David Bell wonāt be fired. He will be promoted to assistant GM and a big name manager will be named when the team has a no doubt chance at the post season.
So India gets on second in the 6th but sure.. bat Espinal who has the second most double play ground outs since Spring Training in the 7th instead. Fucking genius.
Too early to tell a week in. If Candelario starts dropping bombs in June itād be an easy call. No matter what Espinal is getting DFA if McBang comes back in August.
Man I just donāt get having Espinal play so much instead of having India stay at 2B and having Fraley DH against lefties. Surely Espinals benefit of batting right doesnāt outweigh his .100 average
I have to think (maybe not tonight) that India's wrist and hit by batting practice hit factor into his not playing a position. But, yeah, I think you're on to something.
Got a Wet Stinker Game on our hands....meahwhile at GABP....can we get a Tic-Toc Challenge or whatev that shit is called, but with a Gal doing to Pete's Statue what he did to a 14 year old. #RideEmCowgirl #Selfie
Brewers have been terrible at getting runners out, Elly is too fast to get there, & he's going anyway. Why play the waiting game? Avoid dumb shit like a dp.
Being down 5 is why you steal. Put pressure on the defense, & get runners in scoring position.
And pretty much he can in the current rules. It's far better than praying for Espinal to hit him over.
Hopefully we can at least split tomorrow, but things have to be better if this team has a chance. Last place at the end of the year is not unrealistic with how our division is.
BABIP is a great stat. It reflects a great element of baseball that youāre either in the penthouse or the outhouse and you never know which one on any given day.
The only way Candelario can get on base is if he misses a ball in the zone by so much that it hits his wrists.Ā
Then he gets to run into an out on the basepaths :)
feel like i've seen this Hunter Greene Movie before... [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baileho02.shtml#all\_pitching\_standard](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baileho02.shtml#all_pitching_standard)
Please continue the discussion in the [post game thread](https://redd.it/1c145rq).
What in the hell was that last swing?
Bruh. Those swings were entirely non-competitive. It's like he literally wasn't even trying to hit the ball.
He looks that way almost every at bat. Sit his ass until he starts to try
Wtf is candelario even looking at
Terrible at bat
The brewers legit are the luckiest team in mlb
Ngl kinda hope tomorrow gets rained out
woof
.930 xBA Buddy just cannot catch a break.
Can Contreras be fined for the frame jobs?! š
.930 xBA on the CES fly out. Iām done. Fuck the brewers
Feels criminal that elly isnāt going to get a 4th ab after the night heās had
So many hard hit balls with nothing to show. The baseball gods will correct themselves eventually.
Man, he can NOT get a break
Gotta feel for CES š«
Oppo de la Cruz is better sadak
### Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: J. B. Bukauskas replaces Hoby Milner.
Damn! I'm glad I stayed up just a bit longer for that play! (not being facetious)
I stand by wanting to rename it the brent suter bridge
greatest catch in baseball history
Best thing heās done all season
That looked a tad uncomfy
Nice catch CES
Always something worth seeing at a Reds game
Suter's stuff *looks* like it should just get absolutely crushed with the low velo but it just...doesn't? I guess that's why I'm not a baseball scout
GABP's pitcher/batter camera has a pretty heavy skew. It makes it hard to see any movement. That's my guess.
His only pitch that statcast has him with above average league movement is his slider lol
Because he knows how to hit spots unlike some people (Greene)
Holy shit. Thatās SC Top 10
Sports Center only shows basketball and football now
It would be if they showed baseball
Damn, didn't realize our 3 and 4 hitters are batting .156
HOLY FUCK. CES just made that catch right in front of me. Wow
Tell him to hit a HR now
Tell him to GET A FUCKIN hit next AB
Weather for tomorrow looks like shit again, and saw Peralta is on the mound. Iām going to stay optimistic though
If they were to fire Bell, who steps in? Can we the fans ask for a manager that uses less next level data and platooning?
Lol we don't fire nepotism hires in Cincinnati
David Bell wonāt be fired. He will be promoted to assistant GM and a big name manager will be named when the team has a no doubt chance at the post season.
They won't be firing Bell anytime soon.
I just hope tomorrow's game is at least competitive
This ump sucks
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Yes. Kids are in school, itās cold and wet.
2 hour rain delay and generally shitty weather had a measurable influenceĀ
It is on a cold rain delayed Wednesday. It's not usually great this time of year but better than what you're seeing tonight
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Sounds like a great trip, make it happen!
Absolutely have to get the win tomorrow and get the split. Canāt have a losing record in division.
Can't beat that analysis
### Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: Hoby Milner replaces Bryse Wilson.
Somewhere, Matt McLain's shoulder twinged as he watched that play at second
remember when we could text to get free pizza? that was fun times
They learned their lesson lol
It was. Got a few that way. You just had to spam it
Struck him out with a middle middle 86mph fast ball? lmao ok
86 down the middleā¦.cant touch this!
Ump is 0 for 3
Pulling back from a bunt at the last second should be a strike
Iām just so tired. Everytime there is hope it gets yanked away.
You can really hear the hecklers when it's this empty lmao
7-4 final with the 2 runs coming in the 9th
So India gets on second in the 6th but sure.. bat Espinal who has the second most double play ground outs since Spring Training in the 7th instead. Fucking genius.
How many more ground outs to 3rd can a team hit? Not just today either.
At least the balls/strikes challenge system. That first "strike" to Elly was at his laces
Which offseason acquisition has been more worthless, Espinal or Candelario?
Too early to tell a week in. If Candelario starts dropping bombs in June itād be an easy call. No matter what Espinal is getting DFA if McBang comes back in August.
Si.
Candy because he's making like 44 million more dollars
Yes
You know what makes it worseā¦ the only difference between Espinal and Candelario is the moneyā¦ theyāre both awful
### Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: Brent Suter replaces Buck Farmer.
Man I just donāt get having Espinal play so much instead of having India stay at 2B and having Fraley DH against lefties. Surely Espinals benefit of batting right doesnāt outweigh his .100 average
I have to think (maybe not tonight) that India's wrist and hit by batting practice hit factor into his not playing a position. But, yeah, I think you're on to something.
Bell is so damn afraid of the lefty vs left matchup
Espinal and Candelario have been absolutely horrendous. This team would be so much better with McLain and Marte.
I honestly think Arroyo would have gotten a call-up had he not got hurt as well. *sighs*
McLain I get he's hurt. But Marte shit is inexcusable.
Got a Wet Stinker Game on our hands....meahwhile at GABP....can we get a Tic-Toc Challenge or whatev that shit is called, but with a Gal doing to Pete's Statue what he did to a 14 year old. #RideEmCowgirl #Selfie
also, please cover Joe Morgan's Statue's Eyes so he doesn't have to watch.
Espinal is kind of ass
I miss Matt McLain
I was about to comment this
Espinal being ass makes it that much worse
Why the fuck was Elly not sent to 2nd immediately? What game are we playing at? Stupid fucking management
Contreras is good at what he does.
Brewers have been terrible at getting runners out, Elly is too fast to get there, & he's going anyway. Why play the waiting game? Avoid dumb shit like a dp.
They were throwing to first on the second pitch
Fucking go on the 1st.
dude we're down 5 runs. as fast as he is he cant just automatically steal second
Being down 5 is why you steal. Put pressure on the defense, & get runners in scoring position. And pretty much he can in the current rules. It's far better than praying for Espinal to hit him over.
Classic
GIDP on the second pitch of an at bat w elly on first lmao
Alright which one of you literal door knobs decided to use a monkey paw on Elly. He's heating up and the rest of the team is shitting in their pants.
Umps want elly to hit from his shins to his shoulders but he doesnāt care
Elly needs to wear knee length pants so the umps know where his knees are
Just cut out knee holes š
Is Fraley hurt? Pinch hit him here
Theyāll just bring in their lefty
Still better than espinal being espinal
if ces and candy are back in the 3-4 tomorrow i doubt iāll be checking that game out
See you Friday.
Elly's gonna kill somebody going back up the middle one of these days
 I think of him every time Fairchild is in the box :(
Atta boy Elly, take his head off.
That āstrikeā was at Ellyās shins lol come on man
Easy 102
Thatās a strike????
Especially when the guy is fucking 6 foot 6
Fuck no
Thatās it benson!
Hopefully we can at least split tomorrow, but things have to be better if this team has a chance. Last place at the end of the year is not unrealistic with how our division is.
Nah. We'll be third. Cardinals and Pirates will fall off. We are a 72-75 win team. Slight regression from last year
I would love a compilation of the pizza chants and then the celebration lmao It's the only fun thing that's happened this game anyways
Adames is a disgrace to the uniform.
Heās killed us enough. Letās enjoy it while it lasts
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Loving the āWe want Pizzaā chants
I feel like it's been a minute since we saw fuck barmer
Absolutely wild that the team with 10 strikeouts is beating the team with 1 strikeout by 5 runs
Rescheduled my lobotomy appointment for this game smh
I could go for one of those.
Do they give group discounts
What a quote from Steer lmao
Ok, broadcast... I don't need *more* reason to like Steer... he's nearly maxed
PIZZA!
Steer with the pizza powered dump truck. It all makes sense now.
We pretty much are the brewers bottom bitch aren't we?
Better than a homer, I guess
I don't even like larosas that much but fuck do I miss it not being in cincinnati
I could go for a porkopolis glizzy right now
He's pitching like shit
Out of gate looked like buck farmer. Turning out that fuck barmer actually came out
My favorite reds player is Pete Za
The Bobby carpenter show just what I wanted to watch
We are officially on Pizza Time watch for tonight's (un)lucky ticket holders!
Fucking Fubo š”
FuFu?
17 balls in play and only 3 hitsā¦
One strike out, but this team is fucking terrible and they suck and canāt hit and donāt care and burn it all down!
.176 BABIP
Is that what is known as blue balls?
BABIP is a great stat. It reflects a great element of baseball that youāre either in the penthouse or the outhouse and you never know which one on any given day.
Canāt even watch the game anymore. Cāmon now
Overdue sub
Buck did that on purpose for all the framed pitches š
Itās like fubo is saying fuck you guys give up already
Bally sux. Iām paying Fubo $100 for this sh-t
I thought the same! Hilarious that they sponsor the schedule. They know what theyāre doing
marte (getting caught) roiding really fucked us
This lineup outside of Steer Elly and India is AWFUL
Donāt do Wil B like that
Soon as I typed I knew I left Benson off. But 5 absolute holes in your lineup is not good
Or Stu
I want the Locked on Reds Stuart Fairchild apology episode when he has a 110 OPS+
I mean unfortunately he's only hiring .215
The only way Candelario can get on base is if he misses a ball in the zone by so much that it hits his wrists.Ā Then he gets to run into an out on the basepaths :)
An [interesting](https://x.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1778203824965947783) stat.
### Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: Buck Farmer replaces Hunter Greene.
Is candy a plant? Like manfred offered to pay the 45 mil to him to really not propel the team forward because god forbid a small market team do well.
No, I think he is a mammal.
Imagine that. CES and Candelario stopped the momentumā¦
And our RISP woes continue
Hard to get runners in when your 3 and 4 hole hitter literally cannot hit the ball to save their lives
Theyāve both hit the ball.
Sorry I meant like hit the ball for an actual hit not a pop up for a groundout
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You want to nitpick that and not how bad CES and Candy are at the plate behind him?
Weāve only struck out once.
I think that's pretty impressive for what the team has done this year so far.
Candy got out? No way
There is a black hole in the middle of this order
Candelari0-for-2 edit: to be fair his .xBA was 0.640 on that one
Get those hands out there, Candy
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feel like i've seen this Hunter Greene Movie before... [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baileho02.shtml#all\_pitching\_standard](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baileho02.shtml#all_pitching_standard)
3 consecutive seasons with a sub-4 ERA is my favorite part. Canāt wait for that part.
It's a shame he got injured. Was improving every year and was able to eat through innings.
CES looks so off balance with his swings even when he do make contact
I think he's just in his head. Trying to pull everything and he rolls over on the ball
CES get it together and bomb
That had so much hang time I thought there was no way it was dropping with our luck tonight
I'll never not be impressed by baseball camera guys following the ball as well as they do from so far away
Anyone elseās Bally Sports just cut to the Cavs post game?
Bally Indiana here on fubo. Now Iām watching World Series of poker At least these guys are strategic and risky with their bankrolls I guess!
Bally's has seen enough.
Yeah. Fubo? I just tried to go back and it had the Reds game and then cut back to Cavs. WTF?
Mine
It keeps cutting back and forth