Game 88: Reds vs Nationals
Washington Nationals @ Cincinnati Reds
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Rain might be a factor today, which is a shame since it's the 4th of July and all. It'd be nice if Bronson could follow up his last start against the Indians with more of the same. The bad news on Bergmann is that he hasn't given up more than one earned run in any of his last three starts. The good news is that the Nats have still managed to lose two of those three starts. He doesn't walk too many hitters, so aggressiveness at the plate may not be a bad thing. Hopefully the Reds can make a dent off of this right-hander.
Happy Independence Day everybody (except for Gray)! Be safe! Don't go blowing any fingers off with firecrackers. You need them for typing!
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In the hearts of RRs everywhere. Was anyone else at the game last night, BTW?
sig lines are for suckas
by jch24 on Jul 4, 2008 11:20 AM EDT 0 recs
Also
American Joey ‘Jaws’ Chestnut defends his mustard yellow belt aginst 6 time champion Takeru Kobayashi at the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eathing Contest. Also look for American Sonya Thomas, the Black Widow, to possibly challenge for third. It’s on ESPN at noon.
by Red Menace on Jul 4, 2008 11:40 AM EDT 0 recs
kobayashi does not look good
he looks a lot smaller than in the past few years and now resembles more of himself from 6 or 7 years ago. They’re getting ready to profile some sort of “problem”... what’s wrong with him?
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on
Jul 4, 2008 12:15 PM EDT
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Seems like the jaw problem that supposedly hurt him last year
I think it’s just a psychological ploy.
by Red Menace on
Jul 4, 2008 12:24 PM EDT
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yeah
the production value on that piece was terrible… i couldnt tell what the translator was saying at all. but it did seem to be the jaw. still doesnt explain his skinny physique. I’ve got Chestnut to repeat
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on
Jul 4, 2008 12:26 PM EDT
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hopper to have tommy john, harhang to skip tomorrow, fogg to take his start
lineup per fay:
Jerry Hairston Jr. ssJay Bruce cf
Ken Griffey Jr. rf
Brandon Phillips 2b
Adam Dunn lf
Jeff Keppinger 3b
Joey Votto 1b
Paul Bako c
Bronson Arroyo p
by joshuar9476 on Jul 4, 2008 12:02 PM EDT 0 recs
Hopper's done?
And any word as to why Harangatan is skipping tomorrow?
sig lines are for suckas
by jch24 on
Jul 4, 2008 12:04 PM EDT
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Because Fogg is better.
We ain’t no last place team are we Pops ?
by Gray on
Jul 4, 2008 12:08 PM EDT
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Damn
I was gonna flag that as a joke, but there was effort involved and I didn’t want it to go on your PERMANENT RECORD!!!!!
sig lines are for suckas
by jch24 on
Jul 4, 2008 12:10 PM EDT
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here
—Aaron Harang will be skipped tomorrow. Harang has tightness in his forearm. He dealt with the same thing last year. Skipping one start remedied it.
by thedecline19 on
Jul 4, 2008 12:12 PM EDT
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i called hopper getting tommy john
do i when a prze?
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
by justin007000 on
Jul 4, 2008 2:32 PM EDT
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i like the fogg move
if he has a few good starts we can move him before the trade deadline. I dont know that he will, but I’m hopeful.
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on
Jul 4, 2008 12:10 PM EDT
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Good point
But color me skeptical about the “good starts” bit.
sig lines are for suckas
by jch24 on
Jul 4, 2008 12:11 PM EDT
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Why did they even activate Hopper?
Fay says he’s been dealing with the problem all year. He was clearly not 100%. Couldn’t throw, couldn’t swing the bat. Why activate him and put him on the roster? Were they really that desperate that they couldn’t do without Norris Hopper?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on
Jul 4, 2008 2:40 PM EDT
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Oh, and happy 4th to you as well my friend
The rain looks to be hit and miss…..they should be able to get the game in. I second Slyde’s comment above as well. Be careful, it hurts like hell when a pack of Black Cats go off in your hand. TRUST ME.
sig lines are for suckas
by jch24 on Jul 4, 2008 12:03 PM EDT 0 recs
Holy....
Tell me that guy’s face has been photoshopped!
Where have you gone, Johnny Vander Meer?
by jgoodfri on
Jul 4, 2008 12:19 PM EDT
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I'm not sure it has
I’ve made many a face after too many PBRs that looks similar. :)
sig lines are for suckas
by jch24 on
Jul 4, 2008 12:22 PM EDT
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No independence up here...
or even a real constitution to ignore.
These Canadians sure know how to take the fun out of taking away people’s rights.
We ain’t no last place team are we Pops ?
by Gray on Jul 4, 2008 12:10 PM EDT 0 recs
btw
you scored some points today… Jesse Helms has fallen. (My roommate also had him.)
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on
Jul 4, 2008 12:23 PM EDT
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but he can't get into heaven
because of a quota!
Where have you gone, Johnny Vander Meer?
by jgoodfri on
Jul 4, 2008 12:25 PM EDT
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Also, he has just contacted the media
from beyond the grave. Helms is blaming his death on liberals, gays, and the ACLU.
Where have you gone, Johnny Vander Meer?
by jgoodfri on
Jul 4, 2008 12:29 PM EDT
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Bitterness conquers all.
We ain’t no last place team are we Pops ?
by Gray on
Jul 4, 2008 12:36 PM EDT
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here comes kobayashi!
chestnut is slowing down!
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on Jul 4, 2008 12:48 PM EDT 0 recs
its a tie!!
what now?
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on
Jul 4, 2008 12:52 PM EDT
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More eating?
We ain’t no last place team are we Pops ?
by Gray on
Jul 4, 2008 12:54 PM EDT
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He mishandled a dog?
How does one even notice that?
"I've been rapping for about seventeen years, okay? I don't write my stuff anymore. I just kick it from my head. I can do that. No disrespect, but that's how I am."
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on
Jul 4, 2008 12:55 PM EDT
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Are there proper handling procedures?
We ain’t no last place team are we Pops ?
by Gray on
Jul 4, 2008 12:55 PM EDT
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its chestnut in overtime!!!
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on
Jul 4, 2008 12:55 PM EDT
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What's the tiebreaker?
We ain’t no last place team are we Pops ?
by Gray on
Jul 4, 2008 12:53 PM EDT
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Oh God...
For a CF with a career OPS+ of 87.
We ain’t no last place team are we Pops ?
by Gray on
Jul 4, 2008 12:52 PM EDT
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oh really?
because that web site looks so legitimate
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on
Jul 4, 2008 12:54 PM EDT
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Nothing more reputable
than unsourced rumours from some guy’s blog.
We ain’t no last place team are we Pops ?
by Gray on
Jul 4, 2008 12:55 PM EDT
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especially one that's been up and running for almost a whole day
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on
Jul 4, 2008 12:57 PM EDT
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Where does Fay say it's bogus?
mlbtraderumors says Fays said it was bogus too. But there’s no mention on his blog. Link?
by Brian B on
Jul 4, 2008 1:34 PM EDT
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he said it in the comments in the game thread
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on
Jul 4, 2008 1:40 PM EDT
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Victorino?
this sounds just too logical to be more than a bad rumor. The Flyin’ Hawaiian sounds like a Dusty wet dream. an agressive switch-hitting CF with speed? yikes…
Stephen A. Douglas was a great debater, but Abraham Lincoln was the Great Emancipator.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Jul 4, 2008 2:06 PM EDT
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I havent been around for a few days
so i dont know if this has been discussed or not, but the USA Today did the Josh Hamilton story all over again, only this time it has some stuff about his experience in the Reds’ clubhouse:
He has ventured out a few times with teammates and says he feels more accepted by his Texas teammates than in Cincinnati last year, when no one invited him out. He sensed jealousy and perhaps resentment over the attention his comeback story received“I even heard comments that I was signing too many autographs for the fans,” he says. “It just got worse as the year went on.”
The discord played no factor in the trade, but, Krivsky said: “There were issues in the clubhouse. Maybe that stuff would have gone by the boards had he stayed.”
If that’s true, it’s pretty embarassing. Which player made a comment that Hamilton was signing too many autographs? As a fan, that’s a dusturbing sentiment.
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on Jul 4, 2008 1:16 PM EDT 0 recs
It's Bob Nightengale!
In other news . . . Griffey will be traded!
Seriously though, I don’t doubt any of this. Rookie comes in and has immediate success, the veterans get jealous. What do you have to say about that, Jeff Brantley?
by Brian B on
Jul 4, 2008 1:26 PM EDT
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My guess
Brandon Phillips.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on
Jul 4, 2008 2:32 PM EDT
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Rain delay?
Terriffic. On to the bloodbath that is Federer-Safin.
by Brian B on Jul 4, 2008 1:22 PM EDT 0 recs
the taped bloodbath
better than chris welsh and jim day drone on about how important it is to honor our servicemen and women on fourth of july. hey guys, I don’t need your mindless “patriotic” reminders
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on
Jul 4, 2008 1:27 PM EDT
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federer was on live earlier
at like 7 am. which is like 1 or 2 london time.
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on
Jul 4, 2008 1:30 PM EDT
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oh, and george grande and don sutton
why is sutton wearing a nats shirt?
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by boobs on
Jul 4, 2008 1:33 PM EDT
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Sutton is one of the Nats announcers
Apparently so is Ray Knight.
by Brendanukkah on
Jul 4, 2008 3:06 PM EDT
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when did sutton leave TBS?
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on
Jul 4, 2008 3:07 PM EDT
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Dunno
But he’s been the Nats announcer for at least the last two years.
by Brendanukkah on
Jul 4, 2008 3:08 PM EDT
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i've been watching the game the past few days ... have the radio at work today ..... where's marty at?
by joshuar9476 on Jul 4, 2008 1:24 PM EDT 0 recs
Jay Bruce interviewing Junior right now.
This is awesome.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jul 4, 2008 2:27 PM EDT 0 recs
i agree
whats also cool is these blue hats that we’re wearing
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on
Jul 4, 2008 2:29 PM EDT
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those guys heart each other
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on
Jul 4, 2008 2:30 PM EDT
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Touching moments, really.
“I’ve got two jobs on this team… one to play well and one to make you a better baseball player.” – KGJ
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on
Jul 4, 2008 2:31 PM EDT
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no better teacher for him
right?
Stephen A. Douglas was a great debater, but Abraham Lincoln was the Great Emancipator.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Jul 4, 2008 2:40 PM EDT
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"Im the only person on this team that can write a check and watch a bank bounce"
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on
Jul 4, 2008 2:30 PM EDT
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I'm on the road between Cincti and Columbus
What’s the 411 on when the game will start?
It does appera that Jr. is a good teammate – He and Dunn get along well, now he’s hearting Jay…I wonder how he gets along with Prandon from Punjab or Votto.
"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 4, 2008 2:33 PM EDT 0 recs
Tarp coming off now
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on
Jul 4, 2008 2:34 PM EDT
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does this mean Bronson's had mroe time to recover from his hangover?
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
by justin007000 on Jul 4, 2008 2:36 PM EDT 0 recs
He's had time for a Bromo and vodka...he'll be fine today
"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 4, 2008 2:40 PM EDT
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Bronson seem's like
the kind of guy who’d be pitching with a cig hanging out of his mouth, careful not to knock over his beer.
"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 4, 2008 2:42 PM EDT 0 recs
whew... I just finished mowing a yard... grass was 6 inches high in the backyard...
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
by crolfer on Jul 4, 2008 2:47 PM EDT 0 recs
why isnt ross catching arroyo?
it worked well last time…
"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 4, 2008 2:54 PM EDT 0 recs
btw the reds hats are cool
where can i get 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
by shortstopv2 on Jul 4, 2008 2:56 PM EDT 0 recs




