Reds @ Pirates....Game 3

• Ironman92

  

  Leake vs McDonald
• Ironman92

  

  vbookie thread open
• Ironman92

  

  Rain delay...should get started pretty soon.
• mhs95_06

  In their quest to not tamper with the starting pitchers routines and maybe have a delay during the early innings they wasted 45 minutes of weather in which they could have been playing.
• ts1227

  

  Setting here in the front row of 219, should have never been delayed but we'll be underway by 2:20
• mhs95_06

  There have been a lot of double plays avoided the last couple days by both teams, and even some not avoided by each, by trying the hit and run play.
• mhs95_06

  Joey trying to hit a HR rather than get one RBI! Brandon getting a non-critical SB - it would have been much more important if Joey was still up and hopefully would have motivated him to try for the single RBI.
• mhs95_06

  McDonald makes mince-meat of Frazier to end the 1st with 2 on.
• mhs95_06

  Glad to see BP take that foul ball instead of votto for the first out in the first.
• mhs95_06

  Leake 2nd to Arroyo on the team in total HRs allowed. Reds have given up the 3rd most in MLB and give them up at a 0.119 per inning rate. Arroyo gives them up at a 0.222 rate while Leake is 0.135. Why did the Reds extend Arroyos contract? They only need the cheaper of the two on the roster next year.
• Ironman92

  

  Phillips just has so many qualities of a top of the order hitter....batting first he rarely swings at the first pitch......batting 4th he almost always swings at the first pitch and rarely to any success.
  
  He stole 3rd base in ridiculous manner...not only was there not a throw.....there was never even a thought of a throw. It wasn't of great importance with 2 outs......but it was of miimal risk with slightly more to gain....good play by him.
• mhs95_06

  But at lead-off when the pitcher gets a hit to start the inning, Dusty can't keep him from hitting into DPs by wearing out the pitcher trying hit and run plays.
• ts1227

  

  More rain on the way. Not here yet but it's coming.
  
  We have reached regulation game length though, so it will count.
• dave

  This offense is offensive to watch. It's a shame they traded away Alonso and Francisco at the deadline, would be nice to have a couple big bats in there.
• ts1227

  

  Votto with a 3 run bomb to center
• Ironman92

  

  dave;869202 wrote:This offense is offensive to watch. It's a shame they traded away Alonso and Francisco at the deadline, would be nice to have a couple big bats in there.

  
  ???
• SportsAndLady

  

  Votto doin what he do
• Ironman92

  

  ts1227;869213 wrote:Votto with a 3 run bomb to center

  
  I can't believe that ball made it over the CF fence. He hit that ball 405 feet with most of his weight on his front foot.
• ts1227

  

  Ironman92;869216 wrote:I can't believe that ball made it over the CF fence. He hit that ball 405 feet with most of his weight on his front foot.

  
  The wind is blowing out.
• ts1227

  

  Jones puts the Pirates back on top with a 2 run HR
• Ironman92

  

  I have no idea how Jones did that....hit a 2 run HR on a ball 3 inches from the dirt.
• Ironman92

  

  ts1227;869224 wrote:The wind is blowing out.

  
  Regardless....from the tv view it didn't pass the eye test.
• Ironman92

  

  That ball Doumit just missed getting a HR on looked like he didn't catch it "kill"....but looked like a probable HR...and definately a better hit ball than Votto's....but obviously not.
• ts1227

  

  Ironman92;869230 wrote:Regardless....from the tv view it didn't pass the eye test.

  
  It looked solid from behind home plate, lol
• dave

  It's about time to take Leake out of the rotation for the year. Volquez will probably be back Sept1.