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Cueto mediocre, Reds lose to Stros

The is more or less an open thread, if anyone still comes to this site despite the massive power failures, to talk about today's game and for the SBN folks to explain to us what has been going on the past coupla days.

 

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If I am first, SB must have really ruined things. Or the Reds have.

by riverfront on Apr 24, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Stellar baserunning today

Patterson and Hairston were picked off in the 5th and 6th. Good one, guys.

by ken on Apr 24, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Hairston...

...seems to hail from the Ryan Freel school of baserunning.

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

by BubbaFan on Apr 24, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

FWIW

I predicted the Patterson pick off immediately after he got on base. ‘than and Ash can vouch for me.

And according to the little girl who announced the start of the inning, his name is Cherry Hudson Jr. not Jerry Hairston Jr.

You're drowning in the past, Mike, and I've got your life jacket right here. It's called the 80s and it's gonna be around forever.

by Slyde on Apr 24, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I thought it was Harriston

but cherry hudson is probably the cutest thing ive ever heard

Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy

by The Crushinator on Apr 24, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

i'll vouch for him...

both things happened

In the end, life and business are about human connections. And computers are about trying to murder you in a lake. And to me the choice is easy.

by chandrathan on Apr 25, 2008 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions  

More on that base running stuff

The Reds were down by 2 runs at the point when both of those gaffs happened. And the Patterson CS happened with 2 outs. Why were they even running at that point? I know they’ve been sputtering and they’re trying everything they can to get going, but how many mistakes have to be made on the bases before Dusty just lets the players play? It really seemed yesterday like he was trying to do things just to prove that he was at the game. Why did Freel pinch hit for Patterson in the 8th when there was a RHP on the mound?

Oh, and the Reds still

You're drowning in the past, Mike, and I've got your life jacket right here. It's called the 80s and it's gonna be around forever.

by Slyde on Apr 25, 2008 8:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

d'oh

that got cutoff for some strange reason. It should say the Reds still haven’t scored more than 3 runs in a Cueto start.

You're drowning in the past, Mike, and I've got your life jacket right here. It's called the 80s and it's gonna be around forever.

by Slyde on Apr 25, 2008 8:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

I was out of town again today, miseed the game -

What is the deal with SB nation ? Has everyone gone to another site?
This really sucks.

Radiohead killed the Video Star

by Madville on Apr 24, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions  

Was it...

...all of SB Nation, or just us?

I want the old RR back.

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

by BubbaFan on Apr 24, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

It was all of SB Nation

I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation

by Trei Brundrett on Apr 24, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

So much for the idea...

...of invading our opponents’ game thread, then.

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

by BubbaFan on Apr 24, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hmmm...

Maybe it’s just the “new and improved” SB Nation sites that were affected?

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

by BubbaFan on Apr 25, 2008 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions  

Meanwhile...

...the Bats game is in a rain delay.

Jay Bruce and Andy Phillips pulled off a double steal, then scored on a Kevin Barker single.

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

by BubbaFan on Apr 24, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Man... The whole site crashing thing will definitely drive people away...

Glad we’re back up and running…

People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.

by crolfer on Apr 24, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply actions  

Soul

So is the first book club meeting next Thursday? I read the first 24 pages in a Barnes and Noble and ordered from Amazon (by signing up for Amazon Prime I saved 3.99 on shipping. Now I just have to cancel in a month before being charged 70 bucks. I put my odds at 50-50).

by Red Menace on Apr 24, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions  

amazon prime

You can actually go ahead and cancel. They give you a pissy message about how they’ll never give you any special deals again, but whatever.

by Gray on Apr 24, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

You should also order all sorts of heavy grocery items too.

Before your month runs out.

If you feel like it, you can buy yourself something really heavy like a lawn mower also.

At least it wasn't Grady Little.

by Paul Householder on Apr 24, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

I have Amazon Prime

it’s kind of nice to never pay shipping, but then I buy almost everything from Amazon, so it’s worth it for me. Plus, you can share it with “people who live in your home” like I do with my sister-in-law and her husband who live 20 minutes away from me.

You're drowning in the past, Mike, and I've got your life jacket right here. It's called the 80s and it's gonna be around forever.

by Slyde on Apr 24, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Your home is so big, it takes twenty minutes to get from one end to another?

Man. I figured you were well off, Slyde, but not like justin-level rich or anything.

by Brendanukkah on Apr 24, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

20 minutes I'm driving my go cart

It’s a 45-minute walk.

You're drowning in the past, Mike, and I've got your life jacket right here. It's called the 80s and it's gonna be around forever.

by Slyde on Apr 25, 2008 7:27 AM EDT up reply actions  

You should see his fridge.

by ken on Apr 25, 2008 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yes. RRBC's first meeting is penciled in on TH May 1.

Ha. Pencils.

Could someone explain to Crolfer what pencils were?

"The rain on my car is a baptism, the new me-- Ice Man Power Lloyd-- my assault on the world begins now."

by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 24, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Missing the old RR as well

My mac has been having trouble with the new format, even without the website crashing.

The standings don’t look to good…Last place. : /

by satyanaas on Apr 24, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply actions  

Last place sucks

Maybe I’ll start rooting for the Nationals…. oh.

by Brendanukkah on Apr 24, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

clockwerks, or someone?

Can you guys explain to us what’s been going on the past two days? Just curious.

Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Apr 25, 2008 12:08 AM EDT reply actions  

Curious?..

or furious?

Boobs, you’re so spurious.

"The rain on my car is a baptism, the new me-- Ice Man Power Lloyd-- my assault on the world begins now."

by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 25, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions  

Lots of work, very little sleep.

We put what turned out to be some bad RAM into one of our servers, and the fun began. With RAM down, the page caches we use to serve up the sites weren’t sticking around, so the database was slammed. Once we figured out the RAM problem, (and optimized a bunch of DB queries and other routines) we opened up the sites a few at a time, so the databases weren’t slammed all at once. We’re still moving cautiously and keeping an eye on the server load, but it’s looking much better.

The short answer: unforeseen hardware + software trouble. Bad luck + growing pains.

It’s been very frustrating for us, but at least we’re learning a lot. Thanks for being patient with this nonsense.

I'm one of four guys who built SB Nation 2.0. We are like the Borg, but friendly and with better features.

by Ryan Gantz on Apr 25, 2008 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hahaha, that sucks

Know that I laugh with you, not at you my friend. I’ve had the exact same thing happen with server RAM myself. This week has been server hard drives dying for us. We’re up to three at the moment – thank god for hot swap RAID configurations. :)

As far as the database, there’s a damned good reason I never pursued being even associated with being a DBA. That stuff drives me crazy.

Please Note: I may be totally full of shit.

by jch24 on Apr 25, 2008 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah it's that stuff

btw is your avatar a pic of your new girlfriend?

she looks like amy winehouse

In the end, life and business are about human connections. And computers are about trying to murder you in a lake. And to me the choice is easy.

by chandrathan on Apr 25, 2008 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, that's her

Looking classier by the day, ain’t she?

Please Note: I may be totally full of shit.

by jch24 on Apr 25, 2008 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

They tried to make me eat a sandwich

but I said no, no, no!

You're drowning in the past, Mike, and I've got your life jacket right here. It's called the 80s and it's gonna be around forever.

by Slyde on Apr 25, 2008 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Honestly

When she finally kicks it, I would like for a team of doctors and scientists to examine every bit of her system to see how she has lasted this long. It could be beneficial to humans worldwide. Don’t forget, she used to look like this:

Please Note: I may be totally full of shit.

by jch24 on Apr 25, 2008 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

mmmm....beefy

In the end, life and business are about human connections. And computers are about trying to murder you in a lake. And to me the choice is easy.

by chandrathan on Apr 25, 2008 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

id like to take this opportunity to remind everyone

how much i love amy winehouse. I just popped Frank into the player today. “You should be stronger than me…” Mmmm. Loves

Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Apr 25, 2008 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

We've all got things we're not proud of

I’m convinced that Eddie Money is due for a comeback.

by Brendanukkah on Apr 25, 2008 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Captain

and diet.

You're drowning in the past, Mike, and I've got your life jacket right here. It's called the 80s and it's gonna be around forever.

by Slyde on Apr 25, 2008 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

Pack your bags. You'll leave tonight.

"The rain on my car is a baptism, the new me-- Ice Man Power Lloyd-- my assault on the world begins now."

by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 25, 2008 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh im proud

Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Apr 25, 2008 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

sometimes i see girls, even famous ones that i'd like to have sex with

amy winehouse is not one of them

In the end, life and business are about human connections. And computers are about trying to murder you in a lake. And to me the choice is easy.

by chandrathan on Apr 25, 2008 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

i agree

Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Apr 25, 2008 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

huh

so RR has been on the fritz the last few days? if i had been around for it i might have been pissed off.

Abraham Lincoln said that if you're a racist, I will invade you with the north.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 25, 2008 12:28 AM EDT reply actions  

Anyone else concerned

that the Reds are 0-5 against Houston and Pittsburgh? What are we now, 4-10 in the central?

I mean we all love our basements, but the NL central basement is obviously nothing to write home about (presumably because we are already home, with mom, in said basement).

To rub it in, one of my seventh grade students, who knows I am a Reds fan, and who is, quite predictably, a Boston fan, came up to me in the middle of class this morning and said in English “ha-ha. Cueto lost.” And no, I didn’t teach him how to say that.

The worst part about it is I can’t just silence him with a quick, “1975.” He is 12 years old. He wasn’t even alive in 1990. He is only conscious of a world where Boston is a baseball juggernaut and the Reds…

...well the Reds are in the basement.

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Apr 25, 2008 10:14 AM EDT reply actions  

Seventh grade, you say? Here. This oughta help give him a new perspective:

"The rain on my car is a baptism, the new me-- Ice Man Power Lloyd-- my assault on the world begins now."

by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 25, 2008 10:24 AM EDT reply actions  

Seventh grade?

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. -Tom Waits and others

by Pops Daniels on Apr 25, 2008 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, that is juggernaut

if I have ever seen one.

If treating women like sex objects wasn’t something really detrimental to the health of the human species I might have also made some comment about Alyssa Milano being in my basement.

Well, I guess I sort of made the comment without making the comment. Sexism is just so damn pervasive.

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Apr 25, 2008 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Up front

this is no real insult, just an attempt at humor. I am in no way taking issue with your sentiment that sexism is a pervasive ill. Just crackin’ wise. I hope this disclaimer allows you a wry, but sensitive grin.

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. -Tom Waits and others

by Pops Daniels on Apr 25, 2008 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

dude

that’s racist

In the end, life and business are about human connections. And computers are about trying to murder you in a lake. And to me the choice is easy.

by chandrathan on Apr 25, 2008 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

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