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Reds @ Cubs.....Game 3

  • Ironman92
    Which team will proove less hideous tonight?

    Love Sappelt in the OF...but am not sold on hitting down the middle fastballs against moronic Cubs' pitching......but an improvement.
  • Ironman92
    Phillips
    Renteria
    Votto
    Bruce
    Alonso LF
    Stubbs
    Francisco 3rd
    Hernandez

    eh?

    You know Dusty wants Cueto to win that ERA title.....Sappelt over Alonso would be recommended and not sure Francisco is the best 3B we have......but time will tell.

    Could combine Sappelt's defense with Alonso's offense and put Dontrelle in LF? lol
  • Ironman92
    Votto with a single gift wrapped into a triple by Soriano...then Alonso drives a single to knock him in.

    Votto and Alonso....EVERYDAY...EVERY LINEUP
  • Ironman92
    Stubbs with #185 on 3 pitches
  • Ironman92
    Francisco gets to a ball that Cairo may not have....Frazier?
  • Ironman92
    Age 22....first MLB season of any kind Johnny Cueto pitched 174 innings at maximum effort (because that's how he pitched) and 22 times threw over 95 pitches.

    Age 23...Mike Leake is going to be shut down pitching less than 170 innings and only 14 times over 95 pitches.....at less than maximum effort.

    Doesn't make any sense to me.
  • Ironman92
    Alonso went a long way towards wall and bullpen in wind and made a good catch. 20 more in a row and my comfort level will reach the next to lowest level.
  • Ironman92
    Votto with a double and a triple
  • Ironman92
    Casto FLIES off of his opposite foot to save the over throw! WOW!
  • Ironman92
    That guy behind home in the green hoodie with the pink hat????? Did he lose a bet or something...he was there last night as well.
  • Ironman92
    Alonso....2 AB....13 pitches seen....2 line drive singles


    EVERYDAY
  • Ironman92
    Stubbs has seen 4 pitches is 0-2 including a K
  • se-alum
    Francisco seems to have really improved his defense.
  • Ironman92
    Renteria has 2 hard hit balls, Alonso and Votto 2 rips as well....everyone else sucks
  • dave
    Ironman92;886741 wrote:Age 22....first MLB season of any kind Johnny Cueto pitched 174 innings at maximum effort (because that's how he pitched) and 22 times threw over 95 pitches.

    Age 23...Mike Leake is going to be shut down pitching less than 170 innings and only 14 times over 95 pitches.....at less than maximum effort.

    Doesn't make any sense to me.
    Leake is getting 1 more start, they want him around 175. Cueto pitched several years in the minors building up his innings.

    I don't really see what the differnce is in 2 more starts, but might as well be cautious since it doesn't matter. Seeing Volquez is more valuable.
  • dave
    They should shut Bronson down too and put Wood the rotation.
  • mhs95_06
    Bad play by Alonso getting caught off on the line drive to SS by Ramon! Probably doesn't cost a run since Cueto probably would have made an out to end the inning, but it makes Cueto lead off the next inning.
  • Ironman92
    But 3 hits
  • mhs95_06
    Where is the error charged to Alonso on the kick of the ball allowing Johnson to score from first? No way he scores on a norrmal proper play on that by Yonder. Run still would have been earned though as they would have had to figure he would have scored from 3rd on the grounder to 2B with one out.
  • Ironman92
    Cueto was younger too

    What if the Reds were neck and neck in a playoff race? Would anyone have any issue pitching Leake thru the end of the season?

    The Verducci effect has a ton of exceptions.
  • Ironman92
    mhs95_06;886840 wrote:Where is the error charged to Alonso on the kick of the ball allowing Johnson to score from first? No way he scores on a norrmal proper play on that by Yonder. Run still would have been earned though as they would have had to figure he would have scored from 3rd on the grounder to 2B with one out.

    Ramirez chase for 100 RBI....scorers are ridiculous anymore.
  • Ironman92
    Cueto awesome bunt....great time!
  • mhs95_06
    They better get some one ready in the bull-pen as Cueto has used up some of himself on the trip around to 3rd so far.
  • Ironman92
    Renteria another hit

    Bases loaded for Votto
  • Ironman92
    Votto long fly ball no windville.....RBI