Reds (Burns) vs Brewers (Gasser): 09/13/26, 1:10 PM

[wibadgers23]

The Reds literally caught every break imaginable in this game. Really glad to be done playing De La Cruz for the year. This loss stings a lot less with the Braves and Dodgers losing.

[82brewcrew82]

Cubs, Dodgers, Braves all lose.  Another day down with no one gaining any kind of ground.  A Padres win tonight would make things interesting for the Cubs in terms of seeding.

[Jim French Stepstool]

30 minutes ago, jw5511986 said:

32 minutes ago, jw5511986 said:

His in game decision making is at times confusing but it also seems impossible that they would have won this many games the last three season with literally anyone else coaching. The duality of man I suppose.

 

What needs to be remembered is when you follow a team---any team---every day over six months you can attach the bolded to their manager---any manager--- at times. I don't know what the complaints were today, but I wondered about getting Patrick up & then using Senzatela. Those thoughts had nothing to do with "Senzatela sucks!!!!" They're going to need both. Apparently Patrick was going to "close for the starter" today & that's it.

I think Senzatela needs to do more to establish the FB early, and use it at or above the zone w/two strikes. And Uribe put an 0-2 pitch to Stewart in a pretty good spot, but a hitter who is much better than his experience should allow just pulled the hands in & beat him. That kid is awfully impressive.

Reds tried to cough it up late w/a couple of horrible defensive plays. You can see how that stuff has cost them games. But today picks by Stewart & Brito really bailed them out.

 

[Jim French Stepstool]

41 minutes ago, wibadgers23 said:

The Reds literally caught every break imaginable in this game. Really glad to be done playing De La Cruz for the year. This loss stings a lot less with the Braves and Dodgers losing.

De La Cruz getting an out on the ball that clanked off his glove in the 9th was really fortunate for him. I wonder how much longer before he's a CF or RF. I don't know how his instincts would play in right, but the arm certainly would.

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, FidoMcCokefiend said:

You bunt with 0 outs and 1 in in the 8th. And then you don't in the 9th? 

Chourio & Turang were the next two hitters due up in the 8th & it was a L vs L AB for Frelick so the bunt there was a no-brainer. In the 9th, the bunt (if there was one) would've been Hamilton hitting for Sanchez. That's a good argument. But the flip side is Sanchez has good numbers vs Pagan. I would've sent Hamilton up to bunt, but IMO it wasn't some kind of "this is 100% what you should do" type call.

[Bulldogboy]

17 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

Chourio & Turang were the next two hitters due up in the 8th & it was a L vs L AB for Frelick so the bunt there was a no-brainer. In the 9th, the bunt (if there was one) would've been Hamilton hitting for Sanchez. That's a good argument. But the flip side is Sanchez has good numbers vs Pagan. I would've sent Hamilton up to bunt, but IMO it wasn't some kind of "this is 100% what you should do" type call.

If they had bunted Bauers ball goes as an error and 1st and 3rd.

[jw5511986]

1 hour ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

What needs to be remembered is when you follow a team---any team---every day over six months you can attach the bolded to their manager---any manager--- at times. I don't know what the complaints were today, but I wondered about getting Patrick up & then using Senzatela. Those thoughts had nothing to do with "Senzatela sucks!!!!" They're going to need both. Apparently Patrick was going to "close for the starter" today & that's it.

I think Senzatela needs to do more to establish the FB early, and use it at or above the zone w/two strikes. And Uribe put an 0-2 pitch to Stewart in a pretty good spot, but a hitter who is much better than his experience should allow just pulled the hands in & beat him. That kid is awfully impressive.

Reds tried to cough it up late w/a couple of horrible defensive plays. You can see how that stuff has cost them games. But today picks by Stewart & Brito really bailed them out.

 

I agree with you on this, FWIW.