posted by Ironman92Was in Huntington to take my daughter out for dinner. Stopped by Huntington Mall and enjoyed the Reds Caravan. Short conversations with Bob Castellini, Bryan Price, Cody Reed, Sal Romano, Buddy Bell and Tom Browning. Top prospect Nick Senzel was there but he didn’t want to be lol. Made him sign a ball.
I've heard Senzel is a dick.
posted by justincredibleI've heard Senzel is a dick.
I mean I can say that by watching and then slowly passing by. My son had two baseballs and the three players were sitting side by side by side....he wanted Senzel on a ball by himself but didn’t want to ignore other two (who were both very nice and cool to us). Senzel was last and after being the 3rd signature on one ball my son handed him another to sign just him. He did but was done with this stop lol. At no point was Senzel having a good time. Reed and Browning stayed after it was over and spoke with people waiting around the mall and signing for them.
The man worth half a billion was the nicest. I was shocked he showed up halfway into it.
I wouldn’t mind seeing Cleveland make one more run at things and the Reds improving a bit. Detroit is going to be fucking awful, cheap tickets but gonna be a rough season.
Really hope the pitch clock that the Minors use is put in effect this year. Went to quite a few Mud Hens games last year because the pace of the game was so nice
posted by MulvaBrewers outfield is nice
Just looked up what moves they made. Yeah. Not bad.
posted by justincredibleJust looked up what moves they made. Yeah. Not bad.
Yeah. So, uh, looks like my Pirates and your Reds ought to have a spirited battle for fourth this year as THE TEAMS WHO MOST ASSUREDLY ARE NOT SPENDING $$$ TO COMPETE AT THIS TIME.
yay...
posted by HereticYeah. So, uh, looks like my Pirates and your Reds ought to have a spirited battle for fourth this year as THE TEAMS WHO MOST ASSUREDLY ARE NOT SPENDING $$$ TO COMPETE AT THIS TIME.
yay...
Not trying to be a homer, but I actually think the reds will hover around .500 this year. They should be a lot better this year IMO. Your buccos are in full rebuild and my pirates fan friends couldn’t be more pissed.
posted by SportsAndLady
Not trying to be a homer, but I actually think the reds will hover around .500 this year. They should be a lot better this year IMO. Your buccos are in full rebuild and my pirates fan friends couldn’t be more pissed.
Such is the life cycle of smaller market teams.
posted by SportsAndLady
Not trying to be a homer, but I actually think the reds will hover around .500 this year. They should be a lot better this year IMO. Your buccos are in full rebuild and my pirates fan friends couldn’t be more pissed.
What is your rotation and will they all be 1.5 ERA better than last year? You could have had a solid team last year if the offense didn't need to average 7 a game to have a good shot at winning, since you didn't have any trouble on that side of things. Just got shelled on a nightly basis.
Off topic but just saw on twitter
Tony Gwynn had a combined 270 AB vs Maddux/Glavine/Smoltz....he struck out 3 times and hit .396
posted by Ironman92Off topic but just saw on twitter
Tony Gwynn had a combined 270 AB vs Maddux/Glavine/Smoltz....he struck out 3 times and hit .396
Amazing but not surprising. Dude could take plus there was more of a negative stigma to striking out back then
posted by thavoiceAmazing but not surprising. Dude could take plus there was more of a negative stigma to striking out back then
so that’s basically him striking out 7x in a season.....he never did anything near that and he did it off 3 HOF pitchers....while hitting .396
Think about it some more
Truly amazing, no doubt. Just meant I was not surprised he had such a low k rate as he had many seasons of less than 20 with 450 to 600 at bats.
One of the things I forgot about him was early on he was a SB threat.
I remember reading a similar strikeout stat during the ALDS when Judge had nearly as many strikeouts as one of his full seasons. The batting average is crazy.
posted by HereticWhat is your rotation and will they all be 1.5 ERA better than last year? You could have had a solid team last year if the offense didn't need to average 7 a game to have a good shot at winning, since you didn't have any trouble on that side of things. Just got shelled on a nightly basis.
Sorry, just saw this. I’ll respond when I’m not drunj.
posted by SportsAndLadySorry, just saw this. I’ll respond when I’m not drunj.
Really think the OC will be around that long?
See where the players and agents are getting fed up with the lack of contracts. Tossing the C word around and a possible boycott of ST.
Marlins raise ticket prices for 40% of the seats? Jesus
posted by Ironman92Marlins raise ticket prices for 40% of the seats? Jesus
Lol, good luck with that.
posted by Ironman92Marlins raise ticket prices for 40% of the seats? Jesus
Solid move. Purge your roster, raise the prices.
Fantastic business model.
About time for teams to report. Still heargrumbling of collusion going on.
posted by justincredibleLol, good luck with that.
The combination of selling off everyone people come to see and raising ticket prices and (by default) being a Florida team means we have an early frontrunner for WORST ATTENDED TEAM this year. By a landslide.
