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[Official] Reds @ Astros

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  1. Commodore

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    an elite bullpen and he always leaves his starter in too long
     
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  2. cangrejero51

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    Because Rasmus is hitting over .300 with RISP or got a walked to load the bases in the 6th?
     
    #142 cangrejero51, Jun 17, 2016
  3. roxallways

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    Rasmus is not middle of the order worthy either. Just sooo many holes in this lineup just can't replace them all. It's frustrating to watch a lot of the time.
     
    #143 roxallways, Jun 17, 2016
  4. cangrejero51

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    Agree, Rasmus is good hitting 6th or 7th.
     
    #144 cangrejero51, Jun 17, 2016
  5. HTOWNTAKEOVER

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    i hate when players swing on a 3-0 count.
     
    #145 HTOWNTAKEOVER, Jun 17, 2016
  6. Nick

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    He got a pitch right down the middle.

    What else would you like?
     
    #146 Nick, Jun 17, 2016
  7. mick fry

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    How are we losing?
     
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    i would say its the first game home after a long road trip but we've had a day off and it's the ****ing Reds. :mad:
     
    #148 tmactoyao, Jun 17, 2016
  9. HTOWNTAKEOVER

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    i teach people to never swing on 3-0. if they throw it down the middle the 2nd time then go for it.
     
    #149 HTOWNTAKEOVER, Jun 17, 2016
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    They about to pitch around Altuve again.
     
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    ****!
     
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    Surprisingly Altuve got a couple of hittable pitches there.
     
    #152 roxallways, Jun 17, 2016
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    This would be a really horrible loss. We were massive favorites with the oddsmakers
     
    #153 stobbartjohn, Jun 17, 2016
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    Seems we only win when we're not favored recently
     
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  15. Nick

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    That's entirely dumb. Given the natural foul ball rate, why wouldn't you want two chances to do something with a hittable pitch?

    Springer almost went yard. Gomez got the knock the last game. I would venture to guess that the batting average is quite high when players get a 3-0 strike to swing at.
     
    #155 Nick, Jun 17, 2016
  16. HTOWNTAKEOVER

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    Not really. Thats why you see players do it a lot.
     
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    nearly 3-1 favs, had a day off, and coming off a sweep on the road of the cards. the reds' starters and bullpen got pummeled by the braves and we can only manage 1 measly run.
     
    #157 tmactoyao, Jun 17, 2016
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    I dno, you get in front in the count and you'll see something to hit. Why not hit it?
     
    #158 stobbartjohn, Jun 17, 2016
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    to put more pressure on the pitcher to throw another strike to make it 3-2. 3-1 is a favorable count as well.
     
    #159 HTOWNTAKEOVER, Jun 17, 2016
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    Metrics don't agree with that. Swinging at 3-0 strikes is one of the highest percentage swings in baseball to do damage with.

    You do have to have a grasp of the strike zone. Also, see how many of those players that "do it" end up actually involved in a full count where they're suddenly on the defensive.
     
    #160 Nick, Jun 17, 2016
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