April 3, 20197 yr Ok, it’s my first baseball season as a Cincinnati resident. This might be the first time I’ve posted in a Reds series thread. Let’s see what happens. The gods have answered. What happens? "VERY BAD THINGS."
April 3, 20197 yr Not a good effort from me (getting swept at home on this thread). I take full responsibility. Send me back to the minors. Guess we should have let my split ride.
April 3, 20197 yr Author Guess we should have let my split ride. I'll quote Dusty Baker - "I'm a strong man, and usually I get over hurts and it makes me stronger when I come back."
April 3, 20197 yr Any positive is the starting pitching except to many walks, bullpen not so much and offense has been horrendous. That's not mentioning fundamentals. The outfield except for Puig is 0 for.
April 4, 20197 yr 2018: 1-4 record, 1 loss by 1 run 2019: 1-4 record, 3 losses by 1 run Pitching comparison thru 5 games... 2018 Staff: 44 innings 39 hits 23 walks 25 earned runs 5.11 ERA Starters: 27.2 innings 22 hits 13 walks 14 earned runs 4.55 ERA Bullpen: 16.1 innings 17 hits 10 walks 11 earned runs 6.06 ERA 2019 Staff: 45 innings 35 hits 31 walks 15 earned runs 3.00 ERA Starters: 24.2 innings 17 hits 17 walks 8 earned runs 2.92 ERA Bullpen: 20.1 innings 18 hits 14 walks 7 earned runs 3.10 ERA I know there are people ready to jump ship and pronounce this season as a repeat of last year and a total loss...but, I'm not. Not one week into the season. An ERA a full 2 runs less than last year? Who in the world wouldn't be jumping for joy over that? Plus they've only given up 2 HR's so far (best in the NL)!! Compare that to last year (when they were the worst in the league), when they gave up 1.4 HR per GAME. Now I'm not saying we're going to the playoffs or anything like that. But, for people who just look at the record and say "oh, they lost again...it's a repeat of the past", there's reasons to be encouraged...you just have to be willing to dig a little deeper.
April 4, 20197 yr Those walks are a concern. I think there is a case of the try too hards going on. They all need to relax and play baseball.
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