7 hours ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

Ford hitting .158 so Bell bats him cleanup!!

Just unreal!!!

2-1 count with the bases loaded and Elly takes a fastball down the middle belt high, talented BUT a lot to learn about the game 

I agree. Unfortunately, 5 starters today hitting less than .200. I think Elly may have been the only starter today hitting over .225. Slim pickins' for Bell.

14 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

I agree. Unfortunately, 5 starters today hitting less than .200. I think Elly may have been the only starter today hitting over .225. Slim pickins' for Bell.

Agree with that, guy we got off the couch hitting cleanup, I think I played softball against him in Lexington!!!!  LOL!!  Bell just aggravates me because he pulls so many boneheaded moves, just like today, Maile batting, runners on 1st and 2nd, nobody out, 2-2 count, Maile swings and misses, ball rolls into out of play area, umpire calls it a foul ball, GoofBell goes out and ARGUES, guess he wanted Maile to be out, just stay in the dugout and quit showing everybody how silly you are!!

13 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

Fire Bell because he can't coach a minor league team into major league wins?

This lineup is terrible. Nobody is winning with this lineup.

Actually, that lineup is part of the reason. Tyler Stephenson has been one of the Reds most consistent bats but is consistently sitting at least every 3rd day, sometimes the day before an off day. That can’t happen when things are going poorly.

His routine over the years (yes even with a bad bullpen) of leaving a reliever in who clearly doesn’t have it in for 3 batters too long is maddening. On the same token, all too often he has brought in a reliever going well to end a threat and get the last out of an inning (even on 1 pitch!) and remove them for a guy who has been struggling.

The biggest most glaring hole is the absolute lack of urgency he has. Things are going awful and we will always get ho-hum David Bell talking about how close they are. Sometimes it’s okay to say we’re getting our butt whipped and we will continue to work to find guys to change that. If managers in bigger markets had teams performing this poorly and had sound bites like Bell they’d be in the national media for it.

The MLB is 162 games so it’s a marathon and I get that, but the lazy narrative of a couple games here and there aren’t the big picture is old. Last year they missed the playoffs by 2 games, every year there are 2-4 teams per league within 2 games of the playoffs. You can’t continue to let stretches like that happen or you will always be on that outside.

Everyone in Cincy wanted Bryan Price gone after a 3-15 start despite having a roster that started Jose Peraza, Billy Hamilton and Scott Schebler everyday. His bench featured Brandon Dixon, Dilson Herrera and a bad post-contract Mesoraco. His pitching staff included a washed Homer Bailey and even Matt Harvey. Bell is 4-16 in the last 20 and Price got canned for 3-15.