Reds at Cubs game 3

• dave

  Might as well keep making the threads if they keep winning.
  
  Cueto vs Wells. 1:05pm start.
  
  This is the 1 pitching matchup of the 4 that the Reds actually have the advantage on paper. Hopefully the hottest team in baseball can keep in going.
• Mooney44Cards

  

  Except that Cueto is historically bad against the Cubs and Wells has been good against the Reds.
  
  Go Reds! If Paul Janish starts at SS tomorrow I'll shit a brick.
• dave

  Yeah Wells pitched very well against the Reds last year.
  
  From yahoo:
  
  Wells, who has a 6.26 ERA in day games, was 2-0 with a 2.66 ERA in four starts against Cincinnati in 2009.
  
  Cueto is 1-3 with a 3.38 ERA in five starts at Wrigley.
• jordo212000

  

  Reds lineup for today's game
  Phillips 4
  Heisey 8
  Votto 3
  Rolen 5
  Bruce 9
  Hernandez 2
  Nix 7
  Janish 6
  Cueto 1
  
  Dusty subs in bulk again.. smh. I have no problem with days off, I'd just like to see him stagger it a little more so it happens on different days
• Ironman92

  

  That should be enuogh to win....but yes, I'd have one of the other regulars in there.
  
  How have the Reds done after blowout games???? SEEMS like not well.
• Ironman92

  

  They are actually 4-2 after what I consider blowout games.
• Nate

  Really they are only subbing out Gomes and Cabrera. Stubbs and Heisey isn't much of a change in my book.
• Mooney44Cards

  

  Better they sub in bulk today, while Rolen is still in there. He's off tomorrow.
  
  BTW let the brick shitting commence. Janish is in there! AND Heisey! Both things I said I wanted to see last night. Shhhhh....Dusty is listening!
• jordo212000

  

  Mooney44Cards;409901 wrote: BTW let the brick shitting commence. Janish is in there! AND Heisey! Both things I said I wanted to see last night. Shhhhh....Dusty is listening!

  
  I'm not sure I'd ever want to be known as somebody who is on the same page with Dusty haha.
  
  Heisey and Stubbs wasn't my issue. I have no problem seeing Heisey play. It was the subbing of Cabrera and Gomes on the same day. Both guys have been producing lately. Like I said before I just wish that he would rest a guy per day. Not 2-3 at the same time. It messes with the whole dynamic of the lineup. People get used to hitting in certain spots and are thriving and then boom all the sudden 3 new guys are in the lineup and roles are switched around
• Laley23

  

  But if you dont switch in bulk you only have a full line-up for 3-4 games a week.
• jordo212000

  

  Laley23;409917 wrote:But if you dont switch in bulk you only have a full line-up for 3-4 games a week.

  
  well obviously not everybody needs a day off per week (Votto, Phillips, Gomes, Bruce) That mostly applies to old guys (Rolen, Cabrera, and catchers)
• osu45804

  

  Buster Olney from espn just wrote this on twitter:
  
  SEA continues to look for big bat potential in a Lee deal, and 2 guys fit the description:Justin Smoak of TEX and Yonder Alonso of the Reds
  
  http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/17657028029
  
  http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/17657292885
  
  Thoughts?
• Laley23

  

  jordo212000;409922 wrote:well obviously not everybody needs a day off per week (Votto, Phillips, Gomes, Bruce) That mostly applies to old guys (Rolen, Cabrera, and catchers)

  
  Yeah, but thats 3 guys. So you only have your strongest line-up for 4 of the games. Subbing in bulk I think is bad when you pair the young guys occasional day off with the old guys scheduled day off. Thats bad. But scheduling older guys days off together isnt all that bad as it keeps your strongest line-up on the field for a larger percentage of the year.
• jordo212000

  

  osu45804;409925 wrote:Buster Olney from espn just wrote this on twitter:
  
  SEA continues to look for big bat potential in a Lee deal, and 2 guys fit the description:Justin Smoak of TEX and Yonder Alonso of the Reds
  
  http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/17657028029
  
  http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/17657292885
  
  Thoughts?

  
  It would be sweet to get Lee, but it would depend on the price. If we just get Lee, I'd be willing to deal Alonso and a young pitcher (somebody like Homer Bailey?) But in a perfect world I'd like to see them get him to an extension (unlikely). I'd hate to give up the farm or anything more than Alonso and a pitcher for a guy who will be on the team for a handful of months.
  
  I love our pitching right now. I'd much rather see them deal a current player for a reliever to make room for Volquez. Harang for a reliever would be ideal
• jordo212000

  

  Laley23;409937 wrote:Yeah, but thats 3 guys. So you only have your strongest line-up for 4 of the games. Subbing in bulk I think is bad when you pair the young guys occasional day off with the old guys scheduled day off. Thats bad. But scheduling older guys days off together isnt all that bad as it keeps your strongest line-up on the field for a larger percentage of the year.

  
  My issue is that when you sub in bulk you are really handicapping your team's chances to win that game. You can't be giving away games when you are in a pennant race.
• mhs95_06

  Rolen with a key play to get Cueto out of the 1st with no score.
• jordo212000

  

  Brennamen is 3-3 so far this weekend in mentioning Starlin Castro's 6 RBI debut.
• dave

  GO REDS! to much yardwork to do so I can't sit down and watch all game, but listening on 700 is nice. Looks like Cueto will give the pen some work today.
• osu45804

  

  Maybe we used up all of our offense in the 7th & 8th Innings yesterday
• Jughead

  

  osu45804;410003 wrote:Maybe we used up all of our offense in the 7th & 8th Innings yesterday

  
  Or maybe that is the only two innings that they can score against the Cubs.
• justincredible

  

  I am actually hoping Wells takes his no-no into the 2nd out of the 9th and whoever happens to be up for the Reds makes it a 1-0 game. 1-2-3 9th for Cordero. Cubs lose.
• justincredible

  

  Damnit.
• justincredible

  

  Reds finally snap the no-hitter with two singles to lead off the 7th inning.
• justincredible

  

  Damnit Heisey!
• stroups

  

  What the fuck are you doing Heisey? Hello, this is earth have we met