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Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds, Sep 4, 2008 12:35 PM EDT


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Pittsburgh Pirates
@ Cincinnati Reds

Thursday, Sep 4, 2008, 12:35 PM EDT
Great American Ball Park

Tom Gorzelanny vs Josh Fogg

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 85.

 

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W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2008 - Tom Gorzelanny 6-9 6.61 1.78 60 66

W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2008 - Josh Fogg 2-7 7.29 1.58 44 26

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

by Slyde on Sep 4, 2008 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by Slyde on Sep 4, 2008 10:39 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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

by Slyde on Sep 4, 2008 10:45 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

thing.

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

by andromache on Sep 4, 2008 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by Slyde on Sep 4, 2008 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 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   0 recs

Congratuwelldone, Dusty, congratuwelldone.

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

by andromache on Sep 4, 2008 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by ken on Sep 4, 2008 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, good for us

The game went by like that!

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What're you on?

And where can I get some?

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Sep 4, 2008 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You weird, wonderful

fucking psychic you.

Overserved and underwhelmed.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 4, 2008 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ta Da! :)

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

by jch24 on Sep 4, 2008 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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?

by jch24 on Sep 4, 2008 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

GameDay's off to a promising start

Nate McClouth’s been sitting on an 0-1 count for about five minutes now.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 12:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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!

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 12:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

unless Crush brought CoPat with him to the site

to get him out of the lineup, things will continue to suck.

by bbjones on Sep 4, 2008 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

they are in the post season too

neftali soto, remember the name

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes

i like it better w/o the number

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

how about...

kahaulelio

freakin mouthful

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Throw that man a party.

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

by andromache on Sep 4, 2008 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hereby propose a resolution

forcing Steve Pearce to name is next male child ‘Dirk’

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

by andromache on Sep 4, 2008 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by andromache on Sep 4, 2008 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And now to show off my ignorance

Dirk? Act of violence? Estoy confused.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

dirk means stab, archaically.

Or something.

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

by andromache on Sep 4, 2008 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by andromache on Sep 4, 2008 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really liked that.

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

by andromache on Sep 4, 2008 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Especially in the movie.

Where Mos Def tries to introduce himself to the car.

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

by andromache on Sep 4, 2008 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

Dickerson with another double...

most extra base hits through first 20 games in mlb history

Flamenco strikes back!! Return of Don!

by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 12:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

really?

thats pretty cool.

we might have someone beat the mendoza line this year too,

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 12:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

Or that kind of number.

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

by andromache on Sep 4, 2008 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

reds over/under for runs:

2.5

i say over…meaning 3

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 1:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

3-0 count to EE

did he seriously just take 3 pitches in a row?

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 1:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Oof.

Oh well, Eddie’s still my favorite remaining player.

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

by andromache on Sep 4, 2008 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 1:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Well

He is a blast to watch.

Overserved and underwhelmed.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 4, 2008 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Another extra base hit for Quickerson here?

I’m calling a double, followed by a getting picked off of second.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 1:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

no way

the hit and run will be on

Flamenco strikes back!! Return of Don!

by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah

Strike ’em out throw ’em out then

Overserved and underwhelmed.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 4, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

One can dream

Overserved and underwhelmed.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 4, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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.

by bengalred on Sep 4, 2008 1:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah he looked like he tweaked somthing

that mean we get to see volquez in long relief? or maybe harang?

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

A. because if not,

the fans would stop coming to the games………..oh nevermind that already happened

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

speaking of firing managers

who’s gonna manage the yankees next year?

Flamenco strikes back!! Return of Don!

by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 1:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

apparently ramirez is coming in

we could have avoided foggs injury entirely if we started him like a dead team should have

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 1:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

johnnie b. baker

our beloved manager

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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

by BK on Sep 4, 2008 1:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

bruce is our new adam dunn

apparently when they worked out this offseason he taught him how to SO in big situations.

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 1:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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.

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good.

I’m also looking forward to the D-Backs making some noise in the playoffs this year thanks to that overpaid lazy donkey who doesn’t like baseball.

"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   0 recs

a Wang-like injury indeed

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by Man Mountain on Sep 4, 2008 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

Ramirez>>>>>>>Fogg

The double be damned

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Sep 4, 2008 2:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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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by Man Mountain on Sep 4, 2008 2:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

flat out fair ball

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by Man Mountain on Sep 4, 2008 2:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

flat out good hit

hey phillips, be “that guy”

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

watched it here:

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200809033416587

so if you missed it, watch it. its like historically significant.

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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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by Man Mountain on Sep 4, 2008 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

me too at full speed

He absolutely destroyed that ball

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by Man Mountain on Sep 4, 2008 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Eh, it's helping him pass Bonds

For the greater good. The greater good!

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

what did they look at exactly?

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 4, 2008 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Gray on Sep 4, 2008 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Gray on Sep 4, 2008 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by Slyde on Sep 4, 2008 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by Slyde on Sep 4, 2008 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 4, 2008 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yep

From the slo-mo angle it did sort of look foul. The replay angle was awful.

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by Man Mountain on Sep 4, 2008 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Gray on Sep 4, 2008 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know about a homerun,

but…

it was a model, ya know what i mean?

Flamenco strikes back!! Return of Don!

by chandrathan on Sep 4, 2008 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you mean it was a "walkoff"

and billy zane called it

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by Man Mountain on Sep 4, 2008 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.”

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

BOOOOOO

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Sep 4, 2008 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are they making NFL picks on FSN?

What the hell was that?

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by xjjeep90 on Sep 4, 2008 2:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah

i wish they’d get back to discussing high school football

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by Man Mountain on Sep 4, 2008 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

bengals will win

so will the vikings

and i’m not a bengals fan….

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 2:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

for the people!!!

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by Man Mountain on Sep 4, 2008 2:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

another dunn clone.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 4, 2008 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by Slyde on Sep 4, 2008 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

JOOOOO-EHHHHH!!!

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by BK on Sep 4, 2008 2:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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..

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 2:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Son, you are flat out raking!

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by chesirecat on Sep 4, 2008 2:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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.

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by kishi on Sep 4, 2008 2:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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?

by jch24 on Sep 4, 2008 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, I see

Then they’d love Eric Byrnes.

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by kishi on Sep 4, 2008 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes indeed

he could suck out loud, but if he’s diving while he’s doing it, well…

Overserved and underwhelmed.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 4, 2008 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and 72 wins later....

Overserved and underwhelmed.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 4, 2008 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

Cause the media here

is ready-whipped shit, and many fans follow suit.

Overserved and underwhelmed.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 4, 2008 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 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.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Indeed

Go snakes! Especially if up against the Cubs. Gotta love Dunn’s numbers at Wrigley.

Overserved and underwhelmed.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 4, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

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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."

by kishi on Sep 4, 2008 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is Dickerson for real

or is he norris hopper on spinach?

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by The Crushinator on Sep 4, 2008 2:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hence the allusion to spinach

But is he For reeeal kiiid???

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by The Crushinator on Sep 4, 2008 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 4, 2008 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Smarter? Not really?

I still get hopeful that Drew Stubbs will be a productive major leaguer.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

plantoon em

i hear very good things about stubbses’s defense

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

...

Have you ever been to Cuba?

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Rec'd

Because you made me giggel.

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

by jch24 on Sep 4, 2008 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

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by chesirecat on Sep 4, 2008 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he batted like .260 in AAA

but .300 vs RH….sounds like a perfect platoon player. plus he has speed and power.

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

Hey... tie ballgame!

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by BK on Sep 4, 2008 2:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Im gonna go out on a limb and say

that quickerson hits 6 homers every 20 games for the rest of his carreer.

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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.

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by BK on Sep 4, 2008 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hate to be mr out of the loop, but i am

Can anyone give me a couple quick points on Hanigan

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by The Crushinator on Sep 4, 2008 3:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He looks to be

two years shy of Corky Millerdom.

Overserved and underwhelmed.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 4, 2008 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 4, 2008 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

jimmy buffet?

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by Man Mountain on Sep 4, 2008 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

chandrathan resembles that remark

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by BK on Sep 4, 2008 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

uh oh. i figured out how to post pictures, that means....

i see your weird crown guy picture and raise you this:

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Overserved and underwhelmed.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 4, 2008 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wtf?

bout all i can say to that

by sharks on Sep 4, 2008 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs