Reds at Cubs game 1

• mhs95_06

  If Rolen distracts Ramirez another millisecond, the Reds have the bases loaded!
• osu45804

  

  That one looked a little low & the home plate ump didn't even check w/ the 1st Base ump either to see if Phillips went around
• Nate

  I put like 20 on that 500/1 bet!
• Laley23

  

  I put some vbucks on the Rolen bet! I cant believe he got the triple in AB #1 haha. Watch him get an error here in the second...
• Nate

  Nevermind... I only put 2.
• Ironman92

  

  Welsh and Thom were insistent that Votto is statistically THE best 1B in the NL using Chris' on base %+ stat.....I say it's a statistical dead heat between he and Pujols...check out many overall stats:
  
  STAT................VOTTO...........PUJOLS
  
  AVG.....................313.................310
  OB%....................413.................421
  SLUG%.................574.................563
  OPS.....................987.................984
  Extra base hits.......33...................36
  Total Bases...........156.................160
  Runs.....................50...................45
  RBI.......................55...................57
  Hits.......................85...................88
  2B.........................13...................18
  HR........................18....................18
  BB.........................44....................55
  K...........................60...................41
  SB.........................7/11.................8/11
  Fielding %..............997...................996 (Votto has 120 fewer chances)
  
  How can anyone say one of those is better than the other based on the statistics? Great for Votto and the Reds......but Pujols is not behind him overall.
• dave

  They didn't say Votto was better than Pujols, only that there is nobody better than Votto going by OPS.
• osu45804

  

  And the terrible calls continue
• dave

  What is going on here? That ball wasn't terrible but it was definitely high.
• Ironman92

  

  Simple....Reds aren't getting any breaks and are on the road.......the good teams find a way to overcome them...but yes it is annoying. The Reds have been up and down all year on the "breaks"....hopefully they can overcome those 3
• Ironman92

  

  Silva sure does throw a "straight" ball...not sure how he can be so effective on the year...must really be pin point
• Ironman92

  

  ugh....now Thom is talking about stats on the bubble gum cards......enough already
• Ironman92

  

  Gomes and Stubbs need breaks
• Ironman92

  

  Thom singing Happy Birthday to his daughter.....nice
  
  My son is also celebrating his 7th birthday today...just like Ella
• jordo212000

  

  Stubbs should have been bunting in that 1st AB in my opinion.
• dave

  You should try to hook them up, she'll be loaded.
• dave

  Stubbs doesn't know how to bunt, they were talking about it a month or so ago. He rarely did it in the minors so he's not very good.
• mhs95_06

  Was the 3-2 pitch to Castro less of a strike than the called strike three to Votto?
• se-alum

  

  Wish I could watch the game...sounds like Wood has some good stuff!!
• Ironman92

  

  I just rewinded back to the 1st inning and Thom said "not only is Votto as good as anyone else, his numbers from top to bottom are better than anyone else in the national league"
• mhs95_06

  Wood gets thru 3 on 39 pitches. Offense needs to get him a larger working margin.
• Ironman92

  

  Wood looks pretty good...he is throwing 89-91 but he hides the ball well on his delivery and it appears to shoot up there about 93-95. Not a lot of movement but he's had them off balance enough. I like him thus far but worry that over the long haul of a season that teams would hit him pretty good the 2nd go around.....but he will be good for what the Reds need this season I imagine.
  
  Wood > Bailey
  
  He's Leake but throws about 3 mph harder and doesn't keep them as off balance as Leake does.
• Ironman92

  

  Stubbs has more strikeouts this season than notorious strikeout guys like Dan Uggla, Chris YOung, Prince Fielder and Ryan Howard
  
  
  Stubbs is on pace for 175 strikeouts......he needs SIGNIFICANT improvement in that stat if he's going to ever contribute for anyone seriously
• Ironman92

  

  Wood....like Leake....can run well and just got his 1st hit
• mhs95_06

  When Volquez comes of the 60 day DL, who do you suppose will go off the 40 man roster? Will it be:
  
  1) Timed with Hanigan coming back and Corky goes on waivers.
  2) Lincoln goes.
  3) Valiquette goes.
  4) Two 40 man roster players traded for one.
  5) Someone else goes.