FRIDAY’S LINEUP: WHO’S YOUR ‘RED-TO-ROCK?’

FRIDAY BASELINE ITEMS: KOREAN LANGUAGE LESSON

With a quarter of the season in the books, let’s take a look at how our beloved Reds rank among their National League peers…

OFFENSE
Runs – 2nd, 195
Hits – 5th, 350
Doubles – 4th, 70
Home Runs – T7th, 40
Walks – 1st, 142
Batting Average – 7th, .251
On-Base Pct. – 1st, .335
Slugging – 8th, .394
Pitches Seen – 1st, 6,201
Pitches Per Plate Appearance – 9th, 3.83
Total Bases – 550, 7th

PITCHING
Hits – 339, T7th
Runs – 153, 10th (1st is Milwaukee w/ 192)
Earned Runs – 143, 11th (15th is St. Louis with 122)
Home Runs – 45, 4th most
Walks – 106, 12th (4th fewest)
Strikeouts – 343, 1st
ERA – 3.43, 4th (1st is St. Louis with 3.06)
Opponent’s Batting Average – .241, 3rd lowest
Opponent’s On-Base Pct. – .300, 2nd lowest
Opponent’s Slugging Pct. – .398, 8th
Pitchers Per Innings Pitched – 15.7, league best
Walks + Hits per Innings Pitched (WHIP) – 1.19, league best

9 of the bullpen’s 36 inherited runners have scored (25%). That’s the league’s 4th best percentage.

FIELDING
Error – 17, tied for 3rd fewest
Fielding Pct. – .989, 3rd best

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Speaking (literally) of Mr. Choo…

Ever wondered how to pronounce “Cincinnati Reds” in Korean?  Well, thanks to our friend Seulhui Lee, here’s how…

Click on the MP3 file for your lesson

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I had a great time in Dayton last night as guest commentator for the Reds’ single-A Dayton Dragons telecast.  I got to see Jesse Winker in action and he didn’t disappoint.  Winker belted a  long home run to center field and had a very good approach at the plate.  He’s only 19 and he’s going to be a good one.

A big thanks to Tom Nichols and the Dragons for having me.  Below is a little time-lapse of Fifth Third Field in Dayton…

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PLEASE NOTE: The first pitch for the Reds’ game on Sunday, June 9 vs the Cardinals has been changed to 8:05 p.m. ET to accommodate the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball broadcast.

This is the night of the #RedsTweetUp, so please make plans accordingly.

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More in a bit

Expect good news

Jamie

THURSDAY’S LINEUP: WHO’S YOUR ‘RED-TO-ROCK?’

#VOTEREDS TWITTER LUNCH ROLL CALL

We had #VoteReds trending in Cincinnati today! Nice work, gang!

I can’t remember ever having this much participation in a #VoteReds Twitter Lunch.  Off the charts!

We’re going to do it again next week, so if you used up all of your votes today, it looks like you’re going to have to start up a new email address!

Congratulations to Emily Marchman (@emilymarchman), who was randomly chosen as this week’s winner!  She’ll receive a Reds 47 Brand T-shirt directly from the Reds Team Shop by Majestic.

Here’s today’s roll call….

WEDNESDAY’S LINEUP: WHO’S YOUR ‘RED-TO-ROCK?’

In his career against tonight’s Marlins’ starter Alex Sanabia, Joey Votto is 3-for-4 with a home run. He’s my #RedToRock tonight.

#VOTEREDS TWITTER LUNCH – TODAY!

Beginning today at noon ET, we will have our first #VoteReds Twitter Lunch of the 2013 All-Star election season!

For those of you not familiar with Vote Reds Twitter lunch, it’s simply a fun way to engage fellow Reds fans to vote for our prospective Cincinnati All-Stars during the regular Wednesday lunch break.

Help us get our Reds into the 2013 All-Star Game by taking a few minutes during lunch today to cast your ballot!

All you need to do is:

  • Treat yourself to a delicious lunch
  • Log onto Reds.com/Vote and cast your ballot for the 2013 MLB All-Star Game (Vote Reds!)
  • Tweet me using the hashtag #VoteReds to confirm you participated (photos are encouraged but aren’t necessary)
  • That’s it!

I will post a “roll call” of those who participated right here on Better Off Red prior to tonight’s Reds/Marlins game.

For you west coast Reds fans, don’t worry – you most definitely are in on this, too.  We eastern time zoners are going to give you ample time to participate, as well.

One lucky participant today will win a 47 Brand Reds t-shirt straight from the Reds Team Shop by Majestic.

VOTE Apetit!

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TUESDAY’S LINEUP: WHO’S YOUR ‘RED-TO-ROCK?’

HAPPY ‘DANCE LIKE A CHICKEN DAY!’

A few things to mention on this beautiful Tuesday….

Tomorrow on Twitter we will have our first #VoteReds Lunch!  For details, CLICK HERE.

As added incentive to participate, one lucky voter will receive a free item from the Reds Team Shop by Majestic! We’ll get underway at noon ET.

And you don’t have to wait until tomorrow to vote for your favorite Reds all-stars!  CLICK HERE to get started!

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In Reds news…

OF Chris Heisey, who’s been on the Reds disabled list since 4/29 with a strained right hamstring, made an injury rehab appearance last night for AA-Pensacola.  Heisey left the game in the top of the first inning with discomfort in that hamstring.  He will be re-evaluated this afternoon and his playing status updated.

RHP Johnny Cueto, who’s been on the Reds disabled list since 4/15 with a strained right lat, is scheduled to start in an injury rehab appearance for A-Dayton vs. West Michigan.  That game is slated for a 7pm first pitch.

LHP Manny Parra, who’s been on the Reds disabled list since 4/26 with a strained left pectoral muscle, pitched in an injury rehab appearance with AA-Pensacola (1ip, 1h, 2k, 13TP).  He’s expected to pitch again on Thursday vs. AA-Chattanooga.

RHP Robert Stephenson, the Reds’ 2011 first-round draft pick, last night for A-Dayton fired 6.0 scoreless innings.  Stephenson allowed just 1 unearned run on 2 hits and 1 hit-batsman.  He didn’t walk a batter and he struck out 7.  On a night when the temperatures reached just 58 degrees, Stephenson topped 98 mph on the radar gun.

Joey Votto and Shin-Soo Choo lead the Major Leagues in “Times On Base.”  Each have reached base safely 79 times.  The next closest National League player in that category is Arizona’s Paul Goldschmidt (67 times on base).

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Were you at the Aroldis Chapman bobblehead game?  If so, you’ve gotta check out THIS awesome feature on Reds.com that allows you to find and tag yourself in the stadium!  How cool is that?!

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Today the windows at Great American Ball Park are getting some attention.  Hey, windows need some love, too!

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More in a bit…

Expect good news!

Jamie

 

LATOS WITH AN INCREDIBLE CATCH!

Mat Latos made one heck of a catch yesterday, and it didn’t occur on the diamond.  Mat spent the off-day fishing the Atlantic.  Take a look at the 34-pound “Gag Grouper” he caught!

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Mat reports that the fish gave him quite a fight but perhaps not as much as the sun, “I’m burnt, too lol!”, texts Mat.

Well done, Mr. Latos! Well done!

VOTE REDS AND #VOTEREDS SOME MORE!

With the Reds having today off (to travel), I can’t think of a better time to familiarize yourself with the 2013 MLB All-Star Voting process!  From now until 11:59pm ET on July 4, you can vote for your favorite Reds players to make the all-star team.  Simply go to Reds.com/Vote and vote up to 25 times per email address.

If you’re a long-time reader of Better Off Red, you’re probably familiar with the #VoteReds Twitter Lunches.  The #VoteReds lunches take place weekly on Twitter during voting season and consist of Reds tweeps casting their online all-star votes during their lunch break, using the hashtag #VoteReds.  Voters then tweet me what they had/are having for lunch (photos are encouraged) and list how many times they cast their ballot for prospective Cincinnati all-stars.  At the end of the day, all of the #VoteReds participants get a special mention right here on Better Off Red.

The first #VoteReds Twitter Lunch of 2013 is scheduled for THIS Wednesday, May 15 at noon ET.  Attendance is required!  

Not bad for a bobblehead but lackluster for a human.

Not bad for a bobblehead but lackluster for a human.

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