Reds @ Cubs...Game 1

• Ironman92

  

  Simon vs Samardzija
• sherm03

  

  Fuck the bullpen.
• Ironman92

  

  They should be rested....Thank God for what Cueto and Leake did
• Ironman92

  

  
• Ironman92

  

  BP is out due to his ridiculous swing on the first pitch of his second AB yesterday vs Dickey. He was trying to hit a knuckleball out of the stadium....follow thru had his bat drill his heel....just like you are taught at camp
• Rotinaj

  

  I hope BP is out for a while so we get to see Schumaker (Ironmans favorite player) in the lineup everyday. The guy is just so good!!!!!!
• Azubuike24

  

  Billy Hamilton, .705 OPS.
  Brandon Phillips, .699 OPS.
  
  Says it all. The rest of the team is starting to come together but BP is still lagging behind. This doesn't even consider his attitude, approach and prior comments he's made to ruffle feathers in the organization.
• Rotinaj

  

  Azubuike24;1629210 wrote:Billy Hamilton, .705 OPS.
  Brandon Phillips, .699 OPS.
  
  Says it all. The rest of the team is starting to come together but BP is still lagging behind. This doesn't even consider his attitude, approach and prior comments he's made to ruffle feathers in the organization.

  Yea, we're .500 because of BP. Might as well just cut him. I'm sure Skip is going to dominate for us while he's out.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Maybe azu is racist. Only thing that would explain the constant BP bashing when there's so many more players/coaches to hate on.
• wildcats20

  

  What a start.
  
  Double for Billy that barely got out of the infield, followed by a gap triple for Frazier.
• Terry_Tate

  

  I love Todd Frazier.
• Terry_Tate

  

  Runner on third and no outs, and he doesn't score. Well done!
• SportsAndLady

  

  wildcats20;1629232 wrote:What a start.
  
  Double for Billy that barely got out of the infield, followed by a gap triple for Frazier.

  Then a shitty finish.
  
  I'm at the game, cubs fans were pissed at the top half of that first inning, and reds fans as well lol
• Azubuike24

  

  SportsAndLady;1629221 wrote:Maybe azu is racist. Only thing that would explain the constant BP bashing when there's so many more players/coaches to hate on.

  Wouldn't that be ruled out considering I don't really hate on many others of many races?
  
  Again, you guys have to take the BP bashing in a relative sense. The guy thought he was worth way more money than his 13M a year...yet his OPS is under Billy Hamilton's? And yes, he got hurt trying to hit a knuckleball 600 feet.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Azubuike24;1629242 wrote:Wouldn't that be ruled out considering I don't really hate on many others of many races?
  
  Again, you guys have to take the BP bashing in a relative sense. The guy thought he was worth way more money than his 13M a year...yet his OPS is under Billy Hamilton's? And yes, he got hurt trying to hit a knuckleball 600 feet.

  I was kidding buike
• Azubuike24

  

  Mad work for Simon to get out of that.
  
  S&L, it's cool. You never know the way people throw that stuff around...
• SportsAndLady

  

  Azubuike24;1629245 wrote:Mad work for Simon to get out of that.
  
  S&L, it's cool. You never know the way people throw that stuff around...

  Lol I def do not think you're racist since you are a uk fan and have to support 10 different black guys every year lol
• Azubuike24

  

  SportsAndLady;1629246 wrote:Lol I def do not think you're racist since you are a uk fan and have to support 10 different black guys every year lol

  Sadly, while I think UK gets a bad rep. in-terms of racism, considering many of the other culprits in the south (most notably, Duke) at the time, it's sad that there are still sectors of fans who let it bother them.
• Azubuike24

  

  BTW, I have a bad feeling about this game if the Reds can't score more than 1. Hopefully Simon can get through 7 and we can get right to Broxton and Chapman. It would be nice to not see any of the Parra, Hoover or Ondrusek trio tonight.
• Azubuike24

  

  Rizzo hit a pitch way out of the zone up, and he was way in-front of it too. Simon has a serious yacker going...
• Terry_Tate

  

  Billy! Clutch yet again
• mhs95_06

  Great AB by Billy that results in the go ahead RBI in the top of the 9th, and gets Chapman in the game.
• mhs95_06

  Should have sent Billy home on the hit by Frazier! Hamilton was stealing on the pitch and was flying and the throw from the CF came to 2B. No chance they could have relayed to home in time to cut down the insurance run.
• Rotinaj

  

  Meso has been such a beast this year. I love it.
• mhs95_06

  Strategy to stop Billy at 3rd paid off in the Meso grand slam, and may have kept Aroldis from getting into the game.