Pitching and Defense? No, This Team Is Built on Lies!

but you are right, dude needs to make DPs and not swing at strike 3.

it just looked “off” to me. Perhaps the reds were trying some trickeration on the exact play when the Mets tried the bluff to third throw to first play (which rarely works)

I remember from the replay Berry shouting “go go go” at Votto—that doesn’t necessarily mean anything, but if the trick play was on, Berry would know about it. Of course, he’d also send Bengie Molina against Roberto Clemente.

If it was a trick play, then the pickoff attempt screwed it up.

says it was a trick play…on the part of the Mutts.

Jay Bruce fell for fake-to-third, throw-to-first move. “Jay got tricked,” Dusty Baker said. Joey Votto broke for home on the play and was thrown out. “We tried to steal a run,” Baker said.

Everyone’s griping about Sea Bass, but it wasn’t a great night for Bruce, either.

Mike Lincoln got lit up for four runs in the seventh. Three of them scored when Bruce fell down on what was scored a three-run double. If he doesn’t fall down, it could have been a one-run single.

Fay also says Hairston won’t play today. (He left the game early yesterday after fouling a ball off his ankle.)

but I think a 4.25 or so ERA is a real possibility. He has got to become more efficient with his pitches or he will become just another .500 pitcher.

It’s the Chins. It’ll change your life.

A little tongue in cheek perhaps, but you can’t deny that for a team “built on pitching and defense”, last night we had some pretty lousy “defense” and bad “pitching”.

being a New Yorker.

But I’m looking forward to that matchup. He’ll be up against Maholm, the Bucs’ ace.

Also interested to see how the Karstens-Cueto game goes. Karstens is a product of the Yankee system, sent to Pittsburgh as part of the Nady trade.

Don’t want them to end up like this guy, for one.

the only thing I remember about last night is that Steve Wilson from Indianapolis is a big bag of dicks.

I’m still only half coherent, and I swear I didn’t drink THAT much.. I think the next time I have out with you guys, I’m gonna stay sober, although you probably won’t like me then, as if you like me anyway.

’than and I made it FIRST to Bar Louie.
Ash was next followed closely by Sully, wandered around looking for us, then finally was brave enough to ask if we were it.. after asking a Mets fan next to us.. and OBC showed followed by xjjeep and Jessica (who was with Sully). BK in there about the same time.. We drank.. Slyde finally showed and we walked across the river. Had another beer in the machine room met with Menace.. It was 4 – 2 Reds by the time we left, although we did see it on the tvs in the machine room.

Found our $5 seats down on the 3rd base line behind the “Thanks Steve” girls. (obc has the pics). It was a long game…. No condiment shots. Lots of shouting by me I seem to recall. In retrospect I feel like I was being a little loud…

We almost havoc’d our way back into the game but in the end we were all waiting around for the 4 run homer to happen.. Seriously, 3 on 1 out and you can’t throw Owings – our only power hitter on the bench – in there instead of relying on Sea Bass and Nix?? That was probably the most depressing part.. Although Nix did give it a shot with warning track power.. A fraction of a second later on the swing and it would have cleared the right field wall..

We hung our heads on the way back to Newport, then found out that Gameworx stops selling at 11:30.. (yes 4 hours after game start time and we made it back to Newport.. Terribly long game..) But Bar Louie didn’t fail us with continued $3 drafts, $1 burgers (extra done) and $3.50 fries/tots.. They get you on the fries (although they were GOOD.)

We all departed shortly before 1 am. Good times for sure, some memorable events.. Glad to meet Sully and Jessica and see everyone else again.. I can’t wait for Pittsburgh!