Johnny Cueto brings his broom to the ballpark, Reds dismantle D-backs 10-3
by BK on May 14, 2009 1:27 AM EDT
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Johnny Cueto. Cueto pitched 7 innings of 3 run ball, and kept his team in the game. He also added an infield hit, his 3rd of the season. Cueto's ERA went up with his 4th win, to 1.93, which is still 3rd in the NL. At one point tonight, Cueto had retired 11 batters in a row.
Key Plays
- In the 3rd, Brandon Phillips doubled in 2 runs with two outs.
- In the 7th, a double by Jerry Hairston Jr. and singles by the bottom of the order in Adam Rosales, Chris Dickerson, and Ryan Hanigan extended to the lead to a point that was out of reach by the D-Backs.
- Just in case 8 runs wasn't enough, Phillips had another 2-run double in the 8th.
Other notes:
- The Reds completed the sweep, the first one against the Diamondbacks in 10 years. More importantly, they ensured themselves a non-losing road trip by winning the first three games. One win against the Padres this weekend, and they win the trip.
- Even better, the Reds are now in FIRST PLACE, BITCHES. Along with Milwaukee and St. Louis, of course, but still, a share of the lead is better than nothing at all.
- Willy Taveras was 3-for-5 and stole his 10th base of the season. He's 10% on his way to his SB goal, but more importantly, his OBP keeps climbing, and he's around the .380 mark now. Great to see.
- Brandon Phillips drove in 4 runs, and now leads the Reds in RBI.
- Chris Dickerson and Ryan Hanigan both had two hits in a rare start. Am I the only one who thinks that Dickerson plays much better when he's not under pressure?
- The Reds have the day off tomorrow, which stinks, but at least everyone (Votto) will be healthy for the San Diego series.
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Great!
This was a game that good teams win, what with the rookie pitching against our ace (can I say that?). Just have to stop my hopes from getting up, lest they be crushed in a few weeks or months.
The only cloud on the horizon for SD is the return of the rangeless, batless wonder at SS. Since Cherry Hudson Jr. was inserted in the lineup, he’s had 13 hits in 32 ABs. His average has skyrocketed 103 points, his OBP’s climbed 97 points, and he’s OPSing nearly 200 points higher. He’s flashed the leather many times out at short. In short, he’s on fire.
Meanwhile, A-Gon also has 13 hits…On the entire season. Please Dusty, winning is too much fun. Let this lineup play as is until someone figures out how to cool down the 2009 Cincinnati Reds.
I bet Hairston gets the start in LF tomorrow
I mean, I know Dusty just can’t keep the one and only Gonzalez out of the lineup any longer, but he’s sure to be seeing Hairston’s success at batting in the 2 hole and keep him in there, right?
why not 3B?
I don’t mind A-Gon at SS, given the alternatives. It’s not like Cherry is GG SS. And Gonzalez was starting to hit.
But I wonder if he’ll be able to pick up where he left off. Will it take him a few weeks to warm up again? And if he can’t stay healthy, is it going to be rinse and repeat the whole season?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Last night
Marty and Jeff were all over this. Saying keep this starting eight in there.
Nix has been playing really good in LF. They said Cherry in left could be an option, But I would think only against LHP. Let Cherry stay at short until he cools downor gets hurt.
by fourrunhomer on May 14, 2009 8:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Please allow me to tepidly defend Sea Bass.
Eleven of his hits were came in ten games before he went 0fer8 in two games and then began his stint on the not-DL. I’m kinda looking forward to having him back in the lineup.
"Nobody's going to die just because they can't find their little yellow basket."
by Fat Vegas Alan on May 14, 2009 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
i miss his range
i remember on opening day thinking, wow, we have a real shortstop playing shortstop after he got to a ball cherry only dreams about gettting.
first
Clip out the standings for posterity. Yes, there was a time when the Reds were actually in first.
Thanks for picking me up, BK
I fell asleep before I could write: “All you need to know: FIRST PLACE, BITCHES!”
But at least you got my phrasing.
sort of glad there's no game tonight
just so i don’t have to stay up that late. didn’t make it till the end of the game last night but it was already 8-3.
funny, but half the division is in first place right now. sure am happy we’re there!
made it further than me
i don’t remember the reds scoring any runs
Bloop
by justin007000 on May 14, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
HAH
I completed two finals… AFTER the game. What a man what a man what a mighty mighty good mannnnn
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 May 14, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
i have nothing to do
when i am a student or working i can stay up later, i’m not conditioned right now
Bloop
by justin007000 on May 14, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I would bet my left arm
that AGon is in the lineup tomorrow. I wouldn’t mind Cherry spelling Rosales, or playing in LF against lefties. But since all three games in SD are against righties, it’s going to be interesting to see what Dusty does.
Who’d have thought that we’d be worrying about getting Nix and Hairston enough playing time?
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
Everyone healthy for the San Diego series?
Well, let’s just hope Arroyo drinks plenty of Emergen-C between Tijuana tonight and his start on Sunday.
Hairston should be on 3rd
with Nix in LF for most of the San Diego series.
Bruce has cooled off quite a bit – hopefully 3 righties in a row will turn him back around.
"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." - Jack Handey
Couple other notes about the game
It was Cincinnati’s first sweep in Arizona since 1999. Gerardo Parra homered in his first major league at-bat, the 100th player to do so. Brandon Phillips had 8 RBI in the series. The Reds were 7-17 with RISP last night. Pretty nice!
Elias Sports Bureau was saying 100
Though Jordan Schafer also did it this year for the Braves, on Opening Day. Maybe it was 99 going into this season? I dunno.
by Brendanukkah on May 14, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Jermaine Dye hit a home run in his first at bat for Atlanta
i remember because I was watching it.
Bloop
by justin007000 on May 14, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah, Dusty.
"Our guys are starting to hit and hitting’s contagious," manager Dusty Baker said. "Guys are rooting for each other. When a guy’s at the plate, guys are like `Hey man, get you some.’ That’s what I like."
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Ramon Hernandez has really been growing on me
I was a pretty big detractor for the first month, but he’s really impressing me over the last couple weeks. The things that he’s doing at first base filling in for Votto have been phenomenal, and his bat has come around. He’s even thrown out a respectable 36% of basestealers.
I went back and looked at the thread when we traded for him to try and gauge the mood of Red Reporter then vs. now. We seemed to be surprisingly in favor of it, or at least ambivalent. No one out and out hated the trade. Given that I’m currently loving Hernandez, it was funny to read the comments from the two Baltimore fans who stopped by to decry his defense and overall worth as a person. It really seems like Ramon wasn’t trying in Baltimore, as reported the other day, because of how dysfunctional it was. Well it seems like he’s trying here, and that’s fixed an enormous hole at catcher. That’s no small reason for our success this year.
nice
looks like i posted a few times but i didnt see where i commented on the trade whatsoever. I guess i was too involved researching amateur prospects for the 2009 draft to be bothered to comment.
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
This comment by Slyde pretty well summed up RR's feelings
Never Try and Never, ever Care - That’s the Madville Way
that kinda looks like my cat.
come to think of it that looks like the neighbors car.
Bloop
by justin007000 on May 14, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I couldn't have been the only one
who saw “E. Volquez” pitching when bleary eyed and freaked the hell out, could I?
Ali Boombaye
Blech.
That was ****ing embarrassing.
Jim Zorn, 55. Sean Miller, 40. AJ Hinch, 34. Notice a pattern here?
re: your sig
They’re all douchebags, aren’t they?
/bitter X fan
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on May 14, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
HEYO!!
Not quite what I was getting at….
Jim Zorn, 55. Sean Miller, 40. AJ Hinch, 34. Notice a pattern here?
what?
are you too embarrassed to say “fucking”?
go look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls
by Charlie Scrabbles on May 14, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
No.
But it’s been awhile since I was here, so I wasn’t sure about the protocols for fucking around with obscenities.
Jim Zorn, 55. Sean Miller, 40. AJ Hinch, 34. Notice a pattern here?
we don't give a fuck
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on May 14, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
either way, its good to see you again
fuckhead.
go look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls
by Charlie Scrabbles on May 14, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you sure he meant fucking?
Those first four letters could have been anything.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I think he meant hecking
or fudging
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
or maybe "Beijing"?
go look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls
by Charlie Scrabbles on May 14, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
It's a placeholder
We’re still researching proper terms for just how embarrassing this team is this season.
"A Dodgers game without Manny would be like an owl without a graduation cap- heartbreaking."
take heart
at least you have rid yourselves of Thom Brennaman.
go look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls
by Charlie Scrabbles on May 14, 2009 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions
There's
always that… so does this mean we get the last laugh?
Jim Zorn, 55. Sean Miller, 40. AJ Hinch, 34. Notice a pattern here?
im not sure
he talks about the DBacks nonstop, even when the Reds arent playing them. so i’ll down even money that he’ll be yours again before all is said and done. so suck on that.
go look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls
by Charlie Scrabbles on May 14, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Doubt it.
I like Sutton a lot better, anyway.
Jim Zorn, 55. Sean Miller, 40. AJ Hinch, 34. Notice a pattern here?
wow
youre really going out on a limb there, hmm?
go look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls
by Charlie Scrabbles on May 14, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah.
I’m really willing to risk my reputation.
Jim Zorn, 55. Sean Miller, 40. AJ Hinch, 34. Notice a pattern here?
by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
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