Game 118: Reds vs Astros
by Slyde on Aug 9, 2008 5:00 PM EDT
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I'm golfing at the beautiful Foxfire Players Club in Lokcburne, OH this afternoon. And though it won't overlap at all with the game, that is my excuse for not watching tonight. Until this team shows some sign of having not given up, I envoke the words of the philosopher Phil Collins - "I've got better things to do with my time." I hope those of you who choose to watch the game have an enjoyable experience.
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Does this mean we’re going to fill this game thread with Phil Collins lyrics?
I think we overmeet as a society.
No worries
I’m off to the Phillies game. It should be a hot night at the ball park – no jacket required!
by ken on Aug 9, 2008 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
how could you just turn and walk away
when all we can do is watch you leave?
by chandrathan on Aug 9, 2008 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was there and i saw what you did, i saw it with my own two eyes
But I probably won’t see much of this game. I was slated to go to it, but an exploding baby has changed my plans
by chandrathan on Aug 9, 2008 5:19 PM EDT reply actions
Votto's on the bereavement list
Rosales who’s been OPSing over 1.000 the last month is up in his place. Well-earned for Rosales.
And the Cardinals are hammering Zambrano. Glaus has driven in 5 runs in the last 2 innings. “Fuck the Cubs” as Phil Collins memorably said.
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St. Louis' 8/5 entry had escaped me
Lopez has two hits today and just drove in another run.
by ken on Aug 9, 2008 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Theres this guy thats been on my mind
All the time, PatPatpatterson oh oh
Now he dont even hit the ball
and his OBP still will fall
PatPatPatterson oh oh
Oh if he bunts it’s in the air
He’s not on base anywhere
He always plays, to my strife
I feel so ill if I just say the word
PatPatPatterson, just say the word
Oh PatPatPatterson
Now I know that he’s too young
His Reds career has just begun
PatPatPatterson oh oh
Ooh give him a chance, give him a sign
He’ll make an out anytime
PatPatPatterson oh oh
Ah, we’ve got to just release him, release him now
and our closer but I dont know how
He makes me nervous and makes me scared
But I feel so ill if I just say the word
PatPatPatterson just say the word
Oh PatPatPatterson, oh
Ah, He’s all I need to end my life
I feel so sick if I just say the word
PatPatPatterson I just say the word
Oh PatPatPatterson I just say the word
Oh PatPatPatterson Ill say the word
PatPatPatterson oh oh oh
Just say the word
by chandrathan on Aug 9, 2008 5:29 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
top notch, top notch
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Who is this guy ? Dr.Phil ?
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
We get to watch a Reds game tonight!
Oh think twice, its another day for
You and me in paradise
by chandrathan on Aug 9, 2008 5:57 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Tonight, tonight, tonight.
Oh.
Phone's ringing, Dude.
by rjdio on Aug 9, 2008 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm close to agreeing with Mr. Collins...
So get out of my way, let me by,
I got better things to do with my time.I don’t care anymore.
I think we overmeet as a society.
sussudio?
man, arent the Reds unappealing enough as it is?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 9, 2008 6:15 PM EDT reply actions
Phil Collins
please, make it stop. The thought of his lame-ass music is making my brain bleed. Yuck.
God i hate Dusty Baker
lineup:
Kepp SS
Patterson CF
Bruce RF
Phillips 2B
Dunn LF
EdE 3B
LLM 1B
Bako C
Arroyo P
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 9, 2008 6:35 PM EDT reply actions
FTH?
I understand that Votto is out…but Keppinger/Patterson as our 1-2?
Ugh.
I think we overmeet as a society.
hmmm
i really like the LLM through Patterson section of the lineup. Really strikes fear into the hearts of the enemy, huh?
Politickin' in God's Country
Dusty could send me pictures of himself smacking my mom
And I don’t think he could make me feel any worse.
Fay says...
...the Reds are still in short-term fix mode (according to Jocketty).
And A-Gon is still in the Reds’ plan as SS. They expect him to be ready to play next year.
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Russia and Georgia are in short-term fix mode
If Sea Bass can be productive next year, that would be immense. A huge “if,” but still. CF is a huge problem. Defense is a big problem. Offense is a big problem. There’s nothing short term about any of this.
File Under: "That's some fine journalist work there, Lou"
—Alex Gonzalez is still in the club’s plans at shortstop. Jocketty said the medical reports indicate he’ll be ready. “But you have to be ready either way,” Jocketty said.
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The Rally Monkey...
...wreaked havoc on the Yankees today. Young Dan Giese was pitching in his hometown, in front of his friends and family. The Yanks led throughout…then the pen imploded. They gave up 8 runs in the 8th. The ninth guy was batting before there was a single out. Turned a tight game into a blowout.
The only way it could be worse is if someone added some Phil Collins. :-P
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I dn't know about you all, but
Me and Sarah Jane are looking forward to seeing tonight’s game.
Sorry to have been such a Lurker lately, but that’s what having a new kid’ll do to you.
"I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball" - Pete Rose
Already there.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 9, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
If you take 17 earned runs away, his ERA would be much better than it is now
/welsh’d
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Chis Welch isn't even have a mediocra year
/fay’d
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Let's go redlegs
pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"
this has started well
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baby seals to club?
pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"
phil collins to reference
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just me i guess
pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"
Well...
...that didn’t take long.
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there are mediocre teams
there are teams that continue to disappoint
there are teams that just generally aren’t that good
there are teams that suck ass
and then…
there are the Reds
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Goddam, Berkman
Just hit him every time he comes up
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i thought we agreed to plunk him every AB
pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"
I guess...
Bronson must have partied hearty last night.
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Wow.
Shitroyo can dodge bullets, baby.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Ground Into Hunter Pence!
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GIDP
for 6 Pence None the Richer.
That could have been worse. A lot worse.
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6 total!
Way to be aggressive, guys!
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 9, 2008 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
George Grande's inability to fucking count strikes again.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 9, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Against all odds
Corey Patterson pops out on the second pitch he sees.
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How can Corey show his mug around Cincy?
Banks should refuse to cash his checks
pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"
He probably gets around it...
...by writing checks under his real first name, Donald.
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paying corey patterson to play CF < paying farmers not to grow crops
pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"
Hey, I wonder if the guys will take some pitche.......
Oh, inning over. Guess not.
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How is Dusty Baker an "excellent batting coach"?
And how is their hacking not Dusty’s fault? And when has Dusty asked the players to be “patient,” George?
And why are George and Chris always trying to get us to feel sorry for Dusty Baker?
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Because they're better than Brantley?
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 9, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
almost pheasant season
and they want an invite
pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"
I already hate my new downstairs neighbors
they decided it was a good idea to move in at 8 AM on a Saturday
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Welsh says "that's an unusual threesome for Arroyo"
Something tells me it’s not THAT unusual.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Now that Lee isn't on my fantsay team this year
Plunk away, Bronson!
"I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball" - Pete Rose
where did it get him?
pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"
tks
pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"
He's Bernie Mac's nephew.
No, I don’t know.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 9, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
guess who's coming to your funeral
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Other than John Stamos, nobody
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by BK on Aug 9, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
he asked that it not be released
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Hunter Pence has a fugly swing
5 Ks for BA
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will he make six innings? 83 pitches so far
pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"
Bronson's probably good for 110
he’s been okay since the first
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aflac trivia
2 Reds left handed hitters since 1954 to lead the NL in RBI
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
Parker is definitely
one of em. I’m not sure if Klu is the other. Do they count 1954, or is it after 1954?
by cesarhernandez on Aug 9, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
la maquina con cuero
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Is Dunn the only player that's taken Moehler to a full count?
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Carlos Lee
Derek Lee
Ray Lankford
umm….
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yeah, just looked at BR
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chet lemon
greg luzinski
pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"
fred lynn
pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"
I thought for sure larkin did...
but he only had 198
should have stuck around one more year….
AKA redsfan68 Nobody listens to Andrew
damn, i forgot he had 43 dingers and a 169 OPS+ in 03
Ster. Oids.
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Did anyone else catch Welsh
ogling chicks on the patio deck just now?
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looks like he got the memo
re: hacking
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I did blink
and I did miss it. I just saw the ball going into the outfielders glove.
by cesarhernandez on Aug 9, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
"He's on the right team, hacking at the first pitch"
Awesome, Welsh. That’s why they pay you the big bucks. Seriously, he’s the best announcer ever.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
im with him
this team is pathetic and someone needs to speak up. im growing a moustache.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 9, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh, I'm dead serious.
I love how he takes little backhanded shots at the team when things aren’t going well and people are making stupid decisions. He’s easily my favorite Reds announcer. I may join you in the mustache growing. Mayyyybe.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 9, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah i catch yer drift
and my wife wont let me grow a moustache, unfortunately. her father has a moustache and she has some Freudian issues. but at least shes aware of it.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 9, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
That's a damn shame.
I seem to be facial hair challenged, but I think I could pull off the mustache.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 9, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
my 'stache is downright Spitzian
but i cant pull it off. a good ‘stache needs a rugged face to make it work, and i still look like a college student.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 9, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I've got the babyface complex too.
I even grew one of those BP-Griffey chin beards to look older, and I still get carded every time I go to the store.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 9, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I also love Welsh
he’s a very Faustian figure in as much as he seems to fight his demons of stupidity with angels of enlightenment.
And he totally haloed a smokin’ young lady with the teleprompter on MLB.tv earlier. You devil, Welsh!
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He makes the game infinitely more fun to watch.
Especially with double-G sucking the personality out of the booth. Seriously, can you imagine spending more than 5 minutes with GG without wanting to stick a fork in your skull? Welsh is a saint.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 9, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
i wouldnt go so far as to call the sonofabitch a saint
but he is a standup dude. far and away the best baseball man in the city.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 9, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
He's no saint
He’s a dapper devil!
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and only 61 pitches to get thru 6
and that’s after he tossed 8 2/3 his last time out against the Reds.
c'mon
it’s pretty believable
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Edwin moves like a cat
and this cat bites
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Nice job by Bronson....
Looks like the offense is waiting until the bottom of the ninth.
Just back from the Walnut Hills Alumni Women’s soccer game – Varsity 2 – Alumni 0.
Only daughter #3 was able to play.
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
soooo...
anyone else watching the women’s beach volleyball? yowza!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 9, 2008 9:00 PM EDT reply actions
I can't believe she married that goofball Matt Treanor
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Clearly most of the Reds have mailed it in
Is it just another bad team packing it in about this time of the season, or is this somehow in response to Dusty throwing his players under the bus earlier this week?
I mean, the team hasn’t been very good all year, but the effort the last few games is the lowest it’s been all season.
And he pops up ANOTHER bunt
I suppose it’s unfair of me to expect him to be a good bunter just because a historically bad hitter.
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trivia question
Earlier this season Austin Kearns hit his 100th career home run, making him the 8th player born in the state of Kentucky to do so. Who are the other 7?
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
Grande: "The good news is, they're only down 3-0"
That’s good news now? I hate this fucking team.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Well played, Caleb.
/golf clap
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by BK on Aug 9, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
that was a garbage strike call on 2-0
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Great job Javy - you are on the goodbye list pal
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
Is it just me, or is there a runner already on base when he starts an inning now?
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 9, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
stormy usually walks the first guy he faces anyway
they’re just saving him the trouble
AKA redsfan68 Nobody listens to Andrew
got out of it
well done, weathers
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Let Dusty have it Welsh!
Welsh can’t believe there’s no pinch-hitter for Patterson….annnnd there’s the K.
Welsh ripping Dusty for using CP to pinch hit
And well deserved. Fuck.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Dusty already ducked it up.
jolbert’s in, edwin’s out, rosales is out, Javy’s already playing . . . Who’s left?
i was just about to say
that Dusty’s move there is sort of defensible, but he created the situation in the first place, so to hell with him.
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Welsh is on fire!
This game is probably lost, but Welsh is having one helluva night in the booth.
Mustache’d
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unless Jerry Jr can not play outfield
and if that is the case put him on the DL and call up an outfielder.
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
We apparently don't have any speedy outfielders in AAA who have been hitting well lately.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 9, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Chris Dickerson is Eric Dickerson's cousin
I did not know that. Don’t worry BK. I know you were being “ironical”. I wanna be President of the Chris Dickerson Fan Club. -OldCleat
Love is a burnin' thing. It makes a fiery ring. thankyouverymuch
I think that will be the reason
It would mean an outfield of Andy Phillips, Bruce, Dunn. With the pitcher’s spot coming up after Dunn. You’d be down to one bench player with a game that might go extras.
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I got distracted w/the Beach volleyball game
That’s one tall drink of water there.
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
what sand ?
AKA redsfan68 Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Aug 9, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
OK if you insist
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
I didn't know Nissan sponsored AVP events.
Neat.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 9, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Does the baby get a smaller cage at some point?
because i think we are getting close
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Same basket, more bricks.
One for every time Corey Patterson pops out in the infield.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 9, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
And the amazing 2008 season continues
RR was down for me all night. Lucky I didn’t miss anything.
Time to start guessing our season ending record!
My guess…68-94
Politickin' in God's Country
Back to Volleyball for a moment -
I thought that Misty was married…didn’t it was to Kerri
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
Oh Wow - The games over another loss.
Is it the players or is it the Manager ????
It’s “DUSTY”
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
"Earl Weaver was wrong. The Reds ARE that bad"
BOOM goes the dynamite!
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respect the stache !
AKA redsfan68 Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Aug 9, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
can someone do me a favor
and point me in the direction of that corey patterson strikes out swinging image
by iheartchrissabo on Aug 9, 2008 10:34 PM EDT reply actions
Did anyone go to the game last night?
I want to know what Bronson Arroyo’s logo design looked like.
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