Reds Expos game 2

Pro Sports 77 replies 1,415 views
M
mhs95_06
Posts: 8,167
Apr 13, 2012 10:15pm
Dusty took Bruce out because Dusty can't stand to have a poor bunter up in late inning situations. Cost him yesterday when Bruce was up with two on and no out and he couldn't bunt in a bunting situation and Bruce ended up making an unproductive out when a productive out was needed in the worst way! Simon just got bilked by the umpire of called strike 3 on a full count that would have ended the inning!
Midstate01's avatar
Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
Apr 13, 2012 10:21pm
mhs95_06;1143983 wrote:Dusty took Bruce out because Dusty can't stand to have a poor bunter up in late inning situations. Cost him yesterday when Bruce was up with two on and no out and he couldn't bunt in a bunting situation and Bruce ended up making an unproductive out when a productive out was needed in the worst way! Simon just got bilked by the umpire of called strike 3 on a full count that would have ended the inning!

You're an idiot of you think Bruce should be bunting. Sorry. And regardless that's no reason to take him out in the 10 inning a day later.
Midstate01's avatar
Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
Apr 13, 2012 10:23pm
Unreal. Gotta do better cozart
M
mhs95_06
Posts: 8,167
Apr 13, 2012 10:26pm
Midstate01;1143988 wrote:You're an idiot of you think Bruce should be bunting. Sorry. And regardless that's no reason to take him out in the 10 inning a day later.
I'm not an idiot, just trying to postulate what idiosyncrasy Dusty's mind came up with to justify that move!
M
mhs95_06
Posts: 8,167
Apr 13, 2012 10:27pm
Midstate01;1143990 wrote:Unreal. Gotta do better cozart
Yes, "stellar" pinch hitting appearance! At least our middle infield defense is better now!
M
mhs95_06
Posts: 8,167
Apr 13, 2012 10:29pm
Lead-off double and the runner dies at 2nd!
brutus161's avatar
brutus161
Posts: 1,686
Apr 13, 2012 10:30pm
Fuck you Drew Stubbs! I fucking hate you!
Midstate01's avatar
Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
Apr 13, 2012 10:31pm
This team fucking blows at the plate.
M
mhs95_06
Posts: 8,167
Apr 13, 2012 10:34pm
Bronson - star of the game. Rest of the team - pathetic! Except for Votto, who can't do it all, and Wash not letting him beat them with 3 walks. Still 1/2 with them pitching around him!
M
mhs95_06
Posts: 8,167
Apr 13, 2012 10:35pm
Beginning of the end - lead-off walk to the fastest guy on the team!
Midstate01's avatar
Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
Apr 13, 2012 10:37pm
Dusty is always more worried about tomorrow then today with the bullpen.
M
mhs95_06
Posts: 8,167
Apr 13, 2012 10:40pm
Hanigan with a great throw to 2B, but Simon just too slow to the plate for him to have a chance to throw him out!
M
mhs95_06
Posts: 8,167
Apr 13, 2012 10:43pm
Great play by Cozart to pick off the runner, but a badly botched rundown play by the Reds to let the batter get not one more, but two more bases than he should have gotten with a properly executed run down play. How far removed are they from spring training when they allegedly sharpen up on those type plays?
S
sportswizuhrd
Posts: 3,215
Apr 13, 2012 10:46pm
mhs95_06;1144008 wrote:Great play by Cozart to pick off the runner, but a badly botched rundown play by the Reds to let the batter get not one more, but two more bases than he should have gotten with a properly executed run down play. How far removed are they from spring training when they allegedly sharpen up on those type plays?
Agreed. Rolen should have tagged him out.

Simon gets out of the jam though.
D
dave
Posts: 4,558
Apr 13, 2012 10:47pm
Damn, this thing is still going
ptown_trojans_1's avatar
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Apr 13, 2012 10:52pm
The Nats pitching is for real this year. Damn, they are deep.
D
dave
Posts: 4,558
Apr 13, 2012 10:53pm
Can someone explain what happened here? Did Dusty really use his 2nd best hitter to bunt when he had Harris up there already?
- R. Ludwick doubled to left
- Z. Cozart hit for W. Harris
- Z. Cozart popped bunt out to catcher
Midstate01's avatar
Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
Apr 13, 2012 10:53pm
Good thinking Phillips.... God the approach at the plate is just fucking stupid!!
Midstate01's avatar
Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
Apr 13, 2012 10:54pm
dave;1144020 wrote:Can someone explain what happened here? Did Dusty really use his 2nd best hitter to bunt when he had Harris up there already?
- R. Ludwick doubled to left
- Z. Cozart hit for W. Harris
- Z. Cozart popped bunt out to catcher

Yep
Midstate01's avatar
Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
Apr 13, 2012 10:54pm
That's nowhere near a strike!!!
M
mhs95_06
Posts: 8,167
Apr 13, 2012 11:05pm
So now Marshall has to go at least 2 innings, if things work perfectly, for the Reds to win! Unless Dusty uses pitchers who are "unavailable". That's what you get when you:

1) knock a deep fly ball over the fence for a tie game
2) don't use "stretched out" Chapman for more than 9 pitches
3) have an offensive abortion not being able to score after a lead-off double

Do you think Dusty is hoping they lose it in Marshall's first inning so they don't have to use any more pitching that will mess them up even more for the future?
SportsAndLady's avatar
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Apr 13, 2012 11:09pm
uck teh rdesds
M
mhs95_06
Posts: 8,167
Apr 13, 2012 11:11pm
Dusty out managed again, among other problems!
D
dave
Posts: 4,558
Apr 13, 2012 11:13pm
This team is a mess. Too much talent.
Azubuike24's avatar
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Apr 13, 2012 11:22pm
It will fly under the radar but yet again, Dusty's management of the pitching staff loses.

Oh, and the hitting also lost it.

Must-win game, 5 outs to go...Chapman + Marshall = win.

The rest they say...is history.