Reds win a game in which Bernie Stowe was the backup 1B
by Brendanukkah on May 7, 2009 10:59 PM EDT
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Willy Taveras. He only went 1-4 with a walk, but that hit was his first home run since June 14, 2008 (and even though he was a Rockie, that homer didn't even happen in Coors Field). This was a game in which everyone contributed very evenly. We'll give a tip of the cap to Prince Fielder, who went 3-3 with a walk and 2 RBI.
Key Plays
- With Votto and Phillips out of the lineup, Jay Bruce was the lone offensive threat. He demonstrated that right away with a home run in the first inning, his third homer in the last five games.
- Willy Taveras homered in the third inning ZOMG!!!1 It was our Frisch's Big Boy Big Play of the Game.
- Later in the inning, Bruce walked, moved to third on a single by one half of Hernanigans, and came home on Nix's sac fly. Smawbaw!
- This team swears they're going to start using defense any day now, but they're not really in any kind of rush. An error by Cherry Hudson, Jr. helped Milwaukee load the bases with no outs in the fourth inning, just in time for Prince Fielder to hit a double. It only scored two runs, but an ensuing grounder plated Braun, and the game was tied.
- But not for long! In the bottom of the inning, Soft J hit a soft line drive for a single right before Micah Owings hit a triple. Owings then helped his own cause further by scoring on a wild pitch. That's how shit's done, Bronson.
- Smawbaw was in effect in the fifth inning too. Laynce Nix doubled, just to show Brewers fans that he could, then Rosales bunted him to third, and one half of Hernanigans brought him home with a sac fly. Dusty was smart to play for one run, because that's all you need to win by.
- Though the Brew Crew made it close with two runs in the sixth, courtesy of singles by Fielder and Braun, and a double by Hardy.
- Masset, Rhodes, and Cordero combined for three scoreless innings to secure the win for the Reds.
via FanGraphs
Other Notes
- Jay Bruce has an 8 game hitting streak, and has reached base safely in the last 16 games.
- Arthur Rhodes wants you to pull his wallet out of that bag. It's the one that says "Bad Motherfucker" on it.
- Votto and Phillips were out with the flu. It certainly seems like someone else will be out with it tomorrow. I'd guess Chris Dickerson, but it seems like he might be benched in favor of Nix anyway.
- The Reds were at a -1 run differential two days ago. With the win tonight, they're now at -12.
- Adam Rosales is in a 1-19 slump, but with Encarnacion, Gonzalez, and now Phillips out, don't expect to see him benched any time soon.
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I missed the game due to bowling
although it was on the TV at the lanes.
Owings squeaked by for a win or so it appeared. Looks like Nick Massett is coming on Maybe if he keeps this up we can see about trading ol’Boat Boy or better yet put Micah i the line up every day.
I saw Micah on the news and he definitely needs a hair and facial hair stylist.
Bruce another HR – wow and up to .269
RaYmoan- is getting me to like him more and more, 2 knocks -.280
HanniganMan – knock, Ribyey – .320
And bubbaFan’s future Hisband – Paul Jannish -2 knocks and a ,375 average
Nix continues and is at .351
And poor Rosy struggled but he did get a bunt down.
Oh and Cherry was Cherry. Showing his ability to play wherever and whenever needed…you gotta love this guy as a utility player.
I’d like to personally apologize to Re for including stats in my comments…but hey its just old school BAs
This team is looking competitive. Close but not there yet.
Still need another big bat and could use one more starter..maybe it will be Homer…or even Massett.
Good to see these guys come back from getting beaten up pretty bad…that’s a real good sign.
I’m excited.
And bowling is now over for the winter season. We did not bowl but had the awards and prize money portion of the season tonight. I am officially taking off the summer for the first time in 10 years…got to take a break..hanging up the old shirt until August.
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....
Owings was better than his line score
his defense allowed 2 or 3 extra outs in the 3 run 4th inning, by all means he shouldn’t have given up a run.
Bloop
by justin007000 on May 8, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
According to the radio play-by-play
Rosie’s first two AB’s were liners ripped right at Weeks at 2nd and Hall at 3rd. From the plate, his night was probably better than the box score indicates.
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
Smallball is great.
I mean.. it’s completely contrived and it’s tedious and even when it works it’s kind of embarrassing but you’ve gotta admit it people love it and that puts a smile on my face.
"Nobody's going to die just because they can't find their little yellow basket."
I love..
that you watched at least through the synthesizer solo.
"Nobody's going to die just because they can't find their little yellow basket."
by Fat Vegas Alan on May 8, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I was wondering if they'd ever stop looking
bored out of their minds.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
This song is kind of like small ball
Sacrificing their dignity to get that …. synth solo in from third… Also these guys certainly aren’t winners……(tranny voice) chirhp chirhp
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 8, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Did you see that the clip was evidnetly posted by jack and Misty themselves?
From “Because We Love”:
We were a little nervous because we’d just written the song, and hadn’t performed it in public yet.
"Nobody's going to die just because they can't find their little yellow basket."
by Fat Vegas Alan on May 8, 2009 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Holy smokes "because we love" by the same two is AWESOME!
the synth crap needs to be cut out but damn yo. that is a good song no bones about it.
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 8, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice.
Almost sounds like some classic crowd-pleasing Willy.
"Nobody's going to die just because they can't find their little yellow basket."
by Fat Vegas Alan on May 8, 2009 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey I was just re-reading the game thread and I forgot to give Kudos to Justin
Some Good D by the Hard J – Man
He threw two 7th graders out……good arm man
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....
Rosie's bobbled grounder/rocket to 1st was #4 on Sportscenter top plays
For what that’s worth.
"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
My favorite thing I've seen this year..
was Phillips’ behind-the-back flip in last night’s game. I don’t care if they didn’t get the out. That was fantabulous.
"Nobody's going to die just because they can't find their little yellow basket."
by Fat Vegas Alan on May 8, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I missed the TV broadcast, but sMarty went on and on about
Rosales’s bobble costing Hairston an error by not getting rid of the ball. My question is, how many balls did he bobble?
That was a different play.
There was that one, where he bobbled it and Hairston couldn’t catch the bad throw, but got the E anyway, and there was the one where he charged and he bobbled, but still threw the guy out with a nice throw (and Ramon doing the splits).
"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 8, 2009 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I bet he wouldn't bobble everything that's hit to him if he wasn't running so fast everywhere.
Honestly, the kid is too juiced up. It’s cute that he’s excited and likes baseball, but he needs to tone it down and not be so jumpy on the field. It’s having a negative effect.
I'm really falling in love with Jay Bruce.
Watching him improve rather rapidly before our eyes into one hell of a player is just a joy to watch. He’s striking out less, he’s walking more, he’s hitting for even more power than most people thought he would. He’s still streaky and he still struggles against lefties, but I expect we’ll continue to see him improve vastly over the next 2 or 3 seasons until he fully blossoms into one of the top five players in baseball. I love Joey and everything he has done this year and he’s going to continue to be a great player, but something about Bruce just screams “superstar” to me. And by golly do I love his outfield arm, too.
He's awesome.
I love him because he allows me to tell my fantasy baseball-inclined baseball fan friends- “Yeah yeah yeah, Brandon Phillips is a great middle infielder. Phenomenal. But Votto (25) and Bruce (22!) make this offense go.”
"Nobody's going to die just because they can't find their little yellow basket."
by Fat Vegas Alan on May 8, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I like him
Because he seems to be such a nice guy.
Yeah, yeah, I know. That’s not supposed to matter. But to me, it does.
Of course I don’t really know him. He could be a serial killer in the off-season for all I know.
But he strikes me as unusually mature for a player his age, with his talent. He comes across as very down-to-earth in interviews and such. I feel reasonably confident that he won’t embarrass his team by driving drunk, getting arrested, or beating up anybody. And the glimpses we’ve seen of him with his family are so sweet. His girlfriend crying the first time she saw him in uniform, his tenderness with his developmentally disabled sister, etc. He’s the kind of player I would root for no matter what team he played for.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Hear hear
I idiotically freaked out after the first 10 games and worried that he had a huge hole in his swing that he’d never be able to fix, mostly due to a Slydechart. Not your fault Slyde, just my overactive imagination.
It will be fun to watch him and Votto over the next 10 years.
Power to BOTH fields
Check out Hit Tracker. Bruce’s homers have gone equally to both LF and RF. He’s practically hit both foul poles! That kind of hitting helps me to believe that he will be able to make adjustments as tactics and pitchers adjust to him.
And I’ll echo all the defensive KUDOs. I hope this core can stay together for several years.
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
Forgot the link
To Hit Tracker
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
Playoffs?!?!
Jim Day’s post-game buddy Jeff Picuhoh said it.
Playoffs.
"Nobody's going to die just because they can't find their little yellow basket."
who would've predicted a W with THAT lineup!
"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." - Jack Handey
"Nobody's going to die just because they can't find their little yellow basket."
by Fat Vegas Alan on May 8, 2009 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
holy shit that is scary
i thought he was holding the neck of a chicken at first.
Bloop
by justin007000 on May 8, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, and it seems that BubbaFan was right
Janish wasn’t feeling so great after pitching.
Baker went through three different lineups before the game, trying to keep on top of his team’s multiplying illnesses and injuries. Janish had a sore shoulder after his impromptu pitching performance the previous night and needed a day off.
Baker had to rework the lineup during batting practice after first baseman Joey Votto came down with the flu. He totally overhauled it after second baseman Brandon Phillips also got sick a little while later, forcing Janish into the lineup at shortstop.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Supposedly
the second day after pitching is worse, so hopefully they can give him tonight off.
He played okay despite the sore shoulder. 2 for 3 with a walk. (Love that nine-pitch at-bat that ended in a double.) Might have affecting his throwing, though.
Though my pick for POTG would probably be Owings. Pitched pretty well, plus hit a triple.
It’s true – this really was a team effort. I love this kind of game.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Yeah, hopefully BP is back tonight
so that Hairston can cover SS. I’m sure Janish would much rather be sitting on the bench, though his bat hasn’t been so bad lately.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I'm kinda worried about him
35 pitches is a lot, for a guy who’s not a pitcher. Heck, it’s a lot even for a regular reliever. And Janish was throwing hard.
Paul O’Neill said his arm was screwed up for two years after his pitching appearance.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
hmm
strange strange win. Hard to believe the reds get shellacked with their starters and bronson, only to turn around and win today! If anything, this game is guaranteed proof that Nix should start in left. I think CDick would be great as the 4th outfielder, especially since he has the speed to sub in center. Makes a great pinch-runner option as well.
HUGE series starts tomorrow of course. Reds couldn’t ask for a better rotation set up on their side: Cueto, Harang, Volquez. Problem is the cards answer with their top 3 too: Pineiro Lohse and Wainwright. Good to see Lohse has come down to earth a bit in the last few games.
If the Reds can win 2/3 they are serious contenders. A sweep, and they can think about playoffs. I just hope our pitching can hold up. This will be the best offense the Reds have faced so far. I wouldn’t be surprised to see one of our top 3 get shellacked.
Hope that Votto/BP are up to playing 2nite
We’ll need them to be well enough to contribute both offensively and defensively, esp BP.
I do hope that Nix is the line up and that C-Dick takes his rightful place as #4 OF, as cokane has pointed out.
Even with a 2 out of 3 it is still a bit early to be thinking play offs…although a girl can dream.
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....
Bench Nix tonight.
He’s 3 fer 20 with 6 Ks against Piniero. .300 OPS
Ramon is gonna be the man tonight.
"Nobody's going to die just because they can't find their little yellow basket."
by Fat Vegas Alan on May 8, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not worried about Nix
CDick is 0-3 with 3 Ks against him. Who else would play?
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
Really enjoyed this win
Also really liking the fact that the team seems pretty resilient. The last four games went:
1) 14 inning loss 2) 7 run win 3) 12 run loss 4) Narrow team effort win
It’s hard to say for sure, but it seems like in years past tough losses would send this team into a tailspin, but this year, at least so far, they bounce back really well. I credit the pitching. Dick Pole is a genius!!!
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
If the Pole
Had anything to do with fixing Volquez, he truly is a Super Genius, like Wile E. Coyote.
And Adam Dunn's spirit, ranging for revenge / With Ate by his side come hot from hell, / Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice / Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war...
by Paul Householder on May 8, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
So he's got everything under control?
"Nobody's going to die just because they can't find their little yellow basket."
by Fat Vegas Alan on May 8, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought I read somewhere
that Pole was asked how the pitching had heated up so brilliantly and he replied something to the extent of “I don’t know… I’m trying to stay out of their way”
So apparently… Dick Pole’s best contribution to the team has been to sit down and shut up…
Honestly, sometimes that can be the best thing a coach can do
It would see to me that Richard Pole knows he can only teach his guys so much before he starts to OVER coach them. I think he knows good talent when he sees it, points them in the right direction and then, well, tries to stay out of their way.
Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.
by SullivanSmith on May 8, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Completely irrelevant...
And possibly a coincidence, but is Dick the Pole Polish?
And Adam Dunn's spirit, ranging for revenge / With Ate by his side come hot from hell, / Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice / Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war...
by Paul Householder on May 8, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
sounds like Owings pitched better than the numbers show.
In the 4th inning, he gave up a bloop hit, where the runner should’ve been erased on a double-play ball – which would have made it none on with 2 outs for Braun’s base hit and Fielder’s double. No runs would’ve scored that inning if they turn that double play.
He was money stranding the guy on 3rd with 1 out with back-to-back K’s, and stranding the runner on 2nd in the 6th.
"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." - Jack Handey
Bruans base hit was luck
he hit a chooper up the middle that Owings deflected, that ball is a few inches higher or lower it would have been an out.
Bloop
by justin007000 on May 8, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Or if Owings had left it alone, it was another easy double play ball.
I realize it was just a reaction, but he shouldn’t have swiped at it.
Yeah...
how many times do you see pitchers do that? I’m pretty sure I would respond the same way though.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I, on the other hand...
Would almost definitely have swiped at and missed the ball. That would have made it better.
And Adam Dunn's spirit, ranging for revenge / With Ate by his side come hot from hell, / Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice / Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war...
by Paul Householder on May 8, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
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