IUFLA Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, Proud2BAHoosier said: I don't follow NL teams that much, but are the Cardinals bad this year? I see where Tampa whalloped them last night.... Right now I'd say they're the 5th best team in the NL. Hitting is good, but middle of the pack pitching... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted June 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 Bad day for the Reds - Bullpen blows a lead in the 9th - Catcher Tyler Stephenson breaks his thumb - Albert Almora also left game with injury after diving for ball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatShot Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 It always amazes me how good the Rays manage to be every year when they annually have a bottom 5 payroll and rank in the bottom 5 in attendance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted June 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, TheWatShot said: It always amazes me how good the Rays manage to be every year when they annually have a bottom 5 payroll and rank in the bottom 5 in attendance. That ballpark they have has to be an atrocious place to watch a game. Baseball for me has become much more enjoyable when I watch teams other than the Reds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted June 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 And then there were 5. Mendoza membership down to just a handful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatShot Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 1 hour ago, 5fouls said: And then there were 5. Mendoza membership down to just a handful. Three infielders hitting under .200, the team's best hitter is 39 years old and the pitching staff is 6th in runs allowed. The Tigers have turned into a Midwest version of the Seattle Mariners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 14 hours ago, TheWatShot said: It always amazes me how good the Rays manage to be every year when they annually have a bottom 5 payroll and rank in the bottom 5 in attendance. My Cubs brethren think I'm joking when I say this....I'll take their entire organization/leadership/scouting department,etc..... Not just one or two people. The entire thing. Started with Maddon in 2006 where 2 years later they ran off 5 90+ win seasons while routinely having one of the lowest payrolls. All the while doing that in the AL East....which isn't necessarily the NL Central. Here they are again. 11 games over .500 and unless you do daily fantasy leagues on Fanduel I'd bet the the average baseball fan couldn't name one guy on their team. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: My Cubs brethren think I'm joking when I say this....I'll take their entire organization/leadership/scouting department,etc..... Not just one or two people. The entire thing. Started with Maddon in 2006 where 2 years later they ran off 5 90+ win seasons while routinely having one of the lowest payrolls. All the while doing that in the AL East....which isn't necessarily the NL Central. Here they are again. 11 games over .500 and unless you do daily fantasy leagues on Fanduel I'd bet the the average baseball fan couldn't name one guy on their team. Yeah, but the Cubs have enough dough to do a hybrid model. Sure, seed the farm system with quality players, coaches, and scouts, but when you need to spend money, spend it. This crap of contending 2 years out of every 5 is baloney for a team with the Cubs resources... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Yeah, but the Cubs have enough dough to do a hybrid model. Sure, seed the farm system with quality players, coaches, and scouts, but when you need to spend money, spend it. This crap of contending 2 years out of every 5 is baloney for a team with the Cubs resources... Agree all day. I meant I want all of their people to go with our resources. Their people get whatever getting it means. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted June 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 The Reds lineup tonight against the Cardinals. 🤮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/2022/06/10/cincinnati-reds-fan-born-day-joey-votto-made-mlb-debut-2007-sees-him-play-boston-red-sox-fenway-park/7586493001/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Billingsley99 said: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/2022/06/10/cincinnati-reds-fan-born-day-joey-votto-made-mlb-debut-2007-sees-him-play-boston-red-sox-fenway-park/7586493001/ That's awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 13 hours ago, Billingsley99 said: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/2022/06/10/cincinnati-reds-fan-born-day-joey-votto-made-mlb-debut-2007-sees-him-play-boston-red-sox-fenway-park/7586493001/ Really, really cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 On 6/10/2022 at 8:02 AM, IUFLA said: Yeah, but the Cubs have enough dough to do a hybrid model. Sure, seed the farm system with quality players, coaches, and scouts, but when you need to spend money, spend it. This crap of contending 2 years out of every 5 is baloney for a team with the Cubs resources... Yankees got criticized many times for doing just this. Good ol' George (rest his soul) had no issues spending the money.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 On 6/9/2022 at 4:45 PM, 5fouls said: Bad day for the Reds - Bullpen blows a lead in the 9th - Catcher Tyler Stephenson breaks his thumb - Albert Almora also left game with injury after diving for ball. Reds bullpen blows another late lead at St. Louis. Up 4-1 in the 8th and Strickland gave up 2 runs and in the 9th Kuenel gives up a walk off 2 rin Homer with 2 outs. There is no reason Strickland should be in those situation and Kuenel shouldn't be closing a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatShot Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 Lol, saw the Reds were up 4-3 in the 9th. Came here and saw Scott had the last post, figured they blew it. Easy call. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 Talk about outliving your shelf life as a manager... Tony LaRussa... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 WOW! Yankees clobbered 6 home runs in last nights game versus the Cubs, winning 8-0! Quite a turnaround from the previous nights game when the Yanks had to go 13 innings to win on a wlak-off single 2-1! Today's game could be interesting as there will be 2 pitchers facing one another with 6-1 records. Thompson vs. Taillon.... Yanks have now won 10 of their last 11 (sorry Reds fans)... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 So far the Reds have hit into 3 DP in 3 innings. They now have hit into 50 DP this year which is 5th most in baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 Reds rookie pitcher Graham Ashcraft had his worst outing today going 4.2 giving up 4 runs. Normally very pitch efficient but through 96 pitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatShot Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 Breaking news: the worst offense in MLB got shut out again today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 32 minutes ago, TheWatShot said: Breaking news: the worst offense in MLB got shut out again today. I see the Tigers only had 28 plate appearances...WOW. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatShot Posted June 13, 2022 Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 Looks like the Reds tried to get Scott back in here again in the 9th inning today with another 2 out, 2 run homer, but this one resulted in a one run win instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatShot Posted June 13, 2022 Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 4 hours ago, rico said: I see the Tigers only had 28 plate appearances...WOW. Not sure how it's possible for a team to have so many non-hitters on it. If the Tigers traded places with a Triple A team for a week, I bet that team could outperform this one offensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted June 13, 2022 Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 11 hours ago, TheWatShot said: Not sure how it's possible for a team to have so many non-hitters on it. If the Tigers traded places with a Triple A team for a week, I bet that team could outperform this one offensively. I took a quick glance at team stats. The Tigers team BA is .218. Unbelievably, there are 2 teams with worse averages. Arizona is batting .217 and Oakland checks in as MLB's worst at .212. FWIW, the league average is .241. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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