Game Thread (5/05/2022): Reds (Greene) at Brewers (Houser) - 12:40 PM CDT

[owbc]

Should have spotted the Reds 5 or 6 runs to make this game interesting. 

[markedman5]

Greene isn’t fooling anyone…….

[Brock Beauchamp]

Okay, I think I'm starting to see why Greene's peripherals aren't great despite him throwing 100mph.

[BruisedCrew]

A reminder that many major league hitters can hit straight fastballs when they are looking for them. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Oh baby. Let's go Rowdy! What a rope. 22 rbi's. Swoon.

[BruisedCrew]

1 minute ago, owbc said:

Should have spotted the Reds 5 or 6 runs to make this game interesting. 

Maybe they are being spotted on the installment plan. 

[Sakatarama]

This game has some serious "Position players pitching multiple innings" vibes going for it.

[Brewcrew82]

With everyone in the baseball world so awestruck by our pitching these days, I'm wondering why more clubs haven't tried to follow our formula by breaking in their prized pitching prospects in the bullpen first. Greene seems like he'd be perfect for such a course. 

[Joseph Zarr]

God Bless the Reds. That's what happens when you are the 2022 Reds. Wowsers.

[owbc]

We're now 1st in MLB with 121 runs scored. 

[dlk9s]

Just now, owbc said:

We're now 1st in MLB with 121 runs scored. 

Onion

[Joseph Zarr]

Just now, Brewcrew82 said:

With everyone in the baseball world so awestruck by our pitching these days, I'm wondering why more clubs haven't tried to follow our formula by breaking in their prized pitching prospects in the bullpen first. Greene seems like he'd be perfect for such a course. 

Was thinking the exact same thing. Slider and 100 mph? Toss this man in the Pen and grow him there.

[willie key]

1 minute ago, owbc said:

We're now 1st in MLB with 121 runs scored. 

You have to be kidding.    We may have to go to some sort of college football poll for MLB this year where you have to account for schedule

Ha

[owbc]

40 minutes ago, willie key said:

You have to be kidding.    We may have to go to some sort of college football poll for MLB this year where you have to account for schedule

Ha

Not only that, but we've played 2-4 less games than everyone else at the top of the leaderboard, except the Yankees who have also played 30 (we're at 30 + one inning now). 

 

Edit -- above is slightly wrong, 0-2 games behind others. Dodgers have played 2 less games than us as well. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

7 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

With everyone in the baseball world so awestruck by our pitching these days, I'm wondering why more clubs haven't tried to follow our formula by breaking in their prized pitching prospects in the bullpen first. Greene seems like he'd be perfect for such a course. 

I think once the Reds went full-blown rebuild, there was no reason not to put him in the rotation.

But other teams use the bullpen-to-rotation approach. The Twins are doing it with Josh Winder right now.

[Joseph Zarr]

That was a heck of a jump on a not easy fly ball there from Renfroe. Big League play. Love to see it.

[Joseph Zarr]

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

I think once the Reds went full-blown rebuild, there was no reason not to put him in the rotation.

But other teams use the bullpen-to-rotation approach. The Twins are doing it with Josh Winder right now.

I would 'argue' (I'm not arguing here, btw?) the bullpen approach is the better way regardless. Rebuild or not, build that confidence and comfort in shorter spurts. Stack success and grow from a foundation. The Twins and Brewers are better organizations than the Reds. Copy us!?

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, Julio Muchacho said:

I would 'argue' (I'm not arguing here, btw?) the bullpen approach is the better way regardless. Rebuild or not, build that confidence and comfort in shorter spurts. Stack success and grow from a foundation. The Twins and Brewers are better organizations than the Reds. Copy us!?

Oh, I agree the bullpen approach could very well be better - and probably is - but there are also tickets to be sold and Hunter Greene in the bullpen doesn't put butts in seats (or on couches).

[Joseph Zarr]

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

Oh, I agree the bullpen approach could very well be better - and probably is - but there are also tickets to be sold and Hunter Greene in the bullpen doesn't put butts in seats.

I mean, we are seeing the Brewers do this in the lower levels. I'm not kidding. They do it with Shook and Lazar at High-A (I call Shook my 'Poor Man's Burnes' - go look at their High A parallels) and Figueroa and Segura at Low-A. This is a methodology for their coveted prospects. Obviously, Ashby ongoing. Houser, Burnes, Peralta etc. In the words of Mando: "This is the way."

[willie key]

2 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Oh, I agree the bullpen approach could very well be better - and probably is - but there are also tickets to be sold and Hunter Greene in the bullpen doesn't put butts in seats (or on couches).

But where else are they going to go

?

[Joseph Zarr]

2 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Oh, I agree the bullpen approach could very well be better - and probably is - but there are also tickets to be sold and Hunter Greene in the bullpen doesn't put butts in seats.

I would counter with: the only thing in Cincinnati putting butts in the seats is the Bengals. The Reds need a reset. Their owner offends. Their product echoes his mentality. But, then again, I really just write wordy Minor League Reports?

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, willie key said:

But where else are they going to go

?

I see what you did there.

[Eye Black]

What a terrible third strike call on Urias.

[Brewcrew82]

Just terrible, absolutely terrible. Every........single.........freaking.......day!!!!!!!!!

[Joseph Zarr]

David Bell looks like he's aged 20 years in a month.