Chicago @ Cincinnati GameThread, May 5, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

Game 32 Thread: Reds vs. Cubs

by Slyde on May 5, 2008 5:00 PM EDT in Game Threads

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Chicago Cubs
@ Cincinnati Reds

Monday, May 5, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT
Great American Ball Park

Mostly clear. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 70.

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Nam Y. Huh/AP (Dempster), Tom Gannam/AP (Cueto)

	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Ryan Dempster	4-0	3.16	1.11	22	19

	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Johnny Cueto	1-3	5.40	1.09	33	6

Ryan Dempster is 4-0. The Ryan Dempster. The guy who was 8-12 with a 6.39 ERA in 37 games as a Red. I'm not sure I want to live in a world where Ryan Dempster is 5-0. The Reds have to break this streak tonight.

This will be the Cubs first taste of Cueto. And it will be our first look at him since Mario Soto supposedly spent some time playing Sean Maguire to Cueto's Will Hunting. Hopefully Cueto's gotta see about a girl tonight.

Oh, and the Reds should be ashamed of themselves for what they've done to this baby...

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FIRST

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on May 5, 2008 5:01 PM EDT 0 recs

Reds Lineup

Freel, CF
Griffey, RF
Phillips, 2B
Votto, 1B
Encarnacion, 3B
Dunn, LF
Keppinger, SS
Bako, C
Cueto,P

Find me on MySpace- http://www.myspace.com/mixfmkyle

by MixFMKyle on May 5, 2008 5:03 PM EDT 0 recs

Hey, it got us seven runs yesterday

Guess we can trot it out again. And should we view Patterson being on the bench as a sign that Dusty is getting over himself and dealing with reality?

by Brendanukkah on May 5, 2008 5:09 PM EDT up 0 recs

Maybe

There’s a righty on the mound tonight, and still no Korey.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on May 5, 2008 5:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

you should have put a picture of Ryan Dempster in a Reds uniform

I bet the Reds could beat that Ryan Dempster he sucked.

The Dusty Path to the World Series!*

*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on May 5, 2008 5:07 PM EDT 0 recs

I don't remember

Was he on the list?

by Brendanukkah on May 5, 2008 5:08 PM EDT up 0 recs

And if this is going to be a Good Will Hunting themed thread, then we might as well get this out of the way now.

“Do you like Affeldt?”
“What?”
“Do you like Affeldt? Cuz they got his numbah. What do you think of that Affeldt?”

by Brendanukkah on May 5, 2008 5:11 PM EDT up 0 recs

yep

The Dusty Path to the World Series!*

*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on May 5, 2008 5:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

It's not your fault, Johnny Cuest. It's not your fault.

But wait. If he has to see about a girl, doesn’t that mean he skips the baseball game?

by Brendanukkah on May 5, 2008 5:08 PM EDT 0 recs

no, it's a metaphor for taking control of your life

Or maybe it’s just about going to see about a girl. I don’t know. All I know is that Robin Williams missed watching the Red Sox win the World Series because he met a girl who farts in her sleep.

It gets crazy on the road, and awful lonely. That's why I love pornography. This next song is all about my love of hardcore, barely legal pornography.

by Slyde on May 5, 2008 5:13 PM EDT up 0 recs

A girl who farts in her sleep?

In Southie? C’mon with that!

by Brendanukkah on May 5, 2008 5:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

i see you under the midnight

love farts in your eyes, how far can you take it
till you realize, there’s magic in your arse

Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on May 5, 2008 5:42 PM EDT up 0 recs

Stalker

by Brendanukkah on May 5, 2008 5:50 PM EDT up 0 recs

made by facebook

Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on May 5, 2008 5:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

aka stalkerbook

People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.

by crolfer on May 5, 2008 6:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

'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 5, 2008 7:06 PM EDT up 0 recs

Everyone I know is getting engaged, seems like

‘cept for Kim Jong Il. He’s so ronery.

by Brendanukkah on May 5, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up 0 recs

ah...it'll happen for him some day

that someday is when this site stops being RACIST!

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 5, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up 0 recs

Did anyone here see the Fukudome

analysis last night on ESPN? The comparison b/w Fukudome, Ichiro and Matsui?

I didn’t see it, but my friend Kurt said it was a disaster.

'cause something is happening here, but you don't know what it is.

by Man Mountain on May 5, 2008 5:16 PM EDT 0 recs

Sorry, you'll have to Sports Guy that up for me a little

Is that Braves Fan Kurt?

As for ESPN’s analysis. Can’t believe I forgot to add [blank] about Fukudome and Matsui. Completely inexcusable. And, as reader John S. from Bethesda points out, Dalton from the Double Deuce should have had a jacket with his name sewn on it, like Ichiro. Couldn’t agree more. The lesson, as always, I’m an idiot.

by Brendanukkah on May 5, 2008 5:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

different Kurt

not that it matters to anyone here, I s’pose.

'cause something is happening here, but you don't know what it is.

by Man Mountain on May 5, 2008 6:32 PM EDT up 0 recs

See?

That’s why they all need “clever” nicknames.

by Brendanukkah on May 5, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up 0 recs

Bray was optioned to make room for Weathers

that seems like a downgrade.

The Dusty Path to the World Series!*

*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on May 5, 2008 5:25 PM EDT 0 recs

Seriously?

If so, that’s huge step backwards, after taking the step forward to bring Bray up over Coffey.

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

by BK on May 5, 2008 5:28 PM EDT up 0 recs

Bray

Probably sealed his fate yesterday.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on May 5, 2008 5:28 PM EDT up 0 recs

ugh

hopefully Weathers pitches well so we can trade him at the All Star break

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on May 5, 2008 6:29 PM EDT up 0 recs

A little warm-up

Courtesy of Red Hot Mama:

Whack a Cub

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on May 5, 2008 5:28 PM EDT 0 recs

Pretty funny

I felt dirty after whacking Z so many times…...but it was fun. Wondering how I insert my boss/co-workers into that little ditty.

Signed –
Die Hard Cubs Fan…...just stopped by to see how the other half lives.

"ROUS's? Rats of Unusual Size. Don't worry, they don't exist."

by iluvryno on May 5, 2008 5:55 PM EDT up 0 recs

Your sig

That’s “rodents of unusual size.” Anyway, welcome to the Gamethread. We don’t get as many posters as you for a typical game, but I’d like to think we’re handsomer.

by Brendanukkah on May 5, 2008 5:58 PM EDT up 0 recs

I can't believe the nerds over on BCB.....

.....didn’t correct that! Thanks….it’s changed.

We’ll see about ‘handsomer’.......I’m stuck in a hotel room tonight and hope to be able to WATCH the game…..but suspect I’ll end up watching it online. Being on a Bleed Cubbie Blue game thread can cause a seizure so maybe I’ll watch from here.

Thanks for the sig note.

"ROUS's? Rodents of Unusual Size. Don't worry, they don't exist."
http://margaritagirl11.spaces.live.com/

by iluvryno on May 5, 2008 6:00 PM EDT up 0 recs

"nerds over on BCB"

isnt that a bit redundant? HA!

seriously though, welcome to our humble corner of the internet. we might have a competition on the handsome front, but we are definately way out in front on the “number of guys to have boned Brendanukkah’s mom” front.

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

by Charlie Scrabbles on May 5, 2008 6:11 PM EDT up 0 recs

I, for one, have never boned Brendan's mom's front

'cause something is happening here, but you don't know what it is.

by Man Mountain on May 5, 2008 6:33 PM EDT up 0 recs

yep

it took our Nerds to correct that!!

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on May 5, 2008 6:37 PM EDT up 0 recs

ROUS

Inconceivable!
Welcome, sit back and relax and wait for the nightly implosion and enjoy the game

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on May 5, 2008 6:35 PM EDT up 0 recs

that's my avatar's line ....

by joshuar9476 on May 5, 2008 6:45 PM EDT up 0 recs

Any interst in Jason Michaels?

Cleveland DFA’d or D’dFA, or whatever we’re calling it, him today. He’s a RH bat off to a terrible start this season, but with past success. The Reds passed on Greg Norton, as the Braves acquired him from Seattle today.

We Are ... Marshall!

by Thundering Turtle on May 5, 2008 5:31 PM EDT 0 recs

Cinco de Mayo...

is as good a reason as any to get trashed while watching the Reds lose.

by Gray on May 5, 2008 5:44 PM EDT 0 recs

Oh Crap

They wouldn’t dare, would they?

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080505/SPORTS02/80505048/1050

Please Note: I may be totally full of shit.

by jch24 on May 5, 2008 5:45 PM EDT 0 recs

Shit

Try HERE.

Please Note: I may be totally full of shit.

by jch24 on May 5, 2008 5:45 PM EDT up 0 recs

Now it's our turn

to cut Dunn and replace him with Jones!

by Gray on May 5, 2008 5:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

can you say scrappy?

People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.

by crolfer on May 5, 2008 6:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

He's a lefty

They wouldn’t go after another one, would they?

'cause something is happening here, but you don't know what it is.

by Man Mountain on May 5, 2008 6:37 PM EDT up 0 recs

I just felt a tremor in the Force

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on May 5, 2008 6:38 PM EDT up 0 recs

New Series; New Optimisim!

Can you wear a rally cap to start a game?

If you're not having fun, stop participating.

by redandblue on May 5, 2008 6:33 PM EDT 0 recs

Ok Slyde, MM or Jinaz!

Idk if this has been discussed before but someone has to tell Jeff Brantley that a 5 Ofer rotation that ryan freel would play everyday in “starting in RF or LF” is not a good a move at all.

Brantley is a talking head I know but what scares me is if the red are still sucking this talk becomes louder and more ears will listen. Griffey and Dunn are not the problems so if one of you three or anyone for that matter can show those “what they are swinging at” fan graphs that would be very cool. I would do it myself but I’m no good at debating as many of you know.

Norris Hopper's #1 fan!!!

by Zach K on May 5, 2008 6:35 PM EDT 0 recs