2021 Series #5 | Indians @ Reds| April 16th, 17th, and 18th

[WorldFreeB]

I feel bad for Naylor but this loss is on Tito.
Screwed the pooch by not putting Bauers in to play first.

 

[CATS44]

For a bit of good among the ashes around us...

Chicago's pen imploded yet again, giving up four in the bottom of the eighth.

KC lost the front end of a double header.

Detroit got crushed.

 

[Andrew Scheid]

My goodness. You aren't gonna get a better pitch to hit.

Of course this is when Bauers gets into the game.

 

[mopete12]

Hypothetical: You’re down to your last out, in extras, in game 7 of the World Series. You have to pick between Michael Martinez and Jake Bauers to pinch hit.

How long does it take you to jump into oncoming traffic?

Hedges against Aroldis Chapman is up there too.

 

[PIP]

I feel bad for Naylor but this loss is on Tito.
Screwed the pooch by not putting Bauers in to play first.

Kinda what I was getting at when I and some others suggested he is overrated. His gut feels and moves are head scratching

 

[CalBuckeyeRob]

For a bit of good among the ashes around us...

Chicago's pen imploded yet again, giving up four in the bottom of the eighth.

KC lost the front end of a double header.

Detroit got crushed.

The problem is that I think the Sox have a good bullpen and they will eventually figure that out. Cleveland's hitting sucks for real and unless new players are added, this team will be near the bottom in runs scored in the AL.

 

[Martyinnewyork]

Reds aren’t afraid to use their other catcher. Tito won’t do it. So Bauers bats, if you can call what Bauers does “batting”.
Too many screw-ups to even count.
Mark Twain allegedly called golf “a good walk spoiled”. What would he say about today’s game?
Bad defense, brain dead base running, bad decisions. What a waste of an afternoon.

 

[DCTribefan]

Kinda what I was getting at when I and some others suggested he is overrated. His gut feels and moves are head scratching

He’s past his prime and being BFFs with the older players only goes so far.

 

[DCTribefan]

For a bit of good among the ashes around us...

Chicago's pen imploded yet again, giving up four in the bottom of the eighth.

KC lost the front end of a double header.

Detroit got crushed.

I equate Naylor’s error with soul crushing.

 

[Boomgoesthedynamite]

Naylor is out of shape--listed at 250 pounds, which is a euphemism. He's a liability on both defense and offense.

 

[CDAV45]

Naylor is out of shape--listed at 250 pounds, which is a euphemism. He's a liability on both defense and offense.

He's not been 250lbs since the beginning of last offseason. He worked hard and shed a bunch of weight. I'd be surprised if he's more than 220lbs right now.

 

[thestatman]

And on the cliff note side of things. Clase has given up 3 runs this season...and his ERA remains at zero. Indians don't hit in the clutch and now 3 times with this guy pitching they don't field in the clutch either.

 

[mopete12]

Naylor is out of shape--listed at 250 pounds, which is a euphemism. He's a liability on both defense and offense.

I don’t think you know what euphemism means.

 

[Derek]

Our defense is far more concerning to me than anything else. We’ve literally lost two games because we’ve have non-first basemen at first base.

 

[macbdog]

Our defense is far more concerning to me than anything else. We’ve literally lost two games because we’ve have non-first basemen at first base.

Wow. It has to be pretty awful to rank as more concerning than the 30th ranked offense in North America.

Edit: holy cow 4 teams are worse. Of course they all have pitchers hitting but then again the Tribe has Jake Bauers.