2009 Schedule Announced

by The Lawn Wrangler on Sep 17, 2008 1:56 PM EDT

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080916&content_id=3488537&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

First game is April 6th versus the Mets. Then three games versus Pittsburgh.

Inter-league games versus Toronto and Kansas City (away), Chicago White (home)Sox, and Cleveland.

Not sure how to get a list view from the link, only a calendar view.

Go Reds! Go Reds! Go Reds! Go Reds! Go Reds! Go Reds! Go Reds! Go Reds!

Go Reds! Go Reds! Go Reds! Go Reds!

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last time we opened against the Metros...

by jacob brumfield on Sep 17, 2008 2:08 PM EDT 0 recs

oh yeah

joe randa played for the Reds. He basically netted us Eddie Guardado in a round about fashion, and i guess the Rheal Cormeir.

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by justin007000 on Sep 17, 2008 6:32 PM EDT up 0 recs

And in Game 2 he hit a Granda!

by Brian B on Sep 17, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up 0 recs

missed opportunity

“It was a mistake to move Randa. He was a guy who could have held down the third base spot for a few more years with solid play, leadership and for an affordable price.”(1)

Rather than trading him in ‘05 we should have signed him to an affordable 2-3 year extension for 2-3M a year. Just think he could be finishing up his Reds career right now. We wouldn’t be missing out on this production.

by Red Menace on Sep 18, 2008 1:47 AM EDT up 0 recs

hey bozo

michael was before my time.

sigh.

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by justin007000 on Sep 18, 2008 11:13 AM EDT up 0 recs

April 6

That seems really late.

by Red Menace on Sep 17, 2008 2:17 PM EDT 0 recs

You know what means?

October baseball!

by Brendanukkah on Sep 17, 2008 2:30 PM EDT up 0 recs

Pirates and Reds playing for division title in the last series of the season

sho’ nuff!

"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 Sep 17, 2008 2:34 PM EDT up 0 recs

The last time they opened the season that late was 1992

though they have opened on April 5th a couple of times since then.

"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 Sep 17, 2008 2:33 PM EDT up 0 recs

This doesn't include 1995 when they started the season on April 26th because of the strike

"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 Sep 17, 2008 2:35 PM EDT up 0 recs

THAT WORKED OUT WELL

I vote for that

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 17, 2008 6:36 PM EDT up 0 recs

Just like the previous time the season got a delayed start due to the 1990 lockout.

That worked out pretty well.

by Brian B on Sep 17, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

Loved this from the mlb article:

The reality of dwindling days remaining in a 2008 Reds season is offset by the anticipation of a sure tomorrow, in the form of this 2009 schedule.

Its gonna take a bit more than that to “offset” the “reality of dwindling days remaining in a 2008 Reds season.”

Sure tomorrow?

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Sep 17, 2008 2:32 PM EDT 0 recs

Wow, implying that the Reds had a chance of being contracted after this season.

Way to go, MLB.com.

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

by BK on Sep 17, 2008 2:38 PM EDT up 0 recs

sure, tomorrow

would this be an apt translation of the infuriating use of “manana” below the border?

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by Man Mountain on Sep 17, 2008 5:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

i am sure i can twist that sexually

but i can’t quite make it work. Need a little help.

The Dusty Path to the World Series!*

*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on Sep 17, 2008 5:45 PM EDT up 0 recs

buttsecks

What's the ratio of Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks?

by chandrathan on Sep 17, 2008 5:58 PM EDT up 0 recs

Only a few sad games left then all we'll have to is gnaw on our hopes and concerns for next year.

Pirates and Reds playing for division title in the last series of the season. I thought of you as a careful optimist….but the Pirates could be the 2009 surprise.

The Reds – well lets talk in November. Then it will only be 3 months from ST.

Ibn Khaldoun and Hilrich Zwingli - now that's real reform, Mr. McCain.

by Madville on Sep 17, 2008 4:51 PM EDT 0 recs

Correction - 'to gnaw on are our hopes' etc.

As the arthritis and dementia slowly overtake me, my spelling has improved but my typing is down the toilet.

Ibn Khaldoun and Hilrich Zwingli - now that's real reform, Mr. McCain.

by Madville on Sep 17, 2008 4:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

ESPN

has it in list form here.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 17, 2008 5:29 PM EDT 0 recs

Damn

my birthday series is against the Cuns. That sucks. I hate to get that pissed off at a time of celebration.

Overserved and underwhelmed.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 17, 2008 5:30 PM EDT up 0 recs

Sounds like an excuse to get drunk and heckle Cuns fans.

Not that you’d need an excuse for that.

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

by BK on Sep 17, 2008 5:32 PM EDT up 0 recs

really?

I got the sense that you were one of those who sort of savors getting pissed off.

I can usually recognize my own

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by Man Mountain on Sep 17, 2008 5:34 PM EDT up 0 recs

I am at odds with

my dichotomous nature.

Overserved and underwhelmed.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 17, 2008 5:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

This is really the only series I'm worried about.

April 24 at Cincinnati

April 25 at Cincinnati

April 26 at Cincinnati

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

by BK on Sep 17, 2008 5:34 PM EDT up 0 recs

Truly, the greatest struggle of all

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Sep 17, 2008 5:35 PM EDT up 1 recs

awesome

we get to hit off our bullpen

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 17, 2008 6:38 PM EDT up 0 recs

Hmmm

Judging from the calendar, those are supposed to be vs. Atlanta.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 17, 2008 5:40 PM EDT up 0 recs

Not even Corey Patterson

can save us from Corey Patterson.

Overserved and underwhelmed.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 17, 2008 5:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

What is the sound of no fans clapping?

"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 Sep 17, 2008 7:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

teeth on chewing stick?

by Brian B on Sep 17, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up 0 recs

Ibn Khaldoun and Hilrich Zwingli - now that's real reform, Mr. McCain.

by Madville on Sep 18, 2008 1:18 AM EDT up 0 recs

My wife is due on March 31, which is a Tuesday.

So I was okay with it being the day after opening day . . . an off-day. Now this uncertainty . . . I’ll see if I can get an April 7 opinion.

by Brian B on Sep 17, 2008 10:59 PM EDT 0 recs

wow

The Dusty Path to the World Series!*

*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on Sep 18, 2008 1:04 AM EDT up 0 recs

Congrats!

You may not want to wait until the day after OD. The Reds might be eliminated by then.

"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 Sep 18, 2008 8:17 AM EDT up 0 recs

Congrats

Yeah, we were 3 days off (march 28, 2007). I still (unknowingly) gave him the initials MLB..

"Patterson, Keppinger, Bako.... Cream of the Suck" -Slyde

by snohio on Sep 18, 2008 9:32 AM EDT up 0 recs

Congrats

I missed opening day by two days with my son.

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Sep 18, 2008 9:45 AM EDT up 0 recs

My birthday is April 1

And yet it still rarely lands on an Opening Day. Manages to hit April Fool’s Day every single year, though.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 18, 2008 10:03 AM EDT up 0 recs

Why am I not surprised?

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by BubbaFan on Sep 18, 2008 4:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

Good luck

Spring is a great time of year to have a newborn. All the best.

Overserved and underwhelmed.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 18, 2008 10:42 AM EDT up 0 recs

who has sex in the summer?

The Dusty Path to the World Series!*

*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on Sep 18, 2008 11:14 AM EDT up 0 recs

People not in college?

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Sep 18, 2008 12:28 PM EDT up 0 recs

Nah, Michael Jackson

‘cause school’s out.

Overserved and underwhelmed.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 18, 2008 12:33 PM EDT up 0 recs

I've been wondering...

…what Andy Phillips was thinking, knocking up his wife in December. Not only does that mean the baby is born in September (he’ll miss the kid’s birthdays as long as he’s in baseball), it means poor Bethany has to be 8/9 months preggers in August. In Alabama. Surely that counts as spousal abuse?

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by BubbaFan on Sep 18, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up 0 recs

Isn't Alabama the state that allowed you to beat your wife with a stick no bigger than your thumb (rule of thumb)?

I’m just saying that when you abuse a spouse down there, they know they’ve been abused.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 18, 2008 5:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

That's an urban legend

It was Britain that supposedly had that rule. Only they didn’t.

However, Alabama is the state where sex toys are illegal.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 18, 2008 5:42 PM EDT up 0 recs

Hey thanks, everyone.

I’ll be keeping you updated when we get there.

by Brian B on Sep 25, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up 0 recs

No long west-coast trips

that’s a good thing for the Reds

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by JJ on Sep 18, 2008 8:44 AM EDT 0 recs

they can spread out the losing

rather than losing in one lump sum. But I guess another Bathon death march is a bad thing.

The Dusty Path to the World Series!*

*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on Sep 18, 2008 11:15 AM EDT up 0 recs

What do I have to do to get Reds baseball on my birthday?

Let’s shift the season 2 days back, then I can celebrate my 23rd with a meaningless game between two out of contention teams. A dream come true.

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Sep 18, 2008 8:56 AM EDT 0 recs

The first road trip is 13 games?!

Since when does MLB regularly schedule 13-game road trips? It happens during natural disasters and scheduling conflicts with presidential conventions, but not just ’cause MLB feels like it.

There’s also an 11-game trip. In 2007, the Reds had six! road trips of 9 games or more.

I’m getting tired of the Man holding me down.

by bengalred on Sep 18, 2008 9:37 AM EDT 0 recs

i think every team

can gnash their teeth at the scheduling czars for perceived shortcomings. i mean, how do you think the Marlins feel? they have to play half their games in Miami!

"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker

by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 18, 2008 9:44 AM EDT 0 recs