Reds Thread

[cincygrad]

Marmol is in the fold!

Report: Carlos Marmol, Reds agree to minor-league deal

Bullpen = Fixed.

Shouldn't be any issues the rest of the way.

 

[kramer1]

LOL @ this organization.

 

[Cincyfan78]

Marmol is in the fold!

Report: Carlos Marmol, Reds agree to minor-league deal

Bullpen = Fixed.

Shouldn't be any issues the rest of the way.

As I said...insanity.

Same thing over and over, but expecting different results.

Case in point. Marmol.

 

[cincygrad]

Predict tonight's losing score.....

I have the Reds losing 6-1.

 

[kramer1]

Predict tonight's losing score.....

I have the Reds losing 6-1.

Close!

 

[cincygrad]

Guess I didn't give us enough credit. We're an offensive juggernaut.

 

[bengaldoug]

Guess I didn't give us enough credit. We're an offensive juggernaut.

You discounted the booming bat of Devin Mesoraco.....

 

[bengaldoug]

My new lineup, for a successful offensive team

1. Frazier
2. Mesoraco
3. Frazier
4. Mesoraco
5. Frazier
6. Mesoraco
7. Frazier
8. Mesoraco
9. Pitcher

Could be tough if one of them is scheduled to bat while on base, but I think we can make it work....

 

[cincygrad]

My new lineup, for a successful offensive team

1. Frazier
2. Mesoraco
3. Frazier
4. Mesoraco
5. Frazier
6. Mesoraco
7. Frazier
8. Mesoraco
9. Pitcher

Could be tough if one of them is scheduled to bat while on base, but I think we can make it work....

You can't use a ghost runner in MLB?

 

[cincygrad]

Predict tonight's losing score......

I have the Reds dropping the third and final game of the series 5-2.

 

[kramer1]

Predict tonight's losing score......

I have the Reds dropping the third and final game of the series 5-2.

9-0

 

[cincygrad]

9-0

Maybe a 2 hit night for the boys?

Or a 12 men left on base kinda night?

One thing we know for sure -- Homer will stink. I figure he'll give up three runs before the third inning is over. That should pretty much seal the deal.

 

[kramer1]

Maybe a 2 hit night for the boys?

Or a 12 men left on base kinda night?

One thing we know for sure -- Homer will stink. I figure he'll give up three runs before the third inning is over. That should pretty much seal the deal.

We're facing Kershaw. We ain't scoring.

 

[bengaldoug]

Maybe a 2 hit night for the boys?

Or a 12 men left on base kinda night?

One thing we know for sure -- Homer will stink. I figure he'll give up three runs before the third inning is over. That should pretty much seal the deal.

Homer was shockingly good tonight.

 

[kramer1]

Holy shit!

 

[Cincyfan78]

Somehow he has 5 quality starts in his last 6 outtings.

 

[bengaldoug]

Somehow he has 5 quality starts in his last 6 outtings.

He needs to stick with his heater. Seems like most of the bad things that happen to him (Puig's homer) happen on hanging breaking balls. The way he has dominated Puig with the fastball, I don't know why he ever throws an offspeed pitch to him, at least in the strike zone. He hit 98 in the seventh inning for Chrissakes.

 

[Cincyfan78]

He needs to stick with his heater. Seems like most of the bad things that happen to him (Puig's homer) happen on hanging breaking balls. The way he has dominated Puig with the fastball, I don't know why he ever throws an offspeed pitch to him, at least in the strike zone. He hit 98 in the seventh inning for Chrissakes.

I agree for the most part. I do think he needs to continue to use his splitter, which sets up his fastball better than his off-speed pitches.

They had something earlier this year that he was throwing his splitter some 15% less than last year, and the previous year...both when he was pitching much better. I say, use the off-speed stuff less, implement the splitter a bit more, and rely on those two pitches as your main pitches, and then use the slider/change/curve as a throw-away pitch that you use when you only plan on missing the plate.

 

[bengaldoug]

You guys waiting for another loss before you post again?

 

[Cincyfan78]

I don't usually post on weekends, it just depends...

I do a check in, but right now work is crazy today and tomorrow...

They'll lose again by then...LOL