Game 55 Thread: Part II
by Rick House on May 30, 2008 9:13 PM EDT
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Print2-2. But the Braves paid the cost to face the Boss.
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Yes.
I second that.
Dusty's head needs an MRI. Beeeeeeeepppp...
by Paul Householder on May 30, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
dusty who should pitch the 8th
“is harang warm? Doesn’t matter, put him out there.”
by RedHotHollywood on May 30, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions
finally, finally, finally
burton is used correctly… lets hope he doesnt blow it
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
great inning.
was he a starter originally?
by Nick Papageorgio on May 30, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Chipper would have gotten on base...
Because Weathers always allows the second man he faces to reach.
Dusty's head needs an MRI. Beeeeeeeepppp...
by Paul Householder on May 30, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I HATE DUSTY BAKER
WHAT A FUCKING IDIOT… DONT YOU LEARN DUMBASS
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
there is no doubt
that Brantley was correct here. The bunt got in his head.
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
I agree
completely. FIRE DUSTY! I don’t care who is batting, you DON’T bunt in that situation.
by cesarhernandez on May 30, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Late innings, tie game
I think this is the time where it’s okay to bunt. You’re not going to get a big inning but just one run makes a huge difference. But you’ve gotta consider who’s at the plate.
Baseball prospectus ran the numbers
Basically, the chances of scoring with man at first, no one out is about exactly the same as man on second, one out. So a bunt in that situation doesn’t really help at all. It shouldn’t be done, unless you have an inferior player at the plate.
Now there is a much higher probability of scoring with man at third one out versus man at second no one out.
by cesarhernandez on May 30, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
kenneth "eight belles" Jr
let’s get to 600 already
by RedHotHollywood on May 30, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions
Fire Dusty
Burn him. He is a witch.
Dusty's head needs an MRI. Beeeeeeeepppp...
by Paul Householder on May 30, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply actions
More from inside the mind of Dusty...
Hmm…
Should I bunt Bruce?
The guy is only hitting .545…
But I got Griffey coming up next.
Need to stay out of the DP.
Give him the bunt sign!
Dusty's head needs an MRI. Beeeeeeeepppp...
by Paul Householder on May 30, 2008 9:30 PM EDT reply actions
It would actually make me feel more comfortable about the reds
if I knew Dusty was on a Reds message board during the game. Maybe he wouldn’t pay attention to the game and fuck things up, then.
by Nick Papageorgio on May 30, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
dusty can't work
those flim flam newfangled interwebs machine
by RedHotHollywood on May 30, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
tHom has serious man love for Chipper
it wasn’t that great a play.. 7 out of 10 tops
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
Why?
Why take the chance of making the last out of the inning at third?
Dusty's head needs an MRI. Beeeeeeeepppp...
by Paul Householder on May 30, 2008 9:36 PM EDT reply actions
it feels like an Adam Dunn kind of night
by RedHotHollywood on May 30, 2008 9:37 PM EDT reply actions
WOW.
Burton is pitching his ass off tonight.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
maybe this signals the end of david weathers in the 8th
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
Please
Not another 18 inning marathon.
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Bold Prediction
Walkoff job by EdE.
Dusty's head needs an MRI. Beeeeeeeepppp...
by Paul Householder on May 30, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions
What happened to EE?
According to Gameday, he vanished before his at-bat, leaving no trace.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Which means...
...we’ve been left behind. In Reds hell.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
who on earth will dusty bring out?
should be cordero, obvoiusly, but i guess mercker
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
Tie game at home
You can use your closer.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I can't wait for Dusty to fuck this up.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
obviously
after we’ve run through the entire bullpen
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
And half the rotation
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on May 30, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Umm...
Why not double switch Cordero in for EdE and bring in Phillips?
Dusty's head needs an MRI. Beeeeeeeepppp...
by Paul Householder on May 30, 2008 9:58 PM EDT reply actions
so you guys dont whine when EE's spot comes up in a few innings ;p
by JoseRijoIsGod on May 30, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Dusty's preparing to play another nine innings
He doesn’t want to burn his players too soon.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
thats like the opposite of the hidden ball trick
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
Wow.
Dusty just called Jocketty asking if we can trade for Escobar. That guy pulled a Freel. Stupid.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
how do you know
baseball-reference have a stat for that?
by JoseRijoIsGod on May 30, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
good intentions, good hustle > stupidity
according to tHom and clownboy
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
Yeah, doesn't make sense.
We didn’t use Freel to start the inning, because we already used Ross, but we use LLM right after that. That makes ZERO sense.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
that requires *someone* to not give up a run.
by Nick Papageorgio on May 30, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
So Bruce gets it done
to lead off the 11th, right?
by cesarhernandez on May 30, 2008 10:09 PM EDT reply actions
I think patterson makes that catch.
(ducks)
by Nick Papageorgio on May 30, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
If it were Freel
ball gets by him on the dive and goes to the wall…
by cesarhernandez on May 30, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
did tHom just use sarcasm to hate on dusty there
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
Lenny Harris
6.1.98. 1 IP, 0 R, 1 K.
Thank God it didn’t come to that tonight.
Concepcion, O’Neil and Sal Butera have also tossed an inning or two. All were under Rose.
9.7.86. Not even an extra inning game, but the Reds were being blown out. Pretty smart to not wear out your ‘pen, especially when they kept fewer guys there.
I noticed he got the win
but it didn’t register that it was his rookie year, let alone his second start. I guess he’s always owned us.
i could have sworn boone used a position player once
i feel like he atleast talked about it.
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
by justin007000 on May 31, 2008 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions
FUCKING CHRIST
IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONTEXT.
by Brendanukkah on May 30, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
FUCKING CHRIST
IN THE WORST POSSIBLE CONTEXT.
by Brendanukkah on May 30, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
and he delivered a newborn in the stands in the middle of the 4th
and helped build a habitat for humanity in the 7th inning stretch
If you don't get a good-night kiss, you get Kafka dreams.
by Charlie Scrabbles on May 30, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
flying to China to help with relief efforts
but will be back in the morning
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
first time i ever laughed at something Cowboy said
“i dont think this kid is ready for the big leagues yet”
If you don't get a good-night kiss, you get Kafka dreams.
by Charlie Scrabbles on May 30, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply actions
AND THIS ONE BELONGS TO THE JAY BRUCES!
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Did you hear him compaining about not being voted to the All-Star team
since 2001? What a whiner.
by Brendanukkah on May 30, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
We could have won by more
If they let us keep playing.
by Brendanukkah on May 30, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
he gave up 2 ER though
i think for the first time yet this year
If you don't get a good-night kiss, you get Kafka dreams.
by Charlie Scrabbles on May 30, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, both of those Chipper plays were scored hits
That’s pretty generous. Kind of like the Tom Glavine strike zone.
Griffs was questionable
but BP’s was smoked and the infield was in a bit
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
yea....
it was indeed smoked, but the ball went right between his legs. That’s nearly always an E.
But who’s complaining. Phillips gets a hit and an RBI and Chipper finishes off a disastrous night. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
Tomorrow he’ll probably be 4-5 with 8 RBI.
they said tonight he hit into 2 dp's
in the same game for only the 5th time in his career
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
that is amazing to me
Jim Day mentioned it was only the fifth time Chipper had 2 GIDP in 1 game
But the Griffey stat surprised me.
Jim Day just used the Boss nickname.
Average up to .571 now.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Your phone looks like a burger
I don’t like you any more.
by Brendanukkah on May 30, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah but Day also
keeps using that lame Bruce Almighty
Boss works for me
by cesarhernandez on May 30, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions
I might go Sunday
gonna have to get tickets. Still deciding how much I want to pay.
by cesarhernandez on May 30, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions
my nephew scalped two for last Tuesday for $15 total
first row left field section 104. But I bet they have nice crowds this week end
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
Brendan Harris
is a very good baserunner.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I have a boner
I hereby transfer the balance of my man-love 401K from Junior to Bruce.
"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"
what the hell happened to Cherry Hudson Jr.?!
his numbers thus far this year: .345/.385/.500 in 84 ABs (not including his great night tonight). that’s like better than Jeff Keppinger. He’s not the Boss, but he is definately qualified for the shift manager position.
If you don't get a good-night kiss, you get Kafka dreams.
by Charlie Scrabbles on May 30, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions
Cherry Hudson Junior time! Cherry Hudson Junior time!
Cherry Hudson Junior! Cherry Hudson Junior! Cherry Hudson Junior with a baseball bat!
by Brendanukkah on May 30, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I vaguely remember
A story about him having some undiagnosed injury (maybe a ribcage problem) the last couple of years? Is that right or am I making shit up again?
"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"
He had a broken rib
For two years. (He works out really hard in the off-season, so it didn’t get a chance to heal.) He thought he was just getting old. Finally he was in so much pain he had to get it checked out.
If you look at his stats…they fall off a cliff in 2006, when the injury happened. He went from having an OPS in the 700s to 400-500.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
If you look at his career stats at the end of 2006
he was hitting .261/.334/.371. He may be better than his last two seasons, but I’m really not all that excited by a .705 OPS. I’d give him another 300-400 plate appearances before I’d say he’s anything more than a utility player. And even after that I’d be iffy.
"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays
Ssssshhhh
Ride the wave dude. Ride the wave.
"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"
I don't see him as anything but a utility player
I think, like Freel, his value is in his versatility. I don’t think he plays any position well enough to displace anyone the Reds already have. Looks like he’s best at 2B. Which is occupied, and likely will be for quite some time.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
okay
I thought you were saying that you thought he’d be good as a starter. Obviously I’m happy with the way he’s playing right now, but I hope Dusty doesn’t get too attached to him when he starts to slow down.
"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays
Yeah
It’s not like Dusty has an extreme history of doing that or anything.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Well
Someone (Hal, was it?) reported that Cherry was in Dusty’s doghouse for blabbing to the press during spring training. Supposedly that was why Hairston was called up, then hardly used for so long. Even though the need for a righty pinch-hitter was glaring.
So perhaps we don’t have to worry about Cherry being the new Corey.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I'm in support of "shift manager" as a nickname
for CHJ
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
I'm tellin' ya
I really think Cherry’s for real. Maybe not quite that good, but much better than his career numbers.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I could care less
As long as it’s scored a win. :)
"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"
It's the best of both worlds
:)
"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays
EV's ERA up to 1.46
That kid really needs some time at AAA to figure things out. If only he’d walk into Dusty’s office and volunteer to go to Louisville like Corey did. You know, for the best of the team.
"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"
I was watching the game w/Mrs. M. (HD is too cool)
EdE played some D – tonight -impressive, but this guy has got to hit and get on base more. We be doing better recently but them Reds still need more RH punch at the plate.
Seeing as how Ross appears to be the back up catcher we’ve only one consistent RH power threat in BP.
"When I got my award, I just wore my usual stuff," Dunn said.
"Was it for the Reds organization or all of baseball?" Bruce said.
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