Have always maintained I'd rather be lucky than good. Had Fraley's ball not hit the bag it's probably a ground out to 1B that ends the game with a loss. And the Reds dodged a bullet from the poor defensive plays by Senzel, India and Ramos. It's baseball. Boy, is Oakland bad or what??
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In all fairness though, as easy as the Reds could have lost without some dumb luck of the ball hitting 1B, Oakland was gifted by Senzel's throwing error that allowed a runner on base, Ramos costly blunder in RF and India's slide fielding at 2B. Reds pitching didn't allow an earned run yesterday. Could have been a 1-0 shutout just as easy without any of the events above happening based on Maile's home run. Oakland's terrible but the Reds are doing their job and beating a team they should.
I'm afraid we'll still be seeing him hitting HRs in AAA in July.
Missed opportunity for sure. Hope they can steal one from San Diego at least. Maybe Tuesday with Graham Ashcraft vs the struggling Michael Wacha right now.
Maybe they catch them at the right time after this trip to Mexico City and get readjusted after the altitude there. I don't know, just throwing random theories out there hoping they are tired of something.
2 horrible ABs by India/TS, never put a ball in play. Reds had to depend on a heavy shot of good fortune Sat to win the series, may not happen again this season.
Hope Senzel keeps this streak up. I get it's a small sample size, we know. That said, never has he shown the power consistently at the plate in a Reds uniform in any run in the past. Hitting them at Petco Park is nothing to sneeze at as one of the biggest parks in the league. Far from the point where I'm going to say Nick has turned the corner for good. Last summer, Senzel hit .300 for about a month but lacked the power numbers. Given he has been snake bit his entire career, I'm not going to minimalize the streak either for a guy like Senzel as long as he has been in MLB that hitting 3 home runs in a week to just be some fluke when he is hitting for average along with it too.
He needs to keep producing through May, about 6 weeks then maybe you can start talking about him as a fixture in the lineup for the long term instead of just looking at it as riding the hot hand right now. Like I said in the last page, whoever steps up between Senzel & Barrero emerging as a hitter, stay healthy and offer the most flexibility in the lineup should be the one that gets to play by the time the prospects in AAA arrive. It only helps the Reds for them to get it together. Better late than never with guys like Elly De La Cruz & Matt McLain breathing down their neck.
He needs to keep producing through May, about 6 weeks then maybe you can start talking about him as a fixture in the lineup for the long term instead of just looking at it as riding the hot hand right now. Like I said in the last page, whoever steps up between Senzel & Barrero emerging as a hitter, stay healthy and offer the most flexibility in the lineup should be the one that gets to play by the time the prospects in AAA arrive. It only helps the Reds for them to get it together. Better late than never with guys like Elly De La Cruz & Matt McLain breathing down their neck.
Just going to enjoy it while it lasts. The thought of him being a consistent hitter in the lineup after being a former #1 pick would be great to salvage something in the end and being a solid contributor would be a welcomed sight. He will never be an All-Star but would take a Kyle Farmer level impact from him on this roster as a utility player. Can play him anywhere. It's the only shot for infielders like him and Barrero. Jose should do the Tatis move from SS to RF where a position in need long term is available if he wants a future here. He needs to have a run of his own like Senzel now or get passed over. 5 weeks of play and only a couple games here or there to show for. They don't have near the upside McLain, EDLC, CES, Marte, Jorge or Arroyo have. Not to mentioned 3B Stewart & Collier all in the infield picture.
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The teams were told because this was Tatis' first home game of the year, the umpires were going to allow him extra time at his first at bat because the crowd would be giving him a standing ovation.
Sam said "why the hell are we celebrating a cheater??"
"He is a cheater"
It was great.
Good for Sam! That's what I like about him, he says what's on his mind and at times in the past it wasn't always flattering about the Reds.
He's seen the same pitching at the MLB level since 2019. Perhaps he has adjusted to it finally. I think this statement more applies to younger players like Steer who haven't been around the block as long. Like I said, give him the same 6 weeks as you give Barrero and we'll see where they are at. Right now, one in Senzel is doing everything he's supposed to. Jose has yet to have a stretch like this in his career.
Maybe Senzel grew a brain, he even threw to the right base last night and got a DP thanks to poor SD base running.
As long as he can be a solid hitter in the lineup, play all over the field where the Reds need him to help Cincinnati win games going forward, I'm all for it. Only does this team good for every player on the roster to get things figured out.
Tied for the most home runs with Vosler so that really makes him the team leader in home runs, 2nd most RBIs and the highest average on the team.
This should be that stolen game but the Reds don't have a run producer as of yet.
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