Bauer was fantastic - both teams offenses have been #### and Atlanta wouldn't have expected that. I mean, I expected it as a Braves fan, but I can't imagine they thought they would go scoreless for 4 innings AFTER Bauer went out.Incredible game by Bauer, but the offense TOOTBLAN'd themselves out of a couple runs in addition to being typically anemic.
I can only half watch as I work. Right now on a conf call that I kinda need to pay attention to.Bauer was fantastic - both teams offenses have been #### and Atlanta wouldn't have expected that. I mean, I expected it as a Braves fan, but I can't imagine they thought they would go scoreless for 4 innings AFTER Bauer went out.
BTW - not sure what you Reds fans think but this ump has been kind of all over the place for both sides.
I think he just wanted to take out Bradley who looked like a mess and it was easier to justify going L/L with Amir. I was thinking walk him, but I think Amir strikes him out a decent amount of the time too. Tough decision.That was insanity pitching to Freddie. No clue what you guy's manager was thinking.
Garret gave up one hit to a lefty this year.That was insanity pitching to Freddie. No clue what you guy's manager was thinking.
Sure - but after watching what Freddie has done this year and how bad Ozuna had been all day it just seemed crazy to me. I don’t know the Reds squad well enough but to me the play should have been walk Freeman and load the bases. Pitch to Ozuna and play the infield medium depth.Garret gave up one hit to a lefty this year.
I definitely get why they wanted to take him out - I wasn’t sure what righty they may have had in the pen to replace him. If the Reds extend the game their the Braves probably have to go to a starter soon and we have no starting depth.I think he just wanted to take out Bradley who looked like a mess and it was easier to justify going L/L with Amir. I was thinking walk him, but I think Amir strikes him out a decent amount of the time too. Tough decision.
If they take the $14 million or so they just dumped and get a shortstop I think it will work out. Expensive relievers are a luxury and if Antone and Sims are the real deal nobody will miss Iglesias, who reminded me too much recently of late career Cuban Danny Graves.Reds trade Raisel Iglesias for Noe Ramiriz.
I've been a Reds fan for 45 years. If they're getting ready to dump salary and scrap everything all over again, I'm thinking this might be it for me.
Somebody please talk me off the ledge.
Definitely not a fire sale. IMO, closers who can only close are no longer the model to go by. Need someone who can hold a game for 1+ innings. Iglesias seemed to only pitched well when he thought he should be used, ie in a save situation. Reds record for losses by a reliver in 2019, and in the short 2020 season, he fared a bit better, but still gave up the lead a bit more than I would like to see.Reds trade Raisel Iglesias for Noe Ramiriz.
I've been a Reds fan for 45 years. If they're getting ready to dump salary and scrap everything all over again, I'm thinking this might be it for me.
Somebody please talk me off the ledge.
Some of us have been here all along.Dropped $800 on tickets today. Going to feel good getting back to the ballpark.
You work there, right? Mind sharing some insider info?Some of us have been here all along.
But we'll be happy to have you back, GB.
Yes. We are at 30%, so that is about 12000 seats being sold. I don't have the numbers on season tickets, but I think its a fair percentage. They usually give us that number based on the previous season, so this year was a bit skewed for obvious reasons.shuke said:You work there, right? Mind sharing some insider info?
What capacity are they selling at? 30%? What percentage of that is season ticket holders?
Assuming 30% capacity and promotional items being handed out over two games, are there more than enough so I don't have to worry about getting there super early?
New no backpack policy has exemption for Reds Heads backpacks. Is that only the current club backpack or are older ones allowed? Can an adult bring in a Reds Heads backpack, if we want to bring multiple in?
Yes. We are at 30%, so that is about 12000 seats being sold. I don't have the numbers on season tickets, but I think its a fair percentage. They usually give us that number based on the previous season, so this year was a bit skewed for obvious reasons.
I believe there are enough give aways to get through the full two games with max capacity of 12K. They don't actually have that on our internal calendar, but its always as supplies last. If you are at the first of the two games, it should be no problem. If you are at the second, might still want to plan a little early if you want to be sure. They need to go away fast so I can get my parking space back.
Reds heads bags and I think diaper bags are ok. They will challenge people and make them put stuff back in their car if they have more than reasonable. The idea is to avoid the backpacks with 12 pockets in them. It makes the search take forever and greatly slows down fan entry into the ballpark. I do think it is going to continue to get more strict over the next few years as well.
From the Reds website:
New in 2021, Guests that want to bring a bag into the ballpark should follow the below: Bags that can be brought into the ballpark – as long as the item does not exceed 16” x 16” x 8”
• Bags used specifically for medical purposes (excluding backpack type containers)
• Bags used specifically for infant care purposes (excluding backpack type of containers)
• Reds Heads Bags that were provided beginning in 2020
• Purses
• Soft Sided Coolers that contain food and non-alcoholic drinks
• Food bags
• Unopened drinks that are non-alcoholic
Bags that are prohibited
• Backpacks as defined as a container made of flexible or rigid material used for carrying items with a variety of pockets that can be carried or positioned on a person’s back.
Guests bringing in permitted bags will be required to enter through a designated “bag line”, depending on the size of the entry, and all bags will be thoroughly inspected which could include the use of x-ray technology.
Hope that helps.
Most of them. I will take off about 1 per homestand. Boss let me take off the Easter game this week because of my 4 year old twins. Thought that was pretty cool.Thanks man. Glad to see that the backpack restriction is only about search time, and that it's still ok to bring in our own food/water.
You at every game?
Didn’t see it yesterday, but loved it. And Molina should’ve been tossed too - coming through the ump and shoving - BS. Think the Cards plunked another guy after that too (could be wrong about the timing).Castellanos has become an Cincinnati favorite with that picture flexing over the Cardinals pitcher yesterday and today hits the two run homer. First place!
It’s now “Bally Sports Ohio”.I'm inclined to write off Thursday as Castillo not liking to pitch in sub-40F temps. I think he'll be fine in the long run, and Mahle & Hoffman both seemed to do well.
Nice to see some offense across all 3 games.
Of course, "see" is just an expression for me since I have Dish, and I'm not dropping another $50-60/month to add whoever has FSOH.
Oh, right. Still, I haven't been able to get it since ~August 2019 when Sinclair bought the stations and started extorting for higher $$It’s now “Bally Sports Ohio”.
I guess MLB isn’t concerned with retaliation. You can push some guys around and just get fined. Seems like a real great policy.Castellanos suspends two games. That’s total BS, even through my homer vision.
Fastball in the ribs, double knees on the back on the slide at home, then shoved in the back, but he gets two games for “aggressive actions”.
Aside from a few fines handed out, it’s almost like baseball wants to stoke bad blood between teams with uneven or unneeded discipline.
I like him.John Sadak is a 100,000,000,000,000% upgrade from stupid head.
And the middle of the order is the least productive segment of the lineup right now. If Suarez and Votto start clicking, look out.I know it's only 6 games but what is so promising is all the runs being generated not by home runs.
Yeah. He”s hit some balls hard so far, which is an improvement, but the defensive positioning seems to be completely dialed in on him. If he’s got an adjustment left in him maybe he should figure it out from the 7 hole.Probably time to move Votto down the order.
I think announcers in general are not good. In football, I just turn em off or watch Redzone, but I like to have them on with baseball as I am usually doing something else, and not solely dedicated to the game. This brings me to my main point, which is, I don't like announcers who's voice raises 19 octaves on a lazy fly ball the center. If its not something worth turning around and watching, I don't need all the excitement.Well, that’s one way to break up a perfect game. Taking one for the team.
Also:
New TV guy: “Well hit!”
Reality: 50 feet short of the warning track.
New TV guy: “What are you going to do with that pitch?”
Me, after third time he said it: “ I dunno, maybe swing and frigging hit it !?!”
This new guys is almost as bad as Nuxhall in thinking every warning track hit is a homer.I think announcers in general are not good. In football, I just turn em off or watch Redzone, but I like to have them on with baseball as I am usually doing something else, and not solely dedicated to the game. This brings me to my main point, which is, I don't like announcers who's voice raises 19 octaves on a lazy fly ball the center. If its not something worth turning around and watching, I don't need all the excitement.
Baseball is boring 90% of the time. Don't try to make it what its not. Just my
Except Nuxhall was on the radio and 12 year old me with a transistor radio didn’t know any better, so it was cool. Last two games the guy is preoccupied with foul balls coming anywhere near the booth.This new guys is almost as bad as Nuxhall in thinking every warning track hit is a homer.
Missed the play tonight but was at Saturday's game. Worst call sending someone to home I've ever seen.And there’s being an aggressive third-base coach and just continually sending runners to their doom at home....