I had a softball game tonight and got there when it was 4-0. I wasn’t too bummed out though ’cause it was early. After my game, I got back in the car and was pulling out when Marty said 16-1. My jaw dropped and I just sat there and almost got rear ended. Are things really this bad? The only silver lining I can come up with is the all-star break next week.

on MLB Network, Mitch Williams just said that Ryan Howard is affectionately called, “Big Donkey.” Really?

so it all evens out. Drew Stubbs had the bizzaro Taveras line 0-1 with 5 BB.

this loss (or one of it’s ilk) or the stomach-punch Pujols grand slam game?

and throw a complete game shutout. Alla this game. For those of you who don’t remember the day before the Reds were shutout 11-0, and in this game Harang replaced and injured Eric Milton on three days rest

so bad, in fact, I think I feel like that dog in the cymbalta ad and I’m not really joking

I hope Harang can stop the bleeding, but he hasn’t had much run support lately

Complete game shutout would be nice ith a par of grandslmas by Votto and Gomes. That will provide me with sweet dreams this evening I hope lol

getting roughed up in the first inning. Cueto dug himself into a self-defeating hole. Phillies hit with more confidence. Subsequent relievers weren’t motivated to blow their arms out in a 10+ run pasting – with the exception of the two guys who are least established in the bullpen. Remember, six of the runs of those runs were scored on Janish.

I’m hoping this defeat – by virtue of it being so outrageous – forces some kind of knee-jerk move. It’s an embarrassment for the franchise. A purge of the entire coaching staff would be fantastic – but I would settle for any personnel move that evinces any kind of shame.

My willingness to devote time to this team as a fan is predicated on knowing that those in charge are actually trying to think critically about improving the product on the field — ie getting paid to do all of us are doing for free because we’re devoted fans. Evidence of this is sorely lacking.

The paramount value of not making outs is almost completely ignored.
Jay Bruce flounders with no apparent adjustments to his swing and plate approach.
Phillips gets complete deference, staying at 2B and perfecting his “fadeaway” swing.
Inferior veterans chronically block the PT of superior younger players

I don’t care if your payroll is $30M, no team in MLB should be starting Willy Taveras nor batting Taveras-Hairston 1-2.

No MLB team would let a legitimate ROY candidate rot on the bench

I could turn the page easily on this loss if I know this organization was finally on an upward trajectory. Despite the talent they have, I have little confidence they’ll stop spinning their wheels and start getting serious about understanding baseball. Here’s hoping someone is throwing bats into the showers, telling Bronson to cut his hair and stop dicking around and waking up to the startling realization that you have to acquire the best players you can and then play them instead of instituting some ill-begotten seniority system.

and the last 2 games have been the WORST I have seen in a LONG time…this team continues to flirt with turning the corner only to fall off the cliff in July. looks like the same thing now.

I just looked at the standings. This better be a wake up call to the Reds. They can’t keep saying “it’s just a loss” when their genuine shot at the division is lsipping away

The Reds managed to find a way to make studying for the bar even worse.

Poor Johnny, I hope he’s able brush this aside like he should.

he looked dominant. Maybe Harangatan can shut these guys down tonight. Whoever said we need to hit Werth is right. Showed no love to poor Paul Janish out there on the mound hitting that grand slam. He needs a grand slam in his back tonight.

Even if the Reds can’t scare them with their pitching and offense, they can scare them with their petty, yet painful retaliations. I know it’s unsportsmanlike, but it would make me feel better