Track The NL Central Champion Reds (Week 13)

[HammerTime]

It's looking more and more like the Red are a team with occasionally explosive but inconsistent offense and occasionally outstanding but inconsistent pitching. Combined they look more and more like a .500 team--give or take 5 games.

Or the pitching has gotten a lot healthier than it was when they were struggling. Mainly Cueto and Homer for a very short time.

[UKMustangFan]

Pujols out 4-6 weeks with a fractured wrist....This next month is going to be huge for the Reds.

[HammerTime]

Pujols out 4-6 weeks with a fractured wrist....This next month is going to be huge for the Reds.

 

Brewers and Reds really need to take control while Albert is out.

[UKMustangFan]

Brewers and Reds really need to take control while Albert is out.

 

Yep. Will also be interesting to see how this impacts the All-Star voting. Votto trailed Albert by roughly 300,000 votes at the last update. Could he surge ahead?

[SSC]

Or the pitching has gotten a lot healthier than it was when they were struggling. Mainly Cueto and Homer for a very short time.

 

Which was my point the entire time. You could see where they might be able to get better pitching, mainly by being heatlhy. They don't have an answer in LF or at SS in the orginazation or we would have seen it by now. The problem is they have 2 or 3 spots in an 8 man lineup that are terrible offensively this year. They've scored 3 or fewer runs in their games for half of the games for a month to a month and a half yet a lot of people are saying they are fine offensively. If they don't make a move for at least one spot in the order they will finish very close to .500 IMO.

[UKMustangFan]

Stubbs CF

Phillips 2B

Votto 1B

Bruce RF

Rolen 3B

Heisey LF

Hanigan C

Janish SS

Wood P

 

Why in God's name is Cueto not pitching???

[HammerTime]

^ Geesh just what we need, another hurt pitcher.

[HammerTime]

Cueto is pitching tomorrow now. Reason still unknown.

[UKMustangFan]

^ Geesh just what we need, another hurt pitcher.

 

He's pitching tomorrow....:ohbrother: Makes zero sense.

[LRCW]

Cueto is pitching tomorrow now. Reason still unknown.

 

He's pitching tomorrow....:ohbrother: Makes zero sense.

 

 

Just speculating here, but maybe there's a good chance the game tonight could be stopped once it starts. Perhaps Dusty doesn't want to take a chance on wasting Cueto tonight.

[AverageJoesGym]

A stiff neck appears to be the reason Cueto is not pitching tonight. Turning around to watch the ball fly out of the park could help loosen it up....the Yankees get a huge percentage of their runs via the homerun.

[UKMustangFan]

Wood on the mound tonight, I'll put the over/under on 4 IP....I'm taking the under.

[HammerTime]

Just speculating here, but maybe there's a good chance the game tonight could be stopped once it starts. Perhaps Dusty doesn't want to take a chance on wasting Cueto tonight.

 

That is possible. "Stiff neck"...

[HammerTime]

Homer pitching for the Bats tomorrow. Probably his last start with them.

[HammerTime]

Looks like Wood is going to be the one Homer replaces.