4-9-21 Reds vs D-backs 9:40pm

[DocRed]

Winning it after blowing a 5-0 lead is probably the most impressive win of the season for the Reds. That's an easy loss last year IMO.

[kaldaniels]

Winning it after blowing a 5-0 lead is probably the most impressive win of the season for the Reds. That's an easy loss last year IMO.

Over the last ten years that’s a loss and we are pissing and moaning about Jesse’s non-HR that cost them the game.

[WrongVerb]

Winning it after blowing a 5-0 lead is probably the most impressive win of the season for the Reds. That's an easy loss last year IMO.

Agreed. That was a team character win, which means they may have "it." (Then again, me declaring the Reds as better than advertised is a rite of spring.)

[TexasRedsFan]

Calm down dude. There’s no source. It’s speculation, not an accusation, ergo the “or whatever” part. He looks like he dropped about 30-40 pounds. At the same time, he went from hitting 85 hrs with a .280 avg over a 2 season span to batting below the Mendoza line over his last season + with little power. All of this during his age 28 & 29 seasons when he should be completely in his prime. Considering baseball’s recent history, I think it’s fair to question things like this. But yeah, I didn’t realize his mom was a poster here, so my bad.

I'm as concerned with his offensive drop off as you, but I'm not sure the "little power" part is accurate. 15 HR in a 60 game season still comes out to around 40 in 162. The problem is that outside of those homers, he's provided very little at the plate for a while now. He's starting to remind me of Dave Kingman.