Now that's a road trip! Reds beat Cubs 7-1 for their 7th victory on the trip
by Slyde on Apr 23, 2009 5:36 PM EDT
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The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game
Aaron Harang. 7 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K. The man is a machine.
Honorable mention: Joey Votto - 4 for 5, 2 doubles, HR, 2 RBI
Key Plays
- Jay Bruce singled in the 4th to drive in Chris Dickerson who had tripled earlier in the inning.
- Willy Taveras singled to lead-off the 6th and then went to third on an errant pickoff attempt. He later scored on Votto's double.
- The Cubs scored their only run in the 6th inning when Alfonso Soriano singled and then went to second on Chris Dickerson's error. Ryan Theriot followed with a single to score the run. That was the closest the Cubs came to a serious threat all day as they only had 2 other innings where multiple batters reached base.
- After a Brandon Phillips walk and Ramon Hernandez single, Alex Gonzalez managed to finally have a big hit this season with a single that RF Micah Hoffpaiur mishandled. Both runners scored to give the Reds a 4-1 lead.
- Votto tacked on another run with his 3rd home run of the season in the 8th.
- The Reds capped off the scoring with a 2-run Dickerson single in the 9th that plated both Ramon Hernandez and Willy Taveras.
Other Notes
- Harang was outstanding again today. Not only did he prevent the Cubs offense from getting any traction, he did it very efficiently. He pitched into the 8th inning and threw just 105 pitches. That's the kind of outing I'd like to see from him every time out.
- In one game the Reds scored almost twice as many runs for Harang as they had all season to this point. So he won't have to beat the crap out of the dugout today.
- Joey Votto is the awesome.
- I can't say enough about how great a 7-3 road trip to start the season makes me feel. Just an incredible way to start the year.
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I'm in a rush and didn't spell check this
sorry for any errors.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
by Slyde on Apr 23, 2009 5:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You are the Edwin Encarnacion of moderators!
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Apr 23, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Sadly, rec'd
"Screw it. We've got bigger problems than a butter shortage."
by Ash on Apr 23, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Should be: "Joey Votto is teh awesome."
"Screw it. We've got bigger problems than a butter shortage."
by Ash on Apr 23, 2009 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the way Harang is pitching and Votto is hitting
i feel like this team can do anything. a 7-3 roadtrip through the NL Central? srsly awesome.
Consider the Eskimos.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 23, 2009 5:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Little Red Machine That Could!
Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.
by SullivanSmith on Apr 23, 2009 5:52 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I really like this.
"I can eat mayonnaise with a spoon." - Jeff Brantley
by BK on Apr 23, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Trademark'd
Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.
by SullivanSmith on Apr 23, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...
Reds fan for 40 years!
by gejoe on Apr 23, 2009 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
can this be the new tag on the site
Bloop
by justin007000 on Apr 23, 2009 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's nice to see everyone so enthused and hopeful!
The utility belt says “no”, but the heart says “Hell yeah!”
by ChillyCheezItz on Apr 23, 2009 6:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We can build on this!
But seriously this seems like the type of team that, because of all the youngsters, needed to get off to a good start to build up their confidence. Its like in a basketball game when you let a team hang around and they actually start to believe they can win. Hopefully the Reds are starting to believe and this will continue.
by xbball44 on Apr 23, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, we've got youngsters and yes, winning is better than losing.
But Joey Votto needs confidence building like George Clooney needs FarmersOnly.com.
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 23, 2009 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Wait I bet George Clooney gets lots of date....
oooohh
Dusty Baker said it was the first [triple play] he’d seen in person. When he was with the Dodgers, they hit into one, but he was in the bathroom.- C Trent
by The Crushinator on Apr 23, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahhh
I’ve been in this thread about ten times and each time I read alan’s comment as being about George Grande.
It wasn’t until you said clooney that i read it correctly
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Apr 24, 2009 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We can build on this. We have the technology.
Its amazing what having 5 starters who can keep you in a ballgame can do. Unfortunately, the Reds only have 5 hitters who can keep them in a ballgame, too.
Drinking Slyde's haterade since 2009.
by Cy Schourek on Apr 23, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lets see
Votto, Bruce, EdE, Phillips, T-Virus, yeah you are pretty much right.
Bloop
by justin007000 on Apr 23, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey don't forget about Jonny Gom....
Oh… right…
Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.
by SullivanSmith on Apr 23, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Three games over .500 !!
It feels so strange and exciting !
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 23, 2009 6:17 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
I....love this picture.
I’m rec’ing the hell out of this.
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
by andromache on Apr 23, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where in the hell did you find that?
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.....
by jch24 on Apr 23, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
AlbinoPythonJournal.com
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 23, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, good britney
If there ever was such a thing.
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.....
by jch24 on Apr 24, 2009 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would've thought you respected her more
as one prodigious baby producer to another.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 24, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i discovered this picture
on my quest for an image that revealed the true character of Mr. Redlegs but it did not shed enough light on his creepiness nor was it composed well enough to suit my fancy.
Basically, I am salty.
tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty
by Colin Auscapee on Apr 23, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Votto must want to be POM!
any other contenders?
Reds fan for 40 years!
by gejoe on Apr 23, 2009 6:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I've gotta think Pujols is a lock.
As good as Joey has been, Prince Albert is, as usual, on another level from anyone else in the league.
by Geki on Apr 23, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think Votto really even has a shot
Unless he hits 3 or 4 more home runs, I’m not sure he’ll register on the list. Going into today, he was 20th in AVG, 32nd in OBP, 27th in SLG, and 26th in OPS. His best category is RBI, and he’s 9th there. He’s been impressive, but there are too many other players having better starts.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
by Slyde on Apr 23, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, he can be player of the month for the Reds, right?
That’s worth a dinner at Montgomery Inn, I figure.
But gej, Votto’s Canadian. Despite the coinage, he’s not a prisoner of Elizabeth II, technically.
Drinking Slyde's haterade since 2009.
by Cy Schourek on Apr 23, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd chip in.
Can RR sponsor this if we all chip in $5?
If you're not having fun, stop participating.
by redandblue on Apr 23, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't wait until he tests positive
I like my schadenfreude served piping hot.
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.....
by jch24 on Apr 23, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no way
as much as i hate that Pujols cranks it up for the Cards, i absolutely love the guy.
Consider the Eskimos.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 23, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
word.
He seems like a great guy and a real God-squadder. I can’t really fault him for anything besides not playing for the Reds.
And if he did, where would Votto play?
Drinking Slyde's haterade since 2009.
by Cy Schourek on Apr 23, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
im pretty sure Pujols can play anywhere
but Votto should move to LF. isnt that the plan when Alonso comes up?
Consider the Eskimos.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 23, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Albert could go back to third
Defensively he’d be at least as good as the incumbent.
by ken on Apr 23, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Albert's elbow is shot, he can't throw anymore.
Which is why he’s stuck being the best defensive 1B in baseball, even though he’s athletic enough to probably play any corner spot.
by Geki on Apr 23, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hell, he could play 2nd
what a freak.
Consider the Eskimos.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 23, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus he is backing an expansion effort for MLS in St. Louis
Although since the latest clubs were awarded to Vancouver and Portland, the most likely bet would be to get a relocated team. Say, one that couldn’t get a stadium built, and was playing in a delapidated football stadium that they were losing tens of millions of dollars in. Like my beloved DC United.
Damn you Pujols! (And Mayor Fenty)
by Brendanukkah on Apr 23, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
concur'd
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Apr 23, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's wonderful and awesome. You can't say enough about how professional he is
by timb116 on Apr 24, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless you're the scout who recommended drafting him, or won an MVP award he thought he deserved, or pitched a really good game against his team in the playoffs
I don’t know why, I simply don’t like him. And I really do believe he will end up being associated with PEDs eventually. (I know, huge leap of faith on my part)
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.....
by jch24 on Apr 24, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Disagree on the PEDs
But I’m with you about Pujols in general. I respect but can’t root for a flawless player, plus he can come off as kind of a killjoy.
by ken on Apr 24, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agree'd
I don’t really suspect him of PEDs any more than I’d suspect any MLBer at this point. The guy is just solid, and doesn’t look unnaturally huge or anything. Plus, he has had some injuries to this point, and at age 29 is still in his prime. If he’s still OPSing 1.000 six years from now, then I’ll get suspicious.
by nycredsfan on Apr 24, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The PEDs bit
That’s because I believe a TON of people are going to be linked if they keep digging. Not to mention Larussa’s track record with players who used.
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.....
by jch24 on Apr 24, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't have anything against Pujols
But now I kinda hate Buster Olney. That is some pretty cringe-worthy journo-porn.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 24, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
His business card reads
Buster Olney, Yankees Enthusiast
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Apr 24, 2009 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gang lets enjoy this now, it could be brief and soon painful.
However with some heating up from EdE, more playing time for Hannigan, possibly a move to look at Rosales at the MLB level and Burton and Lincoln getting straightened oout who knows what could transpire.
Right now we be at #2
CENTRAL W L PCT GB
St. Louis 11 5 .688 -
Cincinnati 9 6 .600 1.5
Pittsburgh 9 6 .600 1.5
Chi Cubs 8 6 .571 2
Milwaukee 6 9 .400 4.5
Houston 6 9 .400 4.5
Tied with the hottest team around…who’d a thunk it!
I want to be there when a trailer full of coffins slams into a an ambulance full of terminally ill Bolivians. Or when the Reds win a WS..whichever comes first....
by Madville on Apr 23, 2009 7:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well
Isn’t A-Gon Mr. Clutchy McClutchpants?
And Hernandez 2 for 4. Maybe Dusty knows what he’s doing after all. ;-)
Judging from the reaction of my friend in Illinois, Cubbies fans aren’t taking this well.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Apr 23, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking about Cub Nation today.
Before Cueto, Harang and Weathers shut ’em down like GM, the Cubs were averaging 5.5 runs per game and had not yet been held to fewer than two runs in game.
Cubs fans probably believe in the Reds a little bit more than many of us.
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 23, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or . . .
They just think less of their team.
If you're not having fun, stop participating.
by redandblue on Apr 23, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I read over the BCB thread for today's game.
There seemed to be about three people on that entire site who don’t deserve to have their internet privileges revoked.
by Geki on Apr 23, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know, right?
I can’t make it through an entire thread. It really baffles me how anyone sticks around in a community like that.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 23, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That blog
reminds me of Fay’s blog
Just a bunch of people making really snarky comments back and forth
by nycredsfan on Apr 23, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
umm, uhhh
/loosens necktie
And you want to know how you can tell how optimistic and giddy we are? There are FOUR green posts in this. And none of them involve crolfer burning a box of oreos.
Drinking Slyde's haterade since 2009.
by Cy Schourek on Apr 23, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
It's like everyone on the site is a different version of Michael.
And they all constantly argue and banter with each other. I mean, we do a lot of bantering here, but it pretty much tends to be all in good fun. They’re just mean, and they really don’t seem to know very much about baseball.
In other words, they successfully fulfill their duty as Cubs fans.
by Geki on Apr 23, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i read it too
shoulda just trusted you, geki. Everything is on the surface; there is no subtlety, no poetry, no punnage (almost unfathomable), no camaraderie, and, most egregiously, no cursing.
That blog totally deserves the Cubs, and vice versa.
tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty
by Colin Auscapee on Apr 23, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
heh, I'm with you.
This post got 10 recs on the sidebar:
But I don’t really give two steaming craps about debating who the closer should be anymore. Lou could just filp a damn coin in the 8th and get somebody up…I won’t ever care again. I’m physically tired of some of the roster/lineup/position debates that go on here. I just want this team to do well and play winning baseball. All the guys on the 40 man roster are major league caliber players (mostly) and should be able to get whatever job Lou gives them to do done. I don’t care who does the job….I just want it done.
Umm, if you don’t want debate, why do you post on a baseball blog? And how is this sort of thing supported? FTH?
Drinking Slyde's haterade since 2009.
by Cy Schourek on Apr 24, 2009 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
also, whoever wrote this has no idea who Randy Kiesler is, obviously
Drinking Slyde's haterade since 2009.
by Cy Schourek on Apr 24, 2009 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, f**k you, Geki
Just kidding. We needed a break for all the patting ourselves on the back
by timb116 on Apr 24, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's spelled FUCK
We curse here. Fuckface. :)
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.....
by jch24 on Apr 24, 2009 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
i'll rec the shit outta this
Consider the Eskimos.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 24, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well al isn't exactly a baseball genius
i don’t know how bleedcubbieblue is a part of the sb community, since there is hardly any statistical analysis done over there. Like I realize we have Slyde and Slyde is a freak so we are pretty heavy on the sabrametric side of baseball even for SB, but jesus Al is like George Grande.
Bloop
by justin007000 on Apr 24, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
SBNation isn't necessarily a community for stat blogs
but blogs generally reflect the personality of their editor. If one of the morons from Fay’s or Doc’s blogs or the message boards formerly known as “The Lot D” was running RR, it’d be bleedcubbiebleed.
"I can eat mayonnaise with a spoon." - Jeff Brantley
by BK on Apr 24, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
there is no SB Nation style
There are several baseball blogs on SBN that are not sabermetrically focused. That’s their prerogative. JD wasn’t much of a stathead either.
BCB is what it is, and RR is what it is. Neither site is necessarily better than the other. People who read RR do so because (a) they want to talk about the Reds and (b) they like the personality of the site. The same can be said of BCB. Of course people on RR are going to think BCB sucks – we are not the audience Al is going for. Believe it or not, I’d bet the BCB crowd probably has similar opinions of RR.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
by Slyde on Apr 24, 2009 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What are, you a politician all the sudden?
tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty
by Colin Auscapee on Apr 24, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
I just find these superiority debates about different sites to be silly. What’s the point?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
by Slyde on Apr 24, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is wrong
Of course some blogs are better – all we need to do is look at overall hits and unique users, then adjust for market size and multiply by the national exposure coefficient. ; )
by ken on Apr 24, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, yeah
mathematically speaking, our blog is better.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
by Slyde on Apr 24, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
plus
It’s a Cubs blog we’re talking about
by nycredsfan on Apr 24, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 24, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or they think the calico cat that ran onto the field Friday night
cursed them
by nycredsfan on Apr 23, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pure fucking luck
I want to be there when a trailer full of coffins slams into a an ambulance full of terminally ill Bolivians. Or when the Reds win a WS..whichever comes first....
by Madville on Apr 24, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm new here
Fuck the Cubs and the horse they rode in on. _
by Dawg Pound on Apr 24, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
cursing and equestrian references?
you’ll fit right in around here. welcome.
Consider the Eskimos.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 24, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Votto won't
hit at this pace forever, though I suspect strong production throughout the season. I’m glad Bruce is coming along—that alone will help ignite the RH batters, specifically Phillips and EdE, who ultimately the team needs if they want to maintain this strong start. Still, with such strong pitching, I think the Reds will be in many more games this year. And who knows: if they’re competing in July, a RH bat in left field might be acquired…but, we’ll wait and see.
by jamesp50014 on Apr 24, 2009 6:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Here's an idea
Adam Rosales in left..but then McFlurry is hitting well and he’s sitting.
I don’t know why Dusty doesn’t go with the hottest hand.
Dickerson sure has been having his probs catching the ball
but all of this prattle is too obvious…
Hey we’re tied for 2nd
I want to be there when a trailer full of coffins slams into a an ambulance full of terminally ill Bolivians. Or when the Reds win a WS..whichever comes first....
by Madville on Apr 24, 2009 9:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
2nd'd
I really think Dickerson will be ok in left. That Wrigley OF is tough, and the last time I was at a game there, (in 2002, saw old man Rijo beat the Cubs and Kearns’ first MLB homer, sweet game), I was in the LF bleacher seats and a 10 year old kid spent the entire game yelling at Dunn, “your mother doesn’t love you, Adam!” Seriously, he must’ve shouted it 300 times.
Point is, that has to be a mentally and physically tough place to play, especially for somebody who is essentially a rookie. Give him more than 10 games to judge his fielding.
by nycredsfan on Apr 24, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was at that game
That was one of those lovely April Wrigley games with worse weather than the Bears get all season long.
I realize now what a bittersweet—I was quite convinced that Dunn and Kearns would be perennial all-stars for years to come. At least I got to see my childhood pitching hero get the W.
by teb7 on Apr 24, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wish i was a little older so i could have seen Rijo
my first memory of Rijo was actually my dad telling me he was out for the season with surgery…
Bloop
by justin007000 on Apr 24, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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