Milwaukee Brewers @ Cincinnati Reds GameThread, Aug 4, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

Game 113: Reds vs Brewers

by Slyde on Aug 4, 2008 5:00 PM EDT in Game Threads

Milwaukee Brewers @ Cincinnati Reds

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Monday, Aug 4, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT
Great American Ball Park

Clear. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Near 90.

	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Manny Parra	9-4	3.93	1.51	97	58

	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Bronson Arroyo	9-8	5.74	1.53	107	42

Remember the slight air of hope that you may have felt prior to the Rockies series? Yeah, me neither. I don't know what to say at this point. I still watch off and on, but honestly I watched Wipeout on Saturday night instead of the game. Wipeout?!?!

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Hopefully they can do something to make the rest of this season interesting, but with the way they've been playing lately, I don't have a lot of hope. Maybe Joey Votto is just getting ready to give us a Player of the Month performance for August? Something like that could get him the Rookie of the Year award too. Well that's what I'm rooting for then! Help us, Joey-wan-Kenobi, you're our only hope!

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

by chandrathan on Aug 4, 2008 5:03 PM EDT 0 recs

Man

I’m home sick and still couldn’t get first. :(

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

by jch24 on Aug 4, 2008 5:05 PM EDT up 0 recs

How can such a good looking man be so bat at getting first?

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 5:10 PM EDT up 0 recs

How can such an average at best man be so bad at spelling "bad?"

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 5:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

the beard gets in the way

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

by chandrathan on Aug 4, 2008 5:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

Tell me about it

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 5:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

I blame you

For not saving us from the Curse of Chandrathan. That poor baby is never going to get out.

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 4, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

Someone should tabulate the "First" records so far this season.

We need a proven veteran “first” poster to get out of this slump.

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

by BK on Aug 4, 2008 5:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

i've only been first like three times this year

but i do believe the reds are winless when i post first..

but really, they’re gonna lose anyway

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

by chandrathan on Aug 4, 2008 5:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

Ok, I won't be at this game

So a) we’ll have a chance of winning, and b) this game thread might exceed 200 comments. But c’mon people, I’m only one man.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 5:10 PM EDT 0 recs

Lineup

via [sic]:

Jeff Keppinger ss
Joey Votto 1b

Edwin Encarnacion 3b

Brandon Phillips 3b

Adam Dunn lf

Jolbert Cabrera rf

Jay Bruce cf

David Ross c

Bronson Arroyo p

vs. LH Manny Parra

The good news: No Corey! EdE batting third!

The bad news: Jolbert batting 6th! Kepp (with his stellar .320 OBP) leading off!

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

by BK on Aug 4, 2008 5:11 PM EDT 0 recs

The best news:

TWO THIRD BASEMEN! Well done, Fay.

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

by BK on Aug 4, 2008 5:11 PM EDT up 0 recs

dusty calls it the reverse shift

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

by chandrathan on Aug 4, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up 1 recs

Jay Bruce hit two home runs in the last series

Let’s bat him behind Jolbert.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 5:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

WTF?

Who did this lineup? Why is there a first baseman in the two-hole, when there’s a perfectly good CFer available?

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 4, 2008 5:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

Eh, I don't think any of our available center fielders are good

Perfectly or otherwise.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 5:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

Maybe Dusty thinks that

this team is so hopeless for the rest of this season, that the fans will stop bitching about the batting order.

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

by BK on Aug 4, 2008 5:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

I haven't decided

whether I should be happy about EdE batting third, or mad that Dunn’s still batting 5th. Hm.

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

by BK on Aug 4, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up 0 recs

Well it is bowling night, maybe they'll have the game on at the lanes:

With this batting order we’ll probably have Australian Football. Boy is Dusty OTL. I read that he likes batting Dunn 5th because he’s always batted 5th even in the minors. therefore he a #5 kind of guy.

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 4, 2008 5:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

Oh, a Brewers game!

How long until battlekow comes busting in?

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

by jch24 on Aug 4, 2008 5:13 PM EDT 0 recs

maybe he'll follow your lead, and post beastiality pics

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

by chandrathan on Aug 4, 2008 5:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

If he shows up

then Jeremy will have to DRINK HIS BEERSHAKE!

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 5:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

I will not be drinking

any sort of “shake” from another man, thankyouverymuch.

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

by jch24 on Aug 4, 2008 5:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

I would however

Partake of a sample of her shake.

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

by jch24 on Aug 4, 2008 5:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

I almost want the Brewers to do well this series

They’re more fun to root for than the Cubs.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 5:23 PM EDT 1 recs

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 4, 2008 5:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

i think this sums it up quite nicely

“The third man, a 34-year-old Joliet resident, was not charged with a felony because he did not reach the victim until after the initial beating had taken place. Milwaukee police cited him for disorderly conduct and misdemeanor assault after he allegedly punched his sister in the mouth as she tried to intervene in the fight, police said.”

punched his own sister in the mouth. i bet alot of Cubs fans can relate to that.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 4, 2008 5:31 PM EDT up 0 recs

Broken jaw for the Brewer fan, gouged out eye for the Sox fan, racist shirts for their own player

And Dusty for us. Fuck the lot of them!

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 5:34 PM EDT up 0 recs

Holy Cow!

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

by chandrathan on Aug 4, 2008 5:39 PM EDT up 0 recs

nice necklace.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Aug 4, 2008 6:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

ahhhh now this is what i like to see from a game thread

20 posts in the first 20 minutes. with this kinda spirit that baby will be back in her crib before sunset.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 4, 2008 5:23 PM EDT 0 recs

Off Subject but I ran across this photo while searching for information about Jedi buntmansters. Sure looks a lot like Crolfer...

Crolfs if that’s you you need to fatten that baby up.

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 4, 2008 5:52 PM EDT 0 recs

so whats up with Jerry?

is he just gonna eat up a roster spot or are they going to DL him again? they need to do something because an OF platoon of CoPat and Holebert…nagannadooit.

FREE CHRIS DICKERSON

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 4, 2008 6:13 PM EDT 0 recs

Please don't suck this time.

Please?

I’ll probably just watch High Fidelity instead. It came via the crappy canadian version of netflix, zip.ca…which doesn’t really care what your preferences are, since they never send you anything in the top 40 of your queue anyway.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Aug 4, 2008 6:19 PM EDT 0 recs

"Top Five All Time DVD's that you asked for but didn't get"

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

by chandrathan on Aug 4, 2008 6:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

Dusty smokes crack

Proof? He thinks “If we get hot in our division, we are still in this thing”

www.crosleyfieldterrace.wordpress.com

by xjjeep90 on Aug 4, 2008 6:59 PM EDT 0 recs

Dusty smokes crack and Dunn don't care

kinda catchy tune

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

by dunnateher on Aug 4, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up 0 recs

He also said that Arroyo was on a pitch count

why?

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by xjjeep90 on Aug 4, 2008 7:09 PM EDT up 0 recs

okay

I’m here. I’m not happy about it, but I’m here.

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

by jch24 on Aug 4, 2008 7:05 PM EDT 0 recs

and alone

sooooooo alone.

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

by jch24 on Aug 4, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up 0 recs

I'm back from work

August is my favorite month. The kids are out of school, and Congress is on vacation. What’s normally a 90 minute commute takes 40 minutes, tops. Traffic can tell me how my ass tastes.

/Shaq’d

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up 0 recs

I hear ya

I’m not looking forward to school starting the next two weeks. It fucks up my entire morning.

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

by jch24 on Aug 4, 2008 7:13 PM EDT up 0 recs

Man alive

You commute 90 minutes normally?

by ken on Aug 4, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yup

I kind of hate Fairfax.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 7:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

I've not been ouotside all day

But it sure looks hot out there.

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

by jch24 on Aug 4, 2008 7:09 PM EDT 0 recs

So

after being swept by the Nats, how many people you figure’ll show up to this one?

10K over/under

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Aug 4, 2008 7:12 PM EDT 0 recs

over

probably around 12 to 13K will show up to tonight’s….......titanic struggle.

www.crosleyfieldterrace.wordpress.com

by xjjeep90 on Aug 4, 2008 7:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

speaking of announcers

Skip Caray’s death really saddened me. I heard him in NC all the time with the Braves blanketing the state and he had Marty’s sarcastic attitude without being a dick about it.

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Aug 4, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

Indeed

watched Braves games all the time before FSN Ohio came on the air. very sad news

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by xjjeep90 on Aug 4, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up 0 recs

A nice article on Marty's thoughts

http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080804&content_id=3252365&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin

From what little I heard from Skip, he seemed like one of the good ones. He was a homer but not obnoxious about it.

by ken on Aug 4, 2008 7:32 PM EDT up 0 recs

Over.

5 dollar view level tickets and dollar hot dogs for this series. That’s the only reason why I’ll take the over.

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

by BK on Aug 4, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

Mmmm

Dollar hot dogs…

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

I know.

I’m pissed that I found out about it like, an hour ago, and today would be the only day this series I’d be able to go to.

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

by BK on Aug 4, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up 0 recs

I saw this over on Brew Crew Ball

.414 BA
.485 OBP
.931 SLG
1.416 OPS

That’s Edwin’s line against the Brewers this year. So, good thing he’s batting third. And Bill Hall is not in the starting lineup. We might have a chance!

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 7:14 PM EDT 0 recs