Game 153: Reds vs Brewers
by Slyde on Sep 19, 2008 5:00 PM EDT
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You know, if Ramon Ramirez keeps pitching like he has, he might find himself pitching in the 5th spot in the rotation next season while Bailey and Thompson get sent to Triple-A (and I almost forgot Micah Owings). Not that I think that Ramirez is turning into a star, but it sure is nice to have so many options for next season's rotation already. Hopefully this means that the Reds won't be signing any Josh Foggs or Kirk Saarlooses.
This series is the Reds last chance this year to pay back the Brewers for 1999. What's weird is that I'm kinda rooting for the Brewers to make the playoffs (my NL rooting list goes DBacks, Brewers, Phillies right now). However, it sure would be sweet to get some redemption for the last time the Reds came close, but not close enough (2006 doesn't count since the Reds didn't deserve it anyway). It's nothing personal, battlekow. It's just business.
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The Fay is ON IT this week
Jerry Hairston Jr. ss
Wilkin Castillo 2b
Joey Votto 1b
Jolbert Cabrera lf
Jay Bruce rf
Adam Rosales 3b
Corey Patterson cf
Ryan Hanigan c
Ramon Ramirez p
I’m going to the game tonight, and a little bummed that this may be my last chance (realistically) to see EdE in a Reds uniform, and he’s not playing. At least I can celebrate knowing that this will be the last time I see "K"orey, right? Right…?
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
I feel the same way about EdE
and I’ll be surprised if Patterson doesn’t return next season.
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
There's just no way they can bring Corey back
I keep telling myself this and telling myself this. Someday I’ll believe it.
Where’s me rum? Rum eases the pain.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
You think they’re gonna trade EdE?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I thought EdE was on the short list?
Of the guys Jocketty wanted to keep?
"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."
Hamilton
was on the short list last year.
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If we can scrounge up another Volquez
then I’d give the trade a hooks up.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think so
At least not after Johnny was let go. It was well known that he needed to go. We just got extremely lucky to land a good/great pitcher out of the deal.
"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."
im rooting for the Brewers now
since the D-bags shit their collective metaphorical pants. their team is named after beer. thats cool.
"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 19, 2008 5:06 PM EDT reply actions
Avast! Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Yarrr!
Here be the batting orderrrr, per Long John Fay:
Cherry Hudson, JuniARRR ss
Killin’ Wilkin Castillo 2b
Jolly Joey Votto 1b
Yo ho ho-lbert Cabrera lf
Cap’n Jay Bruce rf
Adam Row Row Row Your Boat Rosales 3b
Corey PattARRRson cf
Swashbuckling Ryan Hanigan c
Ramon Ramirez of the Carribbean p
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 5:10 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Here's the lineup according to a professional internet pirate name generator
Slippery Rupert Morgan ss
Paraplegic Javier Barbossa 2b
Cap’n Patrick Sharkchum 1b
Cap’n Izzy Poopdeck lf
Capn’ Brant Buttwipe rf
Sword Jugglin’ Ted 3b
Pirate Hannibal the Off-White cf
Cap’n Hubert Sharkbait c
Rancid Billy Dread p
Two things. 1) Pirate Hannibal the Off-White is racist; and 2) Why in the name of Morgan and Bartholomew is Jolbert Cabrera our cleanup hitter?
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
3)
Is paraplegic really in the pirate lexicon? I’d have imagined something far cruder.
He had alot to say.
He had alot of nothing to say.
We'll miss him.
Withered Pete?
He’s got two peglegs and can’t move neither.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
"Buttwipe"?
since when do pirates talk like 6th graders?
"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 19, 2008 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Jay Bruce just turned 21
He still thinks it’s funny.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Since when did pirates go to grade school?
Kentuck Arts Festival: October 18th.
Details at Sinful Savage Tigers
by Man Mountain on Sep 19, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, Seth McClung pitched a couple innings of relief yesterday, so he won't be stARRRting
Most likely the starter will be that lily-livered bilgerat, Jeff Suppan. Avast!
Micah Owings
not sure what to make of him. I think I want to see him on the 25 man next year and I would love to see him get about 100-150 at bats next season
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
i'll be off to Temple soon
so you landlubbers enjoy the game. YYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRR!!!!
"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 19, 2008 5:18 PM EDT reply actions
Is it ironic
that one of the most racist cities in America gets the Civil Rights game, or is it justice?
by MyScreenNameIsKevin on Sep 19, 2008 5:20 PM EDT reply actions
I'd say
ironic, because you managed highlight a positive in a negative sense.
He had alot to say.
He had alot of nothing to say.
We'll miss him.
its like rain on a rainy day
or like meeting the girl of my dreams, and then finding out she’s 5.
"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 19, 2008 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you do confession at Temple?
Cuz I think you’re gonna have to start.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions
dude
classic MTV. back when it was all worth it.
"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 19, 2008 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Is the season over yet?
It sucks to be in last place again!
Black and Yellow are ugly colors!
Why can’t everyone love us like they do the Steelers?
I wish I’d have been included in the Manny deal…
by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2008 5:46 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Ahhh, my friend that's coming down from Columbus that has my ticket is running late.
Guess I won’t get to see the reception Jolbert Cabrera gets as the starting left fielder.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Scattered boos, lots of indifference, and whatever sound 20,000 empty seats make
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it'll be fairly packed
Last Friday night game, “college night” so tickets are cheap… I think it’ll be a decent crowd for a 5th place team.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 19, 2008 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Avast me harties.
I was beginning to think ye forgot it was pirate day.
"Patterson, Keppinger, Bako.... Cream of the Suck" -Slyde
Arrrrrrr
how many pieces of gold do ye bid…
I bid one
http://www.usmagazine.com/news/22-year-old-auctioning-off-her-virginity
AKA redsfan68 Nobody listens to Andrew
Narrrr, no pieces from I
That wench has been deflowered or I ain’t masquerading as a cat on a 5th place ballclub’s blog
Politickin' in God's Country
We prefer...
…veteran presence. We’re Reds fans.
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'Ello Me Cyber Mateys
A win this fine night would do wonders for me soul
Politickin' in God's Country
Arrr, I'm off to the game
Captain JayHova will be shivering timbers tonight. Arrr.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Oh no!
They threw into the scallywag’s “wheelhouse”!
He had alot to say.
He had alot of nothing to say.
We'll miss him.
Five runs off of Suppan and the plundering's not done yet!
20 blasts for Votto says you, and another 20 for Bruce says I. Yo ho!
She's out banging the whalers on the moon
She’s a Queewhore.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Ramon Ramirez was actually the pirate Hans Sprungfeld
His tongue was bitten off in a groghouse in Singapore, and was replaced with a silver prosthetic.
I've been marooned on island with only my rum and fey affectations for company
Now to wait for some sea turtles to pass, so I can lash them together with my back hair and ride them to safety. I hope there’s a lot of turtles.
And hey, the Reds are winning!
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 7:51 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
And Jeff Suppan has already walked the plank
He’ll be showering and changing into his street clothes in front of Davy Jones’s locker.
Holy crap
I miss one inning while firing off irate letters to my congress persons, protesting that idiotic and irresponsible bailout, and it’s 5-0?
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Start firing broadsides at Spanish galleons
Avast!
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
You live in DC, don't you?
Can I just send you to apply a Louisville Slugger to a few senators’ kneecaps?
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You're gonna have to supply the bat
And apparently Karl Rove lives in the county next to mine. Do you mind if I track him down and bludgeon him to death just out of principle?
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
The county next to yours is Mordor?
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I'm playing Jaws on my NES Emulator...
Should I be watching the game?
by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2008 7:57 PM EDT reply actions
You're gonna need a bigger gaming system
We’re winning, Ramirez is pitching well, we’ve knocked out Suppan, and Votto and Bruce have both homered. Why not tune in?
Also, I had a silent hope to top 500 comments on Pirate Night. It looks like that’s not likely to happen, but some company is always appreciated. You can even make Jimmy Buffett comments if you want to.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm also drinking pbr
so i left out the the
by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2008 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
for halloween
the plan is for me to dress up as a pirate, and cameron is going to be dressed as a parrot
by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2008 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
A Milwaukee beer!
You’re giving comfort to the enemy. But drinking gives comfort to yourself as well. And didn’t you say in the other thread that you don’t drink beer?
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm trying it again...
i hope it’s not disastrous
by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2008 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Order it ironically and people will think you're hip
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
or only have seven dollars in your pocket
and it’s the best 12 pack you can get at kroger
by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I do like PBR
But it’s nice to live in a place where you can pick Yuengling up for the same price as Bud Light. I’m also a fan of Miller High Life as a good cheap beer.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
never had yuengling
those bastards slyde and sukr won’t share
by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Come on out to visit
I’ll buy some for you, Chandra, Cameron… the whole gang!
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
unfortunately, pirate night is a friday night...
so there is little chance of hitting 600, unless, of course, you and i try to enhance our post counts
by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2008 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I got an e-mail about that
Arrrgh! That joke be terrible, says I!
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Yondarrrrrrrrrr
should have consulted A-Rod about his harrrrcut. Jesus that’s bad.
Overserved and underwhelmed.
A-Rod
just dyed his hair a dopey yellow color. Just the top.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
When you make that kind of money
you can look like Randy Johnson and still be a chick magnet.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I just opened a can of kroger extra cherry mixed fruit...
so far it is all skinless grapes which are ass!
by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2008 8:27 PM EDT reply actions
Manny Parra opened a can of extra Cherry!
Amiright?
[holds hand up for high five]
[waits]
[waits]
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike Cameron extracts his revenge for the Griffey trade
But Bill Hall strikes out. Seeing him enter the game is like knowing the Shankhill Butchers ride tonight.
That's our cleanup hitter!
When Hairston and Jolbert Cabrera homer in the same game, I think revenge for 1999 is officially extracted.
And Patterson just singled
I just feel bad for the Brewers at this point.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Captain Hook Crooked
(the score is of this here baseball encounter)
Tanzen!
by Verka Serduchka on Sep 19, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply actions
rec'd!
you’re much more clever when i’m drunk
by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Beer goggles are real!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26205250/
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RamRam has put the first two batters on, two innings in a row
Will he get out of this one unscathed?
This is an intruiging plotline.
Are we the only two still watching/paying attention to this game?
Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)
Sure seems like it
International Talk Like a Pirate Day threads are generally pretty lively here, so I’m disappointed.
And sorry, I wasn’t meaning to be a dick on your site. I really am rooting for the Brewers to make the postseason, but I realize that you guys might not be in the best of moods right now.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
NONONONONO please don't get that impression
Dikembe is just a crazy dude that has a bit of a temper, and he would undoubtedly admit this. This is his signature:
If I’m not drunk, I’m at work.
He’s not at work.
We’re all passed the point of “pissed off” and in the stage of “denial” and “shock”. Don’t think any of you aren’t welcome or anything because one guy jokingly invoked that he didn’t want to talk about Bill Hall. Only Cub fans aren’t welcome, Reds fans are fine. You guys certainly raise the quality of the less lively in-game threads.
Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)
aha
Dikembe’s his most recent post, which is a thing of beauty and summarizes our feelings well.
Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)
Ok, cool
I just didn’t want to come off like I was gloating or rubbing this game in your face. Collapses are no fun.
Also, some of us (myself included) have harbored a bit of a grudge against the Brewers for kicking our ass at the end of 1999 and causing us to miss the playoffs. After tonight, I think payback has officially been had, and the grudge shall be harbored no more.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
The grudge shall be harbored by me no more
Come on dude, Jolbert Cabrera, Jerry Hairston, AND Andy Phillips all homer? Tough to beat that.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
they're already outta the playoffs
and we suck this year
and they still are responsible for bud selig
by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Not the last series of the season
Didn’t have to endure an 8 hour rain delay before the last game. I like the Brewers, but I shall never forget that fateful series.
Politickin' in God's Country
I was barely alive in 1999 (exxageration)
Most of us fans who have been around more than one or two years have come to expect this kind of stuff. I assume you’re aware of the proceedings in Chicago yesterday. So yeah, some people get pissy, but what can you do.
We do go batshit insane on Cubs fans that come over to gloat, though. I posted this pic one time and I started a huge war, some Cubs fans thought I was some radical terrorist given my user name.
Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)
Cubs fans are idiots
I like checking out other SBN sites (you may have noticed me over at BCB), but the average poster Blah Cubbie Blah is just such a mouth-breather. Never anything funny to say, rarely anything insightful to add about the game. They suck so much, but at least they generally leave our site alone. I’ve seen them on yours. It’s not pretty. I don’t want to be that guy.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
There's a guy at BCB right now that's pretending to be a royal's fan, but is a cub fan
he says stuff like “You guys are still complaining about that no-hitter?” (no one is) and then says the Brewers won’t make the playoffs for years. Give it up, folks. I’d hope there is a bit of a permanent peace treaty between posters at BCB and Red Reporter.
Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)
Yeah, I saw that guy
He is wildly obnoxious. Speaking only for myself, I like you guys, and I don’t think we’ve given you cause to not like us. Since this is Pirate Night, we’ll agree to a parlay!
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
The Brewers must be infected with scurvy
they are really tanking down the stretch.
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I can't... I can't here what you're saying.
by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
She wants to know how to butcher a goose
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, OK. Cindy! Yo, Cindy! Cindy! Hold its neck back and insert the knife below the jaw. Bring it all the way around, there’s going to be a good amount of blood. Don’t let it bother you. Have a bucket there, for the blood… and the innards… and the feathers
by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Do I have permission to start the party now?
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know. No one can hear me. You know what? Start the party.
by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Flash forward 16 years
Congratulations on having a daughter.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Bill Hall doin' what Bill Hall do
Walks, steals second, the man who built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and Braun at the plate.
The Cubs are the brains, the Dodgers are the looks, the Phillies are the muscle
And the Mets are the WILD CARD!
And the Brewers are the useless girl that just stands there and doesn’t do anything.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The Reds are the traditional, unchanging amish girl that wears a lot of clothes and is worked so hard in the field that they’re permanently damaged. :)
Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)
The It's Always Sunny dig just sort of presented itself.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
(Besides, most of Ohio's Amish population is up near Cleveland)
And I went to college right in the middle of them. Wild times.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
where did you go to school?
Wooster?
"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 19, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
ahh
i looked at Hiram for a bit (as well as Wooster), but i chose Otterbein. the proximity to Columbus was the clincher.
"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 19, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
you set yourself up
isnt that what your mother charges for a blowjob, you piece of dogshit?
"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 19, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Ooh, have another one, you fucking lush!
It’s not my fault the bahtender cut you off last night, you facking douchebag!
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
damn man
i havent listened to that album since i was like 13. i think i can safely say i learned about the nuances of sexual intercourse from the song “medium pace”.
"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 19, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
And the AS reference obviously
Since I didn’t catch it right away.
"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."
I don't know whether I like using Micah Owings as a pinch hitter
Yes it’s fun, and he’s a pretty good hitter, but isn’t his main value to us as a pitcher? Why bat him more often when you need to, especially when BP and EdE have both gone down recently to injuries sustained while batting?
Nah, he can run the bases to his heart's content
And we have used Bronson Arroyo and Johnny Cueto as pinch runners a fair amount this season.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
We could use a centerfielder
I’d rather use him as a pitcher though.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
That warrants taking the rest of the season off, I guess
Word is, he’s dating Dusty’s daughter, which explains quite a bit.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
It was a quasi-serious rumor early in the year
That no one in the media seems to want to find the real story on.
"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."
As long as he is not BUNTING
He’ll be all right.
"Patterson, Keppinger, Bako.... Cream of the Suck" -Slyde
damn....I'm missing Tift Merrit tonight
totally forgot about this show
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Considering they kept him at the deadline...
I would probably say….yeah.
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They held on to Weathers too
Do you think he’ll be back as well?
by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
dunno.
as kevin garnett said at the end of the playoffs, “anything is possible!!!!!”
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nigh
th’ bloke ‘il git 3 years and a barrel of dubloons, and these Reds wont be dealin’ for such sailors. that compensatory draft pick looks as good as a drunken wench passed out on the poopdeck!
"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 19, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Not that I matter
But I’d like to see a return of the themes. Weren’t Tuesdays at the beginning of the season fun? My specific vote would go to split-personality day, that was a hell of a thread
Politickin' in God's Country
Meanwhile in the Bronx
One out left, game on the line. For some reason, the Orioles are pinch-hitting for Juan Castro.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
don't you mean they are pinch hitting juan castro for Josh Hamilton?
that’s the way it’s done
by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Castro was 1 for 1 against the guy
the numbers ’than! the numbers!
"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 19, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
No, no
Mariano Rivera was on the mound. He’s right-handed. You can’t pinch-hit a righty against a righty.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
And Jolbert. And Cherry. And Andyfan.
Seven home runs.
The title on the Gameday wrap is “Hammer Time.”
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