Game 120 Thread: Giants at Reds
by Slyde on Aug 20, 2009 11:00 AM EDT
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The last time these two pitchers faced off, Aaron Harang got his only win since Memorial Day. Harang threw 7 innings of 7-hit, 2-run ball while striking out 7 and walking 2. It was a start reminiscent of his excellent stretch of pitching in 2006 and 2007. He followed that start with a similar one against the Nationals but took the loss as the offense failed to score a single run in his defense. He's pitched much better of late overall, going at least 6 innings in 6 straight starts. The only disastrous start he's had in that stretch was the game against the Padres where he gave up 5 runs in the first inning before settling down to throw 6 shutout innings after that. Despite pitching better, and keeping his team in all but one of the games, Harang has gone 1-5 in those 6 games. As we all know, it's because he's a loser and a terrible pitcher.
Matt Cain, as you can tell by his 12-4 record, is not a terrible pitcher. Believe it or not, an argument can be made that Harang has been the better pitcher this season. Granted, it's not a strong argument, but the performance of the two pitchers is much closer than their records and ERAs would imply. For instance, Hardball Times' xFIP (a fielding independent metric that normalizes for home run per flyball rates, something that is believed to be somewhat naturally variable) puts Harang (3.94) ahead of Cain (4.35). Then again, a similar stat like tRA rates Cain ahead (4.03 to 4.83).
The point though is not to show that Harang is a great pitcher or that Cain is a crappy one. Rather, I'm just trying to point out that some of the numbers that we use to traditionally eyeball how good a pitcher has been are faulty. There is a lot that happens to affect a pitcher's line that is out of the pitcher's control (run support and defense being the top two). And it can be dramatic enough to the point that a pitching match-up like this one, which looks like a total mismatch, is actually a lot closer than it might first appear.
The Reds losing streak stands at 5. Hopefully it can end today.
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Either that baby will grow to be the shape of a cube
Or the Reds are making some kind of Soylent Green-veal farm.
Lineup, Votto back
Dickerson RF
Stubbs CF
Votto 1B
Phillips 2B
Nix LF
Rosales 3B
Janish SS
Tatum C
Harang P
All in all, could be worse. Still wish Gomes or Wlad were playing over Nix, but whatever.
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
this is perhaps the 3rd time this season that Dusty has come so close to getting the lineup right
hooray!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 20, 2009 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
this lineup sucks
not a knock on dusty, just the general talent level we’re putting out there every day. all but three of those position players are below average at their positions. if we would have know last year that the back end of the lineup would be nix, rosales, janish and tatum, we probably wouldn’t have watched any games this year.
however, i am excited about the 3 and 4 hitters. and watching stubbs patrol center field.
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
of course youre right
but come on, we have to enjoy the little victories.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 20, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
i know
i didnt mean to shit in everyone’s easter basket. just day after day the lineup looks so familiar, and i realize its virtually the same one as in louisville last year. or worse.
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
it is getting really hard to keep doing this everyday, isnt it?
i dont think im quite to the point where Slyde is, giving the team an ultimatum like he did, but im getting close.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 20, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously, think about this lineup for a minute.
In a few days when Rolen comes back, plug him in at 3B batting 5th, put Wlad or Gomes in LF batting 6th, Hanigan at C, that’s a major league lineup!
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
dont get ahead of yourself
it would still be slightly below average methinks, but it certainly wont be historically awful like has been.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 20, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn't say great lineup, I said Major League
like, all the players belong in the majors (save maybe Janish, but I’ll give him a break)
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
certainly
that lineup would whip the ass of the one we played the last 8 innings with last night.
Shewwweee that was awful.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 20, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Flat-out.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
And get Bruce back and somehow find a real SS and we're in business!
/just trying to be positive, know we’ll still suck next year’d
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
slashie
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Or a real 2Bman w/ BP @ SS
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Another bleak lineup further reding Aaron Harang's chance for a win
Dickerson is a better choice for leading off at this point than Stumps.
Rosie,Jannish,Tatum and Harang in a row…wow…just wow.
So does anyone think Harang will get any run support?
MY guess is that the Reds will score 2 runs tonights.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
Votto had a "retinal migraine"
He doesn’t think it was stress related, unless it was related to the stress of losing all the time. Hopefully he’ll be fine
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
I've had a similar experience before. It's the only time I've ever had a migraine
It’s kind of freaky because it was somewhat like how I’ve heard people who have had a stroke describe the experience, though obviously not to the same extreme. My head was sore for a couple of days after the headache too. Good on Joey for playing through the soreness. I’m pretty sure I whined about it frequently.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
my dad has had two migraine induced strokes
they caused him to be legally blind because he lost all of his peripheral vision.
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
Way to make everyone feel better about Votto's prognosis, tHan!
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
but your dad didn't have the backing of the Canadian healthcare system + Doc Kremchek's poking stick
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
you made me so sad i no longer feel like eating crepes for breakfast. thanks a lot
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
interesting
Retinal migraine (ophthalmic, ocular) is not an uncommon cause of transient monocular blindness in young adults. It is manifested by recurrent attacks of unilateral visual disturbance or blindness lasting from minutes to 1 hour, associated with minimal or no headache. This phenomenon is frightening to patients, who usually seek medical help to exclude amaurosis fugax due to ischemia of the retinal arteries. Patients describe a gradual visual disturbance in a mosaic pattern of scotomata that gradually enlarge, producing total unilateral visual loss. Postural changes, exercise, and oral contraceptive agents may precipitate attacks. The condition is thought to result from transient vasospasm of the choroidal or retinal arteries. A personal or family history of migraine confirms the diagnosis.
I wonder if it is related to the medication he’s taking, as someone suggested last night. If oral contraceptives can cause it, maybe other meds can, too.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
hmmm
that certainly is a lot of big words.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 20, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Or maybe he's just making sure there aren't going to be any little Vottos running around!
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
i understood the following words ...
is …. not … an … of … in … young … adults … It … by …. etc
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
by joshuar9476 on Aug 20, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
This makes me so sad...
“It’s been kind of stressful lately with all the losing.”
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
I just noticed
that the FreeCreditReport.com ad with the roller coaster looks a lot like the roller coaster the Reds players were riding the other day. It’s not the same, but it looks like it was designed by the same company. The seats are identical, but a different color.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Over / Under Runs for Harang today: 1.5
I’ll go over, but barely. The Reds score 1.6 runs today.
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 12:38 PM EDT reply actions
He's on rehab in Louisville
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
wow, it's nice to have a CF that makes the routine outs look routine
Will you stop it with the vegetables
Joey Votto would appreciate it if he made them look poutine.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 20, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
renaissance man Dusty Baker would appreciate it if they looked like Soutine
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I prefer to observe a barely legal teen.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Over/Under 5,000 fans?
I might take the under on that one
My fantasy football team this year? Lippincott's Shorts
by cesarhernandez on Aug 20, 2009 12:41 PM EDT reply actions
Lyle Overbay and Troy Glaus don't just beat up on the Reds
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 12:42 PM EDT reply actions
i've always said that
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Stubbs going to bunt?
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 12:46 PM EDT reply actions
Apparently GameDay at work sucks balls
Dickerson is still on a 1-0 count, but the Giants haven’t even recorded their third out yet. Fabulous. I may actually have to do work.
Wait, the leadoff hitter, if he gets on base, is allowed to steal 2nd?
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 12:48 PM EDT reply actions
catcher
allegedly
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
God Lincecum looks like suuuuch a douche
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
Bad news
Cincinnati has been eliminated as a host city for a potential US bid to host the World Cup in either 2018 or 2022. So has Columbus, strangely, which features both the first US soccer-specific stadium and one of the largest stadiums in the country in Ohio Stadium.
Salt Lake City has also been eliminated, despite having what I consider to be the most beautiful American soccer stadium
MLS venues are just too small, I guess.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 20, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Link, for those interested. Cleveland Browns Stadium and Michigan Stadium are still in the mix.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 20, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
like i always say
there is better futball in michigan than in columbus
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
Well if Cincy and Columbus are out
Then I hope Cleveland gets some games. Saw U.S. vs. Venezuela there right before the 2006 World Cup. Wasn’t a bad venue.
And what would the Euro soccer fans do in Cincy….go to the Creation Museum?
My fantasy football team this year? Lippincott's Shorts
by cesarhernandez on Aug 20, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
i wonder what their reason was?
do they have a better city in mind? there are pros and cons to cincinnati and columbus but i think columbus could accommodate a world-class event like the world cup. that blows…
Yeah I live in Columbus and I think it could handle it.
But then again I’m sure there are way more interesting cities.
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
how's the public transportation system?
i bet that’s got a lot to do with it
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Basically non-existent
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Not too hot. There's no subway or anything.
The bus system (COTA) is okay I doubt it could handle anything even nearing World Cup levels.
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
COTA cant handle school kids on a Thursday
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 20, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Lol the OSU bus system is far better actually.
Which isn’t saying much.
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
Maybe a little
But places like Indianapolis, Houston, and Foxboro are still in the running.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 20, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn't think Indy could handle it either
but they might have a leg up because they’ve hosted big stuff like the final four.
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
Yeah but all those people stay in RVs, grill out, and motorcycle to the track.
They don’t exactly put a huge strain on the city’s infrastructure
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
lol I was about to say that
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
Shitter's full!
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
indy has a great interstate system ... just no public transport
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
I think hotels too. There arn't a ton of hotels and no really nice ones.
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
i figured with tOSU home games they'd be at least okay there
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Most people either A. Live in Columbus
or B. Come in from other parts of Ohio.
Campus is nuts on gamedays….
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
Columbus has hosted Women's World Cups before, but that's a whole different ballgame
I don’t know what the ultimate factors were, but while Columbus can definitely host an event that size, some of the other cities eliminated aren’t really any surprise (Birmingham, Cincinnati, Columbus, Fayetteville, Ark., Knoxville, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City and San Antonio.)
by Brendanukkah on Aug 20, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Minneapolis would be a great city to host something big
Not sure what kind of soccer town it is, but when I think of showing the U.S. off to the world, the twin cities aren’t a bad representative.
At least it would be in summertime
And they could probably use the new Golden Gophers football stadium.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 20, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
In terms of loudness, the Metrodome would have been sweet to play international soccer in
Qwest Field and Arrowhead Stadium are still in the running, so they’re the best bets for “loudest motherfucking sporting event you’ve ever seen.”
by Brendanukkah on Aug 20, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
phillips was pretty clearly wincing during that at bat
either his wrist is really hurt or he was watching his first swing on the jumbotron
Will you stop it with the vegetables
Mark Sheldon
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice smack by Rosie.
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
Go Reds!
They’re my favorite team.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
Hey I'll take a fly out
over a GIDP
Norris Hopper's #1 fan!!!
Jim and Chris are going on about how to score...
I know there is not much to be up beat about…but wow
Norris Hopper's #1 fan!!!
Chris is explaining that mustache rides are the easiest way to score
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
by Slyde on Aug 20, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hating you people watching the game
/bitter at having to listen to Marty and tHom
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
Why can't Tracy Jones say "superior" right?
Supeera? what?
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 1:12 PM EDT reply actions
The same reason Pete Rose says "suh-tis-ticks" and George Grande says "Jock-urrr-TEE."
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Gambling and lack of complete mental faculties?
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
plus too much spray tanning.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
he gat it! he gat it!
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think George Grande has gambled in his life.
Except that one day he wore slacks without pleats. Outside. In front of people.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
the scorebook thing is awesome, they really should do this more often.
i know the basics … perhaps they could briefly flash the box after each play in the corner.
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
Yeah it makes it a little more interesting.
And is better then the usual announcer banter
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
i like to put a li'l dollop of sweet cream and lobster butter on in my batter...
oh, “banter”… wheeeboy
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
3 straight Ks for Adam!
Norris Hopper's #1 fan!!!
He makes it look routine...
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
he hides it well too
smoove.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Damn.
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Kelch might be the best reds TV play by play guy ever!
I like George but he has that annoying “Good Ole Boy” attitude.
Norris Hopper's #1 fan!!!
I like Kelch
but I’d guess that if we listened to him for 10 years describing losing baseball, we’d probably start to dislike him too.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
and he'd probably be as grumpy as marty
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
Not as much I would dislike listening to Brantley the next 10 years
Honestly we could be in the world series and I would not want to listen to that man.
Norris Hopper's #1 fan!!!
Zach, are you still Hopper's #1 fan?
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
at least get that "#" outta there
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Yes I am
I am not “anti HR” at all. I just have a thing for shitty players. Juan Castro was my favorite red for a few years. Todd Walker is my favorite red but he was pretty good.
Norris Hopper's #1 fan!!!
Haven't tried to get a job at a large employer, have you?
That will make you anti HR.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I know, Zach
I’ve been around for awhile…watching.
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
This Dickerson guy isn't too bad, huh?
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 1:20 PM EDT reply actions
Good swing by Dickerson
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Lol a BB, 1B and SB in two at bats isn't too shoddy
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
hey,
took the job at HPU. Thanks a ton.
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
High Point?
My neighbor’s daughter is going there.
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
really?
had no idea
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, it took awhile
sounds like the state school enrollment cuts have really helped them out. But also put them in a clusterfuck of activity
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure that like any university
they find a way to turn every event into a clusterfuck. The only variation is in magnitude.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Apparently
Cal Ripken is speaking there in a few weeks.
I’m pretty sure I don’t really want to see that.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
GOD THAT WAS SO CLOSE
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
GABP putting a light tower in front of the warning track isn't helping Stubbs
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn't mind if they put the scoring up on the screen (smaller sized)
but not talk about it.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
But you know if they put it up
they can’t talk about anything else.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
In the business, we call that "see-and-say."
It’s for hacks.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Did the NC State logo show up on screen?
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by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
BP leaving the game Sutton in.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
Sutton in for BP.
Wrist?
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 1:24 PM EDT reply actions
Or thumb.
Or both.
Or mangina.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
mangina includes thumb and wrist
sometimes elbow
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
If we lose Votto again
the whole opening day lineup is out, right?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Fact.
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
yup, boy that's depressing
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
Nope
He’s giving up baseball to star as Mayor McCheese in an off-broadway production.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Reasonable explanation.
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
An all fast food production of The Mayor of Casterbridge
(God, I love Hardy!)
(Or in this case, Thomas Hardee’s)
by Brendanukkah on Aug 20, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
It won't be as acclaimed as Jude the Obese
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by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
This guy has more gloves tacked on his wall than Willy.
And it looks like he knows how to lead off better.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh snap
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
another one bites the dust
sheeeeee-it
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 20, 2009 1:25 PM EDT reply actions
aflac? 3 nl teams to win back to back ws ...
1. cin
2. ny/sf?
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
Cards back in the day maybe?
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Cards? They've won more than any other NL team
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
cubs 07-08, giants 21-22, reds 75-76
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
Dickerson shows the difference between an average MLB OF and a prospect.
At least Stumps put a bit of wood on the ball.
BTW doesn’t snohio resemble Rosy
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
Im beginning to wonder
if Mads is Dusty playing on RR from the dugout.
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I like the scorebook below the player's name when they come to the plate
I hope that’s a permanent addition by FSN.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
ive seen that somewhere else ... mlb network perhaps?
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
TBS does it, I believe
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I've seen it lots of places
just not FSOhio. I think other FS networks do it. I’d like to see FSOhio add it permanently
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Outrageous Authoritarianism Invades My Liver Feeding
You know that Coors Light Cold Activated Can commercial where the announcer dude is with a beer vendor talking about the can? Well, that appears to have been shot at Dodger Stadium, where by California Law, we cannot have beer vendors.
It’s hella lame. And in this case, ironic.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
Wait, he's claiming that Dickerson was playing shallow there?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
no, he said that he IS shallow
all of that environmental stuff is a front just to get ladies.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
a Panties Liberation Front
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So i'm in a huge baseball depression
The Reds might not win 70 games!
It will be a Phillies/Cardinals vs Yankees/Red Sox series that ESPN will love!
Bill Simmons will write some stupid article if the Red Sox go to the World Series about how if the Red Sox win this time it will be “untainted” or something.
The Yankees will buy their 27th world championship
The Cardinals…well I just don’t really like them at all
Norris Hopper's #1 fan!!!
so long as the cubs blow it im cool
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
the other night I was using the fine SBN search feature and ended up in Cards world
A WS win this year is about 50/50 and they plan on dominating the division for the next few years. They seem as arrogant as their pitchers with those awful cop looking mustaches as they stare down their strikeout victims.
I thought about posting the results that Brett Wallace has been putting up – lotsa HRs and Clay Mortenson pitching well – but I passed
To be fair
I saw a lot of similar sentiment on a certain Brewers blog last season. Fans are supposed to be cocky about their teams when they are winning.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
fascinating
i’d like to try that some time.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 20, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
i think you are thinking of my Joey Votto signed ticket stub
from a Sarasota Reds game when he was on rehab.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 20, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Remember in April
when reds fans were saying “see our offense is better we don’t rely on the HR…”
how is that working out?
I blame the fans being cocky and poorly educated!
Norris Hopper's #1 fan!!!
I think it was more "the offense isn't good, but we'll make up for it in defense, pitching, and small ball."
not that that’s worked out either
I don't remember much of that
I remember it more as maybe a series or two is possible and you never know. I don’t want to be the one to defend the locals though. The stuff I hear on the radio and read can be mind numbing and now that da devil signed with the vikes, its 24/7 tantrums, whining and crying. Brewers are kind of non-existent right now.
I think your perception of the statements is different depending on which side of the situation you are on
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
in all cases
You think the Cards fans are being cocky because you don’t like the Cardinals. You didn’t see it as such for Brewers fans because, well, you are one of them. You think people are overreacting about Favre because you are a Favre fan. There’s nothing wrong with it, but your point of view definitely changes your perception of what is being said.
And now, I’m done stating the obvious.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
I don't think the Cards fans would even be bothered
about being called arrogant. They’d probably tell you that they earned it. I honestly don’t remember much talk of going to the WS or dominating the division, but if you heard that, okay. And like I said, I don’t think much of the conversation on the radio and what not is very good around here.
And I’m not “overreacting” about Favre, I’m watching a silly whine-a-thon about things that aren’t real. There is a whole series of made up stories about what a monster of a human being he is that have nothing to do with him playing for another team a couple years after they let him go. The first thing I heard on a radio show this morning was about nazis.
or albania
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
"Albania"
i still think that place sounds made up.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 20, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't say you were overreacting
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
yeah, but it was a tough break that his shitty pitch caused something bad to happen
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
it was
it was a wild pitch that scored a run. apparently garko swung
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
i saved money in my fantasy league by switching to Garko
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
you gotta wonder if that's the first thought that went through Harang's head
when Uribe crossed the plate
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Did you see how smoothly he caught that fly ball?
He timed his job perfectly to get there in stride.
I timed my job perfectly so that I could watch the game while I was working.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
I timed my Drew Stumps reply to flow right after all of these other well timed comments
Stubbs is a good looking young player. He will probably make to the major leagues at 25 ears old, He will most undoubtedly be a very good defensive outfielder. I see him as a .250 hitter with a .275-80OBP. I am not down on the kid. I just don’t think that his AAA stats are going transfer readily to the MLs. I root like hell for this kid everytime he’s at the plate…but…I was wrong once in 2007, and 2 times so far in 2009.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
"I'm Kige Ramsey for YouTube Sports"
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
you see boobs,
when a man and a woman love each other very much…
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 20, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
you see boobs,
when a man and a woman rabid mule love each other very much…
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
...they go blind from oral contraceptives.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, but what the hell kind of name is Kige?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
It's short for "Kigetavious"
"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 Aug 20, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
"he's no votto"
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
Slyde back me up here
The reds average -2.38 runs for Harang this season correct ?
Norris Hopper's #1 fan!!!
I thought he was 7?
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Cuz Stubbs is 6.
:P
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
sounds like a pete mackanin play
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
i always wondered why the ss was 6 and 3rd base 5
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
didnt the SS used to be positioned in the shallow OF?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 20, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
IIRC
Charlie has it right.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
For a time the SS was positioned in Serbia and Albania
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
don't make me bring up potatoes again
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Except for the whole 5 game losing streak
Norris Hopper's #1 fan!!!
He and Janish are both at .210 right now
What a race!
by Brendanukkah on Aug 20, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of belonging on a MLB roster,
it really is befuddling that the Reds have no one in the pipes to replace these scrubs.
/Shashank'ed
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
They're swinging early and often this inning
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
5 batters, 9 pitches in the inning
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
That's a Baxter situation
I’m not even mad. That’s amazing!
by Brendanukkah on Aug 20, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't get it
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
18 straight innings of being shutout....
Norris Hopper's #1 fan!!!
When is Jay Bruce coming back?
At least he hit an occasional Home Run
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
In the Dominican Winter League
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
i think he hurt his wrist again on a foul swing
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
he did spin around on his heels
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
like a record, baby
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
You haven't heard?
MLB wants to officially move the Reds to Louisville. Rather than upset both of the Bats fanbase and the Cincy fans, they’re slowly but surely shifting the rosters.
BP must be next. Maybe we’ll get lucky and they’ll put the Louisville Reds in the NL West again.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 20, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
He's hiking the Appalachian Trail
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
by Slyde on Aug 20, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I miss the games when we lost 10-8
those were the glory days in the 2000s for the Reds!
In 2013 winning baseball will be back in Cincy!
RIP Norris Hopper's and Juan Castro's MLB career
votto is going deep right here ...
and i’ll miss it cause i’m making lunch
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
This is pretty painful recently.
I know there’s a lot of injuries etc…but 18 straight innings without a run?
I hope BP gets so time off for his wrist to heal…
I never thought I’d be looking forward to Hernandez’s return but I’d like to see a lineup with
C-Dick, Bruce, Votto, Gomes, BP, Rolen, Hernanadez (your pick at SS)
It would be good to see a decent group of actual mlb players on the field for the home team.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
(your pick at SS)
Hanley Ramírez?
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
Havoc!!! Thank's for the horrible memories FSN.
Patterson? Sounds about right.
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
And thus ends 19 straight scoreless innings of futility for the Redlegs.
Nix Tater!
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
"I wanna daynce!"
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
They scored!
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
by Gray on Aug 20, 2009 2:09 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
HA HA HA HA!!!! F-ing awesome!
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
maybe I'm just old school
But I preferred writing to my horsesenator.
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
She's your Secretary of State now
(for Caleb)
by Brendanukkah on Aug 20, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
she sure Inciated that crowd in Africa
(as I miss a mental high five with my 8th grade self)
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
That's my BOY
NIX drills it.
I am glad to see him getting more playing time again
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
Now we be cruisin'
Little bit of HR power goes a long way…
We be cruisin..uh huh
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
And that's how Laynce Nix, the leftfielder nobody wanted, tied the game.
And now you know… the rest of the story.
/Paul'ed
and /Harvey’ed
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
with that kind of name
he should start a christian emo band
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 20, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Or succeed in southern politics.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
And that's Kevin Barker's first hit as a Red.
Nice job, kiddo.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
He's had less than 30 MLB hits in the last decade since his career high of 33 with the Brewers in 1999.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Make something happen, Drew.
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 2:22 PM EDT reply actions
Barker's father was named Nemar
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
And has been released 3 seperate times.
from fat camp.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Arroyo running for Barker
that’s neat
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 20, 2009 2:24 PM EDT reply actions
I love that stuff.
Except that he might get injured doing it, screwing up a late-season or off-season trade for a MLB 2Bman.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, a situation where we could have used Willy Taveras!
by Brendanukkah on Aug 20, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
So he could stand at 1B and never attempt a steal?
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
to be fair, we don't have enough data to say reliably what Taveras would do at 1B
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Other than that he would be unreliable.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Remember Jose Rijo breaking his ankle on a steal attempt?
Not a great idea.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I appreciate the patience, but he's going to get benched quick if he keeps taking knee high strike threes
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
WTF let him play
He’s got to learn the difference between a good AAA AB and a good MLB AB.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
Dude, chill
I’m saying Dusty will bench him, I’d let him play everyday for the rest of the year if it was up to me.
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
Harang's going to slaughter someone.
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions
Kelsh have taken an interstesting subject
and run it. into. the ground.
Will you stop it with the vegetables
Still Alive?
Lets get a run and a W for AH
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
Oops...inning over already...well I;, off to work
Go REDS
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
Have a good day, Mads.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah
Just making sure we stay in the Bryce Harper sweepstakes.
You ever been to the South side of Milwaukee?
by chesirecat on Aug 20, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
speaking of sweep...
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Aug 20, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
And they pick Tatum up by letting him sit down.
Nice DP.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
Twitter Tidbit from Fay
The 8 position players the #Reds have the field make $3,235,000. The least possible in $3,200,000 because of the $400,000 MLB minimum.
Find me on MySpace- http://www.myspace.com/mixfmkyle
by MixFMKyle on Aug 20, 2009 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
F'ing WOW
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I just want to Daynce
Daynce. Daynce.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Havoc!
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 2:43 PM EDT reply actions
Go Reds!
Go DRH!
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
YEAH!
K, baby!
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Good price.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I do now!
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
If I may, the home team wins 70% of the time when tied in the 9th or later.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
We need a Tatum Tater.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
Valez dropped the ball!
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
A break, perhaps?
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 20, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions
If I had a Reds shirt, it would say "GOMES"
by Brendanukkah on Aug 20, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Nor I
Though if I had one it’d probably say “Fuck all y’all”
You ever been to the South side of Milwaukee?
You can buy my Josh Roenicke jersey :P
I’m actually thinking about a silent auction here, with half the proceeds going to the Red Community Fund.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't make me fart in our shared elevator. Cuz I will.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 20, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
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