Christopher Decker

Freelance writer for B.A.S.S. Times magazine, @drpreps and the Kinston Free Press. Husband and Avid bass fisherman.

[Christopher Decker @chrisdecker23]

Check out Ch. 2 of the John Basalyga story, which details @NKUNorseMSOC Nat. Championship run and @NKUNorse career: https://t.co/jcGOSCMAK9

[Christopher Decker @chrisdecker23]

@autyelmore Didn’t realize you had that one in your bag. Respect

[Mo Egger @MoEgger]

Will Ke’Bryan Hayes take some balls in center field too?

[Christopher Decker @chrisdecker23]

What?

[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

We lost because (Belgium is a better team) we weren’t a united front as fans. We are supposed to be the United States of America not the divided states of America.

[Christopher Decker @chrisdecker23]

He should’ve played last night

[Tyler Thompson @MrsTylerKSR]

That didn’t last

[Mo Egger @MoEgger]

On the Matt McLain thing...

What I don't understand is if the people who run the Reds actually think Matt can hold his own in center, then why did they wait until very recently to have him start taking fly balls out there?

They had Arroyo making a strong push to get a promotion, well before Elly's injury necessitated a call-up. Friedl's second half struggles from last season had carried over to this year. Even if their respective injuries couldn't be predicted, there was a plausible chance that neither Myers or Dunn were going to be suitable long-terms options. Marte was getting reps in CF in Louisville but he lacked big league experience there.

It would have made sense weeks ago to have him start working in CF - if only to help him stay in the big leagues by adding versatility that could offset his shaky hitting.

But no one had the foresight to suggest that he start doing so until injuries and lack of performance by others caught up to them. So they're playing catch-up, which is this organization's M.O.

And Matt McLain - already seemingly swimming upstream in an effort to re-establish himself as a big league hitter - is a square peg being thrust into a round hole, gamely trying to adjust to a new position on the fly while playing for a team that cannot afford to have people learning on the job, even if it continues to insist on having them do so.

[Grant Paulsen @GrantPaulsen]

I defer to you. I’ll assume you’re right.

I can’t stress this enough: if that foul was worth playing 11 on 10 for a third of a game and losing your best player for the next game — I just can’t get all that into the sport.

That’s beyond ridiculous.

[Christopher Decker @chrisdecker23]

@autyelmore It’s been running on MLB TV the last couple days. Basically got a bunch of fans together to say they want a salary cap to “make it fair” 🙄

[Austin Elmore @autyelmore]

Matt McLain in centerfield as you get your face bashed in by the team you can’t beat again.

What a season. What a franchise.

[Christopher Decker @chrisdecker23]

Can we please stop taking Emmanuel Acho seriously?

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

Emmanuel Acho thinks Caitlin Clark is too much of a distraction for the WNBA.

https://t.co/jftSvQ7kKL

[Mo Egger @MoEgger]

The amount of athletic ability in baseball has never been higher.

[Austin Elmore @autyelmore]

Not to get political or anything, but I think major league pitchers should be able to throw strikes. #Reds

[Austin Elmore @autyelmore]

Mo perfectly encapsulates why I’ve grown to resent the #Reds.

[Chad Dotson @dotsonc]

The MLB trade deadline is approaching. Let's walk down memory lane.

This year, Cincinnati Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall said, "We're trying to keep our heads above water right now. If we can keep our heads above water, we have a shot to hang in there. You're going to have to take some more time before we can figure out exactly who we are and what we can do."

One year ago, Krall said, “As we…get some guys back, it's right now a wait and see on where we are and if there's another injury or two down the road we have to patch. I think that's what we're looking at.”

At the 2024 deadline, Krall told us he was "working on all different sides" and then added Ty France on a waiver claim.

At the 2023 deadline, when the streaking Reds were in first place with a young, exciting team, Krall said, “I think we want to do whatever we can for this team" and then proceeded to do almost nothing.

Same thing every year. I'm exhausted.

"Keeping our heads above water" is what you do when you're trying not to drown. This franchise should be trying to win.

[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

Juan Soto steps out on Chase Burns...

And then Burns manhandles him.

[Christopher Decker @chrisdecker23]

@autyelmore Does using CarPlay count?

[Charlie Goldsmith @CharlieG__]

Spencer Steer is a reliable power hitter. He’s extremely versatile. He’s a starting outfielder who’s also their backup infielder. He just looks even better this year than he was last year.

[MLB @MLB]

Sal Stewart makes an unreal throw across the diamond 😯

[Christopher Decker @chrisdecker23]

🙄🙄

[Cincinnati Reds @Reds]

#Reds RHP Chase Burns has been scratched from his start tonight due to illness. RHP Lyon Richardson will be tonight's SP.

[SNY Giants @SNYGiants]

Abdul Carter is asked if Jaxson Dart apologized in their conversation:

"I don't want him to say he's sorry. Stand on what you believe in, but it can't be a problem if I stand on what I believe in. As long as we have that understanding, it's all good."