Red Reposter - 6/3/09

by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 3, 2009 11:51 AM EDT in News

Hall o' Famer Hal has a roundup of news
starting with Volquez going back on the DL. (jsl413 has the scoop with the FanShot) Dusty Baker says he's not particularly worried because there was no structural damage. Whatever. Watching him go on the DL, pitch one inning, and then go right back on the DL has me really horned off. I dont know why. It really isnt that big of a deal, is it? He should be back soon enough, right? I guess with Votto going on the DL a few days ago and Bruce struggling and Taveras hurt and Harang sucking hinies on Saturday I'm not as positive about this team as I was on Friday. Remember when Bruce said they were coming home in first place? Seems like an eternity ago, doesnt it?

Hal also tells us Baker had a conversation with Jay Bruce about his recent slump. After last night, he is one for his last 20. "It's a matter of Jay having a better pitch selection," said Baker. "You can tell he is getting frustrated and I have to talk to him about getting upset after at-bats. I'd rather have him expend that energy and time on focus and concentration rather than frustration. They're teasing him out of the zone with fastballs, then throwing him a lot of breaking stuff. It's like a disease. You know you have it but you have to shake it." Hal also says Edwin Encarnacion is ready for a rehab assignment. I would imagine he'll be sent to Louisville.
2009 MLB Draft Preview - Baseball-Reference.com
Baseball Reference put together a listing of the order of the first 3 rounds of the 2009 draft. They also have quick links to each team's draft history as well as links to the best players ever taken in each slot and links to lists of players who were drafted in each slot. If you are into the draft, this is a great way to waste your day.
More draft news: Draft Board - Minor League Ball
More draft stuff as John Sickels puts together his top 50 players in the draft.
Sheldon gives us a preview of the upcoming draft
He expects the Reds to take a pitcher with the 8th overall pick, but left-handed pitching and catchers will be the focus in later rounds. One of my favorites, Danny Dorn, gets a little respect for the way he's rocketed through the system after being drafted in the 32nd round in '06.
Redleg Nation honors their Player of the Month for May
and the award goes to Brandon Phillips. I knew he was having a good month, but I had no idea he hit .352/.392/.682. That is one monster month from our slick-fielding second baseman. Now if only everyone else could start hitting...
Fay wonders if Great American is still the home run park it used to be
Long story short, the Reds have better pitching and fewer home run hitters.
With Volquez and Josh Hamilton both going on the DL on the same day
Fay asks if you would still do the trade. Most of the bloglodytes over there say yes.
Dave Cameron at FanGraphs
submits his NL All-Star ballot and the only Reds representative is Brandon Phillips. Im kinda surprised to not see Johnny Cueto, but I suppose even the Rockies need someone on the team.
Turn Out the Lights: Tiger Stadium to be Completely Demolished.
MLBTradeRumors has an interview with Justin Upton
In case you didnt know, Upton is destroying opposing pitchers right now, hitting .322/.396/.592. Baseball folk like to compare him and Jay Bruce, but if you ask me Upton gets the edge. He has a brother named BJ who I heard is pretty good too.
How to Photograph Baseball
You want to take pictures at a baseball game like a pro (or at least like BubbaFan)? This primer will get you closer to success.
NBC Sports - The Astros plan on being buyers for some reason
mental_floss Blog Lunchtime Quiz: Beer Geography
It's not sports related, but it's right in the wheelhouse for many on this site.

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I saw a somewhat surprising bit of draft trivia

Only one player from the Reds’ last three drafts has reached the Majors, and that was Josh Roenicke last year, for five appearances. I know these things take time, but for as strong as our farm system has gotten, it seems surprising that no one else from the past three drafts has made the jump up yet. Soon though…

by Brendanukkah on Jun 3, 2009 11:57 AM EDT reply actions

yeah

If Alonso continues what he is doing, he may get a September call since he is already on the 40-Man.

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by MixFMKyle on Jun 3, 2009 12:00 PM EDT reply actions

Only 5-9 on the beers too

I suck. I got Everton’s shirt sponsor, but somehow contrived to miss Liverpool’s.

by Brendanukkah on Jun 3, 2009 12:03 PM EDT reply actions

7-9

only missed Chang and Tusker. I reckon I got lucky on a couple.

"I lay my head on the railroad tracks, and wait for the double E"- Warren Zevon

by Colin Auscapee on Jun 3, 2009 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions

i only got 3

and i guessed on 1 of those. why cant they ask about Molson?

by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 3, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions

7-9 here too

I missed Tusker and Samuel Smith, and those were the only two I hadn’t heard of. I think I have a problem.

"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 3, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions

i missed samuel smith

i thought the name was way to english to actually be from england.

Baseball worshiped here.

by Daedalus on Jun 3, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions

I'll play too. 7-9 for me too

I missed King Fisher and Chang.

"It's like my father used to say, "When I was a child, I thought as a child and spoke as a child. And when I became a man, I took that child out back and had him shot.' "

by RedConn on Jun 3, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions

I got 5 out of 9 as well

Apparently I’m not an alcoholic. Or at least one that knows what the fuck he’s drinking. Only one I’m pissed about is Kingfisher, I knew that one and for some reason clicked the wrong button. (Idiot) I got Liverpool’s sponsor, but not Evertons.

Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans

by Farneyismycopilot on Jun 3, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions

8-9, suckas!!

I missed Chang, but agonized over it for a while. I didn’t know that the correct answer could support more than one major brewery.

And by the way, I attribute this more to geography/recognizing branding and language by country than I do drinking. I’ve only drank Sam Smith, Zwyiec, and Pilsner Urquell

Ali Boombaye

by Cy Schourek on Jun 3, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm sure others have noted this...

but it’s kind of silly for the auto-tagging stuff to tag Reds on the Reds site.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Jun 3, 2009 12:12 PM EDT reply actions

Not really for the purposes of what the tags do

From what I’ve been told, they are useful for search engines as there is something special about the tags that appeal to the search engine’s inner being. Putting a Cincinnati Reds tag emphasizes our Cincinnati Reds-ness to the search engine bot.

Internally on SBN, it makes sure that the article shows up on the Cincinnati Reds page for SBN. That way, if somebody finds that page instead of our blog, they can come check us out.

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

by Slyde on Jun 3, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions

5-9 for me

although I admittedly guess on a few.

Of course the Astros are buyers. It would be a shame to not make use of their awesome farm system.

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

by nycredsfan on Jun 3, 2009 12:23 PM EDT reply actions

"Horned Off"?

Someone might need to go back to the sugar free apple juice

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jun 3, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions

by BK on Jun 3, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions

which'll make this rehab start interesting to watch

I could see him playing 1st for a (hopefully short) bit until Votto gets back. Hopefully EE will have cleaned up his hitting act by then and go back to 3rd where he belongs.

Ali Boombaye

by Cy Schourek on Jun 3, 2009 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions