I'm not so sure the team is built too much to the park. They've added a few pitchers (like Cook) with good sinkers to induce grounders, and they've certainly emphasized speed in the outfield, but most of these things don't have anything to do with how they hit.Originally Posted by Cedric
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Ya know, I've always wondered about that myself. It wouldn't surprise me even a little bit.
Phil Castellini puts the FUN in Trust Fund.
Olivo frames the ball better than anyone I have seen this year. He snaps the ball into the zone.
This is the time. The real Reds organization is back.
This generations's version of the air conditioning at the Metrodome?
Saw that on Heisey there, and the walk to Cargo last inning.
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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.”
The Reds would have to trade for a bunch of strike out pitchers if you plan on ditching the defense for the chance to score more runs.
Any day that goes off the schedule in which we don't lose any ground on the Cardinals is a good day, rememeber that.
Even the Pirates are almost .500 at home. Sorry, but that team's not built to win anywhere.
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It's the truth. This thread has been pretty positive considering what is going down on the field.
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But you learn to play to the dimensions. If you model your swing to just get the bat on the ball instead of trying to drive it, maybe that helps.
The other thing is that pitching is much more difficult there. From what I have read, it just wrecks you pitching there if you aren't used to it.
It's why the Broncos have been a historically tough team to beat at home.
Well that would be something Major League Baseball should look into. I doubt the veracity of that allegation, though, because the baseballs are coming from the same place once the game starts. Unless they're carefully selecting replacements each inning to give to the umpire, which even then is not guaranteed of being used when expected, I just don't think it's likely for that to work.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
I didn't realize Cook had such good stuff.
When you're hitting, it's see the ball and hit the ball. You swing according to the pitch and location but I'm sorry, guys aren't able to tailor swings to the park. That just isn't feasible.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Honestly the guy stinks. The Reds just have had some bad luck and Phillips killed a potentially huge inning.
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MLB and its umps wants the fans to go home happy if possible. It's a conspiracy, I'm telling ya.
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