Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds GameThread, Jul 1, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

Game 85 Thread: Reds vs Pirates

by Slyde on Jul 1, 2008 5:02 PM EDT in Game Threads

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

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Pittsburgh Pirates
@ Cincinnati Reds

Tuesday, Jul 1, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT
Great American Ball Park

Zach Duke vs Edinson Volquez

Mostly clear. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 80.

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	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Zach Duke	4-5	3.99	1.49	36	27

	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Edinson Volquez	10-3	2.08	1.21	110	48

The lineup

Jerry Hairston Jr. ss
Adam Dunn lf
Ken Griffey Jr. rf
Brandon Phillips 2b
Joey Votto 1b
Edwin Encarnacion 3b
Jay Bruce cf
David Ross c
Edinson Volquez p

The Reds haven't hit Duke well in the past, except for Dunn. But the offense has been doing much better over the last 3 games (.291/.387/.534). Hopefully it's a sign of a turnaround for the bats.

Volquez was hit a little hard in his last start against the Blue Jays. I'm calling it an aberration. He'll be back on track tonight. A win tonight will give the Reds just their second 4-game win streak of the season.

Look for big days from Joey Votto (yay!) and Jason Bay (boo!) today. It is Canada Day, eh!

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

by crolfer on Jul 1, 2008 5:06 PM EDT 0 recs

eh...

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

by crolfer on Jul 1, 2008 5:07 PM EDT up 0 recs

That's a good looking lineup

How could it look better? If it was written on the talismanic Megan Fox!

by Brendanukkah on Jul 1, 2008 5:10 PM EDT 0 recs

That lineup DOES look better...

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

by crolfer on Jul 1, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up 0 recs

Crolfer - isn't that just a bit more than you can handle?

What’s that Megan ? Once you’ve gone Crolfer you want it over and over !!!!

"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.

by Madville on Jul 1, 2008 5:29 PM EDT 0 recs

Exactly... I think

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

by crolfer on Jul 1, 2008 6:31 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yeah well the offense should be doing better, Kepps back, Jerry Jr's back and Copats on the bench

And tonight Dunn is in the 2 hole. Sadly ol’man Grif Jr. is in the 3 hole but other than that, as Megan says – If this is the way that Crolfer wants it..then so be it.

"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.

by Madville on Jul 1, 2008 5:34 PM EDT 0 recs

Eh, Griffey hit a homer yesterday

Let’s see if he can keep it up. I’d like to see Keppinger playing, but I’m not sure where he’d play unless you’re sitting one of the outfielders. But he gives us a decent option as a pinch-hitter, which is a nice little luxury to have. I’m really happy with this lineup.

by Brendanukkah on Jul 1, 2008 5:36 PM EDT up 0 recs

And celebrate Canada Day

with the new national anthem!

by Brendanukkah on Jul 1, 2008 5:34 PM EDT 0 recs

She's gonna rock your body until...today.

by Gray on Jul 1, 2008 6:43 PM EDT up 0 recs

'sup brendan?

So hey, umm....do you guys mind if I have this fruit roll-up?

by chandrathan on Jul 1, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

Happy Canada Day

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

by BubbaFan on Jul 1, 2008 5:45 PM EDT 0 recs

Good stuff from Fire Joe Morgan

In case you guys hadn’t seen it, here is a nice rip on people who seem to forget how valuable Dunn is compared to some other outfielders.

by D-Rock on Jul 1, 2008 5:50 PM EDT 0 recs

FJM is one of the best websites out there.

www.crosleyfieldterrace.wordpress.com

by xjjeep90 on Jul 1, 2008 7:01 PM EDT up 0 recs

Canadia Day!

Apparently there will be fireworks…but we get fireworks all the freaking time here in the summer.

by Gray on Jul 1, 2008 6:13 PM EDT 0 recs

didn't Dusty Milosevic say

that Dunn would sit today? I’m not complaining, however…

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Jul 1, 2008 6:14 PM EDT 0 recs

No, but

he said that Dunn hasn’t done well against tonight’s pitcher, implying that he might sit.

by Gray on Jul 1, 2008 6:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

And of course Dunn is the only guy to have hit Duke well.

Well played, toothpick

Jeff, we hardly knew ye...

by chesirecat on Jul 1, 2008 6:28 PM EDT up 0 recs

its Dustyevsky, or just Idiot

AKA redsfan68 Nobody listens to Andrew

by nlt-andrew68 on Jul 1, 2008 6:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

So did Baked not catch on?

by Gray on Jul 1, 2008 6:50 PM EDT up 0 recs

ahem

according to Wiki...

“sought to expand his power, by inciting religious and ethnic hatred in the cause of The Dodger Way; by demonizing and dehumanizing people, especially Bronson Arroyo and Joey Votto ... He unleashed wars in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, creating 2 million refugees and leaving a quarter of a million people dead … he stripped the Reds fandom of its constitutional self-government, and began harassing and oppressing its people.”

yeah…sounds about right

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Jul 1, 2008 7:06 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yeah, but there's no pun.

by Gray on Jul 1, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up 0 recs

Maybe Edinson can find a use for that guy's 14 K signs from last week.

Needless to say, they weren’t used in Toronto.

by Gray on Jul 1, 2008 7:10 PM EDT 0 recs

wow why isnt keppinger starting

he hitting around 400 against leftys and even though there is alot of man love for edwin here i dont see how you sit keppinger for edwin. even though dusty likes edwin there is no reason for keppinger to be sitting today, while batting over 300

"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 Jul 1, 2008 7:10 PM EDT 0 recs

Stand by while I utilize my crappy Internet connection

to access B-R and respond to this.

by Gray on Jul 1, 2008 7:11 PM EDT up 0 recs

standing by...

(cue elevator music)

"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 Jul 1, 2008 7:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

I will just say that EdE's been on fire the past several weeks

So while the season totals give nearly identical OPS (EdE: .248/.338/.462, Kepp: .320/.378/.434), over the past 14 days and eight games for each, the numbers are pretty different: EdE .292/.433/.583 and Kepp .296/.406/.370. Though if you just look at batting average-and I’m fairly certain you do-they look quite similar even over that period.

by Gray on Jul 1, 2008 7:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

still i hope this isnt a trend

sitting kepp, even for eddie e because while eddie e does have streaks at time, keppinger is more consistent

"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 Jul 1, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

Well, we basically have one too many.

C said that Dusty talked to Hairston and Keppinger about this yesterday or today, since there’s just one too many of Hairston/Kepp/Dunn/Bruce/Griffey/EdE. So he’ll be rotating them in as possible.

I’d take EdE over Keppinger, but against a LHP, I’d prefer Keppinger over Griffey, personally. He doesn’t like it when that happens.

by Gray on Jul 1, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up 0 recs