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Cincinnati Reds 2018 season (It's that time of year again)

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They got a few slappy hits in the first inning and scored 2, which is essentially none in Coors, now watch; they are the only team in baseball that Jon Gray will be able to battle back and limit the damage against.

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Well I'll be damned. I guess no one told them Jon Gray isn't on my fantasy team anymore. They are beating the piss out of the poor bastard for nothing.
 
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I can't even begin to describe the stupidity of that defensive lapse.

They had the runner hung up between 2nd and 3rd so Suarez , for some reason throws over to Votto at 1B (behind both runners now) who promptly...throws it back to Suarez who isn't within 10 ft of 3rd base.

Both runners safe at 3rd and 2nd.

They had an iso of Riggelman in the dugout. He was stunned.
 
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Jaxbuck said:
I can't even begin to describe the stupidity of that defensive lapse.

They had the runner hung up between 2nd and 3rd so Suarez , for some reason throws over to Votto at 1B (behind both runners now) who promptly...throws it back to Suarez who isn't within 10 ft of 3rd base.

Both runners safe at 3rd and 2nd.

They had an iso of Riggelman in the dugout. He was stunned.
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Yeah....thank god my dad wasn't watching or it might literally have killed him. I wish I had been listening to Marty call that. Dumbest fucking play I've seen in a long, long time.
 
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Fungo Squiggly said:
Yeah....thank god my dad wasn't watching or it might literally have killed him. I wish I had been listening to Marty call that. Dumbest fucking play I've seen in a long, long time.
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I happened to see the umpires face when they finally called time. He couldn't believe what he saw. It was like the ump finally calling time in a little league game after they've thrown it around real special like.

Still can't believe I saw that in an MLB game.
 
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Update for games played through 5/19

They come in at exactly 16-31 so they are predictable as death and taxes yet again. Depressing details to follow.

Run Creation-Hitting:
  • OBP .319, T16th best in MLB
    • K% 21.3%, 10th best in MLB
  • ISO, .136, 3rd worst MLB
    • SLG .377, 3rd worst MLB
    • HR's 44, T7th fewest in MLB
  • Runs scored 190, 20th in MLB
Continued improvement but still a bottom 1/3 of MLB offense

LD% 24.6, 1st in MLB
Bunt hits 12, 1st in MLB (6 of which are from Peraza)
Swinging Strike% 9.1%, 1st in MLB
Contact %, 80.1%, 2nd in MLB

wRC+ by position (100 is average)
  1. 3B Suarez 149
  2. 2B Gennett 137
  3. 1B Votto 131
  4. C Barnhardt 114
  5. OF Schebler 107
  6. OF Duvall 94, Winker 85
  7. CF Hamilton 70
  8. SS Peraza 63
The OF is a pile of steaming mediocrity considering none but Hamilton are good defenders.

Run Prevention 1-Pitching:
  • k/9 7.98, 8th worst in MLB
  • BB/9 3.8, 6th worst in MLB
  • WHIP 1.45, 4th worst in MLB
  • HR/9 1.42, 3rd worst in MLB
  • ERA 4.94, 5th worst in MLB
  • Runs Allowed 244, 4th worst in MLB
One of the 5 worst pitching staffs in baseball. People continue to try and tell me Castillo, Mahle and Romano are good. I remain dubious.

Here is your starting staff so far, posted with no further commentary:

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Run prevention 2-Defense:

Continuing to use FanGraph's total defensive rating as a point of reference:

-5.6, T8th worst in MLB

To quote a famous manager; this is a simple game. You throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the ball. These guys are varying levels of MLB worst at all 3.

Team record
  • 16 wins-31 losses, t-worst in MLB
  • -54 Run Diff, 6th worst in MLB
  • FanGraphs is predicting 96 losses which would be tied for 3rd worst in MLB behind Miami and CWS for overall #1 pick.
My call last week was 16-31 and they are, sadly enough, exactly 16-31.

The week ahead
Today: Cubs
Mon: off
Tue,Wed,Thur: Pirates
Fri& Sat: @ Colorado Rockies

Feels like a 1 win week coming up. Call it 17-36 when next we meet.
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Update for games played through 5/26

It's a holiday weekend so I shall be brief: They still suck but, being the Reds, they can't even tank right

  • They miraculously went 3-3 this week (including the luckiest 9th inning escape job in the history of escapes or jobs last night) and are 12-12 for the month.
  • They came into May with only 7 wins and are now 19-34 with a -58 run diff. That is only good for 6th worst in baseball and they are not in good position for overall #1 now.
  • Marlins, Orioles, Royals and White Sox are obviously prepared to play the "no, I'm the best MLB suck-suck doll" game with anybody.
  • Projected to finish with 95 losses and 4th overall draft pick.
 
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went and got a #6 worked up on themselves today in Arizona

caught a little of it, defense is hot garbage as is Bailey

Billy Hamilton's bat wouldn't play in Little League much less MLB. Well past time to move on but the owner is a dumbfuck who won't.
 
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