04-02-2018, 12:49 PM
Reds get swept to start the season. The good news is it was by Washington who does not come back to Cincinnati until 2019. There are World Series type teams the Reds have no business iheblurn the same field with as Reds are trying to climb out of last place last few seasons. Dodgers, Nationals and Cubs way ahead of Reds. The games with Indians, the Indians way ahead of Reds. Now St Louis may not be as good as they have been. Pittsburg unloaded good players. Milwaukee nothing special. The Reds could end up in second place in NL Central which is a lot better than last place.
I'm not sure why Price is benching Duvall on Opening Day. My Line-Up would be
Hamilton
Gennett
Votto
Duvall
Scheblur
Suarez
Peraza
Burkhead / Mesoraco
Pitcher
The heck with this new outfielder Price has a man crush on. Also bat pitcher 9th and lead off with your base stealer Hamilton. Table setters are Hamilton, Gennett and Votto. The Power of Line-up is Votto, Duvall, Schebler. You have good D up the middle. This is a Sparky type line-up. I don't know why Price is jacking around with this because ownership has got Price the starting 8. Price should just go with the starting 8 and put all his work into pitching. If the Reds don't improve on pitching, it's last place again. I hate hearing some of these top draft picks back on DL again. Looking like some of them will never be healthy.
Opening Day, some of the names in bullpen not very good. Here again, a lot of injuries all over again, so some real stiffs in there. That big fat guy they brought in 8th inning doesn't look like much. Sure doesn't look like an 8th inning guy on Opening Day. Looks more like batting practice. I would think Peralta set up man and Iglesias closer in a tight game Opening Game.
People on here say no reason for Marvin Lewis but Lewis gets team to play-offs about 50 % of the time. Since Dusty left and Price took over Reds around last 100 % of the time. Maybe no manager could have beat Washington with the Reds this weekend. Still, I look at these line-ups, the pitching moves. I see Prices boy replacing Duvall run into Hamilton on a routine fly ball. That was NOT a good play. Hamiltons good on D, and that new guy needs to get the heck out of the center fielders way on those. Prices new boy crashing into Hamilton on a routine fly, when really Duvall should be playing. I have not seen Price do anything since taking over in 2014. Bailey looking out to outfielders running into each other on a routine fly, that look on Bailey's face not very happy tells it all. Look Hamilton is good on defense, so this running into each other is the new guy, because Hamilton is great on D. Another reason to start Duvall. Duvall was 24th in MLB OF batting numbers last year. Certainly best hitting OF on Reds. Price doesn't have the luxury of benching his best OF for his new boy.
159 games left. No more Washington in Cincy this year. The Cubs next up is bad news, but Reds have to play Cubs a lot. My guess is if you want to see Reds win, go when Reds play Cardinals, Pirates or Brewers and they have a better chance of winning. If Reds are still last behind Pirates and Brewers this year in June, Price needs the early ax pink slip.
I'm not sure why Price is benching Duvall on Opening Day. My Line-Up would be
Hamilton
Gennett
Votto
Duvall
Scheblur
Suarez
Peraza
Burkhead / Mesoraco
Pitcher
The heck with this new outfielder Price has a man crush on. Also bat pitcher 9th and lead off with your base stealer Hamilton. Table setters are Hamilton, Gennett and Votto. The Power of Line-up is Votto, Duvall, Schebler. You have good D up the middle. This is a Sparky type line-up. I don't know why Price is jacking around with this because ownership has got Price the starting 8. Price should just go with the starting 8 and put all his work into pitching. If the Reds don't improve on pitching, it's last place again. I hate hearing some of these top draft picks back on DL again. Looking like some of them will never be healthy.
Opening Day, some of the names in bullpen not very good. Here again, a lot of injuries all over again, so some real stiffs in there. That big fat guy they brought in 8th inning doesn't look like much. Sure doesn't look like an 8th inning guy on Opening Day. Looks more like batting practice. I would think Peralta set up man and Iglesias closer in a tight game Opening Game.
People on here say no reason for Marvin Lewis but Lewis gets team to play-offs about 50 % of the time. Since Dusty left and Price took over Reds around last 100 % of the time. Maybe no manager could have beat Washington with the Reds this weekend. Still, I look at these line-ups, the pitching moves. I see Prices boy replacing Duvall run into Hamilton on a routine fly ball. That was NOT a good play. Hamiltons good on D, and that new guy needs to get the heck out of the center fielders way on those. Prices new boy crashing into Hamilton on a routine fly, when really Duvall should be playing. I have not seen Price do anything since taking over in 2014. Bailey looking out to outfielders running into each other on a routine fly, that look on Bailey's face not very happy tells it all. Look Hamilton is good on defense, so this running into each other is the new guy, because Hamilton is great on D. Another reason to start Duvall. Duvall was 24th in MLB OF batting numbers last year. Certainly best hitting OF on Reds. Price doesn't have the luxury of benching his best OF for his new boy.
159 games left. No more Washington in Cincy this year. The Cubs next up is bad news, but Reds have to play Cubs a lot. My guess is if you want to see Reds win, go when Reds play Cardinals, Pirates or Brewers and they have a better chance of winning. If Reds are still last behind Pirates and Brewers this year in June, Price needs the early ax pink slip.
1968 Bengal Fan
