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Game 62 Thread: Reds at Royals

Cincinnati Reds at Kansas City Royals, Jun 14, 2009 2:10 PM EDT



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Cincinnati Reds
@ Kansas City Royals

Sunday, Jun 14, 2009, 2:10 PM EDT
Kauffman Stadium

Johnny Cueto vs Brian Bannister

Partly cloudy,rain. Game time temperature around 70.

 

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W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2009 - Johnny Cueto 6-3 2.33 1.05 58 24



W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2009 - Brian Bannister 4-3 4.69 1.51 36 22


This team is dangerously close to losing a bunch of fans for this season.  Yes, they are only 2.5 games out of first place.  Yes, they still have a winning record, though a loss today puts them at .500.  And yes, they still have a ton of good pitching left in them.  But we've all been through this far too many times over the last decade.  It's basically the same story every time.  The Reds start hot and get fans excited that this year will be different.  Slowly, the major flaw in the team starts to show itself.  Eventually, that major flaw becomes a full-blown issue, but nothing is done to fix it.  Eventually, the team falls too far out of the race to recover and fans turn their interest towards crappy football and complain about that.

This season is starting to look very familiar.  And I don't blame Reds fans for starting to lose interest in the team.  There are only so many times Granny Weatherall can be jilted before she gets pissed off.

And now we're at the point where the Reds will be scraping in order to get a .500 road trip against the teams with the 2 worst records in baseball when the series started.  All this team has shown us this trip is that without Joey Votto, they're not a playoff team.  Heck, even with Votto, they'd have a hard time being competitive with the way everybody is hitting.  We knew the offense was going to be a problem going into the season, but this crevasse goes much deeper than I expected.

Thankfully, the Reds have their best pitcher going today to try to save face.  And thankfully the Royals have a pitcher who is more than happy to put runners on base.  This should be a game the Reds win, but the way things have gone the last 3 days, who knows?

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win in way too long!

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 12:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

agreed

struggling to go .500 vs the Nats and the Royals is discouraging.

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 12:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

just a note of optimism

Willie T still has a better BB% /higher ISO% and K% than his career averages.
So he may still have a little regression before his performance starts fluctuating randomly around his core skill level.
Again thanks Walt for signing one of the rare MLB players that actually had a shot to be worse than Corey Patterson.

by davidmac84 on Jun 14, 2009 12:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

No way.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahaha, silly boy

I’d put a fiver on him being in CF and leading off, barring some magical injury.

"It seems as if every mistake I've ever made in life I've had an erection in one hand and a Bud Light in the other."

by jch24 on Jun 14, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

pay me

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd is a contraction of "I would"

No one took me up on that bet. :)

"It seems as if every mistake I've ever made in life I've had an erection in one hand and a Bud Light in the other."

by jch24 on Jun 14, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Surely Janish gets to sit closer to the field today?

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yay for daytime baseball!

I hate having to wait until 7:00.

"It seems as if every mistake I've ever made in life I've had an erection in one hand and a Bud Light in the other."

by jch24 on Jun 14, 2009 12:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

its 8 o clock in Amsterdam

and 5 o clock somewhere

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

actually berlin now

it is 5 somewhere in the atlantic ocean.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Guess who's back in the majors?

http://myespn.go.com/s/conversations/show/story/4256611

"It seems as if every mistake I've ever made in life I've had an erection in one hand and a Bud Light in the other."

by jch24 on Jun 14, 2009 12:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Makes sense that he's with the Nationals...

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

CPAT!

All i need now is Royce to make it back to the bigs..

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

He hasn’t exactly been tearing it up in Syracuse.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Jun 14, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I was going to mention that..

.263/.314/.431 in AAA? Call that man up!

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'll see ya those AAA stats

and raise you THESE RIDICULOUSLY LOW ONES

I hadnt checked previously but its safe to say he best not be called up again.

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he made a few nice plays at 3B last night

but his bat was weaker than Hopper’s. at least Hopper got a ball into the outfield.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 14, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Willy sits

Dickerson CF
Gonazalez SS
Phillips 2B
Nix LF
Gomes DH
Bruce RF
Hernandez 1B
Hanigan C
Hairston 3B

Cueto P

Why the hell is Cherry batting 9th while Suckzalez gets to hit 2nd?

"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 Jun 14, 2009 12:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

daaaaaaaammmmmmnnnnnn

And yes, there’s no reason for Gonzalez to bat anywhere but ninth in that lineup.

"It seems as if every mistake I've ever made in life I've had an erection in one hand and a Bud Light in the other."

by jch24 on Jun 14, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

But he's the SS.

The SS always bats second. Everyone knows that.

Phone's ringing, Dude.

by rjdio on Jun 14, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's in the constitution

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the problem is

we have 2 or 3 9-hole hitters in this lineup.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 14, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's the best I could have hoped for

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

tempered enthusiasm

im slightly disappointed that I wont be able get to witness another Willy strive for oh for five this afternoon.

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, maybe this lineup can manage to score 2 or 3 runs...

If we get a good game out of Cueto, that might be enough.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 12:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

More from Fya:
Willy Taveras is going to spend the day working with Dusty Baker. “We’ll go over things a little,” Baker said. “A different voice. We knew when we got Willy that he was unrefined product. If he wasn’t unrefined, he wouldn’t have been three places in a short period of time. That’s where teaching comes in.”

Baker talked to Brandon Phillips. It was first time in Baker’s years as manager that a player has ignored a 3-0 take sign. “The more he talk (to the media) the worse it sounds,” Baker said. “It’s over.”
 
You can assume Phillips was fined.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 12:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

is fining ballplayers even effective?

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Their millions are unconventional!

"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty

by Slyde on Jun 14, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

so they overpaid for an "unrefined product"

awesome

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unrefined?

You cannot teach talent. You either have talent and can play baseball or you don’t.

Phone's ringing, Dude.

by rjdio on Jun 14, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

shouldn't phillips have a couple of days off?

i swear i would fucking sit his ass on the bench to show i’m in charge if i were dusty. I don’t fucking care if it costs the team a game.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

may i just say

Dave Winfield is really good on Baseball Tonight.

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 12:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You know, in the 3 (or 4?) years he's been here

I’ve never heard anyone say anything nice about Brook Jacoby. You know, like “I was really in a slump, but I worked with Brook for an hour today in the cage and it really helped out”.

"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 Jun 14, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i had no idea Gerald Perry was their hitting coach

i had even less of an idea that Von Joshua is replacing him. Where’s Max Venable?!?

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

batting A-Gon second

Brilliant!

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Jun 14, 2009 2:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

What was Ramon doing on that play?

Odd.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

god, those uniforms are beautiful

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 2:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Too bad there's no one with defensive skills on our bench who could play third

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hairston with some blowtastic d

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 2:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

12th in the NL in defense!

Impressive.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

TWSS

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

30 pitches already

unfortunate

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 2:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

bruce is starting to scare me

am i the only one who worries he could turn into patterson? I know he is young, and i am not saying lets stick a fork in him, but Patterson was a highly touted prospect who also came up under dusty.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yes, you're the only one

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bruce bunting...

he’s apparently been talking to Willy.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

53 PAs over the past 14 days...

.133/.235/.267

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think there's a double standard at work here

Bruce is in as much of a morass as Taveras is

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 2:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

there's a double standard

because of bruce’s potential and youth. We all know what Willy Taveras is at the point.

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

current obp's

.302 – Hairston
.299 – Bruce
.283 – Taveras
.270 – Gonzalez

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh my goodness

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

:(

That’s a bunch of suck right there.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow, the mets are having a meltdown

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 2:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Again?

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

for those who are 4000 miles away

and have a cranky wireless connection, what happned?

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

11-0 Yankees

Cano just hit the eleventy hundredth homer in Yankees Stadium this year

Santana gave up 9 runs

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And amazingly, his ERA is now only 3.29

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe I should listen to them.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i am they are prenty unoffensive

wlw gameday audio went down, so i am listening to KC.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

"i am they are prenty unoffensive"

i just wanted to type that myself

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what he said

He said he’s not related to Eric but his father Sam plate in the NFL. WTF is that all about?

by Brian B on Jun 14, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let's hope for Mr. One Shaky Inning Only

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 2:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i go home in the morning

berlin to kennedy to cincinnati to dayton.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 2:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Dayton has its own airport?

I had no idea.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what is that, a 15 minute flight?

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah basically

but to get the same iternary flying home, except without the flight to dayton, cost $150 more a piece. Fucking delta.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's not just Delta. They all do that to you.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah i know

northwest (I guess now delta) has flights from Toledo to Detroit. But right now the offender is delta.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Delta sucks

thank goodness Louisville, Lexington, Dayton, Columbus and Indy are all just a short drive away.

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup, I haven't flown out of CVG in years.

Might later this year though, since their prices are more in line with everyone elses

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

MEGABUS!

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

God, I hope you get to Chicago in one piece.

I have visions of you waking up somewhere in Indiana, missing a kidney.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Megabus.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

$18 for 4 tix!

couldnt pass that up, its sure to be an adventure.

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It can't be worse than greyhound, can it?

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

have fun

i love chiago, and look forward to living their in august.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

$73/night

for a suite at the Silversmith, right across from Grant Park.

the recession was good for something…

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

they all do suck equally

both delta and u.s. have lost my luggage. Northwest has (had?) the worst in flight service. When i flew to and from china, on flight from Detroit to Tokyo, with the exception of their regular meal service, they didn’t go down the aisles with drinks. Both Delta and Lufthansa seemed to always have flight attendants going down the aisles with waters and orange juice.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

we need holliday

We need him and encarnacion and votto if we wanna contend this year.

by fifawcs on Jun 14, 2009 2:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You could see that throw coming...

Sigh.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 2:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

no no no no nothing like that

he just booted a routine double play ball in the first inning

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damn, I miss Edwin.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i dont

Rosales is better

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

srsly?

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahahahahaha! How?

I thought you were off the Rosales bandwagon.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Honk!

Got yer nose!

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're so silly.

Seriously, I was about to break out some career stats.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why can't Dusty do something cool

like remove Hairston in the middle of the inning

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it would hurt hairston's feelings?

and unless he was dogging it, it would be kinda bush league.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Some guys on this team

need to have their feelings hurt.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cueto's going to be lucky to get through 6

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Janish

Who is he????

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, I did forget that Ramon can play third.

But he’s not doing so great right now, either.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hairston, Tavares,Lincoln...........

Why did the Reds waste millions on them again?

by Johnnypronto on Jun 14, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

their millions are unconventional

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Royals are really fighting everything off

This is a pretty unlucky outing for Cueto… boned by fielding and eaten away at by just-adequate hitting

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

On the part of the Royals I mean.. they're fouling

everything off and getting bloop singles

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nevermind

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, I gotcha now.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Twitter reference.

Drink!

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

looked out at first

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

tie

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damnit.

So close.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

What'd he do?

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Meant as reply to FTH Bruce

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So I figured.

Looked better on the replay. He was so close to catching that one and getting out of the inning. Argh.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

almost made a great play at the fence

but the ball was jarred loose

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

FTH Bruce?

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Dusty is a moron

throwing your hat down b/c Bruce dropped the ball after colliding with the fence? really?

put some jazz on, man, and chill

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i think he's just frustrated

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i dunno

i could see grimacing and smacking hands together but throwing a hat down in the dugout isnt leadership.

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

All unearned, and not Bruce's fault.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aight

almost time to put Willy in and see how many eggs he can suck this afternoon.

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cueto's thrown, what, 90 pitches?

Jesus, Gonzalez made that close too!

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow, swept by the Royals

Yep, it’s the Reds in June….catch the fever!!!

Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?

by nycredsfan on Jun 14, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the Reds have been living on borrowed time for a few weeks

the back of the baseball card is catching up to them.

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

stfu

because you speak the unpleasant truth.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

True that,

and isn’t it interesting that Dusty goes by the back of the card when a player used to be good (Griffey) but when the player has always sucked he totally ignores it? (Hairston, Taveras, Gonzo)

Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?

by nycredsfan on Jun 14, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is Walt's fault

poor roster construction.

i’ll give him credit for Raymoan and Rhodes, however.

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does anyone believe Reds will score 3+ runs

by the top of the 9th?

Can we even imagine the Reds scoring 5 runs in a game?

Where have you gone, Johnny Vander Meer?

by jgoodfri on Jun 14, 2009 3:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Haven't done it since June 3.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

see when i leave the country the team goes to shit

i also left the country at the end of august 2006.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's still worth it

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Why leave the best country in the world?

USA! USA! USA!

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i here outer space is nice

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by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hear

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ew.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

justin'd

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so did you leave the country during the 1995 playoffs and not come back?

Because the team has sucked since then.

Where have you gone, Johnny Vander Meer?

by jgoodfri on Jun 14, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

AFLAC

Bo Jackson?

Reggie Jackson?

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Michael Jackson?

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jesse Jackson?

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Andrew Jackson

don’t insult his wife, he’ll shoot you.

Where have you gone, Johnny Vander Meer?

by jgoodfri on Jun 14, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stonewall Jackson

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shoeless Joe Jackson

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Randy Jackson?

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Alan Jackson?

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jackson Pollack

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Johnny Bench?

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jackson Browne

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, who's 'running on empty' now?

the reds offense, that’s who!

Where have you gone, Johnny Vander Meer?

by jgoodfri on Jun 14, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does Cueto look like he's not on his game?

Or is he the victim of bad luck and mounting frustration?

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The latter.

He’s thrown twice as many pitches as he should have.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ask Marty:

Kobe Bryant or LeBron James?

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by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

this is gonna be Kobe's 4th title

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Marty took LeBron.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And he broadcasts for the Reds

The man just hates championships!

by Brendanukkah on Jun 14, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

4 innings, 50 pitches.

Maybe we can see another CG!

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

fucking awesome

all the reds should hit from the other side of the plate.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wonder if anyone in charge

is making the connection between suck hitting and a complete absence of plate discipline.

Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?

by nycredsfan on Jun 14, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not Brook Jacoby.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ok, chain time!

Skyline or Penn Station?

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by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wait. Penn Station, the generic sub shop?

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

How is that a good chain?

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait what?

I was just trying to decide where to eat.

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by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, I see.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

learn how to grill

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know how to grill.

Except I tend not to grill in the 45 MPH wind/rain storm that just blew through.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

or should i say

mangina?

Has that fallen out of style yet?

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

put the grill in your garage, duh

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My garage is a storage area filled with flammable shit.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Skyline, PS sucks

"It seems as if every mistake I've ever made in life I've had an erection in one hand and a Bud Light in the other."

by jch24 on Jun 14, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hoch,Davies and Bannister

All sucked, but the Reds can’t rock them. I bet even Bailey could set down this lineup right now, that is how bad they are hitting. May was a fluke. A bunch of treds with no ability.

While Stubbs and company rots in the minors.

by Johnnypronto on Jun 14, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I've become convinced Stubbs should get a shot

but I don’t know who else is ready down there

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heisey and Frazier are close

Maybe a couple weeks in AAA to make sure?

by Johnnypronto on Jun 14, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Massive conspiracy?

Black Helicopters over Carolina?

by Johnnypronto on Jun 14, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No earned runs have been scored in this game.

Impressive.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

How is this possible?

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Asking because I don't understand... seems like Cueto allowed at least one

by his own hand

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

When Callaspo triples and Teahan singled him in

why wouldn’t that be an ER?

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

did they give collaspo a triple?

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They did.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought so... or else there'd be 3 errors right?

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because there were two outs

and there would have been three if not for the error.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I see - didn't realize that's how it worked

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so according to wikipedia

mega bus is a “no thrill” bus service. Is there a “thrill filled” bus service?

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

um

it says “no-frills”

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hilarious!

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

they show movies

a couple of my clients actually raved about it.

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You are going to lose a kidney.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

HOLY CRAP JAY GOT A HIT

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Why swing at ball three, Ramon?

COMMON

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hanigan learned that from BP

Took a wild swing, then hit it off his foot.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Action Jackson

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Holy shit

Out of nowhere, it’s raining sideways at my house. FTH?

"It seems as if every mistake I've ever made in life I've had an erection in one hand and a Bud Light in the other."

by jch24 on Jun 14, 2009 3:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh

Now I get it.

"It seems as if every mistake I've ever made in life I've had an erection in one hand and a Bud Light in the other."

by jch24 on Jun 14, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Apparently it's perfect grilling weather!

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

sunshine in the bluegrass state

its always good to be south of the border

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Keep telling yourself that. :)

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Them Royals are GOOD

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Bleed Cubbie Blue's Admin wrote a book

HERE

Slyde? Dont let us flap in the wind, hombre.

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Also, Slyde

Stop saying we “should win” this or that game. We never do.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

anyone wanna go to the Creation Museum?

its gotta be as much fun as watching this crap…

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can we stop at a bar first?

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 14, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

dont we always?

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

diansours with people

IT IS MORE FUN.

HERE’S THE PITCH!!!

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pujols reference

Drank!

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

negro league museum in KC

and i haven’t seen a single black person in the stands in 3 days. how is that possible.
can we trade them the underground railroad museum for it.

by dusty's Brain on Jun 14, 2009 3:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

done

the negro league museum is fantastic. the underground musuem? uh, not so much. zzzzzzzz.

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

4ish

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

But are they properly contextualized?

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cueto at 100 pitches

ouch.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

trying to stay positive

it seems like cueto has really come along. a smoother delivery. isnt’ afraid to throw strikes. lots of movement on all his pitches. just seems like he isn’t working as hard as he was last year.

by dusty's Brain on Jun 14, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

and then the defense goes out and makes him work twice as hard…

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

From Lance:

Taveras during his 14 game hit streak: 24-59 .407 avg (Reds record 10-4)
Taveras in other 47 games: 22-146 .151 avg (Reds record 21-26)
Chris Dickerson is hitting .242 with an on-base percentage of .370.
He is hitting .296 over his last 25 games.

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

did brantley just say

“you smoke it on the pole side?”

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i dunno

i was busy doing research on an email sent from a female pal.

fake or real?

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 14, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice play to get the runner there...

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

bye bye dusty. get the hell out of here.

What a stupid ass manager. waits for stupid elitist remark

by ryaneversole on Jun 14, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Man Mountain:

What do you think? Should I go see the Meat Puppets/Retribution Gospel Choir tonight?

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

at the cradle?

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep

I’ve seen RGC before…good show.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i've never seen the meat puppets

but they’re supposed to be awesome live

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by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that's what I've read...

But I had never heard of them.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

really?

they were a renowned indie act for years, but they made an assload of money by appearing on that Nirvana Unplugged album

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by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wasn't really listening to decent music

until post-Nirvana.

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

very figuratively?

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

my heart rate is slowing

im perspiring heavily, my eyes are dilated…it may not kill me, but i’d be surprised if it didnt.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 14, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

are you gonna go alan on us

and become fat vegas charlie scrabbles

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does he not speak a greater truth?

Doesn’t life, after all, consist of dying of not-surprise?

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by Gray on Jun 14, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so the reds stayed above .500

until july or august in 2004.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 4:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

so the reds didn't score in that inning

i am only half paying attention, and half packing, and half fucking around on the internet, and half dreading my 9 hour flight tomorrow.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

four halve'd

Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?

by nycredsfan on Jun 14, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Two'd

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm going to go ahead and call that a good outing by Cueto

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

6 IP, 4K, 0 ER?

I think you are correct sir

Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?

by nycredsfan on Jun 14, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Only 1 BB to boot

I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 14, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs