Spring Game 31 Thread: Yankees at Reds
by Slyde on Mar 31, 2009 12:30 PM EDT
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It's the second-to-last game at tired old Ed Smith Stadium. Try to keep from getting too misty.
Today we'll see Micah Owings take on Joba Chamberlain. Owings had 5 walks in his last start, but managed to only give up just one run in his 4 innings pitched. The big issue for Owings right now might be that he has yet to finish 5 full innings this Spring, the only one of the remaining 6 starters not to have done so. Barring anything catastrophic, he's probably made the team as the 5th starter and this is likely his last start of the Spring.
The Reds last faced Chamberlain back on March 10th, when they managed to get 3 hits off of him and score 1 run over 3 innings. With the way the offense has been struggling this past week, don't be surprised if we see much of the same today.
The good news for the Reds is that Edwin Encarnacion is back in the lineup. He was the DH in a minor league game yesterday where he went 3 for 6. The fact that he's playing today means the Reds feel he is likely healthy enough to play on Opening Day, otherwise he'd be playing the minors to allow them to back date his eligibility if he goes on the DL. They'll continue to play Alex Gonzalez in the minor league games for that very reason.
See the lineups after the jump.
Game time is 1:05pm. The Reds are on the radio today, or you can check them out on Gameday.
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First!!!
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
They must still be worried about EdE's health
The lineup has Dickerson cheating in from his LF position to be a second thirdbaseman.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
I have no idea what you are talking about
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Too late!
I saw it and D-Rock saw it. And, unless you kill us both, then folks will be talking for a long time about that one time where Slyde made a mistake when posting the lineup to a spring training game on a Cincinnati Reds’ blog.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
*cough* yesterday *cough*
"Sometimes I listen for Griffey’s infectious laugh or Dunn’s humor and wit. But they’re gone." - Dusty
I heard some guy got killed in New York City and they never found the guy that did it
But you wouldn’t know anything about that, would you, Sax?
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
No, but the radiation did make all the cats shoot lasers out of their mouths
Some will use this power for good, others for evil. Who will win in a world of…. LASERCATS!
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
i thought it killed all the people
and changed all the bears so that they took over the society that we left…BEAR CITY!
My millions are unconventional!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
A super secret group of highly trained bears....
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.....
DIckerson is in left field
: )
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
or is is Dlckerson?
capital I’s and lowercase L’s confuse me.
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
I'm just concerned about Voto
Why isn’t he in the lineup? Was he cut? Anybody got an injury update?
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
t-virus
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Mar 31, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
it's not fun when someone is being a dick to you, is it?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Maybe I'm misunderstanding
But it seemed to me like he was joining me in being a dick to you.
(Seven more can join in before we stop being circle jerks to Slyde)
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe I was just saying what I wanted you to hear
dick
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Mar 31, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I mean this guy's like Bronson Arroyo in there, with carpal tunnels!
Wait, how does that quote go?
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
ooh, Eddie Murphy talked about that STD
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Mar 31, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
he was only around for a day
but I hink he won a place in all our hears
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Mar 31, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Looking at that Yankee lineup
This’ll be a pretty decent test of Owings.
It’s good to see EdE back. He’d be way harder to replace offensively on Opening Day than AGon.
This is as close to an Opening Day lineup as we've seen so far, I think
"Sometimes I listen for Griffey’s infectious laugh or Dunn’s humor and wit. But they’re gone." - Dusty
It's ridiculous how many switch hitters the Yankees have
There are 5 in the lineup today, and 4 of those are starters
Three
Melky is no longer a starter.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
so who wants Gary Sheffield?
My millions are unconventional!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2009 1:09 PM EDT reply actions
I'd take him
on a 3 Million based contract with up to 4 million in incentives.
500k for 350 PA’s
500k for all star/MVP
1Mil for 450 PA’s
2 Mil for 550 PA’s
Something like that…..
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I'd take him
and replace Willy T in CF : )
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
i wouldnt pay him more than a mil
and i really dont want him at all, truthfully. his decline the past few years is pretty scary.
My millions are unconventional!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
2008 was ugly with injuries
But his 2007 line (.265/.372/.462 OPS+ 120) is most likely a better line than any of our OF’s can do this year. Bruce could come close, but no way he could touch Sheff’s OBP and ability to take more walks than strikeouts. So if he is healthy and could come close to hitting that, it would be a good move. I’m not sure how it hurts you defensively, but one would think he would be better in left than Dunn the last several years.
Also, how much would having a guy like Sheffield hitting between Votto and Bruce help in their continued development? You couldn’t really ask that question last year because Dusty always had them split up in the lineup. Obviously Votto would get pitched differently. How many RH pitchers this year will pitch around Votto to get Brandon Phillips to pop out on the first pitch?
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i dont know
the last time Sheff played in the outfield on a regular basis was ‘05 when he posted a -26.8 UZR in RF for the Yanks. Dunn’s averaged around in the LF the past 4 years (when he turned from a tad below average to awful).
so Sheff hasnt played the field in 3 full seasons, and the last time he did he was worse than Dunn has ever been. and if Sheff puts up a line like he did in ‘07 as you suggest, he’d be a notch below Dunn’s production there too. this piece at BtB says his projection for this season has him at a shade over replacement level.
i’ll take GomerDick every day of the week.
My millions are unconventional!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
oops
that line about Dunn’s defense is supposed to say “he has average around -17 UZR in LF”
My millions are unconventional!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
It would make our lineup a lot better
Taveras/Dickerson
Phillips
Votto
Sheffield
Bruce
Encarnacion
Hernandez/Hanigan
Shortstop Of The Day
Pitcher
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Perhaps,
But it would kill our OF defense, and there’s no way they platoon Taveras after giving him 6 million dollars.
But does it make our franchise better?
Unless you can argue that his offensive differential over whom he would replace would catapult the Reds into contention, then perhaps we are better developing players in a growth year.
It's all fun and games until someone gets herpes. - Fox 4 News
by PeteyHendrix on Mar 31, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMm....
Gary Sheffield can blow me.
How can we stop stupid people from voting? LOBOTOMY ! How can we stop stupid people from voting? KILL THEM ! How can we stop stupid people from voting? START A FILIBUSTER !
Tell me this is a joke
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090331&content_id=4094358&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
Only way i do this is if its Arroyo for Matthews and the Angels throw in Nick Adenhart. No way they do that, so is this just MLB.com re-reporting a Ken Rosenthal column?
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Yeah, it's a re-report of the Rosenthal column
except it leaves out the part where the Angels approached the Reds about it and the Reds didn’t have any interest
"Sometimes I listen for Griffey’s infectious laugh or Dunn’s humor and wit. But they’re gone." - Dusty
by BK on Mar 31, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd go castrati if we beat the crap out of chamberlain today
"balls"-Slyde
by The Crushinator on Mar 31, 2009 1:15 PM EDT reply actions
Would you tour the world singing soprano parts,
but turning away groupies because you had no interest, all the while growing man-breasts?
To know there were some angry guidos roaming brighton beach, even for one day?
Yes. Absolutely
"balls"-Slyde
by The Crushinator on Mar 31, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Marty says
Tavoc hits the ball in the air too much. Cowboy agrees.
Tanzen!
by Verka Serduchka on Mar 31, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions
really?
he was 12th in the Majors for qualified hitters in highest gb to fb rate at 1.91. But I guess seeing a guy hit 10 times in the Spring erases his history.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
by Slyde on Mar 31, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
They says he is hitting the wrong side of the ball.
Gotta hit the top half to do the havoc thing.
History?
Tanzen!
by Verka Serduchka on Mar 31, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
accuracy
wouldnt you have to back out the bunt attempts/hits to get a true representation of the swinging gb/fb ratio?
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
why?
do bunts not count as ground balls? their point is that he doesn’t put the ball on the ground enough, not that he doesn’t swing the ball on the ground enough.
FWIW, his non-bunt GB/FB is still 1.23
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
yes and no
i could play devil’s advocate on either side.
incidently, what’s NoHo’s? He’s the only one who pops into mind that bunts nearly as often.
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
I guess what bothers me is that Taveras already puts the ball on the ground half the time he puts it in play
and he already has zero power. Asking him to put it on the ground more will likely lower his power AND increase his outs. They essentially want a one trick pony to turn into a half-trick pony. Why?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Because Brantley once had a magical fifth birthday party
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
they don't call him The Cowboy for nothin'
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Don't worry, Ponyboy
they don’t do that to heroes.
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Mar 31, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
pointing out when Marty is wrong
gets less and less fun every time, doesnt it?
My millions are unconventional!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
rec'd
It's all fun and games until someone gets herpes. - Fox 4 News
by PeteyHendrix on Mar 31, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you a teacher... cause I'm a snotty student going in somewhere soon
"balls"-Slyde
by The Crushinator on Mar 31, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
What's up, ya'lls?
1:30 is a reasonable time to wake up, right?
"I usually shoot it pretty straight."- a boating enthusiast
I've been up since 8, but have been extremely unproductive
So, yes, 1:30 seems reasonable to me
No way, I'm the only 26 year old/recent law school grad/slacker on this site
Although I am about to move to DC, so maybe I am stealing your life
My girlfriend is moving before down there before me
I trust you fella’s will take care of her?
You're not technically back here yet
So he was referring to Cy and me.
(Trying to help you out, Rock.)
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes! What Brendan said!
Actually, I would rather she be with a girl anyway
dont we all?
youknowwhutimsayin!!!
My millions are unconventional!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You’ll be we wanting to check out this neighborhood then.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Ahh, the innuendo
Actually we’re looking in the Arlington/Ballston area. Anyone in DC have any suggestions?
stay out of Ballston
My millions are unconventional!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Is that because the neighborhood is bad...
Or because the name has the word balls in it?
the balls part
My millions are unconventional!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I lived there for two years
I kinda like it. Just as long as you’re not put off by yuppies. I just moved to the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, which is also nice. If you can find a place that’s walking distance to a Metro station, that’s going to be to your advantage.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
We've been looking at the Dittmar Properties that are on the metro line
They’re all listed here – thanks for the input. We’ve both lived in Ohio pretty much all our lives and can’t wait to get down to DC
Jimmy Stewart already starred in that, Mr. Smith
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
My friends are moving out of their apartment here
http://www.senatesquaretowers.com/
It’s on the Hill, so it’ll be pricier. But it’s still try to get up to occupancy and they give a certain percentage of apts to couples who make below a certain income collectively.
Worth a look if either of you are going to be working on the Hill.
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Mar 31, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
*is going
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Mar 31, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
*is going
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Mar 31, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Also fairly close to burlesque shows
Woo!
And the Rock and Roll Hotel, my favorite music venue in DC.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
zomg, you too?
I really dig that place, too bad it’s kind of in the middle of nowhere as far as beligerrent college students are concerned.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Hear that, Rock?
You won’t be pestered by belligerent college students. And the closest college to there is Gallaudet University, so they won’t be making much noise anyway.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I don't mind belligerent college kids that much
And I had to look up Gallaudet University to get the joke
They built Quincy Plaza while I was living there
I lived on Quincy St., just about a block from that place. The Randolph Towers are also right there, just across the street. They’re really close to the Ballston Mall, which has some “trendy nightspots” around it. The Washington Capitals have their practice facility at the ice rink there, and a lot of the players live in the area, as do some DC United players. It’s pretty much equidistant between the Ballston and Virginia Square Metro stops.
The Courtland buildings are in Clarendon, which has a lot more in the way of restaurants and bars. They’re a little bit closer to DC, not too far from Georgetown. I might recommend these, but both are good. If you happen to be an Ohio State fan, there are Ohio State alumni bars in Clarendon and Georgetown.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
my personal preference is to live in dc
virginia is yuppy-land with all the chain stores you could ever want. you can rent a nice row house in shaw-u street for about $1500 a month if you’re budget conscious which is near everything. there are also decently priced apts on connecticut avenue up the red line. i’ll be around that area, i think.
Shaw is nice
It has a bad rap, but it’s been getting a gentrification makeover. You can find good value, and the neighborhood is much safer than it’s reported to be. I typically park in Shaw every day, and never had any sort of problem with break-ins or anything.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
i lived there for two years and loved it
i had to move because i couldn’t find a roommate once the other moved out. i had a small backyard and grew my own spinach and lettuce and had a wonderful garden and grilled out every night in the summer. the neighbors were amazing – i lived next to the tuba player in the national symphony orchestra.
for a lot of people, the fact that white is a minority makes it a “bad neighborhood.” my friends who lived in yuppyland used to say i was in the ghetto when they came over, which was ridiculous. it took me 20 minutes to walk downtown to work. i’d live there again in a second if i found a roommate – can’t swing that rent on my own just yet.
Sis D. - you shoulda made a play for the Tuba player
Those guys have special talents (according to my friend Cal)
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Thanks to everyone for their suggestions
We’re driving down in May to look at places – I’ll add that Senate Square property and the Shaw-U street area to our list.
Yeah, I'm coming up on 4
If nothing else we’ll get you a drink.
Hey Cy! Do they have Natty Boh in College Park?
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
And yet you guys flee when I come to town...
Losers.
We want to build long period of time. I didn’t come here for the shot run.
I'll be in beautiful College Park all week...
How’s about we watch a Reds game somewhere one night?
We want to build long period of time. I didn’t come here for the shot run.
that sounds like a plan
i’m hoping to be there on the evening of the 8th. what about thursday the 9th?
Is this in June?
I probably will be long gone by then. Well, I’ll hopefully be long gone by then.
And no, no natty boh in College Park bars, only in the liquor stores. The bar scene here is, um, unprofessional.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Besides...
what are you, the last person in the country who hasn’t seen Obama?
We want to build long period of time. I didn’t come here for the shot run.
This is wildly off topic
But does anyone know where I can get some vintage Reds posters/prints? I’ve looked online but I haven’t seen anything I liked. My sister is finishing my nephew’s room (he turns 1 next month) and she is putting up vintage sports stuff. However, the only prints she has up right now are of Yankee Stadium and a Ruth/Gerhig poster. Help me out before he turns into a damn Yankee fan.
Damn Yankees
RAWKZ!!
My millions are unconventional!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Could phrase that, "fan of F'ing Yankees"?
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
thats almost excellent
except for that shitty image between her boobies
HAVOC...your everyday solution to clogged bases
Poor Samantha
She’s reduced to crudely fashioning blouses out of cast-off batting circles.
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Mar 31, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I have a poster of the '76 Reds that I could lose.
Make an offer…we could discuss this via e-mail, as well.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Can someone please post a gameday link?
I can’t find a button on MLB.com’s scoreboard.
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http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_31_nyamlb_cinmlb_1
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Update
- Scoreless after 3. Whoopty doo.
- Joba has 4 Ks, giving up 1 hit. Owings has 2 Ks giving up 3 hits.
"Sometimes I listen for Griffey’s infectious laugh or Dunn’s humor and wit. But they’re gone." - Dusty
Why doesn't Dusty
have the SS batting 2nd today. What kind of havoc can they cause if they are batting out of order?
only meta-havoc
"I usually shoot it pretty straight."- a boating enthusiast
by Colin Auscapee on Mar 31, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
psuedo-havoc
semi autoHavoc?
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
update?
anyone have an update on the game? i know its 3-0 yanks..but my gameday is going rediculously slow
HAVOC...your everyday solution to clogged bases
2 outs in top of the 4th, Tex on 1st.......
Bruce drops a pop up and keeps the inning alive.
Then Cabrera doubles and Ransom singles
Hence, 3 unearned runs
Lot of people eating money today
Sheffield cost the Tiger 14 Mil
now Geoff Jenkins is released by the Phils and they are going to eat 8 Million.
I still am intrigued by Sheffield, but Jenkins, not so much.
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If only his first name were Leeroy
i think he’d fit Dusty’s offensive gameplan perfectly
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Mar 31, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Owings makes it 5 innings
but that’s it. Pulled in the 6th after a double and a HBP. Reds still trail 3-0.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
actually, the bases are loaded
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Masset pitching
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
anyone know any stations the game is being broadcast on besides wlw?
i tried to listen to it over the internet..but it was some shitty call show instead
HAVOC...your everyday solution to clogged bases
really?
i could see reg season games…but i would have thought spring training would be ok
HAVOC...your everyday solution to clogged bases
I have a feeling that those 2 sentences will follow eachother often this year.
Lets hope its not on our blog.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
SAC Fly to T-Virus
by Melky.
4-0, Rich Guys
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
by "Red" Moskau on Mar 31, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
GIDP ends the inning
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
good work from the Masset Hound
he deserve a good scratchin’ behind the ears.
My millions are unconventional!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 31, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Dusty just got tossed
for arguing with the home plate ump on something
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Perhaps the ump called his lineup "horseshit."
Which would make him one smart ump.
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by PeteyHendrix on Mar 31, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
How much do you want to bet he goes the whole regular season without getting tossed?
It bugs me how little he sticks up for his team.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
wouldnt doubt it
i cant think of a time i saw him get thrown from a cubs game
HAVOC...your everyday solution to clogged bases
check out some of the spring training stats
BRUTAL!!!
Keppinger – ..140/155/.140 in 57 ABs (most AB’s on the team)
J. Jones – .091/.149/.114 in 44 ABs (7th most AB’s on the team)
N. Hopper – .135/.200/.135 in 37 ABs
NICE!!!
Dickerson .309/..350/.455 (I’d take that in a heatbeat!)
J Bruce .283/.339/.491 (about what I’m hoping for in the season)
J Votto .261/.333/.500 (if you throw in his Canada stats, these would be higher)
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE!!!
D. McDonald .318/.340/.523 (in 44 ABs)
C. Valaika .353/.389/.706 (in 17 ABs)
"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." - Jack Handey
I thought for a second a trade had gone down that I didn't know about
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, i messed that up
all those awesome stats got me excited while typing
HAVOC...your everyday solution to clogged bases
Chevolet...
the heatbeat of America?
We want to build long period of time. I didn’t come here for the shot run.
now, the pitching
BRUTAL!!!
Arroyo – 5.95 ERA, 13k/9BB, 23 IP (plus 7 unearned runs!)
F Cordero – 13.5 ERA, 9k/6BB, 8.2 IP (plus 2 unearned runs!)
A Rhodes – 5.63 ERA, 6k/2BB, 8 IP
N Massett – 5.74ERA, 8k/8BB, 15.2 IP
NICE (a longer list)!!!
J Cueto – 1.57 ERA, 13k/6BB, 23 IP (plus a couple good outings in WBC)
E Volquez – 0.47 ERA, 15k/6BB, 19 IP (plus a couple good outings in WBC)
M Owings – 1.45 ERA, 19k/7BB 18.2 IP (not including today)
H Bailey – 2.45 ERA, 12k/3BB, 14.2 IP
M Lincoln – 1.54 ERA, 7k/0BB, 11.2IP
D Herrera – 0.00 ERA, 8k/0BB, 7.1 IP
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
See NICE!!! list above. All (except Lincoln) are pre-arb!
"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." - Jack Handey
by JJ on Mar 31, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of unearned runs...
What about fielding?
We want to build long period of time. I didn’t come here for the shot run.
Owens has done that well?
When I saw him he only gave up 1 earned run in like 5 innings but he was getting hit pretty hard and he threw a lot of pitches.
How can we stop stupid people from voting? LOBOTOMY ! How can we stop stupid people from voting? KILL THEM ! How can we stop stupid people from voting? START A FILIBUSTER !
That's the danger of trusting your eyes in one game to make a judgement
I saw Josh Hamilton make this ridiculously amazing throw one time and thought, “This kid is gonna be somebody!” Oh, how wrong I was.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I also saw Micah club a double in the same game
The boy can friggin’ hit dude.
How can we stop stupid people from voting? LOBOTOMY ! How can we stop stupid people from voting? KILL THEM ! How can we stop stupid people from voting? START A FILIBUSTER !
fun stat/ bottom 3 OBP with 40 or more ABs in Spring.
Keppinger .155
Jones .149
Patterson .125
We could still have all 3.
Another fun fact
Out of all players with 20 or more AB’s this spring, guess how many of the bottom 8 players in OPS are either Reds or Patterson.
C’mon, guess.
Close
N. Hopper CIN .335
M. Ordonez DET .304
C. Patterson WAS .300
J. Keppinger CIN .296
D. Richar CIN .292
J. Jones CIN ..263
W. Valdez CLE .249
L. Marson PHI .224
4 Reds plus our favorite former Red.
I didn’t realize Richar was so terrible this ST.
At what point does this kind of shit stop being a coincidence?
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Mar 31, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
that's irrelevant
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
At least they're all off the roster now
(Not actually certain that Richar is, but if he starts the season on the team, I’ll eat my hat).
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
the defense sounds atrocious this inning
EdE gets beat on a bunt, though no error.
BP throws one away for an error.
Masset falls down trying to make a play with an error
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
The shortstop threw someone out at home?
We want to build long period of time. I didn’t come here for the shot run.
why would they say that?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
taveras, hernandez, return of gonzalez, getting rid of griffey and dunn
it was in an article last week – reds were tied with deadbirds for best, and they said reds had best bullpen in the division, too.
I still ask
why would they say that? The only real improvement is on the outfield corners and shortstop if Gonzalez is ever actually healthy. I don’t see how that takes them from last in the NL last year to best in the Central. I think people are overestimating how good this defense will be. It will be improved, but BP remains the only real threat for a gold glove.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
You must defend it anyway!
We want to build long period of time. I didn’t come here for the shot run.
you didn't?
why not?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Slyde wants to know how you like it when someone is being a dick to you
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm doing my own survey
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
will do
you can just tweet it to me if you think of it while you are out.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
nah, just text it to your twitter account
you only need to be able to text message – no phancy phone needed.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
oh
well, in that case, let me spend ten cents so i can communicate something so enthralling that it can’t wait till i get computer access.
now you're getting it!
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
That might have been more than 140 characters
by Brendanukkah on Mar 31, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
@Brendanukkah he shuda speld it shortr.
why is your avatar covering the reply option? i had like one pixel to find in order to reply.
you need to go wide
up in the top right-hand corner of this page.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
perhaps because his comment was only one line with no sig?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Votto doubles in Dickerson
6-3 yankees
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
slick play by Valaika at SS
Reds finally have a 1-2-3 inning.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
bad news about browning - i hadn't heard
didn’t know he was a deadbeat. that’s a real bummer. http://redlegnation.com/2009/03/31/browning-jailed/#comments
He's not necessarily a deadbeat.
He got arrested, not convicted. And until he is convicted and misses time from his coaching job in a way that might hurt the team, it’s not news, and it’s none of our business, IMO.
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by PeteyHendrix on Mar 31, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
deadbeat fathers are the scum of the earth
deadbeats are a societal problem and very much our business.
why should browning be any different than anyone else? you go to jail, you lose your job. that’s the way it works in this country which houses one fourth of the entire world’s prison population.
Unless they're your kids, I'm pretty sure it's not your business
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.....
I'm blessed, but that ain't the reason
In my lifetime I have had three fathers, three mothers, and a six total names.
As with our finding out that Homer is an avid reader shows, we don’t really know these guys. I can’t even tell you how many kids Tom Browning has or what their names are so I’m not willing to pass judgment just yet. If this is true, there’s absolutely no excuse for him not supporting his children and I’d be the first to condemn him for it. The problem is it’s incredibly easy in this country to drag someone into court under false pretenses.
As far as deadbeats go, you’re right. It is a problem for both men and women. In a perfect world it would be both parents’ responsibility to take care of their children but the US legal system doesn’t see it that way.
That said, this probably isn’t the place for this discussion. I’d be happy to engage you in email and regale you with even more stories if you’d like.
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.....
Call me some time and I'll tell you the blessings of growingup with a father
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Deadbeat dads might be the scum of the earth, but he has not been convicted of this crime.
Someone could tell enough lies to get you dragged into court on a completely bogus charge of rape. That would not make you a rapist. And it certainly would not be any of our business, unless you are convicted. Even then, not really the business of total strangers who don’t live in your area.
And it certainly shouldn’t be on the front page of ESPN.com.
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The Reds have 4 errors today
Dickerson just dropped the ball in LF.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Surely Walt and Dusty
realize this team isn’t built on Speed & Defense. Spring training or not, this is looking like little league ball.
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Let's remain (somewhat) calm
The mighty Yanks made 3 errors, themselves. This is probably a combination of weather conditions (wind, glare) and end of camp boredom.
Is it a league leading defense? No— but it’s not as bad as the numbers today might suggest. One of the errors is on a pitcher. Bruce’s error is on a ball that he called for, then was so windblown that he was forced to attempt a basket catch on the infield dirt.
If you want to panic, look at the offensive OBP and offensively high strikeout totals of our offense across the entire camp, not today’s error total.
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
by "Red" Moskau on Mar 31, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Um
The Mighty Yanks aren’t exactly known for their sparkling defense.
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Now Now - its only ST
harang has been inconsistent
arroyo is hurt
gonzo is hurt
ede is barely back
kepp is gone
nix is apparently our LH pinch hitter (I already miss LLM)
our new catcher can’t call games very well
our new catcher can’t throw out runners stealing
bray is in la la land
who is this burton guy – is he still pitching for the reds….
Micah and Homer looks like they’ll be tried under fire
adam dunn is with the nationals
and our manager is Dusty Baker
why the long face?
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AP story on this game
mentions Dusty’s ejection.
Reds manager Dusty Baker was ejected by plate umpire D.J. Reyburn following a heated argument in the sixth inning. It was an unusual outburst by Baker, who was ejected only once last season.
The blowup came after someone in the Reds dugout yelled something at Reyburn, who turned and said something back. Baker, who was seated next to the dugout on a folding chair, got into an animated exchange with the umpire and was ejected.
Instead of leaving the field immediately — Baker would have had to walk along the right-field foul line and leave through a gate — he told crew chief Charlie Reliford that he was going to watch the rest of the inning from the dugout.
“I said, ‘Hey, man, I ain’t leaving right now because I ain’t walking down there,” Baker said. “It’s a long walk. I wasn’t going to hold up the game. I told Charlie I’ll leave after the inning.”
Fay says the person who yelled from the dugout was Chris Dickerson, asking where a pitch was.
And I don’t think Dusty’s leaving immediately would have held up the game. They continue playing while the players are walking down the line and leaving through the bullpen.
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