Reds August 2025 Thread

[Forever Spinning Vinyl]

(08-03-2025, 02:11 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Francona just handled it really poorly. They knew there was going to be rain, then it rained for over 2 hours. True that the game should have never started but he knew it was going to get shut back down quickly by just looking at any radar, and he still chose to put his starting pitcher in to burn him.

Maybe.

I see your point and would normally agree with you . . . but this kid is limited in his innings this year, and this may have extended his usage for another week later in the year before being shut down. It also adds to his resume/experience. Debut vs the Yankees, pitched in historic Fenway Park, threw the first inning in a racetrack. It may not mean much this year, but going into next year, there's not a lot that will intimidate him.

[cinci4life]

(08-03-2025, 02:11 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Did it waste 2 starting pitchers? The Braves put a reliever into the game after the delay instead of their scheduled starter. Not sure if Strider is wasted for the Braves.

Francona just handled it really poorly. They knew there was going to be rain, then it rained for over 2 hours. True that the game should have never started but he knew it was going to get shut back down quickly by just looking at any radar, and he still chose to put his starting pitcher in to burn him.

I'd chalk it up to really bad luck more than anything. I'm sure Francona was told by MLB that once the game started they would get it in. As i said in a comment above it looked like the rain that screwed things up after the start was going to slide north of Bristol but expanded south enough as it came in to mess things up. Weather has no rules.

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(08-03-2025, 02:55 PM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: Maybe.

I see your point and would normally agree with you . . . but this kid is limited in his innings this year, and this may have extended his usage for another week later in the year before being shut down. It also adds to his resume/experience. Debut vs the Yankees, pitched in historic Fenway Park, threw the first inning in a racetrack. It may not mean much this year, but going into next year, there's not a lot that will intimidate him.

I sure hope so. Right now I am worried he might be in the same category as Robert Stephenson (who I just found out while making this post that he still pitched in MLB this year). Too many runs, too many hits, too many homeruns, too many walks, too many pitches so not enough innings... but a lot of strikeouts that make you excited and hopeful. Obviously too early to call it like that, but it's not like we can currently group his start with Luis Castillo, let alone Paul Skenes.

[Forever Spinning Vinyl]

Just a few inches away from a tie.

Lame for us, but awesome pitch sequence by Iglesias against Elly. Changeup low for ball one to make him think of it then blew him away with fastballs.

Elly fell into his old habit of swinging for the fence and his head moving while the pitch is coming. He missed the first strike by about 4 or 5 inches.

All four runs off of HRs by the 8th hitter, both pitches were right down the middle of the plate. Sometimes you get away with being meat . . . sometimes it shows up. It did today for Suter and Barlow.

[125250]

Shouldn’t Friedl have been halfway on the ball McLain hit off the wall? I thought they’d be second and third on that.

[kevin]

Big Week for Reds Play-Off Race....Division Time with Chicago Cubs and then Pittsburgh Pirates....BIG WEEK.

GO REDS

[*ochocincos*]

Reds now back to 4.0 games behind, (likely) made less impactful moves than the team in front of them (Padres) at the trade deadline, and there are now officially only 50 games remaining for both the Reds and Padres.

I'm trying to be optimistic this year could be different, but we've seen this movie play out before where the Reds are in the hunt just a few games out, trying to make up ground and hope the team(s) in front of them falters enough. It hasn't ended well the last few times I've watched it.

[*bengalfan74*]

(Yesterday, 03:05 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Reds now back to 4.0 games behind, (likely) made less impactful moves than the team in front of them (Padres) at the trade deadline, and there are now officially only 50 games remaining for both the Reds and Padres.

I'm trying to be optimistic this year could be different, but we've seen this movie play out before where the Reds are in the hunt just a few games out, trying to make up ground and hope the team(s) in front of them falters enough. It hasn't ended well the last few times I've watched it.

Me too

My heart keeps hoping they're going to go on a 10-2 run and be right in the thick of it. Then my head says stop it, it'll be a 2-10 run and they'll be finished barring miracles.

[Forever Spinning Vinyl]

(Yesterday, 03:21 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Me too

My heart keeps hoping they're going to go on a 10-2 run and be right in the thick of it. Then my head says stop it, it'll be a 2-10 run and they'll be finished barring miracles.

Expect the worst, hope for the best. The Cincinnati sports fan's life.

[*ochocincos*]

(Yesterday, 03:21 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Me too

My heart keeps hoping they're going to go on a 10-2 run and be right in the thick of it. Then my head says stop it, it'll be a 2-10 run and they'll be finished barring miracles.

Looking at the L10 for both teams, this is why I lose hope as each week passes...
Reds - 6-4
Padres - 7-3

To get to +5 games on the Padres from where they currently are, it would require just a +1 each week over the Padres for the next 5 weeks, and there are only 8 weeks remaining.
Which really means Reds need to win about every series from here on out, or get a sweep or two if they lose a series or two.

My predictions for the remainder of the season, by series:
@CHC: 1-2
@PIT: 3-1
vs PHI: 1-2
vs MIL: 1-2
@LAA: 2-1
@ARI: 2-1
@LAD: 1-2
vs STL: 2-1
vs TOR: 1-2
vs NYM: 1-2
@SD: 1-2
@ATH: 3-0
@STL: 2-1
vs CHC: 2-2
vs PIT: 2-1
@MIL: 1-2
--------------------------------
Remaining Total: 26-24 (+2)
End Record: 84-78 (+6)

Two years ago, 84-78 was the record for the last two NL WC spots, so it can happen, but the Padres will have to go under .500 from here on out to make that happen.
Maybe the Reds could get 2-4 more wins than what I project, but I don't see them being a 90-win ball club this year given where they are currently.

[Timanky12]

(Yesterday, 06:09 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Looking at the L10 for both teams, this is why I lose hope as each week passes...
Reds - 6-4
Padres - 7-3

To get to +5 games on the Padres from where they currently are, it would require just a +1 each week over the Padres for the next 5 weeks, and there are only 8 weeks remaining.
Which really means Reds need to win about every series from here on out, or get a sweep or two if they lose a series or two.

My predictions for the remainder of the season, by series:
@CHC: 1-2
@PIT: 3-1
vs PHI: 1-2
vs MIL: 1-2
@LAA: 2-1
@ARI: 2-1
@LAD: 1-2
vs STL: 2-1
vs TOR: 1-2
vs NYM: 1-2
@SD: 1-2
@ATH: 3-0
@STL: 2-1
vs CHC: 2-2
vs PIT: 2-1
@MIL: 1-2
--------------------------------
Remaining Total: 26-24 (+2)
End Record: 84-78 (+6)

Two years ago, 84-78 was the record for the last two NL WC spots, so it can happen, but the Padres will have to go under .500 from here on out to make that happen.
Maybe the Reds could get 2-4 more wins than what I project, but I don't see them being a 90-win ball club this year given where they are currently.

[Timanky12]

San Diego on pace for 89.6 wins, I don’t see any way that the Reds get to 89 wins. They would have to play at a .620 clip for 32 wins.

[*bengalfan74*]

(Yesterday, 06:09 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Looking at the L10 for both teams, this is why I lose hope as each week passes...
Reds - 6-4
Padres - 7-3

To get to +5 games on the Padres from where they currently are, it would require just a +1 each week over the Padres for the next 5 weeks, and there are only 8 weeks remaining.
Which really means Reds need to win about every series from here on out, or get a sweep or two if they lose a series or two.

My predictions for the remainder of the season, by series:
@CHC: 1-2
@PIT: 3-1
vs PHI: 1-2
vs MIL: 1-2
@LAA: 2-1
@ARI: 2-1
@LAD: 1-2
vs STL: 2-1
vs TOR: 1-2
vs NYM: 1-2
@SD: 1-2
@ATH: 3-0
@STL: 2-1
vs CHC: 2-2
vs PIT: 2-1
@MIL: 1-2
--------------------------------
Remaining Total: 26-24 (+2)
End Record: 84-78 (+6)

Two years ago, 84-78 was the record for the last two NL WC spots, so it can happen, but the Padres will have to go under .500 from here on out to make that happen.
Maybe the Reds could get 2-4 more wins than what I project, but I don't see them being a 90-win ball club this year given where they are currently.

Yes sir, them finishing more than a game or two over .500 is a very long shot. Losing the series to the lowly Nationals hurt, losing the series to the very mediocre Braves hurt! You just can't drop games like that to bad teams on a regular basis and make the post season. And they do.

[cinci4life]

Bucknor behind the plate. Going to be a long night for everyone.

[cinci4life]

QB1 with a bomb!!!

[cinci4life]

Pulling Lodolo already? NM finger blister issue.

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

I swear if it weren't for the Reds, Ian Happ would have been out of the league about 5 years ago.

Career .785 OPS bolstered by a career .972 OPS against us. He's suddenly an MVP level big time power bat with over .309 ISO against us (Aaron Judge has a career .321 ISO for comparison).

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Here's to hoping Lodolo is back soon. He just set his career high in starts and then promptly gets a blister in his next one.

[cinci4life]

Bucknor is the new Angel Hernandez. That was even close to a strike.

[Timanky12]

I think that’s the 1st time ELDC has taken a check swing for a hit

[*rfaulk34*]

Man on 3rd and one out and Austin Hays blasts a ball right to the 3rd baseman. WTF? Has this dude ever played baseball before?