Houston @ Cincinnati GameThread, Aug 7, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

Game 116: Reds vs Astros

by Slyde on Aug 7, 2008 5:00 PM EDT in Game Threads

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Thursday, Aug 7, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT
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	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Roy Oswalt	8-8	4.74	1.40	106	32

	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Josh Fogg	2-3	7.57	1.62	34	20

Time to make Oswalt 20-2 all time against the Reds. Wow, that doesn't sound as tough as I was hoping.

The Reds have lost 4 of 5 to he 'stros this year. Would anybody else have a problem with the team making that 4 of 9? It's time for the losing to stop. I'm calling a 10-game win streak starting tonight and ending sometime in the next 30 games.

No baby tonight. boobs has convinced me this team is not even worth the baby right now.

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I put all three of my kids into real cages

and sent the pics to the Res front office…....lets see if that will get some results.

1st Cincinnati Reds Player: These guys don't look so tough.
2nd Cincinnati Reds Player: Yeah, that's what Custer said when the Indians took the field.

-Eight Men Out

by Willie Mays Hayes on Aug 7, 2008 5:02 PM EDT 0 recs

taking...er, giving one for the team

That’s dedication.

All I’ve ever done was be Juan Pierre," he said. "I don’t know why, for some reason, they’re just sticking it to me this year."

by Slyde on Aug 7, 2008 5:04 PM EDT up 0 recs

Hey, whatever my kids can give for the cause...

that is what I am all about

1st Cincinnati Reds Player: These guys don't look so tough.
2nd Cincinnati Reds Player: Yeah, that's what Custer said when the Indians took the field.

-Eight Men Out

by Willie Mays Hayes on Aug 7, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

Y'know what would make this game more exciting?

Dinosaurs!

by Brendanukkah on Aug 7, 2008 5:11 PM EDT 0 recs

what an ending that show had!

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

by chandrathan on Aug 7, 2008 5:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

Is it too early for rally caps???

Let me be the first to say Roy Frickin Oswalt.

1st Cincinnati Reds Player: These guys don't look so tough.
2nd Cincinnati Reds Player: Yeah, that's what Custer said when the Indians took the field.

-Eight Men Out

by Willie Mays Hayes on Aug 7, 2008 5:17 PM EDT 0 recs

I like The Bruce over Rob Roy

by Brendanukkah on Aug 7, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up 0 recs

lineup, naturally, via 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

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Aug 7, 2008 5:21 PM EDT 0 recs

looks like a winner to me

but for whom?

Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Aug 7, 2008 5:31 PM EDT up 0 recs

Roy Oswalt, seemingly

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

by BK on Aug 7, 2008 5:32 PM EDT up 0 recs

BRUCE

will probly have all 3 of our hits!

by cmoredlegs on Aug 7, 2008 5:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

I could be the walrus.

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

by jch24 on Aug 7, 2008 6:00 PM EDT 0 recs

Craig Stadler?

1st Cincinnati Reds Player: These guys don't look so tough.
2nd Cincinnati Reds Player: Yeah, that's what Custer said when the Indians took the field.

-Eight Men Out

by Willie Mays Hayes on Aug 7, 2008 6:29 PM EDT up 0 recs

Expert texpert choking smokers

Don’t you think the joker laughs at you?

All I’ve ever done was be Juan Pierre," he said. "I don’t know why, for some reason, they’re just sticking it to me this year."

by Slyde on Aug 7, 2008 6:47 PM EDT up 0 recs

koo koo ka chu

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 7, 2008 7:01 PM EDT up 0 recs

From Fay:

Jerry Hairston Jr. thinks he’s a couple of days away. “If I was a first baseman, I could play right now,” he said. “But in center field, you’ve got to run everything down. The last thing we want is another setback.”
“I’m dying to put Jerry in there,” Dusty Baker said. “But we want him to stay in there.”

Aaron Harang will probably start Sunday. “We’ve been trying to give (Edinson) Volquez an extra day,” Baker said. Harang threw a regular bullpen session today. He’s had no pain from his strained forearm.

Dying to put Jerry in there, but we want him to stay in there. Oh Dusty, your words hurt Corey so.
And a team that is dying to get Hairston in the lineup is truly dying.

All I’ve ever done was be Juan Pierre," he said. "I don’t know why, for some reason, they’re just sticking it to me this year."

by Slyde on Aug 7, 2008 7:02 PM EDT 0 recs

one would think that when you have a AAA team in first place

you just might have a CF you could bring up – even if just for short term

but what do I know?

Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Aug 7, 2008 7:05 PM EDT up 0 recs

1 title > no title

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

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

When is BP gonna take one for the team and play some short?

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

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

I think BP would be more than happy to play shortstop

It’s a more important defensive position and Phillips seems to relish those opportunities. I think the Reds are too chickenshit to try it.

All I’ve ever done was be Juan Pierre," he said. "I don’t know why, for some reason, they’re just sticking it to me this year."

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

agreed

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

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

would he still be a GGer?

that would be the only drawback

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

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

eh

it’s a question of net value. I think if you switch BP and Keppinger, you’d net a couple of runs in the positive direction over the course of the season. If they’d add Mark Ellis, they’d net a shitload of runs.

All I’ve ever done was be Juan Pierre," he said. "I don’t know why, for some reason, they’re just sticking it to me this year."

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

ctownboy?

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by Man Mountain on Aug 7, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

Which is more a shitload or an assload?

Been contemplating that late at night lately

1st Cincinnati Reds Player: These guys don't look so tough.
2nd Cincinnati Reds Player: Yeah, that's what Custer said when the Indians took the field.

-Eight Men Out

by Willie Mays Hayes on Aug 7, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

probably depends on what some one is putting in your ass

as opposed to going out

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 7, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

Down goes Berkman!

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by Man Mountain on Aug 7, 2008 7:15 PM EDT 0 recs

oh crap

a good shortstop makes that play on Lee

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 7, 2008 7:17 PM EDT 0 recs

yep, exactly what I was thinking

And I doubt Dunn gets him, but damnit big guy it’s hard to defend you when you boff easy plays like that.

All I’ve ever done was be Juan Pierre," he said. "I don’t know why, for some reason, they’re just sticking it to me this year."

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

yeah at least make the throw and give your team a chance

although we haven’t been real good on plays at the plate this season

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

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

or the 3B

one of them probably should have got that

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by Man Mountain on Aug 7, 2008 7:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

is there a rule that the Reds always have to trail early?

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

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

nope

but they are 5-27 when trailing at the start of the 2nd inning, so they better get a run this inning or I’m watching something else tonight. :)

All I’ve ever done was be Juan Pierre," he said. "I don’t know why, for some reason, they’re just sticking it to me this year."

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

Oswalt has all the run-support he'll need already

Reds fan for 40 years!

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

David Murphy and Pudge Rodriguez

collided at the plate last night. Murphy is on the DL.

Taking his roster spot is…Jason Ellison.

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 7, 2008 7:21 PM EDT 0 recs

Pfff

20-1 is just a meaningless counting stat…

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by Man Mountain on Aug 7, 2008 7:21 PM EDT 0 recs

Agreed

you can make ###’s say anything

1st Cincinnati Reds Player: These guys don't look so tough.
2nd Cincinnati Reds Player: Yeah, that's what Custer said when the Indians took the field.

-Eight Men Out

by Willie Mays Hayes on Aug 7, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up 0 recs