Game 32 Thread: Reds at Braves Part II

too soon?

Let’s get some runs off of this guy

1-3 ground outs have there been today?

has been just about the most interesting broadcaster I’ve listened to in a long time. Not just because he comes from a point of view I agree with. His knowledge of other team’s tactics and personnel is amazing.

A+

Chattanooga and Louisville this year and see both teams

...seems like it’s been going on forever.

we finally get some “O” and our pitching blows up. And we get who next week? The Cubs and all of their wonderful fans. The hits just keep on coming

looks like you fellas ran off mutaman

Tacks on the extra point, Falcons 14 – Bungles 7

But I thought I’d stop in to share this lil’ nugget:

I’m listening to the Braves’ radio broadcast on XM. Skip Caray just announced “Roger Freel steppiong into the batter’s box.”

the fsn broadcast just had someone say “fuck you” rather audibally two times.

This game is bad that I am actually enjoyinging Clownboy’s rambling as I pain the porch furniture.Now Burton’s falling apart…when I finished I’ll get my nails painted

ugh

The Reds make a goal line stand.

Now all we need is a TD and two-point conversion.

once madville gets his nails done

Cueto’s pitching tomorrow!

I think he has to come out of the rotation, even if it is only for a couple of starts. Harang, Volquez, Cueto, Belisle and ?? And that includes Belisle being on a very short leash. Bring up Bailey and/or whoever. Make this like 1990 for the Braves when they had Avery (20), Smoltz (23), Glavine (24) and Mercker (22) on the staff.

can’t wait for 30,000 of them to show up tomorrow at the GABP

Got some O
Bronson lost as sea
Grif swinging for the fences
Pen OTL
Dustbag living in the past
sMarty and Clownboy becoming surreal
Got some of the porch furniture painted.
Lets get back home an regroup

I have to agree with Dusty. Arroyo claims he is completely healthy but I remember hearing that from Paul Wilson in 2005 and a year later from Brandon Claussen. But his velocity was there today, he was hitting 91, and he did the same in his last start. But arm injuries can also effect command, the only time I saw Arroyo pitch was in person from row N at PNC park, so I can’t really say much about it, but if Dusty is to be believed his curveball is more of a bp fastball.

Now the Reds are proving they can lose in all sorts of ways, 14-7, 9-1 and 2-0.

The one thing they haven’t had a lot of is the bullpen coughing up the lead late in the game. They’ve come close, but thus far Cordero has been there to slam the door.

I guess that’s one thing that’s better from last year.

In 11 innings. Giving up the winning walkoff single (and a double and a walk to set it up) was…Todd Coffey.

I still think if this team sheds its spare parts in Hatteberg, Fropper, Patterson, Valentine, Fogg, Weathers, moves Belisle to relief, and lets Bailey learn on the fly (if he comes up and struggles at again I don’t think sending him to AAA is the answer, because his problem will be that he just needs to learn how to get big league hitters out). Maybe put the relief arms in the fast lane, and Arroyo can right himself this team could be in decent shape for 2009. Plus if they lose every game for the rest of the season they will get a first overal draft pick, and that would help, because Jocketty is such a good drafter.

This is from ESPN.com after Bowden was fired.

“Jim Bowden always got the better end of the deals he made. He knew how to get other GMs to give up their talent in return for whatever he was offering. He did a great job with the Reds on what was mainly a shoestring budget. His firing was a direct result of an ownership that has no clue how to run a baseball team.

It wasn’t surprising when Carl Linder, who was a minority owner of the Reds until former majority owner Marge Schott was ousted, told everyone he would return the Reds to prominence. He then spent a ton of money trading for Ken Griffey Jr., but only threw that “spending” theory out the window. Now, he’s once again spending next to nothing. I guess he was hoping Bowden could create miracles out of some washed-up pitchers. Personally, I’d take Marge Schott over Carl Linder seven days a week and twice on Sundays. Schott was a shrewd businesswoman who was always accessible to the fans of Cincinnati and was willing to spend top-dollar on free agents. She cared about the product—the team. Bowden’s untimely and unwarranted departure was a direct result of him lacking the funds necessary to win. With a new ballpark, had Bowden been given a little more cash to put a team together, he would still be the general manager.

Bowden is also not solely responsible for the Griffey trade. A few years ago, Griffey was on his way to the Hall of Fame. Now, he’ll be lucky to hit 500 home runs in his career. Heck, the Reds built the Great American Ballpark mostly to help Griffey break Hank Aaron’s home run record. It’s not Bowden’s fault the Reds ended up with one of the most fragile players in recent memory. “