Biggest road trip of the year!!!

by Zach K on May 10, 2007 8:24 PM EDT Comment 15 comments

...well not really, but the Dodgers, Padres and Indians are all good teams and the Reds didn't play well at all vs any 3 of those teams last year.

Here is a few thoughts i have that i'm confused on...
-How long can Harrang {5-1 but with a 5+ ERA now!} give up 5 runs every outing and win games for us?

-Most of us thought that Lohse and Matt B were the keys to the reds Sucsess this year both are 4-5, which is not too great but have a 3.65 ERA Combined. In the NL when your 3 or 4 are putting up solid numbers like that you shouldn't be 15-20

...if you guys have any inside info that would make light of what already looks like it is going to be a LONG season please post it!

Reasons after 35 games to be discouraged if your a reds fan...

-If the Reds win their next 5 games in a row they are 20-20, wohoo!

-Don't look now but the Cubs are playing decent baseball and Ted Lilly and Jason Marquis are studs in the NL...though Marquis sucked bad last year

-David Weathers is the Reds Best Reliever

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Harang just knows how to win

except that game where he lost. He forgot for that game.

Lohse and Belisle don't know how to win. Plain and simple.

2007 Reds Threat Level is Blue

by Slyde on May 10, 2007 8:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Alter Ego Night

was it ever decided on what night the festivities will be?

by Caleb on May 10, 2007 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't know

but next week is American Craft Beer Week, so I would suggest next week so the beer snobs can get their drink on.

2007 Reds Threat Level is Blue

by Slyde on May 10, 2007 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah i was going to post soon

im thinking wednesday night. anybody have a problem with that?

"Swing away, Bronson." -- sayeth Chris Welsh.

by boobs on May 10, 2007 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's sorry how poor this team's record is.

They have 3 starting outfielders with an OPS over .930, two of those now over 1.000.

Their starting middle infielders are combining for around an .850 OPS and very good defense.

They have starters with ERAs of 2.85, 3.21, and 3.45, and another with an ERA of 5.04 but with a 5-1 record.

All of that is beyond good. That's top-of-the-line production at most of the key spots on the team, but they can't produce at two of the three biggest offensive positions (1B and 3B) or get an out from the bullpen. I think where the problems are at kinda sheds light on how incompetent the management of this team is.

by Geki on May 10, 2007 8:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

bingo

Currently Under Construction.

by crolfer on May 10, 2007 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

winning pitchers

The Yanks had a similar situation last year. Especially in the beginning of the season. For some reason, Randy Johnson always got a ton of run support, while Mike Mussina did not. So the Unit had a much better win-loss record, even though his ERA was on the wrong side of 5, while Moose's was about 2.

There was all kinds of fannish speculation on why it was that way. Maybe the hitters, confident in RJ's reputation, were just more relaxed. Or maybe, knowing how inconsistent he was, they knew they had to score early and often.

I think it was just a fluke. Poor Moose just had terrible luck. On offense and defense. A-Rod had a really bad stretch at 3B for awhile, and it seems like Mussina was the victim, more often than not.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named "Bubba"?

by BubbaFan on May 10, 2007 9:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Only one way to fix A-Rod

They should have sent him to AAA Columbus, so he could have gotten the kinks worked out and regained his confidence. It's really the only sensible thing to do.

by Brendanukkah on May 10, 2007 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think...

...if they could have, they would have. Seriously. He was really struggling for awhile there, on offense and defense.

Giambi wasn't nearly as screwed up in 2004, and they asked him to go to Columbus. He refused, as was his right as a veteran, but they did ask.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named "Bubba"?

by BubbaFan on May 10, 2007 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wasn't this the issue

that got John Sterling all pissed of at a WFAN caller? Like Sterling wanted to keep Johnson and ditch Mussina because of won/loss record and some fan called and quoted run support and WHIP and BB/K stats at him and Sterling got really pissy and uppity about it. That guy sucks.

"If what you say is true...[Chia Hiu Liu _Shaolin yu Wyu Dang_ (1985) quoted in "Bring Da Ruckus" _Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) RCA, 1994.

by Man Mountain on May 10, 2007 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Found it

Swa...swansa....oh, Samsonite...I was way off!

It was actually Michael Kay. And it wasn't even WHIP or anything. This caller Chris made Michael Kay look foolish using ERA.

FJM has a write up

"If what you say is true...[Chia Hiu Liu _Shaolin yu Wyu Dang_ (1985) quoted in "Bring Da Ruckus" _Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) RCA, 1994.

by Man Mountain on May 10, 2007 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Unfortunately...

...it's not too hard to make Michael Kay look foolish. He is my least favorite YES broadcaster.

Probably his most infamous moment: last season, when he compared people who think talking about a no-hitter can jinx it with Nazis. His rant is amazing to hear.

Still, when I have to watch ESPN or Fox, I really, really miss Michael Kay.

My favorite YES announcer is Al Leiter. He's still new enough that he doesn't filter what he says. Which makes him refreshingly honest. Like, he'll say certain umpires are vengeful and petty...and name names.

I love listening to him talk about pitching strategy, and also about how pitchers feel about hitters and position players. (Apparently, nothing plecks off a pitcher more than an outfielder who doesn't at least give a homerun a courtesy chase. Even if it's obviously gone, 600 ft., they want the OFers to at least pretend to chase it. Similarly, a pitcher who has two brain cells to rub together will never, ever criticize his fielders, no matter how many stupid errors they make.)

Leiter also has that rarest of qualities: when he has nothing to say, he shuts up. Sometimes you think he's left, because he's so quiet. He'll be silent for half an hour sometimes. But no, he's there. Just doesn't talk if he doesn't have anything to say.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named "Bubba"?

by BubbaFan on May 10, 2007 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Leiter did some Fox broadcasts two years ago

right? I remember liking him then. He doesn't have schtick. Too bad YES has him. He could replace Tim MacCaveman

"If what you say is true...[Chia Hiu Liu _Shaolin yu Wyu Dang_ (1985) quoted in "Bring Da Ruckus" _Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) RCA, 1994.

by Man Mountain on May 10, 2007 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Leiter is good.

Too bad Fox will lose him to Congress (maybe).

by ken on May 10, 2007 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

Micheal Kay sucks as an announcer. But I've waited on him a couple of times, and he's a really nice guy and always with a smokin' hot woman. I still feel the urge to strangle him when I hear him speak, 'tho.

by ctnyc on May 10, 2007 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs