Reds Starting Lineup from Trent:
Hamilton cf
Gonzalez ss
Griffey rf
Phillips 2b
Dunn lf
Valentin c
Encarnacion 3b
Votto 1b
Shearn p
Reds Starting Lineup from Trent:
Hamilton cf
Gonzalez ss
Griffey rf
Phillips 2b
Dunn lf
Valentin c
Encarnacion 3b
Votto 1b
Shearn p
BTW, CW said yesterday that Pete really likes Gonzo in the 2 hole versus RHPs.
That's the way, uh huh, uh huh ...
"I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum... and I'm all out of bubble gum."
- - Rowdy Roddy Piper
"It takes a big man to admit when he is wrong. I am not a big man"
- - Fletch
which suggests 6 or 7 hole.
The problem the Reds have is none of the RH hitters are good OBP guys and we know Pete(and Jerry) loves the L-R-L-R stuff.
Sad part is a Hamilton, Votto, Jr, Dunn quartet to start the lineup would scare the hell out of any RHP. Maybe if the Reds got early leads those late inning ABs wouldn't mean as much.
Meet your Mets lineup for today per Trent:
And for the Metropolitans:
Chavez lf
Castillo 2b
Wright 3b
Beltran cf
Conine 1b
Gotay ss
Milledge rf
DiFelice c
Maine p
Reds Fan Since 1971
Somewhat unrelated, but I thought I'd see where some other former Reds batted in their first games. I got as far as Perez and Bench, both of whom batted 4th or 5th, but I noticed something in Bench's first game which, were it to happen now, would have given half of Redszone strokes - in the bottom of the 9th with no one out and Tommy Helms on first base, Chico Ruiz (bench me or trade me) pinch hit for Johnny. Oh my, how we would have howled. JB, BTW, went 0-3 with 2 K's. Whatta bum.
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