Kingspoint (08-02-2020)
Revering4Blue (08-02-2020)
Going to a double header is a bit of an endurance thing. Like going to see a 24 hour auto race.
Particularly if you’re drinking beer.
She used to wake me up with coffee ever morning
camisadelgolf (08-03-2020),Chip R (08-05-2020),Reds (08-02-2020),Revering4Blue (08-02-2020),Ron Madden (08-02-2020)
These 7-inning games truly favor the REDS with their superior starting pitching, while exponentially diminishing their biggest weakness, their bullpen.
Bring on more of these double-headers.
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It's all about pace (in both).
"One problem with people who have no vices is that they're pretty sure to have some annoying virtues."
M2 (08-02-2020),Revering4Blue (08-02-2020)
These two 7 inning victories are why I’m not even slightly convinced the Reds have turned a corner. They’re back to finding guys to cover 4 innings instead of 1 or 2. A daunting task.
Kingspoint (08-03-2020),marcshoe (08-02-2020),Old school 1983 (08-02-2020),Revering4Blue (08-02-2020)
More often than not, I'd identify myself as a baseball purist or a curmudgeon "get off my lawn type of guy"; however, I enjoyed the two 7 innings ball games today. I'm liking the DH for the NL as well.
marcshoe (08-02-2020),RedsfaninMT (08-02-2020),Ron Madden (08-02-2020),Roy Tucker (08-03-2020)
After seeing how they played out today I change my mind and approve.
bm1475 (08-02-2020)
I am guessing that if the Reds had lost this double header, this thread would look quite different
Hoping to change my username to 75769024
camisadelgolf (08-03-2020),Revering4Blue (08-02-2020)
As a guy who cut his teeth on AAA baseball, this seven-inning thing didn't even seem weird. I hate the runner-on-second idea, but I could live with this one longterm.
It is on the whole probable that we continually dream, but that consciousness makes such a noise that we do not hear it. Carl Jung.
camisadelgolf (08-03-2020),Kingspoint (08-03-2020),Revering4Blue (08-02-2020)
With our starting pitching, and our bullpen, I'm cool with it. Maybe we'll get a few more.
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