9-13-22 Reds vs Pirates 12:35 Game 1

[Ron Madden]

Reds
1. TJ Friedl (L) DH
2. Jonathan India (R) 2B
3. Kyle Farmer (R) 3B
4. Jake Fraley (L) LF
5. Aristides Aquino (R) RF
6. Nick Senzel (R) CF
7. Spencer Steer (R) 1B
8. Jose Barrero (R) SS
9. Austin Romine (R) C
SP Luis Cessa (R)

Pirates
1. Oneil Cruz (L) SS
2. Bryan Reynolds (S) DH
3. Rodolfo Castro (S) 2B
4. Jack Suwinski (L) CF
5. Ke'Bryan Hayes (R) 3B
6. Ben Gamel (L) LF
7. Michael Chavis (R) 1B
8. Cal Mitchell (L) RF
9. Tyler Heineman (S) C
SP Johan Oviedo (R)

[SomeCallMeTim]

Its a beautiful day for professional baseball.

But, I’ll just have to be content with what we have. [emoji1787]

[Ron Madden]

I hope someone is available to do play by play

[cumberlandreds]

Welcome to a full day of baseball. Let's play two!

[cumberlandreds]

We are underway. I'll give updates as I can. But I'm working and youneverknow who will bother me.

[cumberlandreds]

Bucco's out in order. Reds lumber coming up.

[Ron Madden]

Pirates go down in order

[cumberlandreds]

Reds go out quickly. No score

[NebraskaRed]

I don't know what the future holds for Cessa in terms of being a starter or reliever, but he has looked really good lately.

[cumberlandreds]

Pirates out in order. I could just cut and paste. No score.

[NebraskaRed]

2 quick outs. Reds are trying to hurry this up.

[Ron Madden]

This Dude might throw a no-hitter the way things have gone so far

[NebraskaRed]

I guess we don't have to worry about Cessa cooling off between innings. That was fast.

[Ron Madden]

No score after 2 innings

[icehole3]

Aquino's arm

[NebraskaRed]

So far, the Pirates are having much smarter ABs than the Reds "go ahead and swing at everything" approach.

1-0 Pirates.

[klw]

the Reds "go ahead and swing at everything" approach.

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AKA the Reds approach to hitting in day games for as long as I can remember

[icehole3]

When the Reds try to jack it out they're horrible.

[NebraskaRed]

When the Reds try to jack it out they're horrible.

Family board.

[Ron Madden]

When the Reds try to jack it out they're horrible.

I think they're just trying to hit the ball but not doing a very good job of it

[icehole3]

Of these 4 next year who would you keep?

Fraley
Friedl
Senzel
Aquino

[Ron Madden]

There goes the perfect game Romine walks

[Ron Madden]

Friedl walks too!

[icehole3]

That was a strike

[Ron Madden]

Pirates lead 1-0 end of 3

[Strikes Out Looking]

Of these 4 next year who would you keep?

Fraley
Friedl
Senzel
Aquino

None. But it really doesn't matter if current ownership remains. We'll be having this groundhog's day conversation every September. IIRC, last year, even with a team in competition until early September, the conversation was who to keep in the bullpen, and then a list of bad pitchers.

[Ron Madden]

Hayes hits a HR 2-0 Pirates

[SomeCallMeTim]

Of these 4 next year who would you keep?

Fraley
Friedl
Senzel
Aquino

Depends alot on who they might acquire if any. Someone has to play OF.

My order of keep to let go would be
Fraley, Friedl, AA, Senzel.

If someone would give me a BP arm for Senzel I’d do it. Or package him with MM to help lessen the buyout.

[NebraskaRed]

So far, Oviedo has made the Reds look foolish.

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Reds are being no hit thru 4.

[Ron Madden]

Pirates 2
Reds 0

end of the 4th
The Reds still hitless

[Ron Madden]

Reynolds goes deep 3-0 Pirates

[Ron Madden]

Now Castro with a check swing double down 3B line

[NebraskaRed]

The Reds will get a hit this inning.

[NebraskaRed]

Larkin criticizing the Reds hitting approach.

[NebraskaRed]

The Reds will get a hit this inning.

And there it is

[Ron Madden]

Steer singles to LF !!!

[cumberlandreds]

A hit! A hit! A hit!

[Ron Madden]

3-0 Pittsburgh end of the fifth

[cumberlandreds]

At least they got a hit. 3-0 Pirates

[chicoruiz]

Larkin criticizing the Reds hitting approach.

The entire hitting approach of many of the Reds seems to be limited to thinking, “ooh, look…here comes a baseball”…

I’m looking at you, Barrero…

[NebraskaRed]

5-0

[Ron Madden]

Mitchell HR 5-0

[cumberlandreds]

5-0 Pirates. Some no name player hit a two run homer for the Bucs. Cessa is done.

[Tom Servo]

Cessa came close to that quality start barometer...but no cigar

[NebraskaRed]

I like Cessa. He gives up too many home runs, but there might be something there in terms of being a starter.

But this is what you get when the Reds do pitcher try outs for the last few weeks of the season.

[Kc61]

Based on the current record, 100 losses looks unlikely for the Reds.

But they play five in St. Louis next, the Reds’ pitching is paper thin right now, so who knows.

Probably they’ll avoid it but not definitely.

[Big Klu]

RHP Kyle Dowdy becomes the 38th player this season to make his Reds debut, and the 64th player to make an appearance for the Reds this season.


Reds debuts this season:

3 Albert Almora, of
4 Matt Reynolds, inf-of
7 Donovan Solano, 3b-2b
12 Spencer Steer, 3b
16 Colin Moran, 1b-3b
21 Hunter Greene, rhp
22 Brandon Drury, 3b-2b
26 Michael Papierski, c
27 Jake Fraley, of
28 Tommy Pham, of
28 Austin Romine, c
31 Mike Minor, lhp
33 Aramis Garcia, c
38 Justin Dunn, rhp
40 Nick Lodolo, lhp
41 Daniel Duarte, rhp
43 Alexis Diaz, rhp
46 Buck Farmer, rhp
47 Mark Koloszvary, c
48 Chase Anderson, rhp
51 Graham Ashcraft, rhp
54 Hunter Strickland, rhp
57 J.T. Riddle, ss-3b
57 Stuart Fairchild, of
58 Derek Law, rhp
63 Phillip Diehl, lhp
63 Fernando Cruz, rhp
67 T.J. Zeuch, rhp
71 Connor Overton, rhp
72 Chris Okey, c
72 Kyle Dowdy, rhp
73 Chuckie Robinson, c
75 Ross Detwiler, lhp
76 Robert Dugger, rhp
79 Ian Gibaut, rhp
82 Ronnie Dawson, of
84 Jared Solomon, rhp
94 Taylor Motter, 3b-2b

[BCubb2003]

Do all of these guys get a baseball card?

[NebraskaRed]

Welcome to the show, Kyle Dowdy! (hits a batter with his first pitch)

[chicoruiz]

Given the size of the crowd, it looks like everyone’s going home with a baseball today…

[Ron Madden]

Friedl Double !!!

[NebraskaRed]

Hey, a run

[Ron Madden]

Farmer weak ground ball our scores Friedl

[cumberlandreds]

Sometimes India is just not a smart baseball player.

[Ron Madden]

Fraley with a 2 out walk

Aquino single

[NebraskaRed]

Senzel just can't wait to swing

He also can't wait to make an out

[cumberlandreds]

Ah Senzel.......what can you say?

[Ron Madden]

Pirates second baseman robbed Sensei of a hit

5-1 Pittsburgh

[Kc61]

Nice athletic catch by Pirates infielder on that.

[NebraskaRed]

There just isn't anything to be hopeful about with Senzel. He's played most of the season, and these are the results. This is who he is.

[chicoruiz]

Not too long ago I was thinking that Friedl/Senzel could be an okay CF platoon. I’ve given up.

Senzel was a high first-round draft pick. That completes the list of his positives.

[NebraskaRed]

One team looks like they're actually trying. The other team is losing 5-1.

[NebraskaRed]

I don't usually enjoy Larkin's commentary, but he's been right on today

[Ron Madden]

Still 5-1 Pirates end of 7

[50YrRedsFan]

Based on the current record, 100 losses looks unlikely for the Reds.

But they play five in St. Louis next, the Reds’ pitching is paper thin right now, so who knows.

Probably they’ll avoid it but not definitely.

The way they are playing (or not playing) today, they may well make it to 100 losses.

[cumberlandreds]

There just isn't anything to be hopeful about with Senzel. He's played most of the season, and these are the results. This is who he is.

What is alarming his his lack of power. He basically has none. I don't normally give up on a player too quick but I just don't see much hope with him. I never thought I would see Paul Householder reincarnated with the Reds.

[SomeCallMeTim]

Welcome to the show, Kyle Dowdy! (hits a batter with his first pitch)

You were supposed to say Howdy Dowdy.

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[cumberlandreds]

Howdy Dowdy has done a good job today. He should stick around.

[SomeCallMeTim]

The way they are playing (or not playing) today, they may well make it to 100 losses.

Remember a few weeks ago we said we’d surely avoid 100 losses because we still had plenty of games against the Pirates and Cubs.

Good times…

[NebraskaRed]

Votto has been fun in the booth, but it sounds so desperate when they use that to get viewers excited to watch the game.

[Ron Madden]

Friedl ground out 1B

[Ron Madden]

India lines out to 1B

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Farmer singles !!!

[NebraskaRed]

Oh no. Fraley hit in the head.

[Ron Madden]

This ain't good

at least Fraley was able to walk off under his own power

[NebraskaRed]

So many holes in this lineup that they can rarely get a rally going.

2 men on and Aquino pops up to end the inning.

[klw]

You were supposed to say Howdy Dowdy.
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It is a shame Okey isn't still around to catch him.

[Strikes Out Looking]

Besides my criticism of ownership, I will throw in that the on field management of this team leaves much to be desired. The grip and rip approach attempted by most of the Reds for the past few years doesn't work. The only patience they show is to take strike 3 down the middle after flailing at the first two strikes. I think Bell has pretty much given up on mentoring the players, maybe because so many have filtered through he doesn't remember who he's talked to already. This team is just a train wreck, but where we donna go?

[Ron Madden]

Pirates lead 6-1 going to the bottom of the 9th

[NebraskaRed]

Senzel 0 for 4 on another first pitch out

[Ron Madden]

Senzel fouls out to first base

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Steer strikes out

[NebraskaRed]

Barrero 0 for 4. Game over.

[Ron Madden]

Barrero flys out to LF

Pittsburgh wins 6-1

[50YrRedsFan]

What a joke this team is.

I'd really like to know the real attendance count today.

[Ron Madden]

Really Nothing to say that hasn't been said before.

I hope game 2 is more entertaining

[cumberlandreds]

What a joke this team is.

I'd really like to know the real attendance count today.

Officially 9338. In reality less than 5000 would be a good guess.