Reds Month of July Game Thread

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(07-20-2019, 10:22 AM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: If Iglesias makes the play at first instead of trying to be cute, the next hitter hit a sac fly to make it 7-3 . . . which means the Reds should have been batting in the bottom of the 6th leading 7-2. That sac fly should have been the third out.

His attempt at a Web Gem highlight turned into 8 runs that shouldn't have happened. That's two runs on Mahle, two runs on Bowman and 4 unearned runs on Hughes that should have never happened. Bowman should have had a groundout and a flyout and end of inning. Hughes gets a blown save and takes the loss due to a dumb decision by a SS. UNACCEPTABLE!!!

Peraza needs to start at SS today and tomorrow and I wouldn't say a word to Iglesias unless he asked me something. Basically saying, "I appreciate the effort and the skill, but I need you to think about the game". I'd give him this weekend to think. I wouldn't even put him in to pinch hit, unless I'd be forced to in extra innings, just to let him think. The first night, he'd probably expect it. Trying to sleep the second night will be more difficult after going to the ballpark expecting to play on Sunday, he'll get it. On Monday, I'd call him into the office, tell him to stay focused and either put him back as a starter or use him in a double switch later in the game.

Yep !

Votto not getting in front of that ball a couple runs later, that's fielding 101. Votto not sprinting for the bag, right before the grand slam the other night, he dove for the tag....he didn't have to tag it was a force !

There has been a bunch of sloppy defense over the past several games and it's been a big factor in several losses. Lazy, uninspired, lacking awareness, and Iglesias's hot dogging. Just awful !

This team is now 9 games below .500 and there's just to many teams ahead of them......it's over