09-23-2024, 04:17 PM
(09-23-2024, 03:28 PM)CJD Wrote: I gotta say, I'm shocked.
I thought Bell was going to be given another year since this one was littered with injuries to key players.
I'm glad he wasn't, because I don't think he is going to be the manager that leads us to our first playoff victory in over 30 years, but I'm surprised Krall agrees with me.
That's pretty much where I'm at. I've never posted in this thread because I've laid it out in just about every monthly thread since I've been here.
One thing that Krall said in his press conference about the lack of growth by the young platers made me instantly reflect on the cluelessness and lackadaisical play by Marte. I wonder how much of the crap play by him and the coddling by Bell contributed to Bell's dismissal. I'm sure that the strikeout counts by Benson and De La Cruz along with the slight regression by Steer contributed, also, but I was getting tired of the Reds being an advanced AAA team and "letting guys work it out" on the MLB level.
I also liked how Krall pointed out the base running mistakes were mostly due to Bell's philosophy. I still think that Krall sucks, but I did like a few of the things that he said, which is new.
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