Drew Deimling

@LanceMcAlister Agreed. If it’s a ball it should be a ball. If it’s a strike it should be a strike. Wimbledon has gone to this. Get the calls right.

I've changed my mind. I've always been in favor of MLB's new Automated Ball-Strike system. I'm for getting calls right. I've really enjoyed the strategy that has evolved with the system. But I've changed my mind on ABS. I think we've the plot. My initial thought on ABS was that it would correct the obvious and egregious calls. Call it the 'Angel Hernandez governor.' What I did not anticipate was the number of razor thin decisions that would be challenged. But the tool has made it too much about the umpires. We are now celebrating/mocking when an umpire is being challenged and shown to be wrong multiple times in a game. This isn't me being an apologist for guys like CB Bucknor. Rather it's about the fact we have the technology to decide the status of a pitch that is moving at 100+ mph with a dramatic break sideways, or down. A pitch that may ultimately be 0.01 of an inch in/out of the strike zone. So, I've changed my mind. Use ABS all the time. On every pitch. This should be about getting all the pitches correct. Not about exposing umpires. I get it, I get the anticipation and rush of a challenge. The process is quick, sleek, and comes with a visual element on the scoreboard. It's fun. I cheered with GABP crowd when Bucknor had his bad day earlier in the season. But as currently implemented, ABS has created a subsystem: Criticism of umpires for missing a pitch. The system should be about getting all the calls correct. Leading up to this season, I'd pointed to the 2025 umpire accuracy rate of nearly 94%, an all-time high. I didn't think that called for ABS to make all the calls. I saw the system as a correction tool for a very small number of pitches. Now, I believe we should use ABS on every pitch. Get every pitch right. We have the technology. Don't pick and choose when to use it. The umpires have an earpiece. With this change, they'd simply instantly relay the decision on every pitch. They'd still certainly serve a purpose behind the plate. They have check swings, hit by pitch, plays at the plate, etc. Heck, Matt McLain struck out looking to end last night's game on an obvious ball. He didn't challenge it, because he couldn't challenge it. The Reds were out of challenges. The more I think about all of this, the sillier that aspect seems. Again, I love ABS. I want to keep using ABS. I just want to tweak ABS. Thoughts?

@RedsDaily4 Can it go Elly, Sal, ghost runners, Elly, Sal, ghost runners etc?

Hear me out. Tomorrow’s lineup should start like this. 1. Elly 2. Sal

@LndsPatterson Downs or Bain. If they’re both there….ummmm….Downs? And pray Stewart isn’t the bust I fear he is.

Downs, Delane, McCoy or Bain. Who do you want the Bengals to take?

@ThePostCincy Love the moonshot, but realistically, he never plays and would be astronomically expensive.

Chat — how do we feel about this 👀

@FOX19Joe What is it if you back out Sal?

The Reds went 0-10 with runners in scoring position today. That drops their team RISP batting average to an MLB worst .168. No other team in the big leagues is hitting less than .200 with RISP. (Feel free to dunk on this post when the Reds inevitably start hitting)

@fraggrrr @BengalYouTube Michigan’s mercenaries looked like G-league to me.

@BengalYouTube basketball has the best arguement for having the smallest gap between college and the pros

I think we can call agree it's not basketball

@CharlieG__ There HAVE to be better back-up catchers the Reds could’ve signed to put in their system, no???

Francona on Trevino: He flew back this morning. He’ll he examined in the morning. It’s his mid back. It reared its head in spring training. He felt like he calmed it down, but it got to the point where he catches and he goes back to where he was. Hopefully he just misses… He’s eligible to return on the 15th

Do the Bengals take Delane/McCoy over Caleb Downs if both are available? They're now deeper at safety than corner and their starters at corner are both due for contracts Not saying they should or shouldn't pass on Downs, but knowing how they operate..contracts play a factor

@RedsDaily4 We haven’t hit with RISP yet this season. What’s the average if you back out Sal? Might be UNDER .100!

Reds lose. - Lowder wasn’t his best - 0-10 with RISP - Defense was horrible - Left 11 on base. 5-2 road trip. Onto the Angels! #Reds

@yuggs513 Can’t we use the DH for him and let the pitcher bat?

Today is a day where Hayes discussion will be heavy. Reminder when discussing KeyBryan Hayes you need to discuss him in the context of him being the 4th highest paid player on the Reds. No one is saying defense doesn’t have value (at least I’m not). He’s great defensively, is he that valuable to eat up 8 million dollars of your payroll until 2029. That’s always been the discussion. That’s always been the issue

@kenkerr @yuggs513 Maybe we can trade him for Lorenzen.

@yuggs513 Can we just have the pitcher bat in his place?

@willielutz_ Ant have a RF who can’t hit when we insist on playing a 3B that can’t hit. Live today’s lineup.

Noelvi Marte is all sorts of bad right now

Ke’Bryan Hayes is 6 for his last 74 going back to Sep 13th of last year. That’s an .081 batting average and he has 0 extra base hits across those 28 games. #Reds

@RedsDaily4 LOVE this lineup. Let’s remove guys hitting below .100

Go Reds.

@TristanEmmons27 @vancemeek Not gone, but maybe long relief???? Maybe?!

@vancemeek As soon as Lodolo is back he’s gone.

Get Brady Singer off my team

@bryce_spalding How long is his leash?!? We can’t have a right fielder who can’t hit when we insist on playing a third baseman who can’t hit!

Noelvi has entirely too many uncompetitive at bats for a guy who’s calling card is supposed to be his bat.

@DeimlingDrew Call up JJ and Rece and send down Marte and Benson

Still can’t believe the Reds think Will Benson is deserving of a 100th chance. Dude hasn’t don’t anything since 2023.

@townhallcom @AlexiLalas Sticks and stones…

Lawrence O’Donnell says that Hitler was less cruel than President Trump: “A whole civilization will die tonight? Hitler never said that!”