Game 99: Reds vs Mets
New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds, Jul 19, 2008 7:40 PM EDT
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Tonight is the night they induct Barry Larkin into the Reds Hall of Fame. I was gonna go with a single picture of Larkin, but I didn't feel like that captured what a complete player he was, so here he is doing everything. Pre-game tonight, let's hear some of your favorite Larkin memories (and if you have Cesar Geronimo or Joey Jay memories, you can drop those in too).
As for the game, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Fogg's pitcher witch check cleared this month.
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The Lineups
REDS
Jay Bruce CF
Jeff Keppinger SS
Ken Griffey Jr. RF
Brandon Phillips 2B
Adam Dunn LF
Edwin Encarnacion 3B
Joey Votto 1B
David Ross C
Josh Fogg RHP (1-2, 7.94)
METS
Jose Reyes SS
Endy Chavez RF
David Wright 3B
Carlos Beltran CF
Damion Easley 2B
Carlos Delgado 1B
Fernando Tatis LF
Brian Schneider C
Oliver Perez LHP (6-5, 4.44)
The game is sold out.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 5:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Barry Larkin is my favorite athlete ever
I followed the Reds because I was from southwest Ohio. I became a Reds fan because of Barry Larkin. I can’t wait until he’s enshrined in Cooperstown.
My favorite memory of him was one that never happened – when he was named World Series MVP in 1994.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 19, 2008 5:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Barry
When I was 9 or 10 my friend and I thought we recognized Barry at a Xavier game, watching Byron play. I think this was the winter after Barry’s rookie year. We walked over and very shyly asked for an autograph. He was the nicest guy in the world, and I’ve been a big fan ever since.
by ken on Jul 19, 2008 5:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was always too "indie" to root for Barry
Reggie Sanders was my first jersey. I had a huge crush on Jacob Brumfield for no damn good reason, Bret Boone and Sean Casey were also faves of mine.
All the same, whenever I would tell people I was a Reds fan pre-2000, it was “gee, that Barry Larkin…what a player, huh?” And I was always “the big Larkin fan”. And I really can’t complain.
I won’t be around for the game tonight, folks. But enjoy it, pray for Fogg’s financial liquidity, and take care.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
by Cy Schourek on Jul 19, 2008 5:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the stirke really turned me off baseball through the rest of the 90's
by the time i got back into baseball i was in arizona rooting for the dbacks. when i made it back home to indiana barry was at the end of his career. thus i missed almost all of his work. i do know he was a class guy though, and i hope we seem him back in cincy at some point.
by joshuar9476 on Jul 19, 2008 6:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Barry Larkin- My all-time favorite player...
He’s the reason I played shortstop for so long… (Now I play 2nd… arm isn’t quite SS material), but man… that guy was always a class act. Always took number 11 whenever I could…
Let’s hope for a win for Barry tonight!
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by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 6:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is pretty cool, seeing all of the Reds HOFers.
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by BK on Jul 19, 2008 7:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
All I'm getting in NY
is “What’s wrong with John Maine?” and how the Reds only got cheapie hits off him.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fun Tom Browning story
MY dad & I were supposed to go the the perfect game, but my dad got called in at the last minute (he was a cop). He was sooooooo regretful and I was soooooo pissed. I think I still have the unused ticket somewhere.
sig lines are for suckas
by jch24 on Jul 19, 2008 7:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My dad was supposed to go to but the dog got sick...
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by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
go too rather
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by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Barry Larkin...
Was Jose Reyes (with more walks and far fewer strikeouts) before there was Jose Reyes.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 7:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It was always nice to be able to say
that the Reds had the best shortstop in baseball. When talking with fans of other teams, nobody could dispute that. It’ll be nice to be able to say that again sometime soon…...say, about 2010 or so, when I can say “Yeah, well Jay Bruce is the best outfielder in baseball.”
"Just remember, it's not a lie if you believe it." - George Costanza
by beasleymachine on Jul 19, 2008 7:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Reds have the best pitcher in baseball.
Could be sooner than 2010 we can be saying that…
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Reds have the best bunting catcher in baseball
With David Ross
by D-Rock on Jul 19, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
can't dispute that
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Reds have the worst third base coach in baseball.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We also have the worst outfielder named Corey.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, yeah you're right.
I wasn’t thinking about our pitchers though. We might have the top 2 pitchers in baseball, by 2010.
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by beasleymachine on Jul 19, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, they could have said "Cal Ripken"
and I would have said “I don’t care about the American League.”
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by beasleymachine on Jul 19, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I met Larkin
at a card shop in Muncie, Indiana in late ‘87-early ‘88. All I know is that it was cold. I paid my $5 and he signed a baseball for me. I saw everyone else’s autographs and wanted mine to be a little special, so I asked him to put #15 on the ball under his signature, because he wore #15 early on in his career and I’d seen a picture or something in a Beckett or SI or Baseball Digest or whatever. Shit, I didn’t know any better - I was like 12. He said, “Who is #15?” I said, “You, I think.” He said, “Oh, no, not anymore,” and smiled a little. Then he went quiet while he was signing the ball and I said, “So…what is it now?” He said, “It’s 11 now” as he was signing. He finished and handed the ball back and shook my hand - guy had big hands. That was that.
Doesn’t sound special, but 20 years later I remember that word-for-word. He’s the only ballplayer I ever met because I was never really into going up to them in public. And I never liked the idea of paying for an autograph. Not long after, I stopped liking the idea of paying for baseball cards. But I still have that ball.
Phone's ringing, Dude.
by rjdio on Jul 19, 2008 7:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I lived in Muncie for two years...
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by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
congratulations on your successful escape.
Phone's ringing, Dude.
by rjdio on Jul 19, 2008 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks
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by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i say that
because i moved away 2-3 times but kept getting pulled back for this or that. finally got out “for good” (knock on wood) two years ago.
was the burning couch in muncie?
Phone's ringing, Dude.
by rjdio on Jul 19, 2008 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Reds using Bill James
as a reference to Larkin’s career. Amazing.
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 19, 2008 7:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
booing bowden during larkin's speech
a true cincinnati moment
Phone's ringing, Dude.
by rjdio on Jul 19, 2008 7:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I really like what he's doing
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 7:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is Larkin really thanking his Nike rep?
sig lines are for suckas
by jch24 on Jul 19, 2008 7:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah that might be a little overboard
but I’ll give him as much leeway as he wants
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did really like him thanking the Reds staff
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He didn't thank Dustbag didhe?
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by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
phew
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by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he coulda been like...
And thanks to Dusty for making the Reds fans miss having me on the team so much.
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by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he thanked the stowes
and bucher, etc.
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he's going a little far
But I agree, he’s earned it. My gf just asked “is he gonna thank his underwear company too?”
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by jch24 on Jul 19, 2008 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Johnny Bench is an ass
And in other news, water is still wet.
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by jch24 on Jul 19, 2008 7:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I was expecting a little wink to the camera or something
to make it clear he was joking around telling him to wrap it up, but no such gesture. Fucking prick.
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by BK on Jul 19, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mets announcers...
...griping about Larkin’s “filibuster.” They think it’s unfair to the Mets’ pitcher.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 7:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
they don't know the meaning of filibuster...
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by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're just sore cuz Lark stayed loyal to Cincy and wouldn't sell out to the Mets
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by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They probably don't know what the word means.
They probably think it’s something Corey lets Dusty do to him.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah
They’re on a politics riff tonight. Talked about Barry’s “stump speech,” and expressed surprise that he didn’t thank Bush for the tax cuts.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Larkin throwing the first pitch to Concepcion
Awesome.
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by BK on Jul 19, 2008 7:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
seriously awesome.
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mets are really irate
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 7:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
IMHO
Larkin could have spoken for another 30 minutes and I would have been fine with that… I was just hoping the fans would stay with it
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 7:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The fans might have been
But the Mets are steamed. They’re worried about their pitcher.
Man, they are seriously ticked. They are calling the Reds inconsiderate and irresponsible.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They can suck it
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by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they're jealous that Ordoñez could never be any good since he was in Larkins shadow
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by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh?
Aren’t the Mets batting first?
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no one said they were overly intelligent
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by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that's why...
...they’re so steamed. It means Ollie’s going to be sitting for a long time.
They’re kind of worried about him, I guess, because he’s sort of struggled this year.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He always does well against the Reds.
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 19, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He always does well against the Yankees, too
I hate him.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's poor planning.
They should just have had him start his warmups later, knowing that this was a 7:40 start.
And what if the Mets batted around? He’d be sitting a long time then, and no one gets steamed about that!
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
just what I was about to say
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by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They did know that
They planned for a 7:40 start. They were upset that the game didn’t actually start then.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but they had the Mets' half of the inning before he needed to pitch...
Meaning that the timing of the warmup is not as important.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't it really not matter though
Considering they batted first? What if they batted around in the 1st? Then Perez wouldn’t have started the bottom of the first until 8 anyways.
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by BK on Jul 19, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And...
If they were inducting Jose Reyes into the Mets’ Hall of Fame, would the announcers be saying the same thing about Josh Fogg?
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One pitch, one out.
I like this when the other team does it.
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 19, 2008 7:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Of course...
The Mets seem to be cooperating in making sure that Oliver Perez gets to the mound soon.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
David Wright didn't get the memo
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by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then again...
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Error for Votto?
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 7:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nope, error for Fogg
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He lead the ball way too much outside of Fogg
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 19, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess the scorer agreed
I’m not so sure myself.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What exactly happened there?
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Votto made a bad throw to 1B
Got past Fogg, who was covering.
Mets announcers thought Votto should have gotten the error. It was a pretty sloppy throw. He had plenty of time to set himself, but didn’t.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks!
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He can flat out hit.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Flat out
If Keppy scores, the Mets announcers can blame the long time Ollie was sitting.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 8:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I blame the Wright double on the delay...
Actually, it’s because Josh Fogg is not a very good pitcher.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
another nice defenisve play by BP
looked like the one last night to end the game
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 19, 2008 8:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fogg in no danger of winning a GG
But BP’s really flashing the leather.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 8:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Another GIBP (good kind).
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somebody call the cops
Dunn wuz robbed.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 8:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ross...
Has a completely ridiculous OBP (.397).
Maybe he should lead off.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think he'd have good range in CF
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by BK on Jul 19, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah.
Forgot about the position/batting order thing.
He also has trouble catching things, which is bad for CF also.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ross batting .048 against Perez
Mets announcers think the Reds should have gone with the LLM.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 8:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If he started, the Reds wouldn't have the best PH in the history of baseball on the bench
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by BK on Jul 19, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man.
You’ve got your Dusty managerial juices flowing tonight.
First the point about Ross leading off, now this.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
37 pitches thru 3 for Fogg
looks pretty good tonight, and a hit to boot.
by bengalred on Jul 19, 2008 8:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i have a bad feeling about this game
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 19, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well maybe not
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 19, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beltran...
...is no Endy Chavez.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That double was Larkin's fault
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by BK on Jul 19, 2008 8:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fogg...
...looks like he’s about ready to puke with exhaustion.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Heh heh...
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now that he's pitching, does he still look gassed?
Or did Phillips last (uncharacteristically) long enough striking out?
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I have the answer.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Maybe he should be an AL pitcher. He wouldn’t have to run from 1B to home there. :-)
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fogg sure seems to be getting tattooed...
Based on the descriptions of what is going on.
Both of the outs have been line drives.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's not looking good
Even the two outs were rockets. They were just hit right at the fielders.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, Reds
Give your pitcher some time to rest here.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 8:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't worry...
Adam Dunn of the three true outcomes will need at least three pitches or will get on base.
Plus EdE is also quite selective.
I’d be more worried if it were Freel, CoPat and BP up.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looking good so far...
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody who's ever listened to a Xavier basketball game on the radio
can attest to this, but it’s uncanny how alike Barry and Byron Larkin sound.
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by BK on Jul 19, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Votto!
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by BK on Jul 19, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Blame it on Barry.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man.
That was fast…
Maybe the Mets announcers were right about David Lee Ross vs. Oliver Perez.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh no
Fogg up again already.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope...huff...puff...
He doesn’t GIBP here.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap
He caught that.
Bad call.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 8:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that's a pretty great catch
thank goodness for the bad call
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by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 8:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What happened?
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tatis made a sliding catch against the left field wall
The camera view was blocked, so I couldn’t see if he got it live.
On replay from another angle, he caught it cleanly. The umpire said he didn’t.
I don’t know how he could have made such a bad call. It wasn’t even close.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
tatis made a great catch in foul territory sliding into the wall... pretty much impossible to make, but he made it
and wally bell apparently thought it was impossible, and called it an out
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by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Adam Dunn
More putouts per game than any other left fielder in the league. The Mets announcers are wondering how that can be. They want to ask Marty.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Perez almost spiked himself going to second
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by Griffeys Animals on Jul 19, 2008 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn B is flashing some leather tonight!!!!!!!!!
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by Griffeys Animals on Jul 19, 2008 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Beautiful play by BP
But he’s unhappy he didn’t get the runner at 1B.
And that double was the first extra-base hit of Ollie’s career.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
6, to 4, YESSIRREE 3!
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jul 19, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Chavez has good speed too.
And Perez got to run all 360 feet too.
I feel a big inning coming…huff…puff…
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and he's already worn out because of that darned Barry Larkin
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by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then again, maybe not
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh...
Five pitch inning.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
keppinger is flat out applying the dustified approach to hitting to a tee
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate that.
I can’t understand why patience at the plate is not valued more by good/great baseball guys.
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Griffey also got the memo.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Five pitch inning for Ollie
And three of them were to BP.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dusty...
May I suggest getting someone up in the bullpen? Todd Coffey or Gary McJeffsky, perhaps? Jeremy Affeldt?
I know Fogg has only 67 pitches, but he’s had a bit of a workout tonight.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Josh Fogg should not be allowed to pitch to David Wright.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Another SICK DP by BP
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jul 19, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's feeling it tonight.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure looked on the DVR replay like he was safe
at the least it was a tie, which goes to the runner, but I’m not complaining.
by bengalred on Jul 19, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how many games do you think
wed have to win to get in the playoffs?
Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy
by The Crushinator on Jul 19, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If you had to guesstimate?
Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy
by The Crushinator on Jul 19, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone want to bet?
That the Reds go up by one run, and then Dusty switches Dunn out for defensive purposes.
The Mets tie it up, sending it to extras.
Dunn’s spot comes up with men on 2nd and 3rd, two out, and Corey Patterson grounds out weakly 4-3.
The Mets go on to win the game.
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 9:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Vs that exact situation not happening?
Ill take that bet
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by The Crushinator on Jul 19, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Certainly possible.
Or Dusty lets Fogg come out for the seventh, lets him stay in too long, brings in a lefty to face a lefty, who gives up a walk, leaves the lefty in to face the next righty, who rips the go-ahead run, THEN Dusty brings in the righty (Lincoln, Coffey, etc.) who gets out of the jam but the Reds still lose by a run.
Not that I haven’t seen this scenario before.
by bengalred on Jul 19, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I might as well turn off the game now.
That seems like a patented PH prediction.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jul 19, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what's so frustrating about Dusty being in charge
There are about a half dozen scenarios, all bad and that we’ ve seen time after time, that are all but certain to take place.
by bengalred on Jul 19, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fogg is thinking...
Please make an out, Ross…I don’t want to have to run the bases again…
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ross the Merciless!
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jul 19, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
AndyFan pinch hitting for Foggy.
That’s a Quality Start, fella. Nice work.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jul 19, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
3 decent starts in a row
The best, or at least most consistent, we’ve seen out of the No. 5 spot all season
by bengalred on Jul 19, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As they say in Chinese...
Very notbad.
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
anyone wanna bet on whether or not fogg pitches as a red again
by joshuar9476 on Jul 19, 2008 9:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd bet strongly that he does.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jul 19, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw Affeldt pitch at Yankee Stadium
The day that Daryl Thompson made his debut. He can sure bring it. 95-97 is his usual range.
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 9:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
evening, all
sure would like to see a PBF right now (please).
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by gejoe on Jul 19, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoah.
Big strikeout there.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 9:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ATTACKED WITH THE NORTH!
Way to go, Honest Mike!
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jul 19, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
Giving the Mets brochures for the Dental Plan.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
awesome
and the crowd gave him no help. everyone was sitting on their hands.
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 19, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lincoln was awesome there!
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by gejoe on Jul 19, 2008 9:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow indeed.
Wright and Beltran, both looking.
by bengalred on Jul 19, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
woohoo!
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 19, 2008 10:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what a great way to come back after Lincoln's performance
sign of a championship team
let me dream!
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by gejoe on Jul 19, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
have you been attending..
the “Jeff Brantley School of Hyperbole”?
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 19, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is a flat out ridiculous school
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jul 19, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
And Dunn makes 'em pay...
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What's going on
Gameday is frozen on Keppinger’s at bat
Beware the toothpick knows.
by Pilsner73 on Jul 19, 2008 10:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GD frozen with a 1-2 count on Kepp!
what’s happening?
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by gejoe on Jul 19, 2008 10:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I feel a disturbance in the Force...
Like Adam Dunn is going to be taken out for defensive purposes…
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
kepp w/ double, griff out, bp on, dunn gets a hit
by joshuar9476 on Jul 19, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Great
Thanks for the updates, gameday has unfroze finally.
Beware the toothpick knows.
by Pilsner73 on Jul 19, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
glad it wasn't just me!
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by gejoe on Jul 19, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the more we score the more likely it becomes coffey time
by joshuar9476 on Jul 19, 2008 10:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Shhhhhhhhhhhh
Never say that!
Beware the toothpick knows.
by Pilsner73 on Jul 19, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Want to go out for some Coffey?
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yesssssssss
keep it going!
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 19, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I like it
I check in and the Reds start a’stompin ass.
"Was Not Was" is a perfect name for a one hit wonder pop group.
by Pops Daniels on Jul 19, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
7-2
On a 2-run triple by Votto.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
if we get and stay healthy, i think it might be a much better 2nd half
by joshuar9476 on Jul 19, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and the Cubs lost!
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by gejoe on Jul 19, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mets announcers...
...still think the Mets can come back.
If Coffey comes in, I agree with them.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 10:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They should just blame Larkin
and be done with it
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 19, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
despite the K
nice AB by Ross
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by gejoe on Jul 19, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A strikeout for Ross...
But he saw as many pitches in that AB as the Reds’ three hitters in the first inning.
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Stormy weather
Sighting
Beware the toothpick knows.
by Pilsner73 on Jul 19, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
why not leave Lincoln in?
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by gejoe on Jul 19, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He had to go to Gettysburg
(groan)
Beware the toothpick knows.
by Pilsner73 on Jul 19, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
With no Burton...
Should be Coffey or McJeffsky.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoo!
We’re pwning!
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"he makes it look easy, doesn't he... golly!"
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
no clownboy
usually he makes it look excrutiatingly difficult
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice 1-2-3 ... answer that phone jocketty ... someone wants weathers
by joshuar9476 on Jul 19, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Until recently, I really wanted to see Weather traded.
but with Burton out, that means Coffey might actually see meaningful playing time. And that’s something none of us want to see.
by bengalred on Jul 19, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weathers
quick inning
less than 10 pitches!
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by gejoe on Jul 19, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Big Boy play of the game?
Votto’s triple?
Kepp’s double?
Dunn’s single?
Lincoln’s K of Wright?
boobs?
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by gejoe on Jul 19, 2008 10:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lincoln K-ing Wright and Beltran
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 19, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Barry Larkin delaying the game for 11 minutes.
Blame Barry!
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ross
With the go-ahead RBI. Even though he’s something like 2 for 24 against Ollie.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mets guys...
...picked Lincoln striking out Wright and Beltran.
Said he was the most famous Lincoln since Abe!
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would go with the K of Wright
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by gejoe on Jul 19, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bako need not waste Catcher WItch Points here.
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by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 10:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
agreed
Save it for when it matters.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice AB, though!
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by gejoe on Jul 19, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It sure was
10 pitches.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
5 run lead ... let's see what coffey has learned in louisville
but have someone’s ass ready to go the minute someone gets on
by joshuar9476 on Jul 19, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wait to go jeff...
heap praise on the wife beater
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i wish i had the ability to ignore both of them yet hear the ambient sounds of the game
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bray
Dusty’s not taking any chances.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Griffey replaced defensively!
NOT DUNN!
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jul 19, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gameday's kinda screwed up
Bako’s still in, so Ross must be out.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 19, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good win!
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
by BobbyO on Jul 19, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
....and this one belongs to the REDS!
woohooooooo
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 19, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it sucks that Milwaukee and St. Louis won today
but the Cubs lost which is good I guess
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 19, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah!
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
by crolfer on Jul 19, 2008 10:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yay team!
Glad to be wrong with the prediction of doom.
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2008 10:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't get too much better than that, folks.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jul 19, 2008 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i had a big day
first, i went to the florence mall, and i met david weathers a the food court! he had a bunch of kids with him, and was buying a lot of food.
then i saw batman
then i got to go to the game (thanks to Ash). it was a fun game, but i think larkin’s speech is still going on. BP played some great defense, and the reds scored a lot without hitting home runs. also, their bullpen was pretty good tonight!
whent they displayed Edwin’s hometown on the scoreboard, the people behind us wanted to know what state DR was. but, edwin came out to some latin music, so they decided he must be mexican. then it was said that edwin was going to steal because mexicans are fast. also, there was a not so good cheech accent going on talking about edwin. ash and I thought that all of this was racist.
So hey, umm....do you guys mind if I have this fruit roll-up?
by chandrathan on Jul 19, 2008 11:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like you got sit with some real fans..
Fans that know how cheer the right way.
This town is so racist it is scary. I live in the ghetto. My neighbors are terrific and it is a richly diverse group of people. No one is out to overly impress each other – very laid back. Sometimes at night you gotta be careful, lot of crack and weed gets sold around where i live and occasionally there are some shots fired…BUT it is pretty damn rare. What’s not rare – I ran into a client of mine today at nice restaurant. We chatted for a couple of minutes and then asked me why we had moved from Hyde Park to Downtown and then to the Ghetto…how could I feel safe Downtown or in Madville? Then she went on to express her sincere concerns about Barack Obama’s Islamic religious beliefs….This woman is bright, well traveled, wealthy and doesn’t begin to think of herself as prejudiced….and she wonders why couldn’t take living another 19 years in Mt. Lookout/Hyde Park…I know I ramble but I’m sick to death of cinti’s racism! AAAARRRGGGHHH…............
My Indian name is "Runs For Beer'
by Madville on Jul 20, 2008 3:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"i met david weathers a the food court! he had a bunch of kids with him"
And Dateline NBC cameramen then appeared.
http://naptownsfinest.com
by Colts Homer on Jul 20, 2008 1:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
As a Cubs fan...
He was a class act, and I absolutely hated to see him come up to bat when the game was on the line. A great ball player and a respected foe
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