Reds beat Phillies 8-2, post-game wrapup
by boobs on Apr 6, 2008 4:18 PM EDT
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PrintAfter a comment by BubbaFan, I think it might be a good idea to do these, at least until the gamethreads speed up.
Voltron was fantastic. If not for Cueto, he would easily be the most exciting new piece to our team, and we have a lot of them. His fastball is ridiculous, and the changeup is probably better. And today, he had the slider working really well, too. Just hairy stuff. Can't wait to see what these guys do this year.
As I mentioned in the gamer, Keppinger and Patterson are driving the offense so far. Phillips and Junior had big games at the plate, but our 1-2 guys have been doing pretty much everything right with their bats. I don't expect that to last, but I'm very pleased with their contributions so far (not to mention Patterson's defense).
Though it's only been 6 games, I'm starting to get really optimistic about this season. The pen has been good, which I kind of expected. I think we're going to be dramatically better from the sixth inning on this year.
Series finishes off tomorrow at 12:30. Go Reds.
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remember in 2004
when none of the Reds starting pitchers could break glass?
Harang didn't throw as hard, Lidle, Wilson, Van Poppel, Accevado, Haynes, Claussen.
Now there are 3 power pitchers, a curveball artist, and a standing piece of shit who we can abuse like a girl with low self esteem.
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*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
i pretty much figured as far as the depth chart Fogg was the 5th guy
they just wanted to split the young guys up. I would have kept them on a normal rotation, and given Harang an extra day off. There isn't a huge weak link here. There isn't guy in the rotation who is awful. If Fogg struggles there are plenty of other options; Belise, Bailey, and maybe in a couple of months Maloney. Plus there is a wealth of other young pitching talent who could shoot up through the ranks and knock down the door to Cincinnati before the season ends.
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Impressive
I really like the way the team is winning games. I like the execution from the pitching at critical moments. I like the way the offense is producing enough to win games. I like the fundamental play. I have to say, this team is much improved. When I'm home this ummer, I'll pay money just to see the pitching. When was the last time we'd say that about the Reds?
Rotation is kind of NICE, right?
certainly something that I've been completely unaccustomed to as a Reds fan!
"Glory is upon us, Reds fans! Glory!" ~ F.V. Alan
The top of the order...
...wreaked havoc on the Phillies today. That it was the wife-beater on the mound just makes it sweeter.
And the much-maligned Bako was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.
you can look at the Reds basic offensive totals here
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/batting?team=cin
some fun with small sample sizes:
patterson had a good game at the plate yesterday and today, but his line after 15 ABs is still .200/.235/.667. So corey patterson has basically been corey patterson, plus some slugging.
Kepp is OPSing 1.117: spicy!
Dunn's is slugging .143: scrappy!
The much-maligned Paul Bako has a much-malignable .606 OPS.
The slumping EdE and his .154/.450/.385 in 20 or so PAs is a textbook example of how a slumping hitter can still be valuable to his team offensively.
Our 1b platoon is a combined 3 for 20 with 0 BBs, 3 Ks and 4 total bases.
I've got a plan and it's as hot as my pants...
200/.235/.667.
.902 OPS!!!!
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
he plays more like Adam Dunn than Adam Dunn does
atleast in the perception of Ctownboy and the like. If he weren't the leadoff hitter he could be usefull, if he were say in the 7th spot. He could drive in guys who can get on base.
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
why is
patterson just being patterson but yet eddie gets more praise for slumping? if it was switch you guys would be jumping all over patterson!
"Never perfect but perfectly forgiven." -Petra
Fay said...
..."There are 26,566 fans in attendance - including 7,125 walk-ups."
Maybe the two young guns will fix Arroyo's main complaint: the lack of butts in the seats.
And Trent says, "I may have underestimated this team." He notes that the kid who threw out the first pitch today was wearing a Cueto jersey. Already.
He also says:
The lesson: In today's game, arms are the key. If you have a superstar-in-the-making outfielder and you can trade him for a superstar-in-the-making starter (who is younger), you gotta make the deal. That's why Reds GM Wayne Krivsky pulled the deal to send Josh Hamilton to Texas for Edinson Volquez and Danny Herrera this winter. It certainly wasn't a move made with thoughts toward the fans, but they could benefit. Volquez looked sharp in his debut, striking out 8 Phillies. Volquez struck out former MVP Ryan Howard and center fielder Shane Victorino twice. If it weren't for the performance of Johnny Cueto earlier this week, there would be Edinson Volquez jerseys for sale right now. There will be soon enough.
It could have also been the 68 degree, sunny weather after a month straight of rain
Damn, it was NICE at the park today. Al Gore invented baseball for days like today.
WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!
Al Gore invented days like this for baseball.
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Al Gore is trying to prevent days like this
last I heard
WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!
Al Gore also claims cold days
are a part of global warming.
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And Al Gore's daughters are pretty hot.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 6, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I may be in the minority here but..
..what the hell does that matter? I'm declaring myslef the winner.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 6, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
That one girl looks like a dude..
"The only people who like Jimmy Buffett are frat boys and alcoholic girls in the south" ~ Eric Cartman
by chandrathan on Apr 6, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
i think she has a weiner!
"The only people who like Jimmy Buffett are frat boys and alcoholic girls in the south" ~ Eric Cartman
by chandrathan on Apr 6, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
the sun was HOTT
We eventually had to move seats since it was much cooler when we left for the game than it was sitting in the sun and we had not dressed appropriately. But then, having a two-year old with us pretty much meant that we weren't sitting anyway. They should have a little post at each seat where you can tether your kids to their chairs. If this were communist Russia, we'd have such a setup already!
WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!
I saw you leave...
It looked like you had your hands full there around the fourth inning.
"The only people who like Jimmy Buffett are frat boys and alcoholic girls in the south" ~ Eric Cartman
by chandrathan on Apr 6, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
I think the sun was a bit too much for the little guy, especially since we attempted the game without a nap. Once we got out of the sun though, he brightened up again. We went back down to the main concourse and he literally walked around the entire park.
WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!
LOL
I found 70F too cold to be comfortable in Florida. But I didn't have a two-year old in tow. There was also a pretty brisk wind most days.
80F was definitely too hot, at least in the sun. The best game, weather-wise, was the last one I attended. At night at Knology. It was uncomfortably hot during the day, but it cooled off a lot that evening. I was afraid it would be too cold; the wind picked up when the sun went down. But it was temporary. The wind died, and it was a perfect night for baseball.
Yeah it was a miserable day..
damn that frigid near seventy and sunny weather...
By the sixth inning, I thought I was going to have to build an igloo and climb in it to keep warm.
"The only people who like Jimmy Buffett are frat boys and alcoholic girls in the south" ~ Eric Cartman
by chandrathan on Apr 6, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
TINSTAAPP!
If you make it a habit of trading superstar-in-the-making outfielders for superstar-in-the-making pitchers you'll find yourself with a very bad team once the torn labrums come.
But I am digging Volquez.
what's tinstapp?
my guess: That is not supposed to always apply pretty people!
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
It's from the guys
at Baseball Prospectus; it stands for There's No Such Thing As A Pitching Prospect.
As long as there are history tests, there'll be prayer in school.
Or, rather
There Is No Such Thing As A Pitching Prospect
As long as there are history tests, there'll be prayer in school.
or you are hedging your bets for when the torn labrums come
i am completley making up these statistics but lets run with them anyway. Lets say that 35% of the top 50 pitching propspects in baseball in the next 6 years suffers a severe arm injury, ranging from loseing a season (Fransico Liriano (hopfully)) to being reduced from a starting pitcher to a closer (Jason Isringhousen), a sever loss of velocity/movement/command but still capable of being a marginal big league starter (Paul Wilson), bouncing between AAA and the Majors (Seth Etherton), or never seeing the light of the big leagues after the injury (Ty Howington). Wouldn't make since to hedge your bets and keep alot of top pitching prospects around so that atleast one, maybe 2, if you are lucky three, can make an impact throughout their arbitration years?
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
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I'm not sure about that
We need to compare the pitching prospect's chances to the position player's. Presumably the position player has a much better chance of making it.
Just arrived home...
after an afternoon of work out in "la loma." I am an a member of an organizing school with that works in rural communities outside of Santo Domingo. Today we had a pleasant workshop making a medicinal plant concoction that can be rubbed on the body as a decongestant and a pain reliever. The idea, more than just to solve health problems, is to teach and practice working together to solve collective problems.
I start this post with that description because I was unable to listen to the wagon's first start this afternoon because of this. I did, however, have a nice conversation with a fellow organizer who is a native Dominican about all of the exciting young (and not so young) players we have from this island on the team this year. I am looking forward to seeing what the press has to say about EdV tomorrow here and anticipate a story about the collective impact of Cueto and Volquez on the Reds and las grandes ligas en general.
Another interesting tidbit from my conversation with the my co-organizer: She dated Odalis Perez for a few years when they were teenagers, but it didn't really work out cause he was always in the States working some job where he had to throw a ball around or something.
Tanzen!
Chico Maravilla II
The Dominican Paper, El Caribe, had a full page color photo of Volquez handing the ball to Dusty yesterday. The Headline read, "Chico Maravilla II" (Wonder Kid II) and had a brief description accompanying it:
Edison Vólquez ponchó a ocho en cinco entradas y un tercio en su debut de ayer con Cincinnati. Fue la segunda buena labor de un joven pitcher para los Rojos tras la gran faena de Johnny Cueto.
Edison Vólquez struck out eight in five and a third innings in his debut yesterday with Cincinnati. It was the second good stint by a young pitcher for the Reds after Johnny's Cueto's great effort.
Nothing groundbreaking here but really cool to see a team other than Boston/New York making waves here. Moreover, really cool to see our team, Cincinnati, making waves here.
Here is a link to the El Caribe article about V-Dub if you want to give your Spanish a whirl.
Tanzen!
by Verka Serduchka on Apr 7, 2008 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Unrelated.
Although I missed the boat for the death pool this year, I thought I'd pass this along.
Congratulations to all who had Charlton Heston.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
I'm Glad that Edison had a great first game!
Lets not get too excited though...remember we are fans of the Reds after all...
"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
I kind of hate it that I
temper my enthusiasm, but I do. I realize that NL hitters haven't seen Cueto nor Volquez before. I know Cueto is ahead of the game because he played winter ball, which could lead to a dip as he tires later in the season. Scouts and coaches tell us pitchers generally are ahead of hitters this time of year. Rookies are rookies.
I remember 1980 when some were comparing Frank Pastore to Tom Seaver. I remember the excitement for Paul Moskau, Bruce Berenyi and other such phenoms to be. Then again, I remember Mario Soto, Tom Browning, Gary Nolan and Don Gullett, to name a few who panned out pretty well. Maybe I'm being too cautious.
Both pitchers will experience their ups and downs this season, but OK, I'll wallow around in the fun as long as it lasts, hopefully 15 years or so of glorious Reds domination.
We Are ... Marshall!
by Thundering Turtle on Apr 6, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Soto
I always thought of Nolan, Gullett, and Soto as having not really worked out. They each had 5 or 6 great years but were ruined at such young ages. If Cueto and Volquez turn out like them, then that's some serious disappointment.
Actually, I would take the 5 or 6 years...
Because the way salaries are these days, 5 or 6 years is all you're going to get, unfortunately.
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 7, 2008 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
you might beable to get 7 or 8
An Aaron Harang like contract is a good deal for both sides. Harang makes a little more money know than he would have made in arbitration, and the Reds buy out his first couple of years of free agency. Those deals are becoming common.
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by justin007000 on Apr 7, 2008 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
the Fay
I think Fay wrote that EV is more impressive than Cueto because he had to work out of jams. I think it is more impressive to only allow one baserunner of 7 innings, but what do I know?
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comment on the game
once again, WOW! cable and FSN conspired to screw me, successfully, showing the bluejackets (hockey on such a nice day?) today instead of the Reds. best thing that ever happened to me. i took my transistor radio out to the little patch of cement outside my apartment to sit in the glorious sunlight all afternoon. it was 70 degrees and only a few puffy white clouds roamed the sky. marty went on at length about all the "new" basketball lingo that bothers him so, but with a glass of cool iced tea in hand he doesnt sound as contrary. today was the best day of the year so far, and not just because Volquez and the 'pen pitched very well, or the offense was bangin'. baseball is back, finally, and with it the refreshing breezes of spring. this is my favorite time of year, and even if the Reds lose every game this month it wouldnt matter.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 6, 2008 8:08 PM EDT reply actions
i didn't hear much of the game
what lingo does marty not like?
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Please allow me to "defend" Marty here.
It's not the word "dribble" that bothers Marty. It's the phrase "off the bounce" that has started to replace "off the dribble" coming fom the mouths of some broadcasters and analysts. Marty doesn't like it.
I don't know if he still calls college hops but I kinda got the feeling this was Marty's way of giving the finger to whoever made the decision to not ask him to. I couldbe completely wrong there but I'm not completey wrong about how ridiculous and petty and annoying the whole diatribe was.
Here's what ya missed:
Marty doesn't like a lot of the new hoops lingo and he wants everyone to know about it in the middle of the first week of this new and rather exciting baseball season. He went on and on about it and other "stupid new terms." And then, as Volquez struck out his fourth or fifth batter relatively early in the game (I'm not sure how many and when and no, I couldn't tell you with what pitches because, well... I was, you know.. listening to Marty not describe the action) he asked listeners to send in emails with more examples of new basketball jargon that offends him.
(If you think I'm making this up, ask Scrabbles or someone else who was trying to listen to a good baseball game being described on the radio.)
By the way, if you're wondering why Marty is bothered by the new terms, don't ask me nad don't ask Scrabbles and don't ask anyon else who was listening to Marty. Other than saying that they were "stupid" and "new" Marty didn't explain why he's so offended. Well, he did finally explain why he'll never use the baseball term "walk-off home run."
..."Because it's form ESPN!"
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 6, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed
I listened to the whole game. It was bad. Especially the way the conversation kept coming back whenever someone emailed more bad basketball lingo. Marty's on his way to becoming Dana Carvey's old man character.
"score the ball"
was one of his least favorites. he thinks is redundant. he doesnt like the use of the term "look" either, as in "he had a good look, but missed" or "he's been getting good looks all night and is making the defense pay". he never really explained his dislike for this one, and thom kinda called him out on it. he asked for listeners to email their least favorite new basketball terms, and went over them later in the game. it was borderline insufferable, but as i said, i was drinking a damn fine iced tea.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 6, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, and did you catch...
..several innings later (it might have been in the postgame analysis) when Marty said, "Today Edinson Volquez was - in baseball terms- dealing it."
I could be wrong but I would bet that "dealing" used to desrcribe a dominant pitching performance is a relatively new addition to the collective baseball lexicon. Maybe? Maybe not. Either way, I don't care. I just want Marty to suffer a debilitating brain anuerysm. Soon.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 6, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
now now...
dont be so vengeful. have a glass of iced tea.
Abraham Lincoln said that if you're a racist, I will invade you with the north.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 6, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
"Iced tea"?!?!?!
Tell me, Chuck- why does it have to be "iced tea"? What's wrong with simply calling it what it is?... tea with ice in it.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 6, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
tea with ice in it is more difficult to say...
and stupid
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by chandrathan on Apr 6, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
HA!
you sound just like him! youre like that guy who has his own tv show on TBS who does the impressions! you should be on tv too!
Abraham Lincoln said that if you're a racist, I will invade you with the north.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 6, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Or you can eat a peach.
Your choice.
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 7, 2008 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Unrelated...
anyone else watching the Tigers and White Sox? It's now 9-1 - the Tigers are serious about not winning any games this season, apparently!
"Screw it. We've got bigger problems than a butter shortage."
I came here to predict that Leyland would be the first manager fired this season.
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by chandrathan on Apr 6, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Leyland wont be fired
he'd gut dombrowski with a bowie knife over something like that.
Abraham Lincoln said that if you're a racist, I will invade you with the north.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 6, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Belisle
I saw that Belisle had a fine rehab start in Sarasota: 8 2/3 IP, 3 Ks, 2 H, 0 BB. Wonder why they brought someone else in the get the last out?
I also wonder what the Reds' plan is for him. I can't imagine Fogg is going anywhere unless he is just awful in his next few starts. So that puts Belisle in the bullpen until someone gets hurt. But is there even room there? Who gets sent down? Can they option Belisle to Louisville so he can start? Will they trade him?
they have no reason to keep fogg over belisle
belisle makes more money, firstly. the 1 mil they owe fogg is peanuts, so if he gets torched he can be put out to pasture rather painlessly. i imagine belisle will continue to make rehab starts until he's good and ready and fogg truly proves his ineffectiveness. once that business is over with, we can move on. belisle will be back, thats for sure. if for no other reason than that a major league rotation cannot go 162 games on only 5 starters.
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 6, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone watching Tennessee blow this game?
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by chandrathan on Apr 6, 2008 11:31 PM EDT reply actions
errr....
apparently they didn't blow it. great finish to this game.
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by chandrathan on Apr 6, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
in the newsroom
we're talking about where the women's final four ranks in the list of sporting events we'd like to go to. I ranked it ahead of the America's Cup but behind a regular-season tennis tournament. then someone reminded me that you'd probably watch the america's cup from a boat in the ocean, and i moved that up.
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
I would rank it ahead of...
World Cup
Yankees Game
Nascar Race
poker tournament
and
Iditarod
"The only people who like Jimmy Buffett are frat boys and alcoholic girls in the south" ~ Eric Cartman
by chandrathan on Apr 6, 2008 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
You like happy, fun things right?
For the love of Christ, if you ever get a chance to go to a World Cup game, absolutely take it. I don't care what your feelings about soccer might be; it's going to be one of the best sporting events of your life simply because of the crowd. The passion, singing, and color that you find at a world-class soccer match are pretty much unrivaled in the sports community. Hell, even go to an American soccer bar during a World Cup game. It's unreal.
To give you a hint of the passion involved, I once stood outside a bar at 2:30 in the morning to watch the entirety (two hours) of the USA-Mexico game in the World Cup in South Korea. I didn't have cable, and didn't know anyone who did, and the guy running the bar wouldn't let me in because they were officially closed. So I stood outside and watched it through the window.
Seriously 'than. The World Cup kicks ass.
Had a chance to catch
Mexico's last friendly before the 06' world cup in the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The place was 3/4ths full (aprox. 75,000 in attendance) and it was (obviously) still nuts.
Been to pro soccer games in Germany, Sweden, and El Salvador and yes, I would concur that the crowd is unrivaled in sports. Maybe sell-outs at American Football games come close, but in pigskin football you still have to be quiet on offense, there are usually no collective chants or songs, and the opposing fans do not all sit in one section and work on one-upping the home crowd at whatever form of rowdy support they come up with.
Tanzen!
by Verka Serduchka on Apr 7, 2008 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of watching the world cup through windows
I was living in Pilson, Chicago for a 3 week college may term in 2002. There was a 24 hour laundry mat that was showing all the games, so when the US played Portugal at 4am in their first match of the first round, I went there. The place was empty when I arrived but the TV was on. The US was, incredibly, already up 1-0 when I arrived. I pulled a chair up in front of the TV and proceeded to watch the US then score two more quick goals. At some point during this I started clapping or cheering (Yes, this is how awesome world cup soccer is. I even clap when I am alone in front of a TV). This drew attention from the owner of the laundry mat who, unbeknownst to me, was in the back room watching the game on his own TV. He came running out, took one look at me, and with a heavy spanish accent said something that sounded like, "You watching goals? You watching goals? Cause if you no watching goals, you got to get out." I looked at the TV, looked back at the owner, and froze for a second. "Isn't it obvious that I am watching goals?" I thought. Then it hit me, he wasn't talking about soccer, he was wanting to know if I was "washing clothes." Without hesitation, I ripped off my sweatshirt, threw it in a washer, dug for some quarters in my pocket, started up a machine, sat back down in my seat in front of the TV and proceeded to watch Team USA hang on to a monumental 3-2 victory over the heavily favored Portugal.
Tanzen!
by Verka Serduchka on Apr 7, 2008 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I watched that game at a Damon's
Your laundromat was probably nicer.
Anyway, I was watching the tape delay of that game, so I had steered clear of the internet all day. Finally, while waiting more my order, I glanced up just in time to see the ESPN ticker flash the score across the bottom of the screen. At first I was pissed, but then it sunk in what that scoreline had actually said. Holy shit! We beat Portugal and their Golden Generation!
I also remember watching USA-Poland and flipping over to Portugal-S. Korea because both games were happening at the same time. We needed Korea to win to go through, but Portugal very nearly pulled the game out despite being down to nine men. Nervewracking stuff.
So then in the next World Cup, we proceed to shit the bed again. But at least we were the only team that didn't lose to eventual champion Italy.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 7, 2008 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
There's a helluva Champions League match on now
Arsenal-Liverpool, at Anfield. They were tied on aggregate entering the match, and Liverpool was leading the game 2-1. Then Theo Walcott made this astounding run over 75% of the field, shrugging off or going around about 5 Liverpool players and crossed it to Adebayour who put the the goal away. The game was tied, and Arsenal was now going to go through on away goals. Then, less than a minute later, Babel gets pulled down in Arsenal's box and Steven Gerrard buries the PK to send Liverpool through (assuming Arsenal doesn't score in stoppage time, which is by no means assured). Great stuff. Tremendous swings of emotion.
I would rank it behind
World's Strongest Man and Timber Sports too.
At least it wasn't Grady Little.
by Paul Householder on Apr 7, 2008 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I couldn't believe that Parker missed that shot at the end...
But that other girl got the rebound and put it back in.
I love Candace Parker.
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by chandrathan on Apr 6, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
It wasn't Parker who missed the shot.
Can you imagine how bad that girl would have felt for missing the layup if it wasn't tipped in? She was wide open.
I must have seen the play wrong...
I thought parker missed it...but that didnt' make any sense to me.
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by chandrathan on Apr 7, 2008 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
ah...
parker drove the ball up the court then passed it...
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by chandrathan on Apr 7, 2008 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Louisville
I haven't seen any Louisville updates from anyone yet; am I missing them?
Anyway, Tom Shearn threw 5 hitless innings on Saturday, as the Bats took the second game of a DH from Syracuse. Today, Adam Pettyjohn went 7 innings giving up 2 runs on 7 hits before Majewski came in and Majewski'd 3 runs in the ninth for the loss.
The only Louisville update i've read is that Jay Bruce sucks...
it's time to trade him for an al team's third starter.
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by chandrathan on Apr 7, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
btw, bruce got the day off today
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
you mean he didn't hit three home runs today?
what is this guy's problem?
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by chandrathan on Apr 7, 2008 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
we talked about the no-hitter yesterday.
that one was fucked up by ricky stone in the 7th (final) inning. At one point yesterday, Belisle had a perfect game through 6 and shearn had a no-hitter through five.
It sounds like Pettyjohn was good. He struck out 6 and was up for the win before majewski imploded. That guy finds a way to beat himself at every level.
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah
If only he hadn't been in the World Baseball Classic...
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by chandrathan on Apr 7, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow
I looked in on the box score to how Andy Phillips was doing. Didn't notice it was Majewski who blew the game in the 9th, but I guess I should have known.
TVants
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