Reds run themselves off the bases, lose 2-1 to the Pirates
by Slyde on Mar 2, 2009 3:47 PM EST
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PrintIt's tough to tell how well a game is played when you don't have any audio or video to back it up, but for a 2-1 game, this one looks like a real stinker.
- If the story of the day is not Homer Bailey, it has to be among the main plot points. Some might say that it's just the Pirates, but last time I checked they were a team the Reds lost to 9 times last year in 15 games. Bailey has now struck out 6 batters in 4 innings this Spring while only allowing 2 base runners (1 hit, 1 walk). The ball is now in Micah Owings' court.
- The bullpen looked pretty good, with solid outings from Mike Lincoln, Ron Flores, and Daniel Ray Herrera. Aaron Fultz gave up a hit and two walks, allowing a run in the 6th. That can't help his chances of joining a bullpen that really only has one open spot up for play. Josh Roenicke was hurt by a catcher's interference that extended the inning in the 8th and ultimately led to the winning run for the Pirates.
- The offense didn't do much today. Brandon Phillips doubled in the fourth and was brought around on a ground out and sac fly by Edwin Encarnacion and Jonny Gomes respectively for the Reds only run.
- Laynce Nix, Kevin Barker, and Paul Janish each added doubles as well, not that it mattered much.
- Team Havoc continues to drive me bonkers. They made three more outs on the base paths today, two on steal attempts and Janish was thrown out at home plate in the 8th. The base running mistakes are starting to get laughable.
The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game goes to Homer Bailey. He takes home a 50lb bag of venison and a tub of Montgomery Inn BBQ sauce.
The Reds are now 3-3 on the Spring. Tomorrow they try to avenge their 16-5 loss to the Red Sox.
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Janish
I think he’s leading the team in AVG and OPB, or close to it. Too bad about the havoc. :-P
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
out at the plate
Doesn’t look like it was that close…
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Team Havoc.
When the games start to matter and we’re making these kinds of outs, can we hope someone like a GM or owner can lay down some sort of law?
I’d be more worried about 50% success rate – enough to seriously affect our chances, but not enough to get criticism from a lot of people in power.
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
.167 average as of before his last hit, BF
Grumble. Grumble. Last year’s low offense could well be replaced by this year’s no offense. Especially with the team of Dustbrains and the wiley Mark Berry and their new West Coast Havoc Offense.
Perhaps a a flatbed truck loaded with cadavers will explode in front of a Star Trek convention. One can only dream and hope.
Baily is for bull pen
I don’t recall if this has been discussed so I apologize if I just missed this discussion.
Would Homer be better suited for the bullpen?
If you're not having fun, stop participating.
i've read it takes him a while to warm up
Dusty seems to think a swing role could be benificial for him, if he doesn’t make the rotation.
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
I would have no problem
with all the “aggressive” baserunning in Spring Training if I weren’t 100% sure that it will continue unabated into the regular season no matter how poor the team is at it.
I’ve already started bubble-wrapping my breakables in anticipation.
There's action across the street. It's Snowman! Take him!
Can you hand me the packing tape?
Everything I own that’s worth over $5 will need to be protected over this long season.
jch: how much bubble wrap should I use on a 2-year-old?
I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar
Depends on how far you're throwing them
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot uderage girls were FBI agents.....
I believe that the correct distance can be calculated
based on an inverted proportion of havoc, more easily calculated as a direct proportion of covah.
I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar
If I'm throwing kids
You betta run fo covah, I gots lots of ammo.
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
That's what she said.
And that’s how the kids happened.
I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar
Bailey did not throw overly well today
It was windy and a bit colder whiched caused him to be a little tight. He had to rely more on his breaking pitches.
Now it is in Owings court. Going to be a tough act to follow, especially if Bailey has his “A” game in a start later in March.
On the Internet, who cares?
We want to build long period of time. I didn’t come here for the shot run.
Without television, we need an eyewitness report on Mark Berry's performance.
Or judgment. Or eyesight.
I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar
the bandanna-around-the-eyes was actually how Bailey pitched LAST season
Now that he’s allowed to pitch without it, he’s been a revelation.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Of course he was.
Johnnypronto is Micah Owings.
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by Paul Householder on Mar 2, 2009 6:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
what is this whole Johnnypronto thing
I remember him but I don’t know why hes still funny
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by The Crushinator on Mar 2, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
can't you tell?
You admin types can see people’s IPs, can’t you? If it’s not in Flordia, he wasn’t there.
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or I could just ask him
and no we can’t check the ip address of an individual comment.
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your powers are limited
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Mar 2, 2009 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
It's a system of recs and balances
by Brendanukkah on Mar 2, 2009 9:49 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
i almost rec'd that
but i figured you are out trolling for rec’s.
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Mar 2, 2009 11:34 PM EST up reply actions
Why is everybody so down on the baserunning
It’s all part of Dusty’s master plan. It’s called unclogging the bases. He instituted it as a policy last year but Dunn insisted on taking walks and the plan went awry. With Dunn gone, Dusty has given this team a mandate that no base is to be clogged for more than one batter. This strategy seems to be getting confused with its distant cousin Creating Havoc, but with the Havoc strategy getting on base by any means is encouraged. With Dusty’s unclogging the bases strategy, the only legitimate way to reach base is via basehit.
Its the newest rage in California - the West Coast Havoc Offense
The dodger Way
Yer Out Bitches
Perhaps a a flatbed truck loaded with cadavers will explode in front of a Star Trek convention. One can only dream and hope.
Nasty slide by Norm Charlton, Jr.
I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar
I just wanted to say that I missed the 2nd half of the game
to go to a friends to be introduced to Dr. Who
For those that don’t know, its a pretty good show…I’m not one for sci-fi, but if you buy into it, you buy into it.
The first episode I saw was “”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_(Doctor_Who)" >Blink" which has these Weeping Angels statues that are pretty much the freakiest thing ever. The existence of statues that want to suck my potential out of my body are yet another reason why I am getting the Hell out of DC as soon as possible.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
ergghhh
The link I was trying to give was for the wiki-link to the episode Blink. Did that work?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
I prefer Rose.
Best looking Dr. Who side kick ever:
Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.
I dunno - try getting through this entire video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Aj_rVWb20
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According to Baseball America
the Reds have signed Adam Greenberg to a minor league contract (no spring training invite). He’s a little guy for an outfielder: 5’-9", 180 lbs. Which probably means he’s really 5’-7" or so. He’s Jewish.
His batting average is .000, and his on-base percentage is 1.000. He has seen only one major league plate appearance. In fact, he’s seen only one pitch. His very first plate appearance, he was beaned by the first pitch he saw. Which was a 91 mph fastball. He was out the rest of the season, and has played mostly AA ball since. His Wikipedia entry says he’s still suffering the aftermath of the concussion he got in 2005.
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THAT'S ANTI-SEMITIC
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
VGCG
In 2003, when Executive Editor of Baseball America Jim Callis was asked whether he thought Greenberg had a chance to be a starter, or was destined to be a backup, he responded: “Very good character guy, often compared to John Cangelosi, more of a fourth or fifth outfielder.”
This guy was evdiently a minor prospect at one point. Odd that his Wikipedia page is nearly as long as MIlard Filmore’s.
"Dr. Two-Brains has a strange name because he does have two brains but he's not really a doctor. He just steals cheese."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 3, 2009 9:25 AM EST up reply actions
Fully boxed frame'd.
In 2003, when Executive Editor of Baseball America Jim Callis was asked whether he thought Greenberg had a chance to be a starter, or was destined to be a backup, he responded: "Very good character guy, often compared to John Cangelosi, more of a fourth or fifth outfielder."
This guy was evdiently a minor prospect at one point. Odd that his Wikipedia page is nearly as long as MIlard Filmore’s.
"Dr. Two-Brains has a strange name because he does have two brains but he's not really a doctor. He just steals cheese."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 3, 2009 9:26 AM EST up reply actions
if the Reds give him an AB
and ruin his chance to be an even more bizarre version of Moonlight Graham, I for one will be bummed out.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
That would be cool,
but the kid can get on base, and deserves a chance to live his dream, if only for a September cup of coffee.
I’m rooting for the little guy.
I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar
Team HAVOC.
"Dr. Two-Brains has a strange name because he does have two brains but he's not really a doctor. He just steals cheese."
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