Giants Broadcaster Dave Flemming on the Reds

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Four hours before game time SF Live was broadcasting from the media room in Great American Ball Park.

Dave Flemming, the voice of the Giants, has a show that takes questions from tweeting Giants' fans.  It was 10 a.m. on the West Coast but tweets were flying out of the Bay Area.

Some of Flemming's observations:

"The Giants' pitchers weakness is holding runners on base.  The staff does not do a good job of holding runners."

"The Reds have mostly righthanded hitters.  They don't have a lot of platoon positions where the Giants have a few that have worked out very well.  But with Vogelsong and the Giants staff, the Reds are tough against them.  They have been hitting against righthanders all year."

"Great American Ball Park is smaller.  The conditions here are different than in the middle of summer when the ball carries more but the Giants don't want to get into a home run contest with the Reds.  The Reds have a lot of power in the lineup.  The Giants don't have a lot of power hitters."

"The Giants have to get a good performance from Ryan Vogelsong.  The have to find a way to score first.  With the Reds' bullpen, it's very hard to come from behind.  It is important for Angel Pagan and Marco Scutaro to get on base for the middle of the lineup."

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