Dude, Harang hardly pitched his butt off. He was getting rocked by Gonzalez and Burnett before the end of the 6th and was pitching behind in the count since the 2nd inning. He was fortunate the Marlins didn't pummel him.Originally Posted by BUTLER REDSFAN
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
Griffey is done. I've given him the benefit of the doubt that he is still recovering, but if that is the case, he should not be playing every day. Time for the Reds manager to quit worrying about who is getting paid what, and who has a reputation and who doesn't, and attempt to put his best eight bats in the lineup and let the other stiffs fight for ABs. I was sick all night seeing Griffey go through those horrible at bats knowing Austin Kearns is sitting on the bench collecting dust while the real statue is playing. Ryan Freel has delivered every time they've called on him, let Jimenez work out of his slump in BP or down in the lineup. Burnett was very beatable in the early going, but that top of the order could do nothing to make it happen.
Time to quit being the nice organization and start cutting loose folks who don't earn their keep, or sit the guy on the bench regardless of his salary when he doesn't have it anymore. Nice organizations will have a lot of hangers on. Winning organizations cut loose guys with bad contracts and try to figure how not to write bad contracts, not keep on running guys out there based on the size of their paycheck (see Griffey, Graves).
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
why is kearns seemingly the only one constantly getting benched
Without some better lienups and some luck this could very easily turn into a 1-5 or 0-6 road trip.
its a 9 game road trip aint it??
Guys that take a walk are the devil incarnate in this organization.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
Miley is lacking the gravitas. A low paid career minor leaguer with little job security is not the man to send Jr to the bench.
C'mon, man, he is the career leader in pinch hits, that makes him, like, the best pinch hitter ever.
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
Did't hear or see the game, and I'm a real pesimist, but the pitching continues to be halfway ok which is the key to a decent season. The offense will come around.
it really is amazing to watch the alleged offense on this team scratch and claw for 2 runs every game
You have to put in the best offense to win.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
I still remember the WLW tribute to
L-E-N-N-Y set to Memories.
Marty's call "there's another bonehead play by Lenny Harris".
.182/.357/.182 in his last five games probably has something to do with it.
Griffey:.190/.346/.333
Dunn: .444/.583/1.056
Pena: .391/.440/1.000
"...You just have a wider lens than one game."
--Former Reds GM Wayne Krivsky, on why he didn't fly Josh Hamilton to Colorado for one game.
"...its money well-spent. Don't screw around with your freedom."
--Roy Tucker, on why you need to lawyer up when you find yourself swimming with sharks.
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