Reds see "Har-" is pitching, instinctively don't score runs. D'backs win, 6-2.

by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2009 10:51 PM EDT in Game Threads

Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Player of the Game

Dan Haren. Not only did he throw seven innings of one run ball, not only did he strike out nine batters, he also went 2-2 with a double and a home run.

Key Plays

In the second inning with two outs and two on, Miguel Montero singled to right field. Chris Young tried to score from second, but Jay nailed him at the plate. All those who complain that Jay is just a younger Adam Dunn are invited to cram it.
It spiraled out of control from there. Dan Haren doubled to lead off the third inning, but was erased on a throw to the plate from Jerry Hairston. There was one on, two outs, and the ground ball to Brandon Phillips should have ended things. Instead, he threw it away and there were runners on second and third. Singles by Gerardo Parra and Mark Reynolds put us down 3-0. And since Dan Haren hasn't surrendered more than three runs in a game all year, that was it.
Three innings later, Arroyo walked Tony Clark, then gave up back to back jacks to Miguel Montero and Dan Haren. The 8th hitter and the pitcher. And that's when you know it's not your night.
The Reds did break the goose egg in the seventh with doubles from Laynce Nix and Ramon Hernandez.
In the 8th, Danny Richar walked, Willy Taveras singled, and Votto got his hit. The bases were loaded with one out. If the Reds were going to mount any kind of threat, this was the time. Brandon Phillips flew out (Richar tagged and scored) and Nix flied out. That was that.

Fangraphs looks like the elevation map from Denver to Lawrence.

Other Notes

It was Dan Haren's first career home run.
The Diamondbacks had lost five in a row and eight of nine. Remember when we said that playoff teams should beat up on bad teams?
The Reds run in the seventh was only the eighth run that Haren has given up in six June starts.
The NIH says that symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome include fingers that "feel useless or swollen," and "[d]ecreased grip strength may make it difficult to form a fist, grasp small objects, or perform other manual tasks." Women are three times likelier than men to develop carpal tunnel. Get a haircut, Bronson!

Final - 6.30.2009	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona Diamondbacks	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	6	12	0
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	6	2
WP: Dan Haren (7 - 5) LP: Bronson Arroyo (8 - 7)

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Love the headline, rec'd

"Don't let the brain interfere with the heart" -- Albert Einstein

by jch24 on Jun 30, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions

"Dan Haren looked like Joe Jackson tonight, the way he beat us with his bat."

First the plane crash zinger and now that. I’m in awe, sir. Fucking awe.

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 30, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions

in the RLD gamethread

Mr. Redlegs says he spoke with a scout who thinks Bruce should be sent down to Louisville. Because he’s not improving, he’s regressing.

But Dusty says Bruce is improving.

Is he improving, or not?

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

by BubbaFan on Jul 1, 2009 12:01 AM EDT reply actions

I vote scout

Not because I think he’s right, but because I think Dusty is fucking clueless.

"Don't let the brain interfere with the heart" -- Albert Einstein

by jch24 on Jul 1, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions

Regressing?

That is disturbing. It seems to me Bruce’s ABs have been improving but I don’t so this stuff for a living lol.

by Red_Poodle on Jul 1, 2009 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions

that was the argument with Dunn, also

check his minor league stats…he hit for a much higher average and stole bases. IIRC he also hit to the opposite field more often.

bruce just needs a hitting coach who knows what he’s doing. JB is nails in the field this season (which is an improvement).

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jul 1, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions

I hope Dan Haren wins the Cy Young

Cus we sure made him look like CY

That being said, I cannot, at this time, respect his talent, because I am too PO’d at his homerun

by Red_Poodle on Jul 1, 2009 1:06 AM EDT reply actions

By that reasoning there are going to be a lot Cy Young winners this year

At least Haren is actually good against other teams too.

by wishfuldrifter on Jul 1, 2009 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions

You are right

I just can’t figure what happend to the offense because there as a point in May when it looked halfway decent

by Red_Poodle on Jul 1, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions

i was really upset by this game

Not sure what I expected with Dan Haren on the mound against the Reds’ t-ball offense, but it reminded me of one of those games we usually see in August out of the Reds: packing it in.

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jul 1, 2009 10:00 AM EDT reply actions

My grandson Alex and I went to last night's game

We had great seats. 4th row field level between 3B and Home. Haren was pretty impressive last night. Great location, great change of sppeds and he had some zip and movement on his fast bast. I don’t know what pitch he was throwing – it looked liked a split finger…but it was coming in about thigh high and just flat breaking down into the dirt righ at the plate. Haren was definately on.

Bronosn looked OK actually but it was obbious that he was running out .of gas his last inning. He threw a lot of pitche by the time the fourth inning was in full awing Bronson was losing it.

I don’t know who would be interested in him at this point

Phillips just missed a GS..whne it left the bat it sounded really good…but no such luck. Laynce Nix looked good…Gomes is not a very good PH…I would have rather seen Hanigan…but then you have no BU catcher.

Danny Richar looks like a fish out of water at 3B and for the most part when he was at bat.

I expect for the Reds to win the series. I, unlike MM, did not get a sense that they packed it in…theyjust couldn’t get the big hit when the opp came.Haren was pretty nasty last night.

Bruce has nothing to prove going tl Batsland. He definately had at least two geed ABs, showed patience, got a single and just missed get a another.

The clueless move of the night: Why take out your best fielder (Jannis) for Richar? The left side of the infield became much more vukneralbe and there was increae in offense. Dusty could have just PH Micah instead…Oh well.

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin

by Madville on Jul 1, 2009 11:36 AM EDT reply actions