well at least it wasn't a one run loss
well at least it wasn't a one run loss
Red Raindog (04-30-2014)
kbrake (04-30-2014),Larkin Fan (04-30-2014)
Sunday you had Cuetos brilliance to fall back on and the realization that if hes healthy he is as good as there is. I see no positives out of tonights game other than maybe Hoover is finally getting his off speed stuff over the plate. Plus Cingrani is showing no signs of becoming a big time pitcher, Joey looks as miserable on the field as he did last year, we clearly have several guys in the pen who don't belong in the big leagues, and now you have to wonder about Marshall. And i'm losing my patience with Bruce. Not a good night.
Ny prediction is Marshall is back on DL tomorrow and wont pitch for the Reds again the rest of the season.
What's really disheartening is I really thought we ahad turned the corner after that Pirates series and were ready to make a move. Then we drop 4 out of the next five. Back to square one. Not good.
It's pretty obvious Marshall's shoulder isn't right. You can't throw 90% curveballs and expect good results, even if it's a good curve. You have to work off your fastball.
The Reds have several underperformers right now, especially with key players. It can be tough to watch.
They've had some great performances from Johnny Cueto, and some overperformances from Simon, Rocco, and Pena but that's about it.
Given the underperformances, the team is only 3 games under .500 with 135 games to go. I understand the frustration, I share it too, but if you don't think this team has a lot of potential upside, then you're wrong.
kbrake (04-30-2014),Larkin Fan (04-30-2014)
Thing is, that's exactly what people said from June 1 on last year. This team is playing a lot like that team from June 1 on, and things didn't get better last year.
I don't think this team needs a ton of changes, but I think this lineup needs an injection of energy. It should have been done in the offseason.
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