AND WE KNOW -- ON *PAPER* THIS REDS TEAM IS ONE OF THE BEST IN A LONG TIME -- AND HOPEFULLY A TITLE-CONTENDER... BUT WE'LL SEE IT PUT TO THE TEST FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT.
NOW IF THEY'RE GONNA MAKE A RUN THIS SEASON... THE PITCHING ROTATION WILL NEED TO LIVE-UP TO EXPECTATIONS... ***AND WITH THAT -- WE CONTINUE OUR DAILY POSITION PREVIEWS... THE 5-MAN STARTING UNIT ON THE MOUND -- IS A HUGE REASON THE REDS ARE A POPULAR PICK TO WIN THE DIVISION FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2012.
IT'S A BIG NIGHT FOR THECINCINNATI REDS...OPENING DAYMIGHT STILL BE A FEW DAYS AWAY-- BUT TONIGHT WILL BE THEFIRST TIME THIS SEASON, THATTHE REDS WILL PLAY AGAINSTANOTHERTEAM...SPORTS ANCHOR CALEB NOEJOINS US, LIVE AT GREATAMERICAN BALL PARK - I'MJEALOUS OF WHERE YOU ARLIVETODAY....THE REDS ANDTIGERS ARE GONNASQUAREOFF TONIGHT AT 6:40...AND THIS IS WHEN IT STARTS TOGET REAL...WE'VE HEARD ALLKINDS OF áTALKá FOR MONTHS...AND WE KNOW -- ON áPAPERá THISREDS TEAM IS ONE OF THE BESTIN A LONG TIME -- ANDHOPEFULLY A TITLE-CONTENDER...BUT WE'LL SEE IT PUT TO THETEST FOR THE FIRST TIMETONIGHT.NOW IF THEY'RE GONNA MAKE ARUN THIS SEASON...THE PITCHINGROTATION WILL NEED TO LIVE-UPTO EXPECTATIONS...áááAND WITHTHAT -- WE CONTINUE OUR DAILYPOSITION PREVIEWS...THE 5-MANSTARTING UNIT ON THE MOUND --IS A HUGE REASON THE REDS AREA POPULAR PICK TO WIN THEDIVISION FOR THE FIRST TIMESINCE 2012.LUIS CASTILLO ANDSONNY GRAY WERE A FORMIDABLE1-2 PUNCH A YEAR AGO.TREVORBAUER IS THE MAD SCIENTIST OFTHE GROUP -- AND OF COURSE,HE'S ALREADY CRUNCHED THENUMBERS ON 2020.bauer: you know if you lose agame or have a bad firstinning, like you may have costyourself 2.7 games basicallyor what would be traditionaly2.7 games.
I love thatimportance, thhigher stakesi thirve in that environment.HERE'S A LOOK AT THE REDSPITCHING ROTATION, AS ITSTANDS NOW...THERE WAS áTALKáTHAT BAUER, WHO YOU JUST HEARDFROM THERE -- WOULD PITCHTONIGHT...BUT WE'RE HEARING,HE PITCHED THIS AFTERNOON ASPRASCO PARK INSTEAD.NOW, AS AGROUP...MLB.COM HAS RATED THEREDS STARTING ROTATION, AS THE3RD-BEST IN TH
Freddy Galvis has locked down the starting job at shortstop and well as team grillmaster.
