5/18/2014-Reds-Vs-Phillies-Rubber Game

[Tracy Jones]

Now that...was a lazy fly ball

[RedTeamGo!]

Oh, my bad...I am eating and when I looked up I saw a wall but I did not think it was the outfield wall.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Oh, my bad...I am eating and when I looked up I saw a wall but I did not think it was the outfield wall.

It wasn't. It was the wall right behind second base. umm....wait.

[Reds Fanatic]

Ashe strikes out swinging. 3 straight Ks

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Ground out to Mesoraco. 2 outs.

[RedTeamGo!]

I thought it was the foul territory wall.

[Reds Fanatic]

Mayberry doubles to left

[RedsfaninMT]

I thought it was the foul territory wall.

To answer an earlier query by another poster, yes, it's too early to start drinking

[Reds Fanatic]

Lee strikes out looking. 4 Ks. 2-2 after 2.

[RedTeamGo!]

Mike Schmidt, one of the greatest power hitting 3B of all time is saying on the Phillies broadcast every hitter should approach every pitch like they have 2 strikes. They should choke up and make fast compact swings. I wish someone in the booth had said "Mike, if you had that approach you wouldn't be a hall of famer."

[_Sir_Charles_]

I thought it was the foul territory wall.

I was just joking bud. :O)

[Reds Fanatic]

Heisey fouls out to 1st

[Tracy Jones]

Mike Schmidt, one of the greatest power hitting 3B of all time is saying on the Phillies broadcast every hitter should approach every pitch like they have 2 strikes. They should choke up and make fast compact swings. I wish someone in the booth had said "Mike, if you had that approach you wouldn't be a hall of famer."

Or led the league in K's 4 times either.

Although to his credit, he really did make some kind of adjustment that worked. His K numbers fell drastically later in his career.

[_Sir_Charles_]

If side to side movement is Jay's problem, then my suggestion is to just hit the ball over the wall more often and just work on his jogging.

[RedTeamGo!]

My goal for the afternoon was to get Redszone to defend Neftali Soto - mission accomplished!

[kaldaniels]

Mike Schmidt, one of the greatest power hitting 3B of all time is saying on the Phillies broadcast every hitter should approach every pitch like they have 2 strikes. They should choke up and make fast compact swings. I wish someone in the booth had said "Mike, if you had that approach you wouldn't be a hall of famer."

That approach wouldn't be for everyone, but in this day and age of advanced scouting and pitchf/x too many hitters have been neutered...so it's not a bad idea for many guys, at least moreso than when Mike played.