Thoughts on the Atlanta Series

[storrs19]

Anyone else worried that what appear to be our two best pitchers (Harrang and Arroyo) seemed to have gone south over their last two starts lately?

I can't believe we dropped 3 out of 4 to the (supposedly) horrible Braves. Of course we seem to have bad luck with the (supposedly) horrible Cubs also :confused:

Third topic: Why in the world is Phillips batting 7th in the lineup? He should definately be laeding off or batting second.

With Freel out for his bruised ego (er... Shoulder) I guess Lopez is back to leading off now. Aynone notice that as soon as Freel botched that SB last night Narron came out and made the sign for a change in CF?

One final compaint about Turner Field - I wish they had that air-raid siren shoved where the sun doesn't shine. Darn that thing drove me nuts.

Chad

[Tylersarticles]

Harang pitched very effectively for the first six innings and pitched well enough to earn a win. It is too bad he didn't have the run support that Milton had in his start.

Arroyo did struggle on Sunday and he just can't seem to get win number 10.

I completely agree that Brandon Phillips should be at the top of the lineup ideally hitting in the number two spot. Dunn gets on base a lot, but I disagree with Narron putting him second in the lineup because he needs to be driving in runs. Also, it seems as if the lineup changes every day. In the second half I think the Reds would benefit from having a consistent lineup, although with utility players like Freel and Aurilia always playing different positions it is tough to have a set lineup.

Here's my lineup when Encarnacion is healthy and Freel and Aurilia are not playing.

1. Lopez 6
2. Phillips 4
3. Griffey 8
4. Dunn 7
5. Encarnacion 5
6. Ross 2
7. Kearns 9
8. Hatteberg 3
9. SP 1

(Assuming Ross can come back healthy after the All Star break.)

I would also try to get Freel and Aurilia as much as possible.