Rangers @ Reds 6-16-19

[WrongVerb]

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[757690]

Per Nightengale Twitter:

Jose Iglesias is out of the lineup because he's on 3-day paternity list. Robert Stephenson was activated from the 10-day IL. #Reds

[malcontent]

They lose today, and.... :sleep:

Curious...does a baseball GM ever tell a manager: "You've lost the team"?

That's supposedly what Browns GM John Dorsey ended up telling Hue Jackson (3-36-1).

It apparently wasn't well-received by Jackson, but it was music to every Browns fan who survived Jackson's reign of unparalleled incompetence.

[JaxRed]

Next update at 1;50

[goreds2]

Anyone with xm radio, the Reds play by play channel on the app is playing 1976 season highlights.

[Edskin]

Anyone with xm radio, the Reds play by play channel on the app is playing 1976 season highlights.

If you’re lucky they might just stick with that after the game starts.

[klw]

nm

[UKWhoDey]

Any word? At work, limited options to update.

[Big Klu]

Any word? At work, limited options to update.

TV broadcast just went to Reds Weekly with Jeff Piecoro and Brian Giesenschlag.

Just looked at the radar. This band is moving very slowly and stretches across the entire state of Indiana. Could be several hours before it moves out. I would be mildly surprised if they get this one in.

[NebraskaRed]

First pitch set for 2:40

[Far East]

Is Senzel OK?

[Red Raindog]

Is Senzel OK?

Three stitches above his eye


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[Big Klu]

I'm somewhat surprised they are able to get this one in.

[757690]

I’m sorry, but these Father’s Day baby blue caps, with the Sunday Red Reds’ jersey’s look ridiculous. They should have gone with the regular home whites.

[NebraskaRed]

1-0 after Choo homers

[Red Raindog]

I miss Choo


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[Equinox]

I'm somewhat surprised they are able to get this one in.

At the end of the game we may be wishing they weren’t able to

[Big Klu]

I’m sorry, but these Father’s Day baby blue caps, with the Sunday Red Reds’ jersey’s look ridiculous. They should have gone with the regular home whites.

Or tie-dye blue versions of the red jerseys, to match the caps.

[Ironman92]

The hats will look great with a win, look bad will with a loss

[TheBigLebowski]

About to get swept at home. I think this officially ends it.

[Ron Madden]

I’m sorry, but these Father’s Day baby blue caps, with the Sunday Red Reds’ jersey’s look ridiculous. They should have gone with the regular home whites.

I can remember when most teams had some combination of red, white and blue in their uniforms.

I’m old

[Roy Tucker]

The Reds not hitting this season is a mystery to me. What happened?

[Ron Madden]

About to get swept at home. I think this officially ends it.


It’s still the first inning

[JaxRed]

Winker flies out opposite field. Votto gets a break when the cf, who was playing shallow broke in on the ball and it falls for double. Geno hits it hard but right at cf. Dietrich hits one to warning track. 0 runs

[ochoa30]

Hit some balls hard that inning. Hopefully a sign of things to come today at least.

[Roy Tucker]

I'm somewhat surprised they are able to get this one in.

My rain gauge said 3 inches this morning.

[NebraskaRed]

My rain gauge said 3 inches this morning.

Family board

[gagliano]

I’m sorry, but these Father’s Day baby blue caps, with the Sunday Red Reds’ jersey’s look ridiculous. They should have gone with the regular home whites.

i'm boycotting until they get back to the regular, standard uniforms

[JaxRed]

i'm boycotting until they get back to the regular, standard uniforms

I'll alert the media.

[NebraskaRed]

"see the bag, hit the bag" - Puig

[JCM11]

VanMeter looks good at the plate he needs some more ab's with the way most regulars are hitting.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Situational hitting time.

[NebraskaRed]

tie game

[Roy Tucker]

The baby blue plaid arm things are quite debonair.

[NebraskaRed]

nice hit by Tucker

[Ron Madden]

Da Wink!!!

[Red Raindog]

We have a Winker sighting!


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[Roy Tucker]

Nice AB by Winker.

[NebraskaRed]

3-1 on a Winker double. Reds have the lead for the first time in this series.

[ochoa30]

Great AB by Jesse!

[BluegrassRedleg]

Welcome back, Winker. :beerme:

[JCM11]

Winker delivers with a two run double.

[JaxRed]

Puig hits hot grounder down first which hits the bag and he gets single. VanMeter works count and then grounds a single up the middle. Puig goes to third. Peraza gets sf to the the game. It probably would have been a foul ball.

Barnhart singles and Gray sacrifices runners to third. Winker finally drives as a ball into rcf and drives in two. Votto flies out.

[NC-Red]

Crowd seems to be sarcastically cheering for every run scored. I'd be booing the entire time honestly

[NebraskaRed]

Votto just missed that one

[JCM11]

Hey, three runs without a HR!

[mhs95_06]

Great inning to take the lead with 3 runs, 2 on a 2 out hit and one on a productive out, and all runs without the benefit of a HR!

[Red Raindog]

Dang
Never liked Pence


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[BluegrassRedleg]

Goofy McGoofus strikes again.

[DocRed]

This tam blows

[mhs95_06]

Sonny can't stand prosperity and coughs up a 2 run HR to tie it at 3.

[Alabama]

Allergic to winning.

[Kingspoint]

Goofy McGoofus strikes again.

Don't know what's going on in the game and just got to the thread,...are we talking about Peraza here?

[Rolando]

Sonny can't stand prosperity and coughs up a 2 run HR to tie it at 3.

yeah that was just a horrible pitch not sure what he's doing there

[Ironman92]

ZOMG we are tied after 2 1/2 = loss

[ochoa30]

God I hate Hunter Pence. I dont get where this resurgence has come from.

[Rolando]

Don't know what's going on in the game and just got to the thread,...are we talking about Peraza here?

Hunter Pence

[Kingspoint]

Hunter Pence

He's older than Votto, isn't he?

[malcontent]

The 2-2 FB to Choo (after he homered off a FB earlier) started things rolling.

[Rolando]

He's older than Votto, isn't he?

I believe so

[GAC]

I know you have a 3-0 count, and need a strike in the worst way... but you don't groove a pitch to Hunter Pence!

[mhs95_06]

Puig getting some fortunate breaks today.

[ochoa30]

Puig's luck seems to be turning, lol

[NebraskaRed]

Puig demolished that ball

[Rolando]

Puig getting some fortunate breaks today.

it's about time because of some breaks :)

[NebraskaRed]

VanMeter with his second hit of the game

[malcontent]

They held Dietrich????

[BluegrassRedleg]

Nice job (again) by Peraza to get the run home.

[WrongVerb]

Look at Jose Peraza being more productive than Adam Dunn ever was. :D

[NebraskaRed]

Remember the law: if the Reds score 5+ runs in this game, they will score -3 runs tomorrow.

[mhs95_06]

Nice job (again) by Peraza to get the run home.

I think he had a better chance to score there when he was held than he did on the Peraza SF.

[Red Raindog]

I think he had a better chance to score there when he was held than he did on the Peraza SF.

I think a good throw on the sac fly had him


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[GAC]

Maybe the reason they held him was because he was hit by a pitch, and was in discomfort jogging down to first-base.

[JaxRed]

Gray not being pitch efficient so probably 6 or less from him today

[ochoa30]

Really wish Sonny was more aggressive early in counts. Just constantly nibbles.

[Big Klu]

4-6-yessiree-3!

[BluegrassRedleg]

Yessirreeeee


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[Tom Servo]

Really wish Sonny was more aggressive early in counts. Just constantly nibbles.
8 pitches to get out 2 batters, what's the problem? ;)

[Equinox]

Been a good game to watch so far

[Roy Tucker]

Been a good game to watch so far

Yep. I have invoked Fathers Day privileges and am watching it from first pitch to last pitch. A little bourbon in a while.

Happy Fathers Day to all you dads out there.

[GAC]

What's the average pitch count of our pitchers per inning? LOL Seems like it's 25-30, while with the opposition pitcher it's 10 to 15. Doesn't seem like we have too many guys that know how to work a count, put some pressure on a pitcher.

[JaxRed]

Discos dad looks like he could play right now

[NebraskaRed]

Just as we all predicted, a triple from Gray

[GAC]

Sonny Gray triples LOL

[Big Klu]

Pence is a horrible defensive outfielder with an arm like cooked pasta.

[NebraskaRed]

Winker!

[GAC]

Winker two run home run

[Tom Servo]

Wink Show! :jump:

[ochoa30]

Winker with 3 very nice swings today

[mhs95_06]

Great that that last 90' was just a jog for Sonny!

[NebraskaRed]

I wish I would have laid down a bet that we'd see a Gray triple followed by a Winker homer. Wonder what those odds would have been

[NC-Red]

is hitting leadoff gonna save Winkers season? Might need to hit Senzel elsewhere if Winker is finding this kind of success there

[Big Klu]

Winker two run home run

When you're in a slump, the opposite field is your friend.

[GAC]

Pitching change

[cincinnati chili]

Discos dad looks like he could play right now

And I love that the camera crew caught his mom crushing the gin and tonic

[Tom Servo]

Pretty big slump for Suarez, overmatched by some jamoke there.

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ahhh Dietrich just missed getting enough of that one

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Puig gets enough of one! :jump:

[JCM11]

Puig is officially heating up.

[NebraskaRed]

Puig on fire

[Tom Servo]

How come they can only do this like once out of every 3 days smh

Puig on verge of finally cracking .700 on his OPS

[WrongVerb]

Puig keeps this up he might just be tradeable at the deadline after all.

[ochoa30]

Such a Jekyll and Hyde offense but I'll take it today. Just hope it continues for a while.

[North]

Let's make EVERY day Father's Day! :D

[Redeye fly]

Had a feeling that the Reds would avoid the sweep (sad that that is the only thing they could do) just based on the way Jurado looked in the first inning. Not just every ball hit hard but all the pitches looked pretty straight. Have to wonder based on what I saw how he had been pitching pretty well. If Puig and Winker start hitting that at least bodes well for the offense.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Puig showing signs...


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[cincinnati chili]

Pence is a horrible defensive outfielder with an arm like cooked pasta.

Welsh relayed one scout's comment that he looks like he's "throwing a phone book." Spot on. Ugliest throwing motion since Johnny Damon.

[Big Klu]

Puig is now tied with Miguel Cairo for 24th place among Hispanic players on the Reds'all-time home run list.

1. Tony Perez (Cuba) - 287
2. Eugenio Suarez (Venezuela) - 109
3. Dave Concepcion (Venezuela) - 101
4. Leo Cardenas (Cuba) - 72
5. Edwin Encarnacion (Dom. Rep.) - 71
6. Wily Mo Peña (Dom. Rep.) - 54
7. Cesar Geronimo (Dom. Rep.) - 44
8. Felipe Lopez (Puerto Rico) - 41
9. Bo Diaz (Venezuela) - 39
10. Javier Valentin (Puerto Rico) - 34
11. Cesar Cedeño (Dom. Rep.) - 30
12. Mariano Duncan (Dom. Rep.) - 28
13. Jose Guillen (Dom. Rep.) - 27
13. Jose Peraza (Venezuela) - 27
15. Juan Castro (Mexico) - 25
16. Ramon Hernandez (Venezuela) - 24
17. Eduardo Perez (USA/Puerto Rico) - 23
18. Alex Ochoa (USA/Cuba) - 20
19. Luís Quiñones (Puerto Rico) - 19
19. Benito Santiago (Puerto Rico) - 19
19. D'Angelo Jimenez (Dom. Rep.) - 19
19. Alex Gonzalez (Venezuela) - 19
23. Juan Encarnacion (Dom. Rep.) - 16
24. Miguel Cairo (Venezuela) - 13
24. Yasiel Puig (Cuba) - 13
26. Roberto Kelly (Panama) - 12
27. Ruben Rivera (Panama) - 10

[mhs95_06]

How come they can only do this like once out of every 3 days smh.

Reds pounding lower tier relievers again. That how they have a +30 run differential when they are 8 games under .500.

[Equinox]

Good game today, need to do this on Fridays and Saturdays more often instead of just Sunday

[Tom Servo]

Reds pounding lower tier relievers again. That how they have a +30 run differential when they are 8 games under .500.
Couldn't do this against the Nationals lower tier relievers, and Jurado was coming off a few solid starts.

[cincinnati chili]

Yep. I have invoked Fathers Day privileges and am watching it from first pitch to last pitch. A little bourbon in a while. .

Ditto. Politely encouraged wife and daughter to leave the house, and about to invade the cabinet. Looks like we picked a good one barring an epic bullpen meltdown.

[JaxRed]

Need to get Choo out...

[Red Raindog]

Welsh relayed one scout's comment that he looks like he's "throwing a phone book." Spot on. Ugliest throwing motion since Johnny Damon.

You haven’t seen mine after six arm surgeries
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[NebraskaRed]

Reds Media Relations
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Last 4 Reds pitchers to hit a triple: Michael Lorenzen on 6/1/15 at Cubs, Raisel Iglesias on 9/2/15 at Cubs, Josh Smith on 9/19/15 at Mil, Sonny Gray today vs Tex.

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wow what happened to Pence.

[Tom Servo]

Peraza doubles as Pence injures his yambag.

[Big Klu]

Peraza doubles as Pence injures his yambag.

Too bad that ball bounced out of play.

[JaxRed]

Pence will be out for a while

[BluegrassRedleg]

Crazy stuff going on in Colorado this weekend. First game was 16-12, last night was 14-8, and it's already 9-5 in the second inning today.

[Tom Servo]

Sonny done after 5. Might have considered using him to bunt there just to keep the option open of him starting the next frame but Ervin against a LHP is a pretty good matchup here.

[Roy Tucker]

How come they can only do this like once out of every 3 days smh



This, sir, is the life of a baseball fan.

I think I got the commas right.

[DocRed]

Pulling Gray wth a 8-3 lead...hmm this sounds familiar. :X

[Tom Servo]

FCB smiling somewhere via that Ervin AB

[NebraskaRed]

bases loaded for Winker

[Tom Servo]

Winker vs LHP alert

[GAC]

Good A/B by Ervin

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This guy can't even come close to finding the plate

[JaxRed]

Good test for Winker

[Tom Servo]

Nicely done Wink!

That was trapped.

[WrongVerb]

It might be fair to say Winker's slump is coming to an end.

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Now we're gotta get Suarez on track.

[Tom Servo]

Votto bases loaded walk! 10-3 good guys. Bases still loaded, still no outs.

[klw]

RBI walk for Votto!

[NebraskaRed]

Joey Votto with a "gentleman's grand slam" aka a walk with the bases loaded

[Big Klu]

Votto with a bases-loaded walk, but manages only 1 RBI.

#notelite

[Tom Servo]

Geno ends the fun, at least for the time being, with a DP. 11-3 though.

[ochoa30]

Votto with a bases-loaded walk, but manages only 1 RBI.

#notelite

A real man would of walked in 2 runs

[Tom Servo]

Puig plunked.

Don't think any intent, Miller just stinks.

[Big Klu]

Puig plunked.

Don't think any intent, Miller just stinks.

I think the ball might be injured after hitting Puig.

[Redeye fly]

This is why the game and this Reds team is frustrating. Hard hit balls all over the place today against practically every pitcher to come in for Texas. Including that last out off of Van Meter's bat.

[Tom Servo]

Don't think any intent, Miller just stinks.
https://i.imgur.com/lQfd4Wx.png

brutal

[Redeye fly]

https://i.imgur.com/lQfd4Wx.png

brutal

That a team allowed themselves to be shutout by him?

[Big Klu]

Lots of changes for the Reds:

Votto gets the rest of the day off.
Dietrich moves from 2B to 1B.
VanMeter moves from LF to 2B.
Winker moves from CF to LF.
Ervin stays in the game in CF.
Hughes now pitching, batting 2nd.

[WrongVerb]

That a team allowed themselves to be shutout by him?

The "shutout" was a 5 inning variety at the end of the 2016 season.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WAS/WAS201609280.shtml

[JaxRed]

Peraza just cant lay off anything

[BluegrassRedleg]

This one's in danger of seeing a lengthy rain delay if they don't get a move on.

[TheBigLebowski]

So is this Puig just being streaky or has he figured something out?

[Tom Servo]

No cycle (yet) but a 4 hit game for Wink

[Redeye fly]

The "shutout" was a 5 inning variety at the end of the 2016 season.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WAS/WAS201609280.shtml

Yeah I saw that afterward because I wanted to see what team allowed that silliness. Wonder what happened. Box score didn't show a rain stoppage that I noticed.

[North]

This one's in danger of seeing a lengthy rain delay if they don't get a move on.

Indeed.


https://radar.weather.gov/Conus/centgrtlakes_loop.php

[JaxRed]

I'd hope they just call it

[Tom Servo]

nm I had the wrong player!

[Big Klu]

I'd hope they just call it

I think the umpires have to wait for a certain amount of time first. Maybe 60 or 90 minutes?

[JaxRed]

Stephenson seems to be a sweater...hard to keep ball dry

[Tom Servo]

hmm, maybe DON'T walk the relief pitcher on 4 pitches, no matter what the score

[ochoa30]

If RS can ever figure out where the ball is going when he throws it he might be pretty good

[BluegrassRedleg]

Got some multi-screen action going today. I don't know if there's a word for how good Christian Yelich has become.

[WrongVerb]

Texas broadcast talking about how much or little money players and announcers would take to eat a live cockroach.

[Ironman92]

ZOMG we are tied after 2 1/2 = loss

Patience is important young folks

[Tom Servo]

Peraza hammered that one but run down by DeShields

[JaxRed]

Peraza hammered that one but run down by DeShields

On first pitch

[Tom Servo]

On first pitch
Why wait around when you've got one you can hammer?

[Tom Servo]

Woo birds are out

[Tom Servo]

Thought they might try and get Stephnson an old fashioned save but Duke in for the ninth

Kid doing Fortnite dances behind home plate

[NebraskaRed]

Thought they might try and get Stephnson an old fashioned save but Duke in for the ninth

Kid doing Fortnite dances behind home plate

I believe you have written a very good poem here:

Thought they might try
and get Stephenson
an old fashioned save
but Duke in
for the ninth.

Kid doing Fortnite dances
behind home plate.

[NebraskaRed]

Duke doesn't want to go home.

[Tom Servo]

We're good again! :beerme:

Duke ERA now at 4.79.

[UKWhoDey]

Why doesnt dad step in and have his kid do the dance when the OTHER team is pitching?

[Big Klu]

Reds are now 3-9 on Sunday.

[mamell]

hmm, maybe DON'T walk the relief pitcher on 4 pitches, no matter what the score

Especially an American league pitcher..
Oh well..

[mamell]

Will someone kindly posthumously move my 11-3 victory over the Rangers prediction to the top of this thread? What? Nobody actually believes I rightfully predicted todays outcome?
OK...actually I didn't so don't move it since I'm just BSing as usual.. lol
Nice to see the occasional route though.. What would be nice is if they weren't just merely occasional and became routine.. A fella can dream, eh?

[Ron Madden]

Box Score

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/rangers-vs-reds/2019/06/16/565252#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab= box,game=565252

[stein1214]

Winker vs LHP alert

I'm still surprised he didn't pinch hit for him.

[Umkubas]

Winner Winner chicken dinner