Just what this country needs, less sports to keep kids in shape. Let them all just go to class, get on the computer and get fat!

There's something to be said about 75 degree days in January.

What you need to do is what I do, spend October to May there and back north for the summer.

The Reds are back to being "el stinko".:poop:

Hope you're right, his numbers are impressive but he is still walking too many, over 4.5 per 9 innings, almost as many as he has allowed hits, 6 per 9 innings. That is kind of odd.

Well that was a sad series for the Reds. Who's next?

I'm sorry but who is Devin Duvall?

What's the holdup? He's had 7 starts at Louisville, can he not play defense or something?

Mahle has to go to Louisville or be shut down. He has been awful his last 4 starts; 10.2 IP 20 ERs.

I wouldn't trade Scooter either but I'm tired of waiting around for Billy to learn how to bunt and hit the ball on the ground. Heck he's not really stealing bases at the same rate anymore. About all he can do is play defense otherwise he wouldn't be batting 9th.

A lot can change in 3 years when hitters can't hit big league pitching and pitchers can't get big league hitters out.

Whatever works

...and the Reds still have Billy Hamilton, surprise, surprise!

Think that maybe Memphis upped the ante to change the young man's mind, just saying?

Agree 100%

I agree that Duvall is hard to watch but where has Sims proven anything , the minors?

I'm not sure I understand this move, can someone enlighten me? Looks like a pure money move to me to avoid paying Duvall in arbitration. I doubt that any of these guys they got will ever be on the 25 man unless they are dumping more pitchers today. Tucker and Wisler are both out of options after this year and Tucker is below average defensively. Going to be hard to watch this team the next 2 months. Tucker 28 yrs old 2018 -...

Don't ask Billy Hamilton to bunt for the pitcher he is just about as bad!

Votto with 3 hits tonight, 1 BB and 2 RBIs. Maybe he is starting to come out of his funk.

This Reds team is as fundamentally bad as any team I can remember the last few years even going back to the Baker days. Just this week they botched 2 routine rundown plays and tried their best to give the Phillies a chance to win tonight by not securing a force play at 2nd in the 9th. Oh well a win is a win but it didn't have to be that stressful did it?

How in the world can Carlos Santana be allowed to have that much pine tar on his bat?

Just wait until you start getting the Joey Votto "on base %" discussion, it's coming. I for one agree with you. He is too good a hitter to be taking the pitches he takes and he is looking at a lot of 3rd strikes especially since the break. Hitting around .200 the last 30 days.

Billy Hamilton is as bad a bunter as the Reds have on their roster. Just awful.

I guess this is where the Reds start falling apart now that Duvall and Hamilton have to play everyday.

Maybe the fact that he has given up 144 ERs in 194 innings since the 2014 season, (6.68 era) might play into how the offense feels when he is on the mound. They probably don't have a lot of confidence in winning with him on the bump.

Getting sick of watching Red's fielders throwing to the wrong base trying to get runners out when they have absolutely no chance.

I saw on the Reds site that Winker was out with a sore shoulder so that answers my one concern about that decision.

Really questioning a couple of moves that Rigglemen made tonight but since I was at the game I couldn't hear any of the broadcast to know if they were justified or not. The 1st move was not walking Munoz with 1st base open and Fowler on 2nd with 2 outs in the 7th. The pitcher was on deck and Shildt would have either had to pull his pitcher with a no hitter going or let him hit. I force Shildt to make that decision every day. The 2nd was...