Game 140: Reds vs Pirates
by Slyde on Sep 4, 2008 10:34 AM EDT
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Skyrockets in flight today. And a helluva pitching matchup to boot. Plenty of good seats still available, I'm sure.
BTW, the Cubs backed into eliminating the Reds from the division title last night. They've lost 5 in a row now. Oh, and the Astros have won 8 games in a row for the second time since the start of August. They very well could end up finishing in 3rd place in the division. Trading for Randy Wolf and LaTroy Hawkins are looking like brilliant moves now, huh?
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It's like opening day all over again.
"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
Lineup
Chris Dickerson CF
Jeff Keppinger SS
Brandon Phillips 2B
Joey Votto 1B
Edwin Encarnacion 3B
Jay Bruce RF
Ryan Hanigan C
Wilkin Castillo LF
Josh Fogg RHP (2-7, 7.29)
"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
We should see this lineup the rest of the year.
No Corey. No Bako. C-Dick in CF.
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 4, 2008 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I found this interesting
From Fay:
The most correctable mistake came in the seventh with the score 4-4. Wilkin Castillo led off with a single. It was the first big league hit for him. After Chris Dickerson struck out, the Reds put the hit-and-run on with Jeff Keppinger at the plate. But Castillo missed the sign. Because he didn’t run, second baseman Freddy Sanchez didn’t break to cover the base. He was right where he needed to be to start a 4-6-3 double play.
"Kepp hit that ball right where he was supposed to," Baker said. "That was a big play. It would have been first and third. You can’t make mistakes like that in a one-run game. You’ve got to get the signs.
It’s good to see them making base running mistakes even when they are not running. You would think that Dusty would learn to stop putting on plays since they never work, but I guess if you put on a play and it fails, you can always blame the players 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
An excellent point was made by someone on Hal's blog
Dusty consistently defends Patterson’s mistakes and failures, but doesn’t he seem to toss other, younger players under the bus an awful lot? Am I exaggerating this in my mind? I can think of a couple of instances where he defended a mistake by Patterson (most recently the failure to score on the non-forced double play), but he seems to consistently emphasize the mistakes the young players make (i.e. so-and-so is young and he has to learn you can’t make these kinds of mistakes).
"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
I agree.
I can’t recollect one bad thing he’s said about Corey.
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 4, 2008 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
if he says something bad about corey, he takes it back the next day
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Thank god we're here to pick up his slack
by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I think Corey picks up dusty's slacks
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
There was definitely cupping!
"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 4, 2008 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
im tired of complaining about Dusty
just once i want to congratulate him on a job well done. i really truly want that.
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 4, 2008 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
when he turns in his resignation letter
then you can congratulate him.
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions
what a glorious day it shall be
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 4, 2008 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
That's some flat-out aim
for Kepp to place the ball exactly where he was supposed to. Next time Dusty should tell him to put it between the thirdbaseman and the foul line.
Final score
Reds 8
Pirates 6
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on Sep 4, 2008 12:12 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs
Wow, good for us
The game went by like that!
by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
If only you were that good at predicting UK vs. Louisville scores....
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Fucking Remel Bradley
He blows goats all game, then gets hot just in time to cost me money.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
Come on down to the ballpark, plenty of good seats still available!
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 12:36 PM EDT reply actions
GameDay's off to a promising start
Nate McClouth’s been sitting on an 0-1 count for about five minutes now.
nice
this blog has people on here for the early games? who needs work…..
man i love watching josh fogg….er wait i mean i love watching john cueto, watching fogg sucks!
what up everybody
does anyone remember me?
Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy
by The Crushinator on Sep 4, 2008 12:41 PM EDT reply actions
welcome back Crushinator
things have sucked since youve been gone.
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 4, 2008 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
awww your a sweet heart
Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy
by The Crushinator on Sep 4, 2008 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
unless Crush brought CoPat with him to the site
to get him out of the lineup, things will continue to suck.
I bet the bats have better attendance over the next couple weeks than the reds
thats a good sign right?
Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy
by The Crushinator on Sep 4, 2008 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Dayton might have better attendance
And before you laugh, they were consistently outdrawing the Expos for a time.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
are you the same person as shark8?
is there a shark8?
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I prefer the name Keltavious Jones
Sure Neftali has the better chance of being a contributing player, and his name is good as well, but c’mon!
Keltavious Jones.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
You're spoiling it for us GameDay users
It’s only 1-0 right now.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Whoops, there it goes.
Pearce, stab his eyes!
by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I hereby propose a resolution
forcing Steve Pearce to name is next male child ‘Dirk’
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
This sounds suspiciously close to Prince Albert
by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, I just personally think that all children should be named with
one-syllable acts of violence.
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
Ah, ok
Dictionary.com tells me that it’s a Scottish knife, and the noun can be verbed. Like if you were to shiv someone.
Yeah, Douglas Adams wrote a series about a detective named Dirk Gently
and it was ironic or funny or something.
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
Especially in the movie.
Where Mos Def tries to introduce himself to the car.
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
I heart Josh Fogg's late season surge
He’s one young guy we should keep an eye on.
Overserved and underwhelmed.
by Pops Daniels on Sep 4, 2008 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Dickerson with another double...
most extra base hits through first 20 games in mlb history
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 12:52 PM EDT reply actions
Really?
Well, that’s something. I love when all of our callups have their “Keppinger phase.”
by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
he felt like he was the guy
mlb.com 8/28 – Phillips happily said, “I feel like I am that guy,” about batting third last week
sadly, his numbers suck since then
I feel that there is a substantial difference between
“the guy” and “that guy”
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
props to dusty for starting castillo after his mistake last night
i didnt think he’d get any playing time after how dusty treated rosales
It's important to find out what CoPat can do
when the chips are down!
Overserved and underwhelmed.
by Pops Daniels on Sep 4, 2008 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
The fastest man in the world
from home to first and then the sharp turn to the dugout.
Overserved and underwhelmed.
by Pops Daniels on Sep 4, 2008 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, he is batting .500
You just don’t sit a guy with those kinds of numbers.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't have sound on mlb.tv right now.
So it looks like someone was just drawing squiggly white lines coming out of Gorzelanny’s butt.
REAL MATURE, GUYS
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
by andromache on Sep 4, 2008 12:55 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
More like, Gassylanny!
Oh man, I totally GOT HIM! High five!
by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
at least Patterson isnt losing the game for us
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 4, 2008 1:10 PM EDT reply actions
Oh, did something bad happen?
I thought he just meant taking three pitches to get it to 3-0. Which is where GameDay has been stuck at for awhile.
that last pitch was a real good one to hit and he watched it
still he’s a better 3rd basemen than some teams run out there
i actually think EE is a decent guy to have
he’d be a good 6th/7th hitter, and 3rd basemen are hard to find. he hits pretty good compared to some other teams starters
Jay Bruce just hit an adam dunn looking homerun
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 1:18 PM EDT reply actions
Did it look like that because we were down 5-0 when he hit it?
High five!
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
The Next Big Thing, Jay "The Boss" Bruce Almighty
home run
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 4, 2008 1:20 PM EDT reply actions
i like mine better
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 4, 2008 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
One run is all Josh Fogg needs
Now sit back and watch a master take…. what? We’ve given up five runs already? Apparently one run is all Josh Fogg is going to get, not all that he needs.
Fogg just shut up all the haters with a leadoff double!
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 1:29 PM EDT reply actions
woah! he's totally in my face!
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 4, 2008 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Another extra base hit for Quickerson here?
I’m calling a double, followed by a getting picked off of second.
He needs to get his bat off his shoulder
Corey’ll come in for him next inning to show him how it’s done
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
he needs to not clog the bases so much. hopefully its just a rookie mistake
and man having fogg on 3rd, he cant run hes a base clogger too
GIFO time?
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 4, 2008 1:32 PM EDT reply actions
I sure hope Dickerson doesn't miss the sign.
Keppinger is perfect at placement of his weak grounders.
Then Dickerson will get an earful from Dusto.
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 4, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Reds among NL leaders
Fogg has the higest NL ERA among pitchers with at least 75 IP. To boot, he’s more than a run higher than #2, Gorzellany (see today really is a battle between #1 and #2)
Patterson and Bako rank #1 and #2 in lowest NL BA with at least 300 PA. Khalil Greene, a player the Reds almost traded for, and Kearns, are #3 and #4.
Also, of the Reds’ last 35 games, either Patterson, Bako or Fogg has started in 30.
Nice.
If Fogg keeps getting on base and scoring against Gorzelanny
he’ll see his lead dry up quickly. Fool.
yeah he looked like he tweaked somthing
that mean we get to see volquez in long relief? or maybe harang?
Part of me wants this to happen as a test
Like, if Dusty uses Harang or Volquez in long relief again, will Jocketty fire him on the spot? A) Yes. B) No.
B.
This isn’t Dusty’s team. He can’t be held responsible for his decisions.
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 4, 2008 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I read that, and I know you're joking, but I pictured him using that excuse again
and I started to get really angry. Like, seething. This team is not good for my mental well-being.
That's the standard array of emotions this team elicits
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 4, 2008 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
allow me to stoke the flames
BP, “the best player on our team”, is OPSing .762 so far. Bruce, who has struggled somethin’ fierce since his electric first few weeks, is only 15 points behind him.
Votto and EdE are the best we got, hovering around .820.
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 4, 2008 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
at least our attendance isn't 600
like in florida
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
As we were cheering at the game last night whenever a Charleston player would be on the ground:
“Let him die! Let him die, let him die, let him die!”
speaking of firing managers
who’s gonna manage the yankees next year?
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 1:39 PM EDT reply actions
I propose a manager swap
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 4, 2008 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
The saddest thing ever to think about
is that we’re not even 1/3 of the way done with the Dusty Baker era.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate you.
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 4, 2008 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Not really, but right now I do for you bringing that up.
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 4, 2008 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not happy about it either and I approve of your manager trade
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn't be so sure
We have a big-name manager!
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Not if Big Bob doesn't want to fire him
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
apparently ramirez is coming in
we could have avoided foggs injury entirely if we started him like a dead team should have
Nice picture. It freaks me out to see him in our game threads.
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 4, 2008 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Fogg gets hurt running the bases. Chien Ming Wang gets hurt running the bases.
Ergo, Fogg = Wang.
QED.
EEE clogging the bases again for that guy that hasn't done anything but be selfish today.
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 4, 2008 1:45 PM EDT reply actions
Any chance
Griff could fill Fogg’s locker with another 1500 pennies and throw him in a trade.
and by “locker” I mean “pockets” and by “trade” I mean “river”
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by Man Mountain on Sep 4, 2008 1:47 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I'd pitch in on that.
and by pitch in I mean push him off the dock.
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 4, 2008 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I just turned the radio on
Hey, Jim Kelch is calling it. Awesome!
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
bruce is our new adam dunn
apparently when they worked out this offseason he taught him how to SO in big situations.
Oh no you di'int...
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, the D-Backs are probably soooooo disappointed
when he came up in the 9th last night and won the game for them
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
i was kidding
bruce gets a pass since he’s a rookie
as for dunn, i’m real interested in watching him in the playoffs. i actually think he’ll do pretty well.
ha ha ha
“Wang”. “Groin”. heh heh
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 4, 2008 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
pics or it didn't happen
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
we're you trying to teach the policeman to read?
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Brantley
The Reds need some “veterans” to make the team exciting with all the young talent.
I swear that dipshit has “veteran presence” stitched in his fucking Underoos.
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Did anyone else see Alex Rodriguez foul ball homerun last night?
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watched it here:
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200809033416587
so if you missed it, watch it. its like historically significant.
I was watching it at a bar with the sound turned down
But am I correct in saying that the umpires went and looked at it and DIDN’T reverse it?
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it was kind of cool
i barely cleared the top of the foul pole and hit a catwalk behind it
it looked like a hr to me
me too at full speed
He absolutely destroyed that ball
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Nice reference.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
if it went around the foul pole
since it was over the foul pole they wanted to see if it curved around it (which it did) or if it curved foul
actually it was more straight over the top
watch the video, its probably more interesting than our team, our announcers are talking football. not a good sign.
I think the announcers,
and likely the umpires, were confused by the angle of the shot, since it wasn’t straight down the line.
I think we overmeet as a society.
If we're going to bother to have replays
for home run calls, perhaps we should bother to aim cameras down the foul lines.
I think we overmeet as a society.
yeah
why don’t we just have robots play the game?
Seriously, who wouldn’t like that? Besides old people, of course.
"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
Slyde's spirit of the game is captain and diet
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yeah, well, your spirit...of...the...game is...
shut up. That’s why.
"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
Do you
put one leg up in the air like those guys in the commercials or just curl it behind you like a ’50’s movie dame getting kissed?
Overserved and underwhelmed.
yep
From the slo-mo angle it did sort of look foul. The replay angle was awful.
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It hit the catwalk very foul
and I don’t think it curved that
much on the way there. But if you thought the replay was down the line, it looked fair.
I think we overmeet as a society.
you mean it was a "walkoff"
and billy zane called it
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I would support replay in baseball
if, on questionable calls, David Bowie pops out of nowhere and says, “Perhaps I might be of some assistance,” while the stadium speakers play a few bars from “Let’s Dance.”
i dont like that line on the cat walk, because the field of play is where it needs to leave
so the catwalk stripe is pretty dumb that its even there
yeah
i wish they’d get back to discussing high school football
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needs 3 more to hit the most HR by a Reds rookie since Bernie Carbo in 1970
"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
A little bit of randomness
It came out awhile ago, but I finally picked up that Baseball Project CD, “Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails.” It’s surprisingly good. I recommend it to all of you. I’ve had the song “Ted Fucking Williams” stuck in my head for a week now..
Hey, I’m a Diamondbacks fan and I had a question. Adam Dunn seems pretty likeable in the first couple weeks we’ve had him, but I know wasn’t popular with some of the fans and media in Cincinnati, and we were just wondering why.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Because Cincinnati is old school......
….and not in a good way. The announcers and columnists here poisoned the public’s opinion of Dunn from nearly the beginning because he wasn’t scrappy like Pete Rose or Chris Sabo. He was white enough to be a Cincinnati hero, just not hustle-riffic enough.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
Ah, I see
Then they’d love Eric Byrnes.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Yes indeed
he could suck out loud, but if he’s diving while he’s doing it, well…
Overserved and underwhelmed.
Stick him in an outfield with Ryan Freel
And Red fans would be expecting to see Ray Liotta walking out of the Ohio River, while Kevin Costner decided to have a little fun and tell him that he was in Iowa.
Stick them both in an outfield with Norris Hopper, and only Norris Hopper would emerge, Thunderdome style.
when he's cold.....he's real cold. and when that happened he crushed the run production.
personally i’ve been back and forth on him . he doesnt pile up very many RBIs given the amount of homers hit….but that might mean he didnt have many guys on base in front of him either. but he’s gonna be a real asset to your team.
he also got overlooked for playing nearly everyday
you could depend on him in a time in cincinnati where we didnt have a dependable OF on the bench too much with injuries. you gotta love a guy you know is there to play everyday.
he doesnt pile up very many RBIs given the amount of homers hit….but that might mean he didnt have many guys on base in front of him either
You messed up and put a “might” in there.
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by Man Mountain on Sep 4, 2008 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Because we are idiots
He is a very likeable guy, a great teammate, and never failed to provide an amusing quote or story to the press. But this is the town of Pete Rose, and if you aren’t a scrappy hustler, then you’re trash. People here didn’t like his strikeouts, they were put off by his defense, and were upset that he didn’t show improvement as a player (never mind penciling him in for 40 home runs, 100 RBI, 100 runs, and 100 walks every year). They wanted him to be Albert Pujols, and couldn’t wrap their minds around the fact that while his batting average was really low, his OBP was really high.
Most of us here on Red Reporter miss him like crazy, and are rooting for the Snakes to do well in the playoffs.
Indeed
Go snakes! Especially if up against the Cubs. Gotta love Dunn’s numbers at Wrigley.
Overserved and underwhelmed.
if dunn helps knock the cubs out of the playoffs
i’d feel like the trade was amazing just for that. then they could sign him in the offseason.
It's like
seeing your ex-girlfriend at a bar, only since you dumped her she became smoking hot and started dating Brad Pitt. You’re just staring at them having a great time from afar, wondering what could have been. You’re knee deep in your fantasy when Corey Patterson snaps you out of it by knocking over your beer into your lap, and all you can do is sit there and stare at the wall.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks
Yeah, I got the sense from reading here when the trade went down that a lot of the sentiment was “Aw, crap, well, hopefully they’ll appreciate him.” He seems like a pretty good guy and he’s been great at the plate for us- we’re thinking we probably won’t be able to re-sign him, but we’re wishing we could a lot more than we were when we traded for him.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
There's that faint glimmer of hope that Adam will come to home to us in the off-season
Which might make sense if the local media and idiot fans hadn’t spent the last eight years crucifying him every day. And he was a homegrown player for chrissakes!
Thinking about it makes me angry.
I think WLW's poignant sendoff pretty much killed that dream.
Sigh.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
but that's alright
we’ll be rockin’ and a rollin’ on a livingston saturday night
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Is Dickerson for real
or is he norris hopper on spinach?
Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy
Hence the allusion to spinach
But is he For reeeal kiiid???
Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy
by The Crushinator on Sep 4, 2008 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm always wary of touting
a player like him with the small sample and burst at the end of the year. Who the hell knows?
Overserved and underwhelmed.
i like him personally, i think he can hold down CF next yr
but its good to see us reds fans learning not to jump to conclusions. at least this team sucking can make us smarter….i guess
I'm a realist
I like the kid, but have had my hopes and dreams crushed by these September call ups for years and years. I.E. He’ll bat .245 next year
Politickin' in God's Country
he batted like .260 in AAA
but .300 vs RH….sounds like a perfect platoon player. plus he has speed and power.
It's his Keppinger phase
Little heralded semi-prospect comes up to the big club, tears shit up for a month or so, raises hopes, then quickly plummets back to the mean. A timely injury can prolong the amount of time fans will give him to “recover his form.”
That said, I’m thoroughly enjoying Quickerson right now. I hope that he can be a productive center fielder, but my real hope is that he’s our productive fourth outfielder.
I'd like him more as Quis Quickerson
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 4, 2008 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Im gonna go out on a limb and say
that quickerson hits 6 homers every 20 games for the rest of his carreer.
Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy
by The Crushinator on Sep 4, 2008 2:58 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
That's what, 48-49 per year?
That will definitely happen. Definitely.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate to be mr out of the loop, but i am
Can anyone give me a couple quick points on Hanigan
Are there any more dinner rolls? -President Ted Kennedy
I like Zap Hanigan a lot more than Bako or Valentin
Ideally, I’d want him to be our backup and we go out and get a quality starting catcher. I think I’d like Kelly Shoppach, but I also don’t think we could get him.
chandrathan resembles that remark
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
uh oh. i figured out how to post pictures, that means....
i see your weird crown guy picture and raise you this:
your knew hear
the proper terminology is Fuck the Heck??
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Nate McLouth = Hunter Pence
I freakin hate those guys.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Co-Patt to pinch hit?
Just can’t escape this guy
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 4, 2008 3:25 PM EDT reply actions
You never know....
The #9 spot in the order is 4-4 today!
by Burnin' with pride on Sep 4, 2008 3:26 PM EDT reply actions
Thank you
Been reading for a month or 2….decided to comment today. Go Reds, Go Krogering!
by Burnin' with pride on Sep 4, 2008 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I can only hope as so
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 4, 2008 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
horrible pitch to swing at on the 1st pitch brandon!!!!!!!!
its pretty simple, if the 1st pitch is a real good pitch to hit swing at it. otherwise wait for a better strike.
Jo-eh!
It's so watery - and yet, there's a smack of ham to it.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 4, 2008 3:36 PM EDT reply actions
Didn't somebody predict 8-6 Reds?
13 years since the playoffs...
by Burnin' with pride on Sep 4, 2008 3:38 PM EDT reply actions
jch trancends both time and space to provide accurate scores of meaningless games
Politickin' in God's Country
Hey jch,
What are the Bengals gonna do on Sunday? I need to made a few extra bones.
Overserved and underwhelmed.
Final Scroe
Bengals 24
Ravens 13
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
That BB to Sanchez is very frustrating....
I’m worried how our big-free-agent-signing-to-a-multi-year-contract closer is going to perform for the duration of his stay here. I mean…what if we ever play a meaningful game….and we really need him to slam the door!
13 years since the playoffs...
by Burnin' with pride on Sep 4, 2008 3:48 PM EDT reply actions
Pirates pulling out all the stops to attempt the sweep!
Oh the suspense!!!!
Politickin' in God's Country
And he gets him out with the count full and the runners going!
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Politickin' in God's Country
It's also the time of year for fantasy football.
You’re going down this week, chesire. :)
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I need to pick up a defense first.
Preferably one that isn’t playing the Colts.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm going to give in and rec a JCH post
good job!
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 3:52 PM EDT reply actions
One more for good measure
NY Giants 31
Redskins 14
(When I’m wrong on this and the Bengals prediction I’ll be “due”, per Dusty Rules)
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
You really think the Redskins can score 14?
Unless they learned something about scoring in the past two weeks, I have my doubts.
I suspect their score will be a multiple of 3.
I think we overmeet as a society.
I only say that because of Portis
And the Giants losing Strahan & Whatshisname from their D-Line.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
Whatshisname
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For those of you that will be interested
Comedy Central is releasing a new Mitch Hedberg CD this tuesday
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 4:28 PM EDT reply actions
This is great...
are they storing Mitch in the same place as 2Pac?
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
i guess so...
it’s supposedly made up of new material…or at least different stuff than his other two cds
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Awesome, doesn't matter if he's actually dead or not.
I’m still getting it. Mitch Hedberg FTW.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Sep 4, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
it'll be the first cd i've bought since the last buffett!
by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
A lot of us hope that was the last buffett
Kentuck Arts Festival: October 18th.
Details at Sinful Savage Tigers
So there was a Reds Game and nobody called me.....thanks
Because I missed the game I am hoping some one will tell me why Fogg was pitching when we have this young Ramirez Stud available?
Looks like a good day for #s 1thru6 in the Reds line up.
At least I get to bowl tonight and won’t feel compelled to watch Sgt. McCain accept the Repub nomination.
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
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