Game 12 wrapup: LOB edition

by boobs on Apr 12, 2008 10:21 PM EDT

Not a whole lot to say. We outhit the hell out of them and didn't score the runs. You can't really complain when the Reds got on-base at a .400 clip as a team and only scored three times. (If you're Marty you can, I guess.)

Once again, I'm not going to harp on situational hitting, because there's nothing you can do about it. I'm sure it will be all you hear about on the radio and from the columnists, but it's all bunk. We'll win this game 8 or 9 times out of 10.

11 LOBs tonight. The more the better, actually. It means we're getting on base. It's a good sign. I'm more concerned about whether our pitching can be this good all season. We were fifth in the NL in runs allowed coming into tonight. If that holds up, and we get a little luckier with our bats, we could put on an impressive run.

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When this team starts hitting w/ RISP..

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by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 12, 2008 10:30 PM EDT reply actions

Child Pirates will cheer for us?

by satyanaas on Apr 12, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions

yup

youre absolutely right. but it doesnt make the loss sting any less. when you get on base at a .400 clip, you expect to be able to put up 6-8 runs or so. and when you fail so miserably two days in a row the salt starts to run pretty deep into the wound. its true, there is really nothing we can or need to do about it, but im still gonna be pissed off.

does my memory deceive me, or did EE really get three opps with the bases loaded in the past two games with nothing to show for it? it wont happen ever again in a million years, but damn...

Abraham Lincoln said that if you're a racist, I will invade you with the north.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 12, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions

Nice wrap up, boobs

I was kind of down about this loss, especially coming off the 1-0 loss yesterday, but your take is a good perspective on the game and the LOB thing. It has been nice to have some confidence in the pitching thus far. Hopefully that continues. We're still waiting for our heavy hitters to get into a groove. When that happens, hopefully we go on a nice little winning streak.

by satyanaas on Apr 12, 2008 10:51 PM EDT reply actions

The best thing about tonight's game?

Johnny Cueto goes tomorrow!

by Geki on Apr 12, 2008 11:04 PM EDT reply actions

i don't get it

"You can't really complain when the Reds got on-base at a .400 clip as a team and only scored three times. (If you're Marty you can, I guess.)"

Why CAN'T I complain about that? Two nights in a row the Reds have gotten on base just fine but have failed to get the big hits and do the most important thing--you know, score runs. Is that supposed to be acceptable? I think the anti-"clutch hitter" sentiment makes sense, but there's such a thing as getting the timely hit to win games.

by greg456 on Apr 12, 2008 11:22 PM EDT reply actions

What I believe Mr. Breasts is saying is the Reds are doing what they need to do offensively in terms of getting on base, which they need to do if they want to score runs. The other part of that equation is knocking those runners in, and we know that the team won't continue to hit like this in such situations. It's not a question mark, it's assured. Ergo, if the team continues to get on base and the assured success hitting in those situations will come soon enough, the offense is going to be looking pretty good shortly. And if the pitching looks like it has thus far, the Reds as a team will also be looking pretty good shortly.

That said, we certainly do have something to complain about for tonight. But it's not a hopeless situation and we know it's not going to continue the whole year.

by Geki on Apr 12, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions

thanks

yes, that's pretty much what I meant.

and i didnt mean to say i wasn't frustrated. i am. i just temper my frustration with the law of averages.

Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Apr 13, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah... optimism.

When I was little, my grandpa once made me a (arrr) pirate's chest for my birthday. On the lid he painted a fat hippopotamus and then wrote, "Keep your chins up."

Can we try to keep our collective chins held high? Our pitching is pretty unbelievable right now and, as frustrating as it may seems, we are hitting.

Edwin will be fine. He has contributed this season offensively and can only go up from here. Wasn't he one of the Reds leaders in BA with RISP last year?

And JC Penny will be on the hill tomorrow; he's money.

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Apr 12, 2008 11:35 PM EDT reply actions

He's at least JC Quarter.

by Geki on Apr 12, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Missed today's game

Spent the day with a friend from Pittsburgh. She'll be happy when she gets home and finds out her Bucs prevailed.

She had some news about Craig Wilson. She said he signed a minor league deal with the Pirates. Wilson basically says his shoulder is fine and Dr. Kremchek is full of it. Of course, he would say that...

David Duchovny, why won't you love me?

by BubbaFan on Apr 12, 2008 11:58 PM EDT reply actions

E-5

What about EdE's glove? That is what see as the biggest concern for him.

by riverfront on Apr 13, 2008 9:39 AM EDT reply actions

really?

I think they are more dependent on his bat than his glove. Yes, his throws are a problem and it's probably unlikely that 3B is his long-term position, but they need his bat to come around more than anything right now. They can suffer through his glove if he would just start hitting like he did last year. And even with as bad he's been overall offensively, he and Corey Patterson have been the biggest contributors offensively to the Reds 6 wins so far.

And for what it's worth, EdE committed his 6th error on May 9th last year, in the team's 34th game. He was then sent to minors and missed about 2 weeks. In the team's final 117 games, he committed 10 errors. My point is that fielding can be streaky just like hitting. So, before we give up on him, I think he should get a chance to pull out of the overall funk that he's in. I get the impression that he is a player that struggles with his confidence a lot. I for one hope that Dusty can work some magic and help build his confidence back up and EdE gets it going again.

WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!

by Slyde on Apr 13, 2008 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions