Opening Day Game Thread: Reds vs. Diamondbacks Part 2
by JD Arney on Mar 31, 2008 3:49 PM EDT
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PrintAll of a sudden it's raining baseballs in the outfield stands, and Aaron Harang is having some difficulties. Hopefully he'll settle down.
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Thanks for doing this JD, the load times were getting really slow
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
until MLB sues us
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
by justin007000 on Mar 31, 2008 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
FVA
For the Webb strikeout, I request one of his fellow Wildcats, Ashley Judd.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Or the one on your thread
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Mar 31, 2008 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
i want aaron boone's wife
as a gif
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hes not your gif monkey!
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
Then you should have won the upset pool
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Mar 31, 2008 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Ive got to go to class in ten minutes
Im gonna be depressed all night.
Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy
by The Crushinator on Mar 31, 2008 3:53 PM EDT reply actions
be responsible drink and blog
don't go to class
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by justin007000 on Mar 31, 2008 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
start?
i would hope you started a looooong time ago.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2008 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah guys
I have to learn about the history of history...
Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy
by The Crushinator on Mar 31, 2008 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Continuity
Change.
There. Stay and have a drink.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2008 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
historyiogrpahy?
are you a history major?
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by justin007000 on Mar 31, 2008 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm a senior history major
i'll answer all your questions. Especially if they pertain to modern american political history, Cuban, Haitian, or Guyanese history.
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by justin007000 on Mar 31, 2008 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
FINALLY!!
someone to answer all my questions on Guyanese history! ive waited so long...
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2008 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Kennedy spent more time dealing with Guyanese policy than anything else during his presidency
who was teh first American woman to become President?
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by justin007000 on Mar 31, 2008 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
as i recall
kennedy also spent plenty of time polling marilyn monroe. so we'll call him a well-rounded individual.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2008 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
answer jannet jagan
she is a jewish woman from chicago. She married Cheddi Jagan, who was president of Guyana in the 60s, a communist (legitmatly elected), who Kennedy had overthrown because we support democracy. He became President again in the 90s, died, and his wife came to power.
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by justin007000 on Mar 31, 2008 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
historians are like girls
im sure they serve some kind of purpose in this universe, but its hard to say what.
and just FYI, i got my BA in history. and im married. to a girl.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2008 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahhahah
historyiogrpahy someones been drinking.
Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy
by The Crushinator on Mar 31, 2008 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
no, i just can't spell ask anyone on this board
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by justin007000 on Mar 31, 2008 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
fuck it all
he's not getting any calls
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2008 3:54 PM EDT reply actions
god 63 pitches already
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
he's only 1/3 of the way through his pitch count
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
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by justin007000 on Mar 31, 2008 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
If he settles down, he could get six
I say keep him in til at least 100 pitches. Try not to go to the bullpen right away.
Although there's a day off tomorrow, so, as always, I'm just talking out my ass.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2008 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
it seems that harang does this every opening day
probably nerves
"Never perfect but perfectly forgiven." -Petra
he threw 7 innings of 1 or no run baseball last year on opening day
this is only his third. So the sample size isn't there. He does have quite a few starts destroyed by one big inning.
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
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by justin007000 on Mar 31, 2008 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Even better
Strikes out on a missed bunt. If I recall, we couldn't bunt very well last year either. And if I further recall, that didn't stop us from trying. I've never been as fundamentally opposed to bunting as some on this site, but I'm getting there.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2008 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Mark Reynolds K
The funniest .gif you can find involving Reynolds Wrap.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Mar 31, 2008 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
alternately
the funniest .gif you can find involving reynold's transport theory
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
As I was saying its a good thing Votto
is sitting today, the way Webb is throwing.
Change is so exciting. I never know what the hell is going on. I love Chaos,
Thom talking about the 04 D-backs
Drink again. For at least the 10th time.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
that was awesome
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
im sure it has been brought to your attention by now,
but im really pleased with the little avatars we get with the new format. really pleased.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2008 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
i know ssomeone who isnt pleased...
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
he has a stutter
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by justin007000 on Mar 31, 2008 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
i am one sexy girl
"Never perfect but perfectly forgiven." -Petra
by shortstopv2 on Mar 31, 2008 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
im the one with the dark hair right?
please please please pleaseeeeeeeee....
"Never perfect but perfectly forgiven." -Petra
wait. do you want to be the hotter one?
or the other one in hopes that you will make out with the hotter girl?
I don't really understand these things
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
Harang is settling down
tHom on the other hand is just warming up.Who cares if Cowperson is a handyfucking man.
Change is so exciting. I never know what the hell is going on. I love Chaos,
not if dunn cloggs the bases for ede
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
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by justin007000 on Mar 31, 2008 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Griffey taking a leadership role
and clogging them first.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2008 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Look out Kenny - don't be a clogger
Change is so exciting. I never know what the hell is going on. I love Chaos,
shit
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
by justin007000 on Mar 31, 2008 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
this interview is going great
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
wow
some excitement out of bob
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
yeah boy yeah boy yeah boy
yeah boy yeah boy yeah boy
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2008 4:18 PM EDT reply actions
Jr ! Brandon clobbers it after Cowperson
discussed what a shitty sinkerball hitter BP is - Go Adam
Change is so exciting. I never know what the hell is going on. I love Chaos,
dunn does the little thing
um... yay?
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
dunner
with the sac. little ball runs!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2008 4:19 PM EDT reply actions
Giving himself up Dunn avoids clogging the bases
Change is so exciting. I never know what the hell is going on. I love Chaos,
griffey walk, phillips triple, dunn ground out, bp scores
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
Thanks
Love to have my link to the game functioning again. Any time now. Any time...
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2008 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope he doesn change his approach too much
but a run's a run
Plus ca change...
by Man Mountain on Mar 31, 2008 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Lets go EdE - Time to make contact
Change is so exciting. I never know what the hell is going on. I love Chaos,
Shit - base clogger - look what happened to Jr.
Change is so exciting. I never know what the hell is going on. I love Chaos,
LOL
I was still watching the other game thread. Is the "300 limit" still in place on the "new and improved" RR?
its even more in play
the thread started running as slow as a chris michalak fastball. zing!
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
see what happens when you take pitches
and are patient
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
It doesn't quite understand how that's possible.
A Strikeout usually isn't scored as a SAC.
I take that back
Griffey is both at-bat and on first base.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2008 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
damn
maybe you should lean back on the beers for a while, eh?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2008 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh shit
that's what happened to my youth.
I'm thirsty.
by Pops Daniels on Mar 31, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope.
No Ks in the 4th.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Mar 31, 2008 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
K'doke.
I'm gonna sign off soon but as long as you post any requests I'll try to go back and fill in the blanks for ya.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 31, 2008 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
for Young's K
I request someone from Barely Legal magazine.
lets keep it here
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*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
Seemingly, yes
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Mar 31, 2008 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
why does mlb hire people
with hard to understand accents to run their phone customer service?
"Never perfect but perfectly forgiven." -Petra
Did you call them about the Affeldt jersey?
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Mar 31, 2008 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
outsourcing?
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by justin007000 on Mar 31, 2008 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
bob sounds sick
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
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How would you feel if you spent all that money and ended up with
Bako - Cast- and the AntiClog; not to mention having sit through tHom's Arizona stories.
Change is so exciting. I never know what the hell is going on. I love Chaos,
look at andruw in center
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
Corey Gazelle Patterson
Bob hearts Gazelle
Change is so exciting. I never know what the hell is going on. I love Chaos,
Fan Favorite Corey Patterson
I'm predicting a very Joe Randa like Opening Day for Corey Patterson
Don't talk back to Darth Vader or he'll getcha!
i think bob said 8 words
one was gazzelle
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CO-PAT
with the infield single.
wait....WHUUUUHHH???
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2008 4:35 PM EDT reply actions
do infield singals clog the bases?
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
alot of them are buttafaces
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by justin007000 on Mar 31, 2008 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
remember when alan killed himself?
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Is that what's happened to Zach...
Change is so exciting. I never know what the hell is going on. I love Chaos,
we're not your prediction monkeys
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
Through the sixth
with under 100 pitches thrown. Who'da thunk?
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2008 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Griffey, BP, Dunn, EdE up again
I think we'll tie and go ahead.
burton in the 7th?
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Tying run: a rally killer by Dunn
Go ahead run Keppinger drives in Votto in the 8th.
Change is so exciting. I never know what the hell is going on. I love Chaos,
Volquez today
according to our hero, george grande. 7 2/3 and 13 Ks. holla.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2008 4:53 PM EDT reply actions
thought hudson was gonna try to take dunn
for that slide, woulda been fun to see
"Never perfect but perfectly forgiven." -Petra
I was at the game
And wondered about this. Were they smiling at each other and just playing or what? They had an extended conversation after that slide.
lets see if they figure Burton out
he bb/9 from last year worried me. Big league hitters learn from that.
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harang was just awful today
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
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you know because he is awful on opening day
i love you ss
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by justin007000 on Mar 31, 2008 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
first out of the year
for the 'pen. oh-da-lolly!!!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2008 4:58 PM EDT reply actions
for the record i just finished my second beer
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and your spelling is better already
Mr. Gumbel this is a girl scouts meeting.
Plus ca change...
by Man Mountain on Mar 31, 2008 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Thom jinxed the hell out of that, didn't he--
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
bullpen is in mid-season form
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"Excuse me"
"Is this Brendanukkah-town?"
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2008 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
is anyone else
having problems with RR uploading?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2008 5:05 PM EDT reply actions
i was hoping it was this conflasted newfangled confligeration
that was messing it up, and not me. good to know.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Chris Young with 3 Ks
Thanks for comin' out.
Speaking of, FVA. A .gif to commemorate Young's hat trick?
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
he hit the ball reasonably well today
they were just right at ppl
"Never perfect but perfectly forgiven." -Petra
dang it
patterson is hitting the ball hard just right at ppl
"Never perfect but perfectly forgiven." -Petra
STORMY!
will he hit the wall this year?
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part 3? this is slowing down.
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LOL
Is it me, or does Marty sound annoyed at the Cowboy?
the site has been inaccessable
for me, and i assume to some others as well. seems there are a few more bugs to be worked out.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2008 5:28 PM EDT reply actions
Too bad he hasn't gotten on base.
Change is so exciting. I never know what the hell is going on. I love Chaos,
I like to see if the Gazelle can steal a base
Change is so exciting. I never know what the hell is going on. I love Chaos,
Positives
Cordero pitched a scoreless ninth. But even better, Weathers pitched a scoreless eighth. Now, if we could get some hits every now and again, we'd be in business.
need more small ball
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
I've got a feeling that this offense will need
both Votto and Bruce to get in the line up and get going sooner than later.
Change is so exciting. I never know what the hell is going on. I love Chaos,
i have a feeling
this offense will need a change in philosophy
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
This offense will need....
....a manager that isn't a child of the 1970s, who still thinks Dane Iorg would've made a wonderful lead-off man. Corey .298 OBP Patterson? The man couldn't get on base with a hooker if he was the Governor of New York. I keep having this feeling that it is going to be a long season. I hope I'm wrong.
by tonywf on Mar 31, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
FWIW... [Putting on my Corey Patterson apologist hat]
Today Patterson and Valentin were the only Reds who made contact in every at-bat. Brandon Webb is a good baseball player and the Reds were seemingly overmatched and without an apropriate game plan. Patterson seemed to have some idea of what he wanted to do today. (I'll say the same for Griffey, Dunn and Edwin.)
I watched/listened to Patterson with a critical eye today and I saw him take the first four pitches of the game. In the seventh he did swing at the first pitch he saw from Qualls. And the bottom of the seventh was the Reds' first trip to the plate after Salazar took Burton deeeep to put AZ up by two-- so I don't know why Patterson would have abandoned his game plan at that point. He prolly saw a fastball he liked and he was tired of pussy-footin' outs so he hacked. He hit the ball hard but the Snakes happened to have had a guy playing centerfield today. Damn the bad luck.
It wasn't his best day but to me he looked better than BP and Keppinger.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 31, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah,
from my stool at the Five Star American Bar Y Banco Deportivo Patterson seemed to have had a decent day. He certainly showed he can play center field (though he should have called Griffey off with authority on the play they nearly collided) and he put a charge into a few balls.
Outside of the, "its a single- oh wait its a triple!," The D-Backs defense was pretty much lights out (Orlando Hudson was nuts). Brandon Webb is indeed a "good baseball player" and with the ump seemingly calling high strikes the Reds hitters were quite baffled most of the afternoon. Did you see how Webb worked Kepp inside all day and had him swinging at pitches that were swerving into his shoelaces?
A positive note about the "raining [of] baseballs into the outfield stands" was that we didn't walk anybody before hand. Harang and Burton left a few pitches up and over the plate, but the damage was surmountable had our offense really been "trying to win the game."
Oh, and tally up two watery pints towards my beer total.
Tanzen!
by Verka Serduchka on Mar 31, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Corey Patterson apologist hat
Plus ca change...
by Man Mountain on Apr 1, 2008 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
the reds cant serve beer anymore
they lost the opener
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
but they hit the bar hard
Plus ca change...
by Man Mountain on Mar 31, 2008 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
And to think
There's only 6 innings left in the season.
Don't talk back to Darth Vader or he'll getcha!
it all went by so fast
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by justin007000 on Mar 31, 2008 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
That's correct sMarty 10Ks
You tell'em Cowperson. What a crummy start. better luck tomorrow.
Change is so exciting. I never know what the hell is going on. I love Chaos,
Bummer
Well the reds will get 70 more wins this season so don't worry!
"Touchdowns are the most over rated stat in football, first downs are what win games!"-ESPNs Skip Bayless on why Tony Romo is not a good QB
Three hits. Yikes.
And one of 'em was Harang's infield single.
Check out BP's quote: "It was like we were trying to prove something instead of trying to win the game. A lot of guys were swinging at balls they don’t normally swing at."
By "a lot of guys" I think maybe he means "the three times that me, myself and I went to the plate."
Phillips struck out three times while only Griffey struck out more than once. (And Griffey managed one of the four Reds walks while also- as I remember- drawing the count full in one of his strikeouts.)
At least
our bullpen looked like major leaguers. Three innings and one run isn't bad, and I liked how everyone pitched a complete inning. Looks like Dusty's giving the relievers set roles, which is nice.
by Obi Juan Kenobez on Apr 1, 2008 12:57 AM EDT reply actions
1 down
look on the bright side folks; we wont have to face the likes the brandon webb but for maybe one more game this year.
and that's 1 beer for me.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 1, 2008 8:06 AM EDT reply actions
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