Labor Day Monday 9.7.15 Pirates @ Reds 1:10 PM

Congrats to Jay Bruce. Career hit #1000. :clap: :clap: Helluva at bat too. 13 pitches.

RBI single by Suarez

1-0 Redlegs

Rib-eye for Eugenio. 1-0 good guys

Great job 7. Surprised there wasn't a play at the play there that was a pretty hard hit ball.

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Originally Posted by BCubb2003

Thing is, Price is probably thinking, "We have to at least try to win these games. Gotta go with the veteran Skip over these minor-leaguers. It's the right thing to do."

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He's not going to start Schumaker vs. a LHP. If Price doesn't want to play a minor-leaguer, then he will start DeJesus in LF.

Cool, Thom talking about Suarez playing LF again.

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Nice AB by Duvall to draw a walk, bases juiced for Barnhart

Duvall works the walk. Bases jacked, no outs, 1 in. Tucker up.

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Originally Posted by Tom Servo

Cool, Thom talking about Suarez playing LF again.

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Ah, so you're in favor of re signing Skip and having him play LF all next year. Those are the only two options.

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Originally Posted by Tom Servo

Cool, Thom talking about Suarez playing LF again.

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Honest question Tom. Let's say for arguments sake that the Reds are unable to trade Cozart or Phillips this offseason and Cozart is healthy. What do you do? Who plays, who sits?

3-0 Reds! :O) Pirates not exactly flashing the leather today. *grin*

Barnhart sac fly scores a run, and the ball goes out of play and another run scores.

3-0 Redlegs

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Originally Posted by _Sir_Charles_

Honest question Tom. Let's say for arguments sake that the Reds are unable to trade Cozart or Phillips this offseason and Cozart is healthy. What do you do? Who plays, who sits?

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I'd likely make Cozart the backup infielder in that scenario. I don't hate mth123's idea about having Suarez be the super-utility guy, in the lineup almost every day in whatever position, but I don't really trust the Reds to implement that correctly. I just want to see the guy playing every day, and see no reason to move him off a position he can play.

If everything in life was as easy as baseball is in Thoms eyes we'd all be styling

Pirates with 3 errors, with 1 out in the 2nd inning.

They lead the league in errors.

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Originally Posted by Tom Servo

I'd likely make Cozart the backup infielder in that scenario. I don't hate mth123's idea about having Suarez be the super-utility guy, in the lineup almost every day in whatever position, but I don't really trust the Reds to implement that correctly. I just want to see the guy playing every day, and see no reason to move him off a position he can play.

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I'm not opposed to him learning LF (Suarez), but not full time at all. I'd give Phillips and Cozart one day off a week every week and have Eugenio play SS & 2b on those days and LF on the others. I agree that his bat needs to be in there pretty much full time.