4-17-24 Reds @ Mariners 4:10 PM

[TheBigLebowski]

Just got back from the game (thanks I-5 traffic!)

That wasn't fun.

At least I got a bobblehead out of it.

Hey, that’s more than worth it. I have to order all my Reds’ giveaway bobbles on ebay.

[ochoa30]

I sure miss the days of having "too many infielders". Hopefully some people learned there lesson with that whole thing.

[NebraskaRed]

I'm sure it looked the same on TV as it did in person, but the team looked incredibly lifeless. I don't know what was going with India especially, maybe he visited a dispensary before the game.

Elly's homer was fun, and Abbott looked mostly great. That's about the only positives from that game. Oof.

[westofyou]

Every year we go out to the West Coast in the beginning of the year I don't look forward to it. Seems like we just go out there in April and get our butt kicked.

Story of my life

[westofyou]

Just got back from the game (thanks I-5 traffic!)

That wasn't fun.

At least I got a bobblehead out of it.

At least you're not on a train for the next three hours

[Tom Servo]

Basically just outplayed in every facet in Seattle, Montas' first inning kind of set the whole tone.

At least makes me glad they won those games against the Sox.

[westofyou]

Basically just outplayed in every facet in Seattle, Montas' first inning kind of set the whole tone.

At least makes me glad they won those games against the Sox.

First game was trash, the Second two they just couldn't do anything or hold tight.

Typical west coast trip

Good to see Elly, he was the best player in the field from what I can see

[Dave C]

I just watched the game on the DVR. Again, our side was playing the same way since we got to Seattle... trying to work the count for a walk. That's great but this team doesn't do that. They pound the zone again and again. The approach got so many hitters down 0-2 after 2 pitches and then the AB is essentially over. It's the natural progression of the game. Seattle executed... we didn't adjust. Lesson for the younglins..... all teams aren't the same.

A .500 road trip isn't horrible. We do need to find some consistent bats however. It's looking like last seasons finish after the winning streak again. We didn't really take advantage of the White Sox like we could have either. Yes, we won big but we barely had more hits than runs against them with a ton of walks. Timely hitting has been an issue for a while now. Also, the bullpen walking at least one person in a high leverage situation seems to be a Reds thing and I wish it wasn't.

[goreds2]

Title of the most recent Locked On Reds Podcast:

“ Reds off to best 18 game start of the David Bell era.”
( 9-9 )

[Ron Madden]

We really need to get to their bullpen. Miller is looking too sharp.

Bryce Miller has been lights out so far this season.

He's 3-0 giving up just 7 hits and 0 runs in 19.3 innings in his 3 starts vs the Cubs, Brewers and Reds.

I guess the Cubs and Brewers are unmotivated and don't care about winning either.

[Sea Ray]

Title of the most recent Locked On Reds Podcast:

“ Reds off to best 18 game start of the David Bell era.”
( 9-9 )

That's interesting. I was thinking last night that we haven't gotten off to a decent start in awhile. This confirms it

[REDREAD]

They always give these first round picks a lot of rope. The catching position is a spot they're going to have to spend $ or prospects on because there's nothing in the system. If India isn't going to hit then he's unplayable. The writing was on the wall to move on from both of these guys this past off season.

Yep, that's why I didn't want the Reds to give India a 2 year guaranteed deal. He has chronic injuries and was on a downhill spiral. I didn't mind bringing him back for 2024 and seeing if he could bounce back (one year deal), but it was too risky to give him a 2 year deal.

[mhs95_06]

Bryce Miller has been lights out so far this season.

He's 3-0 giving up just 7 hits and 0 runs in 19.3 innings in his 3 starts vs the Cubs, Brewers and Reds.

I guess the Cubs and Brewers are unmotivated and don't care about winning either.

At least the Cubs and Brewers each won 1 of their 3 games vs the Mariners

[Kingspoint]

Who schedules a 3-game trip in 2-1/2 days to Seattle when you are already on the road in CHI and then have to return to Cin after that. Then, they force the team to be prepared to play a game on the THUR before flying out to Seattle to play on Friday. It doesn't matter that they didn't play on THUR. They still had to do all preparations the same as if they were going to play.

[REDREAD]

Who schedules a 3-game trip in 2-1/2 days to Seattle when you are already on the road in CHI and then have to return to Cin after that. Then, they force the team to be prepared to play a game on the THUR before flying out to Seattle to play on Friday. It doesn't matter that they didn't play on THUR. They still had to do all preparations the same as if they were going to play.

MLB used to hire a married couple to do the scheduling for them, then it switched to an automated computer, which obviously does not have common sense that a person would have.