Game 44 Thread: Reds vs. Indians
by Slyde on May 18, 2008 11:24 AM EDT
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No fluff analysis or pictures on this one. You know why this game is special. I've been looking forward to it all week. Time for Cliff Lee to see his ERA go up.
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Cliff Lee
is having a monster season. he has always been pretty good, last year being a bit of a fluke, but this is unreal. If he played on the East Coast he would be all over ESPN. But since he is here in O-H-I-O with the rest of us he flies below the radar. I’m sure the Yankees and Red Sox are already trying to figure out how to get him.
They have an outstanding starting staff that we match up with pretty decently. And we have the edge in the bullpen.
This should be another outstanding game. A good old good one. Go Reds
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
Yeah, what happened to him last year?
I read that he was sent to the minors, but I didn’t hear anything about that at the time.
Lets hope for a nice 1-0 victory
As I have Cliff Lee on my fantasy team. Im off to the game.
by johnny cueto thinks we're sellouts on May 18, 2008 12:04 PM EDT reply actions
I don't think we'll be getting any more respect from our Tribe counterparts
Even after winning the series. I would love to come out today and put a big hurt on Cliff Lee, just to punctuate the fact that the Reds are rounding into form.
I would love too see that
Brendan. Cause I still believe even with the roster flaws the ‘Legs can make the playoffs.
I was on a flush draw?!?!?
No
I remember watching Canadian Sportscenter in Windsor once, though. “All eyes are on Halifax today as the junior hockey championships blah blah blah.”
by Brendanukkah on May 18, 2008 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Lineups
I’s:
G. Sizemore cf
J. Carroll 2b
D. Dellucci lf
V. Martinez c
B. Francisco rf
M. Aubrey 1b
A. Cabrera ss
C. Blake 3b
C. Lee p
R’s:
R. Freel cf
P. Janish ss
K. Griffey Jr. rf
B. Phillips 2b
E. Encarnacion 3b
A. Dunn lf
D. Ross c
J. Valentin 1b
E. Volquez p
thats more like a linedown...
No Reds in Canadia today without Votteaux. Maybe Puerto Rico will rest their lonely eyes on the LLM instead?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
by Cy Schourek on May 18, 2008 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Dusty's memory continues to blow me away...
this quote from CTR:
“We’ve all got to do it sometime,” Reds manager Dusty Baker said. “I faced Juan Marichal in my first start. Then I had Mike Cuellar.”
I’m not going to bust him for actually starting against Steve Carlton in hist first game. But I’m pretty impressed that he remembers facing One Scary MF 39 years ago. not shaby.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
by Cy Schourek on May 18, 2008 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's safe to say
we’re taking this one linedown.
by Gray on May 18, 2008 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Votto and Hatte on the bench?
I’d rather see them get rid of LLM than putting him in the lineup at first to get playing time. And batting BP and EdE back to back to keep Dunn hitting 6th or below is stupid. What happened to knifey-spooney or whatever? At least Soft J starting at short today!
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Huh
Looks like Volquez is going to need to be on his game today.
by Brendanukkah on May 18, 2008 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
'sup brendan?
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 May 18, 2008 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Despite the distaste for Indians fans I've gotten during this series
I’m thinking about heading out to a bar to cheer on the Cavs this afternoon.
by Brendanukkah on May 18, 2008 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
go celtics!
rondo owns cleveland!
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 May 18, 2008 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
most of their fans are like us
just wanting a winner. At least they aren’t Cubs fans.
have the Celtics won a play off game on the road this year?
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
I hope we don't act like they do
And road teams are something like 2-22 in the playoffs this year.
by Brendanukkah on May 18, 2008 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
stupid lakers won on the road
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 May 18, 2008 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Lee's job might have gotten easier
I would rather see Hairston in there today.
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
wow
never thought i would here those words
"God has blessed me and I will continue to do my best for him. This is more important than anything I could do in baseball." -Albert Pujols
by shortstopv2 on May 18, 2008 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm truly beginning to like Jerry Jr.
i agree w/you Caleb – I would like to see him in there as well.I guess the need for the best defense supersedes the need for more offense…wait a minute Dusty, WTF – is that LLM at 1st base – well there goes my defense theory. Nice to see David Lee in the game.
The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop
LOL
"God has blessed me and I will continue to do my best for him. This is more important than anything I could do in baseball." -Albert Pujols
by shortstopv2 on May 18, 2008 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
how old is hairston jr?
"God has blessed me and I will continue to do my best for him. This is more important than anything I could do in baseball." -Albert Pujols
YEAH!!!
"God has blessed me and I will continue to do my best for him. This is more important than anything I could do in baseball." -Albert Pujols
by shortstopv2 on May 18, 2008 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
one with the reds hat
and the austin kearns jersey o yeah
"God has blessed me and I will continue to do my best for him. This is more important than anything I could do in baseball." -Albert Pujols
by shortstopv2 on May 18, 2008 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
going to...
when gas prices go down
"God has blessed me and I will continue to do my best for him. This is more important than anything I could do in baseball." -Albert Pujols
LOL
probably not…
"God has blessed me and I will continue to do my best for him. This is more important than anything I could do in baseball." -Albert Pujols
i actually filled up for
3.75 the other day
"God has blessed me and I will continue to do my best for him. This is more important than anything I could do in baseball." -Albert Pujols
"Bet you can't drink a gallon of gas in under an hour without throwing up!"
“You’re on!”
Ah, college.
by Brendanukkah on May 18, 2008 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
damn gas prices
even the jersey makers aren’t immune to their effects!
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 May 18, 2008 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
He's the one on the right.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on May 18, 2008 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesing
Soft-J getting a start at SS.
And batting 2nd…
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Sort of like,
“Oh, interesting. A slick-fielding Christian in the Colosseum. Hey look, a lion!”
by Brendanukkah on May 18, 2008 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Looks like the Christian won round 1...
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
According to MLB.com's homepage, "runs should be scarce today in Cincinnati"
but no mention of the scarcity of fans in the KC-Fla matchup…damned Ohio bias
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
in case you guys are missing it
there’s a perry mason movie on hallmark right now
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 May 18, 2008 1:07 PM EDT reply actions
Chad Moeller
getting the start in NY today.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Raymond Burr was the William Shatner of his time...hilarious as Ironsides
The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop
and he shot alexander hamilton
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 May 18, 2008 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think that Alexander Hamilton thought he was very funny...
oh wait. RAYMOND. Nevermind.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
in john adams
miniseries they made him look like a huge asshole, which he was. fuckin’ federalists.
by buckeye22fox on May 18, 2008 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
pretty good mini series overall though
That actor played him so pompously
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
crap, veteran presenceness beat me by a couple seconds
chandrathan = wily vet
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
i'm a regular javy
hanging around living off of a couple of posts i made a few years ago
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 May 18, 2008 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
neither was javy
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 May 18, 2008 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm fired up for this one
Dusty, apparently, is not given that lineup. Holy shit!
"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey
So you're dustbag,
you know that (most likely) this game is going to be a duel of pitcher’s to the death – not unlike Raymond Burr and josh Hamilton. So pleae explain again why Javy is playing AND why he is at 1b. anyone?
The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop
he can hit right handed?
sorry it is all I got.
oh wait.. 1 for 2 lifetime against Lee
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
that's .500!
awesome!
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 May 18, 2008 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I have my Julio Reyes jersey all ready to go
But just because he’s only letting in one run or less, we still need to plate two. Let’s hope Janish, Dunn, and Phillips can keep up the heroics.
by Brendanukkah on May 18, 2008 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
randy marsh kentuckian, geologist
is in the hospital
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 May 18, 2008 1:19 PM EDT reply actions
shit
hunter wendelstadt is that guy who had that crazy strikezone a few weeks ago when freel and someone else got thrown out arguing balls and strikes. it was bako i think
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
up is down
that’s just life in kinja town
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 May 18, 2008 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
triple play coming up
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 May 18, 2008 1:24 PM EDT reply actions
they don't want to mess up his shoulder
so he can DH later. I think they’ll unload him if they can. But the dude had some beastly seasons
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
I was just thinking that.
Do you think that Dellucci calls up his parents every day saying, “Hey! I hit third today! again! Can you believe it?!”
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
How do you say "hands of gold"
in Germanic or Yiddish?
by Brendanukkah on May 18, 2008 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Did they show...
...Debbie Janish on TV?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Yadaim shel zahav
in Yiddish…but I have a feeling that Janish isn’t from 1830’s Galicia.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Soft J!
"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey
He's from Texas.
"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey
You know he knows just exactly what the facts is
He makes his living off of the people’s taxes.
by Brendanukkah on May 18, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess Yiddish is a variant
of low-German. Kinda like asking if Paul Daugherty is of douche or asshole origin.
by buckeye22fox on May 18, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
freel's inflating lee's whip
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 May 18, 2008 1:33 PM EDT reply actions
Farney doesn't give a fuck that you lead the league in ERA, Cliff!
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Now DON'T FUCKING GET PICKED OFF
"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey
Anen to that.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on May 18, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Uhh... Amen.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on May 18, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
btw
i have a friend named janish (Janisch, actually) and we call him Baby J. So there’s that
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
Hmm..
How do House and J-Bug pronounce it?
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on May 18, 2008 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Little-known fact
The J in Jack-O is soft
"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey
ahh, cincinnati
its as if Prussia never left us.
I write because I kid. I’m actually supposed to be writing a final paper about German immigrants to Cincy right now…I guess talking about Janish = research.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Nordrhin-Westfalia is where most came over from
not Prussia. Hence “Over-The-Rhine”.
by buckeye22fox on May 18, 2008 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I bought a waffle in Brussels
and found out the staff had to speak 4 fookin’ languages to be employed. Dutch, German, French, & English.
by buckeye22fox on May 18, 2008 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Very dsciplined and professional - He'll catch hell from Dusty
The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop
Fantastic AB
Cherry who?
"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey
Could we please have 598 - please Mr. G - Please, Please can we?
The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop
Later, dude. Later.
"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey
Just hit the ball in the air at least Jr.
The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop
was BP traded with Cliff Lee? Or was that 2 different trades?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Same trade
Bartolo Colon deal. Which is wrongly used as a strike against Omar Minaya’s GM skills.
"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey
The trade:
June 27, 2002: Traded by the Montreal Expos with Cliff Lee, Grady Sizemore, and Lee Stevens to the Cleveland Indians for Bartolo Colon and Tim Drew.
BP don't know how to nothing but swing due.
The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop
haha, seriously
mlb.tv put the run on the scoreboard before it was hit. Its like sneaking to look at XMas presents…and getting a My Little Pony.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
by Cy Schourek on May 18, 2008 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ok, it would have been nice to get another run or two
But overall, very nice inning. I am pleased. We know return you to Voltron kicking the crap out of a space robot.
Ughhhhh Freel you annoying little shit
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
I feel like we need a "wah-wahhhhh" horn for Freel
for all the stupid crap he does. Can that be a giveaway promo?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Crap
Ben Francisco is unreal. He’s batting almost .400.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Freel dove again
on a ball he had no shot at catching. Turned a single into a double
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
amen, brother
glad someone else remembers me.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Yeah, looks like he's not taking any chances with Blake
and his fearful symmetry.
by Brendanukkah on May 18, 2008 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of Blake - has there been many Man Mountain sightings recently?
The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop
He should play for the Tigers
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I'm not really a punch-in-the-face kind of guy
but I totally want to punch Thom in the face. And he laughs like a chipmunk with F.A.S.
"Glory is upon us, Reds fans! Glory!" ~ F.V. Alan
Don't worry
Volquez’ nastiness is only exceeded by his composure, which is only exceeded by his style.
Huh?
Intentionally walked on 5 pitches?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
He was pitching to him, until the 3-1 count.
Then they just threw ball 4 intentionally to put him on.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on May 18, 2008 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Who is it that is squealing like a little girl
on that clip of Dunn’s HR from yesterday?
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
was it during the part where Dusty was humping Adam's leg?
The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop
Has somebody created a ERA/WHIP stat yet
because it seems like Edinson lets up a lot of base runners for the minimal amount of runs that he’s been letting up.
Thom
effectively bating Welsh into a tongue-twisting contest over the word “many”. I’m sure bets were made beforehand.
A single
He hits game-winning homers when he’s in the bottom third.
by Brendanukkah on May 18, 2008 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
Dunn – Ross – Valentine
I can not remember three slower guys in a row for the Reds. Scary when Dunn is the fast one.
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
He's been pinch hitting way too much
Needs a “mental” 10 days off
by xjjeep90 on May 18, 2008 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
lefty pitcher = righty hitters
actual splits to be damned. Even though hatte v. LMM concerning hitting leftires is ugly all around
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Didn't realize Voltron was
a 3/4 or side arm pitcher
When he brings his arm forward it looks really werid
common
he has to at least attempt to get out of the way. I hope it did hurt.
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
new fred
http://www.redreporter.com/2008/5/18/520097/game-44-part-ii
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
hehehe
I love when announcers do the whole “I have no clue what he’s throwing, you can guarantee that the batter doesnt”
It reminds me when Pedro was voted for havin the best slider in the game…his response was “thats great, but I don’t throw a slider”
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
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