Cincinnati Reds @ Washington Nationals GameThread, Aug 2, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

Game 111: Reds at Nats

by Slyde on Aug 2, 2008 5:00 PM EDT in Game Threads

Cincinnati Reds @ Washington Nationals

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Saturday, Aug 2, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Partly cloudy with a 50-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 85.

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	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Josh Fogg	2-3	7.84	1.61	29	17

	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Jason Bergmann	1-8	4.13	1.30	69	22

Lots of Red Reporters at the game tonight to watch Josh Fogg. Hopefully they will get to see a win by one of the teams.

BTW, Corey Patterson's in the lineup tonight, just 18 hitless/walkless plate appearances from a sub.-.200 OBP. And an 0 for 4 tonight means he's batting below his weight. Hopefully Brendan and crew didn't pay for their whole seat because they'll only be using the edge!

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The Lineup

from the Fay:

Jeff Keppinger SS
Joey Votto 1B
Jay Bruce RF
Brandon Phillips 2B
Adam Dunn LF
Edwin Encarnacion 3B
Corey Patterson CF
Paul Bako C
Josh Fogg P

He says Hairston may be going back on the DL. Maybe Dickerson will get his chance after all…

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 2, 2008 5:08 PM EDT 0 recs

I hope Dickerson gets the call

I don’t think he’s the future, but I think he’s better than Patterson.

Bend over and drop your pants, Mr. Babar.

by Slyde on Aug 2, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

wow, and with a straight face

Is gary coleman available?

pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"

by dunnateher on Aug 2, 2008 5:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

whatchutalkinboutwillis

dickerson gets a bad rap. he’s actually better than most of the outfield options right now.

Phone's ringing, Dude.

by rjdio on Aug 2, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up 0 recs

i was poking fun at coleman's activation

I think dickerson is about 5 years upside of cpat

pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"

by dunnateher on Aug 3, 2008 12:00 PM EDT up 0 recs

Two lefties hitting 2-3, and

neither of them is Dunn.

Sigh.

I'm not having even a mediocre year.

by Gray on Aug 2, 2008 5:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

woah baby

this lineup is not bad. Kepp certainly is not ideal in the leadoff spot the way he’s been hitting, but i think this is the first Dusty lineup with which i cannot quarrel.

nope. scratch that. Bruce should be 6th, Dunn 3rd, and EdE 5th.

sorry Dusty. so close, yet so far.

please dont shit on my dreams. i dont want shit on my dreams.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 2, 2008 5:59 PM EDT up 0 recs

I just pretended that belonged to Brian Deegan!!!

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 2, 2008 5:49 PM EDT 0 recs

and first

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 2, 2008 5:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

anyone else see this?

Buster Olney said, “I talked to one GM today that said he wouldn’t give Dunn more than a one or two year deal at 5-million a year when he becomes a free agent this offseason.”

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 2, 2008 6:00 PM EDT 0 recs

Fuck off, Leatherpants

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Aug 2, 2008 6:02 PM EDT up 0 recs

Really? I think the obvious answer is Riccardi.

I also ditched Brendan for tonights game…I’m sort of an asshole. I got convinced to go to Annapolis; free dinner and all. Plus, I’ll likely be going to tomorrows game, and Fogg isn’t exactly Cueto on the entertainment scale, is he?

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

by Cy Schourek on Aug 2, 2008 6:05 PM EDT up 0 recs

I figure Bowden would trash Dunn in the press

so he could swoop in and sign him in the off-season, completing his bizarro-Reds in D.C.
And that WAS cold, ditching the other RRs

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Aug 2, 2008 6:08 PM EDT up 0 recs

i think bowden probably knows he won't be there to sign dunn

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 2, 2008 6:09 PM EDT up 0 recs

aren't you supposed to be going too?

Bend over and drop your pants, Mr. Babar.

by Slyde on Aug 2, 2008 6:09 PM EDT up 0 recs

you going for the dollar hot dogs next week?

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 2, 2008 6:10 PM EDT up 0 recs

nah, I got sent across the US before 'Nukkah bought the tickets.

I’d love to be there, however, since I haven’t seen a game in 3 years. although I suppose this is as lowbrow as major league baseball gets.

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Aug 2, 2008 6:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

K Law said Dunn won't clear waivers.

He said put him down as skeptical that all 30 Gm’s wouldn’t want a .380/.550 guy for more than 1 or 2 years.

pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"

by dunnateher on Aug 2, 2008 6:09 PM EDT up 0 recs

The Packers are trying to give Brett Favre a Bobby Bonilla deal

how could he turn that down?

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 2, 2008 6:04 PM EDT 0 recs

how he could turn it down - he's already a gozillionare?

the dude wants to play and thats that. i dont think money has anything to do with it, and the Packers trying to pay him off is a pretty stupid move, IMO. its almost insulting.

let me be clear; im not trying to say that Farve (proper spelling) is some kind of super-competitor and money as a motivator is well below his noble stature as an american sports icon. alls im saying is he already has alot of it, and all he wants now is to play. for the record, i hate Brett Farve, and i used to really like him.

please dont shit on my dreams. i dont want shit on my dreams.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 2, 2008 6:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

yeah but apparently this deal has been offered for months...

why would he destroy his relationship with a city and state that adores him? 2.5 million per year for ten years to sit home sounds pretty sweet to me.

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 2, 2008 6:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

Griffey left the white sox game today with an injury (cramp)

and was replaced by dwayne wise

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 2, 2008 6:15 PM EDT 0 recs

that sucks

srsly

please dont shit on my dreams. i dont want shit on my dreams.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 2, 2008 6:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

/2006 Reds

Bend over and drop your pants, Mr. Babar.

by Slyde on Aug 2, 2008 6:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

Is that what happened?

The D team is doing the game for Fox and I haven’t heard anything about it for two and half innings. I just thought Guillen pinch hit Wise for Griffey.

by Brian B on Aug 2, 2008 6:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

that's what espn said

they listed griffey as day to day

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 2, 2008 6:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

junior, day 2

As the heat index hit 113, Ken Griffey Jr. didn’t make it through a second full game with the White Sox.

The 38-year-old Griffey was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning of Saturday’s game against the Royals. Kansas City had just taken an 8-3 lead with two runs in the fifth.

Dewayne Wise batted for Griffey, who had been the No. 2 hitter in the lineup.

I like Jay.

by Daedalus on Aug 2, 2008 6:49 PM EDT 0 recs

dewayne wise!

I like Jay.

by Daedalus on Aug 2, 2008 6:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

Griffey issued a release through the Reds today

Via the Fay:

I would like to thank the Cincinnati Reds organization for allowing me to fulfill a lifelong dream of playing for my hometown team. I will always value the lasting friendships I have with the Lindner, Castellini and Williams families.
While my nine seasons there were filled with personal highlights – like hitting my 400th, 500th and 600th home runs in a Reds uniform – and the negatives of having to fight through too many injuries, my biggest regret is that we were not able to win a world championship while I was there.

I also would like to thank my many teammates, managers, coaches and Reds employees for their help and support and to acknowledge the many friendly relationships I had with most of the members of the local media. I will miss the banter.

Last, but certainly not least, I would like to thank Reds fans for their support. I really do understand that the overwhelming majority of fans wanted so badly for me to succeed. Additionally, I would like to sincerely apologize to those fans offended by my wrongful actions last Saturday night. It was an overreaction on my part to what I felt was a series of public inaccurate and unfair remarks about me.

I wish nothing but success for the Reds both on and off the field.

Sincerely,

Ken Griffey Jr.

Classy move by The Kid. Hopefully this heat cramp thing is nothing serious and he can get his ring with the Sox this year.

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Aug 2, 2008 6:53 PM EDT 1 recs

that was classy

If they win it all this year, I hope the Reds send Griffey a nice gift that says they are proud of him.

by Brian B on Aug 2, 2008 7:04 PM EDT up 0 recs

I think we should all go in together on something

maybe a “beer of the month club” membership

If you're not having fun, stop participating.

by redandblue on Aug 2, 2008 7:06 PM EDT up 0 recs

how about some nice summer sausage

or maybe candlesticks

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 2, 2008 7:09 PM EDT up 0 recs

I think the sausage would be too romantic

we don’t want him to read to much into this.

If you're not having fun, stop participating.

by redandblue on Aug 2, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

How about

a Visorganizer

www.crosleyfieldterrace.wordpress.com

by xjjeep90 on Aug 2, 2008 7:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

this makes me sad

and also want to see the White Sox make a serious run this season.

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 2, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up 0 recs

I know

yesterday I followed the ChiSox game way more than the Reds game

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Aug 2, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

going to get some food...

go reds!

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 2, 2008 7:15 PM EDT 0 recs

common Dunner

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 2, 2008 7:18 PM EDT 0 recs

a little surprised they aren't watching him here

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 2, 2008 7:19 PM EDT 0 recs

who?

www.crosleyfieldterrace.wordpress.com

by xjjeep90 on Aug 2, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

Dunn

I meant walking him to get to EdE

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 2, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

and of course by watching...

I meant walking

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 2, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

ah..

www.crosleyfieldterrace.wordpress.com

by xjjeep90 on Aug 2, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

getting old sucks

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 2, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

man he pitched him like he was

Josh Hamilton or something

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 2, 2008 7:27 PM EDT 0 recs

Josh Fogg

What’s sad to me is that the GM who thought it was a good idea to sign Josh Fogg isn’t around anymore to learn from it. So that means we’re going to do the same thing this offseason.

by Brian B on Aug 2, 2008 7:28 PM EDT 0 recs