Win streak or not, Pete Mackanin is a douche.

Bleh.

I can maybe, maaaybe understand sitting Dunn or Hamilton for a game in a double header. But barring injury - Hopper and Ellison should never. ever. start the same game.

I kinda was planning on watching this game, too.

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Aug 28, 2007 2:45 PM EDT reply actions

We'll be okay

As long as Keppinger remembers to say "SHAZAM!" before the game. Then he is assured of going 4-5 with three runs scored. Ellison just makes everyone else say "Shazbot."

by Brendanukkah on Aug 28, 2007 2:50 PM EDT reply actions

Also,

Hey, Ross is back!

by Brendanukkah on Aug 28, 2007 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Larry David and the Gefeltifish Blues

say.... IIIIIIIIIII don't know? (Cue Larry David stare)

by buckeye22fox on Aug 28, 2007 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions

gefeltifish

I can't read that word without shuddering.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Double think the double header

You seem upset.

Would you like a warm drink and a few mushrooms?

Yes, it's true. Pete seems as obsessed with the righty-lefty thing as the gone but not forgotten Jerry Narrooon. It's nuts. Pete did say the other day that he would play Griffey in one game and Dunn in the other, and it makes sense that Griffey plays agains the better lefty, Gorzelan-whatever. But still.

I would have started Hamilton in center and NoHo in left, and batted Hamilton like, 7th? Or Kepp in left, NoHo in center, and Gonzalez at SS.

Ellison will be a dead spot in the line-up; no power, no pop, not even good defense. Dumb.

As old Joe Nuxhall used to say,"You can't win two until you win the first one." Managers seem to have forgotten how to approach double-headers.

Witless as usual

by Lonesome George on Aug 28, 2007 2:51 PM EDT reply actions

Ross is back?

So, David Ross has been activated from the DL? Who got demoted?

Norris Hopper is hitting .381/.416/.476 against LHP in his brief career, so I can live with him in the lineup against lefties from time to time. But Jason Ellison? Would someone please explain to me why this guy is on the team at all?

Free Joey Votto!

by ucclark on Aug 28, 2007 2:53 PM EDT reply actions

Jorgensen went down - thanks for the salami!

Krivsky knows there's always room for JEllison.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 28, 2007 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions

As much as I hate to admit it

Hopper has earned the right to start vs. LHP, at least until he cools down.

But Jason Ellison has no business touching a major league roster. His OPS just barely eclipses .500. His OPS vs. lefties this year is lower than Dunn's OBP vs. lefties. In his best season ever, he had an OPS+ of 79. Oh, and he's 29 years old. Why the fuck is this guy on this team? I hate Wayne Krivsky for putting him on the team and I hate Pete Mackanin for using him.

by Geki on Aug 28, 2007 2:56 PM EDT reply actions

Um,

where is the second game lineup? Do we know for sure Hamilton is not playing the second game?

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 3:06 PM EDT reply actions

I bet Hamilton will start the second game

CF is a tough position to play, and usually the same player doesn't play it for both games of a double-header.

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by BubbaFan on Aug 28, 2007 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I imagine

Hopper or Griffey sits the 2nd game, and Hamilton starts.

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by MixFMKyle on Aug 28, 2007 3:08 PM EDT reply actions

griffey IS sitting the second game

pete already said that a few days ago.

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by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions

That is a crummy lineup

The way I see it, our season comes down to the next two weeks. The Reds have to dominate during the next two weeks to even have a chance to be in this race. If they play .500 ball or worse, than the season is over.

With that said, the stars on this team SHOULD NEVER SIT!! I don't care about righty/lefty. I don't care about match-ups. This is crunch time. Sabermetrics aside, there are times when you throw stats out the window and this is one of those times.

DUNN and GRIFFEY and HAMILTON can rest in a month (or maybe a month and a half). They need to play every game until we're out of it.

And one more thing.... Pete! We don't need Jason Ellison to stay fresh and we NEVER WILL!!!

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by TheC on Aug 28, 2007 3:09 PM EDT reply actions

ctr says:

"pete said he'd wait until the secodn game for that lineup... those are just some of the changes for the second game. seriously, some of you really need to settle down"

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by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 3:10 PM EDT reply actions

Stating that Dunn, Ross, and Gonzalez will play

kinda insinuates that Hamilton will not. It's not exactly a huge leap of logic.

by Geki on Aug 28, 2007 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions

what happens when one assumes?

it makes an ass out of you and you

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by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Why wouldn't he just say Hamilton was starting?

I know you're in one of your super fun go-off-on-anyone-who-isn't-constantly-optimistic-about-everything moods, but with a lefty going in the second game and the fact that Mackanin specifically stated that three other players not starting in game one would be starting in game two, I think that there is absolutely no problem with making that assumption, even if it does end up being wrong.

Besides, the overall awfulness of the game makes any outrage perfectly reasonable.

by Geki on Aug 28, 2007 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions

right, right

positivity - you should try it some time. i bet your head would explode. kaboom!

i'm not in any mood, and most certainly not an argumentative one.

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by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Id go with these today:

Gm 1

Hopper cf
Kepp lf
Griff rf
Phillips 2b
Hatte 1b
Edwin 3b
Gonzalez ss
Valentin c
Ramirez p

Gm 2

Hamilton cf
Kepp ss
Dunn lf
Phillips 2b
Edwin 3b
Cantu 1b
Hopper rf
Ross c
Arroyo p

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by MixFMKyle on Aug 28, 2007 3:16 PM EDT reply actions

those lineups

are actually pretty impressive. Except for the Lizard.

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by JJ on Aug 28, 2007 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions

wow

I suddenly don't want to watch this game. We're 6 1/2 GB with one month left. We should never see that lineup.

by Blue on Aug 28, 2007 3:17 PM EDT reply actions

Resting Dunn

I'm too lazy to track it down, but there was some mention today about how they're trying to rest Dunn more this year v. last when he tanked at the end of the season.

by pw on Aug 28, 2007 3:32 PM EDT reply actions

It's true he can't tank when he's on the bench

But he can't hit home runs either. Purely anecdotely, it seems like Dunn has sat a lot more this year than last year. I appreciate that just because he can play 160 games a year doesn't mean he should, but he's as hot right now as he's been all season. Seems to be an inopportune time to sit him.

[echo bile in Ellison's direction]

by Brendanukkah on Aug 28, 2007 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Serious Ellison question

Ellison was sold as a guy who could come in as a late inning defensive replacement and play in a pinch. (Neither he's really suited to do well, as we know, but whatever).

My question: Why did Krivsky pick up waiver wire trash instead of promoting Chris Dickerson? Dickerson is on the 40 man, quick, and an adequate outfielder from everything I've read. (He seemed fine both times I saw him, fwiw). He's also probably eager to prove himself at the major league level.

There's probably a sound management reason for this, but I can't quite figure out what it is.

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by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 3:35 PM EDT reply actions

Dickerson

isn't a crafty Vet who 'plays the game the right way'.

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by dougdirt on Aug 28, 2007 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions

You follow this stuff closely, doug

Would you have brought up Dickerson to fill the Ellison role? Is there some sort of roster/money thing they were trying to cirsumvrent?

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm not Doug

but I think they didn't bring up Dickerson because he's another lefthanded bat. They wanted someone who bats righthanded and has some speed.

by pw on Aug 28, 2007 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Now I see

LG said it all down below.

by pw on Aug 28, 2007 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Dude you guys know I love Norris Hopper

and I think this is dumb

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by Zach K on Aug 28, 2007 3:45 PM EDT reply actions

Hey boobs

Chad at Redleg Nation has a blurb up about your guy Brandon Waring tearing up Billings, Rampage-style.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 3:48 PM EDT reply actions

thats hot

if/when he becomes a serious reds prospect, there's this.

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by boobs on Aug 30, 2007 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions

Jason Ellison sucks

but this guy thinks he'll go 3-4 tonight

by buckeye22fox on Aug 28, 2007 3:54 PM EDT reply actions

Curb Your Enthusiasm there, buckeye

Personally, I'm going to be happy as he long he doesn't go all Schottzie II on us and take a gigantic shit on the field. And even if he does, at least it's an away game. (...trying not to think about having to play the second game on a beshatted field.)

by Brendanukkah on Aug 28, 2007 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions

You pooped in the refrigerator

and ate the whole wheel of cheese. I'm not mad, that's amazing.

Pete definitely pooped in the fridge with this lineup. And it's not amazing and I am mad.

by buckeye22fox on Aug 28, 2007 4:07 PM EDT reply actions

The pros of baseball know better than thee...

Ellison is a righty, Dickerson is a lefty. Isn't that obvious? :)

Promoting Dickerson leaves a whole in the outfield at Louisville, which would then leave a whole in the outfield at Chattanooga, etc., etc. Wayner and his staff would have to make all kinds of paperwork and stuff to re-arrange the deck chairs.

All that said, Dickerson is a better outfielder. Period. Full stop. If all they wanted was a guy to run around and catch balls and be a late inning replacement, then that SHOULD have been the move (promote Dickerson).
But Wayner and the 'pros' like him that run baseball teams are always looking two levels deeper than us dumb 'fans'.
Spot starts. Right-lefty switches. Clever stuff like that.
So that's why we get a guy who has no business playing regularly with any team in the Majors, starting in left field in a crucial game going into the last full month of the season. The Pros.
There are ML baseball executives (like Mark Shapiro, who is a sabremetrics guy, I betcha) who would not make a move like getting Ellison, but still, ours did.
It's the same kind of thinking that has Juan Castro pinch hitting for Josh Hamilton. And that sort of thinking, whether it's Jim Bowden, Carl Linder, Bob Boone, Dave Miley, Jerry Narron, Wayne Krivsky, or Pete Mackanin, keeps the Reds a losing team for what, 7 straight seasons?
The Pros who run baseball teams. Right.

So if Jason Ellison goes 3 for 4 tonight and drives in the winning run, boy, does Wayner look smart. Don't hold your breath.

Witless as usual

by Lonesome George on Aug 28, 2007 4:30 PM EDT reply actions

Benefit of the doubt

Am I the only one here who thinks that a manager that took a .375 team and has them playing .600 ball deserves the benefit of the doubt? I don't love seeing Ellison in there anymore than the next guy. But for the time being, at least, Mackanin has earned grudging silence when it comes to his lineups.

by dcdanny on Aug 28, 2007 4:31 PM EDT reply actions

Okay, but...

Ellison looks a lot more like the .375 guys (Castro, Moeller), and a lot less like the .600 guys on the bench (Dunn, Hamilton). With this lineup, Mackanin is taking us back to a bad place, a place where we want to tell Castellini and Krivsky when they're searching for a manager in the offseason, "Any Which Way But Loose."

by Brendanukkah on Aug 28, 2007 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions

i guess it's this

see, dunn is going to play one game and griffey the other, so there's one spot in the outfield already covered. for the other two, you have hamilton, hopper, ellison, and keppinger (alex is playing second game, so i bet kepp gets a start in right). so you have two guys in hamilton and kepp that should be playing opposite games in outfield, but you have your two weakest guys starting in one game instead of going:

ellison, hamilton, griffey
dunn, hopper, keppinger

it's just that hopper and ellison are both in the starting lineup at the same time. i mean, ellison shouldn't start at all, but since its a dh, it's bound to happen.

at least we'll have big bats on the bench in both games. and hey, ellison can't pinch hit in game one!

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Hopper

I'll give you Ellison. But Hopper is hitting .333 against lefties. I'll take that any day. He's not going to bop one out, but I'll take 2 bunt hits from him any day. I don't see the source of hostility toward him.

And as for Hamilton, the fact is he's been TERRIBLE against lefties--a .620 OPS. Now, I imagine a large part of that is the fact that he never gets to play against them and so he's not comfortable with that matchup yet. But let's solve that next year. Today, I say, go with Hopper.

But Ellison, I'll grant you. what I wouldn't give for a sharp-hitting right-handed OF.

by dcdanny on Aug 28, 2007 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes,dcdanny, you are the only one.

This series separates the winners from the losers, the amateurs from the pros, the men from the boys, the dogs from the cats....Pete may get lucky. He is sticking to his 'everybody has a role' approach, but he should be thinking a little outside the box. The possibility of winning 2 with Dunn and Hobbs on the bench and Ellison even on the team drops dramatically.

Has the game started yet?

by Madville on Aug 28, 2007 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

in case you missed it

"In the past, I've made up lineups for both games before the first game, but I'm not going to do that," Mackanin said. "I'm going to give Dunn and Griffey a day off, especially because there are two lefties pitching. That will give (Jorge) Cantu some at-bats, (Norris) Hopper and maybe (Jason) Ellison, because I've got to keep their bats sharp."

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 4:46 PM EDT reply actions

Ellison's bat is already sharp

but it's hard to get a base hit with a toothpick

The face of a child says it all, especially the mouth part

by JJ on Aug 28, 2007 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Stat of the Day

Home Runs sitting on Reds Bench: 94
Home Runs sitting on Priates Bench: 17

Just Sayin'

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by MixFMKyle on Aug 28, 2007 4:55 PM EDT reply actions

Speaking of homeruns...

Lizard knows not to pitch to Jason Bay, right?

by Brendanukkah on Aug 28, 2007 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Keep his bat sharp?

I don't think anything could keep Ellison's bat "sharp". Jason Ellison's bat is as dull as - as the dullest thing in the world, whatever that may be.

What is the dullest thing in the world?

(There is actually an obscure literary answer to this question).

Free Joey Votto!

by ucclark on Aug 28, 2007 5:01 PM EDT reply actions

Zach?

by Geki on Aug 28, 2007 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions

does that have something to do with

jane austin?

(i find her books rather dull.)

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Not quite....

According to H Rider Haggard (the author of "King Solomon's Mines" and many other adventure stories), the dullest thing in the world is The American Novel.

Now I have to go take a *#$%#@ final exam. The Reds better be up 10-2 when I get back, dammit. And I want to see at least 2 HRs from the new "dullest thing in the world", Jason Ellison's bat, dammit.

I figure if I say "dammit" enough, anything is possible.

Free Joey Votto!

by ucclark on Aug 28, 2007 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Good luck, dammit!

by Brendanukkah on Aug 28, 2007 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm gonna need it....

dammit. That's what I get for putting off this whole "higher education" thing until I'm too old to think.

Free Joey Votto!

by ucclark on Aug 28, 2007 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I take it you like the Bronte sisters?

Has the game started yet?

by Madville on Aug 28, 2007 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Daedalus = Bronte sisters ?

Has the game started yet?

by Madville on Aug 28, 2007 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Nice and scrappy start.

And by scrappy, I mean crappy. But they're the same thing.

by Geki on Aug 28, 2007 5:11 PM EDT reply actions

EZ's not a big fan of the strikeout.

Nor is he a fan of the EZ inning.

by Geki on Aug 28, 2007 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions

He's kind of eschewing the strike zone

in general today.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 28, 2007 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions

gosh i was freel was available

he'd be perfect in this line up and the Phillips could have a day off too

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 28, 2007 5:24 PM EDT reply actions

We could be 5 back

If chicago loses and the Red's take both ends.

by justin0070000 on Aug 28, 2007 5:26 PM EDT reply actions

well, at least no more scored

it'd be nice if EZ had an EZ next five innings or so.

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 5:27 PM EDT reply actions

Ellison

Paying off already. 1 ab, 1 time on base.

by dcdanny on Aug 28, 2007 5:32 PM EDT reply actions

why don't more bars

not have wireless access so i wouldn't have to sit here in the office watching this game? i know fado has wireless, but it it's always too crowded.

when i have my bar called "Glover's" (my name) in cincinnati with all of the baseball memorabilia i've collected over the years, i'm having wireless available.

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 5:32 PM EDT reply actions

Where is EZ's command?

by justin0070000 on Aug 28, 2007 5:33 PM EDT reply actions

right here

God bless you boys

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 28, 2007 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Is the drunk fan

screaming in the background on FSN annoying the hell out of anyone else?

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by MixFMKyle on Aug 28, 2007 5:34 PM EDT reply actions

i have the pirates feed

i know about how well the pirates' offense and starting pitching has been in august, but how's the pen been doing? anyone know? i haven't been paying much attention to pittsburgh in the last few weeks.

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by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions

yes

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 28, 2007 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Hello all...

Take it EZ!

by Gray on Aug 28, 2007 5:36 PM EDT reply actions

Well.... I guess that's positive

If any of our players are going to get beaned and risk getting hurt, I guess Ellison is the one I'd pick.

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by TheC on Aug 28, 2007 5:36 PM EDT reply actions

gonzalez throws him out on that

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 28, 2007 5:36 PM EDT reply actions

Hatte

atleast keeps the ball from going in to the camera well.

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by MixFMKyle on Aug 28, 2007 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions

But then we wouldn't get

Ellison's excellent defense in left!

by Gray on Aug 28, 2007 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm watching this on MLB.tv

And this is the emptiest stadium I have ever heard. There's some drunk behind the plate and you can here every profanity he's screaming.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 5:37 PM EDT reply actions

Am I just feeling particularly pessimistic

... or does anyone else here think that our one day flirtation with a pennant race will end after tonight? Maybe its just having no confidence in EZ right now.

On the flipside, if we take this double-header despite EZ, then you have to start thinking about Destiny.

(Cue Alan.....)

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by TheC on Aug 28, 2007 5:40 PM EDT reply actions

looks like lots of Reds fans there

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 28, 2007 5:43 PM EDT reply actions

I'm such a schizophrenic fan

Lead off single followed by an error on the throw... I'm ready to give up on the season.

EZ battles back and gets out of the inning undamaged..... man, we're winning the whole damn thing!!

Quick! Somebody make a Cincinnati loves Ken Griffey Jr. too! video

by TheC on Aug 28, 2007 5:44 PM EDT reply actions

lol

i'm not feeling it right now. who knows what will happen next?

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by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Let me guess...

bunt hit?

by Gray on Aug 28, 2007 5:44 PM EDT reply actions

not quite

groundball that crossed Sanchez up.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Hop: infield hit

I have to say I'd rather have Hop running those out than Sean Casey.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 5:45 PM EDT reply actions

Twist the knife some more, why don't you

Casey hit a triple against the Yanks yesterday. The last time he hit a triple, he was a Red.

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by BubbaFan on Aug 28, 2007 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

did outfielders collide?

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 28, 2007 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions

No

He hit one down the line, in shallow left. Matsui couldn't quite get to it. He was running so fast he almost went into the stands. The ball got past him and went into the corner, and Matsui had a long way to go to get it.

Bubba would have gotten that one, and made it look easy.

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by BubbaFan on Aug 28, 2007 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions

While I twist the knife

be a dear and stick a fork in Mussina.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I'll cut your heart out with a spoon

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 28, 2007 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions

What's Casey got now 2 career triples?

Has the game started yet?

by Madville on Aug 28, 2007 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions

a dirty dozen

er...I mean an affable, fan-friendly, mayor of Cincinnati dozen

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions

i like griffey for 3 long balls today

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 28, 2007 5:45 PM EDT reply actions

Incredibull scrap right there

Go Hop

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by TheC on Aug 28, 2007 5:45 PM EDT reply actions

These guys

are having trouble seeing the ball off the bat this afternoon. Look for a few misplayed balls in the next few innings.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 5:47 PM EDT reply actions

dang it

if he doesn't stumble he is at third

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 28, 2007 5:49 PM EDT reply actions

hopper really us cost this inning

with bad base running

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 28, 2007 5:52 PM EDT reply actions

bad luck?

look like he just slipped.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions

But he's a fast runner!

Fast = Good baserunner!

by Geki on Aug 28, 2007 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions

No wonder this game sounds

like a backyard softball game. It's being played like one.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 5:52 PM EDT reply actions

Can you explain what happened?

Because Gameday is clearly confused.

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by TheC on Aug 28, 2007 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Phillips

line drive to right that is short hopped. Right fielder throws to 2nd forcing Griffey. NoHo retreats to second base. FC for Phillips, runners on 2+3

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 28, 2007 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions

and by 2+3

I clearly meant first and second

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by Caleb on Aug 28, 2007 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I get it

How did they force out Griffey at second, but not be able to tag out Hopper retreating to second?

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by TheC on Aug 28, 2007 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Phillips didn't

even get credit for a base hit. Unless Gameday is jacked

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by MixFMKyle on Aug 28, 2007 5:53 PM EDT reply actions

Fielder's choice.

by Geki on Aug 28, 2007 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions

ahhh dammit. i just got here and already im mad.

im sure its been discussed already (i havent had the chance to read through the thread) but mackanin is a fat idiot. dunn sits for ellison AGAIN?? if this jerk gets the permanent job...well, it'll be business as usual.

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:11 PM EDT reply actions

lol

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions

come on javy

this game is boring me!

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 6:12 PM EDT reply actions

At least

Ellison has warning track power. Xavier Nady will be ever so slightly more tired than he might have been.

Strategem!!

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 6:14 PM EDT reply actions

Wow, wow, wow

Give Phillips the gold glove. No out, but WOW.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 6:16 PM EDT reply actions

ez's put a lot of baserunners on tonight

sooner or later...soooooooner or...

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 6:17 PM EDT reply actions

...later, one of us must know?

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions

please please Jim Tracy

waste an out by bunting Paulino to 2nd

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 6:19 PM EDT reply actions

dammit

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions

wow ramierz gave a .067 batter a down the middle

strike??? anybody could hit that

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:21 PM EDT reply actions

does anyone else have mlb.tv?

I find the pittsburgh announcers to be ridiculously boring. They remind me of tennis commentators.

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Aug 28, 2007 6:21 PM EDT reply actions

yes

The humility with which they introduce their opinions is refreshing. But, yeah, boring.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions

oh yes, they are bad

i am totally bored (was even before that slam) and i think it is due mostly to them.

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions

thata boy rameriez

why does everybody think this guy is so amazing????

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:25 PM EDT reply actions

Who said he was "amazing"?

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions

thats all i hear lately in the posts

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I haven't read anyone calling

him "amazing." I think some folks here are hopeful that he can become a solid contributor because he has good control and is relatively young.

(fwiw, I'm actually not one of those high on RAMIREZ)

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions

well, i'm not surprised at all

guess i'll go home now and watch the second game...

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 6:25 PM EDT reply actions

if hopper were playing center

he woulda climbed the wall.

...

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:26 PM EDT reply actions

uhhh

he was

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions

earth to meecus

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions

hamilton better get put in!!!!!

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:28 PM EDT reply actions

why is rameriez still in?

i think im done watching this game

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:31 PM EDT reply actions

i think that makes ups for at least

half of the grand slam.

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Whoa.

5-0, eh?

by Gray on Aug 28, 2007 6:31 PM EDT reply actions

sanchez hit a grand slam in the 4th

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions

ramierez walked a batter to load the bases

for the hitter sanchez who hit his first carrer grand slam

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Did Norris just bunt the pitcher over?

wtf?

by Gray on Aug 28, 2007 6:33 PM EDT reply actions

in norris hopper

you dont ask questions.

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions

hahahah

thats probably why hamilton is siting, so hopper can bunt the pitcher over

nice macanine nice

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Figures

I was going to complain about elizardo being left in and he singled

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 6:33 PM EDT reply actions

ummmm....

this would be a great time for 592

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 6:34 PM EDT reply actions

Holy crap, Kepp.

Still OPSing .986...

by Gray on Aug 28, 2007 6:35 PM EDT reply actions

i play baseball

but still dont know what OPS means....somebody tell me

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions

OPS

O = on-base percentage
P = plus
S = slugging average

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey, SS2...

..Check this out.

From the OPS diary:

Here's a scale, so that next time one of our resident saber-dorks references OPS, you'll know if it's Pujolsian, or more NeifiPerezian:

.700: Mendoza Line
.750: Mediocre
.775: Average
.800: Above Average
.900: All-Star
1.000: MVP Contender

OPS, SS2. It's the future. Now.

by Fat Vegas Alan on Aug 28, 2007 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions

good to see you Al

this tread could use a few kitties methinks...

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions

If you're referring to these, MIchael

Better say goodbye to them:

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions

gulp

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Woohoo

Linking to my diary. I feel so JinAZ-ish.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Simple stat, really

just your on base percentage PLUS your slugging percentage

It's a good measure for how effective a batter you are. An OPS of about .700 is the mendoza line.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions

an OPS of .986

is just above the alex rodriguez line.

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions

kepp!

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:35 PM EDT reply actions

keppinger=awesomeness

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:36 PM EDT reply actions

there's one

come on jr!

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 6:36 PM EDT reply actions

Does anyone know

If the gamecast pitch locations are even close to reality? (Maybe BP'll be clutch as usual)

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 6:38 PM EDT reply actions

it depends what park

i read an article about them in slate that said some of the stadiums' calibrations are off. some of them are dead on. i don't know which ones.

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions

i'm starting to have good feelings

about this game.

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 6:38 PM EDT reply actions

i thought you left

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions

i couldn't tear myself away

but i'm leaving for a place NOT the office with wireless. i better not come back to an even bigger deficit!

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Too soon.

by Gray on Aug 28, 2007 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions

no, feelings just starting

could be building...! we is gonna come back!

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions

a team should make a shift for hopper

hahaha...have the 3rd baseman stand in front of the pitchers mound kneeling down and after the pitcher pitches field the ball

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:39 PM EDT reply actions

did anyone else watching FSN

just hear BP shout after he hit that? that might be the loudest expletive ive ever heard.

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:40 PM EDT reply actions

yeah, he was sure frustrated

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions

mommy he said the f word

by buckeye22fox on Aug 28, 2007 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Damn...

I felt BP or Jr. would get in Kepp for sure

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 6:40 PM EDT reply actions

good idea to keep ramierez in

nice mccainin nice

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:42 PM EDT reply actions

Comeback???

Not in this one, Daedalus

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 6:43 PM EDT reply actions

This off day screwed them

They lost all their momentum

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 6:44 PM EDT reply actions

why is stanton warming up?

is he our long relief backup?

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:44 PM EDT reply actions

E-lizzy isnt long for this one.

we better pray like hell that arroyo throws 7-strong.

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:45 PM EDT reply actions

Krivsky

must have the fix on to ensure that he won't have to make any roster moves for a playoff run. May as well get used to Ellison being a starter

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 6:46 PM EDT reply actions

yeah he wouldnt want to be forced

to make any decisions that could lose him his job...

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions

CANTU!!!!!!!!1

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:49 PM EDT reply actions

can do

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions

why did the rays give up on him

good move by krivisky to get his hands on him

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions

i think they gave up on him because

after his all-star season, he got hurt alot and stopped hitting the ball. lets hope they were premature.

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Premature ejacantulation?

by Fat Vegas Alan on Aug 28, 2007 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions

go sit in the corner

for that one.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions

what is that?

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions

that...

...and the immense hole in his glove.

And the whining about how he didn't deserve to be in the minors.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Aug 28, 2007 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions

because with the Rays

.207 .277 .224
.249 .295 .404

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions

out of how many abs?

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions

471

big enough sample size?

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions

might wanna think about putting

the decent relievers in if they get another here. would hate to see elizardo waste any sorta rally

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 6:51 PM EDT reply actions

Gonzo hitting for Ramirez

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Zarathustra!

by Fat Vegas Alan on Aug 28, 2007 6:52 PM EDT reply actions

MEEEEEEEE

ow

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions

i keep forgeting we are in pittsburg

anything is possible

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:52 PM EDT reply actions

2 on No Out!!!!!!!

But wait... Ellison's up. (please prove me wrong here)

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 6:52 PM EDT reply actions

ellison just missed it

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:53 PM EDT reply actions

dunn would have gotten all of that one...sigh

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:54 PM EDT reply actions

welcome back gonzo

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 6:55 PM EDT reply actions

common

you gotta at least make contact

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 6:55 PM EDT reply actions

Norris ain't exactly and RBI threat

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 6:56 PM EDT reply actions

Should have bunted....

Just sayin'

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 6:58 PM EDT reply actions

whatta you drinking tonight, big spender?

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Gila Monster Amber Lager

from Trader Joe's

Had a keg party this weekend, and people stupidly brought their own beer. They felt bad about taking it from the fridge when the party was over, thus, it's mine.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Who's the big winner?!!

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Mikey.....

Mikey's the big winner!

See, baby. You're so money, you don't even know it.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Phillips is a stud

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:04 PM EDT reply actions

I love kepp

we need runners, and he walks

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:11 PM EDT reply actions

walks as good as a single with no one on

and it's better than an out.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Nuh-uh

A single would have gotten the runner over. I'm surprised you didn't know that.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions

oh Griffey...

by Blue on Aug 28, 2007 7:11 PM EDT reply actions

Nice Griff!

Now if the cancer can eat up Gorzellany....

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:12 PM EDT reply actions

Gorzelanny's losing it

C'mon, Reds! I smell blood!

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Aug 28, 2007 7:12 PM EDT reply actions

since when

did the pirates have a reliever with a 2.25 ERA?

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:13 PM EDT reply actions

C'mon BP

I want this game.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:16 PM EDT reply actions

How Many run(s)??????????????????

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:16 PM EDT reply actions

Ain't NO CURE!

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:16 PM EDT reply actions

wow

nice hr cantu...now get on the bench!

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 7:17 PM EDT reply actions

weak wireless signal

it's a shame that whole cities don't have free wifi. at least this bar does. mmm...guinness. go reds! here starts the comeback!

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 7:17 PM EDT reply actions

aren't there a few cities

with free wireless. Towns maybe? Seems like I read about that recently. San Fran? Sacramento?

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions

philly

some have hotspots, but many that do have those spots few and far between. there was supposed to be a hotspot here at dupont circle, but either they got rid of it or it sux so much that it doesn't even reach across the street to the actual circle. they wanted to put more spots in dc but the idiots here turned it into class warfare. ooh, i can't wait to get out of this city.

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I remember the hot spots in Dupont

when I was fresh off a Destroyer with nothing to my name but a dance belt and a tube of chapstick...

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Pete and Jim

playing knifey-spoony with one another

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:17 PM EDT reply actions

Ummm...

Cantu homered in his last at-bat... I know Hatteberg can be clutch.... but....

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:18 PM EDT reply actions

a real chess match

All this lefty right matchup stuff.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Aug 28, 2007 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Cantu is not "due"

but Hatteburg is, see.

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Sup, guys.

Did Jr dog it as bad as Thom and Marty are going on about?

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 7:18 PM EDT reply actions

wait what happened

gameday does give you that info

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions

*doesnt

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Sounds like he didn't run out of the box?

I missed his AB. Just got home...

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I hate to say it, but yeah

He was trotting. Considering Sanchez's got out to center, Griff's looked like a no doubter.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, at least he scored and its moot.

Hope he doesn't get benched.

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe this is Pete and Jim emulating LaRussa

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:19 PM EDT reply actions

Elpidio!!

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:21 PM EDT reply actions

Yes!!!!!!

Come on!!!

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:21 PM EDT reply actions

AND WE'VE GOT A FARKING BALLGAME

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 7:22 PM EDT reply actions

Vamanos La Machina!!!

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:23 PM EDT reply actions

Aye, Dios Mio. : (

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Let's go Javy

Let's go.

(Clap Clap)

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 7:24 PM EDT reply actions

Good AB wasted there by Valentin

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:25 PM EDT reply actions

At least he didn't GABP

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions

*GIDP

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions

"GABP"

euphemism for home run?

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions

the selfish, rally-killing kind

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions

This blind squirrel

is overdue...

by Gray on Aug 28, 2007 7:25 PM EDT reply actions

for a demotion.

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions

why is there no pinch hitter here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 7:26 PM EDT reply actions

check the thread title

Geki nailed it.

by Blue on Aug 28, 2007 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions

lol

i think i'll make my don't hire narron campaign button as i sit here...

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions

and by narron i meant mackanin

but you know, freudian slips and all

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Come on, Jason Elli-

Shit

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 7:26 PM EDT reply actions

He's first pitch swinger

Geez, what's not to like about this fuckstick?

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions

F%$# Ellison

(should be pinch-running for Hatteberg right now)

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:26 PM EDT reply actions

it would be nice to have someone with a chance of

getting an extra base hit batting in that spot...

by Blue on Aug 28, 2007 7:26 PM EDT reply actions

you just mean

chance of a hit, right? ;)

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions

yes

that's exactly what I meant

by Blue on Aug 28, 2007 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions

See

Sometimes you just have to question what the hell is going on in the dugout when the hot Cantu is taken out and Ellison swings away. Hatteberg would've been great there. Its just friggin incompetent

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:28 PM EDT reply actions

i really didnt mind macain

untill he took out cantu after he hit and hr just for a righty lefty, lefty righty mach-up now i am positive i dont want him signed

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions

*hit an hr

i cant type todey

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions

kinda like

castro for hobbs except not nearly that bad.

we're slowly improving at manager. We had Narron who was entirely incompetent, now we have Mackanin who is slightly less incompetent with better results.

we'll have a good manager by 2020 at this rate.

by Blue on Aug 28, 2007 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Ahhh... The Magic Man

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:29 PM EDT reply actions

woo!! dps are nice

when bp isn't hitting into them...

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 7:33 PM EDT reply actions

All right!

Maybe somebody can win "airfare anywhere on their domestic system" tonight

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:33 PM EDT reply actions

it's a goddamn beautiful night

i'm gonna miss summer. it's so nice out here i wish i could grab it all and keep it in a jar on a shelf.

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 7:34 PM EDT reply actions

spoken like a true

consumer capitalist, commodifying the non-material.

"Who can own a rock? Who can own a tree? Only the great spirit."

Pts?

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Pocahontas?

I think she said something like that.

And do I get any points for Swingers?

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Not pocahontas

but it is a native american/indian character.

I didn't think you could give points for swingers, ghostbusters, caddyshack, or zoolander.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions

0-for-2

Dammit.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Chief joe

famous Indian orator.

Has the game started yet?

by Madville on Aug 28, 2007 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions

ha ha ha - cringe

i would, of course, share it with the world...

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions

So, ummm.........

Sweet plan, there.

Hold Hamilton out of the lineup against the lefty, then burn him for one at bat against.......a........lefty.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 7:36 PM EDT reply actions

the pittsburgh guys say Mackanin

is a free thinker; not afraid to do the unexpected.

So we can sprinkle that on our pissflakes tomorrow morning.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions

bwahaha

by Blue on Aug 28, 2007 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions

how close was kepps hit?

"strikeouts are usually a bad thing"

by Shortstop2 on Aug 28, 2007 7:40 PM EDT reply actions

Damn

was Kepp's flyout as deep as gamecast made it look?

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by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:41 PM EDT reply actions

in front of the track

by Blue on Aug 28, 2007 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd sacrifice a relative for 592 here

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:42 PM EDT reply actions

I thought

sacrifices were better than homeruns?

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Tie this baby up, Junior

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 7:44 PM EDT reply actions

well

gonna have to have some feroics if we want this one, huh?

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:45 PM EDT reply actions

feroics, eh?

by Gray on Aug 28, 2007 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions

like heroics

Only fiercer.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Aug 28, 2007 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah...

You know, the kind of stuff we used to get from Feripe Ropez.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions

feroics being a new word identical

in definition to heroics

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:45 PM EDT reply actions

I like "feroics"

Let's make that mean something.

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions

ferocious heroics.

by Gray on Aug 28, 2007 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Chris Denorfia

There are still fans e-mailing Batsradio and asking where he is.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Aug 28, 2007 7:46 PM EDT reply actions

omg guardado, really?

i load mackanin

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 7:47 PM EDT reply actions

Oh Good!

The only worse option than Stanton!

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:47 PM EDT reply actions

1 down, keep your fingers crossed

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 7:49 PM EDT reply actions

Eddie's ERA is under 16!

Let's keep it that way...

by Gray on Aug 28, 2007 7:53 PM EDT reply actions

Down to 15!

by Gray on Aug 28, 2007 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Almost like the Magic Man of Old...

1 inning lowered that ERA 3 runs
OK boys, last chance. BP and Kepp, gotta like those odds, plus maybe DUnn in a PH role?

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:55 PM EDT reply actions

Dunn v. Capps

2/4, 2B, HR

If you get a man on, you have to.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Time for a rally.

Let's go BP!

"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Aug 28, 2007 7:56 PM EDT reply actions

Um sorry

I'm idiotic, Kepp isn;t up

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 7:56 PM EDT reply actions

Here we go!

Let's get it started in here, BP.

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 7:56 PM EDT reply actions

We need some live bats

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Aug 28, 2007 7:57 PM EDT reply actions

And feroics.

Lots of feroics.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions

In Play, No out(s)!

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 7:59 PM EDT reply actions

Man on base....

Donde esta el burro grande?

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 8:00 PM EDT reply actions

I know this may grate people the wrong way, but...

Why not bring in lefty Dunn to face this RHP!!??

Quick! Somebody make a Cincinnati loves Ken Griffey Jr. too! video

by TheC on Aug 28, 2007 8:02 PM EDT reply actions

Why would that grate people the wrong way?

You need the big fly there, and 1B is about the only place Dunn can go in unless you get to Ellison. Which, of course, after sending Hatteberg, EE and Valentin up, you probably won't.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Joking kinda'

Its the whole lefty-righty emphasis that annoys us here so much.

Quick! Somebody make a Cincinnati loves Ken Griffey Jr. too! video

by TheC on Aug 28, 2007 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions

EdE will get it done

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Dunn's got hit one of these

please

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Damn

hatteberg wasn't feeling the feroics tonight

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 8:02 PM EDT reply actions

These long at-bats

where we foul off a ton of pitches haven't gone our way yet

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 8:05 PM EDT reply actions

DONKEY TIME!!!!

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 8:06 PM EDT reply actions

Case in Point

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 8:06 PM EDT reply actions

Is Ross back with the team?

If he is, you HAVE to bat Dunn here, don't you? Of course, Mackanin will probably leave LLM in because he "has a knack for the clutch hit." Total voodoo horseshit.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 8:06 PM EDT reply actions

If this game ends with Dunn on the bench...

Well... I'll post another angry comment, that's what I'll do.

Quick! Somebody make a Cincinnati loves Ken Griffey Jr. too! video

by TheC on Aug 28, 2007 8:07 PM EDT reply actions

OK... great job.

Now this move is a no-brainer.

Quick! Somebody make a Cincinnati loves Ken Griffey Jr. too! video

by TheC on Aug 28, 2007 8:07 PM EDT reply actions

If Dunn hits a game-winning HR here...

then Mackanin gets the managerial job hands down. And we should all shut up because this man sees the future.

Quick! Somebody make a Cincinnati loves Ken Griffey Jr. too! video

by TheC on Aug 28, 2007 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Dunn vs Capps pt2

I'm putting 20 on Capps

"Macrono?" -Jeff Brantley

by Zach K on Aug 28, 2007 8:08 PM EDT reply actions

Congratulations.

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Thank you

I had no takers though :{

Capps was NASTY tonight I would of taken him over Pujols in that situation.

"Macrono?" -Jeff Brantley

by Zach K on Aug 28, 2007 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, that was sarcasm

But, you're welcome...Nasty? BP and Valentin managed to get hits. How about putting a 20 for the guy playing for your team next time?

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I do

Lakers and UK I always put money on...oh you were talking about the reds...ha! Love them but my god put money on them that's way too balsy for me

"Macrono?" -Jeff Brantley

by Zach K on Aug 28, 2007 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Courage, friend.

So, can I mark you down for $20?

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Come on Big Donkey!!

I'll rescind the insult that always comes up when i give a comment

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 8:08 PM EDT reply actions

Come on Big Donkey!!

I'll rescind the insult that always comes up when i give a comment

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 8:09 PM EDT reply actions

el burro grande es muay something

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 8:09 PM EDT reply actions

eck

another molson please

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 8:11 PM EDT reply actions

Man,

molson was like, all i drank last summer.

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Aug 28, 2007 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions

ive been in england for a year

so alls ive been drinking since i got back is sam adams and great lakes. the english dont know shit about beer in my humble opinion. i bought the case of molson canadian because it was on sale. its nice solid brew, nothing fancy, just enough to get you through the day.

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Ellison would have gotten a hit there.

<Ducks>

Quick! Somebody make a Cincinnati loves Ken Griffey Jr. too! video

by TheC on Aug 28, 2007 8:11 PM EDT reply actions

hahahahahahaha

well played

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Well

Guess my insult is staying

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 8:11 PM EDT reply actions

dammit

loss can be blamed on letting freaking ellison hit for himself.

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 8:12 PM EDT reply actions

Not once, but four times...

Sigh.

He was the only starter without a hit.

by Gray on Aug 28, 2007 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions

The GS did us in.

I thought we were going to come back. I think Big Mac misplayed the PH of Hatte for Cantu and not Ellison in the 7th. Maybe we would have tied it up there.

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I wanted that one sooo bad

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 8:12 PM EDT reply actions

what time does the next game start?

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Aug 28, 2007 8:14 PM EDT reply actions

i think its ASAP

but i could be wrong.

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions

a half hour from now

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 8:15 PM EDT reply actions

Not sure if you care or not...

But your tagline doesn't quite make sense.

Remember there is a team option for 2008.

Really, 2008 is his contract year.

Just sayin'.

If Krivsky doesn't exercise Adam Dunn's 2008 option, I'm a Mets fan until they fire him.

by Paul Householder on Aug 28, 2007 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Time for a hamburger and a beer

See you in half an hour.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Aug 28, 2007 8:15 PM EDT reply actions

make that two beers

i wanna wake up tomorrow having forgotten jason ellison.

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions

New game thread for the new game?

Or is this going to be a doubleheader thread (doublethreader?)

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Aug 28, 2007 8:17 PM EDT reply actions

We need a new thread

With a slightly more positive title. The vibes weren't there from the beginning.

Quick! Somebody make a Cincinnati loves Ken Griffey Jr. too! video

by TheC on Aug 28, 2007 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions

On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air

by Fat Vegas Alan on Aug 28, 2007 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions

I say in 30 minutes we do it again

and this time kick their ass.

This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie "New Jack City"... (-Deion Sanders)

by satyanaas on Aug 28, 2007 8:23 PM EDT reply actions

I'll make a thread... if its in demand

Title"The most important game of the season?"

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 8:24 PM EDT reply actions

Luckily

Pete hasn't gotten the "think optimistic" memo.

by Gray on Aug 28, 2007 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions

The Bats

are beating the Hens like a redheaded stepchild.

Joey Votto is the IL Rookie of the Year. Even though his name was accidentally left off the ballot.

Aaron Herr was picked the top utility player. I think they said he was left off the ballot, too, but still won.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Aug 28, 2007 8:28 PM EDT reply actions

my brother was a redheaded stepchild.

redhead, black and blue face.

ahhhhh childhood....

at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2007 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Have fun with the second half

I'm going to grab beers with my buddy Jonathan, a Pirates fan.

His fun little monograph on Rogers Hornsby can be found here

"Two Dunn's enter, but only one Dunn will leave...unless neither do because they decide to play cards, drink beer, golf, and fish."--SlydeFrog

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2007 8:28 PM EDT reply actions

A'ight I did it

(And it really is positive)

Is it me, or did Dunn greatly improve all facets of his game for his contract year?

by chesirecat on Aug 28, 2007 8:30 PM EDT reply actions

ugh

chalk this loss up to the manager. Hey pete, you are managing the hottest team in the NL what do you do next? Well, I try to get some fresh guys in the lineup, resting my big bats. I might need them in September.

hello... you need them know. Put your best line up on the field

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 28, 2007 8:49 PM EDT reply actions