Reds@Bucs Game Thread 4/6...

rucker59@gmail.com · Post by **rucker59@gmail.com** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 1:57 am

2621373F3126616D143339353D387A373B39540 wrote: I want to change my run prediction. I have 700 predicted. I want to change that to 976.

No. Make that 1142 runs.

rucker59@gmail.com · Post by **rucker59@gmail.com** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 2:01 am

I’m bumping my wins some too:

125-37

Osushawn · Post by **Osushawn** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 2:02 am

303B333F3A3B206563142D353C3B3B7A373B540 wrote: I am shocked Williams gave up Hits tonight. What is going on with him?

Fairly certain he saw that it is more acceptable to give up hits rather than walks and made the adjustment

Quail · Post by **Quail** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 2:25 am

6B6C7A727C6B2C20597E74787075377A7674190 wrote: I’m bumping my wins some too:

125-37

Might want to reconsider. Assuming they close this one out with a win they're on a pace to finish 139-23.

Ecbucs · Post by **Ecbucs** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 2:28 am

I could see the Reds releasing Yovani Gallardo tomorrow.

INbuc · Post by **INbuc** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 2:32 am

10 hits from Mercer, Dickerson, and Moran. A pretty clean inning by Smoker. dmetz is en feugo.

rucker59@gmail.com · Post by **rucker59@gmail.com** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 2:45 am

Eric Byrnes absolutely going off on the Pirates. Wants to know how anybody can discount this team! Yeah man! Crazy dude, ready to fight anyone that disagrees with him. Lucky for Eric, I’m All In!

IABucFan · Post by **IABucFan** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 3:08 am

4740565E5047000C755258545C591B565A58350 wrote: Eric Byrnes absolutely going off on the Pirates. Wants to know how anybody can discount this team! Yeah man! Crazy dude, ready to fight anyone that disagrees with him. Lucky for Eric, I’m All In!

IDK...I want to believe. I remember in 2013 the exact moment I knew they were for real...the sweep of the Angels on the road, and I'm pretty sure it involved a big Sunday comeback, plus Grilli getting Trout to end the game. Anyway, when that happened, I knew they weren't going to fold and were a legit playoff team.

According to FiveThirtyEight.com, the Bucs have a 28% chance to make the playoffs, 13% chance to win the division. Personally, I want to see where they are at at the 32 game mark...that's 20% of the season. If they are 18-14, they'll be on pace to win 90 games, which is a playoff pace. They need to go 12-13 over their next 25 to do that. 20-12 would be a 100 win pace, which would be 14-11.

It's way, way, WAY too early to even look at the schedule, or standings, or anything else. So, I don't really even like posting this. But, this start does give hope, and make you wonder...young, talented rotation with lots of potential, ditto for the lineup. If we can get a lead to the 7th inning, I have confidence that Feliz-Kontos-Rivero can lock it down.

CarolinaBucco · Post by **CarolinaBucco** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 3:20 am

Gregory Polanco leads all of baseball in RBI, with 11.

Very, VERY early ... but a promising start for sure. Man if Polanco and Bell can both have BIG years, this could get interesting.

SammyKhalifa · Post by **SammyKhalifa** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 3:53 am

102C2A2C373E28315F0 wrote: I am shocked Williams gave up Hits tonight. What is going on with him?

Fairly certain he saw that it is more acceptable to give up hits rather than walks and made the adjustment

He was really lucky to get out giving up two runs though.