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I hate the Spankees. I do appreciate their storied history beginning with The Sultan of Swat.

I don't hate them any more, since they have roughly returned to earth. I absolutely despised George Steinbrenner and I believe he ruined the competitive balance of baseball all by himself.

Bases loaded and no outs. Infield pop up followed by a double play. Damn.

Doc just devoted an entire column to a semi-coherent rant against 'wooos' at Reds games. It's been a few years since I've been back for a game. Anyone care to enlighten me on what he might be referring to?

(05-11-2017 07:52 AM)geef Wrote:  Doc just devoted an entire column to a semi-coherent rant against 'wooos' at Reds games. It's been a few years since I've been back for a game. Anyone care to enlighten me on what he might be referring to?

Watch or listen to a game and you will hear people constantly howling Woooooo just about the whole game.

Something like this:

how about that rasiel iglesias. walks himself into trouble and strikes out the pride of middletown to end the threat. that would have been nice to see

Coupla more mocks are out:

Sickels has it: 1) McKay 2) Wright to the Reds 3) Greene

BA's John Manual goes with: 1) Wright 2) McKay to the Reds 3) Greene

My preference right now would be Wright, but I'd still be very happy with Greene. Not sold on McKay.

Scooter! He ties MLB record and joins some select company hitting 4 ding dongs in one game:

Scooter Gennett, Reds, June 6, 2017 vs. Cardinals
Josh Hamilton, Rangers, May 8, 2012 vs. Orioles
Carlos Delgado, Blue Jays, Sept. 25, 2003 vs. Devil Rays
Shawn Green, Dodgers, May 23, 2002 vs. Brewers
Mike Cameron, Mariners, May 2, 2002 vs. White Sox
Mark Whiten, Cardinals, Sept. 7, 1993 vs. Reds
Bob Horner, Braves, July 6, 1986 vs. Expos
Mike Schmidt, Phillies, April 17, 1976 vs. Cubs
Willie Mays, Giants, April 30, 1961 vs. Braves
Rocky Colavito, Indians, June 10, 1959 vs. Orioles
Joe Adcock, Braves, July 31, 1954 vs. Dodgers
Gil Hodges, Dodgers, Aug. 31, 1950 vs. Braves
Pat Seerey, White Sox, July 18, 1948 vs. Athletics
Chuck Klein, Phillies, July 10, 1936 vs. Pirates
Lou Gehrig, Yankees, June 3, 1932 vs. Athletics
Ed Delahanty, Phillies, July 13, 1896 vs. Colts
Bobby Lowe, Beaneaters, May 30, 1894 vs. Reds

Scooter Makes History

The Cardinals were just what the Cubs and Reds ordered. Nice to see both teams knocking the Redbirds all over the diamond.

(06-07-2017 10:08 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  The Cardinals were just what the Cubs and Reds ordered. Nice to see both teams knocking the Redbirds all over the diamond.

Yeah, without checking the actual numbers, the Reds do seem to have flipped the script on the Cards. On the other hand, now the Brewers seem to have our number. It's always something...

On that note, the Reds lineup and backups have been playoff caliber so far this season - no real holes to speak of. And the bullpen, especially the back-end, has been mostly lights out. Which leaves the rotation. The re-treads have been up an down, pretty much as expected. It's the kids that have disappointed, Reed and Stephenson in particular. It's always something... although in this case it's tough to fairly judge when you consider the absence of Disco, Homer, Finnegan etc.

Looking forward to the draft. Obviously the #2 overall is a big deal, but the Reds also have a shot to pick some high level talent with 2 more picks in the 30's iirc.

(06-07-2017 12:00 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  

(06-07-2017 10:08 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  The Cardinals were just what the Cubs and Reds ordered. Nice to see both teams knocking the Redbirds all over the diamond.

Yeah, without checking the actual numbers, the Reds do seem to have flipped the script on the Cards. On the other hand, now the Brewers seem to have our number. It's always something...

On that note, the Reds lineup and backups have been playoff caliber so far this season - no real holes to speak of. And the bullpen, especially the back-end, has been mostly lights out. Which leaves the rotation. The re-treads have been up an down, pretty much as expected. It's the kids that have disappointed, Reed and Stephenson in particular. It's always something... although in this case it's tough to fairly judge when you consider the absence of Disco, Homer, Finnegan etc.

Looking forward to the draft. Obviously the #2 overall is a big deal, but the Reds also have a shot to pick some high level talent with 2 more picks in the 30's iirc.

Agreed. Reds lineup has been solid. 10th in MLB in OBP, 3rd in Slugging, 4th in OPS. Reds have been the best defensive team in baseball according to fangraphs, they are 7th in weighted runs created and have the best combined offense/defense team WAR. Votto has been an absolute stud (as usual). Cozart has really developed into a big time hitter. His plate discipline has gotten so much better. He probably won't keep up the .353 batting average, but he swings at the right pitches, takes walks and is dangerous at the plate. The reds don't have a bunch of elite hitters, but top to bottom the lineup is producing.

The reds are last in MLB in pitching WAR. If they were middle of the league they'd really be legit playoff contenders at this point. As such they aren't that far off the pace because the central hasn't been great, though I feel like the Cubs will inevitably get it together and set a solid pace for the division.

(05-18-2017 12:44 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  Coupla more mocks are out:

Sickels has it: 1) McKay 2) Wright to the Reds 3) Greene

BA's John Manual goes with: 1) Wright 2) McKay to the Reds 3) Greene

My preference right now would be Wright, but I'd still be very happy with Greene. Not sold on McKay.

Why hasn't Greene pitched in a month?

(06-07-2017 12:22 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 12:44 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  Coupla more mocks are out:

Sickels has it: 1) McKay 2) Wright to the Reds 3) Greene

BA's John Manual goes with: 1) Wright 2) McKay to the Reds 3) Greene

My preference right now would be Wright, but I'd still be very happy with Greene. Not sold on McKay.

Why hasn't Greene pitched in a month?

Just protecting his arm and stock. He's pretty much established himself as arguably the best HS pitcher since I don't know when so the only way for his stock to go is down via poor performance or injury. He's still playing in the field for his team and throwing bullpen sessions.

HUNTER GREENE DONE PITCHING FOR THE SEASON

(06-07-2017 12:16 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(06-07-2017 12:00 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  

(06-07-2017 10:08 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  The Cardinals were just what the Cubs and Reds ordered. Nice to see both teams knocking the Redbirds all over the diamond.

Yeah, without checking the actual numbers, the Reds do seem to have flipped the script on the Cards. On the other hand, now the Brewers seem to have our number. It's always something...

On that note, the Reds lineup and backups have been playoff caliber so far this season - no real holes to speak of. And the bullpen, especially the back-end, has been mostly lights out. Which leaves the rotation. The re-treads have been up an down, pretty much as expected. It's the kids that have disappointed, Reed and Stephenson in particular. It's always something... although in this case it's tough to fairly judge when you consider the absence of Disco, Homer, Finnegan etc.

Looking forward to the draft. Obviously the #2 overall is a big deal, but the Reds also have a shot to pick some high level talent with 2 more picks in the 30's iirc.

Agreed. Reds lineup has been solid. 10th in MLB in OBP, 3rd in Slugging, 4th in OPS. Reds have been the best defensive team in baseball according to fangraphs, they are 7th in weighted runs created and have the best combined offense/defense team WAR. Votto has been an absolute stud (as usual). Cozart has really developed into a big time hitter. His plate discipline has gotten so much better. He probably won't keep up the .353 batting average, but he swings at the right pitches, takes walks and is dangerous at the plate. The reds don't have a bunch of elite hitters, but top to bottom the lineup is producing.

The reds are last in MLB in pitching WAR. If they were middle of the league they'd really be legit playoff contenders at this point. As such they aren't that far off the pace because the central hasn't been great, though I feel like the Cubs will inevitably get it together and set a solid pace for the division.

That WAR stat is amazing. Cozart probably isn't quite this good, but I don't think anybody can say his success is a fluke anymore. He's gone from the guy everybody complained about to a guy you have to consider signing to a LTC especially with Herrera struggling at AAA (although Scooter's success somewhat offsets that). It probably won't work out this way, but you could argue nobody else is playing over their head while there's still a pretty good amount of room for offensive growth:
- I think Peraza will greatly increase his average
- Mez is showing signs of re-capturing his swing and timing especially wrt power
- Fingers crossed that Billy and Sheb will get on base more and stay healthy.
- If Votto somehow continues his trend of dominating 2nd halves (?), he'll have a season for the ages.

Unfortunately, I agree that the Cubs are still sitting pretty to eventually run away with the division this year.

Beyond the draft, the Reds continue to invest pretty heavily in Cuba in particular. Word is they are about to sign another:

The Reds to sign Cuban SS Jose Israel Garcia


The Reds missed out on a guy or two they just couldn't afford, but "The team has now spent $33.5M (including penalties) on three Cuban players in the 2016-17 International signing period, locking up shortstops Garcia, Alfredo Rodriguez and Vladimir Gutierrez. "

Draft rumors are heating up. Supposedly the Twins were leaning towards Wright, but now it seems they might be leaning McKay. But they are bringing in Greene for a workout today so that could still change.

I think Wright would be my pick of the 3 if he's available, but there isn't much linking him with the Reds. Several "experts" seem convinced that Greene is #1 on our board, followed by McKay (both as pitchers).

What's that Bobby Dylan tune, The Times They Are a-Changin'? Redlegs shop vac the Redbirds in four games. Love it!

How 'bout Iglesias! 2-0 12 SV 31.1 IP 2 ER 0.57 ERA 15 H 1 HR 13 BB 38 SO .143 AVG 0.89 WHIP

is it too early for the writing to be on the wall for amir and stephenson?

i'm a bit tired of waiting for these two in particular

(06-10-2017 09:31 AM)Lush Wrote:  is it too early for the writing to be on the wall for amir and stephenson?

i'm a bit tired of waiting for these two in particular

Stephenson admittedly has not developed as we would have liked, but he's still young.

Amir Garrett? He's started, what, 10 games in the MLB?

so you're saying it's too early