DOA

[JohnU]

Its conjecture if bad fundamental baserunning is prompted by desperate offenses, or only contribute to the lack of offense, but baserunning wasnt great, even with nore steals. This team still strikes out a lot, ignores fundamentals often, and spends more thought on L/R matchups than plate philosophy, as does MLB in general.

Just snipping this part to reply. I never understood the concept of "making things happen" in the middle of a slump, as if playing reckless baseball is preferable to playing sound fundamental baseball. Having a guy thrown out at the plate by an outfielder who is charging the ball, and has a clean throw to the plate that he can make on the fly -- is stupid. Every outfielder in pro baseball is going to make that throw. The notion that they might botch the play or that the ump will miss the call is absurd.
Even if they DO botch it, it's still stupid baseball.

Reds lost 28 guys at home plate this year, and I don't know how it ranks historically.