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    Re: Reds vs Cubs 8/19/08

    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Borkowski View Post
    Brantley was talking about the Chicago wind playing tricks with the balls hit into the outfield tonight. Including the play by Bruce.

    Cubs announcers were saying pretty much the same thing.

    That wind at Wrigley can be pretty tough.
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    Re: Reds vs Cubs 8/19/08

    Quote Originally Posted by RedsManRick View Post
    Am I the only one rooting against C-Pat? I really want to see him finish the year a batting average under .200 and an OPS under .600...
    I wouldn't say I am rooting against him.

    But I'm most definatley not rooting for him.

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    Re: Reds vs Cubs 8/19/08

    Nightly Patterson rant:

    Why oh why must we continue to endure the first pitch hacking, sub .200 batting , and .228 OBP of COREY F. PATTERSON?
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    Re: Reds vs Cubs 8/19/08

    Leadoff triple for the Cubs catcher

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    Re: Reds vs Cubs 8/19/08

    I noticed on the graphic on TV that the Reds are 3-7 in the lasy 10 games. Then I looked at the schedule and realized that I was at all three of those wins (and only one of the losses).
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    Re: Reds vs Cubs 8/19/08

    Why on earth would I root for a player on the Reds to do poorly?

    I'm no big fan of CPat, but it's not his fault he can't hit. He doesn't make out the lineup.

    You think his effort level is suspect?

    I don't. I just don't think he can hit.
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    Re: Reds vs Cubs 8/19/08

    Quote Originally Posted by Big Klu View Post
    I'm not saying that he is a bad defensive outfielder, and I think he will probably be pretty good. But at times it appears that he loses focus out there. Maybe it's just me, and I'm being unreasonable.
    I don't think you are being unreasonable at all. The problem is that every footfall and every mistake at the plate that Bruce has only goes to prove that he is only 21 years old and it will happen. Youth is not the only answer to the Reds' problems. Young players make mistakes and make poor judgments at times. He'll be fine, but he will have his "brain fade" moments too.
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    Re: Reds vs Cubs 8/19/08

    Quote Originally Posted by RedsManRick View Post
    Am I the only one rooting against C-Pat? I really want to see him finish the year a batting average under .200 and an OPS under .600...
    I've been rooting against him and Bako since day one.

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    Re: Reds vs Cubs 8/19/08

    I can't really root against them, mostly out of respect for the Reds uniform.

    But when they stroll to the plate, I generally expect failure. With a chance to score runs, or a game winning situation and CPatt/Bako at the plate I have no hope of any success. I've become numb to their super volcano of ridonkulous suckitude.
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    Re: Reds vs Cubs 8/19/08

    fukudome has such a poor swing...

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    Re: Reds vs Cubs 8/19/08

    Quote Originally Posted by RFS62 View Post
    Why on earth would I root for a player on the Reds to do poorly?

    I'm no big fan of CPat, but it's not his fault he can't hit. He doesn't make out the lineup.

    You think his effort level is suspect?

    I don't. I just don't think he can hit.
    I agree, but what's even more confusing is that he has something like a .260 lifetime average, so what happened? I just don't understand.
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    Re: Reds vs Cubs 8/19/08

    Quote Originally Posted by Ltlabner View Post
    I can't really root against them, mostly out of respect for the Reds uniform.

    But when they stroll to the plate, I generally expect failure.
    I root for failure in the hopes that they will ultimately be removed from the team. How they are still here, is just beyond me.

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    Re: Reds vs Cubs 8/19/08

    I missed it on TV, but how did Soto triple? Gameday say Patterson deflected it. Was it a ball he should have caught?

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    Re: Reds vs Cubs 8/19/08

    I see these guys as people, not just images on the TV screen.

    They are young men living out their dreams, playing the game we all love on the highest level available on earth.

    I don't see them as commodities.
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    Re: Reds vs Cubs 8/19/08

    Quote Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
    I missed it on TV, but how did Soto triple? Gameday say Patterson deflected it. Was it a ball he should have caught?
    Maybe. But if he caught it, it would have been a very nice play.
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