At least Cingrani looked good.

Reds are something like 0 for their last 22 and Orioles were like 11 for 20 yesterday in one game.

 

I think they said on the radio that they are 0 for their last 20 with RISP.

I think they said on the radio that they are 0 for their last 20 with RISP.

 

Reds have one legitimate hitter with any consistency and that is Votto. All of the other hitters in their line up are 7 and 8 hitters. That is a big problem.

Hey @LRCW lets get this thing going. I want to complain about Meso not playing his position in the last 15 days and still not being on the DL.

Hey @LRCW lets get this thing going. I want to complain about Meso not playing his position in the last 15 days and still not being on the DL.

 

Or how about that tweet that you retweeted today:

@jluckhaupt: Only 3 lineup positions in baseball do not have an extra-base hit:

Reds 4th spot

Pirates 8th spot

Reds 9th spot

Since we don't have a series thread...

 

Tonight's lineup:

 

Hamilton CF

Cozart SS

Votto 1B

Frazier 3B

Bruce RF

Phillips 2B

Byrd LF

Pena C

Marquis P

 

15 straight days playing a man down. Swell job guys.

If Mes can pinch hit, how are the playing a man down? It sucks he can't do more right now but I'd rather have him pinch hitting than someone like Dominquez.

If Mes can pinch hit, how are the playing a man down? It sucks he can't do more right now but I'd rather have him pinch hitting than someone like Dominquez.

 

Umm, because he can't play the field. They're playing with 4 bench players instead of the 5 that every other team in baseball has.

Since we don't have a series thread...

 

Tonight's lineup:

 

Hamilton CF

Cozart SS

Votto 1B

Frazier 3B

Bruce RF

Phillips 2B

Byrd LF

Pena C

Marquis P

 

15 straight days playing a man down. Swell job guys.

 

If @LRCW doesn't start one by 4:30pm, I am biting the bullet and starting it.

So your saying you'd rather just put him on the DL and bring up someone from Louisville

So your saying you'd rather just put him on the DL and bring up someone from Louisville

 

I'd rather have a full compliment of players and have him DL'd until he's ready to play again. He's had all of 3 PH appearances, which have been a BB, a K, and a BB. So it's not like he's been providing them a boost of the bench as a PH'er.

 

The Reds simply aren't good enough to be playing a man down for this extended period of time.

 

A handful of games, sure. It's been 15 days. There isn't another team in the league that would leave a guy, unable to actually play, on the active roster for that long.

If there was a viable option in Louisville I would agree with you. From what I read, he's a few days away from giving it a try in a bullpen session.

 

If they were to bring someone up, chances are they would not be starting anyways.

If there was a viable option in Louisville I would agree with you. From what I read, he's a few days away from giving it a try in a bullpen session.

 

If they were to bring someone up, chances are they would not be starting anyways.

Probably not but Pena playing everyday is not a good thing.

If there was a viable option in Louisville I would agree with you. From what I read, he's a few days away from giving it a try in a bullpen session.

 

If they were to bring someone up, chances are they would not be starting anyways.

 

He was a few days away from a bullpen session during the Cardinals series too. They have no clue what's going on with him.

 

It's about having a guy on the bench that you can actually play. A team with a couple really solid bench players can afford to play a man down for a few games. Teams with marginal talent playing everyday can't. The Reds are the latter.

Probably not but Pena playing everyday is not a good thing.

 

I agree but putting Mes on the DL does not fix this