Reds Month of July Game Thread

[Forever Spinning Vinyl]

(07-04-2019, 08:46 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I'm beginning to warm up to Puig. I don't know that I'll ever like the lazy approach to some base hits in the outfield he does trying to bait the runner into taking an extra base.

Me, . . . um . . . too? I posted this after he struck out in the second inning on June 14th. After rising for awhile, his average dropped and dropped again back down to .212 after that at bat.

(06-14-2019, 09:44 PM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: Puig should try something new, like swing late on every ***** pitch.

He's done. Trade him, bench him, move on. It's irritating watching him do he same mistakes over and over and apparently not give a shit.

He went 3 for 3 for the rest of the game(back up to .222 after that game) as he swung with a smoother and calmer swing, like he was just trying to hit the ball, not crush it. He's now batting .247 and has been busting his ass a lot more. There's still some room to improve on his sometimes 'too casual' approach, but he's pretty fun to watch right now.

While looking up my Cuban crow dinner, I noticed this post that I had made the day before on June 13th

Quote:Pirates 7 game losing streak puts the Reds in 4th place by a game

Record GB Club
39-29 0.0 Milwaukee
38-29 0.5 Chicago
33-33 5.0 St. Louis
30-36 8.0 Cincinnati
30-38 9.0 Pittsburgh

After July 3rd
_ 46-41 0.0 Milwaukee 7-12 since June 13th
_ 45-42 1.0 Chicago 7-13
_ 42-42 2.5 St. Louis 9-9
_ 42-43 3.0 Pittsburgh 12-5
_ 40-44 4.5 Cincinnati 10-8

Well, the Pirates picked it up, basically putting them right where they were when the losing streak started. They have Corey Dickerson back and he's one of their best hitters. Hopefully they stay hot into the All-Star break . . . they play at home against Milwaukee to close it out.

That 10-8 is not bad by the Reds. They are 14-14 since May 31st in which every game has been against a team that currently .500 or better. If Pittsburgh and St. Louis both win today, every game since May 14th will be against teams that are .500 or better. They are 22-22 over that stretch.

This is why I still think that this team can win it all* if the hitting improves only a little. They can easily go toe to toe with the big teams as long as Bell stays out of the way. Once in the playoffs, yeah, you need to hit, but pitching is king.

* denotes that I always think my team can win it all until they are mathematically eliminated. Even the lame ass Bengals.