Red Reposter - 5/14/09
by Charlie Scrabbles on May 14, 2009 11:40 AM EDT
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Print“Our swag is real nice right now. We’re picking each other up. Our team chemistry is gorgeous. Everybody on this team is rooting for each other. When somebody gets a hit, you see everybody in the dugout going crazy. Honestly, this is best team I’ve played on. The guys on this team pick each other up. “We’re not worrying about negative. Even when we lost, we were like: We just showed the Cardinals we were here. We’re taking it game by game and trying to come through in the big situations. That’s why we’re winning. “Plus, our pitching is gorgeous. Our pitching makes us defense pick it up. They not waste time. They’re not walking nobody. We’re just having fun.”
Winning is good.
- Jay Bruce talked with Chili Davis about hitting, but he had to be introduced first. He didnt know who Chili Davis was. Or Matt Williams either. Kid must not have collected ball cards when he was little.
- D-Backs manager AJ Hinch had some words about Johnny Cueto after the game, and it wasnt about his pitching. Apparently, in the 6th when Justin Upton doubled and Stephen Drew singled him in, Cueto took a swipe with his glove at Upton as he came around to score. I dont know.
- Dusty Baker will be spending the off day in Sacramento with his ailing father. Johnnie B. Sr. isnt doing well. Im glad Dusty gets an off day while we're out west to do this. Our thoughs are with you, Dusty.
- Jerry Hairston Jr has hit .406 in the absense of Alex Gonzalez, who will be back in the lineup on Friday against the Padres. Hairston blames his slow start this season on an illness while playing for Team Mexico in the WBC (is swine flu still a thing?) I for one think Hairston should be moved to 3B when Gonzo comes back, at least while he is hitting the guts out of the ball.
- Joey Votto is kind of embarrassed about leaving the game on Tuesday with dizziness. He should be back in the lineup against the Padres on Friday.
- Jinaz takes a look at the NL standings. The Reds look pretty good.
- Mark Sheldon took a look around the Reds new Spring Training complex in Goodyear. He took some pictures.
- Matt Klinker, Redleg Nation spotlight player and Sarasota Red, was placed on the 7-day DL with a sore shoulder. He says he feels ok 3 days afterwards and hopes to miss only 1 start.
- ChillyCheezItz gives us a FanShot highlighting ESPN's continued incompetence. In a feature about the Reds/Dbacks game they showed a Hiroshima Toyo Carp cap instead of a Reds cap. My guess is that some smartass thought it would be clever and no one would notice. Smartass.
- Baseball Analysts takes a look at Micah Owings the hitter (ht to RLN). It's neat and full of graphs.
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So Fay just never proofreads, does he?
Plus, our pitching is gorgeous. Our pitching makes us defense pick it up. They not waste time. They’re not walking nobody. We’re just having fun.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I'm not sure what to do with this information
I just learned that I am exactly five years older than Willy Taveras.
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 thought he was a lot older than he is...
I’m almost five months older than him. Whoa.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I was doing some retarded facebook top five thing about people with the same birthday
I ended up with Willy, Isaac Newton, Clara Barton, Karl Rove, & Jimmy Buffet. A perfect mix I’d say, except Rickey Henderson is probably pissed I left him off. :)
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.....
That inequality was pulled from jch's list...
I make no such claims.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
And exactly one thousand, nine hundred and seventy six years older than Jesus
Allegedly.
"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
Or younger, same thing.
"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
You know how you can tel Jesus is not real?
there was no snow on his birthday in the documentary they made about him
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 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
No
The one where that guy looked eerily like Charlton Heston.
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 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed Charlie about Hairston
He is surprising Tim with his competence (hairston, that is. You always rock, Charlie)
Owings
There’s also a THT article on whether the Reds should convert him to an outfielder. I think it’s best to keep him as is – sources tell me Homer needs a little more work in Louisville. More seriously, I wonder if Owings benefits at the plate by teams not preparing to pitch to him. He’s a free swinger, and if he was a position player I think teams would scout him more and adjust their approach, limiting his effectiveness.
This is what I've been saying
If you start playing Owings every day opposing teams will find the holes in his swing within a month.
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 think that's the case
he’s been around for a while and his rep is well deserved. opposing teams should have found the holes by now he has had, what, 300 mlb at bats by now?
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
Actually, it's only 147 PAs
But still, that’s enough to scout a guy.
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
My sources tell me that Homer needs to go to Double-A
and that he has no secondary pitches.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
by Slyde on May 14, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
WOW!
Just, wow! I really didn’t expect that he’d fallen that far…
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
by "Red" Moskau on May 15, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope you realize
that Slyde was being sarcastic and you were just playing along. that way we dont have to ridicule you.
go look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls
by Charlie Scrabbles on May 15, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope
I fell hook, line AND sinker… Redicule me at will…
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
by "Red" Moskau on May 18, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I've heard
that pitchers usually only throw fastballs to pitchers. I suppose they might make an exception for a pitcher who’s a good hitter, like Owings. Still, you gotta wonder if maybe he hasn’t seen much breaking stuff.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I've heard that too
No use messing with the breaking stuff on pitchers because you want to throw strikes. If you look at the article Charlie linked, the only breaking ball Owings saw in his PH HR was the last pitch, a slider that didn’t slide.
And
He’s seen a ton of strikes in his plate appearances. Which is a good things, ’cause dude likes to swing. Makes you wonder if pitchers will eventually start pitching him much more selectively.
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
well
60% of the pitches Owings have seen are fastballs.
Compared to:
Harang, who has seen fastballs at a rate of 74%.
64% of the pitches Arroyo has seen were fastballs.
71% of the pitches Greg Maddux has seen are fastballs.
I don’t know if somebody tracks pitch type v positions, but i mean those three pitchers don’t really help, unless Arroyo sees less fastballs because of his 2 home runs in 2006. His reputation may proceed him.
Bloop
by justin007000 on May 14, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd for the cool FanGraphs feature...
I hadn’t seen that before.
Comparing to a 2-time Silver Slugger award-winning pitcher, Carlos Zambrano, who sees fastballs 64% of the time in his career.
(and just 58% of the time in the last 4 seasons)
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
by "Red" Moskau on May 15, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Question about Owings:
Can he DH for himself in our interleague games in Toronto and Cleveland? I mean, I know that he can’t hit as the pitcher without losing the DH…but is there a stipulation that the DH be a different person from the pitcher?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I would imagine it has to be a different person
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.....
Actually I think it can be the same person
[checks rules]
BOOM! A hitter may be designated to bat for the starting pitcher and all subsequent pitchers in any game without otherwise affecting the status of the pitcher(s) in the game.
huh
So Owings could start the game, be lifted in the 7th inning of a 1-1 tie game, then win the game in the 9th while DHing for Weathers? Cool.
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.....
No matter the context
I always laugh at that picture. ALWAYS. And the Gomes one too.
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 was thinking Sawyer
from Lost
go look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls
by Charlie Scrabbles on May 14, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
hey, was there an interesting episode of Lost on recently?
I haven’t heard anything about it.
Ali Boombaye
by Cy Schourek on May 14, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I've got it on dvr
And honestly haven’t heard a word about it. I did catch the office live tonight for the first time this season.
hey Brian
hows the baby?
go look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls
by Charlie Scrabbles on May 14, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
it is creed's baby
i hate jim and pam togeather, but it made me kinda sad that michael and Holly didn’t get back togeather…
Bloop
by justin007000 on May 14, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
nah
Once a Designated Hitter assumes a defensive position this move shall terminate the Designated Hitter role for the remainder of the game.
He wouldn’t be the DH to start the game and he can’t become the DH since the DH can’t change lineup positions in the order.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Can we just agree that the DH is dhumb?
by Brendanukkah on May 14, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
damn slyde
you tore that poor reading of the rule a new one before I even had the chance to.
tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty
by Colin Auscapee on May 14, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Still, I would like to see Dusty try to name Owings the DH even when he pitches
Let the ump figure it out.
Yeah, that's what I'm wondering.
As BF says, though, it’s not like I’m expecting Dusty to think of this.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Yeah
to me it’s a moot point because I figure Dusty wouldn’t DH him anyway….“Gotta keep his energy for pitching. White guys can’t pitch and hit as easily as other players”
/dusty’d
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
Could they
use the DH for a different player? Say, let Owings hit for himself, and use the DH for a position player with a good glove but light bat.
Dusty would never do that, of course. He won’t even bat Owings higher in the order.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Right, but then the problem is that you have to have pitchers
bat for themselves later in the game, right?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
that's when you use pinch hitters
with the versatility of this team (okay, mainly Hairston), it may be possible.
"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." - Jack Handey
by JJ on May 14, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, I forgot
about the rule you posted above.
BF had pointed out previously that if the DH is switched to a position, you lose the DH and all subsequent pitchers have to hit for themselves. But that could be simply because the position player has to hit. Hrm.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I think it's only for pitchers
Someone prove me wrong.
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.....
the rules would seem to indicate that it is only for pitchers
which is stupid.
Just like the DH.
tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty
by Colin Auscapee on May 14, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
According to Lance McAllister
Bill Bray is having Tommy John surgery:
Reds reliever Bill Bray will return to Cincinnati next week for Tommy John surgery.
He’s been on the DL since April 6 with an elbow strain. He’s currently in Sarasota where he was attempting to rehab the elbow. He appeared in three games for AAA Louisville this year.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
I have altered the deal. Bray I do not alter it further.
by Brendanukkah on May 14, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
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 not visiting that site
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
The deal sucked for both teams
the proverbial lose/lose.
at least sukr got an autographed Majewski hat and i got an auto’d Royce bat out of it.
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
Felipe Lopez - 117 OPS+ in 2009. Austin Kearns - 110 OPS+ in 2009.
Brendan Harris – 116 OPS+ in 2009. He’s the only player the Reds received who has played in the Majors this year.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
What did we do with Brendan Harris?
I vaguely recall him playing for the Reds.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Traded him to the Rays, who was traded to the Twins in the Garza/Delmon deal
If I remember correctly.
"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
dumped him for cash
just before trading for Keppinger
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Ah, the Krivsky days
He would’ve loved Gomes’ attitude. His trading attitude was the same—Crush it out of the park or strike out on 3 pitches.
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
Lopez
remember im one of the few on the site that supported FeLo back in the day. i still think the ball jumps off his bat. I dont miss his weird neck tat at all…that always weirded me out.
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
How appropriate all the D-backs think its cool to get neck tattoos
That guy Owings laid out last night had one as well. what a D-back
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 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I did notice an odd exchange between Bruce and Cueto last night
after bruce came in to score the tv crew cut to Bruce fist pounding in the dugout. he went to give Cueto one but he just kept his hands in his pockets and walked right by, Bruce looked pretty pissed as he ended up trying to fist pound Cueto’s bepocketed hand (kind of funny to watch him try to save face). Is Cueto an asshole?- Perez “Crushinator” Hilton
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 12:57 PM EDT reply actions
maybe Cueto is an introvert
or since he doesn’t speak a lot of English he may just be kinda awkward an uncomfortable and not respond correctly in social situations. Maybe he needs Paxil.
Bloop
by justin007000 on May 14, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
what a dumbass comment
tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty
by Colin Auscapee on May 14, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
here I have attacked the idea
and you have attacked the chemical imbalance
tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty
by Colin Auscapee on May 14, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
well, we agreed a while back that Votto may be a bit of a prick
so I don’t really mind as long as he’s throwing up a 1.92 ERA. Though I wouldn’t want to make Bruce angry.
Ali Boombaye
Terrell was returned to the Reds
by the Nats. he was the Nats pick in the rule 5 draft this winter. good to have ya back Terrell!
go look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls
by Charlie Scrabbles on May 14, 2009 2:57 PM EDT reply actions
Hinch and Cueto
That fake tag thing has been pissing me off. Did anyone care to ask Cueto what it was all about? It made perfect sense that he was standing there because he saw Taveras’ throw go up the line. Someone had to cover the plate in case Hanigan was able to flip the ball quickly to Cueto with his glove. I’m 90% sure that was what was going on in Cueto’s head. You could even see Johnny go straight over to Hanigan to tell him that he was there for the flip. He even motioned with his glove when talking to Hanigan.
Has anyone even seen as much as a cuote from Cueto?
I’m pretty sure he’s a deaf mute, he doesn’t have ANY interaction with the media. Even if he doesn’t habla, there’s rarely even a “I talked to Johnny…” quote from anyone besides Dusty.
Ali Boombaye
by Cy Schourek on May 14, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
he isn't comfortable speaking english
my sources tell me he needs paxil, and maybe an MRI.
Bloop
by justin007000 on May 14, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Jesus who hit this girl up side the head with a frying pan...
I’ve heard the expression dumb blond…now I’ve seen it
Never Try and Never, ever Care - That’s the Madville Way
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