Yankees at Reds game 1

• dave

  Ivan Nova vs Johnny Cueto
  
  7:10pm FSOhio or ESPN if you are out of Reds country.
• Ironman92

  

  Beat me to it dave. You want my thoughts?
• Ironman92

  

  Eh...I expect a pretty good series, hopefully they focus more on everything throughout the game.
  
  I will guess the key to the winning of the series will be the Reds offense needing to do what the Yankees do best...work the pitcher. Also the Reds bullpen will have to be ready as 90 pitches in the 5th and 6th is common against the Yankees.
• Azubuike24

  

  The Reds actually line up great against New York. They miss Burnett and Sabathia. The Yankees have a lot of injuries and are NOT built to compete defensively in the National League.
  
  However, one thing that concerns me is they ARE built to put up big offense at GABP. I'd be confident if the Reds came in hitting...but they aren't. Unlike Toronto who has maybe 3 or 4 guys who can burn you BIG (Hill, Bautista, Lind, Arencibia or Escobar), the Yankees won't be held down and play 3-2 games against the Reds. The Reds NEED big hits, especially with RISP. Do that, and I think they can match New York with the rotation and pen lineups for this series...
• hoops23

  

  Good luck to the Reds, should see a lot of runs scored in this series.
• Ironman92

  

  Large vbookie thread now up.....go bet please
• Con_Alma

  Do the Reds have any plans on creating their own television network??
• mhs95_06

  Ironman92;807143 wrote:Eh...I expect a pretty good series, hopefully they focus more on everything throughout the game.
  
  I will guess the key to the winning of the series will be the Reds offense needing to do what the Yankees do best...work the pitcher. Also the Reds bullpen will have to be ready as 90 pitches in the 5th and 6th is common against the Yankees.

  
  So Bronson going 8 yesterday may have been critical to have a rested bullpen to start this series!
• norwalk

  1976 all over again....................The Reds in a sweep !!! Ok, maybe we don't have Rose, Morgan, Bench, etc but the boys should be excited about this series. The crowds will be big so we'll see how they handle the "moment".
• sportsfan24

  

  Hoping the rain holds off so the wife and I enjoy a great game.
• Ironman92

  

  We also don't have Mike Lum
• Ironman92

  

  Bronson going 6 or 8 wouldn't have made a huge difference.....but 8 is always good. When used teh bullpen has to be sharp IMO......Dusty can't compound his mistakes by bringing in Arrendondo in the top of the 7th and use him for 1 batter and then Bray and then Masset. Most occasions use that reliever until there is just a bad bad matchup or they don't have it. I hate it when Bray, Masset or Ondrusek look unhittable and he uses them for 1 or 2 batters.
• Ironman92

  

  The radar looks awful....hope it's dry enough, long enough to get a full game in.
• jordo212000

  

  We're getting the Yankees at the right time. (they're pretty banged up and plus we miss the only pitching talent that they have)
• dave

  They have a weak rotation, but losing Jeter and Joba doesn't really hurt. Not having to put Jeter at the top of the lineup actually makes this team better IMO. Reds will have to score early and hope to hold on.
  
  I was at all 3 of the games the last time the Yankees were in town. The only time I can remember a bigger buzz in the ballpark was last year's playoff game and when Bonds was in town about to break Aaron's record. These games are better than opening day when you get a bunch of business people going to socialize and leave after 5 innings.
• wildcats20

  

  Yankees have gone 5-1 since Jeter went down.
  
  I don't want to play the Yankees ever, let alone when they are hot.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Watchin this one with a bunch of Yanks fans I work with...gonna be fun
• Ironman92

  

  I really like Gardner. His speed and defense are tremendous.
  
  Gardner then Granderson....nice 1-2!
  
  Then you get Teixeira and Arod
  
  I'll predict an Andruw Jones PH HR tonight.
  
  
  Radar is improving for the Cincy area.
• Ironman92

  

  Radar keeps improving....a game without any delays would be great.....a win regardless will do though
• dave

  tix are so cheap on stubhub right now, you can get a pair with fees for under $30, which is basically face value of the cheapest ticket.
• Ironman92

  

  gotta sell em!
  
  I'm considering going down Wednesday afternoon
• thavoice

  WLW is reporting that Cueto is not starting tonite.....Wood is getting thes tart.
• Little Danny

  

  I am excited about the fact regardless of what happens, the game will be discussed on Mike & Mike on ESPN radio ad nauseam and Sportscenter will cover the game for 1/3 of the entire broadcast. LOL!
• Ironman92

  

  yikes...tix aren't cheap yet for Wednesday afternoon.....Box 118 row DD is 185 bucks each.....people at my school gave me the Row Y in 118....tickets are normally 45 each....5 rows back for 185 each...no spanks
• thavoice

  Eh.....go to the game and scalp will be better than buying online.