Jaxbuck;1709289; said:
Combine that with the starting pitching and you have a definite winner. Take some of the shit the bullpen has flamed out on and we could be 3-4 games up in first. Thats just startling. I love it too.
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Combine that with the starting pitching and you have a definite winner. Take some of the shit the bullpen has flamed out on and we could be 3-4 games up in first. Thats just startling. I love it too.
Not to play the 'what-if' game, but what really turns my stomach when I think about it is the eight or nine games that the back-end of the bullpen has blown when handed a tie or lead in the 8th or 9th inning. Obviously every bullpen has meltdowns at some point, and every bullpen has its weak links, but damn ... if Masset only converts half his opportunities the Reds are probably 5 games ahead of the Cards and competing with Tampa Bay for the best record in all of baseball.Jaxbuck;1709289; said:
People like to speculate on the fact that guys like Oswalt and Lee are available, but with the arms the Reds have on the farm, they really don't need either. The Reds need to be going after a guy like Evan Meek instead, even with Burton and Bray on the way back and with Arredondo in 2011 ... the Reds need some insurance on Masset and Cordero, and don't discount Arthur Rhodes skipping his pitching arm halfway to home plate shortly after the All Star Break given his current workload.
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Since the Reds first moved to the top of the Central on May 16, their run differential has climbed from -1 to +18. Their pythogorean record has gained a game on the Reds actual record. At this point they're only 2 games above their expected record for the year and this series against HOU should only help that climb further.
We're going to find out a lot about this team when they go to St. Louis next week. Being able to take 2/3 vs. the Cards at home is one thing. Being able to do it on the road is quite another. St. Louis always has a good, supportive crowd, but Monday is a holiday and Wednesday is a nationally televised game, so it's going to be a much different atmosphere than the series a couple weeks ago was.
My baseball road trip next week is looking much more promising now. I'm skipping the stop in PIT because that would mean an extra night of hotel I'd have to pay for. Seeing a PIT-CHC game for under $15 is one thing. It's quite another when you have to shell out at least another $65+ to stay overnight. I'll also apparently miss out on Strasburg's debut too, but Reds vs. Nats on Fri. & Sat. should be good, and the Red Sox appear to have pulled their heads out of their asses so at least I'll get to see one good team when they play in Baltimore on Sunday.
We're going to find out a lot about this team when they go to St. Louis next week. Being able to take 2/3 vs. the Cards at home is one thing. Being able to do it on the road is quite another. St. Louis always has a good, supportive crowd, but Monday is a holiday and Wednesday is a nationally televised game, so it's going to be a much different atmosphere than the series a couple weeks ago was.
My baseball road trip next week is looking much more promising now. I'm skipping the stop in PIT because that would mean an extra night of hotel I'd have to pay for. Seeing a PIT-CHC game for under $15 is one thing. It's quite another when you have to shell out at least another $65+ to stay overnight. I'll also apparently miss out on Strasburg's debut too, but Reds vs. Nats on Fri. & Sat. should be good, and the Red Sox appear to have pulled their heads out of their asses so at least I'll get to see one good team when they play in Baltimore on Sunday.
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Dryden;1709353; said:
I agree. When one or more of those guys comes on board (Chapman, Volquez), somebody's going to have to be in the 'pen. I wish Harang were a good candidate to make that move, but it always seems like he's getting touched up in the first couple innings of his starts - not a good thing when your entire appearance as a reliever would only be your first couple innings.
The only exception I would make for your assertion is Yonder Alonzo. He's worth too much to trade for a reliever unless you're trading for an established closer and bumping everybody in the 'pen down a rung on the ladder. If you can make him the centerpiece of a deal for a starter that's better than Harang and more reliable than Chapman or Volquez for this year then I think you have to do it. Alonzo is strictly currency at this point. He's a 1B/DH in an organization that doesn't need either. If you trade him for a reliable ML starter you can relieve pressure to rush Chapman or Volquez, and you can even try out Volquez in a setup or closing role for the rest of the year before putting him back in the rotation for 2011.
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Strasburg will make his debut Friday, June 4 vs the Reds. I know the report now is that he'll make his debut against the Pirates later, but that doesn't really make any financial sense. If he starts the opener versus the Reds then he'll get at least 5 home starts before the break (he'd get two in that weeklong homestand alone -- the Friday night opener versus the Reds and the getaway game versus the Pirates). If they push his debut back three or four days they lose one of his home starts.jlb1705;1709357; said:
The Nats organization can literally make tens of millions of dollars right now by openly speculating a whole bunch of different dates to sell out the entire Cincinnati and Pittsburgh series. But they'll make even more if the customers enter the park to see Strasburg pitch, and to do that he has to take the ball on June 4. I think the only valid reason to move back the debut is if the Nats are acknowledging they don't want to risk him getting rocked in his debut if the Reds are rolling in swinging hot bats. Obviously, Pittsburgh is much better debut option if you're going to pamper the kid and boost his ego. However, if he's really as good as everyone says he is, then you don't need to pamper him.
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Bucky Katt;1709133; said:Not Reds related, but from that same link...
mickey tettleton??? thats fucking priceless
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Bestbuck36;1709297; said:
Glad you brought up the pitching.
Starters:
As good as its been lately the team Runs allowed is still 5th worst in the NL. Team ERA is also 5th worst. All the peripherals are middle of the road (k/9, bb/9, hr/9) and they are getting slightly BABIP lucky at .294.
Pen:
Runs allowed 8th and peripherals all in the middle of the pack. WHIP is 3rd worst, BAA is 3rd worst (has to be because they don't walk a ton of guys), and they have been getting extremely BABIP lucky at .339 (2nd highest in the NL).
This full season snapshot gives a pretty good idea just how bad April was because if you look at May the starting rotation had the 2nd best ERA in the NL(only SD was better) and allowed the 4th fewest Runs in the NL.
So on paper if you looked at the team stats right now you might still think its the early 2000's. We are at the top of every meaningful offensive category (including strike outs) and bottom 1/3 in run prevention.
Kind of ironic.
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Jaxbuck;1709414; said:
The Reds have given up 10 runs or more on 6 occasions (a total of 69 runs in 6 games). Half of them were Harang starts. If you could just get a decent ballgame half the time in those 10+ run games (say 4 runs) then the Reds would be right at the middle of the pack for pitching (about 4.00 ERA). In other words, it is a roundabout way of saying "get Harang the eff out of here!"
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Well, the Cards just hung 5 runs on the Cubs, and Carpenter hasn't even taken the hill in the 1st yet, so the lead is back down to a 1/2 game.
God, I hate the fucking Cardinals.
God, I hate the fucking Cardinals.
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Dryden;1709490; said:
i feel the same but Ill tell ya I do enjoy the cubs getting prison raped...fucking loathe that team/fans
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brodybuck21;1709493; said:
Right on. Even when a Cubs win benefits the Reds, I still can't bring myself to root for them.
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Cubs starter Randy Wells ended today with the following line:
0.0 6 5 5 0 0 0 16-11
Lou didn't even let him get to Schumaker, Ryan and the pitchers spot in the order.
0.0 6 5 5 0 0 0 16-11
Lou didn't even let him get to Schumaker, Ryan and the pitchers spot in the order.
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I hadn't seen this until now... The Reds have finally come up with a promotion that is better than $1 hot dogs!
Basically, every Reds win on this homestand means an additional $4 off Field Box seats for the upcoming series vs. the Royals. The three wins vs. the Pirates means those seats are $12 off so far, with this weekend's games to go. I'll be back in town for that, so I might have to hit it up - especially if the Reds can take 2/3 vs. HOU.
Reds Win, You Win | reds.com: Tickets
Basically, every Reds win on this homestand means an additional $4 off Field Box seats for the upcoming series vs. the Royals. The three wins vs. the Pirates means those seats are $12 off so far, with this weekend's games to go. I'll be back in town for that, so I might have to hit it up - especially if the Reds can take 2/3 vs. HOU.
Reds Win, You Win | reds.com: Tickets
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jlb1705;1709504; said:
That's a pretty damn smart promotion actually. Not to the level of $1 hot dogs or anything but then again, what is?
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