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I am inventing a teetotaler drinking game
where you take a drink every time Brandon Phillips takes a first pitch in an AB
by CrimsonKing on Jun 1, 2008 3:24 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
How many Braves pitchers can we injure today?
It’s our last chance anyhow.
Where have you gone, Johnny Vander Meer?
maybe in October?
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i liked the boo's when the trainer came out
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i think the head trainer Jeff Porter is still working with Hudson
because that guy had hair.
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i hate brian mccann
"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
or jerry hairston
"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
McCann needs to get right with Jeesus
imagine Laverne from Scrubs saying that
by johnny cueto thinks we're sellouts on Jun 1, 2008 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
that show
IS AWESOME
"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
was awesome
for a couple of years after season three it was pretty awful and now it will be on ABC for FOUR years.
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last season was awesome
did you get to see it?
"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
Buddy Carlye has had an interesting road
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Dunn needs a grandslam
and Majik man can close it out and give all the not shitty pitchers down in the bullpen a day off.
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tough day for McCann
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braves players need to use their real god-damn-given names
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couldn't handle the pressure of the Reds
and his elbow self destructed to save himself further embarrasment
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how is majewski doing down in AAA?
"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
whoa seriously? when?
I was out of town all day at a church function and had not hear any news
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
Today
Fogg goes to the DL with back spasms. Homer’s coming too when they need a fifth starter. At least that’s my guess.
"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"
back spasms huh?
brought on by a bad case of suckitude? Bring him up.. and let’s make up some ground
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
hal said something to the effect
of inflated era
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no joke?
"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
fine by me
your really hope majewski can turn it around
"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
good over the last 10 games
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can we stop calling bruce
“the kid”? i think griffey earned that nickname
"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
Also, I don't think anyone around here has been calling him "the Kid"
Mostly “The Boss,” or “The Bruce,” or “Legend.” Someone’s trying to start up the CEO today.
Just checking at work..another Bruce-o-matic showing
I see Donkey had another rally killer – has Griffey decided to hit 600 today?
"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.
Not yet
He’s such a lazy so-and-so. Oooohhh, he just got lifted for defensive purposes.
"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"
i dont know...
"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
Here ya go
"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"
time to change the sig
When it comes to Phil Mickelson...Marty's not a fan.
by chandrathan on Jun 2, 2008 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
i wonder if freel is still
complaining about playing time…
"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
Was he?
I missed that. You could make a case that he should be playing 3B (but I don’t think he makes the plays Edwin’s been making), but you can’t argue that Bruce hasn’t earned his time in center, and should be there to stay.
there was an article on reds.com
about freel getting the short straw all the time…
"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
should we allow 3 runs
to extend the braves’ 1-run road losing streak to 21?
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
Bring Majewski in for the 9th, have Coco get the save.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jun 1, 2008 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Reds beat Cubs 22-2
this date in 1957.
Probably won’t happen this year. Thought we might go 22 innings.
Where have you gone, Johnny Vander Meer?
bruce shows he may be human
judged that pretty poorly
by johnny cueto thinks we're sellouts on Jun 1, 2008 3:39 PM EDT reply actions
bring him back up when his 10 day banishment ends
and demote Bruce
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that is a shame well Babe Bruce
isnt here to be a defensive replacement.
Too bad Griffey doesnt get to hit 600 here.
At least, I hope that he hits it on the road trip.
Another ofer day for Chipper
I’m pretty impressed that the Reds held him as well as they did. Says a lot about our pitching.
ill say it from now until eternity (and im sure you all agree)
burton should have been our setup guy from day one
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
He struggled a little at the beginning of the year
But he’s rounding into form now. Sight for sore eyes.
i thought he was nails at the beginning
but got tired from misuse
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
Can we get Dusty to finally commit
to Burton officially being the setup man for CoCo
or,
as in starting a righty, facing a lineup of lefties, then relieving with a righty and closing with a righty
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
In his career
Burton vs RHB: .248/.292/.327
Burton vs. LHB: .175/.325/.299
Similar to Mariano, that cutter takes away a lot of the platoon split.
"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays
i think affeldt/burton
might work
"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
what?
affedlt carries burton to the mound to set up
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
affeldt/burton
I’d like to see them more in tough situations late in games regardless of inning.
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
o i thought we
were talking tea party’s, affeldt and burton help to set it up
"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 will say this for Baker
I really think that having Bruce hit second is a smart move especially with a hot leadoff hitter
who is getting on base. He should see more fastballs that way which I am sure he is more
adept with than MLB offspeed pitches.
Am I the only one who's noticed
that this is a picture of Barack Obama?
Where have you gone, Johnny Vander Meer?
he probably paid for the one third year plan
seeing how he has never played in more than 96 games in a season. C’mon Gabor pay the piper witch
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
i cursed dusty through my tv
as i am apt to do on occasion
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
apparently
certain snails can, in fact, sleep for 3 years or longer
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
i was part of that
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as was I
along with many braves fans wearing braves hats and matching that with cutoff nascar shirts
by johnny cueto thinks we're sellouts on Jun 1, 2008 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking of going today
since the next home weekend is the Boston series. I don’t think I’ll be going then.
one more strike burton!
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Corderro has pitched 2 days in a row
would be nice to give him tonight off
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ballgame folks
sweep!
If you don't get a good-night kiss, you get Kafka dreams.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 1, 2008 3:59 PM EDT reply actions
Cueto threw a gem
2 more homers, but still a great game for him.
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 1, 2008 4:01 PM EDT reply actions
When do they play the Pirates again?
Phil Dumatrait will make short work of them.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Almost there
One game under .500, w00t!
"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"
Teams with 28 wins or less, right now
Yankees
Orioles
Twins
Indians
Tigers
Royals
Mariners
Mets
Nationals
Brewers
Pirates
Dodgers
Giants
Padres
Rockies
And us. We are far and away from being one of the worst teams anymore.
i get what youre saying, but...
i know im not content (and im sure you arent either) in just “not being the worst”. i think these guys can be an above .500 team. probably not playoff-caliber yet this year, but very quickly getting there. but yeah, i agree its great to look at the bottom of the standings and see more than a few teams beneath us.
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 1, 2008 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
not to disagree
but I actually think, barring injuries, we’ll be able to make the playoffs. The pitching has been quite good, now that we have some things figured out. And the offense is clicking, and we still have a few pieces to add when the injuries are healed.
Reds fan for 40 years!
My main point
Is that we ought to put the mindset behind us that we’re a crappy team. For instance, the ESPN power rankings had us at #25. We’re no longer at the bottom. We’ve moved up to the middle of the table. We aren’t a dominant team yet, but by God, we can beat anybody.
hear hear!
i’ll drink to that
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 1, 2008 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
First time we've swept the Braves at home
since September 1996. I have the biggest smile on my face right now.
I was living in Hawaii
Get off my lawn and turn down that rock and or roll music!!
"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"
your younger than my parents
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I was a mere 47
"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.
thats ok John McCain was probably lets say 142
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Link
Things younger than John Mccain
"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"
Damn
I should have taken the kids today, I forgot it was ‘run the bases’ day.
"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"
Phillies win
take over phirst from the marlins. we should sweep them too.
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 1, 2008 4:16 PM EDT reply actions
Chutley vs. Bruce
.360 .414 1.000 5 HR 16 RBI
.579 .680 .895 1 HR 4 RBI
these numbers, of course, dont factor in the games today. but seeing as its Jay’s first week and its a huge story, maybe he gets the edge. any other players on any other week i think you gotta go to Utley.
Utley today hit another homer, too. gracious, this guy…i dont know about this guy…
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 1, 2008 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
in one of those stupid, illogical baseball things
i was rooting for the phillies to win today so we’d have a better chance of beating them, because you know, statistically if you win one game, it increases your chances of losing the next, right?
it worked for the dodgers against eckersly
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speaking to Red Menace's point last night
well, a different line of logic, but the same topic.
Go to espn.com’s main page right now. If it’s not still there, here’s what it looks like:
Yeah, it’s just because of Griffey’s chase of 600. Still, people know who Johnny Cueto is, and they know who Jay Bruce is. This is a team that has a lot of appeal right now.
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
i'm going to the Dragons game tomorow
any advice? Like parking and what not.
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will do
i’ll get some pictuers and perhaps even figure out how to post them.
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Don't park in the parking lots
where they charge for parking. After 6 p.m., the parking meters on the street are free. If you get there a bit early (around 6 or 6:15 p.m.), you shouldn’t have any trouble getting a spot on the street that’s maybe 2-4 blocks south of the stadium.
by cesarhernandez on Jun 1, 2008 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I just realized we have won most of our series since NY
4-1-1 since the Mets. Nice stuff
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
and those two that we didn't win
were on the west coast, where it’s impossible for us to win, anyway.
but the west is the past
thank god. They should make a fuel friendly realignment and put the west coast in a different league than the reds.
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sure seems that way
although we should have won 3 of 4 from the Padres
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
dunno yet what happened
but homer either got hurt or called up, because he got taken out in the third inning tonight. he gave up 2 in the first and none in the second, then got the first two outs in the third. He then walked a batter and was taken out of the game.
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
He's coming up is my guess
In the post game interview on FSN, a reporter asked Dusty “what are you going to do about the fifth start spot?” and Dusty slipped in his answer saying, “well, whoever we bring up, I expect blahblahblahilovecorey…” which says to me that someone’s coming up . I have to think Homer’s, who else would it be?
"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"
unfortunate formatting
I meant for the emphasis to be on “bring up”.
"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"
Bailey's coming up
Hal McCoy said in a blog post earlier today that the plan was to pitch Bailey a couple innings tonight to get some work in, then he will come up and pitch Thursday afternoon against the Phillies. Of course, it’s the one game this week FSN Ohio won’t have.
Facing that vaunted lineup isn’t a good matchup for Homer. I won’t activate him this week in my fantasy baseball league.
by cesarhernandez on Jun 1, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
After Flogg's last showing maybe Homer got the CALL?
"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.
The C Word's take
The lesson: This team continues to improve on small ball, whether it’s trail runners taking the extra base or Hairston’s successful squeeze play. The Reds have shown they can win without the home run—but the homers by Jay Bruce and Adam Dunn were certainly welcome.
I also heard Steve Phillips on the radio this afternoon saying that teams like Cincinnati that usually “rely” on the home run have turned things around by manufacturing. “manufacture runs.”
During the latest Reds’ home stand (not including today’s game), the team’s slugging has jumped 40+ points and the team OPS 60+.
Some muthafucka’s always trying to ice-skate uphill
Pushed "Post" too soon
but my basic point is that it’s remarkable how successful a team becomes at playing “small ball” when they’re also knocking the shit out of the ball.
Some muthafucka’s always trying to ice-skate uphill
It's almost always bullshit.
no matter what’s actually going on with a team, guys like that seem to automatically attribute success and failures to be related to small ball.
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
I don't mean to pick on C
I’ve been enjoying most of his write-ups at his new blog.
It just struck me as odd that he chose “small ball” - however improved - as “the lesson” we should take from a home stand conspicuous in improved slugging.
Some muthafucka’s always trying to ice-skate uphill
i kinda hate Steve Phillips
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Give in to your hatred
Strike him down with all of your hate, and your conversion to sabermetrics will be complete!
can i strike down Tracy Jones instead?
he is closer.
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by justin007000 on Jun 1, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Dear Diary
I went to the game today. It was a perfect day for a baseball game. The HR’s were awesome and Cueto was a great pitcher today. This season has gotten so that I expect the Reds to win every game. While shouting Bruce with 37K of my closest friends was fun, my favorite part of the game was the squeeze play.
Maybe I can be a doctor and a kid.
-DoogieIf you're not having fun, stop participating.
i missread that i thought you were shooting Bruce
and was very concerned
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So Dusty said this
“We need the innings out of him tonight because our bullpen was spent,” Reds manager Dusty Baker said. “We were watching him at the 90-100 (pitch) mark and that’s where he got into trouble, but he has that extra gear to get us out of that inning. I was hoping to get more. I would have gotten more had they not hit those two home runs. I’m glad we won and he won.”does that mean Dusty wasn’t at all concerned about Cueto’s pitch count after his 119 pitch outing on Tuesday. I know we keep talking about as one reporter often utters Christ on a hubcap. The guy is only 22. Lets hope he is still around in 2011.
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did you even read what you posted?
We were watching him at the 90-100 (pitch) mark
"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays
i inferred that they were watching him at 90-100
but woud have let him go deeper than 90-100 pitches if he didn’t give up the two homeruns in the 7th.
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by justin007000 on Jun 1, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I inferred that if he had continued to cruise (say, a 15 pitch inning instead of a 25 pitch inning)
that he would have come back out to start the 8th.
There are lots of reasons to get upset at Dusty, but he didn’t do anything wrong today. All he said was that he wished he could have used Cueto for longer, but I”m assuming the fact that he started to slip in the 7th prevented that. I don’t see any reason to be pissed about that.
"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays
my concern
As Cueto loses his stuff his inclination is to ratchet up the gas. His last inning he was throwing as hard as he threw all day. Those pitches can be very stressful. It was fine today. He wasn’t overworked. I just have a fear that he’ll be doing that at 120+ pitches one day.
But maybe this is me just being a fretful mother. It seems either Baker learned from his Chicago experience, or those problems were organizational or some combination thereof.
I can see your concern
The good thing Dusty did, in my mind, was that he didn’t rush Cueto into high pitch count games. He let him build up as the season has gone on, and still Cueto has only thrown 100 pitches 4 times this season. I thought the 119 pitches last game was excessive, but the only stressful inning that Cueto had today was the 7th. Maybe he could afford to ratchet it up that inning because he hadn’t had a lot of stress to that point. I’m just trying to think positive.
"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays
I do think Dusty has demonstrated that he has a long leash with starters
The one thing that truly concerns me is the number of times he operates without a safety net. When the starters are at 100 or more pitches and he sends them out to start an inning, but doesn’t have anyone warming in the pen in case the starters begin to struggle, that worries me. It’s fine to challenge your starters and push them, but they’re not always going to be able to overcome those challenges that late in the game, and Dusty’s lack of a “Plan B” costs us wins.
Or say, burning your long reliever in an extra inning game after two batters so that you have to use your starters.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 1, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
i wasn't that upset about the 119 pitches on Tuesday
mostly because it took him 5 innings to do it, I would have been upset if it were a 7, 8, or 9 inning outing.
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by justin007000 on Jun 1, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Just got home and watched the game on tivo.
WOW. This team is unstoppable.
And Jeff Brantley is still bad. Bad. Bad. Bad.
I'm as excited about this team as I've been all year
But it is worth remembering that Atlanta is just 7-21 on the road this year. The big test will be the series in Philadelphia. The Phillies are currently the top team in the NL East, and we’ve been a pretty bad road team this season. But the team is the strongest it’s been all year. Let’s see what we can do. If we win this series, then I’ll start making arrangements to print up playoff t-shirts.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 1, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Ironic
I was listening to Steve Phillips and Ron Incognito(?) talking about this subject this afternoon. They seemed pretty certain it had to do with young players being inexperienced on the road.
For some reason, I kept expecting them to take a look at the average ages/actual numbers of new young players this year compared to years previous (as this gentleman has done), but of course they seemed pretty happy to stick with that vague premise.
After spending all my time with you fucks, I find it frustrating to listen to baseball discussed in that kind of forum.
Some muthafucka’s always trying to ice-skate uphill
by Man Mountain on Jun 2, 2008 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn't think Brantley and tHom were that bad today
they actually ok, or maybe that was because the Reds played well today so I wasn’t in a pissy mood.
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by justin007000 on Jun 1, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
So what did the Doc up your dosage to Justin?
I could use a little of that stuff….
"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.
klonapin does help
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by justin007000 on Jun 1, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
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