Game 135: Reds vs Giants
San Francisco Giants @ Cincinnati Reds
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You know what's great about this game? Barry Zito is making $14,107,500 more than Edinson Volquez this season. That number will likely go up to over $18 million next season. How much must it suck to know that your team still owes Barry Zito $101.5 million?
The Reds won 10-1 when these two pitchers faced off in April in San Francisco. I believe that was the game where Brandon Phillips hit 2 home runs and then told Hal McCoy (and others) to go away since they only want to talk to him when he's going well. I wouldn't mind seeing a repeat performance if only for the fact that the Reds would actually score some runs for once.
Today's stat of the day: The only team with more CS+PO (caught stealing plus pick offs) this season than the Reds (59) is the Tampa Bay Rays (65). The difference is that TB has stolen 124 bases while the Reds have stolen just 74. Oh, well that and the fact that TB has had 103 more base runners in 38 fewer plate appearances. Nothing like giving outs away when you're not getting very many base runners to begin with.
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I mean, yay Volquez and all
But this game doesn’t really excite me. The 3-day weekend is here and all of my housemates are out of town. Who wants to come over? I got movies, booze, and Wii. There’s chips, and I just got my very first Crass album, and I’m excited to play it loud. Who’s in?
by Brendanukkah on Aug 29, 2008 5:05 PM EDT 0 recs
You have chips?
Road trip!
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on
Aug 29, 2008 6:27 PM EDT
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Shit. Had you said something earlier, I would've hopped on the train.
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
by andromache on
Aug 29, 2008 9:07 PM EDT
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Who's in - Sarah Palin called and she coming...
Heard her speak today a bit…kinda like Marge in Fargo…Not nearly as cool as Francis McDormand… could be the death knell for Sgt. McCain

How much does it suck to know that Barry Zit face is still on your team and you still owe him big bucks….NOT NEARLY as much as knowing that Dusty Baker is your manager and isn’t going away and is owed big manager bucks.
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 29, 2008 5:53 PM EDT 0 recs
she's not even breathing hard
I’m quite bemused by the reaction to this pick. Both the lefty and wingnut blogs are thrilled. The Dems think McCain gave them a gift with this pick, the GOP thinks this drives a stake through the heart of Obama/Biden.
FWIW, McCain is gaining ground on the news at In-Trade.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on
Aug 29, 2008 6:35 PM EDT
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Like you were going to anyway
I don’t believe the undercard makes a difference, to tell you the truth. People vote for the top of the ticket, not the bottom. For all the Sturm und Drang over this…in the end, the VP doesn’t matter. It never does. Hillary voters aren’t going to vote for McCain just because he picked a girl for VP, and McCain voters aren’t going to turn away from him because he picked someone young and inexperienced.
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by BubbaFan on
Aug 29, 2008 6:41 PM EDT
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in this case it matters a lot
you have to figure there’s a 50/50 chance that mccain is going to die in office. if that happened it would leave her as president.
by chandrathan on
Aug 29, 2008 6:42 PM EDT
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Not quite 50-50
At 72, he has a life expectancy of 12 years. Probably longer, since he’s reasonably healthy and well-off. So he’s likely to live out two terms.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on
Aug 29, 2008 6:51 PM EDT
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I figure you factor in the stress of his pow days
and he can’t have a normal life expectancy
by chandrathan on
Aug 29, 2008 6:53 PM EDT
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being president is kind of stressful, too
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on
Aug 29, 2008 6:56 PM EDT
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plus the 4 cancer bouts, but I s'pose it's besides the point
BubbaFan is right, I’ve been quite amused by the excitement generated by both sides. McCain did get his wish and got Obama’s speech knocked off the headlines. However, Ido get the feeling that this was more a move of desperation than reasoned judgment. Regardless, this has been quite the season for political drama, eh?
Politickin' in God's Country
by chesirecat on
Aug 29, 2008 6:57 PM EDT
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She should satisfy the republicans with her conservative views.
by chandrathan on
Aug 29, 2008 6:59 PM EDT
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oh she will
but Johnny is grossly underestimating Clinton supporters if he thinks they’ll vote for a woman (attractive though she may be) regardless of ideology or core values.
Politickin' in God's Country
by chesirecat on
Aug 29, 2008 7:02 PM EDT
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Alternately
He could have a longer than expected life expectancy…as evidenced by the fact that he survived his POW days. Look at all those Holocaust survivors who lived be ancient.
The scariest thing might be if he’s alive and strong, but suffering from dementia. But then, we’ve already had that, Ronald Reagan.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on
Aug 29, 2008 7:01 PM EDT
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i think all obama has to do is campaign by threatening people with
president sarah polin the naughty librarian
by chandrathan on
Aug 29, 2008 7:03 PM EDT
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she can spank me by the card catalog anytime...
AKA redsfan68 Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on
Aug 29, 2008 7:19 PM EDT
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She could bestow upon me all her wisdom of the Dewey Decimal System
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on
Aug 29, 2008 7:22 PM EDT
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agreed
i was never going to vote mccain anyway (i like to vote for the radical socialist/whig candidate) but picking a veep with her kind of experience flat out scares me. mccain most likely wouldnt die in office, though it is a valid concern, but in the event she has about as much experience as Marietta’s own Nancy Hollister.
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Aug 29, 2008 7:04 PM EDT
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They may have Zito...
but at least they got rid of Dusty Baker.
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Aug 29, 2008 6:10 PM EDT 1 recs
yeah i'd rather have Zito
you know he cant lose you more than 30 or so games a year. Dusty is out there 162.
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Aug 29, 2008 6:16 PM EDT
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Who else is excited about this wild battle for draft position?????
Politickin' in God's Country
by chesirecat on Aug 29, 2008 7:04 PM EDT 0 recs
No Patterson tonight...
Why can’t Dusty’s daughter date Vladimir Guerrero
AKA redsfan68 Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Aug 29, 2008 7:23 PM EDT 0 recs
hey 'tHan, MM, etc.
For the SEC fans out there, I found this amusing -
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on Aug 29, 2008 7:27 PM EDT 2 recs
I can't stress that enough, man.
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on
Aug 29, 2008 7:38 PM EDT
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no lineup and its the 2nd inning?
Man, I’m sorta ashamed.
btw, Brendan, if still around, I’m planning to watch YSU-OSU tomorrow…keep in touch.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
by Cy Schourek on Aug 29, 2008 7:28 PM EDT 0 recs
I'll be getting to the Rhino Bar around 11:30 to watch the Tressel Bowl
Feel free to give me a call if you need directions or want to meet up.
by Brendanukkah on
Aug 29, 2008 7:31 PM EDT
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we'll be in touch
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
by Cy Schourek on
Aug 29, 2008 7:38 PM EDT
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It's sad when the Reds game is just killing time until a college football game starts
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 29, 2008 7:30 PM EDT 0 recs
Who plays tonight?
/not a college FB fan
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Aug 29, 2008 7:31 PM EDT
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SMU-Rice is on ESPN
Should be more entertaining than this clusterfuck of psuedo-baseball
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on
Aug 29, 2008 7:32 PM EDT
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sounds like a bad Chinese entree...
AKA redsfan68 Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on
Aug 29, 2008 7:35 PM EDT
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yeah the pseudo college teams are much better :-)
/watching the football
by chandrathan on
Aug 29, 2008 9:01 PM EDT
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Honestly, it's not a bad game so far
and I’ve got a little action on SMU
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on
Aug 29, 2008 9:07 PM EDT
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Hey, if you missed it
andromache is on Jeopardy again tonight (in Cincy at least). It’s on right now.
"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling
by Slyde on Aug 29, 2008 7:32 PM EDT 0 recs
I'll bet you four thousand dollars she wins.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on
Aug 29, 2008 7:35 PM EDT
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that would be poetic
"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling
by Slyde on
Aug 29, 2008 7:35 PM EDT
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my favorite thing about this episode is that she beats 'than.
"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling
by Slyde on
Aug 29, 2008 7:38 PM EDT
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So 'tHan starts in....
…..with all this “Yo! Yo! Yo!” stuff and I don’t know what the hell he’s talking about. So i started beating him with a hose and then my arm got tired…so I came here.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Aug 29, 2008 7:41 PM EDT
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how'd i do?
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
by andromache on
Aug 29, 2008 9:10 PM EDT
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The Giants' 1b is named Travis Ishakawa?
What the hell kind of name is that, anyways?
Has anyone seen this team? they suck. hard.
The Giants, that is.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
by Cy Schourek on Aug 29, 2008 7:35 PM EDT 0 recs
I hadn't heard of half their lineup until earlier tonight
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on
Aug 29, 2008 7:37 PM EDT
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I wonder how many other teams' fans say the same when they play us
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Aug 29, 2008 7:39 PM EDT
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It's Travis Ishikawa
The name is Japanese. He’s hapa.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on
Aug 29, 2008 7:42 PM EDT
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:-P
Hapa – half white, half Japanese.
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by BubbaFan on Aug 29, 2008 7:48 PM EDT 0 recs
Travis Ishikawa
would be a sweet band name, too.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
by Cy Schourek on
Aug 29, 2008 7:56 PM EDT
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Game threads typically touch on many wild and sundry topics
But this one might not even discuss the game at all.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 29, 2008 7:57 PM EDT 0 recs
that was a nice double play to end the inning....
AKA redsfan68 Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on
Aug 29, 2008 8:01 PM EDT
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The Reds have to be able to score some runs off Zito, right?
Sigh…
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 29, 2008 8:02 PM EDT 0 recs
No, but did I mention that Zito is pitching a shut out ??
AKA redsfan68 Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on
Aug 29, 2008 8:07 PM EDT
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GIFO?
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 29, 2008 8:06 PM EDT 0 recs
Good camera work, FSN Ohio
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 29, 2008 8:08 PM EDT 0 recs
This YouTube video is a lot more affecting than it should be
Putting in time, effort and energy to make a futile futile cause exhilirating and beautiful, if only for an all too fleeting moment…
by Brendanukkah on Aug 29, 2008 8:09 PM EDT 0 recs
its funny that you guilted us all into talking about the game
and then choose to post videos vaguely related to Donnie Darko.
Still very affecting. Almost as much as an ENCARNACION GRAND SLAM
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by Cy Schourek on
Aug 29, 2008 8:14 PM EDT
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Quickerson steals a base
Adjust your numbers, Slyde!
by Brendanukkah on Aug 29, 2008 8:09 PM EDT 0 recs
He probably didn't swing hard enough at that ball
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 29, 2008 8:10 PM EDT 0 recs
NOT CLUTCH!
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 29, 2008 8:13 PM EDT 0 recs
Elipidio !!!
AKA redsfan68 Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Aug 29, 2008 8:13 PM EDT 0 recs
so......
How is everyone doing?
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on Aug 29, 2008 8:13 PM EDT 0 recs
Salami!!
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Aug 29, 2008 8:13 PM EDT 0 recs
somebody must have jinxed Zito.....
AKA redsfan68 Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Aug 29, 2008 8:15 PM EDT 0 recs
Stupid Votto, drawing the walk...
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Aug 29, 2008 8:17 PM EDT 0 recs
Stupid Aaron Rowland.
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 29, 2008 8:19 PM EDT 0 recs
AFLAC last Reds 20 game winner right handers...
I thought Mario Soto and Tom Seaver but was wrong on both
AKA redsfan68 Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Aug 29, 2008 8:20 PM EDT 0 recs


