Reds Month Of July Game Thread

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(07-29-2020, 10:20 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Squeeze plays are not automatic.  In fact they are pretty rare with the top of the order batting.

I am not blaming the manager for being aggressive and going for the win in that situation.  

I find your definition of aggressive managing strange. I think that the years of Brian Price and Marvin Lewis at the same time in Cincinnati has scarred many Reds/Bengals fans. 

Ervin was 0-4 going into the at bat against a veteran right handed pitcher coming in fresh. It's the bottom of the ninth, down by one with a manager that makes changes left and right. In fact, it often appears that he makes changes for no ***** reason whatsoever and he can't put in the best bunter on the bench in the biggest at bat in the game? It's not like it was one of the bigger threats in the lineup. It's Ervin. He was probably voted most replaceable in High School.