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Game 4 Thread: Reds vs Phillies Part IV

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This fan post must be at least seventy five words long and I don't know how I'm going to get to seventy five words without Adam Dunn in the lineup.  Dusty took him out and we're down by three runs and prolly somehting like twenty words at this point and thing s are not looking good but wait.. wait a minute.. I'm  gonna do it.  I'm gonna get to seveny five words.

But now the question is.. who's gonna score the Reds' runs?

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Jim Day

The master of improvisation.

WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!

by Slyde on Apr 4, 2008 10:47 PM EDT   0 recs

Did he ask those folks..

..if he considered themselves "common people"?

by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 4, 2008 10:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

He wants to live like common people

He wants to do what common people do

WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!

by Slyde on Apr 4, 2008 10:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

He thinks poor is cool

WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!

by Slyde on Apr 4, 2008 10:51 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The master of bouchebaggery

"Screw it. We've got bigger problems than a butter shortage."

by Ash on Apr 4, 2008 10:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

nice

*douchebaggery

"Screw it. We've got bigger problems than a butter shortage."

by Ash on Apr 4, 2008 10:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

nah, it's just what happens when you

don't use the PREVIEW BUTTON!!

"Screw it. We've got bigger problems than a butter shortage."

by Ash on Apr 4, 2008 10:52 PM EDT to parent up   1 recs

(I swear I didn't hit reply to myself.)

Eff it.

"Screw it. We've got bigger problems than a butter shortage."

by Ash on Apr 4, 2008 10:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

bouchebaggery

I figured that meant something and everyone here would understand it but me.

The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!

by TheC on Apr 4, 2008 10:51 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That's what it means?

Criminy.... is there no line of decency that won't be crossed here?

The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!

by TheC on Apr 4, 2008 10:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Primera

Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Apr 4, 2008 10:49 PM EDT   0 recs

On a scale of one to gin

how much ten should I consume tonight?

by Geki on Apr 4, 2008 10:49 PM EDT   0 recs

one more should do it

Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Apr 4, 2008 10:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

My shrink, Dr. Rico,

Dr. Ron RIco, that is, says that disappointment is good for me. I guess that makes Dusty my prozac.

by sonant1 on Apr 4, 2008 10:50 PM EDT   0 recs

Check your Dayton thread

I asked you a question. It may seem unimportant, but trust me, it is of surpassing importance.

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

by BLee2525 on Apr 4, 2008 10:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Dunn's Exit?

Could it be the day game coming tomorrow? Give him a half day off and keep him fresh for the Saturday matinee? Or maybe he heard something in his swing tonight that was off, and wanted shake things up?

I don't really think these are good reasons, just trying not to hate fistbands this early.

The 2008 big faith tour rolls on.

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Apr 4, 2008 10:53 PM EDT   0 recs

See?

Take Dunn out and all of a sudden the tying run comes to the plate.

by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 4, 2008 10:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh God, down goes another catcher

"Screw it. We've got bigger problems than a butter shortage."

by Ash on Apr 4, 2008 10:54 PM EDT   0 recs

looking pretty stupid without 3 of them, aren't they?

WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!

by Slyde on Apr 4, 2008 10:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

All Bako All the Time

The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!

by TheC on Apr 4, 2008 10:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

luckily...we have five

"The only people who like Jimmy Buffett are frat boys and alcoholic girls in the south" ~ Eric Cartman

by chandrathan on Apr 4, 2008 10:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

pinch runner?

crap. Looks like we'll see Hanigan soon.

Oh, and good thing we wasted putting Freel in left field so we can put Bako on the basepaths.

by Brian B on Apr 4, 2008 10:55 PM EDT   0 recs

twinkies

Bottom of their lineup tonight: Monroe, Punto, Tolbert, Everett

I point this out for no reason other than it's shocking.

by greg456 on Apr 4, 2008 10:56 PM EDT   0 recs

wow

that's like 4 straight outs.

WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!

by Slyde on Apr 4, 2008 10:57 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Now Farney's mad

The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!

by TheC on Apr 4, 2008 10:57 PM EDT   0 recs

phew

good thing for the double switch, woulda had to pinch hit with hatteberg here.

by greg456 on Apr 4, 2008 10:57 PM EDT   0 recs

yeah

This never made any sense. There must be something wrong with Dunn. Maybe he didn't hustle down the line on his last pop out or something. There's just no conceivable reason, even if Dusty gets a hard on for speedy outfielders.

by Brian B on Apr 4, 2008 10:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Freel up.

And this would be the pitcher's spot where, uh, Freel would be pinch hitting. Instead, because Dunn was taken out, it's, um, Freel.

by Brian B on Apr 4, 2008 10:58 PM EDT   0 recs

Pirates lost.

Christian Guzman homered. Cards' lead cut to one.

by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 4, 2008 10:58 PM EDT   0 recs

2 truths and a lie?

I say that the Guzman homer is a lie.

WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!

by Slyde on Apr 4, 2008 10:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

guzman

inside the parker. he hit a really high chopper of the astroturf.

by greg456 on Apr 4, 2008 11:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

well then washington's gonna win

Guzman's teams are 1-0 lifetime in games in which he homers.

by greg456 on Apr 4, 2008 11:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hello all

I'm here, have no fear, etc. Welcome JCTWAS. Screw you Ash. Hey Slyde, how's the Captain? I made it through game thread #1 before saying screw it and jumping in live. Also, I'm 5 beers deep at this point. Let's do this thing.

Quick thoughts - Fogg blows, d'oh!. Chase Utley ate my balls. And Corey Patterson is about to disappoint me. That is all.

Please Note: I may be totally full of shit.

by jch24 on Apr 4, 2008 11:02 PM EDT   0 recs

I do not

enjoy being right.

Please Note: I may be totally full of shit.

by jch24 on Apr 4, 2008 11:03 PM EDT   0 recs

I'm here...

And likely now gone... Dang C'mon Reds, hurry up and score...

Scared by the new look...

by crolfer on Apr 4, 2008 11:04 PM EDT   0 recs

Perfect

Finally, Patterson makes the last out of the inning, which is the way it should be. Now it's Keppinger, Griffey and Dunn - oh, wait. Crap. Fuck you, Dusty!

by Brian B on Apr 4, 2008 11:04 PM EDT   0 recs

oops

Phillips is after Griffey. Then it's not-Dunn.

by Brian B on Apr 4, 2008 11:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Keppinger, Griffey, and

Phillips! (Then Hatterburg?)

Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Apr 4, 2008 11:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm too old for this shit

Enjoy the rest of your evening all. Its way past my bedtime.

The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!

by TheC on Apr 4, 2008 11:06 PM EDT   0 recs

sooooo

is it better if dunn is hurt OR he's perfectly healthy and our manager has just proven himself certifiably insane?

both could have terrible longterm effects. i'll go with dusty being insane, because if dunn is hurt, there's still a 90% chance dusty is certifiably insane.

get that?

by greg456 on Apr 4, 2008 11:07 PM EDT   0 recs

Latest thought beamed from Dusty's brain @@@@

Adam had a bad day at the lakes. All he could catch were baby bluegill, see?
And on top of that, his pet Beagle has been depressed.
Also, he's upset that Jericho has finally been completely cancelled.
Can't you all understand why Adam is in no shape to hit a baseball? I mean, a real baseball man understands.

by sonant1 on Apr 4, 2008 11:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

haven't been around much lately

is this burton dude really this good?

by greg456 on Apr 4, 2008 11:08 PM EDT   0 recs

Yes

he should have started.

Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Apr 4, 2008 11:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

"Old Fashioned Ballplayer"

I guess that just means you are white...

"The only people who like Jimmy Buffett are frat boys and alcoholic girls in the south" ~ Eric Cartman

by chandrathan on Apr 4, 2008 11:14 PM EDT   0 recs

Present a dilemma for Dusty Baker...

1. Play Kepp - who is a good hitter.

2. Play A-Gonz - who sucks.

Yep, that IS a dilemma

by Nick Papageorgio on Apr 4, 2008 11:15 PM EDT   0 recs

They just showed Dusty looking at his lineup card

"Oh, shit. Why'd I take Dunn out?"

by Brian B on Apr 4, 2008 11:15 PM EDT   0 recs

"Oh shit!..."

These games are nine innings now?!?!?!

by Nick Papageorgio on Apr 4, 2008 11:18 PM EDT   1 recs

with burton due to lead off..

it's probably time for a double switch. get castro in there and yank philips

by greg456 on Apr 4, 2008 11:20 PM EDT   0 recs

Why not go with Mercker

in case we need Weathers tomorrow?

Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Apr 4, 2008 11:20 PM EDT   0 recs

Marty says

strained left hamstring for Javy

Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Apr 4, 2008 11:22 PM EDT   0 recs

So,

Hatteburg will be leading of the 8th?

Or perhaps Castro? Our future would then be in his manos.

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Apr 4, 2008 11:23 PM EDT   0 recs

Need a visual aid here.

Prospector's dance? Is that similar to the electric slide?

Or should I say, the electric slyde.

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Apr 4, 2008 11:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

By the way, Less Than Jeff...

were you around when I posted the video for "Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sell Outs" a few weeks ago?

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Apr 4, 2008 11:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

dont think so

Ive been reading for a long time, but must have missed that

by johnny cueto thinks we're sellouts on Apr 4, 2008 11:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

As Granddad from the Boondocks would say

I like gold, I like showers; who wouldnt want a gold shower?

by johnny cueto thinks we're sellouts on Apr 4, 2008 11:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Nice

Well played young man, well played.

Please Note: I may be totally full of shit.

by jch24 on Apr 4, 2008 11:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Castro

Career .231 hitter. Screw him.

Please Note: I may be totally full of shit.

by jch24 on Apr 4, 2008 11:29 PM EDT   0 recs

Yeah

When it came down to it, I guess there just weren't any other middle infielders in the Reds camp who could fill in while Gonzo was hurt.

And fuck you Jimmy Rollins.

by Brian B on Apr 4, 2008 11:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Has anybody else went ahead and danced the Macarena?

Or, uh, bought Canseco's new book Vindicated?

by sonant1 on Apr 4, 2008 11:30 PM EDT   0 recs

I think I wanted to call him

Hatteburger.

With cheese.

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Apr 4, 2008 11:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oops.

Now it looks like I anticipated the following comment. It really is time for bed. Been a long week.

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Apr 4, 2008 11:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

For some reason

there have been a lot of different spellings of Scott Hatteberg's name this year. What's up with that? It's not like we haven't seen this guy before.

by Brian B on Apr 4, 2008 11:31 PM EDT   0 recs

When you get your own commentary line on MLB The Show

Everyone should know how to spell your name. Every time you take a ball when batting with Hatteberg they say "Book lovers out there know that this guy is not afraid to take a few pitches"

by sonant1 on Apr 4, 2008 11:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Fogg is weak.

The offense is not proficient.

Dusty is insane.

Javy's hurt, making Paul Bako our #1 catcher.

But..


2 IP, 0 hits, 0 BB, 4 K

Four... And one of 'em was Ryan Howard.

Jared Burton is sweeet.

by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 4, 2008 11:32 PM EDT   0 recs

Speaking of catchers..

Anybody know where Devin Mesoraco is playing? I don't see him listed on the Bats, Lookouts, Dragons, or Sarasota squads (according to websites).

by sonant1 on Apr 4, 2008 11:42 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs