(05-06-2019, 02:55 AM)kevin Wrote: There is no excuse today for Iglesias.  Early in week Bell had over pitched him. That wasn't the case today, he was rested.  I'm starting to see and it's not just this year. Iglesias gives up a lot of homers each year for a 9th inning closer, probably more than any closer in baseball or close to it. It is his big weakness.  

2 players Reds count on stink as Reds are in Last Place.  Votto and reliever Iglesias.  Look at Votto's batting average. Look at Iglesias ERA as a closer.  That's all you have to look at to see why Reds again in Last Place.  For all their trades, for all their manager and coaching changes, in spite of players like Dietrich and SS-Iglesias being nice surprise additions, in spite of pitching much better this year,  they still have Votto who seems to be more Last Place than First Place. 

Bell took Dietrich out of game Friday after hitting 2 homers.  Dietrich hit a homer Saturday.  Bell took Dietrich out of game Sunday after hitting 4th homer in 3 days.  Bell and Reds are Determined NOT to play Dietrich.  Reds are all about getting these futures players up from the minors.  Bell is over managing.  The Reds make no sense and they deserve Last Place.  To have a player as hot as Dietrich is and keep pulling him to get in other players is just stupid.  Meanwhile the great Votto plays all the time and really stinks and he stunk it up all 2018 also. 

So right now their big hitter and their big closer stink.  It's Votto that needs taken out of games, not Dietrich.   Iglesias needs to be moved down from closer. Put somebody else in there as the closer for a while.  

The Reds have players that could win now.  Bell keeps taking out the wrong players.  I am not excited about all the minor league players called up.  It's not September.  I'm tired of hearing about years down the road from Reds.  This team has been in Last Place the last 4 or 5 years and Enough is Enough. I'm tired of all the Futures players they groom every year for years down the road.  Dietrich is hitting NOW.  We have pitchers doing good NOW.   Reds need to put up some wins NOW, not 5 years from now. 

If they insist on playing Votto, then Peraza or Senzel need to sit. The outfield should be Puig, Dietrich, Winker at this time, or if you play Senzel then Dietrich at second base. Instead Bell and the Reds are confused. They get rid of Kemp, but instead of it making room to play the hot bats, they bring up these Triple A players. There is no room from Senzel's buddy they called up from minors. What is he, another outfielder ? That's the last thing they need.

The very fact that they keep finding ways not to play Dietrich is why Reds are a Last Place team, AGAIN.

BOO. Reds lost games this week they could have won, should have won. BOO.

So Dietrich hits home runs, Bell takes him out of the games. They bring up Reed who gives them 3 good relief innings and Reds were in dire need of a long reliever anyway, but the day after Reed does good, down goes Reed and up comes Van Meter. NO WONDER REDS IN LAST PLACE. NO WONDER.....BOO

(05-06-2019, 09:51 AM)grampahol Wrote: Bell needs to go..there's just no way around it. His managerial decisions have cost this team just too much already. He keeps juggling the lineup with no obvious path forward or even a half decent guess forward, just one stupid move after another. I have been disappointed in Reds and Bengals managers and coaches before, but NOTHING compares to how Bell has fumbled everything right out of the gate.
I hope the stands are absolutely empty tonight and anyone who does attend makes sure to BOO Bell every chance they get and let him and the team know under any certain circumstances he's not wanted any longer..  I'd rather have Marvin managing the Reds at this point.

(05-06-2019, 07:26 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: So the Reds split the series with the Giants, sad. They easily could have swept this series at a minimum went 3-1.

They're 15-20 now six games out and eight games down to the Cubs in the loss column. With any offense at all this team would be in 1st place easy.

Senzel has tied Votto in HR's with 3 in just 4 games. Votto must have got an RBI today as he's up to 6, Senzel has 3. How many more games you think it will take for Senzel to pass him ? I'll say three.

(05-08-2019, 03:52 AM)kevin Wrote: Mike Fiers of Oakland A's pitches NO HITTER against Reds.

Great pitching job, what can you say.  

(05-08-2019, 04:34 AM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: While I will indeed tip my cap to the veteran, nice job. He made the pitches he needed to make but I'll still use this as a reason to criticize Bell.

Why was Senzel hitting 6th?

FIND A DAMN LINEUP AND STICK WITH IT!!

Here's what I would generally have 5 or 6 games a week
RH Senzel
LH Winker
RH Suarez
LH Dietrich/Gennett(eventually)
RH Puig
LH Votto
RH Iglesias/Casali
SW Barnhart/ RH Iglesias
Pitcher bats 9th . . . always 9th

Peraza, Farmer and Vanmeter can get the occasional start but most of their playing time will be based on double switches or pinch hitting. 

(05-08-2019, 09:06 AM)grampahol Wrote: I remember asking just how many no hitters the Reds would have to face this season under the Bell.. It has started. The only question now is HOW MANY? Time for regime change in Cincinnati..

(05-08-2019, 03:28 PM)grampahol Wrote: Without some kind of major overhaul of some sort this team may just set a new record for number of times getting no hit.. Throwing no hitters is also possible although I think getting no hit is more likely.. Every player can't be swinging for the fences at every plate appearance.. That needs to stop although it is a trend in MLB in general. Because some analytic dweeb said it's for the best doesn't necessarily mean it actually is. Players like old Pete would have starved to death in this league these days.