We win again!

by Brendanukkah on Apr 21, 2009 11:36 PM EDT in Game Threads

[Ed. Note: I had to leave in the middle of the 2nd inning. I'm sure our pitching and defense took care of everything]

Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game

Jay Bruce. Jay hit his second home run of the season in his return to the lineup, and may finally be coming around with the bat.

Key Plays

Jay Bruce hit a home run! Reds lead 1-0.

Other Notes

Jay Bruce is awesome!
This seems like bad timing.

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by Senor Pez on Apr 22, 2009 12:02 AM EDT reply actions

if only Dusty had a bit of creativity....

Although to be fair creativity is overated

Its probably going to happen - bend over

by Madville on Apr 22, 2009 6:41 AM EDT reply actions

i missed the game

what did dusty do?

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Apr 22, 2009 10:00 AM EDT reply actions

Didn’t play Janish and Hannigan. Batted Owings 9th so he only got two AB (although it would have only been two if he’d of batted 7th). Made sure the game got out of hand by putting in Lincoln with the bases loaded. Ya know, just being Dusty..

Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.

by snohio on Apr 22, 2009 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions

well

Owings did K in both of his ABs.

Consider the Eskimos.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 22, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions

After attempting to sac bunt in one of them and failing.

And Adam Dunn's spirit, ranging for revenge / With Ate by his side come hot from hell, / Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice / Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war...

by Paul Householder on Apr 22, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Do power hitters bunt?

Oh yeah.. I guess he is a pitcher and should swing away..

Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.

by snohio on Apr 22, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions

clutch power hitters bunt

Bloop

by justin007000 on Apr 22, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm not that disappointed about Janish and Hanigan and batting Owings 9th

Batting Owings cleanup or something makes sense until the late innings and you have Darnell McDonald coming up with runners on base. I’m fine with 9th for that reason. But the Lincoln thing was indefensible. This “giving players a chance to redeem themselves” bullshit has got to stop. Bottom line, put someone in who’s going to get somebody out. I don’t care if it’s Rhodes, Weathers, or fucking Coco for Christ’s sake, get out of the inning. He brought Lincoln in with a runner on 3rd, he promptly walked the bases loaded, and walked in a run. How is it a good idea to leave a guy in the game in that situation? And have him start the next inning!? Lincoln started that game with an ERA of 17 and it went UP.

"I can eat mayonnaise with a spoon." - Jeff Brantley

by BK on Apr 22, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions

I get the "redemption" thing, because you're going to need the guy to pitch through the season

But Dusty has to pick his spots better. Put Lincoln in a spot where he’s more likely to succeed in a low-pressure situation. That will build up his confidence to the point where he can be effective in a high-pressure spot last night.

I was really surprised that Masset didn’t come into the game, since he is the long reliever and has actually been pretty sharp. Perhaps there was some other issue that prevented him from pitching that Dusty knew and we don’t, so I’ll give him a little bit of slack there. But if Masset’s ready to go, he should have been the choice.

by Brendanukkah on Apr 22, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Re: Masset

I don’t think so, Masset started throwing when Lincoln dug the Reds deeper in the 5th. Why I do not know, by the time Masset would have been ready the inning would have been over or the game would have been out of hand, in the case of the ladder the Reds mightaswell have saved Masset for another day.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Apr 22, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions

I think Masset was warming up before Lincoln came in..

Lincoln warmed up very early that inning.. I could be wrong though..

Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.

by snohio on Apr 22, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions

than i am completely befuddled

based on the first two weeks, Masset is much more likely to record an out in his first attempt than Lincoln.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Apr 22, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions

You are fortunate.

And Adam Dunn's spirit, ranging for revenge / With Ate by his side come hot from hell, / Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice / Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war...

by Paul Householder on Apr 22, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions

We need to win the next two games

If only to get the people on my Facebook page to shut the hell up

Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.

by SullivanSmith on Apr 22, 2009 11:19 AM EDT reply actions

where do you live?

Bloop

by justin007000 on Apr 22, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions

I got a huge kick out of this game recap,

but its dangerous to be a recurring event. If we ignore the bad, we’ll end up with Lincoln as the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year or some such bull.

But this is the first “yuck” game of the season, that I can recall.

Drinking Slyde's haterade since 2009.

by Cy Schourek on Apr 22, 2009 12:23 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, I don't intend to gloss over losses

But this one was just really ugly and depressing, and I was in no mood to parse it so quickly after it was over.

by Brendanukkah on Apr 22, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions

unreleated

but if you go to the Saturday’s probable pitchers it indicates that Bronson took himself out of his last start, not Dusty…

Bloop

by justin007000 on Apr 22, 2009 2:09 PM EDT reply actions

That's two starts in a row where he claimed to have been "spent".

Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.

by snohio on Apr 22, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions

saving himself for the whole year?

Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Apr 22, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Well it ain't for marriage

by Brendanukkah on Apr 22, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Ummm this probably wasn't a game that was to be won after C-Dicked up in the outfield

Shit happens, you can’t win ’em all, Dustbong has got to get guys like Lincoln in the game and work their kinks out. However if this teams falls into any kind of a multiple game losing streak then it is in very deep and gooey shit.
Lets get the next two…Cueto VS Lily oughta be a good one

Its probably going to happen - bend over

by Madville on Apr 22, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions