2019 Cincinnati Reds

[GalliaGrad78]

Dish and Foxsports better get a deal done, or I am gone. I am NOT under contract!

[countywide35]

[Chieftain2009]

Was at the game yesterday. Two nice wins to end the series.

[Geronimo]

50 some games left ! A win streak is a must with some help !

[countywide35]

Good wins for sure. Hopefully they can put a streak together to end the season on a high note with some momentum heading into the off season. Still need lots of work. But it could happen and I will always tell myself that. 1990 and being 9yrs old sure seems a long time ago. Lol

I did go to Sarasota FL this summer for vacation and just below in siesta keys. Wonderful time. And seeing a redlegs game there in spring training immediately went on my bucket list.

[Geronimo]

10-1 Reds bottom 2nd !

[VetteMan]

Does anyone expect the Reds to unload or trade anybody by the trade deadline?

[Omega]

Does anyone expect the Reds to unload or trade anybody by the trade deadline?

Puig would be obvious candidate, but the Reds have five other players who will be free agents. Given the Red's front office has indicated they want to stand pat on payroll ($133M), they might be tempted to get something instead of nothing by losing a free agent.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/team ... acts.shtml

[Geronimo]

Just don't understand if they score 10 or more they drop the next game ?

[Chieftain2009]

Just don't understand if they score 10 or more they drop the next game ?

Well it's only the 5th inning in this game and they are down 5-2.

You can't score 10 runs every game.

[Chieftain2009]

Just don't understand if they score 10 or more they drop the next game ?

Well it's only the 5th inning in this game and they are down 5-2.

You can't score 10 runs every game.

Make that 7-2 now.

[VetteMan]

Does anyone expect the Reds to unload or trade anybody by the trade deadline?

Puig would be obvious candidate, but the Reds have five other players who will be free agents. Given the Red's front office has indicated they want to stand pat on payroll ($133M), they might be tempted to get something instead of nothing by losing a free agent.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/team ... acts.shtml

Thank you. I guess I'll jump back on the bandwagon if they ever start winning again. They have had some pretty lean years these past few seasons.

[Chieftain2009]

Wow! That benches clearing brawl was something else! I can't believe there were only 5 ejections! The ones for the Pirates didn't even effect the game really.

Not entirely sure what happened (and we'll never know) between Bell and Hurdle. But David Bell wanted to rip Clint Hurdle's head off!

[Chieftain2009]

Reds are part of a 3-team trade with the Indians and Padres, and I like it for the most part. The Reds get Trevor Bauer which is a nice acquisition. They traded away Puig, which I'm fine with, that will surely show that VanMeter or Ervin will play every day now. Unfortunately, the Reds had to deal Taylor Trammel in this trade, which I'm not a big fan of.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/272 ... s-get-puig

[25th Street NW]

The Reds would have never signed Puig after this season anyway. Bauer will be a free agent after next year. Sign him to a deal like Sonny Gray. He is only 28 years old. Also, lock Alex Wood up for awhile. The Reds need that lefty in the rotation. Wood, Bauer, Gray and Castillo would be a solid rotation for awhile.

[Bozo]

I think Puig liked playing in Cincinnati. Some networks are saying the Reds may ship Bauer before the deadline.

[Mister Bee]

Wow! That benches clearing brawl was something else! I can't believe there were only 5 ejections! The ones for the Pirates didn't even effect the game really.

Not entirely sure what happened (and we'll never know) between Bell and Hurdle. But David Bell wanted to rip Clint Hurdle's head off!

Bell thinks Hurdle, his staff or the Pirates as an organization is throwing at his players, that's his beef. Personally, I don't think the Pirates are doing that. The so called pitch that Bell is upset about was up and in but it wasn't close enough to have a triad about. Was it personal? Could be, lingering over from where Dietrich posed on 2 homers from April is my guess. A lot of baseball talking heads say it was personal and it needs to be stopped but if this was Madison Bumgardener throwing high and tight these same talking heads would just say he is old school and you have to live with that. In my opinion, MLB's new motto of "let the kids play" and by this they are allowing players to show each other up, this is the root of the problem. In the old days, if someone hit a homer off say Drysdale, Koufax et al, on your next trip to the plate you knew you were getting one under the chin. If Kela wanted to hit Dietrich he would have. His control is that good.

Reds were complaining all night about the outside strike being called but it was being called for both teams. Puig should have been tossed for throwing his helmet to the ground on that called strike. Bell did the right thing to protect his player and got himself tossed but in this case I would have let Puig get tossed as Puig thinks the world revolves around him anyway. Puig is the one who lit the fuse by his behavior on the called strike and helped throw gas on the fire during the brawl.

Bell has a major suspension and fine coming his way for coming out of the clubhouse during the brawl. Garrett the same thing for starting the fight. Puig goes to Cleveland and he will sit for probably 3 games and the Indians get a headcase.

Interesting point,why wasn't Puig taken out of the game when the trade was announced? Usually, that happens but I don't think the Reds front office even had the good sense to tell Bell they had dealt Puig.

Bell comes to the plate today and starts running his lip during the lineup exchange about the strike zone and his view of Pirates pitching and gets tossed before the game starts.

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

you could tell he loved playing in nati. sad to see him gone. did you see the lazer he threw to home, to hold up a runner that was already 2/3 of the way to home plate before he got tossed.

[25th Street NW]

I agree on Puig liking Cincinnati. It looked like he was about ready to cry in his interview after the game when he found out he was traded.

[25th Street NW]

Scooter and Roark traded.