Reds took a page out of the Bengals playbook

[higgy100]

(10-02-2020, 12:52 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: When you go up against a staff that good...

Pitching wins championships. Period.

IDC who the hell you play or pitches against you, to go 22 innings scoreless is beyond a joke. To swing at the pitches they swing at is a joke. To NOT even know how to foul pitches off to stay alive and make a pitcher work is a joke. To NOT even try to bunt a ball or go against a shift with a swing is a joke.

This team unfortunately has 4-5 DH hitters who should never see the field defensively in their lineup and none of them would bat 5th or higher in any lineup in MLB. All you need to know about their philosophy is to let a .274 life-time hitter go in Iglesias who hit .288 a year ago and is also the best defensive SS in MLB and then sign an out-of-shape, pudgy, terrible defensive player in Galvis with a noodle arm who is a lifetime .240 plus hitter ALL because there's a chance the guy could hit 20 HR in GABP.

Until BC, WJ and Dickie Williams leave this organization will never change as they have ZERO hitters in their minors ready for the BIGS.

[BengalFanInNJ]

Let's not forget that the Reds had NUMEROUS chances to win game 1 and still blew it. Game 2 they just got their asses handed to them although it wasn't Castillo's fault.

The Braves are the better team anyway. I just hate that the Reds lost game 1 the way they did.

[Tony]

I live in pa but man cincy sports are rough..

[Shake n Blake]

(10-02-2020, 12:02 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: It's the Bo Jackson Curse.

He was a star in both sports, and his career was ended in 1991 by Cincinnati.

Last time we won anything in football or baseball? 1990 Word Series. From 1991 and on we haven't one a single playoff game/series.

Coincidence? Have the football and baseball gods punished us?

Actually we did beat the Dodgers in the 95 playoffs...before being swept in brutal fashion...by the Braves. Still it's been 25 years since we won a playoff series. Yikes.

[ElkValleyBengal]

(10-02-2020, 12:02 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: It's the Bo Jackson Curse.

He was a star in both sports, and his career was ended in 1991 by Cincinnati.

Last time we won anything in football or baseball?  1990 Word Series.  From 1991 and on we haven't one a single playoff game/series.

Coincidence?  Have the football and baseball gods punished us?

I think the 1995 Reds beat the Dodgers in a wildcard series before being swept by- you guessed it- the Braves.