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New York Mets
@ Cincinnati Reds

Sunday, Jul 20, 2008, 1:15 PM EDT
Great American Ball Park

Mike Pelfrey vs Edinson Volquez

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to left field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 90.

 

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W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2008 - Mike Pelfrey 8-6 3.64 1.48 64 43

W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2008 - Edinson Volquez 12-3 2.29 1.25 126 56

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 to parent up   0 recs

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!

by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 11:28 AM EDT   0 recs

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!

by Plowboy5 on Jul 20, 2008 1:02 PM EDT   0 recs

umm, who's here?

and who’s Hall? And why is he pitching for the mets?

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 1:17 PM EDT   0 recs

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

by jch24 on Jul 20, 2008 1:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

word on the f-5

but honestly…who’s got better stuff to do than watch EV on a Sunday afternoon?

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 1:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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

by jch24 on Jul 20, 2008 1:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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

by jch24 on Jul 20, 2008 1:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

crap, 95/83

sig lines are for suckas

by jch24 on Jul 20, 2008 1:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Phew

For moment there, I thought the Reds had somehow acquired Mike Mussina.

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

by BubbaFan on Jul 20, 2008 1:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm here.

Only have the radio on as of right now though.

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by xjjeep90 on Jul 20, 2008 1:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

EdE shoulda chased that

sig lines are for suckas

by jch24 on Jul 20, 2008 1:26 PM EDT   0 recs

shit

Is Reyes earned or unearned due to the WP?

sig lines are for suckas

by jch24 on Jul 20, 2008 1:27 PM EDT   0 recs

dang

theres EV’s ER allowance for the day. Is 8IP, 12K, 1ER too much to ask?

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 1:28 PM EDT   0 recs

Um.....okay EV

Stop screwing around.

sig lines are for suckas

by jch24 on Jul 20, 2008 1:29 PM EDT   0 recs

GIMA please?

sig lines are for suckas

by jch24 on Jul 20, 2008 1:31 PM EDT   0 recs

Sweet

A change you can believe in…

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by BubbaFan on Jul 20, 2008 1:31 PM EDT   0 recs

Jinx!

sig lines are for suckas

by jch24 on Jul 20, 2008 1:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sweet

I’ll take it. One more and get the hell out of this inning.

sig lines are for suckas

by jch24 on Jul 20, 2008 1:31 PM EDT   0 recs

Whew

Let’s get some here, shall we boys?

sig lines are for suckas

by jch24 on Jul 20, 2008 1:32 PM EDT   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

That inning was a bit too Fogg-esque for me

lets see who this “Hall” fella that Grande has pitching is. Josh maybe?

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 1:34 PM EDT   0 recs

Pelfrey after all

phew, not some random dude that will shut out the Reds.

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 1:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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?

by BubbaFan on Jul 20, 2008 1:35 PM EDT   0 recs

I noticed that

The only ones showing up for me are the ones that are probably in my cache.

sig lines are for suckas

by jch24 on Jul 20, 2008 1:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I got that too

but it fixed now. Ok. I don’t know either.

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 1:39 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

about damn time

for K #1

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 1:44 PM EDT   0 recs

and #2

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 1:46 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Foul tip

Always sounds really dirty to me.

by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 1:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ok, GameDay's fixed

But no second strikeout?

by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 1:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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.

by Brian B on Jul 20, 2008 1:45 PM EDT   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

GameDay is making me regret my decision to stick around

It’s all screwed up. What’s the sitch?

by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 1:50 PM EDT   0 recs

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

by jch24 on Jul 20, 2008 1:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Boo!

I just wanna fit in.

by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 1:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Cripes!

50 pitches for the Wagon through two innings. Time to beat Pelfrey like he forgot to sign his scorecard.

by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 1:55 PM EDT   0 recs

DUNNER

sig lines are for suckas

by jch24 on Jul 20, 2008 1:55 PM EDT   0 recs

good God!

3 of hte top 4 in the NL in HRs are Phillies? That’s like, insane, right?

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 1:55 PM EDT   0 recs

homers

Dunn and Howard only hit homeruns because they play in small ballparks. Everyone knows that.

by Brian B on Jul 20, 2008 1:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Dunn

hits another mediocre home run

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by xjjeep90 on Jul 20, 2008 1:56 PM EDT   0 recs

!!!!

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 1:56 PM EDT   0 recs

but Pelfrey came back there...not bad

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 1:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

damn

this isn’t fun. Come on, EV, don’t give up homers to a Castro!

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 2:08 PM EDT   0 recs

Crap

Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Jul 20, 2008 2:08 PM EDT   0 recs

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   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

by jch24 on Jul 20, 2008 2:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

So, uh,

Does anyone else think another visit from Mario Soto wouldn’t be a bad thing?

by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 2:09 PM EDT   0 recs

flat out grounded into that one, though

JKepp doing quite a Freel impersonation ever since he got the goatee.

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 2:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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?

by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 2:21 PM EDT   0 recs

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!!

by TheC on Jul 20, 2008 2:22 PM EDT   0 recs

ah, the internets

yesterday we were nigh-invincible, today we’re fucked. Thankfully Houston’s coming to town soon.

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 2:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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!!

by TheC on Jul 20, 2008 2:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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?

by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 2:22 PM EDT   0 recs

triple was sorta iffy

but yeah, Volq’s getting hit hard.

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 2:23 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Guh

I don’t know if I’ll stick around to finish this one up.

by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 2:27 PM EDT   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

well, good way to start off the inning

but man…Griffey would’ve crushed a couple of those pitches 10 years ago

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 2:31 PM EDT   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

Nice start to the inning by Griffey

Time to get back in this game and really stick it to Pelfrey.

by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 2:31 PM EDT   0 recs

Cancer

Gettin’ it done.

by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2008 2:33 PM EDT   0 recs

Phillips is my hot hot sex.

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 2:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

eeeeh

I’m not so crazy about stealing with Dunn at bat…but hey! 2 bases! neat-o!

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 2:35 PM EDT   0 recs

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!

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 2:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

EdE brought his fuck lion out to play today!

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 2:39 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

that comes out as Encarnacion of Islam

which is pretty meta, if you ask me.

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

by Cy Schourek on Jul 20, 2008 2:40 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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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by xjjeep90 on Jul 20, 2008 2:39 PM EDT   0 recs