K's on a miss. Wow.

[Reds Fanatic]

A typical quick 1-2-3 inning for the Reds. 1-0 Reds mid 2nd

[NebraskaRed]

there's one guy behind home plate wearing sunglasses that is either asleep or dead in the style of Weekend at Bernies

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I think he is now awake

[KronoRed]

there's one guy behind home plate wearing sunglasses that is either asleep or dead in the style of Weekend at Bernies

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I think he is now awake

Could still be dead, I think Zombie Bernie was the plot of the second movie.

[Sea Ray]

This game is another example of what I've seen time and time again this season. I look over at the other team and I see more talent than my Reds team. Tatis Jr is better than anyone in our system. He trumps Senzel due to his speed and his ability to play SS. The starting pitcher Paddack is superior to the best pitching prospect in our system. Here they're starting this guy who didn't miss a beat going from AA to the big leagues and we're starting the 2019 version of Dan Straily. It's depressing to be a Reds fan

[Tom Servo]

questionable strike 3 to Votto

[adkindo]

man, this ump is giving Paddack a huge strike zone

[JCM11]

Yet another terrible strike call against the Reds.

[Alabama]

How in the world is a guy who isn’t hitting and never walks an ideal 2 hole hitter?

Nobody on the team is hitting currently. But Peraza has great bag control and speed. Two things that supplement the 2 hole nicely.

[Griffey012]

This ump is trash. That Roark curve was about 4 inches outside.

[KronoRed]

Robo Umps please.

[WVRedsFan]

This ump is just incompetent. trike three from Roark was also not a strike.

[NebraskaRed]

all 3 of those batters struck out looking.

Roark doing a good job, so far

[Griffey012]

This ump is just incompetent. trike three from Roark was also not a strike.

I will say he is consistent

[Tom Servo]

at least Roark realizing where the ump will give him calls

[KronoRed]

Does Thom know he's on the air?

[M2]

Peraza has great bag control

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[adkindo]

Nobody on the team is hitting currently. But Peraza has great bag control and speed. Two things that supplement the 2 hole nicely.

I agree that I think lineup orders have an effect on many batter's approach....I would have Winker, Peraza, Votto, Suarez, Puig, Schebler, Barnhart, Iglesias with the players active currently. Then when Senzel and Scooter return, I would push Puig down into that 7 slot.

[Tony Cloninger]

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That is disturbing. Like The Residents type disturbing

[KronoRed]

No respect for Winker there.

[Tom Servo]

Hosmer underestimates Winker and pays

[BluegrassRedleg]

Kemp! Ha.

[NebraskaRed]

credit where credit is due, that was a nice catch by Kemp

[757690]

Kemp and Winker battling it out for the Gold Glove

[adkindo]

nice base running dummy

[JCM11]

Wow good plays by Winker and Kemp back to back.

[RedTeamGo!]

This game is another example of what I've seen time and time again this season. I look over at the other team and I see more talent than my Reds team. Tatis Jr is better than anyone in our system. He trumps Senzel due to his speed and his ability to play SS. The starting pitcher Paddack is superior to the best pitching prospect in our system. Here they're starting this guy who didn't miss a beat going from AA to the big leagues and we're starting the 2019 version of Dan Straily. It's depressing to be a Reds fan

Tatis is literally the best prospect in baseball.

[WrongVerb]

Nice to have a TOOTBLAN by the other team.

[adkindo]

impressive by Kemp.....I am close to claiming Winker is becoming a solid glove

[JCM11]

impressive by Kemp.....I am close to claiming Winker is becoming a solid glove

I don't know if I'd go that far, but he's obviously improved.

[Ironman92]

Nice job by Kemp on that catch.

Long week....I’m home now. Let’s win Reds

[RedTeamGo!]

impressive by Kemp.....I am close to claiming Winker is becoming a solid glove

Eh, that’s impossible. As we all know, young players do not improve aspects of their game they are bad at as 21 year olds.

[NebraskaRed]

ok now the ump is being inconsistent

[adkindo]

didn't they claim before game that Paddack was only going about 5 innings?

[NebraskaRed]

he's clearly safe

[JCM11]

All these umps want to be replaced it seems.

[adkindo]

he was safe

[Playadlc]

Thom will die if Roark doesn’t get this down.

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Boom!

[Kinsm]

that's brut power right there, a line drive homerun

[NebraskaRed]

Tucker!

[Tom Servo]

Tucker! :jump:

3-0 Redlegs!

[Red Raindog]

That ball is Tuckered out

[kaldaniels]

What’s the matter Paddack the Wunderkind?

[NebraskaRed]

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[HammerTime]

Very nice!

[KronoRed]

Thanks for moving the walls in Padres.

[adkindo]

damn Tucker....nice hit!

[BluegrassRedleg]

Second time this week that ridiculous "non strike" has been called a strike on Votto.

[kaldaniels]

It is nice to see the lineup turnover and see Votto standing at the plate.

[ScotlandRed]

We can’t have it every single game but damn I have been really impressed with the starting pitching. Even when they have a rough inning they do not implode.

[kaldaniels]

Dammit Jim Day you can’t be discussing Senzel’s service time on the air.

[Ironman92]

Kemp and Winker don’t have to be great on defense but with their range they do need to be touch it, catch it guys. Two for 3 so far tonight

[adkindo]

Kemp would have had that....LOL

[membengal]

Thom must be constantly amazed that anyone ever debuts in the majors.

[membengal]

Like, how could Atlanta ever have made room for Acuna? He can’t wrap his mind around it.

[NebraskaRed]

Roark has been excellent so far

[KronoRed]

Thom's going to make the case that Senzel should be down until Super 2 time.

[kaldaniels]

I’d be taking my sweet time if I were a hitter vs Paddack. He works fast.

(I like it when it’s my guy pitching but as a hitter I’d try to mess with the timing)

[mbgrayson]

Reds 6th: they are out 1-2-3, on a total of 4 pitches....

[adkindo]

I will throw my TV out the window if Bell brings in Zach Duke

[kaldaniels]

Reds 6th: they are out 1-2-3, on a total of 4 pitches....

Hey that’s a 33% increase from Roark in the 4th.

[kaldaniels]

I will throw my TV out the window if Bell brings in Zach Duke

Ooooooh he’s warming up....

[membengal]

Thom's going to make the case that Senzel should be down until Super 2 time.

He’s such a tool.

[Tom Servo]

Thom's going to make the case that Senzel should be down until Super 2 time.
So Thom is actually Sea Ray...it's all starting to make sense

[KronoRed]

I will throw my TV out the window if Bell brings in Zach Duke

Be sure to lift with the knees.

[Tom Servo]

man that walk was really unfortunate

Last call for Zach Duke?

[BluegrassRedleg]

Ridiculous to pull Roark here. Bell's latest fail.

[adkindo]

damnit, damnit, damnit

[HammerTime]

Oh boy, all the makings of a Duke/RZ meltdown.

[InsaneinthBrame]

Duke interesting move

[membengal]

<Reds put literal dumpsters in LF and CF>

Thom: it is beyond imagination where there is room for Nick Senzel.

[kaldaniels]

Oh boy, all the makings of a Duke/RZ meltdown.

I don’t have it in me tonight for such an event. Please get the out Duke.

[Tom Servo]

Ridiculous to pull Roark here.
How so? Third time through the order and lefty Hosmer coming up (followed by Machado).

[membengal]

Zach Duke - apparently only LH reliever on the face of the earth.

[Griffey012]

Tatis is literally the best prospect in baseball.

And they don’t have a Luis Castillo in their rotation.

[kaldaniels]

damnit, damnit, damnit


TV’s are so cheap now you’ll be thankful for the upgrade.

[Griffey012]

How so? Third time through the order and lefty Hosmer coming up (followed by Machado).

Hosmer isn’t exactly a feared hitter these days.

[ScotlandRed]

Is thom pronouncing Roarks name correctly? I always thought it was like Row-rk rather than Row-Ark

[Griffey012]

It’s gonna be a Duke walk followed by Stephenson to clean up the mess.

[Tom Servo]

Hosmer isn’t exactly a feared hitter these days.
I mean, he put a pretty good swing on that ball back in the first inning.

Roark just isn't someone I'm giving a ton of rope. Can certainly quibble about who Bell is replacing him with, but replacing him is perfectly sensible.

[ScotlandRed]

I’m sure Suarez was hitting .300 like yesterday.

[Griffey012]

I mean, he put a pretty good swing on that ball back in the first inning.

Roark just isn't someone I'm giving a ton of rope. Can certainly quibble about who Bell is replacing him with, but replacing him is perfectly sensible.

Fair point, my quibble is about who replaced him more than anything.

[HammerTime]

Nicely done, I don’t blame Bell for pulling Roark in that spot.

[adkindo]

Duke my man....always had complete faith in you

[kaldaniels]

The correct button was pushed.

[M2]

Duke shouldn't get too full of himself. Everyone gets Eric Hosmer out.

[Griffey012]

There we go Duke!

[Tom Servo]

Duke gets it done.

You can tell Thom is kind of disappointed he didn't get to go off on Duke lol.

[adkindo]

I like seeing what Bob can do here

[kaldaniels]

Now for the main event.

Stephenson vs Machado.

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Duke gets it done.

You can tell Thom is kind of disappointed he didn't get to go off on Duke lol.

He was really antsy to chime in with “Duke has got to start getting batters out” before the AB.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Bell told me to suck it. I still don't like that move.

[kaldaniels]

All sliders Bob.

[KronoRed]

You jinxed him Thom

[Ironman92]

Maybe should’ve left the LF in LF

[Tom Servo]

Dietrich...

[Kinsm]

Dirty D is not a good defender

[HammerTime]

That should have been caught.

[membengal]

No room in Cincinnati for Senzel though

[adkindo]

freakin Dietrich

[George Foster]

Dietrich...

Most MLB players make that play. His defense is questionable to say the least...wow

[BluegrassRedleg]

Dietrich's defense is something you just can't afford. He's looking more and more like a pinch-hit specialist when they get Scooter and Senzel back.

[kaldaniels]

Stephenson has guys completely fooled with the breaking stuff.

[HammerTime]

No room in Cincinnati for Senzel though

It’s laughable people even bring that up in the argument.

[Tom Servo]

great work Bob

[Boston Red]

Bob Steve is nasty.

[Griffey012]

It’s weird that you put a guy in LF who can’t play LF and he doesn’t make a moderately difficult play.

[adkindo]

Stephenson continues to be a pleasant surprise this season

[757690]

We are starting to see why Dietrich has been around a 1 fWAR player during his career.

[Griffey012]

It’s been a while since I’ve seen guys flail at pitches that far off the plate. Bob starting to remind me of Cody Allen a bit.

[Tom Servo]

It’s weird that you put a guy in LF who can’t play LF and he doesn’t make a moderately difficult play.
I don't think it was even moderately difficult. He just whiffed on a fairly basic running play.

[JCM11]

I blame the OF positioning more than Dietrich there. Why play him so far off the line when you're throwing Machado nothing but breaking balls? Also nice recovery from Stephenson to limit the damage.

[HammerTime]

From
@redsfan_brandon

That Manny Machado RBI "double" had an expected BA of .030 - yes, .030.

#Reds outfield defense, man.

[George Foster]

It’s weird that you put a guy in LF who can’t play LF and he doesn’t make a moderately difficult play.

Why was he so far toward center? Or did he get a horrible jump. I don't know Manny's hitting sheet but I would think you would play the #3 hitter straight up or to pull.

[membengal]

<Reds put literal clowns in clown shoes in LF and CF - the clowns trip over clown shoes and cartwheel into stands chasing a fly ball>

Thom: this roster is full! How in the WORLD does anyone think one of the best prospects in baseball could help this 5-12 team firing on all cylinders?

[Tom Servo]

twenty thousand nineteen

[50YrRedsFan]

Dietrich and Schebler swinging at pitches they can't do anything with. No discipline at all.

[kaldaniels]

Look out Brad Wieck, Thom is coming for you.

[WVRedsFan]

Why didn't he put Puig in for Schebler?

[50YrRedsFan]

Why didn't he put Puig in for Schebler?

good question.

[Kinsm]

All of you guys griping about Thom, do what I do - put the radio on.

[NebraskaRed]

how about no more stolen base attempts for Iglesias

[Tom Servo]

gotta do better than that

[JCM11]

It's been a while since I've seen someone as rough on the bases as Iglesias.

[adkindo]

how many times has he did that this year?

[Norm Chortleton]

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[George Foster]

Maybe I'm getting old, but it seems the baseball I.Q. of the average MLB player is way down. That wasn't even a deceptive throw to first. What is the 1st base coach doing?

[WVRedsFan]

All of you guys griping about Thom, do what I do - put the radio on.

Turn you radio on and listen to the baseball on the air

[George Foster]

A pitcher in Center field during a ML game....it's now travel ball!

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A pitcher in Center field during a ML game....it's now travel ball!

Arguably the hardest CF to play in MLB

[HammerTime]

He tried to hunt that pitch. How was that not a strike?

[Griffey012]

I don't think it was even moderately difficult. He just whiffed on a fairly basic running play.

I was being generous with the moderate based on positioning, or maybe he had a terrible jump.

[757690]

Dietrich basically got replaced in the outfield by a pitcher.

[WVRedsFan]

A pitcher in Center field during a ML game....it's now travel ball!

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Arguably the hardest CF to play in MLB

I don't understand. I can't imagine any other manager in either league doing this. Crazy.

[M2]

All of you guys griping about Thom, do what I do - put the radio on.

And straight into the maw of Marty?

[JCM11]

I don't understand. I can't imagine any other manager in either league doing this. Crazy.

Lorenzen is probably the best defensive CF on the team.

Good job by Bob Steve.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Listen how pissed Thom is about a full count to Urias. :laugh:

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Nice location. Way to go, Bob Steve. :beerme:

[Tom Servo]

great work Bob
again!

[NebraskaRed]

Stephenson!

[adkindo]

no worries, Stephenson takes care of business

[HammerTime]

Any chance he goes another inning?

[Fil3232]

1) Stephenson is my favorite story of the season thus far.
2) The Padres home telecast is quite pleasant. Glad I’m not subjected to Thom.

[Griffey012]

Thom really seemed like he wanted Stephenson to fail there. “It says he’s thrown 14/22 strikes but you could say 8/22 with all the balls they’ve chased out of the zone” while failing to mention how nasty his slider is.

[NebraskaRed]

at this point, it's barely an exaggeration to say that Thom isn't happy unless a Reds pitcher gets a batter out on one pitch, and every swing by a Reds batter is a home run

[Kinsm]

And straight into the maw of Marty?

I'll take Marty 100.00% of the time in a choice between him and his son.

The amount of time I give to actually listening/watching the Reds is likely going to decrease significantly once he retires at the end of the year.

[50YrRedsFan]

Any chance he goes another inning?

no

[Boston Red]

Any chance he goes another inning?

Probably should

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Any chance he goes another inning?

Probably should

[adkindo]

Maton should give them some pitches to hit

[Tom Servo]

is 0 for 22 bad

[KronoRed]

at this point, it's barely an exaggeration to say that Thom isn't happy unless a Reds pitcher gets a batter out on one pitch, and every swing by a Reds batter is a home run

Earlier he said he loved that the ump was bad because it sped up the game.

[George Foster]

I don't know, it might be a stretch, but I feel comfortable in saying that I could go 0-22 in the ML's.

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Votto has hurt something

[adkindo]

is 0 for 22 bad

not as bad as 0 for 23

[Norm Chortleton]

Heard a stray woo

[Griffey012]

I just want walks and solid base hits again...

[50YrRedsFan]

I just want walks and solid base hits again...

Reds with only 4 hits again tonight.

[Tom Servo]

Remember the other week when we said Thom might be getting better? He's undone all of that tonight.

[Griffey012]

Thom just hates baseball.

[NebraskaRed]

any word on Thom following his dad out the door?

[50YrRedsFan]

I would leave Garrett in for the 9th.

[WrongVerb]

Remember in 2017 when the Reds completely ruined Amir Garrett by sending him down for service time considerations?

[JCM11]

You've gotta be kidding on that first pitch strike call to Suarez. These umps are embarrassing.

[757690]

Remember in 2017 when the Reds completely ruined Amir Garrett by sending him down for service time considerations?

When they sent him down, he was a successful starter. Now, he’s a decent reliever.

So, yeah, it really didn’t work out all that well.

[kaldaniels]

Remember the other week when we said Thom might be getting better? He's undone all of that tonight.

I throughly enjoyed his roast of the Padres reliever who “reaches down to grab dirt”.

[50YrRedsFan]

Just wonderful, Not....Raisel I. warming.

[kaldaniels]

Just wonderful, Not....Raisel I. warming.

I expect good things but a failure here could be franchise altering. Stephenson on deck.

[Kinsm]

Let's send Winker back to Louisville

[Tom Servo]

Winker! :jump:

[NebraskaRed]

Winker!

[kaldaniels]

You are an ass Thom.

[HammerTime]

Is Thom drunk?

[podgejeff_]

A surprising number of home runs from a struggling offensive team in Petco tonight.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Holy crap. Is this really San Diego?

[WrongVerb]

When they sent him down, he was a successful starter. Now, he’s a decent reliever.

So, yeah, it really didn’t work out all that well.

Not sure we share definitions of "successful" and "decent."

[JCM11]

Da Wink goes oppo once again.

[podgejeff_]

You are an ass Thom.

What did he say?

[WVRedsFan]

Winker HR!!!!!! Opposite field again!!

[Ohiohaybaler]

Just wonderful, Not....Raisel I. warming.

Going for his league-leading fourth loss

[adkindo]

Winker!

[kaldaniels]

As President of the Jesse Winker Fan Club all I have to say is...

Jesse Winker. CF. Team Leader in HR.

[757690]

Not sure we share definitions of "successful" and "decent."

He also wasted two years of service time. And even if you switch adjectives, a successful reliever isn’t nearly as valuable as a decent starter.

[kaldaniels]

What did he say?

“And that’s gonna be the second out of the inning...”

[757690]

Opp Field Winker.

[Tom Servo]

Not sure we share definitions of "successful" and "decent."
you just had to get him started on this huh

[kaldaniels]

Thom is struggling to recover.

[adkindo]

3rd best hitter on the team

[WVRedsFan]

Lorenzen K's

[kaldaniels]

And Winker with the hump of Kemp in the dugout.

Love it.

[Griffey012]

Yes Thom, bring more negativity you butt hat

[NebraskaRed]

Thom is just trying to get fired on air, isn't he

[KronoRed]

This is what happens when Thom is off the air for 4 days, he saves it all up for when he gets back.

[50YrRedsFan]

Hold on to your skivies, R. Iglesias in. No reason at all to pull Garrett.

[WrongVerb]

you just had to get him started on this huh

Everyone needs a hobby. :)

[kaldaniels]

Hat tip to Tanner Roark.

Don’t let his night be forgotten in this mess.

[Kinsm]

I don't know what's worse now...listening to Thom or reading you guys moan about Thom.

Guys, turn the tv off - turn the radio on!

[Griffey012]

Do the reds have any say in who FSOhio puts on the air?

[HammerTime]

Hold on to your skivies, R. Iglesias in. No reason at all to pull Garrett.

Probably a good spot to get him back in there and get his confidence back.

[podgejeff_]

That's the Raisel I remember.

[Griffey012]

I don't know what's worse now...listening to Thom or reading you guys moan about Thom.

Guys, turn the tv off - turn the radio on!

Unfortunately I tuned out the radio a few years ago for similar reasons. I hope he has pepped up a bit for his victory lap. I’d tune in if so.

[HammerTime]

Looks just fine to me. Nasty.

[Tom Servo]

now there's Iggy

one more

[kaldaniels]

Big if...

But if Stephenson is legit and Iggy is back, we’ve really got something there.

[BluegrassRedleg]

ATOBTTR! :beerme:

[NebraskaRed]

first road win

[Tom Servo]

We're good again! :beerme:

[podgejeff_]

Well that was a nice response from Iggy.

[Kinsm]

Reds win....now here this...Reds win!

[Griffey012]

Iggy back

[JCM11]

We needed that one.

[kaldaniels]

Disco vs the Lefty Strahm tommorrow.

[podgejeff_]

Disco vs the Lefty Strahm tommorrow.

Petco should help Disco with his biggest issue.

Should.

He still has the Reds outfield "defense" behind him.

[Tony Cloninger]

first road win

Wow. That’s pathetic

[WVRedsFan]

Do the reds have any say in who FSOhio puts on the air?

Yes, but Thom is loved in Cincinnati. I don't know why, but he is. One of my buddies lived in Cincy. He tells me this and his friends tell me this. He sat alongside me in concert band in high school, and they all say Thom is great. He's Marty's son, so there's that. We're stuck with him, so sync your radio with the TV broadcast and enjoy. Marty is gone (sadly) after this, and it's a logical situation. All this wailing and gnashing of teeth does nothing for the games. Win or lose, I'm a Reds fan and I can ignore Thom.