2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

[HustlinOwl]

Re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

At least he is trying. Dusty would have Hamilton on the bench with Heisey leading off and Cozart in the two hole and wouldn't change anything after the struggle. At least he is being proactive and trying to get this offense turned around.
It's not his fault they've battled all of these injuries and Bruce's offense has been abysmal, plus their bench production has been non existent. The latter is on Walt Jocketty though, signing guys like Santiago & Bernandina to help the bench.

Agreed on the last part. This homestand is huge. Lets hope the bats come to life and they can win all three series!

Yep and still manage to win 90 games lol

[PhantomPain]

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Yep and still manage to win 90 games lol

Just stop. No way Dusty, or anyone, can win 90 games with the way the team has played and the injuries.

[redsrule]

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4 game winning streak, bats seem to be coming alive a bit and guys like Bailey & Hoover are pitching much better now. Maybe there is still some hope for this years team. Now we just need to get Votto & Latos back 100%.

[jasontoddwhitt]

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Votto is all about his numbers and highly doubt he was hurting as he said knee and no injury there so they went to his quads?? 38-17 without him last time

Oh just stop it.

38-17 without him last time because Ryan Ludwick and Todd Frazier played out of their minds.

[HustlinOwl]

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Just stop. No way Dusty, or anyone, can win 90 games with the way the team has played and the injuries.

Oh just stop it.

38-17 without him last time because Ryan Ludwick and Todd Frazier played out of their minds.

lol #excuseforeverything. Latos on verge of coming back and now have won 4 straight time to get on a roll

[slickdtc]

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Dusty must've been making the lineups last few games. Well, Price definitely did last night!

Matinee today. Lets get back to winning.

I do feel like be battling the .500 mark all year.

[PhantomPain]

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Yep and still manage to win 90 games lol

lol #brokenrecord

[HustlinOwl]

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lol really sacrifice bunt with pitcher up next???/

[HustlinOwl]

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oh man win four straight just to turnaround and lose 4 straight smh,

"Honestly, this offense gets no better....night after night, after night,"--Marty, 700 WLW

[HustlinOwl]

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Bases loaded and no one out. Nothing. Sums up 2014.

[redsrulenc]

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So I was in my season ticket seat in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina watching my Myrtle Beach Pelicans play and I was sitting with a Cardinals fan who was visiting the grand strand area from St. Louis. Now, as a Reds fan, I don't usually even make eye contact with Cardinal fans let alone associate myself & talk with Cardinals fans, but this one guy in particular was a great guy and by far the best St. Louis fan I've ever met. Very respectful and even admitted that he thought Brandon Phillips was the man, would love to see him in St. Louis and still considers him the best 2B in baseball. Also, he really wants to see Billy Hamilton succeed. Thought it was cool to hear that.

So, we got to discussing team needs and he (Cards) offered me (Reds) a trade. We played a little GM, discussing a move we would potentially make if we were the GMs of our respected teams.

He offered Jon Jay or Matt Adams (our choice) so we'd have a replacement for Ludwick/Heisey, + Kolten Wong (2B) so we'd have a replacement 2B, for Brandon Phillps.

So, Jon Jay/Matt Adams + Kolten Wong for Brandon Phillips. Perhaps the Cards would even take some of Brandon's contract. I like Brandon and all, always have, but we've got to do something in the outfield and the Cards may be looking to move one of theirs. I think it's a fairly realistic move.

If they would be willing to pay off some of Brandon's contract, even a little bit, that would sweeten the deal even more.

What do you guys think?

[WWF80sKid]

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Bases loaded and no one out. Nothing. Sums up 2014.

And 2013...

[HustlinOwl]

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And 2013...

take a look at Runs scored last year compared to this year

[jasontoddwhitt]

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The difference between this year's offense and last year's offense is that last year's offense had two guys in the lineup who got on base at over a .400 clip. Coincidentally, both those guys scored over 100 runs (Choo and Votto). We let Choo walk (rightly so considering the contract he got), but we didn't try to replace him, instead anointing the studly Billy Hamilton to hit lead off. So of course the offense was going to suffer. I don't think anyone saw this level of suckage coming.

2013: 698 runs scored (4.31/gm), .254/.363/.380 with RISP
2014: 215 runs scored (3.47/gm), .214/.294/.373 with RISP

In other words, this offense sucks, and it's going to take more than Joey Votto coming back to right it. Jay Bruce looks more lost now than ever. Cozart was always known for his glove, but he provided just enough offense worthy of keeping him in the lineup. Not so much this year.

Imagine where we would be without Devin Mesoraco and Todd Frazier?

[HustlinOwl]

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lmao: 1-29 when trailing after 6 innings........25-0 when leading after 6 inning