Game 84: Part 2
by Slyde on Jun 30, 2008 8:48 PM EDT
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well since that inning did not go as planned, I looked at the 2009 Free agent list and
there are not too many outfielder bats to covet for the Reds (other than our whole starting outfield). Here is the list of Center fielders, does anyone want any of these guys?
Rocco Baldelli (27)
Mike Cameron (36) – $10MM club option for ‘09 with a $750K buyout
Jim Edmonds (39)
Jacque Jones (34)
Mark Kotsay (33)
Corey Patterson (29)
is Rocco Baldelli still alive?
if not, we could use him for spare parts for our shortstops
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
I have too, he is a total non-base clogger
also that Jim Edmonds sure makes some great catches over his shoulder, despite the fact he almost could play 2nd base the way he positions himself in the outfield.
Well, it's obviously not you.
You only impersonate mediocre relief pitchers, and you just typed that. We would have seen you do that.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Seems like the outs Harang is getting
Have been pretty hard hit balls. Am I right?
Naturally, Dusty probably has nobody warming up.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 8:53 PM EDT reply actions
Pitchers pitch better after 100 pitches
Everybody knows that. Dusty knows that.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he consulted...
The Grady Little Manual on How to Handle Pedro Martinez.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
javy and javy
Third base worked out so well, he wants to pitch
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
Chris called it a quality start, I hope pronto's listening
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Hopper imitating Butt-Buddy.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 8:58 PM EDT reply actions
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
crap
he hit that right at Nady
he really is swinging the bat well tonight
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
Yeah.
Maybe he can hit it right at Michaels next time up.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
well if he hits like this the rest of the way, he might be in for a nice payday
it is a good year to be a free agent.
Exactly why we may want to trade the guy to a contender somewhere.
I would hate to have to extend the guy for $2-3 million a year, then have him turn into Ryan Freel Part II.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
And I actually enjoy having him on the team.
But I think (perhaps) that I am merely resigning myself to reality.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Well the Reds bats have come alive this inning, he is going to have to work
hard to complete this game at 90 pitches.
84 right now
this video has nothing to do with baseball
but is still pretty funny
Horny Morning
www.crosleyfieldterrace.wordpress.com
got a giggle out of me
but with the title, I was expecting something more like this music video
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
I thought Dunn hit Marte pretty well.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
ugh
patterson pinch running for Dunn
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
That is a great strategery.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
GIBP?
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions
now tell BP that he is not allowed to swing at the 1st pitch..and I will not mention the
gibp option..oops too late
He tried to GIBP
But the shortstop could not field it cleanly.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
DON'T BUNT!
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
One of the few situations where a bunt might help.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:20 PM EDT reply actions
If you have someone who knows how to.
Not Votto.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jun 30, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
still need to know your personnel
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
Yeah, maybe you're right.
Particularly that if you tie it up, you’ve got Mr. OPS+ of 44 hitting instead of Dunn.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
all part of the strategy...
the bunt/homer strategy
This is sickning
the guy has power. what the hell are you doing, dusty????
www.crosleyfieldterrace.wordpress.com
power, no outs, speed on the base paths
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
Glad he wasted two strikes trying to do something incredibly stupid
Is it too late to become a robber baron?
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 30, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
dusty baker is the kasparov of managers
maybe he’ll run for president next
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
why do they act like bunting should be easy?
Chris is disgusted
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
I didn't like the bunt call there
but Votto should at least have a clue how to drop one
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
Why do the baseball guys running this team
insist on calling for bunts when the team has demonstrated time and time again that they’re not very good at it? It’s not even a question of if it’s a sound strategy. It’s like saying, “Hey, Thalidomide Kid! Go climb that rope!” It’s a dumb idea and destined for failure.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
That moneyball crowd grinds their teeth any time they see the batter bunting
That quote from Thom
www.crosleyfieldterrace.wordpress.com
I don't mind bunting
but if you know your hitter can’t bunt, then don’t waste the pitches
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
Is there any 5-hole hitter that should bunt in that situation?
No outs, risking possible DP
Is it too late to become a robber baron?
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 30, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I would take a HBP at this point.
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
we need something other than an out here
because Bruce will have no clue against this guy
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
Bruce, then Ross
Who comes next in the line of Scottish succession?
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
If we somehow win this game
I don’t think we deserve it.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
This season is lost
I wanna see Javy play every single position this year at least once. And pitch, too.
Hmm
Dusty’s kid? He was ragging on Junior before the game. Put your money where your mouth is, Darren!
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Griffey
Although I don’t know why you wouldn’t pinch hit him instead.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
FWIW
I thought it was worse….a GIEdE…
Now it’s worse. LLM in for Bruce.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:27 PM EDT reply actions
Ironically?
Is it too late to become a robber baron?
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 30, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I never did.
I think this move is almost as bad as the Juan Castro Fiastro.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Javy .167 vs LHP
Is it too late to become a robber baron?
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 30, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions
AND HELIVES UP TO EXPECTATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeff, we hardly knew ye...
Yep.
That was the dumbest move I’ve seen since the Fiastro.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
I think we'd be better off with Grady Little.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I suppose...
You bring in Junior for Burton, and CoCo for LLM.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:31 PM EDT reply actions
I decided...
To bang my head on the fireplace a dozen times. All of a sudden, I began to think like Dusty.
Amazing, huh?
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
What if I were to say to you
“Three year contract”? Then what if I offered to buy you a hat for the team of your choice.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
brokeback mountain reference?
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
That's what she said.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Could you rephrase that
using the major metropolitan area in which they play?
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably won't matter.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
yep
jr is going deep
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
by Caleb on Jun 30, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
But it does, doesn't it?
In a one-run game… you just start free-substituting?
Is it too late to become a robber baron?
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 30, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
which game is that?
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
well, Cherry was in there already
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
Has Dusty violated the Geneva convention somehow?
Can he be tried for war crimes?
Is it too late to become a robber baron?
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 30, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions
I'm considering becoming a combatant
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
I think I would rather have Dusty Springfield managing this team.
Yes. She is dead.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
The only boy that could ever teach me
was the son of a bleacher fan.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
watching him manage is both a crime
and a punishment
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
it doesn't matter
he won’t be fired this year
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
but if his contract is for innings, not for years
we could get rid of him sooner? right?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
No you don't.
You know Volquez will be pitching the 16th – 18th, which will ruin his career.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
dusty can't make as many bad moves in extras
due to his bad moves earlier in the night
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
wow javy for bruce?
"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
if this is a party
I don’t want to be here for a funeral
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
he's protecting the starting rotation from extended extra innings
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
why does their little ball crap work and ours fails ?
they go get em on, over and in and then drop a sac and we just strand batters all freakin night long
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
The Pittsburgh Pirates
Are the team equivalent of the Tomo Ohka All-Star.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
3rd in the NL in scoring
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
we cant bunt
even though some dont like that call for votto, i think it was the right one
"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
another reason why I don't like the call
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
uncalled for
"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
much like stupid pictures of cats
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
we could use a k
"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
and there it is
hollar!
"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
We could use a back-breaking three-run home run.
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:40 PM EDT reply actions
I hope the powwow
that C. Trent was talking about where they’re going to decide “Who to keep and who to part ways with” or whatever, involves Dusty Baker being in the later group.
FIRE THIS CLOWN
FIRE DUSTY BAKER
ACTIVATE
"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
Coco's leading us to the bottom of the ninth
On an ocean of gentle grooves, and some really smooth music. Let’s set sail!
Vada Pinson, Eddie Taubensee, and Pete Rose
...junior, that is.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Ross, Junior and Cherry.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
SO HELP ME
I WILL PISTOL WHIP THE NEXT PERSON THAT SAYS SHENANIGANS!
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I would love to see some fireballs from Ross's eyes, and bolts of lightning from his arse
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
YOU GOT 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
ROSS!!!!!
BAKO WHO????
"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
David Lee Ross reaches back between his legs
eases the seat back
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
THOMPSON PINCH RUNNING
BAKO IS GONNA CATCH, NO BENCH, RUH ROH
"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
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"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
BALLGAME BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reds fan for 40 years!
Fuck yea
Is it too late to become a robber baron?
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 30, 2008 9:49 PM EDT reply actions
I don't fucking believe it
"As it says over the door to the Famous Writers' School in Connecticut: A Sullen Drunk Packing A Gat Is Not The Best Company For An Artist Finicky About His Style."
REDS WIN REDS WIN REDS WIN REDS WIN REDS WIN REDS WIN
REDS WIN REDS WIN REDS WIN REDS WIN
"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
GET IT
CAUSE WE ARE TALKING IN CAPS?
"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
NFW.
This one belongs to the managerial prowess of Dustoyevsky.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply actions
DUSTOYEVSKY?
"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
edumacate yourself
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
To be fair
I prefer the spelling Dustyevksy.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
he DOES still have 2 less walk-off HRs than Dunn
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Dusty's
still a fucking idiot.
"As it says over the door to the Famous Writers' School in Connecticut: A Sullen Drunk Packing A Gat Is Not The Best Company For An Artist Finicky About His Style."
by Pops Daniels on Jun 30, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Agreed.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
and no Freel to knee Junior in the face!!!
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Dusty is the greatest human being ever
Is it too late to become a robber baron?
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 30, 2008 9:51 PM EDT reply actions
CAPPS NEEDS AN MRI!!!11!!1!
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
have they traded Harang yet, for whatever they can get
if they can still get anything?
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
And buying Jesus t-shirts.
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
(Women's Jesus T-shirts)
Not that there’s anything wrong with a woman’s Jesus T-shirt, but it just seemed so out of character.
Here’s the link.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
(Hat tip to Battlekow)
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm happy for Junior, but jesus christ
Let’s also give props to Cordero for being a fucking badass for stranding their two runners in the top of the ninth.
Yeah, he put them on
They didn’t get on. He tests himself. It’s like when the Sports Guy writes about Larry Bird shooting with his left hand, just to see how he would do. In every third column. Exactly like that.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I forgot about Jason Bay
Walking him is just the smart move. He is, after all, a professional Reds killer.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
there is a time and a place
and it wasnt there
"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
Maybe he should have held a kitten
and said, “I can has frustrations?”
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
I just wasn't expecting that from him right there
but he really isn’t much of an interview anyway
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
by the way...
I’m really glad I didn’t have to use the photoshop I was working on in the top of the 9th:
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
by Cy Schourek on Jun 30, 2008 9:52 PM EDT reply actions 11 recs
Rec'd
"As it says over the door to the Famous Writers' School in Connecticut: A Sullen Drunk Packing A Gat Is Not The Best Company For An Artist Finicky About His Style."
by Pops Daniels on Jun 30, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Excellent.
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by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Double interview
One ball for each to suck on.
"As it says over the door to the Famous Writers' School in Connecticut: A Sullen Drunk Packing A Gat Is Not The Best Company For An Artist Finicky About His Style."
I told you it was going to be a walk-off win
just not the right guy
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but Ross was involved
so you got that going for ya
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
shoulda just said the RF would hit a walk-off
you couldn’t have known what lurks in the darkness of Dusty’s brain
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
Reds now tied for 5th!
okay, that sounds lame
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
We're #5!! We're #5!!
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
AL West, home of boobs' favorite team
begs to differ.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
anybody staying to watch the cubs game?
is it on wgn?
"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
your right
:(
"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 Jun 30, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Normally games are televised
wednesdays and fridays and it switches between the Cubs and White Sox
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I'm happy
but the only reason I joined the party tonight was to bitch about the 8th inning. That shit was almost Bah Boone level ignorance. Bunting Votto? Pinch hitting Valentin from the right side for Bruce? I couldn’t believe my eyes.
"As it says over the door to the Famous Writers' School in Connecticut: A Sullen Drunk Packing A Gat Is Not The Best Company For An Artist Finicky About His Style."
votto does need to bunt there
the reds werent rolling offensively and moving the tying run to third is smart, but im not even going to defend the javy for bruce….that was just stupid
"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 Jun 30, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I will never agree with you on the bunt
never. You are handing them an out for some mirage of an increased chance to score. And, he should know his players. Hell even Chris Welch knows that.
"As it says over the door to the Famous Writers' School in Connecticut: A Sullen Drunk Packing A Gat Is Not The Best Company For An Artist Finicky About His Style."
by Pops Daniels on Jun 30, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
thats a good point about know his players
but if you have some one to bunt you do do it there. I wonder if there are any stats on the chances of scoring from 3rd w/ 1 out as opposed to 2nd with 1 out. Im pretty sure it will greatly favor 3rd w/ 1 out.
"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 Jun 30, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
See below.
I think the bunt made sense in the abstract, percentage-wise, but based on Votto not knowing how to bunt, it was a bad move.
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
True
Still, it’s like throwing a handicapped kid under a bus. You know he has no chance, so why are you doing it?
(Man, I wish this were 20 years ago so I coulda said “it’s like throwin’ a retard under the bus.” Lines like that draw nothing but boos these days.)
by Brian B on Jun 30, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
In the spirit of Goerge Carlin
I’ll give you a rec for that one. Words are only as meaningful as those you can offend with them.
"As it says over the door to the Famous Writers' School in Connecticut: A Sullen Drunk Packing A Gat Is Not The Best Company For An Artist Finicky About His Style."
by Pops Daniels on Jun 30, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
There is a run expectancy matrix somewhere
And you mean 2nd with 0 outs. Cuz yeah, with outs being equal, I’d rather have someone on third than second.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
my bad
"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 Jun 30, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
The bunt makes sense
if you’ve got someone who can bunt. Like Slyde (I think) said, you have to know your personnel. And if someone on your team can’t bunt, either a) coach them how to do it; or b) don’t ask them to bunt with the game on the line.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed.
I agreed with the bunt in the abstract, before learning that Joey Votto does not bunt well at all.
Now, if only Dustyevsky (agreed spelling) had only thought of bringing in Bronson Arroyo to do the bunting there, that would have been truly brilliant, then LLM could have stayed in to play first.
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Tonight's lesson
Megan Fox in a Motley Crue shirt > Dusty
Strange, primal forces are at work here, people. Their will cannot be denied.
can tomorrow's lesson
involve Eva Green?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
by Cy Schourek on Jun 30, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll see what I can do
By the way, have you seen the trailer for Quantam of Solace, the new Bond flick? He kills a lot of people.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
The new Bond
I didn’t like him at first, but the more I watched Casino Royale, the more I liked him
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And, because we're inclusive here at Red Reporter
The man who gives you double O’s…
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I just saw the trailer on youtube
is it weird that all I thought was “gee, looks like a Bourne movie”?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
by Cy Schourek on Jun 30, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
And in celebration, more of our good luck charm.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
she has no idea what she is looking at
"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 Jun 30, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
That's a little unfair in this case
At least it’s two teams that are competing for first place in the division, and only separated by half a game. As baseball series go, it’s one with the higher stakes right now.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
well, they are the two best records in the AL playing for the division lead
I’ll give them a break on that one
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
And Webster's big brother
Eric Young, who can barely communicate.
"As it says over the door to the Famous Writers' School in Connecticut: A Sullen Drunk Packing A Gat Is Not The Best Company For An Artist Finicky About His Style."
by Pops Daniels on Jun 30, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
questino of the night
did the Reds win in sptie of Dusty, or is he really a genius we won’t understand for the next 30 years when history can properly examine him in prospective? Like George W. Bush.
PS THis game thread is so slow.
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
are you implying George W. Bush is a genius?
by CrimsonKing on Jun 30, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
sarcasm my dear
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
by justin007000 on Jun 30, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
What pisses me off
is that his rampant and unrelenting incompetence has made my “I Still Hate George Bush” shirt obsolete. It’s like wearing a shirt that says, “I think the Beatles were better than Ringo’s All-Starr Band.” Well, yeah…
by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
what pisses me off
was people were worried that Kerry didn’t have the ability to be President. Not that he would have been great by any means, but he couldn’t be worse than we got right now. Kinda like replacing Josh Fogg with Matt Maloney.
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
by justin007000 on Jun 30, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Did Griffey even smile there?
is he sick or something? Usually he smiles on the field. he just looked pissed about something
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
probably mad about the call right before
"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 Jun 30, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah he did.
He even just walked to home plate pretty much not allowing anyone to jump on him
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How 'bout a wrap thread?
http://www.redreporter.com/2008/6/30/562118/game-84-wrap
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
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