Reds (Martinez) vs Twins (Woods Richardson): 9/14/24, 6:10pm

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Varland has no movement on his fastball and is leaving them right down the middle of the plate.

[IndyTwinsFan]

13 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

I keep hearing about a guy named Topa.  

Must be the invisible man, because no one has seen him.

[LewFordLives]

Just now, exeoud said:

I'll add on to my earlier comment, it's hard to win ballgames when 60% of your starters are bad and all but 1 of your relievers can't pitch under any modicum of pressure.

They needed to add a starter last winter. Everyone knew it. They did nothing. They needed to add a starter at the deadline. They did nothing.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

It's not just the pitching. There's zero emotion or energy. They look like a group playing out the string. Changes need to be made. Front office, dugout, roster. 

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Just now, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

I remember Varland pitching that good game in New York two seasons ago. 

I don’t know what happened. 

However hard he throws, I guess he’s just hittable. 

Beginner's luck...

[Rick Blaine]

2 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

2 grand slams and its a whole new ballgame 

17-1 would really hard to swallow. 

[exeoud]

Just now, LewFordLives said:

They needed to add a starter last winter. Everyone knew it. They did nothing. They needed to add a starter at the deadline. They did nothing.

Guy that's pitching for the Reds tonight, Martinez, would be a perfect signing this offseason, but they won't do it and we'll dig ourselves a hole the first few months of games trotting SWR/Festa/Matthews out there

[NYCTK]

I think we shouldn't lose sight of what's important. At least the business is earning a healthy profit for the billionaires 🙏

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

The Reds are a better team than the Twins. 13 games against the White Sox explains the difference in records. 

I blame inter-league play.  If they hadnt messed with the schedule could have played the ChiSux 19 times.

[Western SD Fan]

Interesting….they just highlighted Correa’s shoes and they are New Balance as opposed to Nike.

[$tryf4Life]

This is pathetic. 
 

Turning this garbage team off and taking my Saturday night back. 

Have a good night all. 

[exeoud]

2 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

I blame inter-league play.  If they hadnt messed with the schedule could have played the ChiSux 19 times.

6 more wins against the White Sox just means they would have lost 6 more games to the Guardians.

[Danchat]

I listened to the whole 3rd inning, took a break, and just tuned back in... what the heck.

Varland has certainly flunked my expectations this year. Thought he could be a passable #5 starter, failed, then thought he could be a decent one inning reliever. So far, no dice!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

4 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

The Reds are a better team than the Twins. 13 games against the White Sox explains the difference in records. 

Did you factor Reds-White Sox games?

[AussieG]

1 minute ago, Western SD Fan said:

Interesting….they just highlighted Correa’s shoes and they are New Balance as opposed to Nike.

He also needed De La Cruz to help him get up

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Just now, Western SD Fan said:

Interesting….they just highlighted Correa’s shoes and they are New Balance as opposed to Nike.

Yeah I heard that today too. 

Also they are like 18 sizes larger than his actual feet so there is some serious doctoring happening in there. 

Not to mention Correa clearly looks like his mind is on his feet. 

[AussieG]

Scott Blownsave will slop the bleeding

[sampleSizeOfOne]

5 minutes ago, Rick Blaine said:

17-1 would really hard to swallow. 

I could swallow it, if it meant fewer runs next game.

[thelanges5]

2022 all over again. This team is going to take a 90% chance to make the playoffs a couple weeks ago and doing their best to miss ithis year.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Just now, AussieG said:

He also needed De La Cruz to help him get up

Yikes, I just assumed it was cameraderie but if you are right about that we are in trouble 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Sigh.

 

Margot is a defensive replacement.

Such a let down.

[Parfigliano]

7 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

It's not just the pitching. There's zero emotion or energy. They look like a group playing out the string. Changes need to be made. Front office, dugout, roster. 

The Walking Dead except those zombies have more energy.

This is pathetic.

[Western SD Fan]

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Sigh.

 

Margot is a defensive replacement.

Such a let down.

Farmer is in for Correa as well…

[thelanges5]

Margot and Farm Dawg coming in. No need to risk Correa and Buxton I guess.

[IndyTwinsFan]

12 minutes ago, exeoud said:

Reds are 5 games under .500 in a bad division and they're thoroughly better than us.

I'm a friend of some diehard Reds fans and one of their biggest complaints lately has been their difficulties in scoring runs.  

Sure could have fooled me!  They're not having any problems at all thus far in the series. 

I think it's about time we give up this charade of trying to be a playoff team because, right now, we're not even remotely close to that level.  And I just don't see our fortunes changing for the better before the end of this season. 

[NYCTK]

Who'd have thought a team so expertly constructed as to rely on Manuel Margot and absolutely no pitching depth would fail down the stretch? No one could have seen this coming if we're being honest. 

[Rick Blaine]

2 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

I could swallow it, if it meant fewer runs next game.

So you'd trade 17 runs for the Reds tonight for the Twins being shutout tomorrow?

[cmoss84]

It's the 5th inning. 

[Jocko87]

13 minutes ago, LewFordLives said:

They needed to add a starter last winter. Everyone knew it. They did nothing. They needed to add a starter at the deadline. They did nothing.

I'm not sure we are watching the same team here.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

2 minutes ago, Rick Blaine said:

So you'd trade 17 runs for the Reds tonight for the Twins being shutout tomorrow?

Nah... 16 Reds runs.