If it weren't for David Bell, the Reds would be 133-0.
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Chip R (08-31-2021),cumberlandreds (08-31-2021),gagliano (08-31-2021),Ron Madden (08-31-2021),Roy Tucker (08-31-2021),westofyou (08-30-2021)
I said this a couple weeks ago and I still 100% feel this way. Still haven’t had much interest in watching games lately.
I don’t even think this is Bell’s fault as I mentioned. But a team that is seriously trying to win and go to the World Series does not start Eugenio Suarez at this point. At all. A serious team puts him on the DL and tells him to rehab and strengthen that shoulder and get it ready to try again next year. But, at the risk of going full FCB, a team like the Cardinals would not be starting a guy who is hitting as bad as a pitcher when they have alternatives.
I mean, what’s going to happen if they do make the postseason. It’s pretty obvious at this point that they’d put him on the roster. Can you imagine a team that pretends like it’s actually trying to win a championship starting a corner infielder hitting .170 and OPSing in the 500s in the NLCS? Or World Series even? Because that’s the kind of nonsense the Reds are trying to make happen.
And I’m almost certain it’s because he got a long term contract and so Castellini gives down the edict that he has to play. That’s what really pisses me off the most about it.
gagliano (08-31-2021),m21eagle45 (09-05-2021),Powder River (08-31-2021),WVKing304 (08-30-2021)
Suarez is hitting .125 vs lefties and has an .OPS under 500 vs them. Cabrera, while not a savior, has an OPS close to .800 vs lefties. At this point in the season, to be batting Suarez 6th and sitting Cabrera is manager malpractice. There’s no defending it. I mean the guy has a -2.7 WAR. By far the worst in baseball.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
At this point I’d rather see Schrock’s bat over Aquino. Guy swings at so many pitches out of the zone.
To think this team is winning because of David Bell instead of in spite of his bullpen mismanagement & questionable lineup cards every night is ignorant. This is the best Reds hitting team in years. They have the #1 WAR among SP. They play in worst division in baseball. Henry Roengarner could have this team over .500
Indymoon (08-31-2021),m21eagle45 (09-05-2021),MrRedSkull (08-31-2021),Old school 1983 (08-31-2021),Powder River (08-31-2021),UK Reds Fan (08-31-2021)
To think that this team would be better than 9 plus at this point because Earl Weaver or the ghost of Casey Stengel was the manager is ridiculous
Quote batters WAR all day long, the idiot in the room isn’t the teams offense, despite the black hole at third. It’s the pitching, an average BP adds 5 wins to this team.
The lineup is important, but a manager in today’s game spreads butter on more bread than that
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Ron Madden (08-31-2021)
Good post. Shrock and Asdrubal are preferable over Geno and Aquino. When I saw Suarez and AA in the lineup tonight, I felt a little bit down, probably like the rest of the team did. I think those two black holes suck everyone else down into the dark, hitless abyss. The Reds need to get this offense churning. Hopefully, we will see Cabrera and Shrock in game two.
Last edited by Ky Fried Redleg; 08-31-2021 at 12:16 AM.
Old school 1983 (08-31-2021),WVKing304 (08-31-2021)
Ron Madden (08-31-2021)
Tom Servo (08-31-2021)
Suarez has had as many chances w/ runners on base than any hitter in baseball. The Reds have the #1 OPS in the NL, they’re number 3 in HRs, 2nd in average, and they lead the NL in hits. This is a very talented team. Wade Miley was the #4 starter coming into the year. He’s pitched like an ace. Reds pitchers are #2 in the NL in quality starts.
Reds fans are so satisfied w/ mediocrity the last 25 years, most are happy w/ .500 baseball. That’s what Bell provides. He’s 177-178 as a manager. 0 playoff wins. Reds had the best rotation in baseball last year & the Cy Young. They have a top 5 pitching staff & top 5 offense this year. The cupboard is not bare...
At some point you’ve gotta be held accountable. Suarez is the worst hitter in all of baseball.... by 30 points. He’s 2nd in the NL in K’s (Baez). 2nd worst in all of baseball in OBP. It’s time to stop sugar coating it and giving Bell a free pass. He’s a dark hole in the lineup, especially when you bat him 6th with India, Winker, Nick, Votto, Stephenson all getting on base at a near .400 clip in front of him.
It’s hard to tell when the Reds will have a more complete roster than this. It’s put up or shut up time for David Bell...
gagliano (08-31-2021),m21eagle45 (09-05-2021),malcontent (08-31-2021),MrRedSkull (08-31-2021),Powder River (08-31-2021)
I don't think we should be so quick to dismiss something like that. It's human nature in competition of really any sort, to be aware of the weak links on your team, to feel more energized when certain components of your team are being called upon. It HAS to be draining to know that the offense has to come from YOU because three of the nine batters in the lineup are virtually automatic outs.
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Big Klu (08-31-2021),CaiGuy (08-31-2021),Ron Madden (08-31-2021)
awfully great, am i right?
This has been such a weird season and team. Can't believe they're 29 games away from maybe making the playoffs.
Chip R (08-31-2021),cumberlandreds (08-31-2021),Ron Madden (08-31-2021),westofyou (08-31-2021)
Big Klu (08-31-2021),Ron Madden (08-31-2021)
Stick a fork in em, they can't bottom feed the rest of the way.
Pitching is gross, cards are better I see them scrapping with padres for the last spot.
Reds would get punched in the mouth in the wildcard anyways.
On to football.
gagliano (08-31-2021)
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