Cincinnati Mesoraco's @ Washington Nationals Game 2

• Rotinaj

  

  Can we please get Johnny some runs today? Thanks.
• SportsAndLady

  

  I like the switching of superstitions.
  
  That other one was garbage
• Rotinaj

  

  Yep, hopefully begging for things to happen will work out better lol.
• thavoice

  Beed JC to eat up innings after last night's marathon, which he usually does.
  
  So that means this will be his shortest, worst outing of the season.
  
  Radio said that BP and BH made great catches last night...will have to check them out.
• wildcats20

  

  Hamilton CF
  Schumaker RF
  Phillips 2B
  Frazier 1B
  Pena C
  Heisey LF
  Cozart SS
  Santiago 3B
  Cueto RHP
• Rotinaj

  

  So is Meso only playing like every other game because he's still a little injured or what?
• thavoice

  Am assuming he caught all 15 innings last night?
  Imagine that and coming off the DL has something to do with it.
• wildcats20

  

  Yes.
• Ironman92

  

  So what's wrong with Ludwick because he simply never sits out 2 games in a row....and Skip in RF instead of LF is questionable.
• Azubuike24

  

  I'm so glad Ryan Ludwick and his .665 OPS is a starting OF for 9M a year...
• Ironman92

  

  Swinging at every first pitch and worked in the first.....we'll see how Fister adjusts.
  
  Cueto doesn't look greatly sharp early on
• Ironman92

  

  Azubuike24;1617985 wrote:I'm so glad Ryan Ludwick and his .665 OPS is a starting OF for 9M a year...

  Bruce isn't doing much better....
• Ironman92

  

  Thank God that wasn't in GABP
• mhs95_06

  Ironman92;1617962 wrote:So what's wrong with Ludwick because he simply never sits out 2 games in a row....and Skip in RF instead of LF is questionable.

  Its in his contract that when he gets a day off, if he has to pinch hit(like he did last night late), he gets the next game off!
• mhs95_06

  Will the bad omen of scoring in the first trump the good omen of Cueto pitching? In the 7 games they've finished since my birthday, the Reds have scored 1 or 2 runs in the first inning in 4 of the games and lost them all. They have scored no runs in the first twice and won them both. And once they scored 3 runs in the first and won with Cueto pitching.
• Azubuike24

  

  Sure glad Santiago is in there tonight too.
• gport_tennis

  This lineup is roooooooooough
• Azubuike24

  

  The Reds have had barely any days off this year. This explains why Mesoraco got the night off, despite being the only guy in the lineup besides Frazier who can hit.
  
  Price was willing to sacrifice this game 2-1. After all, it's only May. Games don't matter until August or later.
• sherm03

  

  Azubuike24;1618011 wrote:The Reds have had barely any days off this year. This explains why Mesoraco got the night off, despite being the only guy in the lineup besides Frazier who can hit.
  
  Price was willing to sacrifice this game 2-1. After all, it's only May. Games don't matter until August or later.

  I think Mes got the night off because Cueto is pitching. The last 3 starts, Cueto has thrown to Pena. No sense messing with that if they have something good going.
• wildcats20

  

  sherm03;1618016 wrote:I think Mes got the night off because Cueto is pitching. The last 3 starts, Cueto has thrown to Pena. No sense messing with that if they have something good going.

  Throw in the fact that he caught 15 innings last night.
• sherm03

  

  wildcats20;1618024 wrote:Throw in the fact that he caught 15 innings last night.

  Truth. But even if he was 100% healthy and they only played 5 yesterday, he was sitting today.
• Azubuike24

  

  Play Mes at 1st. Play Frazier at 3rd. At worst, it would be 1-1 with a chance to actually score another run.
  
  That would be too intelligent...instead, Santiago is starting?
• sherm03

  

  Azubuike24;1618029 wrote:Play Mes at 1st. Play Frazier at 3rd. At worst, it would be 1-1 with a chance to actually score another run.
  
  That would be too intelligent...instead, Santiago is starting?

  Good point. I think you're right on with that idea.
• Ironman92

  

  Seriously....please stop putting Skip in CF and RF, just stop it. He's gritty and I like that we have him, but he's not an all-star and really not a starter either.
• Rotinaj

  

  Well that sucked. I blame sports nation for having a poll about best pitcher in baseball and JC winning.