This year's team has an obstinate tendency to try to get close to .500 and then to immediately do whatever is necessary to avoid actually getting there.
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Do they still do the music and light show at GABP when Cruz comes in? If so, they need to knock that crap off.
Absolutely, this is where you have to make a change in the dugout and get rid of the manager that won't enable the complacency this team has to settle for less. Barry Larkin's comments over the air were damning. He basically called out Bell without mentioning any names and was fair to mention players have a role in this as well. They lack a veteran player like Rolen was during the Baker years. It is evident Votto's presence as a leader in the clubhouse has shown this year. The Reds need a veteran manager too with experience for player development with this young team to mold them into winners and hate to see their potential continue to get wasted by a clueless manager like David Bell. It is an organization that fires Dusty Baker for 3 seasons winning 90+ games out of 4 years and keep Bell around with his subpar record.
I am fed up of seeing players like Will Benson and Ty France on this roster while Rece Hinds is wasting in Louisville. FO needs to get their heads out of their ass and shake things up. Fraley has been healthy most of the year, batting 8th or riding the pine most games. It is a joke how he is mishandled and reports out they are none to pleased with Bell about it. Rather see Hinds, Friedl & Fraley in the outfield, Steer 1B, India 2B, EDLC SS and Espinal is hitting above .300 in his last 30 games. Since Bell is dick hard about playing the LH/RH splits to a fault, let him split time at DH with Marte and Candelario as a switch hitter until McLain comes up in September if he plays this year.
This was earlier in the season from his Dad.
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Like I said, Candelario signing is a bust. Even writers saying it and just my opinion this was an awful contract signing.
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That would make too much sense. Don't want to get ahead whatsoever. I would argue it is time to call up Lowder from AA like the Reds did with Castillo, but at this point the Reds would just be trying to salvage a subpar season anyways in which key pieces hurt all year have had an impact all season. I don't know how long Greene is out with an elbow soreness issue, hopefully nothing serious. If it is, the season is done without him. Plain and simple!!
This is completely a leadership and culture problem. Too many talented players have come and gone during the Castellini Era of Reds baseball with and can't even advance with 2 measly wins in 4 postseason trips out of 19 seasons. Including one of the franchise's greatest players ever in Joey Votto. Absolutely nothing to show for. The Baker Era in Cincinnati is the closest this team has been to being a legitimate contender and he is fired for having this team in a better position to win than Bell has them in. A piss poor ownership group that is not committed to winning and shit rolls downhill to the dugout with the incompetence on the coaching staff to the performance on the field. There is no killer instinct or fight in this team to win. Marte needs to be on the first bus back to Louisville tomorrow morning.Absolutely, this is where you have to make a change in the dugout and get rid of the manager that won't enable the complacency this team has to settle for less. Barry Larkin's comments over the air were damning. He basically called out Bell without mentioning any names and was fair to mention players have a role in this as well. They lack a veteran player like Rolen was during the Baker years. It is evident Votto's presence as a leader in the clubhouse has shown this year. The Reds need a veteran manager too with experience for player development with this young team to mold them into winners and hate to see their potential continue to get wasted by a clueless manager like David Bell. It is an organization that fires Dusty Baker for 3 seasons winning 90+ games out of 4 years and keep Bell around with his subpar record.
I am fed up of seeing players like Will Benson and Ty France on this roster while Rece Hinds is wasting in Louisville. FO needs to get their heads out of their ass and shake things up. Fraley has been healthy most of the year, batting 8th or riding the pine most games. It is a joke how he is mishandled and reports out they are none to pleased with Bell about it. Rather see Hinds, Friedl & Fraley in the outfield, Steer 1B, India 2B, EDLC SS and Espinal is hitting above .300 in his last 30 games. Since Bell is dick hard about playing the LH/RH splits to a fault, let him split time at DH with Marte and Candelario as a switch hitter until McLain comes up in September if he plays this year.
This was earlier in the season from his Dad.
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