Game 3 Thread: Part 3
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PrintWe're through 8 of the bad guys' inning. Cordero on in a minute to save it for Johnny Quest.
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Too slow.
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 3, 2008 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Bitch.
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 3, 2008 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
dont hate
appreciate (someone just said that to my teacher in my class)
Looks like my first got moderated away...
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 3, 2008 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep. I see it. I think it actually got moved down.
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 3, 2008 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
thats not something we can do, btw
i think it's just the way the automatic comments work.
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
Strange...
Your comment regarding having a closer moved down too. Really weird.
Probably has something to do with the auto-update feature.
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 3, 2008 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Marty should retire
He just doesn't seem to enjoy calling the actual game anymore. The past year of listening to him has been depressing because I loved listening to him growing up.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
What nonsense is he spouting now?
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 3, 2008 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently He's Pissed
At an email about their ump-criticism. Bleah.
A high school umpire sent him an email calling him a "homer"
and Marty and Thom picked him apart.
It was the most exctied and zealous Marty sounded all day. Seriously.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 3, 2008 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Just everything
...except for the action on the field. Now, I understand the baseball season is long and he's on the air a lot, but this is the bottom of the 8th of a 3-2 game. I want to hear every fuc$ing pitch! Not these silly little conversations between father and son.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
And emails from listeners.
Unbelieveable.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 3, 2008 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
email him and say so
its not game-related, so maybe they'll talk about it
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
Hmm...
A meta-meta-sportscast?
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 3, 2008 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Hes gone soon isn't he?
thats why the brought in thom
Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy
by The Crushinator on Apr 3, 2008 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
alright
all up to coco
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
Do They Play...
... the "Click Click Boom" schtick for Coco in Cincinnati?
It's a great song. It was just annoying since it was Miller Park, full of Brewers fans. Other than that, cool.
Edwin last night
Cueto today. I love me some Dominicana!
WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!
Its just those damn Americans!
Will this post get me sent to Guantanamo?
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
why do I keep replying to the wrong post?
am I freaking out?!
Maybe I should flag this post?
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 3, 2008 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
having a closer is AWESOME
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
Click. Click. Boom.
And this one belongs to the Reds.
Yeah, right?
Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy
by The Crushinator on Apr 3, 2008 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Yippee!
Very impressive job, Johnny Quest!
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 3, 2008 3:20 PM EDT reply actions
Heart of hearts?
What does that mean anyway?
Also, WOOOOOOOOO!
"TMI? TMI is 'too much information'. I used to say, 'don't go there,' but that's lame."
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Apr 3, 2008 3:20 PM EDT reply actions
That's the way.
the ninth inning should be..
-My first new SBNation Signature. It'll be around for eternity.
what an awesome game
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
that i couldnt watch
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
..or listen to without the condesceding tangential musings of an egomaniacal condescending fuckface.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 3, 2008 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
...tangenital.
can't think of anything funny about that.
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
by andromache on Apr 3, 2008 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think
that word is tangentially related to tangential
by Obi Juan Kenobez on Apr 3, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
23 down: a ten letter word for "nude sunbather's goal"
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 3, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
"nonarousal"
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 3, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well played, good sir
"TMI? TMI is 'too much information'. I used to say, 'don't go there,' but that's lame."
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Apr 4, 2008 8:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm glad
that someone took that and ran with it.
I'm thirsty.
by Pops Daniels on Apr 4, 2008 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
1 hit, 2 ER, 12Ks
Not a bad day for our pitchers. Take out Weathers' three walks and 1 ER, even better. Nice.
"Screw it. We've got bigger problems than a butter shortage."
What will be really interesting...
Will be if Johnny Quest faces the D'Backs again. I wonder if they just had a "Cincinnati Reds vs. unknown rookie starter"-type game.
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 3, 2008 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Make it Rum.
Brugal if you can find it.
Tanzen!
by Verka Serduchka on Apr 3, 2008 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
depends on how many starts he makes
in the World Series
Answer:
E) None of the above. Our manager is Dusty Baker.
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 3, 2008 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Question is, which comes first,
150 IP or blown out elbow, courtesy of Dusty?
As long as there are history tests, there'll be prayer in school.
if Cueto stays around 90-95 pitches every start like he did today
I would have no quelms. He has excellent command so he can keep his pitch count down. With a real closer and my predictions about Weathers and Burotn are wrong, he would only need to pitch 5-7 ininnings/per unlike last year when the only time we felt good about a game was if the starter handed the ball straight to Weathers.
I think the organization will keep tabs on Cueto and Bailey (if nessacary) so I am guessing if he finds his ceiling he will be removed from the rotation. Hopefully Bailey and Maloney can pick it up, or Belisle can be passable so these guys can get time off in August.
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
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For realz
The Reds have got to get a catcher who could be mistaken for a major league hitter. That game had no business being that close.
Plus ca change...
I find myself...
Missing Jason LaRue right now. At least he was good for a home run every now and then on his way to his usual .225-.235 season.
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 3, 2008 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Thank you.
I no longer miss him.
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 3, 2008 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw a jersey where the bottome of the R was scratched off...
LaPUE
I was surprised I had never seen that before. What's worse is that I saw it on opening day... THIS YEAR! Who, in their right mind, is still wearing a LaRue Jersey to reds games?
suggestions, anyone?
Why don't they do the Star of the Game anymore?
I listened to that half-hour of post-game commercials to hear Johnny Cueto through an interpreter and they didn't give it to us.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
Marty's postgame analysis:
"Well, a win is a win is a win."
What the fuck are you fucking talking about old man!?!?!
He just called what could justifiably be described as the franchise's most exciting game since the Clinton administration and he fucking ho-hums it?
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 3, 2008 3:52 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I think he is REALLY bothered by the 10 LOB.
And while it was frustrating, 10 LOB is hardly an excessive amount. Teams average 7-8 per game over a season. Frankly, I'd rather have 10 LOB than the 2 LOB that the Dbacks had today. At least it meant they were getting men on base.
WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!
by Slyde on Apr 3, 2008 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Marty has always been obssesed with the LOB stat
and missed opportunities...
Yes. It indicates a lack of Clutchiness in one's colon.
And hence no Clutchypants.
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 3, 2008 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
If he can watch a performance like that
and not be absolutely thrilled to death by it, he really needs to go do something else. Baseball just doesn't do it for him anymore. Too bad Nuxhall wasn't in the booth to see it.
Plus ca change...
You sound like Brantley
Do you think Marty is not a clutch announcer?
WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!
I don't care if the Reds set the MLB record for LOB (Slyde?)
Marty buried the lead.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 3, 2008 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Believe it or not
the 1976 Reds. They left 1328 runners on base (according to Retrosheet) or 8.2 a game. The 1975 team is 16th on the list at 1271 for the season.
WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!
Also
You prob saw this, but the '76 team holds the NL PA record (6,538). Last year's Phillies fell one PA shy of that.
by ken on Apr 3, 2008 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I did not know that
but it makes sense since they scored A LOT of runs and left A LOT of guys on base.
WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!
Anyone know
how I can get aholt of a Cueto #47 t-shirt over the webs?
It's for a, uh, bandwagoning friend of mine I met at summer camp who lives in Niagra Falls.
Plus ca change...
I can sell you an XL
Hobbs #33 T-Shirt for real cheap. :* (
El Humo!
Put me down for that nick name for Cueto. Smoke smoke & more smoke. Dude was awesome today. Lets hope he can keep it up! Go Reds!
Holy crap
What a game.
Another 8th inning scare, but Dusty didn't leave Weathers in until the game was lost, as might have happened last year.
And Kep continues his inhuman hitting. 2 for 3 with a homer and a walk. He's batting .500 / .583 / .900. I know, very small sample size. I don't expect him to do this all year. But still...holy crap!
Dang...
I'm really wishing I'd gotten to see that game... Johnny Quest rulez!!!
Scared by the new look...
crolfer congrulations
you wrote the 100th comment
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Wow I wish I didn't have classes all day today!
I looked at the Box Score and it made lighter of a tough sports day for Bengals fans...
"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
where do you go to school and what is your major?
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Who is your daddy
and what does he do?
by Obi Juan Kenobez on Apr 3, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
My Dad's name is Doug and he is a Parole Officer
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sally
she works the pole wednesday afternoons at candystripe in Montgomery, AL.
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by justin007000 on Apr 3, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
in other news,
Mike Hampton was scratched from his scheduled start today 5 minutes before game time. He strained his left peck. Mike Hampton has kind of become the new Ken Griffey Jr. but funnier.
I am guessing he doesn't have much left and is only pitching because the Braves owe him a large sum of money so they mightaswell see what he does. Missing 2 complete seasons, the better part of 2005, recieving two elbow surgies and being in his late thirties does not add up to a strong bet for the season. His last full season was 2004, I was in high school.
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The first place Cincinnati Reds
Also, the only undefeated team in baseball - the Kansas City Royals.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
did anyone notice
that according to "Game thread II'" lineup that the Dbacks only had 8 players, two secondbasemen, no first baseman and no cathcer? I think that is why the Reds won. It is hard to win without a firstbaseman or a catcher, plus as I said a few weeks ago it is really hard on the homeplate umpire when there is no catcher.
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i need to fucking stop coming to this site tonight
I have a midterm in 10 hours that I am not at all prepared for, but i have wasted so much time here.
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scared
i just bought a 42" plasma. I hope I did the right thing
always feels weird when I spend that much money
i kinda get that feeling
like when i wake up, check my bank account and see that the night before I racked up a $80 bar tab, the last $50 I was blackout drunk for. Well it hasn't happened yet, but it will someday.
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
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by justin007000 on Apr 3, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
i get that feeling too
except that instead of bar tabs it's trips to costco for diapers and shit like that
but holy god, the $20 I spent on my two-year old son's first Reds hat was the best money I've spent
buying stuff sucks
the George Bush economy has made everything so expensive. God I can't wait for the job market when I graduate.
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by justin007000 on Apr 3, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
i only made $2000 last year
so i get nothing. I guess i didn't really pay anythign though. But everyone wants a piece of that pie. Part of the rural college experiance is choosing between not working and getting $1,000 extra each quarter in financial aid so I can buy food, or driving 20+ miles to Lima, where my first hours wages will cover the cost it took me to travel there.
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
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by justin007000 on Apr 4, 2008 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Yea... Work...
I'm doing some stuff over summer... Umping for my local little league and working at Hy-Vee... fun fun. (The Umping should be pretty fun actually)
Scared by the new look...
Heh
I did my last internship in San Francisco in 1999.
I remember walking around, looking at dot com billboards everywhere, sky-high rents, people handing out jobs and thinking "there's no way this will last"
Sure enough, about a month or two before graduation in 2000, the bottom dropped out of everything. Took me about six months of living at my parents' house to find a job. But, it kept me in Cincinnati and I met my wife.
Whee. If worst comes to worst, go to graduate school.
that is the plan
my dream job is to be a history prof.
But when i am working on preping for midterms, I don't think I have teh stomach to get a Ph.D. I have terrible test anxeity. I am fine writing papers, in class presentations, but I have a shitty memory, so tests aren't my thing. I just can visulize getting the test handed back to me with a D on it.
Days like today I want to go to flight school and become an airline pilot, because that is a great job market, maybe I could get a job with ATA.
Thinking of airlines, I am really pissed. A couple of months ago United decided to start charging $25 for a second checked bag, which I knew would set a bad prescadent, and now Northwest is doing the same. It won't be long before Delta, US, Continental, and American are doing the same. I just hope Continental and Midwest wait until after the Democratic convention, when I fly out to Denver.
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by justin007000 on Apr 4, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
i am packing a suit and need a garment bag
plus just a normal suitcase for normal clothes, and all the stuff i can't carry on. I will be there for 12 days, so I will need a fairly large wardrobe of both casual and buisness clothes.
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by justin007000 on Apr 4, 2008 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Big D
I live in Boulder. Frontier Airlines is the only way to fly. Part of me wants to go raise a little hell down in Denver during the convention. I pray that Hillary stays in it, because if she does, I'm going to print a boat load of T shirts about her trying to steal the election and make a small fortune.
From what I know about academia, graduate education is much more about writing than test-taking. Someone like ManMountain would be able to give a more informed answer.
The Red's will be in town during teh week of the convention
i don't think I will be able to swing it, because I am guessing they sell out, and I won't know what my schedule will be like until I get to Denver. But you could get a 2-fer.
I would have flown Frontier, they were offering dirt cheap direct flights outa Dayton and apparently offer on board enertainment on all flights, but I have Northwest frequant flier miles and my trip to China pushed me over 25K, so I got these tickets for $10.
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
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by justin007000 on Apr 4, 2008 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
actually they will be in town the weekend before the convention
but I will be there August 17th-29th.
Isn't it crazy that I go to this tiny college in bum-fuck no where, and it has sent me to Italy, Havan, China, Bowling Green, KY, and the Democratic National Convention.
Who'd a thought I would see Bowling Green, KY?
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by justin007000 on Apr 4, 2008 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
justin,
i just finished grad school this past winter with an MA in philosophy. i currently work at DeVry University in columbus, making an embarrassing salary as the textbook manager in the bookstore.
just a heads-up man. you ever read "heart of darkness"? the job market is kinda like that right now. if you think there is any chance you could cut it, i would hide away in grad school for a while.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 4, 2008 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
hey, we have another philosopher on site?
I kant believe it! HA!
Actually, my philosophy degree was just for fun. I minored in computer science so I could actually get a job out of college. Then again, that was 10 years ago. I suddenly feel old.
WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!
yeah my BA in phil was just for fun, but so was my BA in history.
but then i made the mistake of seriously going for the MA. i might as well have a degree in powdered wig making.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 4, 2008 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
i may get my grad school degree in Social Studies Education
it still leaves the door open to get a Ph.D and be a college prof, but it also means I can have a real job in 5 years, except in the state of Ohio, which really is the only place with a surpluss of teachers. I want to teach at some level, and I know after about 10 years high school will ware me down. I would actually like to teach a little high school. High school teachers can have a great effect on their students, and my ego wouldn't mind turning a life or two around if I can. There is only so many times one can teach a survey of western civ and U.S. history before he gets bored and wants to teach Guyanase and Cuban history. I don't want to be a burnt out teacher, because we have all had those, and it isn't fair to the students, and it isn't fair to myself. Teaching is a job that the needs to be a passion. I don't want to be worn down and in 2020 turning my class over to last nigths documentary from the History Channel. Plus I am not exactly a discliplinarian, which is the biggest reason I would prefer a college classroom. Education does runs in the family, my mom is a teacher, great grandmother was one of a handful of women. at the time, who went to a normal school and actually got a teaching degree.
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
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by justin007000 on Apr 4, 2008 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
get a Ph.D and profess?
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by justin007000 on Apr 4, 2008 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
RE: job market
I just sent this article to my wife (who is a recruiter of healthcare administrators). Unless you've got a nursing degree hidden under your mattress... run and hide.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 4, 2008 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
RE: job market
"The horror, the horror..."
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Apr 4, 2008 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Ph.D's are all writing
I'm actually pretty bullish on keeping exams as a part of the evaluation process, but that way of thinking in the Humanities is dying.
The most important advice I can give you is to go into graduate work with a very specific project in mind. Not like, "I think I might write about Guyana," but a very specific event or situation that could be the makings of a first book. In terms of the broader market, I'd only go into a PhD program that was rated in the 25 in the country. If you don't get into one of those, it probably won't be worth your time and money on the back end.
As for doom and gloom about the job market, I suppose it's true enough, but I've never heard of a time that anyone thought the market for Humanities Ph.D's was good. Which is why most of us are government subsidized.
Other than that, as a poor speller with a bad memory, you'll fit write in with historians. ; )
I've got a plan and it's as hot as my pants...
by Man Mountain on Apr 4, 2008 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
my spelling is better in papers
i actually take my time and think, or ask my roomate.
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by justin007000 on Apr 4, 2008 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
just having fun with ya
thus the homonym in the last line.
You were just born in the wrong century. Creative spelling was once a mark of erudition.
I've got a plan and it's as hot as my pants...
andy jack said
if a man can't spell a word three of four different ways he just isn't very smart.
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Sure is nice to see some good pitching from the Reds...
Seems like it's been a long time since we saw a pitching debut like this. Heck, a bunch of you guys probably weren't even born then.
My son was sick, so I got to watch the whole thing on Extra Innings. Cueto looked so good. It wasn't just the line score -- his command was awesome, he was painting the corners and changing speeds. It was only rarely that anyone got to a 2-0 count, and they usually just popped it up on the next pitch.
Upton's HR was on a good pitch, fastball inside that he handled well.
It was really fun to watch a Reds pitcher dominate like that. 92 pitches, 68 for strikes.
I don't want to get too excited -- we've all been burned before. But this guy looks really promising.
This series
would have been a sweep last year? AZ is a good team. They play with little margin but they have a knack for winning the close ones. Solid pitchiong and defense will do that. To open the season so well against them is a nice feat, and hopefully a harbinger of things to come.
Can't wait to see Volquez.
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