August 3, 200620 yr I was hoping after I saw Aurilia then Edwin to see Phillips playing short...too bad. Here's my question for Reds fans... I understand that Phillips could be the best defensive 2B in the NL right now, but if they move him to short and he can't handle it would that mean he couldn't regain his form at 2B? I mean they are struggling right now at scoring runs. The people who said Clayton was an upgrade defensively at SS were wrong. If you make up a lineup to play the best defense Castro would play somewhere every day. How hard would it be to try Aurilia at 2B Edwin at 3B and Phillips at SS? Let Castro play once every 10 days. If it doesn't work just go back to what they're doing now. Yeah, not more than once a week PT for Castro. I'd rather have Uncle Fidel up at the plate swinging a big Cuban cigar . As Marty would say, "Juan couldn't hit the ball with an ironing board."
August 3, 200620 yr Yeah, not more than once a week PT for Castro. I'd rather have Uncle Fidel up at the plate swinging a big Cuban cigar . As Marty would say, "Juan couldn't hit the ball with an ironing board." I'm not here to say Castro is an offensive force, but he's hit pretty well with the Reds.
August 3, 200620 yr I'm not here to say Castro is an offensive force, but he's hit pretty well with the Reds. Beginners luck.
August 3, 200620 yr Wild card lead down to half game as the D-backs win the first game of a double header.
August 3, 200620 yr Wild card lead down to half game as the D-backs win the first game of a double header. Again. With the W, the WC is now tied...
August 3, 200620 yr Again. With the W, the WC is now tied... :creepy: Opps. Give me a chance to edit.
August 3, 200620 yr 55 games remaining and the Wildcard spot, will change over the next month....many times perhaps.
August 3, 200620 yr 55 games remaining and the Wildcard spot, will change over the next month....many times perhaps. And maybe even more than that. Most of the teams in the WC hunt are going to see a LOT of eachother over the next 8 weeks...
August 3, 200620 yr And maybe even more than that. Most of the teams in the WC hunt are going to see a LOT of eachother over the next 8 weeks...Exactly and the West have a lot of games remaining against each other, which may eliminate most contendors. I like the Reds remaining schedule, if they can get the starting pitching....from #3-#5, whomever they will end up being.
August 3, 200620 yr During batting practice yesterday, Bronson Arroyo approached pitching coach Tom Hume and asked if he could move his start up a day to Saturday. Those two then took the idea to Jerry Narron, who agreed, and Wayne Krivsky did as well. The impetus, according to Arroyo, was a mixture of restlessness and wanting to shake things up since he hasn't been pitching as well lately, a desire to make sure he pitches against the Cardinals, and wanting to allow Kyle Lohse a more normal pre-start routine. In fact, Arroyo said he'd make going on three days' rest permanent if it was up to him. "I’ve been wanting to go to a four-man rotation all year," he said. "I know nobody else wants to do that. A five-man rotation, if you stay on your normal days, is fine for everybody. But the thing is, when you start throwing in all these off days and you go to six, I know some guys like that for rest and they feel good, but I have even more of a problem with my command and I never have as good stuff. I’d rather pitch on three days’ rest than five."
August 4, 200620 yr This rain delay is a JOKE. There was no chance the weather was getting bad downtown looking at the map from 6:30-7:30, and there isn't a whole lot of time before the real strom hits around 11 or 12...
August 4, 200620 yr I can tell you in Burlington it has been nasty since about 7:15. I'm sure they thought that was coming into town.
August 4, 200620 yr Again. With the W, the WC is now tied... Cubs win 2nd game. If the Reds win tonight they will have a one game lead.
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