REDS APRIL GAMES THREAD

[kevin]

(04-22-2021, 09:17 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: MLB has always been about pitching. And it always will be.

True....I want to add Arizona burned Reds shifts a lot.  Arizona can hit them where they ain't.  Teams leaving big gaps on defense against Arizona will get burned as Reds did.  ...I also question with Moose on IL, why is Suarez still at SS and Farmer at 3rd.  Reds gave up runs on that also being SWEPT by Arizona.  I'm not making excuses for Reds pitching, but they could use some help.  Reds gave up runs being in the wrong defense a lot this series. On Defense, it was no thing of beauty.  

So we could say MLB is about Pitching AND Defense.  If the Defense forces the pitcher to get 4 or 5 outs in an inning because they blew a few outs, that just kills you.  AWFUL D played into Arizona SWEEP of Reds also.   It was like watching Reds go into a shift on Ty Cobb or Pete Rose and they just keep hitting ball to where shift leaves no fielders.  I can see where good hitters could bat .400 against the shifts. Rod Carew would bat .700 against these shifts. He could put the ball anywhere he wanted.  Arizona killed the Reds shifts play after play.  Me thinks you can shift too much.  I saw many easy outs become Arizona hits because no Red was there to field the ball thanks to THE SHIFT. Maybe there is something to be said for fielding your position. Doesn't Arizona field many Gold Gloves, I think they do. I saw balls hit and thought, there is an out, except Reds Shift made them hits. Arizona lit up Reds Shift over the 6 games they played.