Game Recap: Reds 10 - Cubs 2
Nice night at the ballpark this evening. Four Reds players had 2 hits each, including Jay Bruce and Joey Votto who both also homered. Bronson Arroyo had his 10th quality start in his last 13 games pitched and picked up his 14th win of the season. The Cubs lost their 6th straight game, though they may still take a game off of their magic number since Eric Gagne blows. Corey Patterson...uh, forget it.
Tonight's question of the night is, who will hit more home runs the rest of the season Joey Votto or Jay Bruce. Votto has 2 more on the season as a whole, albeit in 120 more PAs. I'd probably go with Votto since he has been white hot lately, but Bruce is starting to hit over the last week or so as well, so it could be interesting.
I've been misreporting this for a couple of days, so I wanted to clarify that if either player can reach 20 HRs, it will be the most by a Reds rookie since Bernie Carbo hit 21 in 1970. If either player tops that 21, it will be second to only Frank Robinson's 38 in 1956. I think it'd be pretty cool if both guys could top 21 this season, just for shits and giggles.
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I wanna talk into the wee hours of the night!
But sadly I don’t think anyone else is interested. Alas, the story of my life.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on Sep 5, 2008 11:14 PM EDT 0 recs
Hot Friday night at the office like me?
Politickin' in God's Country
by chesirecat on
Sep 5, 2008 11:23 PM EDT
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Worse
Cleaning in anticipation of a shit tonne of kids/adults in my house tomorrow for my daughter’s birthday.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 5, 2008 11:29 PM EDT
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How can you clean
while you’re typing on the computer?! Get back to work!
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on
Sep 5, 2008 11:32 PM EDT
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Quiet, you
I have to step away from the toxic chemicals every now and then. I’m generally a pretty clean person, but in lieu of my recent work schedule and my temporary status in this house (not caring as much as I should), I’ve let things go downhill quick. This has been a painful lesson in doing the little things every day to make a big difference in the long run.
Did the Marty/tHom/Cowboy come across in that last sentence like I hoped it would? :)
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 5, 2008 11:35 PM EDT
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I only clean...
…when I’m expecting guests. Sometimes I invite people over just for cleaning motivation. :)
Some “situational cleaning” advice: the bathroom mirror and the back of the bathroom door are high-leverage. That’s where female guests tend to look. The first because they’re checking how they look, the second because that’s what you stare at when you’re sitting on the can. (Might not occur to people who stand up to pee.)
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on
Sep 5, 2008 11:46 PM EDT
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that's okay
Jeremy doesn’t stand to pee.
"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 5, 2008 11:49 PM EDT
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I thought I asked you to turn the other way
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 5, 2008 11:52 PM EDT
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Actually
I’m in an older house, so the toilet is in a weird spot, so you’re staring at a wall.
At this point I feel like sukr the night he was trying to decide what to eat. Except better looking, of course.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 5, 2008 11:58 PM EDT
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Good luck
I never inflicted such pain on my parents, but I imagine it to be an unenviable task
Politickin' in God's Country
by chesirecat on
Sep 5, 2008 11:35 PM EDT
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It's tough to be sure
But totally worth it on occasion. Such as:

He’s the good one. I’m pretty sure she is pure evil, especially when armed with a lollipop the size of her head. :)
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 5, 2008 11:40 PM EDT
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Picture perfect and you got a rare Reds W to cap off the night
Politickin' in God's Country
by chesirecat on
Sep 5, 2008 11:54 PM EDT
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Sadly
I got that via text from the ex wife. I got them the tix since it was fireworks night, but couldn’t attend due to my own fireworks preparation. Such is life I guess.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 5, 2008 11:56 PM EDT
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Morrow with a no hitter through six?
And it has to hurt when the announcers say “a rare RBI for Johjima”.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on Sep 5, 2008 11:41 PM EDT 0 recs
damn
I almost picked Morrow up for the playoff run in my fantasy league, but I didn’t really need him anyway. With the help of Votto and Bruce, I’m dominating this week’s playoff matchup so far.
"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 5, 2008 11:48 PM EDT
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Sure, rub salt in the wound
The guy’s not even a starter. This is his first major league start. He was a reliever in the minors.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on
Sep 5, 2008 11:57 PM EDT
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No-hitter ended with two outs in the 8th
Shutout gone, too. Wilson Betemit double ended both.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on
Sep 6, 2008 12:10 AM EDT
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I'm here, and I only have one question
who rec’d this thread?
by chandrathan on Sep 5, 2008 11:49 PM EDT 0 recs
Slyde knows
If you let him watch you pee, he might tell you.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 5, 2008 11:52 PM EDT
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why would he want to watch me pee?
he’s not some kind of sick pervert is he?
by chandrathan on
Sep 5, 2008 11:53 PM EDT
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Dude
You’ve met him. ’Nuff said.
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by jch24 on
Sep 5, 2008 11:56 PM EDT
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YESSIR
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 12:00 AM EDT
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so you are saying that slyde is a sick pervert that likes to watch guys pee?
by chandrathan on
Sep 6, 2008 12:01 AM EDT
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No
Slyde is a fine upstanding young man. A Great American if you will.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 12:06 AM EDT
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oh good
i was starting to worry
i just don’t know about that type of behavior
by chandrathan on
Sep 6, 2008 12:08 AM EDT
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Ethier
Why did he look back? He coulda made it…..
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on Sep 6, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 recs
Jay Bruce seems to me like he hasn't hit a lot of home runs this year...
but if you take what he’s done so far this year, and project it over a full season, then he would hit 30.
I think that’s pretty good.
by chandrathan on Sep 6, 2008 12:22 AM EDT 0 recs
He went through a hell of a slump after the torrid start
But still looks to be okay. I’m impressed, especially considering he’s only 21 years old.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 12:33 AM EDT
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yeah, when i started thinking about that, it made me feel a lot better
by chandrathan on
Sep 6, 2008 12:34 AM EDT
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At 21 years old
I couldn’t find my ass with both hands and a mapquest printout. The fact that he’s hitting major league pitching stuns me, and the way he started impresses the shit out of me considering how he’s been hyped over the years. That’s a hell of a lot of pressure on someone that young, and he stepped up HUGE.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 12:38 AM EDT
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Hey now
I’m not the one who’s in “midlife”.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 12:41 AM EDT
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my bad
And I dunno. I seriously wonder if it was alter that we were all fooled by. Maybe I’ll get an email soon explaining it all.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 12:44 AM EDT
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i'm sure I'll get it as well
I can picture it now…
by chandrathan on
Sep 6, 2008 12:47 AM EDT
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yeah being so young
and still averaging out 30 homers in a season in which he has looked embarrassing for lengthy stretches is a good sign. this season has been gut wrenching, but we still have The Wagon, The Boss, Vottomatic, Johnny B Good, The Harangatang, and some other guys who dont have as cool of nicknames. next year will be better, i promise. it HAS to be.
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Sep 6, 2008 12:39 AM EDT
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Please don't jinx us.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 12:41 AM EDT
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this curbs all of our collective enthusiasm

Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Sep 6, 2008 12:48 AM EDT
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Damn you
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 12:49 AM EDT
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you know
i will always remember that day. ive only had that feeling twice in my life. the first was in November of 2004, and the second was that day. its that feeling where you know, not that you are afraid or you have a bad feeling, but really KNOW, that things are not going to go well for the foreseeable future. chilling.
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Sep 6, 2008 12:54 AM EDT
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SO....
Two former Kansas Jayhawks got kicked out of the NBA Rookie Convention for innapropriate behavior…
But, if you can’t have pot and women, what’s the point of being in the NBA?
by chandrathan on Sep 6, 2008 1:00 AM EDT 1 recs
NBA?
sounds like Tuesday to me
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Sep 6, 2008 1:02 AM EDT
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Where are you located Charlie?
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by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 1:03 AM EDT
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Thunderdome
i mean Hilliard
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Sep 6, 2008 1:04 AM EDT
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I don't get it
I was just gonna ask if you wanted to meet up with us Sunday to watch some football.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 1:06 AM EDT
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love to
but the 2 hour drive would be a killer. Hilliard is a western suburb of Columbus.
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Sep 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
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Ah
Well when you come to town let me know, I’d love to put a face with the name. Trust me, the comments make a lot more sense when you have a tone of voice to put with them. :)
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 1:11 AM EDT
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i have a feeling it would only confuse me further
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Sep 6, 2008 1:16 AM EDT
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Mads
I know you’ll see this – what are your plans for Sunday? Are you interested in meeting me and obc (at the minimum), watching some football, and bitching about this train wreck of a team?
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by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 1:22 AM EDT
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no doubt
i would love to meet some fellow Red Reporters. we should try to organize a grand Red Reporter Gala next year, where all Red Reporters from all corners of the globe can converge on Cincinnati and celebrate a shameful mid-season weekend series sweep to a 5th place team.
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Sep 6, 2008 1:15 AM EDT
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What he said.
It’s good times.
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by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 1:17 AM EDT
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We have video, even
Ash is the media curator of that bad boy I think. Here’s the deal – ‘tHan can’t handle his drink, and I’m a devious monkey.
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by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 1:21 AM EDT
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that could work
are chicks allowed?
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Sep 6, 2008 1:18 AM EDT
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cuz my wife would probably want to come
and she really isnt a big fan of beer or baseball.
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Sep 6, 2008 1:21 AM EDT
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She'll love me then
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 1:22 AM EDT
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thats what im afraid of
im the jealous type
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Sep 6, 2008 1:25 AM EDT
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don't waorry
as long as I don’t buy her a drink, she won’t end up pregnant.
(this jokes makes a lot more sense if you had been at GameWorks)
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by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 1:26 AM EDT
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ahh i love inside jokes
i hope to be a part of one someday
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Sep 6, 2008 1:26 AM EDT
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you got that netflix
where you can watch stuff instantly? they have the first 3 seasons on there. its like you can watch the office any time you want!
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Sep 6, 2008 1:29 AM EDT
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I don't have netflix
but it would be awesome if i did!
As it stands, I just have to watch the two episodes tbs plays per week…
by chandrathan on
Sep 6, 2008 1:30 AM EDT
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OnDemand?
I have that. If I ever figure out how to use it, that would be awesome.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 1:30 AM EDT
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The sad thing is
I stand a better chance of “illegally” pulling my recorded shows off my DVR than actually figuring what channel is what and how to access what I want to watch.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on
Sep 6, 2008 1:31 AM EDT
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its all on the netflix.com
you have to download their special media player, but its easy and oh so awesome. their selection could really use some variety, but having all the office makes it more than worth it.
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Sep 6, 2008 1:32 AM EDT
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I'm a bad person
I never watched the office, and I haven’t attempted to watch it since. It really seems like something




