4-6-21 Reds vs Pirates 6:40pm

[adkindo]

just raking....the whole lineup

[M2]

Reds hitters this season TO THIS POINT are defeating the shift by Cards AND Pirates.

Seems to be a conscious strategy on their part. I'm here for it.

[JFLegal]

castellanos double.

[sdwagers]

Reds have a an undefeated record (and are leading once again tonight) when Chris Welsh is not in the booth on color... sorry Creeper.

[The Operator]

Cast now with a double!

Keep the runs coming boys


Pour it on

[Alf_Red_E]

Just burn up their pen... lovin it

[podgejeff_]

Remember when we used to pitch this game?

[Tom Servo]

Keep piling on, crush their dumb Pirates heads.

Thank you Reds.

[membengal]

Sadak working over Larkin for not watching Seinfeld is the content I didn't know I needed.

[The Operator]

And now a Larry David reference

I’m liking Sadak

[podgejeff_]

John Sadak is clearly a massive nerd who just has the voice.

[The Operator]

Sadak working over Larkin for not watching Seinfeld is the content I didn't know I needed.

If he can drop a few Dwight Schrute references in I might just decide he’s the best announcer ever.

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John Sadak is clearly a massive nerd who just has the voice.

You say that like it’s a bad thing :D

[JFLegal]

Reds have a an undefeated record (and are leading once again tonight) when Chris Welsh is not in the booth on color... sorry Creeper.

never won a world series during his tenure.

so, you're saying the welsh curse is over?

[gagliano]

Votto not contributing. We are awesome. We can bench him now!

[TexasRedsFan]

The Reds approach to each hitter, each AB, each game vs the teams so far they've played seems so much different that previous years. I guess we'll give Bell and his coaches some credit here. Nice job with these men to get positive results.

I keep thinking about how far they might've gone last year with *this* hitting approach and an unbeatable Bauer.

[podgejeff_]

If he can drop a few Dwight Schrute references in I might just decide he’s the beat announcer ever.

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You say that like it’s a bad thing :D

Oh no sir. This is the best reality.

We replaced a guy who didn't play baseball but liked to crap all over our team and berate everybody with a guy who makes Seinfeld references and does impressions.

[JFLegal]

And now a Larry David reference

I’m liking Sadak

yes, overall, i like sadak. and i have a feeling he will only get better.

[NebraskaRed]

Predicting tomorrow's lineup...

Stephenson will start. Winker will be back. I'm guessing Blandino and Farmer both start.

[M2]

Votto not contributing. We are awesome. We can bench him now!

12-0, but somebody's got to be that guy.

[Alf_Red_E]

OMG an Aquino sighting

[JFLegal]

wade miley out here wheelin and dealin. might kinda get lost in the shuffle with yet another offensive explosion. but my goodness is this a good sign.

[PuffyPig]

So many on RZ eating crow on India

Pretty much eating crow on everybody.


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[podgejeff_]

wade miley out here wheelin and dealin. might kinda get lost in the shuffle with yet another offensive explosion. but my goodness is this a good sign.

Eric Milton could work with this lead.

PRESENT DAY ERIC MILTON.

[LeDoux]

The Pirates will need to call up replacements for half the bullpen if this keeps up. Or see how Adam Frazier looks on the mound. I dunno. All of this is so new and exciting!

[JFLegal]

i like the tom browning/wade miley comparison from larkin.

[757690]

I would love if they let Miley get the compete game tonight. He’s only at 70 pitches.

[podgejeff_]

Eric Milton could work with this lead.

PRESENT DAY ERIC MILTON.

Oh, for the record:

The Baseball Gods owe us for Eric Milton.

[kaldaniels]

And now a Larry David reference

I’m liking Sadak

I’m telling you guys, he’s burning through his references

Come August, we’ll be like “oh no, not the Larry David bit again.”

Hey, I do like that stuff but pump the brakes a little.

[PuffyPig]

The Red Sparrow taking it to the Pirates.......


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[TexasRedsFan]

Sadak loves saying "pull shift". Take a drink every time you hear that and you'll never see a 7th inning.

[Bob Sheed]

lol another Seinfeld reference

[membengal]

And now a "Hello Newman". Sadak rules.

[kaldaniels]

And now a "Hello Newman". Sadak rules.

I’m worried Sadak is more Bania than Seinfeld.

[membengal]

i like the tom browning/wade miley comparison from larkin.

He got that from me! Earlier in this thread! Larkin reads the game thread too, just like Welsh!

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I’m worried Sadak is more Bania than Seinfeld.

That's gold, Kal, gold.

[Ron Gant]

I’m worried Sadak is more Bania than Seinfeld.

So I take it Sadak believes anything that dissolves in milk is funny.

[RedTeamGo!]

John Sadak is clearly a massive nerd who just has the voice.

He’s a big Star Wars geek

[Kc61]

Had to be a blowout tonight. Romano is rested.

[podgejeff_]

Barry, if you're reading this:

We need more Red Hot rap talk.

[Tom Servo]

The way this place was talking the last month you’d have Wade Miley to be the one giving up 12 runs. Nothing but zeroes though.

[NebraskaRed]

I think that the Brennaman curse has been lifted. We saw the results in the second half of the season last year, and now it's really happening.

[RedTeamGo!]

By the way, unironically:

Reds baseball: CATCH THE FEVER

[membengal]

Miley working the low corner to just off the corner like vintage Tom Glavine. Or John Tudor. God, I hated watching this team have to face John Tudor.

[adkindo]

Amir doing his best Ric Flair impersonation

[membengal]

The way this place was talking the last month you’d have Wade Miley to be the one giving up 12 runs. Nothing but zeroes though.

I will cop to not being cool with him in the rotation. I will further cop to now being extremely cool with him in the rotation.

[The Operator]

Oh no sir. This is the best reality.

We replaced a guy who didn't play baseball but liked to crap all over our team and berate everybody with a guy who makes Seinfeld references and does impressions.

Agreed on all counts

[BluegrassRedleg]

Pirates are thankful for Suarez and Votto tonight.

[Kc61]

I prefer the heavier Suarez for offense, but the lighter Suarez for defense.

So far.

[membengal]

Pirates are thankful for Suarez and Votto tonight.

Votto does have a hit, you know.

[The Operator]

Senzel with another knock to make it 3-3 on the night!

[NebraskaRed]

Man, Senzel is on fire.

[podgejeff_]

Love seeing this for Senzel.

[zigbeenuthouse]

Reds are rolling SO WELL that making the roster moves albeit tough are sweet in the choices they have to choose from

[JFLegal]

triple for india! 13-0.

[NebraskaRed]

Unreal

[Alf_Red_E]

Just beat them up

[podgejeff_]

Jonathan India: Rookie of the Year

[The Operator]

India! RBI triple!!!

13-0 Reds!


My god man!

[JFLegal]

barnhart rips a single. 14-0.

[membengal]

Jonathan "Sabo" India.

[Larry Schuler]

Is this a franchise record for most fun?

[The Operator]

Tucker!

Make that 14-0 Reds!!

[adkindo]

I am blown away by India this early in his career

[Sabo Fan]

I’m not satisfied with a two touchdown lead.

I know it’s greedy.

I also don’t care.

[podgejeff_]

Somebody's gonna have to start looking up the MLB mercy rule.

Not that we'd show the Pirates any.

[The Operator]

Wow, best first five games of offense in franchise history. Yowza

Even better than ‘76

[NebraskaRed]

We gotta see a position player pitching tonight. We just gotta.

[WVRedsFan]

I was at a meeting and watching on At Bat. Wow! So much for the meek offense in 2020. All cylinders firing!!!

[Alf_Red_E]

I almost feel sorry for the Pirates

ALMOST

[M2]

triple for india! 13-0.

https://media1.giphy.com/media/93fnjvu3ZtZgvMUjoE/giphy.gif

[HammerTime]

We gotta see a position player pitching tonight. We just gotta.

Farmer?

[podgejeff_]

The Pirates have 29 hits on the season.

We have 17 hits TONIGHT.

[Alabama Red]

Very impressive start to the season for the team. Getting off to a good start was really important for this team. We could be in for a fun season.

[HammerTime]

Romano again.

[Playadlc]

Wow, best first five games of offense in franchise history. Yowza

Even better than ‘76

+25 differential through not even 5 games. Absolutely insane start.

[WVRedsFan]

46 runs in five games. Average of over nine runs per game!

[The Operator]

Big Sally on to do some long relief.

Farmer in on defense and makes a nice play at short.

[podgejeff_]

I was really hoping to see some Blandino knuckleball action.

[The Operator]

Well and just that quickly the shutout is gone lol


14-1 Reds

[Alf_Red_E]

Threw it back -- LOL Classic

[sdwagers]

Wow. Romano let us down - lol

[Bob Sheed]

Wayne's World reference lol

[podgejeff_]

Millywalkay

[HammerTime]

#Reds have scored 46 runs in their first five games, a club record (at least dating to 1901). The previous record was 44 runs by the 1976 Big Red Machine team.

[NebraskaRed]

Now he's making Wayne's World references

This is a good thing.

[WrongVerb]

That's right...in a 14-1 game, we're the sons of guns still throwing back your home run ball.

[757690]

Romano in to help even out the Reds Pythag

[membengal]

I am HERE for all of M2's India gifs this year. So excited for this particular 2021 feature.

[The Operator]

Outside of a pretty decent stretch toward the end of 2017, Sal Romano just has not been impressive despite having good velocity and movement.

A curious case for sure.

[podgejeff_]

Outside of a pretty decent stretch toward the end of 2017, Sal Romano just has not been impressive despite having good velocity and movement.

A curious case for sure.

It's like the 2017 Reds live on through him.

[membengal]

Sadak continuing to grill Lark about the Reds Hot song is ALSO the content I didn't know I needed -but clearly needed.

[The Operator]

It's like the 2017 Reds live on through him.

Eek, talk about some bad memories.

[podgejeff_]

Barry, if you're reading this:

We need more Red Hot rap talk.

Yep. They're reading.

[membengal]

Dear lord, now a deep cut Different Strokes character reference. Sadak rules.

[Bob Sheed]

Now a Diff'rent Strokes reference.

This Pat Sajak guy might just be a keeper.

[NebraskaRed]

Different Strokes now

[podgejeff_]

Sadak, work a reference in for Married With Children while staying family friendly.

[The Operator]

Sadak rules lol

[membengal]

Sadak and Lark need to play the meow game from Super Troopers next.

[ZakkW]

What's the over/under on how many times each game Larkin looks at Sadak and thinks to himself "man, this guy is a goober"...

[WVRedsFan]

You guys watch more TV than me.

[bing]

I am HERE for all of M2's India gifs this year. So excited for this particular 2021 feature.

Yep, loving it.

[membengal]

And a Ghostbusters reference now. And the best part is, he's referencing lines from the shows and movies. I love him.

[NebraskaRed]

now Ghostbusters

[Wonderful Monds]

Oh jeez dude I didn’t realize I’d missed a complete and total curb stomping

[podgejeff_]

I think any fears of John Sadak running through his references is unnecessary. This guy doesn't run out of references.

[Wonderful Monds]

Turns out this team can hit when they actually try to, yknow, hit the ball

[NebraskaRed]

I can't decide which I'm enjoying more: Sadak's references or how many of them are completely lost on Larkin.

[The Operator]

My god Sadak just keeps them coming. I love it.

I take so much ribbing at work for constantly dropping TV/film references so Sadak is my kinda guy. Just awesome.

[The Operator]

Punisher gave one a ride but no such luck.

[podgejeff_]

I can't decide which I'm enjoying more: Sadak's references or how many of them are completely lost on Larkin.

Larkin' hobbies include:

Baseball.

That's the list.

[M2]

I am HERE for all of M2's India gifs this year. So excited for this particular 2021 feature.

Others are more than welcome to join in. The kid's been so on fire he's wearing me out.

[The Operator]

Love Sadak’s comeback to Larkin praising The Dodgers haha

[Kc61]

Outside of a pretty decent stretch toward the end of 2017, Sal Romano just has not been impressive despite having good velocity and movement.

A curious case for sure.

It’s a worthwhile topic why Sal’s generation of Reds’ pitching prospects didn’t do better.

IMO Reds were too intent on each becoming a traditional starter. Some earlier conversions to relief might have yielded better results.

But it’s a longer topic, not necessarily for a game thread.

[Alf_Red_E]

Yay or Nay... let Sal close it out?

[Strikes Out Looking]

Yay or Nay... let Sal close it out?

Does anyone actually need an inning of work is probably the question.

Isn't Rodriguez the Pirates closer? If he is, they don't quite get the concept of when to use a closer.

[Alf_Red_E]

"Yay or Nay"??? Damn, they are reading this thread... OK which of you is Barry?

[Ironman92]

This Naquin cat is going to make Indians fans shake their heads.

[podgejeff_]

Does anyone actually need an inning of work is probably the question.

Ben Rozian probably.

[WVRedsFan]

Suarez strikes out looking on a ball high.

[0-2 Count]

Only 3 Reds have RBIs tonight

[Alf_Red_E]

Only 3 Reds have RBIs tonight

Obviously lack of clutch hitters on the team

[Alf_Red_E]

India is ballin

[podgejeff_]

India, man.

[M2]

It’s a worthwhile topic why Sal’s generation of Reds’ pitching prospects didn’t do better.

IMO Reds were too intent on each becoming a traditional starter. Some earlier conversions to relief might have yielded better results.

But it’s a longer topic, not necessarily for a game thread.

Doug cursed them all. Mahle only survived due to his reticence to praise the guy.

[membengal]

Doug cursed them all. Mahle only survived due to his reticence to praise the guy.

This checks out.

[wolfboy]

This checks out.

Can't argue with science.

[Tom Servo]

It’s a worthwhile topic why Sal’s generation of Reds’ pitching prospects didn’t do better.

IMO Reds were too intent on each becoming a traditional starter. Some earlier conversions to relief might have yielded better results.

But it’s a longer topic, not necessarily for a game thread.
That’s kind of just baseball to an extent. It’s a cliche but true that if you have 10 pitching prospects you might have one good starter.

[KeefeCato]

Hoping Castillo is locked in tomorrow and they get the sweep.

[podgejeff_]

That’s kind of just baseball to an extent. It’s a cliche but true that if you have 10 pitching prospects you might have one good starter.

Sticky Finnegan still lurks, somewhere.

And Nick Howard, apparently.

[JFLegal]

will this be the fastest game in MLB history when a team scores 14 runs? not even kidding. at least in the modern/TV era?

[podgejeff_]

will this be the fastest game in MLB history when a team scores 14 runs? not even kidding. at least in the modern/TV era?

Right around 2 and a half hours.

Maybe?

[HammerTime]

9 hits, 7 RBI, and 9 runs scored from 6-7-8...

[JFLegal]

Right around 2 and a half hours.

Maybe?

seems like even 2-1 games are 3 hours these days. this is crazy.

[Alf_Red_E]

Now you know who comes off the roster when the next Pitcher is healthy... Fulmer

[The Operator]

Reds win!!!!

[Bob Sheed]

dang that was a butt whoopin'

[Tom Servo]

We're still good! :beerme:

[Tony Cloninger]

Miley pitched great and helped save the bullpen. Which is any starter who can go 6 for any team at this point.

[Strikes Out Looking]

Now you know who comes off the roster when the next Pitcher is healthy... Fulmer

I'm not so sure - he once was a pretty touted prospect and he's only been with the organization a few weeks - I think our pitching coach may think he can turn him into the diamond people once thought he could be before he turned into a lump of coal.

[Wonderful Monds]

That’s kind of just baseball to an extent. It’s a cliche but true that if you have 10 pitching prospects you might have one good starter.

There’s an element of truth to that, but I also kinda feel like some of the better organizations have been able to achieve a higher hit rate on pitching prospects in the last half decade or so, like the Rays especially. But I haven’t particularly researched this claim either.

[Ron Madden]

Box Score

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/pirates-vs-reds/2021/04/06/634530#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab= box,game=634530

[Alf_Red_E]

I'm not so sure - he once was a pretty touted prospect and he's only been with the organization a few weeks - I think our pitching coach may think he can turn him into the diamond people once thought he could be before he turned into a lump of coal.

I'm sure whomever has options (Sal?) will be first to go

[Kingspoint]

If their was an MVP Award for Spring Training, India won it by a landslide as he changed the entire direction of the season just through his accomplishements, though those 30 days was only a continuation of the progress he made from July of 2019, where we had some information on it, but the organization obviously had a lot more.

[JFLegal]

man, this team looks legit. too early to eat crow? i want to eat some crow. i thought the reds would be sub-.500 this year. sure hope i was wrong and so far it's looking like i might have been way wrong. i love it.

extremely early. 5 games into a 162-game season. but damn. i love what i'm seeing.

[JFLegal]

I'm sure whomever has options (Sal?) will be first to go

chances are good a pitcher will need to go on the IL by then. if not, even better. good problems to have.

[WVRedsFan]

man, this team looks legit. too early to eat crow? i want to eat some crow. i thought the reds would be sub-.500 this year. sure hope i was wrong and so far it's looking like i might have been way wrong. i love it.

extremely early. 5 games into a 162-game season. but damn. i love what i'm seeing.

I said 85 wins and I'll tick with that for now. But...

[JFLegal]

I said 85 wins and I'll tick with that for now. But...

i mean, 85 wins is better than 78 or whatever i said.

[sdwagers]

I'm sure whomever has options (Sal?) will be first to go

Sal is out of options iirc

[bounty37h]

So, uh, are the reds going to win the World Series?

More curious, do they repeat next year?

[Umkubas]

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

[Ron Madden]

Bobby Nightengale @nightengalejr
Reds starters (Hoffman, De León and Miley) in the last 3 games: 16 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 21 K, 1.69 ERA.

Just as everyone who replied to the earlier tweet expected.
Bobby Nightengale @nightengalejr

Reds 1st turn through the rotation:

Thursday vs. STL - RHP Luis Castillo
Saturday vs. STL - RHP Tyler Mahle
Sunday vs. STL - RHP Jeff Hoffman
Monday vs. PIT - RHP Jose De León
Tuesday vs. PIT - LHP Wade Miley

[KYExtemper]

Watched this game on a tape delay and DAMN we were firing on all cylinders, helped by the Pirates being god awful.

I love that we're destroying some teams to start the year, though. Hopefully we can keep that mojo going.

[cumberlandreds]

Who are these guys?!? Scoring runs and pitching well. This can't be the Reds? Or can it? Just keep piling up the wins and see what happens.

[OesterPoster]

What's the over/under on how many times each game Larkin looks at Sadak and thinks to himself "man, this guy is a goober"...

I'm certain that Sadak is a guy I would have hung around with in high school or college. The geek/nerd is strong with him, but in a good way.