Red Reposter - 4/24/09
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 24, 2009 11:00 AM EDT
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- Joey Votto, Super Hero, granted an interview to Big League Stew. I've struggled for a few minutes here to find a way to describe how it goes, but really you just have to read it.
- Walt Jocketty is not (yet) concerned about the offense. "Not yet. We just have to stay with what we've got right now and see what happens," Jocketty said before the Reds and Cubs played on Thursday. "I'm not sure who is really out there." When asked about hot-hitting Adam Rosales down in AAA, he said, "You can't ignore what he's doing down there...He's doing everything we've asked him to do. At some point, we'll have to acknowledge that. Right now as long as we're winning, we'll stay with what we've got."
- Aaron Harang says the team is sending a message: “We’re making it known we are going to battle everybody and we’ll come out on the field and put our foot down and let ’em know what we’re about...We’re sending a message, especially in our own division. We’re so evenly matched it is going to go to the end of the year.”
- Jay Bruce says his hand is fine. He went 5-12 with 2 dingers in the Cubs series.
- David Weathers hasnt give up a run yet this season, and Ramon Hernandez is borderline sacriligious in his praise. Regarding the sinker Weathers threw to strike out Kosuke Fukudome on Wednesday, “God himself couldn’t have hit that pitch.”
- Encarnacion is just fine hitting 4th, even though he is struggling right now at the plate. "I try to do the same thing -- put the ball in play," he said. "I just have to be comfortable. I hit fourth in the Minor Leagues. It's nothing different for me."
- Danny Dorn has a new blog entry, describing the Bats recent series against the Columbus Clippers.
- With the Braves coming to town, here is a look at how a few key members of their rotation have fared thus far.
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"At some point, we'll have to acknowledge that."
But for now…
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
"The world would have been bittersweet," he said
Vottos a poet too.
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 24, 2009 11:15 AM EDT reply actions
I remember Hal mentioning that Yahoo interview
…wow. Well, that interviewer let me down when his Brian Mulroney link didn’t go to Let’s Go to the Mall!
It's a good thing Votto's a hell of a ballplayer
because he’s not getting anywhere on his charming personality.
"I can eat mayonnaise with a spoon." - Jeff Brantley
That's what I thought while reading that
He seems aloof at best, a no-fun-having dick at worst.
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 dont know
remember last year when Votto did a phone interview with ESPN news (i think that’s who it was) and Dunn kept interrupting? i cant even remember what was said, i just remember thinking Dunn was a yutz and Votto played a good straight man.
that said, this interview is not one of his best. maybe he was just in a bad mood. or maybe the Yahoo! guy is just a tool.
Consider the Eskimos.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 24, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
The interview did kinda seem like a tool
“Do you pluralize your name with an e? Got you! Both tomatoes and potatoes do it!”
by Brendanukkah on Apr 24, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
precisely
dude was seriously risking a punch in the face. lucky for him Votto is a benevolent superhero.
Consider the Eskimos.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 24, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
I listened to the audio clip...
and the interviewer sounds even more boring than Votto.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Also
It’s not looking good for Votto to get to see Ovechkin and the Caps in the Stanley Cup.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 24, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
"Look at this photo, and please identify your family members"
Yeah, I can see that ending awkwardly.
Yeah, what was he hoping for with that?
His questions were
(1) Have you seen this? (crappy question: begging for a yes or no answer),
(2) Can you confirm that this is your family? (they were holding a sign saying they were, idiot), and
(3) Can you identify these people? (WTF?)
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I think he's always been that way
It’s been discussed here before.
When you can hit like he can, you don’t have to worry about winning friends and influencing people.
I do seriously doubt he’s the one all the guys want to be and all the girls want to be with, though. Just doesn’t seem to be that kind of personality.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
yeah, that was an unbelievably awkward interview
it was like reading the script for Napoleon Dynamite or something.
Votto may be a jerk, but…
FVA’d
Drinking Slyde's haterade since 2009.
As good a place as any to put this
I hadn’t seen the pic of Edinson showing Weeks who’s boss:
OUCH.
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.....
yeah
I saw that earlier on some obscure site.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
ricky has got to learn to keep his eye on the ball
if he’s ever going to make it in the bigs
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
Braves coming to town?
Votto career OPS against ATL: .568
Bruce career OPS against ATL: 1.964 (not a typo)
Phillips career OPS against ATL: .673
Encarnacion career OPS against ATL: .680
Jones career OPS against CIN: .946
McCann career OPS against CIN: 1.128
If there’s one team that can shut down Votto’s hot streak, it would seem to be the Braves. But if there’s one team that can really exacerbate Bruce’s emergence, it’s also the Braves. And hopefully our pitchers are up to the task of cooling off Atlanta’s big bats. They’ve had quite a bit of success against us in the past.
This post looks exactly like a Madville post on the surface
before I read it, I was surprised to see your name attached to it.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
by Slyde on Apr 24, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
nope
Mads would have put the picture at the bottom. you dont know anything about Red Reporter, do you?
Consider the Eskimos.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 24, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
i did the same thing
i see this format in a post and i just skip right by it
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Apr 24, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm deeply hurt and feel rejected
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....
if it makes you feel better i want you to do RR player interviews
Mads-what was your favorite tv show growing up?
Player-Peantus
Mads-Lingus can blow me.
Bloop
by justin007000 on Apr 24, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks for the warm and fuzzy comment Justin
I am strong
I am handsome
I have a friend
I have yet to start falling asleep indiscriminate;y
I don’t fart much in public
and doggone it, Man Mountain likes me
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....
chin up, tiny dancer
jch didnt impregnate the first woman he met, ya know? Get yer back up off the floor and post the best bottom photo you’ve ever posted. you go and show chuck that you got mah-bles.
"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'll be there tonight
with my oldest. Nice weather and beer….and a clean bill of health. Life does not suck.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
You forgot "good friends", ya prick.
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.....
Why
You bringing someone I like?
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Apr 24, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Does obc count?
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.....
Aw....I suppose
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Apr 24, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
this is really interesting
and it concerns the Reds! DRaysBay has this article about Ben Zobrist and his sudden power surge. turns out he visited a “swing mechanic” who claims he can boost any hitter’s power and consistency (extenz’d). Drew Sutton, the guy the Reds got for Jeff Keppinger, visited the same guy and tore up AA last year. HT to CrawfishBoxes.
Consider the Eskimos.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 24, 2009 11:51 AM EDT reply actions
Votto's interview reminded me of his visit with MLB tv
at the beginning of last season. I’m starting to get the impression that he’s just the tight-lipped, no-nonsense type.
Will you stop it with the vegetables
I enjoyed Joey's interview because he was gracious to the interviewer
But did not allow himself to be pulled into the insipid side of the interviewer’s attempt to be cool.
Even more important was learning that Votto doesn’t care much for hockey (who can blame him) and that he has bowled a 256.
Dusty has said that Votto is a ‘man’ – he’s right, only a Man’s man bowls a 256 and isn’t just a braggart aboot it.
I now have a Votto man crush bigger than the province of Quebec.
The picture is on the bottom so that all who wish can skip this comment.
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....
For no particular reason:
John Calipari is twittering. A LOT.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
'than is twittering as well
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
tHan is a twit
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
by obc2 on Apr 24, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I think I just broke the rec button by clicking on it a brazilian times
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 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
screw you
screw all of you!
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Apr 24, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Finest newspaper in all of São Paulo
by Brendanukkah on Apr 24, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Ahh.. Good times. Good times.
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 24, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Anorexic girls with fake breast do not get it for old Mads
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 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
lemme field the anorexic fake breast angle
i can translate
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
Which one is fake?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
by Gray on Apr 24, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
C'mon, Mads! You're being superficial.
She’s wearing Red and she shows up with a drink in her hand!
She’s one of us!
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 24, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
You're right Alan
put a little meat on her and take away the drink
Oh that Scampy Meghan!!!
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....
I hate John Calipari
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 following his twitter account
He sends out an inspirational message every morning.
i get them texted to my phone. awesome
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Apr 24, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you know that he is on his way
to Massachusetts where he will have lunch with his daughter and then be back in Lexington tomorrow for individual workouts?
also, we should think about who we are going to make feel special today
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Apr 24, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
im gonna make jch's fiancee feel special
she’s guaranteed to see fireworks.
"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 really like Fukudome's line about Weathers
and it’s a pretty good defense if Pinella yells at him.
The Japanese guys’ translators are always good for a quote.
Of course, it was Ramon's line
He just sounds Japanese.
by ken on Apr 24, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Weathers' fastball
Stormy hurls sinker
Crashing downward like lightning
Foolish mortal whiffs
/haiku’d
If you should encounter God in your journey through the lineup
Then God himself will be whiffed.
-Hattori Hanzo
by Brendanukkah on Apr 24, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
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 24, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Not long now.....
Anyone else hear that ticking?
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 believe in a previous thread
I put the odds at his contract being viewed a disaster as 500-1 for.
Anyone want to take that bet now?
firewall
what are we referencing?
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
Here ya go
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 leaving the computer now
but I will be at the game tonight with a Belarusian comrade, and am interested in meeting some RRers if there are a contingent attending.
I have such faith in the goodness of RRers that I have no qualms about posting my cellular telephone number right here in the comments section of the Reposter. It is 513.240.9903.
Please text me when you know where you’re sitting, or if you are meeting at a watering hole before the action. I do not pick up phone calls from strange numbers; most of my accounts are in arrears.
I will probably cry if no one texts me. Not at the game of course, but later, when the drinks are wearing off, and I’m all alone.
tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty
I hear that when you post something on the Internet...
anyone can read it.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Haha, I'll put your number in my phone so my friends will drunk-text you.
And not my work colleagues.
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
I'll text you when we're there
If you don’t answer me……..I. WILL. CUT. YOU.
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 just posted his cel # on Bleed Cubbie Blue
he’s sooooooo gonna get calls. or texts. or bottom picmails from mads.
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
by obc2 on Apr 24, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey that's the same number that Larry texted to my friend Cal
Cal says its on the wall at Greyhound station too!!!!!!!!!
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....
bottom photo'd
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
can anyone help?
i want to post a graph i made for my first entry on a fanpost, but I don’t have a URL for the excel graph, and thats the only way I know how to publish a picture.
Is there a trick anyone knows around this?
"Turns Out Craig Counsell Was Actually Best Baseball Player Of Steroid Era"
-The Onion 2/13/09
by RedinWrigleyville on Apr 24, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions
Upload it to photobucket or something similar
It’s free, and then you can reference it however you want
"I can eat mayonnaise with a spoon." - Jeff Brantley
by BK on Apr 24, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Brandon Phillips is batting Brazilian.
Reds
W. Taveras cf
Dickerson rf
J. Votto 1b
B. Phillips 2b
J. Bruce rf
E. Encarnacion 3b
R. Hernandez c
A. Gonzalez ss
E. Volquez p
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
Wasn't it two games in the sixth spot?
Anyway, check it out. The Braves had little success against year.
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 24, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
..against Edinson...
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 24, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
In two games in the cleanup spot
Encarnacion went 0-8 with 4 strikeouts. He did have a walk though. Let’s hope that Phillips got his groove back, and the six hole works wonders for EdE too.
Who knows? Maybe even Rolex Hernzalez will keep hitting.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 24, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, and Sea Bass is sitting on 999 career hits
Should we start a pool for when he gets #1,000? I call Sunday.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 24, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
it happens
TONIGHT! //lighting crashes and dramatic organ music
Consider the Eskimos.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 24, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
What month?
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....
BTW
I was counting on you to be the one to figure out that “batting Brazilian” meant… “clean(ed) up.”
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 24, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I got it
Just because I have over 18,000 comments doesn’t mean I have to comment on everything.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 24, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
SSS so FWIW..
BP has been tearing it up at GABP:
home: .357 / .476 / .643
road: .114 / .225 / .114
And here’s something: in 2006 and again in 2008 his home OPS was roughly 100 points higher than his road OPS. In 2007 they were pretty much even.
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 24, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Hernanadez again ?
W. Taveras cf – OK, Check
Dickerson rf – at least one time on base, i dropped ball
J. Votto 1b, double Check
B. Phillips 2b…whaaaaa?
J. Bruce rf..Ok, check
E. Encarnacion 3b…busted in rank for not hitting
R. Hernandez c, Got to be dating Dusty’s daughter
A. Gonzalez ss, How long, How long..has this been goin’ on?
E. Volquez p..great pitch..no hit
See with Mads you get the post game analysis before the game so if you can’t go to or , or watch or listen to the game..you don’t miss anything major.
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....
what a horrible interview
I must be getting old because I couldn’t even finish it. Obviously a guy who wanted to do comedy and wasn’t good enough.
Hope Springs Eternal!
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