Game 87 Thread: Reds at Mets
by Slyde on Jul 12, 2009 11:00 AM EDT
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Aaron Harang hasn't gotten credit for a win since May and I think I know why. His last win came on May 25th against Houston. If that game doesn't stick out for you, let me refresh your memory. That was the game that Harang came out after a 2 hour rain delay and finished the 5th inning so that he could get credit for the win. It worked that day, but when you deal with the devil, it will always bite you in the ass later on. Since that day, the Reds have gone 4-4 in Harang's starts, but Harang has only gotten the decision in the losses. I have little doubt that if he had just sacrificed the win in that Houston game, he would have gone 8-0 in the rest of the games. That's just how mystical beasts work.
The Reds faced Mike Pelfrey back in the second game of the year and jumped out for 4 runs in the first inning off of him, including Joey Votto's first home run of the season. They failed to score another run in next 4 innings he pitched, while the Mets took the lead and gave Pelfrey the victory in a game that finished with a 9-7 score. Pelfrey's never been a big strikeout pitcher and when he's going good he doesn't walk too many either. The thing he does really well though is keep the ball in the ballpark. Of course, it helps that he pitches in the cavernous Citi Field.
As the FanPost put up by Caleb suggests, the Reds are probably just going to bring someone up for Sunday's game and then figure out what needs to happen on the roster during the break to fill in for Jay Bruce. I suspect we'll see Adam Rosales since Jerry Hairston Jr. can play the outfield if needed. No idea what the longer term solution is for the outfield right now. My initial guess is that we'll see Darnell McDonald filling out the bench with Chris Dickerson, Laynce Nix, and Jonny Gomes getting the majority of the playing time in the corner outfield spots. Obviously, that doesn't really improve the offense a whole lot. I'm just not sure they'd bring up Drew Stubbs or Chris Heisey without playing them everyday, and I could see Dusty Baker preferring to play the other three guys more. That's just a guess at this point though.
It's an afternoon ballgame and then a 3-day break for the All Star game. Then a whole new season starts on Thursday, right? Please?
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Drew Sutton?
The Reds have four OFers even without Bruce, which is as many as some teams carry. And that’s not counting Cherry.
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It's Rosales...
so says teh Fya.
Oh, and the lineup is:
Chris Dickerson 9
Willy Taveras 8
Joey Votto 3
Brandon Phillips 4
Laynce Nix 7
Ramon Hernandez 2
Edwin Encarnacion 5
Jerry Hairston 6
Aaron Harang 1
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holy crap
It also says Bruce may be lost for the season.
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it's a bitter pill, considering we only just recently lost the season for the season
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Jul 12, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
For what it's worth
I think Rosales is the best short-term roster filler, but I hope that it’s Stubbs or Heisey after the break.
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i concur
its kind of a bummer for whomever gets called up for only one game. plus its a day game in NYC on getaway day…they wont even get to spend their per diem on the Manhattan nightlife.
"I piss excellence"
can you imagine Rosales and the Manhattan nightlife?
“Gosh, yer skin is awful shiny!”
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 12, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Then he'll be very upset to hear that it closed a few years ago.
"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"
*&^%$
I had no idea. Bummer.
I remember being a tad disappointed when I learned what the acronym stood for. RIP CBGB. OMFUG, indeed.
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Gotta problem with country, bluegrass, and blues?
by Brendanukkah on Jul 12, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
nah
i had thought it was something a little more Punkish.
i saw me some bluegrass just last night, in fact. ash can testify! nothing finer than sipping an ice cold Yuengling, listen to some fiddle and staring at Kate Gosslein.
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I kind of hated how CBGB shirts became Hot Topic shorthand for "punk"
I would say easily 90% of the kids wearing it had no idea what it stood for. But really, what’s more punk then taking over some crappy venue meant for radically different purposes, be it Americana music or a VFW hall, and playing shitty music to 35 of the town’s snot-breathers?
God, that’s awesome.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 12, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd rather have Sutton than Rosales
We have enough outfielders. And Rosy is kinda sucking right now. Batting .222 in July and .250 in June. In AAA. Plus his defense is suspect. If we have to carry someone who can barely hit his weight, I’d rather it be someone who’s a defensive upgrade at least.
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But Rosales has already come up.
I assume that the idea is to figure out whether Bruce is going on the 60 day DL, which they’ll know by tomorrow.
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I know Rosales has already come up
I’m just saying I’d rather have Sutton. Sutton’s option has been burned for this year, too.
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Oh, right, I forget that Sutton's come up, too.
I assume this is because Rosales has been playing well recently. Since that’s such a useful metric and all…
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but he hasn't
Like I said, Rosy’s been stinking it up in Louisville. What does .222 in AAA translate to on the big league level?
I think the reason they went with him is because he can play OF in a pinch. But we already have 4-1/2 OFers. And I seriously doubt Rosy’s going to see much playing time in the outfield.
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Well, relatively well.
Over their last ten games, Rosales is hitting .242 with 6 walks, a double, and a HR. Sutton is hitting .200 with 5 walks, four doubles, and a HR. Clearly, Rosales is the better player.
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not unless you're looking for a DH
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Hot off the presses
Nice recap in the Enquirer this morning about the Reds first half. Except for the second paragraph:
The Reds have hovered around the .500 mark the entire first half of the season. In fact, They were exactly .500 (40-41 ) at the mathematical halfway point.
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Oh, and...
Apparently, nobody on the Reds staff is capable of talking to any of the coaches in Louisville.
The Reds will likely add player right after the break. They have 13 pitchers right now. But it might not be Drew Stubbs or Chris Heisey.
"This Stubbs’ first (full) year in Triple-A. He’s doing pretty good. What is hitting .280? What does that equate to here? He’s still trying to figure out his stroke.
"Let’s not rush these guys, like we did with whole bunch of guys. If they’re going to be here, you want to play them everyday. I was really impressed with Heisey in the spring. But he just got to Triple-A.
"I’ve seen guys have a good two weeks or a month. (Adam Rosales) was hitting .390 when he got here. Last year, Jay Bruce was hitting .400. Let’s let them play and tear it up for a while."
"Just because we’re in need . . . Let’s let these kids play and develop. All we see is batting average. We don’t see the total game. There’s base-running, throwing, getting sign, fundamental stuff."
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my fab part of that
Is the whole " what does .280 in AAA equate to here? Ummmmm, probably better than Taveras’ .236 or whatever. That deal is looking terrible now because he’s going to keep blocking better prospects, and there’s no way they release a guy with another year on his contract.
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by nycredsfan on Jul 12, 2009 12:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
*meant fav, stupid iPhone
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by nycredsfan on Jul 12, 2009 12:39 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I can understand the not wanting to rush these guys
If a player’s not actually ready, don’t bring him up just because there is a need. I’d rather sacrifice a guy who is not part of the future than bring a guy up and have it stunt his development.
But yeah, that last sentence is just plain stupid.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
True, but
Stubbs has about a full year at aaa at this point and it’s not like he’s 22 years old.
Dusty’s comments have me bracing for McFlurry after the break.
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by nycredsfan on Jul 12, 2009 12:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm thinking
that maybe Jocketty will make a move and trade for someone before the deadline. If he’s serious about winning this year, which I’m not sure he is.
I have doubts about Heisey and Stubbs; I am not sure calling them up is the right thing to do, for reasons I expounded upon at length in yesterday’s game thread.
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Also...
I realize that this team has no creativity whatsoever, but would now be a horrible time to try Votto in LF, Ramon at 1B, and Hanigan catching?
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yes
because Ramon is an woeful 1B.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 12, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I like it.
Gets Hanigan into the lineup, gets Joey some experience in left, if in fact that’s the plan for the future.
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I only like it if Joey likes it
best player on the team gets to decide where he wants to play. That’s my rule.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Joey doesn't like it
He’s made it clear he wants to play at 1B, not in LF. Or RF.
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citation?
I know he has said that he doesn’t see the reason for it at this point, but I don’t think he’s ever said that he doesn’t want to do it.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
I can't find the link
Gawd, the only thing you can find now if you Google “Joey Votto” is stuff about his “stress.”
But it was an interview from last year, or maybe this past off-season. He said he didn’t want to move to left field because he preferred consistency. And something about if they wanted him to play other positions, they should have had him do it more often in the minors.
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i said this when votto was scheduled to come back .... i love this idea
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by joshuar9476 on Jul 12, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Piecoro said earlier that if the Reds are going to compete in the 2nd half
then Harang needs to turn his season around. Gawd I hate W-L record for pitchers.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Of all the players on the team, Harang is the one who needs to turn his season around?
Wow.
"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"
time to hit the batting cages aaron
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by joshuar9476 on Jul 12, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
He should probably pitch every other day, too.
Gotta build up that arm, boy, no more 4 days of rest for you, Aaron.
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well
I think he was just trying to segue to talking about Harang – he had been previously talking about the Reds first half. He just chose an odd way to do it.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
It's amazing how lazy reporters are
That was the theme at the beginning of the year, so it must still be true
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by nycredsfan on Jul 12, 2009 12:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Hey, any Ausgustana fans here?
I got to go see them live yesterday- Amazing show- they came out into the audience at the end and did this whole sing-along deal- I was like right there, they were shaking hands with everybody and everything… It was pretty awesome.
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Did you see them Boston?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
They did Boston... But the front man told us the song was called "Columbia"
since that’s where the show was at…
He kind of resembled Wolverine to be honest…
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sorry, i tried to make a joke about seeing them in Boston
not only was it a shitty joke, but it was poorly executed.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
yeah, I sorta figured that, but hey- it works
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wow
FSO poll – “Who has been the best pitcher in the first half for the Reds?”
The results: 1. Cueto 2. Owings(???) 3. Harang 4. Arroyo
Common Reds fans! Don’t be that guy!
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
that's what I mean
clearly Arroyo should be #1
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
#5. Mike Lincoln.
These polls should be like those multiple choice questions on tests where you can eliminate one answer right away because it’s so absurd.
"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"
#6 . Rhodes .... money
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by joshuar9476 on Jul 12, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Incidentally, ERA+ for these guys:
1. 129
2. 90
3. 114
4. 83
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FIPs:
Harang – 4.01
Cueto – 4.36
Owings – 5.46
Arroyo – 5.68
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 12, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
One point is that
Owings was by no means an outlier in that group of four, since by any measure I’ve seen, Arroyo has been worse overall.
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agree'd
Owings has been about what we expected this year. i like that.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 12, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
When a new comment is posted
why does the screen go directly to the top heading?
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That doesn't happen for me
you must be a witch.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
burn the witch!
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by joshuar9476 on Jul 12, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
but now it's causing typos!
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
lol ... i say fay's responsible
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by joshuar9476 on Jul 12, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Dusty is a half-empty kind of guy
He’s said in the past that no matter how bad things are, they can always get worse.
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Midyear review, courtesy of Jason Stark
The Janish Quip Book
Being the magnanimous guy he is, Janish was cool enough to review his pitching exploits with Half-Year in Review.
Janish
• On roaring into the books alongside Johnny Lindell: “You know, records are made to be broken. And I’m definitely breaking records. They’re just the wrong damn records.”
• On his picturesque delivery (as a former college closer): “Yeah, it’s smooth, all right. But apparently, 88-89 [mph] on a string is not going to work.”
• On his ERA (45.00 after his first outing, 49.50 after his second): “When I came in there, I figured, well, the good thing is, at least I’ll bring my ERA down. It started at 45.00, so it would be tough to go up — but I found a way.”
• On whether he thought he could now pitch 31 straight shutout innings and get his ERA down into the 3.00s: “I think I’m out of luck. … What I really need to do is talk to my agent to see if we can bring this up in arbitration: multi-faceted player.”
• On his proudest achievement as a pitcher: “Well, I did get a standing O in Philly. And not many visiting players can say that.”
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by obc2 on Jul 12, 2009 1:12 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
simply awesome ... i want a janish jersey now ... class way to handle it
"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.
I heart Janish
Definitely my favorite Red.
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The Harvard of the South!
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Willleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Better send this mofo, im tired of him clogging the basis.
"I piss excellence"
as a kid
i remember sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for stolen base attempts. since this season is now officially im major doubt i fully support all forms of Havoc.
"I piss excellence"
That was ball 4 to Nix
Dude can’t buy a walk
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by nycredsfan on Jul 12, 2009 1:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
even when Taveras gets a hit
i just feel angry at him. this is not healthy.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 12, 2009 1:24 PM EDT reply actions
He seems to grossly misplay balls quite a lot
I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jul 12, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
When do we get to see good defense from Willy Taveras?
I’m waiting.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
keep waiting
he’s a minus defender. he takes poor routes to the ball and doesnt have good instincts.
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We don't have anybody else who can play CF as well as he does.
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OMG Willy Taveras is the worst CF I have ever seen
Hadn’t anyone seen this guy play before we signed him? Fuck you, Walt and Dusty.
Ugh
Common, Willy. You can’t run looking back like that.
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FTH Willy?
Stubbs would have made that catch
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by nycredsfan on Jul 12, 2009 1:30 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
And then he'd be out for the rest of the season
after running into the wall.
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by Gray on Jul 12, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Why can't Willy be more like Freel?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
and dress in a Royals uni
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by obc2 on Jul 12, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Actually that's a great point
They might be the one team that would be dumb enough to take him
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by nycredsfan on Jul 12, 2009 1:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This team just excels at finding ways of screwing over Harang.
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I feel so much more angst towards him than I did patterson
Because of the money and years this stupid team gave him
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by nycredsfan on Jul 12, 2009 1:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Good point
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by nycredsfan on Jul 12, 2009 1:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
yep
at least they sent Patterson down to AAA and admitted the mistake. it didnt take, but at least it happened.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 12, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I see we are doing the usual Har- pitcher routine.
And that we’re doing the usual “let the only good player on their team beat us” routine.
Dickerson will probably get blamed for it
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by nycredsfan on Jul 12, 2009 1:32 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Rosales
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jul 12, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't believe the only two components of Taveras' game
I was sure he would add value have been underwhelming at best. He’s been poor at tracking down balls in the outfield and has 5 less SBs than David Wright.
I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jul 12, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions
In fairness, I thought Willy looked decent in the outfield before June
The hamstring may be bothering him still. Kremchek’s dirt can take a while to work its magic.
He generally seems to take poor routes to balls.
Before, his speed bailed him out.
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A good hamstring doesn't help your judgement on fly balls
He takes bad routes.
There’s no part of his game that’s positive.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jul 12, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
runs scored bs Pythag
if the Reds scored 22 more runs vs the Phillies they’d have one more win.
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Yeah
and I still think that the way she said it, it’s impossible for him not to take it personally. Even though he’s been one of the bright spots.
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It's not his fault that Willy is starting instead of him, after all.
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whoa
Is that for real?
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I find it kind of funny that he accepted her friend request.
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I get that...
I’m talking about the fact that he accepted in the first place.
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And homophobic!
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by Gray on Jul 12, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
A who wears shirts like that
needs all the friends he can get. ;-)
I would guess that he didn’t remember that she was the one who said he’d never be more than a fourth OFer…
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what?
Is he still going after her?
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I really don't want to hear these guys BS about NYC
based on the several afternoons they’ve spent in it.
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Can't tell you how common that is
I’ve lived here 5 years and I barely feel like I know it, and I talk to so many people who’ve been here 3 times and think they are experts
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by nycredsfan on Jul 12, 2009 1:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Of course.
If the only parts you’ve seen are Times Square, Central Park, and whatever you could see from the Gray Line bus, then STFU.
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I've never been to NYC
I think it’s a shitty town
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
at least you have an educated opinion
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by nycredsfan on Jul 12, 2009 1:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Experience is overrated
sometimes you just know things.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Well of course you'll think that if you only focus on the pimps and the C.H.U.D.s
by Brendanukkah on Jul 12, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
it's scary
I hear everybody there gets robbed, raped, or murdered. Sometimes all at once.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
i heard that you have it in reverse order
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by 'tHan on Jul 12, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I heard some guy got killed in New York and they never found who did it
But you wouldn’t know anything about that, would you, Sax?
by Brendanukkah on Jul 12, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
If you are Donte Stallworth
you’d only have to spend 24 days in jail for that.
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As a matter of fact
I am am Donte Stallworth.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
the big story this weekend
A woman who disappeared while cleaning an office building on Wall St. Security cameras everywhere, but they didn’t show her leaving.
They found her body on Saturday, stuffed in an air-conditioning vent. The air-conditioning was turned off Friday afternoon with the end of the work week. It had been acting as a refrigerator for the body. Once it was off, they found the body by smell.
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the sad thing is
She was planning to quit. Because of the creepy elevator operator who wouldn’t stop hitting on her. She didn’t feel safe, so had given notice.
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If you can make it there
you can make it anywhere. If you can’t make it there, you end up in an air conditioning vent.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
my favorite New York slice!!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 12, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If you take 3 of your top 4 offensive players and put them on the DL, this team looks really different
If the one not on the DL is Joey, do you think anyone would notice on the Reds?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin'
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 12, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
If you took out
taveras, ramon, hairston, EdE, and Bruce ( too soon) i’d argue that a creative front office could put a better team on the field than we currently have
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by nycredsfan on Jul 12, 2009 1:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
the problem is not that the team does not have the talent to contend (they dont, but that's not the problem)
the problem is that the talent already on the team (Dickerson, Hanigan, etc) is not being maximized. that is 100% on Dusty’s head.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 12, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, part of that is that the big signings are blocking those guys
I don’t get the feeling that Dusty is the only guy around here who doesn’t understand sunk costs.
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no
but he’s the only one of us that NEEDS to understand that in order to do his job successfully. that is what he’s paid to do.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 12, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
The problem is admitting a mistake
From a job performance perspective, it looks bad for Walt if you bench a guy 1/4 into his contract. It will most likely still look bad if you keep playing him, but there’s that chance that he bounces back and you look like a genius.
or you could play the best guys on the team,
win, and then look like a genius.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 12, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
i dont know
it’s probably easier to win with the best players playing. it’s not a guarantee, but come on. that should be an easy decision.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 12, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously, the question is
Do the Reds need a blockbuster trade?
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Not again!
I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jul 12, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
if they mean "trade rosters with the Yankees"
then yes, i’d be for it
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I think they mean trading Independence Day
for Pearl Harbor.
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Why do you hate Jerry Bruckheimer?
Nay, why do you hate AMERICA?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
In case you didn't read the interview a couple of weeks ago
Michael Bay is pretty much responsible for the careers of Ben Affleck and WIll Smith
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
But then I wouldn't be able to get into a game for $5
(and then sneak into the $45 seats.)
"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"
You would in the early 90's
/Tell us again about the rabbits!
by Brendanukkah on Jul 12, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
If they could somehow secure a reliable power bat or SS prospect for longer than just his year
otherwise, just clear some salary whatever way you can
I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jul 12, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
The paved Shea Stadium, put up a parking lot
ooooh…whop whop.
BTW, when I did the interview with SNY.TV the other day, their phone number came up as Shea Stadium. I had them verify for me that they weren’t ghosts.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
I liked how they showed the parking lot
and chris said “it’s not telling who all is buried under there”
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
I already made a Counting Crows reference earlier in the thread
And one is more than enough.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 12, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s not very good, but neither are they.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 12, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm glad to see the game isn't getting any attention
It’s certainly not deserving of any
I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jul 12, 2009 1:55 PM EDT reply actions
was on a delivery during fay's visit to the radio booth
unless they can steal a trade or sign a huge name, i don’t really have a problem with continuing with an OF of nix/gomes in LF, willy in CF, and dickerson in RF. but if they do this then keep cdick in the leadoff and call up stubbs to play two games a week.
"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.
Why make him travel back and forth between Cincinnati and Louisville so much?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
only if it's as the laundry boy
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
by nycredsfan on Jul 12, 2009 2:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I believe it was a trap
before I see the replay.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
i dont think he caught it
but Taveras didnt either.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 12, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions
Taveras just stood around and watched Dickerson go for that one.
Again: FUCK YOU, WILLY.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Our CF is playing RF
Willy you are a worthless baseball player. Calling the ball yet making no indication you are going to make an effort to
I got to go down to the stadium and whip batteries at the players on both teams. - Philly Boy Roy
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jul 12, 2009 2:03 PM EDT reply actions
Why?
Those guys will always be passed over by proven veterans like Corey Patterson and Willy Taveras.
Ralph Kiner just said
" terrible play by the center fielder" bad when an 84 year old knows more about our team than our manager or GM
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
by nycredsfan on Jul 12, 2009 2:05 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
see ya later folks
im gonna go the grocery store. this is just too much right now.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 12, 2009 2:06 PM EDT reply actions
i would looooove to see Harang give this team an ultimatum
“either i go or Willy goes. you have 24 hours.”
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 12, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I want him to take a crowbar to Willy's car
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FUCK A TEAMMATE IN THE ASS!
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
New threads
this one isn’t doing us any good.
http://www.redreporter.com/2009/7/12/946766/game-87-thread-2
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
unreal
The Mets suck. They really, really suck. How did they score 4 runs before the end of the 3rd?
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