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Game Thread #1 and #2: Old School Reds v. Modern Pirates

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Lineups from (sic):

Lineups for split-squad vs. Pittsburgh
1:05 game (No radio):

Ryan Freel CF
Scott Hatteberg 1B
Ken Griffey Jr. RF
Brandon Phillips 2B
Adam Dunn LF
Edwin Encarnacion 3B
Juan Castro SS
Paul Bako C
Ryan Hanigan DH

P Johnny Cueto. Also pitching: Richie Gardner, Jon Adkins, Scott Sauerbeck, Brad Salmon. Also available:Tyler Pelland, Adam Pettyjohn, Justin Lehr, Ramon Ramirez and Tom Shearn.

Gotta like the CASTO appearance. If you're Zach.

Fartz has Gameday link below and: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/y2007/gd.html?2008_03_07_pitmlb_cinmlb_1

Tonight:

7:05 p.m. game (No radio)
Norris Hopper CF
Jeff Keppinger SS
Jay Bruce RF
Drew Anderson LF
Joey Votto 1B
Jolbert Cabrera 3B
Andy Phillips 2B
Javy Valentin C
Alvin Colina DH

P Bronson Arroyo. Also pitching: Todd Coffey, Gary Majewski, Jared Burton, Jon Coutlangus, Jim Brower. Also available: Josh Roenicke, Daryl Thompson, Mike Lincoln and Sergio Valenzuela.

By "No Radio" Fay of course means "Yes Radio." At least that's what the Reds official site says, so who knows? Not me. We never lost control.

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thanks, will update
plus, I hedged
Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 7, 2008 1:06 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Except for DH
What's the odds of the 1pm game being the opening day lineup?  
2-0 count: one pitch, one zone

by rojosoto on Mar 7, 2008 1:04 PM EST   0 recs

Possibly
If Ross starts the year on the DL.  I could also see Hatteberg getting the opening day start with Votto starting most of the games during the rest of the season.
2-0 count: one pitch, one zone

by rojosoto on Mar 7, 2008 1:39 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Yay!
Looks like I might finally get to attend a game thread! Yay for Teacher Work Days!
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:05 PM EST   0 recs

Something MM knows nothing about
oh snap!
Don't talk back to Darth Vader or he'll getcha!

by Slyde on Mar 7, 2008 1:07 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

haha
Not only do I get to see the reds on gameday... The Mets and Indians are on ESPN...
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:09 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

The Swiss know about war
they just choose not to participate.
Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 7, 2008 1:14 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

The Canadians on the other hand...
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:15 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

That's a normal ride home for me...
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:24 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

nice first inning outta Cueto...
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:13 PM EST   0 recs

hmmm... According to gameday...
Bay flew out to himself while batting against the Pirates pitcher...
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:13 PM EST   0 recs

we should take bets about whats going to happen
considering how long the inning is on gameday

by The Crushinator on Mar 7, 2008 1:19 PM EST   0 recs

Who's the guy in the first picture?
Is that Johnny Bench?
Quick! Somebody make a Cincinnati loves Ken Griffey Jr. too! video

by TheC on Mar 7, 2008 1:20 PM EST   0 recs

BP GOES YAAAAARD
... in caps.
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:25 PM EST   0 recs

ariiight
Homer!!! its so much more exciting when you find out about it ten minutes after it happens....

by The Crushinator on Mar 7, 2008 1:26 PM EST   0 recs

Am I overanalyzing?
Can we read anything into the fact that the Reds are scoring a bunch of runs early in ball games when real Major League pitchers are in the game?
Quick! Somebody make a Cincinnati loves Ken Griffey Jr. too! video

by TheC on Mar 7, 2008 1:28 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Hmmm...
Hopefully the other teams don't catch on and bring up rookies whenever they play the Reds...
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:29 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

No, that's silly
I, however, want to move our team to the AL East, where, judging by the last two games, we will feast on those chumps like crumpets.

by Brendanukkah on Mar 7, 2008 1:34 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

like contracting herpes
Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 7, 2008 1:29 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Hmmm...
Looks like Jeff Stephens is pitching on ESPN... Apparently he was the PTBNL in the BP deal.
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:31 PM EST   0 recs

Im watching that right now.
His stats certanly looked good.

by The Crushinator on Mar 7, 2008 1:33 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

He's nothing real special tho...
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:34 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Johnny Cueto and Adam LaRouche
in a fierce staring contest right now.
Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 7, 2008 1:31 PM EST   0 recs

Wow... that inning went by really fast...
After the 10 minutes of said staring contest...
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:32 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Kueto, through 2
Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 7, 2008 1:32 PM EST   0 recs

I liked him in that OJ Simpson movie
Don't talk back to Darth Vader or he'll getcha!

by Slyde on Mar 7, 2008 1:39 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

I guess...
That explains where those new basketball commercials with the announcers growing out of people's arms came from... I always knew Dicky V was a leech.
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:39 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

pair of Ks for johnny
he looks gooood.  put some extra O's on that good cuz he looks so good.
Im Charlie Scrabbles and I approve this blogpost.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 7, 2008 1:33 PM EST   0 recs

oooooooh... I like
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:35 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Johnny Quest-o
With the Dominican accent is sounds má' o meno' like that
Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Mar 7, 2008 1:38 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Yes??
Oh wait - that was another handle in another time.. Johnny Quest that is..
"Sometimes, you get so caught up in on-base percentage that you're clogging up the bases." - our very own D. Baker - Oh my..

by snohio on Mar 7, 2008 2:46 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

3 Ks through 2
Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 7, 2008 1:35 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

I have this sinking feeling
that cueto's arm is going to explode like a kernel of corn in the oven.  Just a bad feeling.

by The Crushinator on Mar 7, 2008 1:35 PM EST   0 recs

shunnnnnnn
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:35 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Crolfer Bueller's day off
You are on fire with the posts today.

You realize if you played by the rules, right now you'd be in gym?

by Brendanukkah on Mar 7, 2008 1:40 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

... not on teacher workdays!!
and gym is at 6:30 in the morning... 0 hour.
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:42 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

I, too, am enjoying a day off
Replaced my sump pump earlier (scraped my arm pretty good!), and now will attempt to fix a step into the laundry room
Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Mar 7, 2008 1:46 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

They should make a new rule that if you hit a home
run you can run around the bases as many times as you can until someone goes and gets the ball and tags you out.

by The Crushinator on Mar 7, 2008 1:38 PM EST   0 recs

It would be like
the shootout in hockey

by The Crushinator on Mar 7, 2008 1:39 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Pretty sure that's not cricket
No, wait.  That's precisely what that is.

by Brendanukkah on Mar 7, 2008 1:44 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

That game might be better than 2K8...
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:45 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Is that the one
with the World Leaders All Star team?

Don't talk back to Darth Vader or he'll getcha!

by Slyde on Mar 7, 2008 1:47 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Ok.... that was officially a nice outing
3 shutout innings, 1 hit, 4 Ks.  And he looked great doing it... at least on my Gameday.
Quick! Somebody make a Cincinnati loves Ken Griffey Jr. too! video

by TheC on Mar 7, 2008 1:46 PM EST   0 recs

Agreed
Cueto pretty much just pwnt
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:47 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Am I the only person that wants
Johnny B. Good to be played between every inning after Cueto doesn't give up a run?

by Blue on Mar 7, 2008 1:47 PM EST   0 recs

I think so
Don't talk back to Darth Vader or he'll getcha!

by Slyde on Mar 7, 2008 1:47 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

'Cause..
..the rest of us want "The Humpty Dance."

by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 7, 2008 1:49 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

that's what I figured
I'm off to the shrink.

by Blue on Mar 7, 2008 1:50 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

the only person under 65?
Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 7, 2008 1:48 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

thanks, God
for resizing the pics and fixing my html.

Oh, and for Mommy and Daddy and Mega Man 2.

Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 7, 2008 1:47 PM EST   0 recs

Just trying to tidy the place up
in case we have guests come over.  Did you clean up your room like I asked?
Don't talk back to Darth Vader or he'll getcha!

by Slyde on Mar 7, 2008 1:49 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Wait. Slyde is God?
And he doesn't even wear a disguise?

by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 7, 2008 1:50 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

... Yup
You're slow... Slyde is also Santa and the Easter Bunny.

This one to be specific:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnXR5Baq0X8

You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:52 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

No...
It's his parent's attic.
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:56 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

or parents'...
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:56 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

No
but I hid your funny cigarettes in the Joe Oliver lunchbox.
Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 7, 2008 1:52 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Dear Slyde,
Could you do something about that picture of the Red Sox bitch and her owner?  The pictures are too big for my monitor at work (though my monitor at home is incredibly satisfied).  I'm tired of side-scrolling to see which old diary has one new entry.

Yours in Christ/Menace,

Brendanukkah

P.S.  Do you exist?  Or should I be directing this to Cool God?

by Brendanukkah on Mar 7, 2008 1:54 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

one property of coolness is existence
according to Anselm
Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 7, 2008 2:00 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

I'm fairly certain Cool God could've fixed it
but it's 2pm on a Friday, which pretty much means there is no way he's up yet.
Don't talk back to Darth Vader or he'll getcha!

by Slyde on Mar 7, 2008 2:02 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Not. My. Job.

HA! Ha ha ha ha. ha

by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 7, 2008 4:55 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

That's funny
In any religion.
Quick! Somebody make a Cincinnati loves Ken Griffey Jr. too! video

by TheC on Mar 7, 2008 5:24 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

BTW
Trent will have radar gun readings on Cueto in a few:

http://www.1530homer.com/pages/ctrent.html?page=1

by Blue on Mar 7, 2008 1:48 PM EST   0 recs

my guess is he topped out at
96
Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Mar 7, 2008 1:50 PM EST   0 recs

No... I'm guessing it was 106.
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:50 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Fay said he hit 97
at least once.
Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Mar 7, 2008 1:53 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

to be precise
he said "79"

But you must have the new John Fay iFilter for Safari.

Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 7, 2008 1:56 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Like:
The Reds added a run in the third on an Edwin Encarnacion hit. I did see where it went. I was busy watching the end of the bat fly into the stands.

Oh, of course.  "I did see where it went," in context, actually means he didn't see where it went.  What else would it mean?

by Gray on Mar 7, 2008 2:34 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

5 IP, 5 H, 0 BB, 6 K
not a bad start to the spring for J. Cueto.

by Blue on Mar 7, 2008 1:53 PM EST   0 recs

Gameday's still stuck on Inning 3...
You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 7, 2008 1:54 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Hatteberg's
fouling off a bunch of pitches, again.
Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Mar 7, 2008 1:57 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Question
I have this hunch that one of our pitching youngsters is going to start the season in the bullpen.  I don't necessarily have a problem with this, since I'm just excited to have them up in the bigs at all.  My question is which one(s) would be in the 'pen?  Going into Spring Training, Cueto seemed like the most likely to start in AAA, but he's had the best spring so far.  Homer seems more like a starter and less like a reliever, although I guess we can't discount the option that he starts in AAA.  Does Volquez still have options?  He seems like a 'pen candidate to me.  I guess my question is how does the perception of our young guys jibe with the reality of their performances this spring, and what's anybody's updated guesses as to where they start the season?

by Brendanukkah on Mar 7, 2008 1:59 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

The problem I see is
I think Cueto could handle the Majors the best at this point, but I think Homer still needs to get smacked down a little in the big leagues so that he can learn to be a