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    Re: 6/5/09 Reds vs Cubbies

    He swung at a borderline strike .....more of a pitcher's pitch.

    It's like 1 batter does it right....then the next is not watching and is just ready to hack.

    Like in the 8th...Nix and Bruce did the same thing. More Nix then bruce though....and so did CD as well. You watch the other hitters....wait out the pitcher and then you think he is just going to groove one to you.

    It's a pattern that happens from game to game..... different hitters each night.
    It's amazing that they could look so impatient even with all the walks.


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    Re: 6/5/09 Reds vs Cubbies

    Tough draw for any team to face Carpenter and Zambrano back to back.

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    Re: 6/5/09 Reds vs Cubbies

    Quote Originally Posted by reds44 View Post
    Just not enough offense.
    Understatement of the year.

    I hate to say this (and I'm really embarrassed by saying it), but I don't watch much anymore. Yeah, I listen and follow and rejoice when they win and grieve when they lose, but watching this team try to score runs is simply too much for me. This team was based on pitching and defense and with the problems we've had with Volquez, Harang, and others this year, it hasn't worked out. I've always said that you must score runs to win regardless of what ace or another is on the mound for another team. This team can score on the worst of the teams, but has a real problem hen the going gets tough against good pitching. That's always the case when you depend on a lot of young guys and marginal offensive players.

    It's a whole lot of the reason why .500 + 1 is a good goal unless Walt finds some offense and quits depending on the likes of Hairston, Dickerson, and Gonzalez to provide some offense. They can hit mistakes, but some pitchers don't serve up mistakes on silver platters. Besides Gonzo's .209 average, Dickerson's .241, and Hairston's .253, you got the all-world Bruce at .215 (with a .298 OBP--yuck) and Rosales, the star of AAA at .232. It's unreasonable to ask this team to score runs. Time to make a move, Walt. That is, unless you want to go 82-80. I think we're on track for that.
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    Re: 6/5/09 Reds vs Cubbies

    The Reds will probably score in double digits on Saturday.


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    Re: 6/5/09 Reds vs Cubbies

    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Madden View Post
    The Reds will probably score in double digits on Saturday.

    I was thinking the exact opposite, in that former Red, Dumpster, will probably pitch a shutout.


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