Game 62 Thread: Reds at Royals
by Slyde on Jun 14, 2009 12:00 PM EDT
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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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agreed
struggling to go .500 vs the Nats and the Royals is discouraging.
"We're going to Adonis, son"
jch24
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.
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."
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."
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
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."
what are you talking about?
it is 8 pm.
Bloop
by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
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
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."
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?
Yeah, I was going to mention that..
.263/.314/.431 in AAA? Call that man up!
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
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
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
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
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."
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
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
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
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
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.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
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.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
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
Unrefined?
You cannot teach talent. You either have talent and can play baseball or you don’t.
Phone's ringing, Dude.
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
may i just say
Dave Winfield is really good on Baseball Tonight.
Will you stop it with the vegetables
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
You know...
I was really depressed recently, and Brook Jacoby showed up at my door with a sno-cone and a few words of encouragement. He reminded me that I’m special, and that I can achieve my dreams if I just wish and keep positive. That really helped me out. I’m now the president of my local glee club, and we sing a cappella versions of Katrina and the Waves’ hits. You should hear us do “Walking on Sunshine.”
Brook Jacoby isn’t so much a hitting coach as a coach of life.
Phone's ringing, Dude.
by rjdio on Jun 14, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions 4 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
I would like to hear you sing another Katrina and the Waves song
Or just name one.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 14, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
batting A-Gon second
Brilliant!
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
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
there seems to be irony flying over the skies of berlin
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
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
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
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
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
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
current obp's
.302 – Hairston
.299 – Bruce
.283 – Taveras
.270 – Gonzalez
"We're going to Adonis, son"
jch24
oh my goodness
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
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
just all kinds of weird errors, and a pair of two run bombs
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
all in the 4th inning
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
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
did kc announcing guys just say dickerson wasn't related to eric dickerson?
Will you stop it with the vegetables
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
"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
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?
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
i went on a bender my last night in china before flew stateside
intercontinental flights with hangovers are not fun.
Bloop
by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
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
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
Delta sucks
thank goodness Louisville, Lexington, Dayton, Columbus and Indy are all just a short drive away.
"We're going to Adonis, son"
jch24
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?"
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?"
$18 for 4 tix!
couldnt pass that up, its sure to be an adventure.
"We're going to Adonis, son"
jch24
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
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
we need holliday
We need him and encarnacion and votto if we wanna contend this year.
didn't he just do something like that in the first inning?
Bloop
by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
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
Ahahahahaha! How?
I thought you were off the Rosales bandwagon.
"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"
You're so silly.
Seriously, I was about to break out some career stats.
"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"
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
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
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
It is really too bad that Rosales and Hairston are the only options we have at third.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
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
Oh, I did forget that Ramon can play third.
But he’s not doing so great right now, either.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Hairston should be taken out ASAP
Disgracefull.
Hairston, Tavares,Lincoln...........
Why did the Reds waste millions on them again?
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
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
I think "just-adequate hitting" is being really, really nice.
"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"
well, we don't want to hurt any feelings here
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 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
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
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
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
So I figured.
Looked better on the replay. He was so close to catching that one and getting out of the inning. Argh.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
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
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
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
Aight
almost time to put Willy in and see how many eggs he can suck this afternoon.
"We're going to Adonis, son"
jch24
Cueto's thrown, what, 90 pitches?
Jesus, Gonzalez made that close too!
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
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?
Imagine if the Brewers actually wanted to win a game here and there.
"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"
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
stfu
because you speak the unpleasant truth.
Bloop
by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
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?
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
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?
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
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
i will leave the country every summer if i can
no matter what it does to the reds.
Bloop
by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
i here outer space is nice
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
hear
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
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?
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
yeah, who's 'running on empty' now?
the reds offense, that’s who!
Where have you gone, Johnny Vander Meer?
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
The latter.
He’s thrown twice as many pitches as he should have.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
And he broadcasts for the Reds
The man just hates championships!
by Brendanukkah on Jun 14, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
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
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?
Well, the other one seems a little far away for me to get food.
"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"
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?"
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
My garage is a storage area filled with flammable shit.
"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"
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."
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.
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
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
Those guys are never going to get to play in AAA, are they?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Massive conspiracy?
Black Helicopters over Carolina?
by Johnnypronto on Jun 14, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
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
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
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
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
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
Because there were two outs
and there would have been three if not for the error.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
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
It was doing that to me on the mets-yankees game a few minutes ago...
Try switching to radio.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
so according to wikipedia
mega bus is a “no thrill” bus service. Is there a “thrill filled” bus service?
Bloop
It just seems like yesterday Ramon was close to 300
My, how things change quickly
Hanigan learned that from BP
Took a wild swing, then hit it off his foot.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
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."
Oh
"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."
sunshine in the bluegrass state
its always good to be south of the border
"We're going to Adonis, son"
jch24
On the positive side, maybe the Reds can hold Bannister to 7 innings
Got to take the victories when they come
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
so he essentially ripped off the reds in game enertainment?
Bloop
by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, Slyde
Stop saying we “should win” this or that game. We never do.
"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"
anyone wanna go to the Creation Museum?
its gotta be as much fun as watching this crap…
"We're going to Adonis, son"
jch24
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
why do i get wlw in game weather bulletins when i listen to the game online
4000 miles away? That shouldn’t happen.
Bloop
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.
4ish
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
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
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
i dunno
i was busy doing research on an email sent from a female pal.
"We're going to Adonis, son"
jch24
bye bye dusty. get the hell out of here.
What a stupid ass manager. waits for stupid elitist remark
Man Mountain:
What do you think? Should I go see the Meat Puppets/Retribution Gospel Choir tonight?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
at the cradle?
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
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
Yeah, that's what I've read...
But I had never heard of them.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
really?
they were a renowned indie act for years, but they made an assload of money by appearing on that Nirvana Unplugged album
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I wasn't really listening to decent music
until post-Nirvana.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Don't the Meat Puppets feature the Kirkwood twins?
Twins are hot, right?
by Brendanukkah on Jun 14, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
you know what doesnt surprise me about Bannister's line so far?
no walks. im literally dying of not-surprise.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 14, 2009 4:05 PM EDT reply actions
very figuratively?
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Jun 14, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
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
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
Does he not speak a greater truth?
Doesn’t life, after all, consist of dying of not-surprise?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
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
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
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
6 IP, 4K, 0 ER?
I think you are correct sir
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
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
Ok, so given what Dusty said before the game about youth,
I’m really rooting for Hairston and Taveras to fail miserably. I’d love, sometime in July or so, to see Stubbs and Frazier get called up, (and maybe even Heisey to play LF) and go full-on youth for the rest of the year.
I know it’ll never happen, but how much more damn exciting would the rest of this season be with those three added to Bruce, Votto, BP, and Hanigan? Shoot, get rid of Gonzo and call up Cozart too. We would probably epically suck, but it would be way, way, way, way more fun to watch than the debacle over the last week.
Then next year those guys would be ready to kick some ass………..Well, a guy can dream
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
in 2007 i thought 2009 would be the year
Homer Bailey would be kicking ass, Cueto would be rounding into shape, Bruce would be kicking ass, as would Votto, plus with Dunn and Stubbs, the outfield would be pretty nice.
Bloop
by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, you're not too far off from reality
It might have been a bit optimistic to think of a 22yo Bruce kicking ass (still think he will before the end of the year)
Bailey has been a bit slow to develop but is showing signs, same with Stubbs
Cueto, Votto, and Dunn are all doing well, just two of them aren’t playing for us right now.
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
i figured Bailey would be up in 2007
and a fixture in 2008, and rocking and roling in 2009. I thought the same about Cueto, just put all that a year later.
Bloop
by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
"The year" is a false grail with this organization I'm afraid
until they get an owner, GM and manager who are enlightened
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 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
This year is not as bad as 2006
This team was a year away when the season started. The 2006 team was 4 years away when the season started.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Granted
I just can’t trust the management to be stewards of the talent that will make the Reds compeitive in 2010.
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 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah i feel that way
although baker has won in the past, so it isn’t as if he is incapable of running a playoff team.
Bloop
by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree with that
I have nightmares about a “Frazier-Heisey-Stubbs-Wood for Matt Holliday” trade being announced.
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
This will be Bannister's first win in three weeks
Bring out yer dead. They’ll pitch a quality start vs this ridiculous Reds lineup.
"We're going to Adonis, son"
jch24
Amazing to hear about a manager put one of their players "on notice"
as Girardi has with Wang. I can’t even imagine that happening with Burton, Lincoln, Taveras or Hairston. They’re going to allowed to suck it up for the rest of the season unless some kind of fire sale takes place.
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 4:24 PM EDT reply actions
Gomes has been one of the few bright spots during this skid
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 4:28 PM EDT reply actions
Dusty just loves being able to switch
pitchers out whenever he wants in these away interleague games, doesn’t he?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
yep
it will be wonderflu if the reds score 4 in the 9th.
Bloop
by justin007000 on Jun 14, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
good one
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
do we have any RR'ers out there?
there’s a wonderful Amish shop off rt 32 in adams county. Kleims, i think.
"We're going to Adonis, son"
jch24
holy shit 1999 was 10 years ago.
wow, i did not realize that those glory dies are so distant in our past. It seems like just yesterday. I still remember that last game, i remember watching while eating chicken noddle soup, because i had strep throat.
Bloop
Will the Reds ever win again?
Hopefully that jinx works and they start winning. I can’t take a 9-10 game losing streak right now.
i feel the same way
it’s only a 4-game losing streak, but it feels like this team has Washington Generals syndrome.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 14, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Holy crow
That’s ugly. Poor Cueto gave up no earned runs and still gets the loss.
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