Reds August 1st to 15th Games Thread

[kevin]

(08-14-2020, 08:58 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I heard on the radio this morning that they received word Disco was tipping his pitches ? But whatever the causes are doesn't matter much. What does matter is they're 8 games behind the Cubs in the loss column. Unless they go on a 14-2 run and the Cubs start playing sub .500 they already don't have much of a chance.

Wrong on the last part. They don't have to catch the Cubs in this Covid Season.  All 2nd Place teams are in the play-offs.  4 of the 6 teams in 3rd place are in the play-offs.  The teams that get hot in September, watch out for them, as Earl Weaver said with Orioles in his day.  2nd and 3rd Place teams have as much chance of World Series as 1st place teams.  Now that's just a FACT and not up to negotiation. The Reds do NOT have to catch the Cubs. The Reds DO have to finish 2nd or 3rd in NL Central. 

2 bad starts by Miley & Disco and Joe Nuxhall said every pitcher has a bad outing in the early going.  The Reds need a good outing from Sonny Gray today to stop the bleeding and stay in the hunt for 2nd or 3rd place.  

So the Pirates won 1.  There are 3 more games.  Gray, Bauer, Castillo.   Get after them tonight with Gray. As Always, Beat Pittsburgh.  GO REDS. ...As John Goodman might say in The Big Lebowski. " Come on Dude. It's all about getting in the tournament. Nobody's going to care who wins each Division. It's about making the Tourney and winning the Tourney, Dude. Forget The Cubs, Dude ".

Reds just took series from Brewers, Split with Royals. Get that game back today against Pittsburgh and even series.