More McLouth love. The kid is a nice player, but come on.
More McLouth love. The kid is a nice player, but come on.
Hugs, smiling, and interactive Twitter accounts, don't mean winning baseball. Until this community understands that we are cursed to relive the madness.
It totally changed the entire at-bat. As a hitter, there's a HUGE difference between waiting for a 3-1 pitch with two outs and the bases loaded after having watched the pitcher walk the previous batter to force in a run, and waiting for a 2-2 pitch after seeing a pitch six inches off the plate get called for a strike. Andy Phillips figured he had to swing at anything, because he had just seen a terrible pitch get called for a strike.
Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman. Damn glad to meet ya.
That Cordero fellow is good.....lol.
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"I think we’re starting to get to the point where people are starting to get tired of this stretch of ball,” Votto said. “I think something needs to start changing and start going in a different direction. I’m going to do my part to help make that change.”
Hugs, smiling, and interactive Twitter accounts, don't mean winning baseball. Until this community understands that we are cursed to relive the madness.
Scoring SummaryCode:Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Pittsburgh 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 6 10 0 Cincinnati 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 9 1
Top 4th: Pittsburgh
- F. Sanchez doubled to deep right center, N. Morgan scored
- R. Doumit doubled to deep left center, F. Sanchez scored
Bot 4th: Cincinnati
- J. Votto homered to deep right
- E. Encarnacion scored, J. Bruce to third on passed ball
Bot 5th: Cincinnati
- C. Dickerson homered to deep center
Top 6th: Pittsburgh
- R. Doumit singled to center, F. Sanchez scored, N. McLouth to third
- A. LaRoche singled to right, N. McLouth scored, R. Doumit to second
Bot 6th: Cincinnati
- E. Encarnacion singled to left, J. Votto scored
Top 8th: Pittsburgh
- A. LaRoche singled to right, N. McLouth scored, R. Doumit to third
- A. LaRoche singled to left center, R. Doumit scored, A. LaRoche to second
Bot 8th: Cincinnati
- R. Hanigan walked, E. Encarnacion scored, J. Bruce to third, J. Cabrera to second
Batting Cincinnati
2B - J Bruce (13, R Ohlendorf).
3B - J Votto (2, R Ohlendorf).
HR - J Votto (16, 4th inning off R Ohlendorf 0 on, 2 Out), C Dickerson (6, 5th inning off R Ohlendorf 0 on, 2 Out).
RBI - J Votto (65), C Dickerson (12), E Encarnacion (58), R Hanigan (7).
2-out RBI - J Votto, C Dickerson, R Hanigan.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Phillips 2, P Bako 1, C Patterson 1.
GIDP - J Keppinger.
Team LOB - 7.
Fielding
E - J Affeldt (1, throw).
DP - 1 (J Keppinger-B Phillips-J Votto).
Batting Pittsburgh
2B - N Morgan (6, E Volquez); F Sanchez (25, E Volquez); R Doumit (29, E Volquez).
S - N McLouth.
RBI - F Sanchez (48), R Doumit 2 (53), Ad LaRoche 2 (61), An LaRoche (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Michaels 1, An LaRoche 1, B Bixler 1.
GIDP - Ad LaRoche.
Team LOB - 8.
Base Running
SB - N McLouth 2 (17, 2nd base off J Affeldt/P Bako, 2nd base off E Volquez/P Bako), N Morgan (5, 2nd base off F Cordero/R Hanigan).
Fielding
PB - R Doumit.
DP - 1 (F Sanchez-B Bixler-Ad LaRoche).
Pitching
WP - J Affeldt.Code:Pittsburgh R. Ohlendorf 6.0 7 4 3 1 2 2 4.50 T.J. Beam 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.97 T. Yates 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.14 (W, 5-3) D. Bautista 0.2 0 1 1 1 0 0 4.41 (H, 6) J. Grabow 0.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2.98 (H, 13) M. Capps 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.38 (S, 19) Cincinnati E. Volquez 7.0 6 4 4 1 13 0 3.12 J. Affeldt 0.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 3.71 (L, 1-1) M. Lincoln 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.55 F. Cordero 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3.58
IBB - B Moss (by E Volquez), R Doumit (by F Cordero).
HBP - F Sanchez (by E Volquez).
Pitches-strikes - R Ohlendorf 90-56; T Beam 6-4; T Yates 3-1; D Bautista 10-4; J Grabow 17-6; M Capps 13-8; E Volquez 117-79; J Affeldt 19-11; M Lincoln 11-8; F Cordero 19-8.
Ground balls-fly balls - R Ohlendorf 10-6; T Beam 0-0; T Yates 2-0; D Bautista 1-1; J Grabow 0-0; M Capps 2-0; E Volquez 2-6; J Affeldt 0-0; M Lincoln 1-0; F Cordero 3-0.
Batters faced - R Ohlendorf 26; T Beam 2; T Yates 1; D Bautista 3; J Grabow 4; M Capps 3; E Volquez 29; J Affeldt 4; M Lincoln 3; F Cordero 5.
Time: 3:16.
Attendance: 18,561
Did that loss make anyone else mad, or am I the only one at my age that can’t take the loss?
I need an icon for steam coming out of the ears. Save everyone time reading me.
Yeah. But I get mad at different things. Like Andy Phillips. Chased two bad pitches in that at-bat. That one call could have been negated with patience. For as much praise that is heaped on him, I don't see a reason for him to be around next year. The Reds need hitters from the right side.
One more thing...why do we keep running Keppinger out there at short? I'd be sharing that spot with some of the kids. The season is over. Why are the Reds so gall-darned infatuated with Volquez winning 20 games? To the point of exhaustion.
Finally, why Patterson always in CF? Automatic out on a team that needs every run and hit it can get.
Pitching lost this game tonight, but those other things didn't help.
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"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
There are currently two players I'd like to see back and a third candidate: Votto, Bruce, and Dickerson. The rest are completely fungible, IMO. I think they can be replaced by a variety of inhouse or other players. I hope WJ moves Phillips and EE in particular and it should be clear by now that Keppinger is not a regular.
Certainly wouldn't go that far, but it is clear that performance isn't there. Look at the lineup:
Player - AVG - OBP - OPS -
Kepp .262 .312 .660
Phillips .263 .314 .768
Bruce .257 .307 .731
CPatt .199 .233 .571
EdE .252 .338 .817
Bako .204 .279 .594
APhill .203 .314 .584
How can you win with that (I added Andy Phillips because I see no reason for his being on this team along with Bako and Patterson)? Of the starters, this is an anemic club.
Pray for Walt. Although the pitching lost this one, this offense has to be addressed.
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-Beano Cook
Mulitple Choice
Because the fans love him and pay good money to see him play?
Because season ticket holders look forward to increased prices and Patterson in center?
Because Fox wants to increase advertising revenue and Patterson is a key to getting a higher audience share, and to that success?
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