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Cincinnati Reds
@ Milwaukee Brewers

Wednesday, Apr 9, 2008, 8:05 PM EDT
Miller Park

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Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-20 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 45.

 

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Tom Uhlman/AP (Fogg),  Matt York/AP (Bush)

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W-LERAWHIPKBB
2008 - Josh Fogg 0-1 13.50 2.00 3 3
W-LERAWHIPKBB
2008 - Dave Bush 0-1 10.13 2.16 4 5

Neither pitcher had very good results in his first start of the year as Bush was pounded by the Cubs last Thursday and Fogg was patchy at best against the Phillies on Friday.  The Reds could use a good outing from Fogg in a game like this versus a division rival.  There is no better time than the present to start stealing games from one of the favorites to win the division.

And the offense better do a little sumpin'-sumpin' tonight.  They're due.

[Note by boobs, 04/09/08 5:48 PM EDT ] Here we go. Guess who's not starting at third... From Fay:

1. Corey Patterson CF
2. Ryan Freel 3B
3. Ken Griffey Jr. RF
4. Brandon Phillips 2B
5. Adam Dunn LF
6. Jeff Keppinger SS
7. Scott Hatteberg 1B
8. Javy Valentin C
9. Josh Fogg P

So the guys who are getting on base are batting 5-6-7. The guys who are hitting for power are batting 1-3-4. If we didn't have 8 and 9 hitters, this would be an ideal second-inning lineup.



 

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

by TheC on Apr 9, 2008 5:56 PM EDT   0 recs

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

by TheC on Apr 9, 2008 5:56 PM EDT   0 recs

And third muthafuckas!!!

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

by TheC on Apr 9, 2008 5:56 PM EDT   0 recs

So, umm...

How is everybody this evening?

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

by TheC on Apr 9, 2008 5:56 PM EDT   0 recs

i am well

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Apr 9, 2008 8:08 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

good to hear that caleb!

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 9, 2008 8:09 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

glad to have you back!

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 9, 2008 8:09 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yay!

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

by Slyde on Apr 9, 2008 8:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

really good to hear that

;)

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 9, 2008 8:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

good to see you, Caleb :)

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

by Ash on Apr 9, 2008 8:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

down is up and stuff

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 9, 2008 6:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I keep forgetting

whether down is down or what...

by Gray on Apr 9, 2008 6:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hatteberg isn't exactly getting on base.

Actually, whatever the opposite of getting on base is, he's doing it so far.

I think that's called "Juan Castroing".

by Geki on Apr 9, 2008 6:07 PM EDT   0 recs

and apparently

one tie, according to C Trent. WTF?

by Obi Juan Kenobez on Apr 9, 2008 6:46 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

opening day a fes years ago

they played more than 5 innings, and were tied when the rain came. The rules on this change from year to year, at that time they didn't suspend games, a game was ruled a tie if tied when the action stopped. I think if either team would have been effected by a single game they would have made the game up. All of the stats counted from that tie, but I think if they ended up making it up all of the stats from that game would have been wiped away.

The Dusty Path to the World Series!*

*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on Apr 9, 2008 7:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

2000

That was Griffey's first game. I took off work for that garbage and sat in my apartment drnking cheap beer all day long waiting for that game.

by Brian B on Apr 9, 2008 7:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah i just looked it up

The Dusty Path to the World Series!*

*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on Apr 9, 2008 7:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i actually went to that game with my dad

"Never perfect but perfectly forgiven." -Petra

by shortstopv2 on Apr 9, 2008 8:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Are there any good reds minor league sites?

I want to keep up on that stuff

Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy

by The Crushinator on Apr 9, 2008 6:22 PM EDT   0 recs

nevermind found it.. oops

Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy

by The Crushinator on Apr 9, 2008 6:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

the name was a little obvious

probably the last place you'd look, right? :)

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

by Slyde on Apr 9, 2008 6:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The bad part about blogs

is that the stupid things you say never go away.

Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy

by The Crushinator on Apr 9, 2008 7:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm okay with EdE getting the night off

Let him watch the game from the outside and take it in. Try to find the rhythm again.

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

by Slyde on Apr 9, 2008 6:48 PM EDT   0 recs

Please guys...

Let us not forget that this is a "baseball intellectual" we are blessed to have filling out our lineup card.

"Glory is upon us, Reds fans! Glory!" ~ F.V. Alan

by Young Lefty on Apr 9, 2008 6:54 PM EDT   0 recs

in what kind of hell

does the #2 hitter outhit the rest of the team and earn...a demotion to the 6th spot?

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

by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 9, 2008 6:56 PM EDT   0 recs

"Glory is upon us, Reds fans! Glory!" ~ F.V. Alan

by Young Lefty on Apr 9, 2008 7:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't see what the problem is

if Freel is going to play, would you rather him or Keppinger hit behind Dunn? I'd rather him bat second. Everyone else is hitting exactly where they've been hitting (or not hitting, as is the case) all year.

by Brian B on Apr 9, 2008 7:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i would rather keppinger get as many at bats as he can possibly get

regardless of who hits in front of him. hopefully it works out, and dunn ends up getting something to hit because dave bush is afraid of kepp. hopefully he isnt double switched out for that wendy's classic single they call norris hopper.

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

by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 9, 2008 7:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

hitting behind Dunn

I didn't mean to suggest that Keppinger protects Dunn in that way. I just don't think we're going to see Ryan Freel hitting jack shit with Adam Dunn on base. I'd rather have Keppinger doing it. Also, at least Freel might get some fastballs to hit if Griffey, Phillips, and Dunn are hitting behind him.

by Brian B on Apr 9, 2008 8:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

in what kind of hell

shortstop at 6! whaaaaaaa

by thehammer on Apr 9, 2008 7:03 PM EDT   0 recs

let us take solace in the fact that the center fielder

is still batting leadoff.

that above all, MUSN'T EVER CHANGE.

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Apr 9, 2008 7:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't think giving EdE a day off is a bad idea

he has been really struggling, a day off might help. BUt it might also cause him to place more pressure on himself. He may need a sports psyciatrist.

So fun fact, Josh Fogg's fastball is slower than Johnny Cueto's changeup.

The Dusty Path to the World Series!*

*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on Apr 9, 2008 7:13 PM EDT   0 recs

Have good feeling about Fogg tonight...

I think he can go from suckage to mediocraty: 6 and a third, giving up four runs.

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Apr 9, 2008 7:31 PM EDT   0 recs

This game in HD tonight?

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 9, 2008 7:34 PM EDT   0 recs

looks like i've got the cavs game, so no...

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 9, 2008 7:34 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

im guessing that kid in your avitar is your kid....

hes a cute kid

"Never perfect but perfectly forgiven." -Petra

by shortstopv2 on Apr 9, 2008 7:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

he's a she..

but thanks.

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 9, 2008 8:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah im an idiot

you think i would have know that by the pink reds bib

"Never perfect but perfectly forgiven." -Petra

by shortstopv2 on Apr 9, 2008 8:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

No worries...

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 9, 2008 8:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

HAHAhahahh

oops...

Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy

by The Crushinator on Apr 9, 2008 8:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Time Warner Columbus

The game is on channel 24, which is usually some sort of community bulletin board channel. It's not HD but it's on.

by Red Menace on Apr 9, 2008 8:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

IT GAME TIME!!!

"Never perfect but perfectly forgiven." -Petra

by shortstopv2 on Apr 9, 2008 7:46 PM EDT   0 recs

i wonder what the orioles fans

think about patterson's hot start?

"Never perfect but perfectly forgiven." -Petra

by shortstopv2 on Apr 9, 2008 7:50 PM EDT   0 recs

Drop yourself a couple of beans

and get MLB.tv its AWesome! Im watching 6 games right now and one of them is the reds

Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy

by The Crushinator on Apr 9, 2008 8:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

unless you live in...

cincinnati

"Never perfect but perfectly forgiven." -Petra

by shortstopv2 on Apr 9, 2008 8:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

first...

game thread post of the year...

2008 NL Central Champs!

by Daedalus on Apr 9, 2008 7:53 PM EDT   0 recs

hi hello and welcome!

good to have ya back.

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

by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 9, 2008 7:54 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

thanks

i've been at the ballpark more than not. it's nice being able to see the reds at home.

(unfortunately, it's the only nice thing about being here for me. time to go back to dc.)

2008 NL Central Champs!

by Daedalus on Apr 9, 2008 7:56 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

"at the ballpark more than not"

i take back all my warm greetings. ;)

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

by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 9, 2008 7:57 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Id give my left nut

for a big first inning here

Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy

by The Crushinator on Apr 9, 2008 8:07 PM EDT   0 recs

i think patterson

woulda had a homerun there if the bat had not broke

"Never perfect but perfectly forgiven." -Petra

by shortstopv2 on Apr 9, 2008 8:08 PM EDT   0 recs

that was fortunate.

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 9, 2008 8:08 PM EDT   0 recs

Everyone relax.

I'm here now.

As you were.

by Blue on Apr 9, 2008 8:08 PM EDT   0 recs

Hi, hello, and welcome

Let's go Reds!

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Apr 9, 2008 8:08 PM EDT   0 recs

i'm setting here in the hospital

bed. nice to have laptop access

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Apr 9, 2008 8:11 PM EDT   0 recs

that makes me smile...

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 9, 2008 8:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

sorry if ryan freel ruined your stay

what kind of food are they serving you there?

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 9, 2008 8:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I thought I was going to have some time to catch you in the comments count

Now you're going to have a lot of free time, aren't you? :)

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

by Slyde on Apr 9, 2008 8:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

woah what did i miss?

why is comrade caleb in the hospital?

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

by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 9, 2008 8:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

ugly at bat from griffey

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 9, 2008 8:11 PM EDT   0 recs

they had freel figured out

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 9, 2008 8:13 PM EDT   0 recs

How the fuck are we getting thrown out by Jason Kendall?

I hate this goddamn team. Jesus Christ.

by Geki on Apr 9, 2008 8:15 PM EDT   0 recs

pitch out dude

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 9, 2008 8:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Its already come to that

has it?

Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy

by The Crushinator on Apr 9, 2008 8:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

how long have you been around?

Have you met midseason geki?

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 9, 2008 8:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah

Crush, if you keep responding to him, he'll probably call you a name or twelve

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

by Slyde on Apr 9, 2008 8:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Geki loves and hates at the same time

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

by Slyde on Apr 9, 2008 8:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs