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Cincinnati Reds
@ Houston Astros

Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008, 8:05 PM EDT
Minute Maid Park

Bronson Arroyo vs Wandy Rodriguez

Partly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 90.

 

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W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2008 - Bronson Arroyo 11-10 5.32 1.50 129 55

W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2008 - Wandy Rodriguez 7-6 4.11 1.39 101 41

In his last 10 starts, Bronson Arroyo has pitched at least 6 innings 9 times with an ERA of 3.68, 6.6 K/9 and 3.1 BB/9.  Of course the start previous to that stretch was the 1+ inning gem in Toronto where he gave up 10 runs.  Perhaps that was a wake up call?  (ASIDE: What's the likelihood that Arroyo sings the song Wakeup Call by Maroon 5 in his show?)

When the Astros came to Cincinnati nearly three weeks ago, they were 54-59 and coming off of back-to-back losses to the Cubs.  Since that point they've gone 12-6, including an 8-game win streak  that started with a sweep of the Reds, but they've actually lost a game in the standings to the Cubs - not that it matters.  During that time the Reds went from 3 back of the Astros for 4th place (woo hoo) to 9 back after going 5-10 and trading Adam Dunn.

The Reds still haven't won back-to-back games in over a month.  Let's see if Goodroyo can get on the front side of one of those tonight.

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keep going and we’ll catch the Reds

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 26, 2008 6:15 PM EDT   0 recs

long time no see Caleb

have you been so excited by this season that you’ve had to see all the games in person?

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Aug 26, 2008 6:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

something like that :)

I was gone for a week to Indy, then last week didn’t feel real good so I just took a little break. I’ll be around off and on for the rest of the week and then will be going to Florida just in time for Gustav to come ashore.

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 26, 2008 6:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

First Fay, next Gustav

This has certainly been the swishiest hurricane season I can remember.

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by Man Mountain on Aug 26, 2008 6:54 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

no kidding

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 26, 2008 6:56 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Possible

But it’s looking unlikely at the moment. My guess is somewhere between Houston and New Orleans.

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Just in case Crolfer's been held after school for have mirrors glued on the tops of his shoes

I’m posting the burning Oreo talisman.

You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker

by Madville on Aug 26, 2008 6:28 PM EDT   0 recs

lineup y'all

Dickerson CF
Kepp SS
Phillips 2B
Votto 1B
EdE 3B
Bruce RF
Jolbert LF
Hanigan C
Arroyo P

Dusty Baker is dumb.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 26, 2008 6:34 PM EDT   0 recs

Good to see Methuselah Cabrera keeps getting at bats

I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.

by Slyde on Aug 26, 2008 6:42 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

under the Jason Ellison Clause of the CBA

The Reds must allocate at least 45 ABs at the end of the season to a below average player who will not figure into the future of the team.

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by Man Mountain on Aug 26, 2008 6:53 PM EDT to parent up   1 recs

Why not

Adam Rosales at 1B with Votto in LF? Rosales had a slew of 2-hit games immediately before his call-up. Is Dusty giving this youngster the best chance to succeed by sitting him for a week?

I honestly wonder where Dusty’s head is when Chris Welsh of all people is questioning his judgment. Some blame has to go to Walt, though, for allowing Dusty to do dippy things like playing He Whom Shall Not Be Named instead of the youngsters, in clear defiance of the BS PR letter sent out recently.

I hope Jolbert can prove himself tonight to be a valuable part of the 2009 team. He’ll only be 57 in March…

by PeteyHendrix on Aug 26, 2008 6:44 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

someone smack me

because I would rather see Patterson in the line up playing outfield than Jolbert

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 26, 2008 6:51 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

clearly you are still not feeling well

perhaps you should lie down.

I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.

by Slyde on Aug 26, 2008 7:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i'm sure you are right

They moved JD out of ICU just a little bit ago and into a step down unit

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 26, 2008 7:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Was taken to the ER with a blood clot in his lungs. They seem to have it stabilized now though

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 26, 2008 7:40 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Damn

Best wishes to JD and family. I’m assuming this was out of the blue?

How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?

by jch24 on Aug 26, 2008 7:42 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

totally unexpected

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 26, 2008 7:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That's good to hear

Is he alert? How’s his mood?

I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.

by Slyde on Aug 26, 2008 7:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

seems to be good

they took him off the pain meds about 5 hours ago

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 26, 2008 7:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yikes

Here’s wishing for a speedy recovery. In a related note, Arroyo was visiting sick kids today, and promised to give up a homer in the game tonight. Heck, maybe two.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 26, 2008 7:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The pressure's on him then

to keep it to two.

I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.

by Slyde on Aug 26, 2008 7:46 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Maybe Dunner can hit one for him in Arizona.

We know nobody on this team will.

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

by BK on Aug 26, 2008 7:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That sucks.

Thoughts with JD and his family tonight.

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

by BK on Aug 26, 2008 7:45 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Wow

I thought you were joking.

Has he been immobile for some reason?

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:46 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

they said

he had worked a couple of 15 hour days prior to driving straight thru to Florida on Sunday

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 26, 2008 7:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

he actually did take it up

has been playing one-two times a week

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 26, 2008 8:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It was probably the drive that did it

People worry about “economy class syndrome” (DVT caused by sitting in a cramped plane) but it happens when people sit in first class or in cars, too.

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:57 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

My cousin sandy

who was one of the first female executives at Proctor and Gamble died of a brain hemorrhage in a Chicago airport about 5 years ago.

She had been flying around on business every day for almost a solid week.

Kentuck Arts Festival: October 18th.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 26, 2008 8:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Two game series against the 'Stros

How many home runs is Berkman going to hit? 3?

by Brendanukkah on Aug 26, 2008 7:36 PM EDT   0 recs

I'll go with...

one in each game and 7 hits overall

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 26, 2008 7:40 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Alonso doubled in his first AB for Sarasota

Hooray!

Kentuck Arts Festival: October 18th.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 26, 2008 7:53 PM EDT   0 recs

Did you know being untalented is a "trend"?

The lead on mlb.com: “Reds trying to reverse trend against Astros”

Where have you gone, Johnny Vander Meer?

by jgoodfri on Aug 26, 2008 8:03 PM EDT   0 recs

Looks like...

…getting caught stealing is quite the trend, too.

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 26, 2008 8:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Never thought I'd say this

but I’m really looking forward to listening to Chris Welsh

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

by BK on Aug 26, 2008 8:06 PM EDT   0 recs

We should try to win tonight

cause we all know what is coming tomorrow.

www.crosleyfieldterrace.wordpress.com

by xjjeep90 on Aug 26, 2008 8:09 PM EDT   0 recs

Seriously, do other teams suck at baserunning this much?

Between that and the terrible defense, I’m losing all sense of perspective about whether good baseball can ever be played in Cincinnati again.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 26, 2008 8:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The worst part

is that Dusty was brought in here as a fundamentally sound, old-school manager. Somebody’s not doing his job…

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

by BK on Aug 26, 2008 8:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

No, they don't

Not that I’ve ever seen.

How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?

by jch24 on Aug 26, 2008 8:34 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

One thing I've noticed

is how cavalier the average baseball fan seems to be about outs on the base paths.

It’s like once the player gets on, then his getting thrown out stealing is at the least a moral victory.

Kentuck Arts Festival: October 18th.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 26, 2008 8:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sean Casey

was inducted into the Irish-American Baseball Hall of Fame.

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 26, 2008 8:14 PM EDT   0 recs

...the what?

Ten bucks says that Mantle is in there based on nickname alone.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 26, 2008 8:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

If nothing else his liver should be

Kentuck Arts Festival: October 18th.
Details at Sinful Savage Tigers

by Man Mountain on Aug 26, 2008 8:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Perhaps appropriately...

…it’s sponsored by a bar. Dunno about Mantle, but inductees include “Kevin Costner, the Boston Herald’s Jeff Horrigan, Connie Mack, Tug McGraw, Pete Flynn (Shea Stadium’s longtime groundskeeper), longtime columnist Red Foley, and Mark McGwire.”

And catcher John Flaherty.

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 26, 2008 8:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Part of me wants Bronson to give up like five runs this inning

So I know it will be okay to run out and grab some dinner.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 26, 2008 8:15 PM EDT   0 recs

JAY BRUCE IS ON A COMMERCIAL!

And he’s a really bad actor. I love Cincinnati for this alone.

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

by BK on Aug 26, 2008 8:24 PM EDT   0 recs

Beats me

Let me know if you see him in the stands!

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 26, 2008 8:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

you gonna get scooped!

Kentuck Arts Festival: October 18th.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 26, 2008 8:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Bubba did show up

to say hey when the Yankees came to Houston.

And no one reported it except one Yankees beat reporter. I don’t understand how such major news can be overlooked.

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 26, 2008 8:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

it's not a news town

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by Man Mountain on Aug 26, 2008 8:38 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Judging by his GameDay photo

Hunter Pence will be assuming the mantle of the Joker for the next Batman flick.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 26, 2008 8:33 PM EDT   0 recs

neither do I, but

Perfect Wandy?

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Aug 26, 2008 8:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

not perfect, walked the first batter

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by Man Mountain on Aug 26, 2008 8:39 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

My name's not fucking Warren!

How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?

by jch24 on Aug 26, 2008 8:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

OK OK

No hit Wandy it is… That’s right, Wandy Rodriguez (for the 2nd time in 3 weeks) has a NO HITTER going through 3 innings

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Aug 26, 2008 8:42 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yawn

half the pitchers the Reds have seen these past 3 weeks can say the same thing. its not like its a big deal or anything.

Dusty Baker is dumb.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 26, 2008 8:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs