Come on Todd.

Bal(l)four is living up to his name.   :lol:

Just one 2 out hit.  Please.

ugh

That ump last night was one of the worst I've seen in awhile. No consistency with strikes at all.

 

Pitches 4 inches outside were balls but pitches a foot outside were strikes..

 

His outside corner was completely different for righties than lefties.

 

He had no business being behind the plate of an MLB game.

 

 

This "slow start" offensively isn't a temporary thing, it was a problem all last year too.

 

Have to get a consistently productive bat in the lineup.

Also, Latos suffered a setback yesterday in his rehab and will be shut down for a bit.

 

Not good.

Also, Latos suffered a setback yesterday in his rehab and will be shut down for a bit.
 
Not good.

Crap...

I still don't understand the decision to pinch hit Pena, of all people. Was there nobody else available (Heisey?)?

I still don't understand the decision to pinch hit Pena, of all people. Was there nobody else available (Heisey?)?

Heisey was used in the 8th.

That ump last night was one of the worst I've seen in awhile. No consistency with strikes at all.

 

Pitches 4 inches outside were balls but pitches a foot outside were strikes..

 

His outside corner was completely different for righties than lefties.

 

He had no business being behind the plate of an MLB game.

 

 

This "slow start" offensively isn't a temporary thing, it was a problem all last year too.

 

Have to get a consistently productive bat in the lineup.

 

And Joey needs to be more aggressive in run producing situations.  He is the best hitter on the team by a lot.  Him taking a walk with a runner on second against a good pitcher does not do us a lot of good.

 

And Joey needs to be more aggressive in run producing situations.  He is the best hitter on the team by a lot.  Him taking a walk with a runner on second against a good pitcher does not do us a lot of good.

 

 

Would you rather he strike out swinging at ball four? They're not going to give him much to hit when the guy behind him in the order is carrying a .171 batting average.

Damn, this team can NOT score!

Pitching good enough to win a pennant, bats good enough to finish with about the same record as the Astros.  

 

 

Would you rather he strike out swinging at ball four? They're not going to give him much to hit when the guy behind him in the order is carrying a .171 batting average.

 

No, but he takes a lot of hittable pitches.  How about driving in a run on a hittable ball outside the strike zone.

ugh

 

No, but he takes a lot of hittable pitches.  How about driving in a run on a hittable ball outside the strike zone.

 

 

He's one of the best hitters in the game, I think he knows what pitches he can drive and which he can't?

 

Not trying to be a dick but it kind of annoys me how much criticism he's getting, yet the guy hitting for shit that should be protecting him in the order is a fan favorite. Votto's tied with Frazier for #2 in hits behind Phillips. Frazier and Heisey both need more at-bats.

 

 

He's one of the best hitters in the game, I think he knows what pitches he can drive and which he can't?

 

Not trying to be a dick but it kind of annoys me how much criticism he's getting, yet the guy hitting for shit that should be protecting him in the order is a fan favorite. Votto's tied with Frazier for #2 in hits behind Phillips. Frazier and Heisey both need more at-bats.

 

He doesn't swing at anything that he doesn't think is a strike.  He is the best hitter on the team and IMO he needs to drive in a few more runs.

Votto was in the 2 spot today, not sure if it made much difference as I only caught the last few innings on the radio.  I just looked up the RISP numbers on ESPN and they have Votto 7th of the every day starters. Can't really defend that, I admit.

And just to be clear, I'm not "bashing" Votto.  I just want to see him be more aggressive in run producing situations.

I dropped the dough on mlb.tv and watched this game.  ummmm.... I'd heard from y'all that we didn't have any bats, but dayum.

 

On the bright side the Roku interface is not too shabby.  If only NFL would be available there I'd be a happy camper.

I dropped the dough on mlb.tv and watched this game.  ummmm.... I'd heard from y'all that we didn't have any bats, but dayum.

 

On the bright side the Roku interface is not too shabby.  If only NFL would be available there I'd be a happy camper.

 

Yeah, it's kinda brutal.

 

But on the bright side, the Roku interface is tits... 

I know it's just mid April but the Reds are already 6 games out of first place. They need to get their butt in gear before they kill their chances of winning the division in April. 

I know it's just mid April but the Reds are already 6 games out of first place. They need to get their butt in gear before they kill their chances of winning the division in April. 

For me it's just brutal watching such great starting pitching go to waste. On that note, I guess Simon goes back to the pen once Latos is ready but man he's exceeded expectations. I suppose it's a nice insurance policy to have if one of the other starters goes down that he can step in. I really didn't see that coming from him. He was pretty shaky at times in relief last season. Perhaps it's just the small sample size and nobody's really seen his stuff as a starter but damn his two outings were quality.

This team has so many offensive holes right now it's laughable.  You could see this coming and now they're saddled with 3 big money, basically untradeable, contracts.

 

We could legitimately be 10+ games out before the end of the month. Yikes..

This team has so many offensive holes right now it's laughable.  You could see this coming and now they're saddled with 3 big money, basically untradeable, contracts.

 

We could legitimately be 10+ games out before the end of the month. Yikes..

Man I hope that's not the case. We need Bruce, Votto and Phillips to start lighting it up, and the others will respond. You know who gives me a glimmer of hope (completely unfounded)? Mesoraco. If that dude gets rolling, look out. He can hit when he's on.