Reds Tidbits (2008 season)

[Dryden]

I'm not panicked about the current batting order. Griffey, Philips, Dunn, and EE are all culpable. Maybe that's on Dusty and his philosophy with how he's telling them to approach their ABs, but you can't expect all of them will continue their current pace, otherwise Griffey, BP and Dunn each project to 14 HRs and ~70 RBI apiece for the season. That won't happen. Perhaps BP had a career year last year and 2006 was as good an offense as EE's ever going to flash, but Dunn and Griffey are due. Once their bats warm up, scoring runs won't be an issue.

3 through 6 in the current order have nearly 40 LOB in the last four losses. One [censored]ing hit in this inning or that and the Reds are no worse than 9-3.

This lineup, the bench notwithstanding, is not that bad.

[Dryden]

Originally Posted by Jaxbuck

Don't forget Berkman. He is the Reds killer of Reds killers. Its a long and impressive list but he's got to be at the top.

Grande mentioned Friday night at the start of the game that if you had a lineup of guys the Reds don't want to see, Jason Bay would be the left fielder. Made me think of my earlier post after the Milwaukee series, so I Googled "Reds Killers" and came up with this, courtesy of 'Redlegs Rundown', though I went back to Baseball Reference to get updated stats w/ OPS.

Read 'em and weep.

1b: Albert Pujols - 1.101 OPS, 29 HR, 91 RBI in 112 games
2b: Chase Utley - 1.060 OPS, 10 HR, 22 RBI in 29 games
ss: Scott Rolen - .983 OPS, 23 HR, 62 RBI in 105 games
3b: Bill Hall - 1.010 OPS, 17 HR, 47 RBI in 75 games
lf: Jason Bay - 1.111 OPS, 19 HR, 63 RBI in 67 games
cf: Jim Edmonds - .931 OPS, 31 HR, 84 RBI in 109 games
rf: Lance Berkman - 1.161 OPS, 41 HR, 116 RBI in 114 games
c: Jason Kendall - .877 OPS, 10 HR, 48 RBI in 127 games
p: Roy Oswalt - 19 W - 1 L, 2.46 ERA in 24 games

[MuckFich06]

Originally Posted by Dryden

Grande mentioned Friday night at the start of the game that if you had a lineup of guys the Reds don't want to see, Jason Bay would be the left fielder. Made me think of my earlier post after the Milwaukee series, so I Googled "Reds Killers" and came up with this, courtesy of 'Redlegs Rundown', though I went back to Baseball Reference to get updated stats w/ OPS.

Read 'em and weep.

1b: Albert Pujols - 1.101 OPS, 29 HR, 91 RBI in 112 games
2b: Chase Utley - 1.060 OPS, 10 HR, 22 RBI in 29 games
ss: Scott Rolen - .983 OPS, 23 HR, 62 RBI in 105 games
3b: Bill Hall - 1.010 OPS, 17 HR, 47 RBI in 75 games
lf: Jason Bay - 1.111 OPS, 19 HR, 63 RBI in 67 games
cf: Jim Edmonds - .931 OPS, 31 HR, 84 RBI in 109 games
rf: Lance Berkman - 1.161 OPS, 41 HR, 116 RBI in 114 games
c: Jason Kendall - .877 OPS, 10 HR, 48 RBI in 127 games
p: Roy Oswalt - 19 W - 1 L, 2.46 ERA in 24 games

Remember that old Sesame Street song, "One of these things is not like the others, one of these things does not belong." Bill Hall.

[jlb1705]

Cueto give up a HR to Doumit, giving the Pirates an insurmountable 1-0 lead.

[Dryden]

Originally Posted by jlb1705

Cueto give up a HR to Doumit, giving the Pirates an insurmountable 1-0 lead.

I don't think Jax will be posting anymore. His head probably exploded seeing Freel, Hopper, and Castro all together in the starting lineup.

[bucknutz]

bases loaded, can EE just get a base hit?

[bucknutz]

nope