Kipnis has played in 95 Big League games.

Crimson streak;1196830 wrote:Who gives a shit about Adam Dunn lol. He plays for the whitesox. Right there makes him an instant douche

Go White Sox!

like_that;1196863 wrote:Jay Bruce just reminds me of another Adam Dunn imo. To be fair though I haven't seen much of the Reds at all this year.

Not sure who to compare Bruce to....not Dunn, but not sure who. I believe with good hitting coaches/managers around him he's be significantly more consistent/better.

Ironman92;1197008 wrote:Not sure who to compare Bruce to....not Dunn, but not sure who. I believe with good hitting coaches/managers around him he's be significantly more consistent/better.

Maybe J.D. Drew?

This kipnis over BP talk is funny. I realize you all still hate the fact you traded him and his career took off. But basing everything on kipnis' first full season is laughable.

Crimson streak;1196937 wrote:No hard feelings just giving you some shit. Either way both of them are very very good players. Not anywhere near votto but ya know lol

Agreed. I just hope Kipnis doesn't end up being as frustrating for you Indian fans as Bruce can be for us Reds fans! lol

Ironman92;1197008 wrote:Not sure who to compare Bruce to....not Dunn, but not sure who. I believe with good hitting coaches/managers around him he's be significantly more consistent/better.

Would love to see what this Reds offense could do with a legitimate hitting coach. Jacoby is the biggest joke in the league.

Midstate01;1197012 wrote:This kipnis over BP talk is funny. I realize you all still hate the fact you traded him and his career took off. But basing everything on kipnis' first full season is laughable.

Why in the world would someone hate the Indians trading away Phillips??? He is an All-Start talented player who needed a change. The Indians weren't going to use him they way he could thrive. There were players ahead of him when he was ready to play everyday. It was good for him to be traded and it was good at the time for the Indians to get value for him.

I hope he has a long and productive career wherever he's at.

BTW, as many as 6 Reds are fighting flu-like sympoms. Great!!

That's not good.

Midstate01;1197012 wrote:This kipnis over BP talk is funny. I realize you all still hate the fact you traded him and his career took off. But basing everything on kipnis' first full season is laughable.

Hate bp? Seriously that's a joke. No one hates bp that are Cleveland fans, everyone knew he needed a change of scenery. Are we disappointed he couldn't do it in Cleveland? Sure but it's not like we hate him for it.

se-alum;1197025 wrote:BTW, as many as 6 Reds are fighting flu-like sympoms. Great!!

Hopefully votto is one of them

Crimson streak;1197033 wrote:Hopefully votto is one of them

He is.

This series could be ugly with 6 guys fighting the flu. At least we have a built in excuse if we get rocked.

Why in the world would someone hate the Indians trading away Phillips??? He is an All-Start talented player who needed a change

Hate bp? Seriously that's a joke. No one hates bp that are Cleveland fans, everyone knew he needed a change of scenery

Hate Phillips? No way. I was rooting for the guy all spring training before, during and after the 'trade'. I did hate the Indians for trading Phillips...and it took us years to find a decent 2nd baseman till Kipnis came along.He did NOT need a change of scenery, (the official Tribe line)....he needed a hitting coach and a manager to leave him alone. Wedge and Shelton kept trying to change his swing, and after a year of failure, BP said "enough" and went back to hitting the way that made him a top prospect.That didn't sit well with the ego's of Wedge and Shelton who labelled him as non-compliant and uncoachable. He tore the cover off the ball all spring, and showed them up....so they traded the 'troublemaker' for a bag of baseballs. This wasn't the only timeWedge and Shelton tried to do this to another pull hitting top prospect, but he was too compliant for his own good. They ruined Andy Marte trying to cram a square peg into their round hole.

Kipnis > BP

Past season don't mean anything, especially since Kipnis is pretty much a 1st year player.... He came up during the 2nd half of last year and really provided a spark, but the wheels had already fallen off.

Kipnis has more homers, RBI's, the better BA, OBP, SLG, and OPS.... Kipnis also has 15 SB compared to Phillips' 2.

Kipnis is fielding .989 while BP is at .991

Let's not forget that Kipnis is basically learning 2nd on the fly as he was converted there. He's made some spectacular plays himself. Fielding edge would still go to Phillips.

Kipnis with the RBI single. Now hitting OVER .400 on the year with RISP.

He is so good...especially since being moved in the order.

Kipnis is the man

On the other side of things...Santana is fucking awful.

Gomez hit Heisey intentionally for being so good looking. I expect retaliation.

wes_mantooth;1197110 wrote:On the other side of things...Santana is fucking awful.

As much as it pains me to say it, he misses Hafners protection/bat in the lineup right by him.

justincredible;1197114 wrote:Gomez hit Heisey intentionally for being so good looking. I expect retaliation.

He hit Heisey cause he just fucking sucks the last month.

Yeah, pitching matchups are not real good for the Tribe in this series. Going to have to score a lot to win tonight.

I <3 brandon phillips