Game 89: Reds vs Nationals
Washington Nationals @ Cincinnati Reds
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Let's focus on the good here. Josh Fogg made five "rehab" starts in the minors and threw 36 innings with a 2.75 ERA, striking out 26 and only walking 6. Offensively, the Nationals have played like a minor league team this season. Ergo...
The Pirates play the Brewers tonight, so a win by the Reds could mean a move up into 4th place. Then again, a loss could land them back in the cellar if the Astros win. I guess what I'm saying is, this could be about as exciting as it gets for us this year. Reds fever - catch it!
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FIRST!
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
by justin007000 on Jul 5, 2008 5:07 PM EDT 0 recs
The Lineups
REDS
Jerry Hairston Jr. SS
Jay Bruce CF
Ken Griffey Jr. RF
Brandon Phillips 2B
Adam Dunn LF
Joey Votto 1B
Edwin Encarnacion 3B
Paul Bako C
Josh Fogg RHP
NATIONALS
Roger Bernadina CF
Cristian Guzman SS
Elijah Dukes LF
Dmitri Young 1B
Austin Kearns RF
Aaron Boone 3B
Jesus Flores C
Willie Harris 2B
Tim Redding RHP
As expected, NoHo went on the DL to make room for Fogg. He’ll have TJ surgery Tuesday.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 5, 2008 6:01 PM EDT 0 recs
I like everything in that line up except for this:
9. Josh Fogg RHP
Jeff, we hardly knew ye...
by chesirecat on
Jul 5, 2008 6:56 PM EDT
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I'm leaving in a couple of minutes
to go here and drink some delicious beer. But somehow I doubt that they’ll have the Reds game on…
We ain’t no last place team are we Pops ?
by Gray on Jul 5, 2008 6:47 PM EDT 0 recs
I can't see anyone on the home team
Either they’re all camouflaged, or my eyes just refuse to process something that ugly.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 5, 2008 7:11 PM EDT 0 recs
Hmm
The Nats are still wearing those special 4th of July hats.
by Brendanukkah on
Jul 5, 2008 7:21 PM EDT
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Those are disgusting
at least San Diego can pull it off somewhat…
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by xjjeep90 on
Jul 5, 2008 7:22 PM EDT
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No kidding
Did we wear these on Memorial Day? I can maybe see them then. But I think something more Colonial would be appropriate this weekend.
by ken on
Jul 5, 2008 8:52 PM EDT
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Nice throw by Bako
Not sure that Bernadina wasn’t safe though.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 5, 2008 7:14 PM EDT 0 recs
Leatherpants sighting
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
by Brendanukkah on Jul 5, 2008 7:18 PM EDT 0 recs
Nats announcers
Excusing Dunn’s average because of his home run and RBI numbers. Also point out his 68 walks, and .389 OBP. Nice.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 5, 2008 7:28 PM EDT 0 recs
And he gets an infield hit to load to load the bases
How about that? Time to shine, Votto.
by Brendanukkah on
Jul 5, 2008 7:30 PM EDT
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Warning track shot
Shit.
And I’m starting to feel like Andrew at True Blue L.A.
by Brendanukkah on
Jul 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT
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Nats announcers
“Fogg is hittable so far.” Now and forever, Nats announcers. Now and forever.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 5, 2008 7:39 PM EDT 0 recs
Ugh
RBI single by Tim Redding. Way to get beat by the pitcher, Fogg.
by Brendanukkah on
Jul 5, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
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I was about to say that Fogg sucks for having done that...
But then I realized that I should never be surprised by something like this from Fogg.
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on
Jul 5, 2008 7:47 PM EDT
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Hee hee
Don Sutton trying to say “Matsuzaka” was Harry Carey-esque.
“Why can’t Joe Smith be on that list?” That’s racist!
by Brendanukkah on Jul 5, 2008 7:51 PM EDT 0 recs
Jose Rijo has seen better days
His physique is Dmitri-esque.
Nats announcers: “That’s not Flava Flav is it?” That’s racist.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 5, 2008 7:55 PM EDT 0 recs
i will never forget that cold day in May back in 2002
when he got his first start since 1995, and got a win at Wrigley Field.
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
by justin007000 on
Jul 6, 2008 1:53 AM EDT
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You gotta like your chances at a double play
when Dmitri Young is chugging towards first.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 5, 2008 7:58 PM EDT 0 recs
Well
It looks like Redding has been hittable, too, but the Reds have nothing to show for it.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 5, 2008 8:00 PM EDT 0 recs
Cherry Hudson
I am LOVING him as a leadoff hitter.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 5, 2008 8:02 PM EDT 0 recs
I'm so confused
Hairston vanished from Gameday as if abducted by aliens. Then Bruce got “in play, no outs.” But it looks like there was an out. Unless he was abducted by the same aliens who took Hairston. (Who was magically returned to 2B after Bruce hit.)
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by BubbaFan on Jul 5, 2008 8:05 PM EDT 0 recs
Bruce hit a ball right at Dmitri Young
Who blocked it in front of him, but then couldn’t find the ball. Eventually he did locate it, and stepped on first, so The Bruce was out. Hudson went to second.
by Brendanukkah on
Jul 5, 2008 8:07 PM EDT
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sounds downright comical
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by BubbaFan on
Jul 5, 2008 8:10 PM EDT
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Nice battle by Jr.
But Cherry stranded on 3B. He’s gonna have to steal home or something.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 5, 2008 8:13 PM EDT 0 recs
Looked like Jim Edmonds
only younger
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by xjjeep90 on
Jul 5, 2008 8:19 PM EDT
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He got a nice ovation from the St. Louis fans last night
I probably would have booed him for going to the Cubs.
by Brendanukkah on
Jul 5, 2008 8:21 PM EDT
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Eh...he won a WS so he ain't all bad
plus, according to Grande, they are the classiest fans in the league
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by xjjeep90 on
Jul 5, 2008 8:22 PM EDT
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Hey Brendan,
I found myself in the Brickskeller for a couple of hours yesterday. A real kick-ass and overwhelming beer list, but a surprisingly crappy and limited juke box.
by ken on
Jul 5, 2008 8:28 PM EDT
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Yeah, it's the worst jukebox in DC, which is saying something
It has the Guinness record for most beers available, except that you have to have at least three beers in mind because they’ll be out of the first two you order. I kind of like RFD in Chinatown (which is owned by the same people) better.
Did you see the DC fireworks?
by Brendanukkah on
Jul 5, 2008 8:32 PM EDT
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Yeah, they were batting about .333
Though it’s not like I was disappointed because I was basically throwing darts at various Eastern Bloc ales.
Didn’t see the fireworks. I came back to Philly in the afternoon and enjoyed a long beer snooze on the train. I went down to meet up with my brother, who was in DC for the weekend visiting his fiancee.
by ken on
Jul 5, 2008 8:40 PM EDT
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Cool
I watched the fireworks from in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial. There was a Belgian family in front of me, and the father was talking to a man from St. Louis, who was trying to convince him of the greatness of Budweiser. It made me just sort of shake my head.
by Brendanukkah on
Jul 5, 2008 8:43 PM EDT
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Imagine how the Belgian guy felt
Budweiser isn’t even the best beer named “Bud.”
by ken on
Jul 5, 2008 8:46 PM EDT
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boo..
how many left on base so far? 5?
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 5, 2008 8:28 PM EDT 0 recs
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by BubbaFan on
Jul 5, 2008 8:29 PM EDT
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Fogg mowing 'em down
How about some run support?
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by BubbaFan on Jul 5, 2008 8:36 PM EDT 0 recs
Cherry is winning my heart
Time for the Bruce to get untracked.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 5, 2008 8:37 PM EDT 0 recs
Griffey really hitting the ball well.
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 5, 2008 8:41 PM EDT 0 recs
Nice catch on Phillips's hit too
Tie game though.
by Brendanukkah on
Jul 5, 2008 8:43 PM EDT
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Yeah
That’s a tough error on Encarnacion. Maybe Hairston could have fielded it, but I don’t think he would have gotten the runner – would have been too hard of a throw going to his right.
That’s as much Votto’s fault as Edwin’s.
by Brendanukkah on
Jul 5, 2008 8:49 PM EDT
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Been listening to George and the Crappy old leftover talk to Murker
Murker sounds like a pretty normal guy. Meanwhile Ede, Votto and the gang throw the ball all over the place.
Looks like Dmitri is on the Prince fielder diet.
"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 5, 2008 8:51 PM EDT 0 recs
South Beached Whale
uh – oh Here comes Dusty ? Wheeeewww he didn’t do anything…thank God
"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 5, 2008 8:55 PM EDT
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I think I may know what Josh Fogg's problem is...
Here’s the pitch sequence from the Kearns at-bat (according to GameDay):
1-Fastball-88
2-Changeup-86
3-Fastball-88
4-Fastball-86
5-Fastball-88
6-Slider-86
7-Fastball-88
Nice changeup he’s got there.
Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.
by Paul Householder on Jul 5, 2008 8:57 PM EDT 0 recs
My roomate, with this bon mot about the uniforms
“So, for one game they decided they were tired of being the Reds and became the Rednecks.”
by Brendanukkah on Jul 5, 2008 8:59 PM EDT 0 recs
What do the uniforms look like?
Is it more than the holiday weekend hats?
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by BubbaFan on
Jul 5, 2008 9:01 PM EDT
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Ohhhh...
This is camo day.
Are they auctioning the jerseys afterward?
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by BubbaFan on
Jul 5, 2008 9:03 PM EDT
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They might be. Not sure.
But a lot of crowd members are wearing the camo tops too. It made me wonder if they were giving them away to like the first 10,000 fans.
by Brendanukkah on
Jul 5, 2008 9:04 PM EDT
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Doesn't mention that
in the reds.com article. Seems silly not to.
by ken on
Jul 5, 2008 9:05 PM EDT
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They're back to their normal hats (although the Nats aren't, strangely)
They just have camo tops, like the Padres. Only uglier.
by Brendanukkah on
Jul 5, 2008 9:02 PM EDT
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Wow, really?
I thought all the teams were still wearing the flag hats. The Yanks and Sox were.
Maybe it clashed with the camo…
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by BubbaFan on
Jul 5, 2008 9:04 PM EDT
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nice outing by fogg..
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 5, 2008 8:59 PM EDT 0 recs
Seriously
Even against a poor lineup he did great. Maybe we can flip him at the end of the month if he strings together a few of these in a row.
by ken on
Jul 5, 2008 9:01 PM EDT
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Fogg - 6 innings of good stuuf
against the worst team in the majors…Oh no here comes ‘the commercial’—ArrrgggHHHH= Bronson, don’t give up your day job buddy
"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 5, 2008 9:00 PM EDT 0 recs
Murker called Dunn's numbers 'irreplaceable'
Murker should be the Reds manager
"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 5, 2008 9:02 PM EDT 0 recs
Buck a man
Looks like Bako’s fallen behind on his payments.
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by BubbaFan on Jul 5, 2008 9:06 PM EDT 0 recs
stormy on to pitch in a tie game.....
bohica?
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by xjjeep90 on Jul 5, 2008 9:08 PM EDT 0 recs
Oh ye of little faith...
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by BubbaFan on
Jul 5, 2008 9:13 PM EDT
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yeah yeah yeah....
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by xjjeep90 on
Jul 5, 2008 9:13 PM EDT
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Ol' man weathers, that ol' man weathers
he don’t say nothing, he don’t got nuthin’
blah bla blah blah
He just keeps bangin’ his bong… Oh wait here’s Wiley Mo
"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 5, 2008 9:10 PM EDT 0 recs
How bad are the Nats?
Fogg and Weathers combined to only give up one run.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 5, 2008 9:13 PM EDT 0 recs
Honestly
That could say, “How bad are the Nats? PITCHER X and Weathers combined to only give up one run.” And it would still be a valid question.
I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...
by Slyde on
Jul 5, 2008 9:14 PM EDT
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Ok, but Corey Patterson got a hit
That ends the debate.
by Brendanukkah on
Jul 5, 2008 9:16 PM EDT
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The sad thing?
Weathers was pitching in the majors in 1991. Fifteen games for the Blue Jays.
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Jul 5, 2008 9:14 PM EDT
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