Reds @ Pirates 8-25-19 1:35pm

[JaxRed]

? You got all that from that?

I got that he doesn’t understand baseball very well and he should be in the farthest overthrow contest

Well the "only hit against lefties" thing has been proving itself out ever since Winker went down.

[adkindo]

Well the "only hit against lefties" thing has been proving itself out ever since Winker went down.

bet he gets 2 hits today....

[Ironman92]

Ervin generally has very good plate discipline, it’s probably the strongest part of Ervin’s game. He’s the ideal guy to give 3-0 discretion. Manager can’t predict the future, just go by the player’s tendencies.

You mean when he had walked a couple, plunked Dietrich and a pitcher that can’t hit on deck.....so Ervin barely checks his swing on a breaking ball 2 feet off the plate? Yeah, that might’ve been a sign he maybe not a great choice in that AB to decide 3-0

[adkindo]

what the hell is that? Where was that boats sternwheel? Looked like it was being pushed by a tug boat

[Kc61]

You mean when he had walked a couple, plunked Dietrich and a pitcher that can’t hit on deck.....so Ervin barely checks his swing on a breaking ball 2 feet off the plate? Yeah, that might’ve been a sign he maybe not a great choice in that AB to decide 3-0

Hindsight.

Bell didn’t have a crystal ball.

[JaxRed]

I think a steal attempt would have been idea here.

[CmdrCody]

Ervin generally has very good plate discipline, it’s probably the strongest part of Ervin’s game. He’s the ideal guy to give 3-0 discretion. Manager can’t predict the future, just go by the player’s tendencies.

Ervin’s BABIP is starting to get in normal range. His batting average will soon be at his career minor league norm. Which will show the reason Ervin is considered by Lmost everyone to be a fourth OF at best.

[Ironman92]

Suarez missed his pitch

[Big Klu]

what the hell is that? Where was that boats sternwheel? Looked like it was being pushed by a tug boat

I didn't see it, but it sounds like it might have been a coal barge. A common sight on the Allegheny River and the upper part of the Ohio River.

[Kc61]

Ervin’s BABIP is starting to get in normal range. His batting average will soon be at his career minor league norm. Which will show the reason Ervin is considered by Lmost everyone to be a fourth OF at best.

Fourth outfielders, ahead in the count, are generally better hitters than pitchers hitting below .100.

So it was more than reasonable to go with Ervin, ahead 3-0, instead of that pitcher. Even if Ervin is a fourth outfielder, which he may well be.

[North]

You play to win the game!

Herman Edwards...the only NFL HC whose time management skills were worse than Marvin's.

[Kingspoint]

Then I would submit you try to take advantage of having men on base. Rather than wasting those baserunners to clear the pitcher’s spot. It’s a very defensive way to play baseball.

Not that Ervin should swing at ball four, but the take sign would be incorrect in that spot IMO.

It is not Defensive. It's smart.

[Kingspoint]

Of course Bauer gets a hit...let the debate continue.

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Well if Ervin doesn’t know what to swing at in a 3-0 count then you give him the take

Yep.

[Kc61]

It is not Defensive. It's smart.

Not sure how smart it is to load the bases up for a pitcher hitting under .100 with two outs.

Sounds to me like a lack of aggressive managing and giving away an opportunity.

[JaxRed]

That ball should be caught....