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Reds win! Reds win! :banger :tu :) :banger :noon

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Reds sweep the world champion San Francisco Giants! :banger :tu :) :banger :tu

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Goofy isn't it? They're the biggest teasers in the league!

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6.5 games back and only 9.5 games out of the Wild Card:banger :tu :D

At least the Reds won the closest thing they are going to get to the World Series this year :rolleyes:

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It's always so refreshing to see your unceasing positive spin on the Reds, Adam!

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I am the realist where Dan is the idealist. :tu

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Anyone else surprised that the Reds didn't make any significant moves? Looks like the are cashing it in this year and hoping to 'develop talent' for next season. I really thought they would make a move to get back into contention. :hm

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Not surprised at all. We've been told we need a big bat in LF since Dunn left and they've done nothing. They did nothing this offseason either other than bring in Lewis and Renteria. Wasn't expecting much, despite Walt saying he was in buyer mode. Other than Rolen, I can't think of an impact player that Walt's brought us during his tenure. And Rolen was only an impact for the end of '09 and the first half of last year.

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The more I see Walt do nothing, the more I am convinced he may have more control of the lineup than Dusty. Dusty's quote was something to the effect of "I guess we have to play with who we got", almost sounds like a quote that he was hoping to improve the roster. :hm

Walt is convinced that the team on the field is going to be competitive some day, well how long do Reds fans have to wait to see that? They have given Stubbs ample time to be a successful lead off hitter, and he bats .250 and lead the MLB in strikeouts. They have given Volquez and Bailey numerous starts and trips to Louisville to fix their problems and they still wouldn't be #5 starters on most contenders rotations. :td

I realize I am far from a Reds homer, but I am a sports fans and watching the hometown team put such a poor product on the field is kind of wiggity-whack. :rolleyes:

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I am fine with them not making any trades. I was listening to Mo Egger and its like he said... 1 of the players out there would not help this team make up 6 games. It would not be worth trading away 2 prospects who may help us in the future as opposed to this season only.

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The longer they wait to 'develop talent', the more likely it will be that Votto and Phillips are gone. ;)

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Nice follow up to sweeping the Giants by losing to the worst team in baseball, on errors by Stubbs and Hannigan no less. :rolleyes:

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Man that sucked. I bet Hanigan is pretty p!ssed at himself for that one. Once again, the highest scoring offense in baseball only scored three runs.:rolleyes:

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Man, its too bad Walt didn't pull off the supposed trade that was in the works. Votto for Bautista straight up. That would have been a great trade for both sides. :hm

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Not sure I would want it (I'm a little shaky on Bautista), but it would have fixed the LF situation and open a spot up for Alonso.

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Any thoughts on Alonso? Is he gonna be the next Votto, or is he gonna be another Bruce (who would be great if he could get consistent)? We keep hearing so much about this kid, but he hasn't shown a lot since being called up (even though he hasn't gotten a lot of time in). He definitely doesn't belong in LF. Looks a lot like Adam Dunn's kid out there.:D

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Bautista has a longer contract, for a cheaper price than Joey will demand. It would have opened up 1B for Alonso and given the Reds one credible outfielder. It would have traded the only .300+ hitter the Reds have for another but with no one supporting either, what could they have done? :hm

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This is one of the problems with the Reds, they want to develop all the talent they have rather than filling gaps where they have them. They would rather have 3 SS's and bring up a 1B to play LF, than trade one to upgrade something they need. :hm

You hear a ton about all the prospects and how great they are before they get to the show, and so far only Cozart has lived up to the hype in the last two years (and that was for such a short period of time). Janish was supposed to be the man, but has done nothing but struggle at the plate and is sometimes a liability in the field. Bruce looks good for a few months out of the year, but never consecutively, Stubbs still can't figure out how to be a leadoff hitter, Bailey spends weeks and weeks on the DL and is not great when healthy. :rolleyes:

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Reds win! Reds win! :tu :banger :) :noon :tu

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Reds going for the series win against the worst team in baseball tomorrow :tu :banger :noon :D

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Bailey did look good up against this Triple A team tonight. I guess he's had plenty of practice at the Triple A level.:r

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Team stats since the AS break:

.263/.331

.275 RISP

3.19 team ERA

3.44 starting pitching

2.83 relief pitching


Numbers look much better than our record.
:hm

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Reds lose 2 out of 3 to the worst team in baseball. :bh :td :hm

0'fer for the MVP candidate and he added 2 to his MLB leading K total. Heck he is batting .150 lower than Dontrelle Willis. :td

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Their offense is in the bottom half of the league :hm

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The better of two triple a teams won this series.

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I thought the Reds Triple A team could beat most MLB teams this year :r;)

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Alonso, Cozart, Frazier, and Heisey are here. All we're missing is Meseraco. I didn't say they could beat most teams. I said they could be competitive. It's a big stretch at this point, but they can be semi-competitive at times.

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Dan must need some cheering up.

:wo :tu :wnr :tu :wo

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Thanks Admiral! :tu :banger

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:r

I think all of us Reds fans do this year.

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Welp, lost 7 of the last 11... And 4 of those games have been against teams with over 65 losses each... it may be well time to start looking towards what to do to get the team prepped for next year. I know I sound like a negative nancy, but I just want to be a realist.

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Ka-blammo!

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Drew Stubbs 0'fer for the 4th game in a row, 8 K's in the same span, extending his MLB lead :bh :td

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It's time to look toward September so we can see what we have for next year. That's if Dusty plays these young cats from the 40-man.

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Yup. Well, at least Andy didn't think the Reds would win the pennant. ;)

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Dan was the only one with enough blind faith to predict winning the division. The weakest division in baseball and the Reds are in the middle of a stretch of getting swept by the two worst teams in it. :hm

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Damn, we are out of it.

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Whoa, Dan, say it ain't so. Already turning to the Bengals for comfort? :rolleyes:

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Way to dig up a post from 2009, Admiral!:D

I had hopes, but gave up shortly before the All-Star Break.:(

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Didn't realize there wasn't a new thread for 2011, Andy. ;s

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Nice work by Stubbs taking out one of the only worthwhile players on this team. I hope for Phillips' sake that he isn't out long, his Gold Glove may be at stake if he misses weeks instead of days. :td

The Reds aren't good enough to warrant a new thread every season. :tu

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:)

It's the Reds. We don't deserve a new thread each and every year.:r

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The Reds Win! Stubbs with a good day at the plate but made up for it with a nice error in the outfield :tu :banger :D

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Reds win! Reds win! :) :) :) :tu :tu

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Only 9 1/2 out! :) :) :) :tu :tu

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And back in third place.:r

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Wait... baseball is still being played???? Oh noes!

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Not by the Cubs..... ;)

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Or anyone else in the NL Central (other than the Brewers).:D

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Being in the weakest division in baseball certainly doesn't help. The Brewers will have a decent shot at beating the Wild Card team with the home-field advantage. ;)