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Game 136: Reds vs Giants

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San Francisco Giants
@ Cincinnati Reds

Saturday, Aug 30, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT
Great American Ball Park

Kevin Correia vs Ramon Ramirez

Clear. Winds blowing in from left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 85.

 

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W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2008 - Kevin Correia 3-7 5.11 1.59 60 39

W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2008 - Ramon Ramirez
 0-0 0.00 0.00 0 0

Ramon Ramirez makes his major league debut tonight, becoming the 8th player to make their MLB debut with the Reds this season.  That's the most debuts they've had since all the way back in last season when they had 10 of them.  Ramirez, 25, pitched in 19 games in Louisville this season, starting 15.  He posted a 3.08 ERA, striking out 93 and walking 42 in 99.1 innings.  At his age, he's not much of a prospect, but he's always posted decent numbers in the minors.  A good start today could lead to him getting a real look-see for the rest of the season.  If he can hold his own, he might find himself with a shot at the bullpen or even as the 5th starter next spring.

Today is the last chance for the Reds to win back-to-back games in August.  They haven't done that since July 23rd.  If they lose tonight it will be the first time they've failed to win consecutive games for an entire calendar month since May of 2001.  Luckily for this team, people have already stopped watching.  In 2001, they started the month of May just one game out of first place before they laid the giant egg Bob Boone style.

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:08 PM EDT   0 recs

Lineups

Courtesy of Reds Insider:

REDS
Chris Dickerson LF
Jeff Keppinger SS
Brandon Phillips 2B
Joey Votto 1B
Edwin Encarnacion 3B
Jay Bruce RF
Corey Patterson CF
Ryan Hanigan C
RHP Ramon Ramirez (Major League debut)
 

GIANTS

Randy Winn RF
Fred Lewis LF
Pablo Sandoval 1B
Bengie Molina C
Aaron Rowland CF
Rich Aurilia 3B
Emmanuel Burriss SS
Eugenio Veliz 2B
RHP Kevin Correia (3-7, 5.11)

Rosales was sent down to make room for the new kid.

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

the sent Rosales down?

nobody wants this kid to succeed around here do they?

just for kicks, here’s a list of people still on the big league club:

Paul Bako
Javier Valentin
Jolbert Cabrera
Andy Phillips
Corey Patterson

you know, just in case any of y’all forgot.

Dusty Baker is dumb.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 30, 2008 5:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The difference

Rosales has options.

While the season isn’t exactly hanging the balance, they may be worried about having enough warm bodies to play the games, what with the injuries and all.

Rosales will be back soon enough, I’m sure.

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i know he'll be back

but its like he wasnt even here in the first place. Dusty played all the above mentioned players more in the time Rosales was here. Rosales may never be more than a 25th man kinda player, but its like the Reds see that as a foregone conclusion.

Dusty Baker is dumb.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 30, 2008 6:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't think Andy Phillips got to play more than Rosales

I’ve been wondering if he’s even alive.

Andy may be going on “bereavement leave” soon. His wife is due to give birth to their first child in September.

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 30, 2008 6:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Doesn't Patterson have options?

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Aug 30, 2008 6:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

He might

I can’t remember.

But he has enough service time that they can’t send him down without his consent.

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 30, 2008 6:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

since when did Dusty ever ask for consent?

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

by Cy Schourek on Aug 30, 2008 6:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Also:

Why can’t we see more of Dickerson in CF, since presumably he’ll be around next year and Patterson won’t? If Patterson must play (and of course that’s not the case), can’t he at least play in left so we can see how Dickerson does?

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Aug 30, 2008 6:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

frisk!

"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 30, 2008 5:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Frist.

Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.

by Paul Householder on Aug 30, 2008 5:39 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

And Boone was also the last "big name" manager the Reds went to get

and I could only find 6 of the 10 debuts from last year in my cursory glance at BBRef. Does anyone remember Enrique Cruz? Anybody?

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

by Cy Schourek on Aug 30, 2008 5:49 PM EDT   0 recs

gay porn star!

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:51 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I should've said

“anybody besides BubbaFan?”

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

by Cy Schourek on Aug 30, 2008 6:41 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

He was the gay porn star up when somebody was bereaving

This year’s sophomore class:
Hobbs
Votto
Hanigan
Shearn
Dumatrait
Old Hoss Bailey
Cooter
Burton
Salmon
MacBeth

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

by BK on Aug 30, 2008 6:46 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

See?

It’s not just me. Hard to forget a gay porn star. Especially if you felt lucky when you Googled him…

And geez, no comments after that first inning?

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 30, 2008 7:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm impressed

that the Reds managed to win back-to-back games in August on July 23.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Aug 30, 2008 6:08 PM EDT   0 recs

Quiet in here tonight

It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 30, 2008 7:58 PM EDT   0 recs

Anybody watching the game?

I only have Gameday.

How’s the new kid look?

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 30, 2008 8:01 PM EDT   0 recs

Terrific mullet

It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 30, 2008 8:05 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

He's got a bit of a herky jerky delivery.

It appears to give his fastball a little bite. I haven’t been watching long, though

It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 30, 2008 8:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

EEE!

It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 30, 2008 8:10 PM EDT   0 recs

It's crazy in here.

It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 30, 2008 8:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

May not break 100 comments tonight.

It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 30, 2008 8:31 PM EDT   0 recs

I have often dreamed of the elusive sub 100 comment thread.

The holy grail of a shitty baseball team

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Aug 30, 2008 8:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I had a few guests dop by

But I told them to leave ’cause I wanted to check on the game

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 30, 2008 8:33 PM EDT   0 recs

I'm in Columbus tonight too.

What a coincidence

It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 30, 2008 8:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I went and watched the Ohio State game

Ordered two pitchers of beer, drank them both myself, came home, napped a little, then just finished watching 24 Hour Party People. Rob Brydon has a small role I’d never noticed before, andromache. Now I’m here.

How’s the game going?

by Brendanukkah on Aug 30, 2008 9:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Let's just check espn.com to see...

Hmm, United and New York Red Bull are in the middle of a scoreless draw.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 30, 2008 9:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Also Rudi Johnson has been cut.

After having four, there are no more Johnsons on the Bengals (thank you, Chad Ocho Cinco).

by Brendanukkah on Aug 30, 2008 9:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Cincinnati's winning in the top of 7th, 6-3

Edwin hit his 24th home run. Good job, my son!

by Brendanukkah on Aug 30, 2008 9:08 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ramirez has thrown 7 innings and is at 98 pitches

Not too bad. Not too bad at all.

And Corey Patterson had a hit. He’s at .198. He might break .200 by the end of the year.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 30, 2008 9:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Well, it is the Giants

Sometimes I think Patterson comes back if he breaks the Mendoza line. Low 200s looks like a bad year, but sub 200 looks like you’re cooked.

by ken on Aug 30, 2008 9:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

They can't possibly bring him back.

Imagine the backlash… or lack there of. Shit.

Rat farts. He’s coming back.

It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 30, 2008 9:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

How's CB Crezdon Butler doing for Clemson

we ran track together in high school

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Aug 30, 2008 9:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

hi kids

raining and windy here in Destin Florida. nice to see some offense and this kid pitching well

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 30, 2008 9:11 PM EDT   0 recs

Destin? Might get windier if you stick around.

My brother lives right around there, actually.

by ken on Aug 30, 2008 9:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

If Gustav doesn't get you...

…Hanna Montana might.

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 30, 2008 9:41 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

where you staying in Destin?

My in-laws have a house in the Sandestin resort. I like Destin but it’s a little overpriced.

"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 30, 2008 9:42 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

anyone go see O Bama tonight in Dublin

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 30, 2008 9:12 PM EDT   0 recs

No....but I did watch OSU club some creamfuff team today 43 - 0

Hey how about this young team ? Votto,Bruce, Kepp, Hannigan, C-Dick all played together at Louisville –
I’m beginning to think next year has some possibilities.

Oh and no way CoPhat gets off the interstate.

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 30, 2008 9:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

He was in Dublin?

I chose OSU, though

It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 30, 2008 9:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

hello... is this thing on???

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 30, 2008 9:13 PM EDT   0 recs

O-H

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 30, 2008 9:16 PM EDT   0 recs

I - O

It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 30, 2008 9:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Here are some lines from 24 Hour Party People that are apropos (or I just like)

“The smaller the attendance the bigger the history. There were 12 people at the last supper. Half a dozen at Kitty Hawk. Archimedes was on his own in the bath.”

by Brendanukkah on Aug 30, 2008 9:19 PM EDT   0 recs

God knows this true, but, oh the down times

“It’s my belief that history is a wheel. "Inconsistency is my very essence” says the wheel “Rise up on my spokes if you like, but don’t complain when you are cast back down into the depths. Good times pass away, but then so do the bad. Mutability is our tragedy, but it is also our hope. The worst of times, like the best, are always passing away”."

by Brendanukkah on Aug 30, 2008 9:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Misplace civic pride. Why I keep coming back here.

“Most of all, I love Manchester. The crumbling warehouses, the railway arches, the cheap abundant drugs. That’s what did it in the end. Not the money, not the music, not even the guns. That is my heroic flaw: my excess of civic pride.”

by Brendanukkah on Aug 30, 2008 9:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Almost watched this today

But the wife wasn’t in the mood. Did you see Control?

by ken on Aug 30, 2008 9:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

This, above all else, I believe to be true

“Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.”

by Brendanukkah on Aug 30, 2008 9:22 PM EDT   0 recs

Well Brenden - That's because no one else truley knows what they're really playing -

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 30, 2008 10:08 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Is Bray becoming the young Elvis to Lance Berkman's fat Elvis?

It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 30, 2008 9:22 PM EDT   0 recs

I saw him at his hotel in DC

He has some impressive sideburns. Not too much else about him struck me as Elvis-like though.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 30, 2008 9:23 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm glad someone agrees with me.

And since you’re the only other person here, I consider myself incredibly persuasive.

It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 30, 2008 9:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs