Game 100: Reds vs Mets
by Slyde on Jul 20, 2008 11:15 AM EDT
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Pelfrey's been hot of late. He's 6-0 with a 2.26 ERA in his last nine starts and he's only allowed more than 2 runs in 2 of those 9 starts. Only 5 current Reds hitters have faced Pelfrey and while they are a combined 5 for 14, all 5 hits come from Griffey and Flatout Keppinger. His previous start against the Reds came earlier this season on May 10th in the 2nd game of a double-header. It was a game that the Reds won 7-1, but 5 of those runs came off of the Mets bullpen.
As we all know, Volquez has come back down to earth a bit lately (4.01 ERA in his last 7 starts), but he finished off the first "half" with a 10-strikeout gem against the Brewers. Outside of his brief All Star appearance, he's had 7 days of rest, so he'll hopefully be back up to full strength today. He still leads the NL in ERA and a win today with 9 or more strikeouts puts him back in at least a tie for the lead in each of those categories. I'll be at the game watching it all happen.
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who needs the infinite love and compassion of Ganeesha
when I could have Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman STARING AT ME WITH THEIR DEAD EYES.
by thedecline19 on Jul 20, 2008 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Personally, I just want the Wagon to call out Pedro for ducking him
In the Dominican Death Duel at the Great American Maul Park, this Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY!
Holy cow
6-0 with a 2.26 in his last 9? Can’t believe the other guys are throwing somebody who’s actually outpitching Volquez over the last month.
Pvt. Pyle, you disgusting fatbody!
umm, who's here?
and who’s Hall? And why is he pitching for the mets?
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Present
Not sure about Hall, I just walked in to see Volkswagon air mail one. Nice play by EdE, w00t!
sig lines are for suckas
word on the f-5
but honestly…who’s got better stuff to do than watch EV on a Sunday afternoon?
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Depending on how long the game goes
I may be ducking out. Gonna take the kiddies to the park to play in the water. It’s fucking HOT out there.
sig lines are for suckas
That said
I love watching Volquez and realizing we actually have a pitcher whose fastball/change combo comes in at 85/83. :)
sig lines are for suckas
Phew
For moment there, I thought the Reds had somehow acquired Mike Mussina.
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dang
theres EV’s ER allowance for the day. Is 8IP, 12K, 1ER too much to ask?
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Sweet
A change you can believe in…
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
That's what 'Nukkah's mom said.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jul 20, 2008 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
That inning was a bit too Fogg-esque for me
lets see who this “Hall” fella that Grande has pitching is. Josh maybe?
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Pelfrey after all
phew, not some random dude that will shut out the Reds.
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FTH?
Half the images hosted on SBNation have disappeared.
I’m seeing some people’s avatars, but not others. The Red Reporter guy in the upper left corner is AWOL.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I noticed that
The only ones showing up for me are the ones that are probably in my cache.
sig lines are for suckas
I got that too
but it fixed now. Ok. I don’t know either.
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Foul tip
Always sounds really dirty to me.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok, GameDay's fixed
But no second strikeout?
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Hot tip
If you’re out of the Cincy/NY market, Extra Innings is having a free preview this week I think. They’re showing both the home and away broadcasts, so you won’t have to hear the Grande/Brantley drivel.
That sounds sweet
Thanks for the tip, but I’ll just follow along up here, so I can chat with you guys! Plus my roomate is playing MarioKart on the teevee.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
1st & 3rd, 2 out
Dunn let one fall in front of him and got booed. EdE threw slightly wide of 2B on a potential DP and got booed. Then a pop out by Wright and we’re out of it.
sig lines are for suckas
Cripes!
50 pitches for the Wagon through two innings. Time to beat Pelfrey like he forgot to sign his scorecard.
good God!
3 of hte top 4 in the NL in HRs are Phillies? That’s like, insane, right?
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Yeah, he's still only at 26 pitches
Almost half of what Volquez has thrown.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
damn
this isn’t fun. Come on, EV, don’t give up homers to a Castro!
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Look, I know Cinci has kind of a reptuation for being racist
But if we could forbid anyone named Castro from entering GABP, I’d be down with that.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 2:08 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Cincinnati is a diverse and caring town
As long as you’re a white male. :)
You’re rec’d for the idea, btw.
sig lines are for suckas
flat out grounded into that one, though
JKepp doing quite a Freel impersonation ever since he got the goatee.
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Milwaukee picked up Ray Durham
Normally I wouldn’t really see this as a move to benefit a contender, but Durham does have a .385 OBP, and Rickie Weeks is batting .218. America’s Best Brew Crew gave up Darren Ford and Stevie Hammond (who was immediately kidnapped by the terrorist V). I guess it’s a good move; don’t know anything about the prospects.
Thoughts?
Volquez really coming back to earth
We really can’t afford that to happen. Volzquez’s performance has made up for the disappointing year that Harang has had. If he starts to slip, does that mean Josh Fogg is our new ace?
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
ah, the internets
yesterday we were nigh-invincible, today we’re fucked. Thankfully Houston’s coming to town soon.
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Yesterday...
We had taken 2 of 3 from the NYMets and had our ace going to close it out on Sunday. Today, our ace is stinking up the joint. What a difference a day makes.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
A lot of the extra base hits are going to right field
Can Griffey do anything about them, or are they legitimately doubles and triples?
triple was sorta iffy
but yeah, Volq’s getting hit hard.
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Oh
GameDay had an “In play, run(s)” up after Beltran’s at-bat. I thought we were proper fucked. But we are still sucking out the joint.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
well, good way to start off the inning
but man…Griffey would’ve crushed a couple of those pitches 10 years ago
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I respect him for all he's done and all the shit he's taken
But I honestly can’t see why anyone would want to bring him back next season.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
eeeeh
I’m not so crazy about stealing with Dunn at bat…but hey! 2 bases! neat-o!
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and then there's the sac fly
I thought he had it. And I just learned that 7 of Dunn’s last 8 hits were HRs. 3 true outcomes!
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EdE brought his fuck lion out to play today!
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that comes out as Encarnacion of Islam
which is pretty meta, if you ask me.
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I've never seen Ed E flip the bat like that
and he also was pointing at somebody after he gave Votto a high five.
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Three
The Aggressive Witch is not the same thing as the Catcher Witch, Bako. She charges less, but she cannot guarantee you the same results.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh, I'm kinda like Volquez
Just don’t have it today.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
He's back
to going from an 0-2 count to walking the batter. And as soon as Delgado wants to go back to sucking, that’d be fine with me.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks, bud
unconventional, but works. Now lets get Volq the win, eh?
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"We talk about hitting. We talk about pitching. We talk about fielding . . ."
And we don’t listen to you.
by Brian B on Jul 20, 2008 2:49 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
He should come out
Are we on the same page with that?
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
andy phillips
is no way to start. honestly, who’s left on our bench these days? Jolbert?
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yeah
if you like bald chicks
So hey, umm....do you guys mind if I have this fruit roll-up?
by chandrathan on Jul 21, 2008 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
How about bald chicks...
...who can switch-hit?
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AndyFan starts it out by sticking it to his former team
But he gets confused, because both the Reds and the Mets are former teams of his.
True, but no loss either
And given the way he pitched, that’s the bigger accomplishment.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I can cheer you up
check out the Nats on BBRef:
Ron Belliard leads them in HRs with 9. Jesus Flores leads RBIs with 38. Christian Guzman (!!!) is their best all-around offensive threat.
I am so glad I’m done with Bowdenmania
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It does make it easier to keep your allegiance to the Reds
when the team in your town is as bad as the Nats. Zimmerman had been their home run leader with 8 for a long time, and he’s been on the DL half the season.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Affeldt strikes out Reyes
Somewhere, shortstop is feeling a tingle in his body that he can’t quite explain.
Reyes just got pwned
by Affeldt. The power of Christ Compells you!
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well, shit
shows what I get for mocking a religion. It was supposed to be Steve Martin in Leap of Faith
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Affeldt has been balls to the wall lately
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I want to keep him and Weathers for the stretch.
I got 99 problems but a job ain't one.
Keeping Weathers = Keeping Conine and Hatteberg
We’re doing pretty well, but we’re not catching anybody this season. The three best NL teams are all in our division. Weathers has pitched decently at times this season, and pretty damn badly. There’s no reason to think he’ll get better. The time to get rid of him is now, and get back whatever we can for him. If we keep him, we get nothing, and he potentially hurts us in a year when we can reasonably expect to contend.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
we could probably get something good for him
and Danny Ray wouldn’t be too bad of a lefty. So go for it.
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I wouldn't mind keeping him
However, he’s also probably our best trading chip out of the bullpen. If we can get something good for him, I would trade him in a heartbeat. Especially if we don’t have plans to sign him beyond this year. And if we do have plans to sign him beyond this year, I’m a little concerned about what kind of contract would be offered to him.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
It's like you were a spirit
Speaking through me. I’ve been telling anyone who will listen that we need to sell and set up for a run next year. We’re not catching the Cubs, and we’re not catching the Brewers/Mets/Phils for the wild card.
sig lines are for suckas
ok, nows the time
to chase Pelfrey back out of town!
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really?
it worked for me. It didn’t work for you?
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wait can anyone see the avatars?
all my pics on the site are Xs
I got 99 problems but a job ain't one.
the picture
was Doug Pelfrey. Bengals kicker of yore.
Man, my image-based jokes have been a big bag of fail, haven’t they?
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HRBP
I like these. Especially when they are upper deck in left
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um
it really didn’t look like he hit that all too hard. But he did.
Reds are makin the Mets their bitches this series.
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when he was with us
he kept on making bases empty, 2 out jams. No fair.
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honestly
can someone explain the “I will invade you with the north” bit to me? I never got it, I mustve missed that day on RR
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It's an "Office" reference
“As Abraham Lincoln once said, ‘If you are a racist, then I will attack you with the North.’”
—Michael Scott.
Given our love of “The Office” and pointing out racism, and the fact that our reliever’s name is Lincoln, it seemed like a good fit.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
can he go two days in a row?
seems sketch when his arm is connected with rubber bands and gluestick. Maybe Weathers?
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that was my first thought
but VERY HIGH LEVERAGE SITCH probably isn’t the best way to welcome him back to the bigs.
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Looked questionable on gamegay
I got 99 problems but a job ain't one.
by chesirecat on Jul 20, 2008 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Brantley glossing about how strong Mike Lincoln's hands are
Uhh… that’ll be enough, Cowboy.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
I just thought of the movie ghost
and then did an Adam-Dunn-into-cooler-of-ice. Except into a cooler of acid.
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And yet, he has a gentle touch
But mostly he just makes Brantley feel safe.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
you know whats sad?
I don’t know if you were referencing Castro (Fidel), Chavez (Hugo) or Chavez (Cesar)
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best I could find was a certain
So either Brendan really knows his Portuguese politics…lets stick with the first two.
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If his turn in the batting order doesn't come up
I’d stay with Lincoln.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Well then
Weathers or Coffey ye shall see.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd go for Weathers
or Coffey if we get some runs.
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I just went to the bathroom, what'd he do
club a seal, set fire to a bus full of nuns, and dance on Nuxy’s grave?
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60% chance of givin' up the lead.
So if you’re at the stadium, bring an umbrella. It’s going to be raining baseballs and warm hurled beers.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
sounds like he needs
Lincoln to caress him and numb his pain with his fingers.
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Weathers
was killing ‘em softly with his song.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
1-2-3 up, right?
Good vibes here…I’m thinking they bring in Wagner, and Phillips finishes it. Who’s with me?
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Even though it's tied
I’M DOWN FOR SOME RALLY CAPS.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
damn, well played by Wright
you know that before this game, Kepp had a .399 SLG? That’s, um, not so good.
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JR will do it
I dont want to buy anything sold or processed. I dont want to sell anything bought or processed. I dont want to process anything sold or bought. I just wanna hang out with your daughter. Its what I am good at.- Lloyd Dobler(1985)
by Griffeys Animals on Jul 20, 2008 3:52 PM EDT reply actions
don't worry
still time for my Wagner-Phillips premonition. Just you wait.
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ruh roah
this could be disappointing here.
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Bako loves snacks!
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jul 20, 2008 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
wooo!
running into stupid situations! I remember those things all too well!
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Graves-style inning there
please don’t do that again, Mr. $12 mill a year.
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haha, remember last time they pitched into Phillips
this could be epic. Shit, me and Brantley agree.
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Phillips needs to take more pitches
Is it too late to become a robber baron?
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jul 20, 2008 4:11 PM EDT reply actions
THAT ACTUALLY MIGHT MAKE SENSE
...TIL THEY CATCH HIM LEANING.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
workin' the walk
I knew I could trust you.
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YOU SHOULD WEAR
YOUR STUNNA GLASSES THEN
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i can't see this going well
and EdE left his fuck lion in the dugout
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IF BOOBS IS WITH US,
WHO CAN BE AGAINST?
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh, I didn't mind it there
He was trying to win the game in the bottom of the ninth. It’s not Co-Pat’s or Dusty’s fault that Votto and EdE couldn’t make contact against Duaner.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
well, that was unfortunate
and now our only real offensive weapon is out of the game. You know what I have to say to that?
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I'm not worried about our offense
We have other weapons if they ever decide to hit. It’s our bullpen that’s fucked. We have another inning of Coco, then Coffey, then… what?
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Er, Bray
But he’s shitting the bed too. Point stands.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
And now Patterson’s going to get an at-bat with the game on the line and screw it up.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
great, a fat fuck
without a real name just got a double. The curse of Corey lives
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That guy
has good speed. He looks like any random Molina brother could outrun him, but he’s got pretty good wheels.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
So...
Dusty brought in a lefty to face 3 straight righties (and a switch hitter).
Reds fan for 40 years!
You sound surprised...
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jul 20, 2008 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
it would be either that or Coffey
apparently he thinks Coffey is still fragile. I’m not sure what the right answer is in this situation.
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I'm beginning to think
this Homer Simpson/Dusty Baker isn’t the master strategist I thought he was.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
if you're gonna dance with the catcher witch
you don’t get to choose the song
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On the biright side
It seems like Dusty won’t be tempted to use a starting pitcher in relief tonight. Oh, and shortstop? I think you can put me back in the Ross-over-Bako camp.
wait, really?
do we just leave it to a Ouija Board in the final innings?
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WHY THE HELL NOT
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jul 20, 2008 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Last man on the bench
Probably didn’t want to burn his last catcher.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
ha
I’m probably going to have a bruised pet puppy after watching more of this dusty bullshit
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LLM
Just because he bats right-handed, doesn’t mean he can hit right-handed.
fucked this shit
I’m out…take care and finish your weekend well, y’all.
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Billy Wagner aint so hot
please dont shit on my dreams. i dont want shit on my dreams.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 20, 2008 4:41 PM EDT reply actions
if anyone wants to stick around
to talk about losing or whatever, hit the open thread:
http://www.redreporter.com/2008/7/20/575326/open-thread
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
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