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Game 88: Reds vs Nationals

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Washington Nationals
@ Cincinnati Reds

Friday, Jul 4, 2008, 1:15 PM EDT
Great American Ball Park

Jason Bergmann vs Bronson Arroyo

Mostly cloudy with a 60-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing in from left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 75.

 

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W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2008 - Jason Bergmann 1-5 4.26 1.32 55 15

W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2008 - Bronson Arroyo 5-7 6.19 1.67 88 35

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

hopper to have tommy john, harhang to skip tomorrow, fogg to take his start

lineup per fay:

Jerry Hairston Jr. ss

Jay 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 to parent up   0 recs

Because Fogg is better.

We ain’t no last place team are we Pops ?

by Gray on Jul 4, 2008 12:08 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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

GO USA!

Where have you gone, Johnny Vander Meer?

by jgoodfri on Jul 4, 2008 12:08 PM EDT   0 recs

Damn right brother!

sig lines are for suckas

by jch24 on Jul 4, 2008 12:14 PM EDT to parent up   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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   1 recs

Finally!

We ain’t no last place team are we Pops ?

by Gray on Jul 4, 2008 12:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

Bitterness conquers all.

We ain’t no last place team are we Pops ?

by Gray on Jul 4, 2008 12:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

5-dog eatoff!!!

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Jul 4, 2008 12:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

More eating?

We ain’t no last place team are we Pops ?

by Gray on Jul 4, 2008 12:54 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

this is fascinating

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Jul 4, 2008 12:54 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

its chestnut in overtime!!!

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Jul 4, 2008 12:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

In Dog We Trust!

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Jul 4, 2008 1:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

What's the tiebreaker?

We ain’t no last place team are we Pops ?

by Gray on Jul 4, 2008 12:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

oh, and george grande and don sutton

why is sutton wearing a nats shirt?

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Jul 4, 2008 1:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

when did sutton leave TBS?

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Jul 4, 2008 3:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   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 to parent up   0 recs

those guys heart each other

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Jul 4, 2008 2:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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

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