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  • wes_mantooth
    Con_Alma;776752 wrote:I can't figure out how it's a rivalry series. It could be one day but just because they are in the same state doesn't automatically make it a rivalry.

    They haven't had meaningful series that determine something meaningful. They don't hate each other.

    Truth! Tribe fan here that wants to see the reds do well. Not a rivalry to me.
  • Con_Alma
    Midstate01;776755 wrote:It's not a rivalry series in any way. They'd have to play in a world series or something to make it that way.


    ...more than once!
  • KR1245
    I'm totally indifferent when it comes to the Reds. I could care less if they win 100 games or lose 100 games. Doesnt really matter to me either way
  • Laley23
    In all honesty, not a bad series for the Reds. I know they got swept, but I like that team and I think they can take the Central (I had Milwaukee pegged there to start the year, and still have them but Cincy is good).

    They got great pitching out of Wood (granted I missed the so called "meltdown") and had a tremendous effort with Bailey. Bruce and Votto are swinging a hot bat from the left side, and Phillips is consistent from the right. If they can find a 2 hole hitter (or put Brandon there and move Bruce) they will have an even better and more explosive line-up.

    Today was bad, but really no shame in getting shut down by Josh Tomlin (he has shut every line-up down this year) and really played well, I guess close in the first game, not well, versus the best team in baseball (record wise) on the road. Getting swept always sucks, and I know a lot of you Reds fans dont want to admit the Tribe are good, but in the end they played close versus the best team in baseball in 2 games. Not a horrible series if you dont look at the record.
  • Ironman92
    If anything Lotz was doing his impression of his good buddy Tiger2003.

    I got it.....but I was all-state my senior year in shit spewing.
  • karen lotz
    Ironman92;776762 wrote:If anything Lotz was doing his impression of his good buddy Tiger2003.

    I got it.....but I was all-state my senior year in shit spewing.

    +1

    Should have been fairly obvious.
  • SportsAndLady
    One thing we can all agree on is how awful tiger2003 is
  • Ironman92
    Volquez tweeted after the game that the Reds offense needs to support him more.

    Good God
  • karen lotz
    SportsAndLady;776767 wrote:One thing we can all agree on is how awful tiger2003 is

    No comment.
  • SportsAndLady
    Ironman92;776779 wrote:Volquez tweeted after the game that the Reds offense needs to support him more.

    Good God

    And on the opposite end of that, here is what BP tweeted:

    @DatDudeBP
    Brandon Phillips
    Don't worry @Reds fans! Every good team goes thru things like this... All it takes is "ONE GAME"!!!! #BELIEVE
  • wildcats20
    Ironman92;776779 wrote:Volquez tweeted after the game that the Reds offense needs to support him more.

    Good God

    Volquez has a twitter? Dude can't even speak English.
  • SportsAndLady
    2 2/3 innings, 7 runs...and you're blaming the offense? lol
  • BRF
    The Reds are still BRF's second favorite team in all of MLB. So get it going until we meet again.
  • justincredible
    wildcats20;776784 wrote:Volquez has a twitter? Dude can't even speak English.

    He didn't tweet it, just said it after the game. He needs sent down, yesterday. Id send him to A and let him earn his way back. What a fucking jackass.
  • karen lotz
    I'm driving the Reds bandwagon for the next 4 days. ALL ABOARD!!!
  • wildcats20
    justincredible;776792 wrote:He didn't tweet it, just said it after the game. He needs sent down, yesterday. Id send him to A and let him earn his way back. What a fucking jackass.

    I agree. Not only is he a douche for that comment, but his stuff is A ball stuff right now. Maybe worse...
  • Heretic
    justincredible;776792 wrote:He didn't tweet it, just said it after the game. He needs sent down, yesterday. Id send him to A and let him earn his way back. What a fucking jackass.

    That's what the Indians did a couple years ago with Carmona when he was roughly as inept at doing anything right as Volquez is now. It worked. He's never been consistently good, but has been at least a serviceable above-average big league starter since then.
  • se-alum
    justincredible;776792 wrote:He didn't tweet it, just said it after the game. He needs sent down, yesterday. Id send him to A and let him earn his way back. What a fucking jackass.

    Especially since the offense is the only reason he has any wins this year. He has given up 21 runs in the first innings of his 10 starts.
  • baseballstud24
    I wonder if the Rangers would trade us Josh Hamilton back for Volquez?
  • wildcats20
    Edinson's comment:
    “I think everybody has to step up and start getting some runs,” Volquez said. “The last five games, we’ve scored how many runs? Thirteen in five games? (Actually 12). It’s not the way we were playing last year. We’re better than that.”
  • hoops23
    Just an FYI, I have no problems with the Reds at all. As KR said, I'm indifferent towards them...

    I was simply having some fun at Midstates expense due to a few comments he made regarding the Tribe the past week.

    This isn't a rivalry and I don't really care much for the series....
  • hoops23
    Heretic;776799 wrote:That's what the Indians did a couple years ago with Carmona when he was roughly as inept at doing anything right as Volquez is now. It worked. He's never been consistently good, but has been at least a serviceable above-average big league starter since then.

    Carmona has actually been very good since that took place. Last year he had a 3.77 ERA and this year I think his ERA would be low 3's if not for the Chi Sox batting him around twice.
  • hoops23
    And seriously, all the bitching over a little ribbing? I mean seriously guys? Seriously?....

    That's pretty fucking pathetic. If you can;t take some ribbing when your teams lose, stop watching sports.
  • justincredible
    hoops23;776860 wrote:And seriously, all the bitching over a little ribbing? I mean seriously guys? Seriously?....

    That's pretty fucking pathetic. If you can;t take some ribbing when your teams lose, stop watching sports.

    Seriously.
  • BR1986FB
    Heretic;776799 wrote:That's what the Indians did a couple years ago with Carmona when he was roughly as inept at doing anything right as Volquez is now. It worked. He's never been consistently good, but has been at least a serviceable above-average big league starter since then.

    Had to send down Cliff Lee at one time too. That 2007 team that choked in the ALCS could've REALLY used the Cliff Lee that showed up in 2008.