Thread: 5-9-24 Reds vs. D-Backs 1:10 pm

Originally Posted by Sparky&TheBoys

Someone hates India?
... Why is that? He's not a gold glover but he is a good hard nosed player that hustles the other players love him from what I read.

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Worst defensive 2nd baseman in baseball with a sub .650 OPS is enough to hate Jonathan India

Originally Posted by durl

To be honest, if a manager said no more jewelry until we play better, I'd even consider that a start. No more "rowing" after getting a hit. Lock the viking helmet away. Tell them that they haven't earned any swagger.

"You got a hit? Congratulations�you're paid to do that."

...and now I'll prepare for the pile-on. lol

None of that helps. This isn't high school. 162 games is a grind.

Originally Posted by Boston Red

None of that helps. This isn't high school. 162 games is a grind.

If they're playing like high school kids, perhaps they need to be coached like high school kids.

Yes, that's facetious. But if it causes them to refocus on fundamentals and take their mind off the streak, I don't see how it would hurt.

Originally Posted by LeatherPants

Enforce discipline how?

What are you looking for?

How about when I make the lineup card up your butt is on the bench for 2 games? The kangaroo court is not a bad idea either. We're not winning anyway, so a kick in the a▪︎▪︎ couldn't hurt.

Originally Posted by Darren35

It was a “stat” driven decision. Dumb move and not his first.

You're clueless. Easy steal based on RE24 and a LHB behind Steer.

Thanks to FS1 yesterday and MLB today finally see a couple of Reds games in a row.

What I see is a team that always finds a way.....to lose. That's the mark of a bad team, when you always find a different way. Losing runners on the basepaths during possible rallies (at least 1 yesterday and 2 today). Always giving up the timely hit. And failing to make the timely hit.

As currently constituted this looks like a 100-loss team. The only player we have who is remotely a "star" is Elly ...and he's not really an All-Star caliber yet.

Time to focus on fishing.

Originally Posted by REDREAD

I didn't realize we had a day game today.. Glad I missed it though.
Why is everyone on the game thread mad about Fairchild? What did he do? (I didn't see the game, I can't tell from the comments).

He pinch ran on 1st in the eighth with one out. He got deked on a routine fly to center, when the SS or 2B acted like it was a tag. He slid into 2nd instead of retreating, and got doubled up back at 1st 8-3.

Originally Posted by Sparky&TheBoys

We Bell'd again...fire that idiot.

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You clearly have reached an unhealthy disgust for Bell to the point of being irrational and not seeing that the players are at fault at all.

Bell could be fired today and I�m fine with that. Talking about India and having to explain to you why he is not very good and you�re writing that everyone likes him. What the hell does that do to help them win. His leadership is overrated at this point. Chico Ruiz and Jimmy Stewart were loved and respected by his teammates too but you�re not making them FT starters and then expecting to put up with that type of production because they are liked.

At least those players could field at multiple positions and very well at it.

Every post is Bell this and that. THE PLAYERS HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY TOO.