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Game 151 Thread: Reds at Pirates

Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates, Sep 22, 2009 7:05 PM EDT



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Cincinnati Reds
@ Pittsburgh Pirates

Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009, 7:05 PM EDT
PNC Park

Johnny Cueto vs Zach Duke

Mostly cloudy,rain. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75.

 

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W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2009 - Johnny Cueto 9-10 4.41 1.33 119 52



W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2009 - Zach Duke 10-14 3.96 1.31 96 42


Interesting that the Reds, faced with the fact that their next loss guarantees their 9th straight losing season, are going up against one of the two teams in Major League baseball with a longer consecutive losing seasons streak.  With 12 games left, it's a virtual lock that the Reds will clinch another losing season sometime in the next two weeks.  The last time the organization won 12 games in a row in a single season was 1957, and they've managed just 3 other double-digit win streaks since then (1975, 1998, 1999).  Needless to say, the odds are against them, but hope (for a .500 season) springs eternal, right?

Do you consider Johnny Cueto's season this year to have been a success or a failure?  On the one hand, he really looked like something special in his first 13 starts, averaging nearly 7 innings a start and posting a 2.17 ERA.  On the other hand, starts 14 through 24 were disastrous.  He averaged less than 5 innings a start and put up a puke-worthy 8.88 ERA.  At that point he went on the DL with whatever it was they made up to get him some rest.  Since coming back, he's been good - 16 IP in 3 starts, 17 strikeouts, 6 walks, 2.76 ERA - but he hasn't gone deep into a game.  This could be managements doing as his pitch counts haven't been great, but they also haven't been so bad that he needed to be pulled.  All in all, I'd say this was a good maturation year for Cueto.  He's still got a couple of starts left, so he could theoretically end up with an ERA in the low 4s.  Given how terrible he was mid-season, that might be good enough to hang your hat on.

Expect the Pirates to be distracted by all of their hosting duties for the G20 summit.  I'm not sure what international protocol requires, but I'd guess there is some basic responsibilities for the local base ball club written into bylaws for the conference.  I figure Zach Duke will be more focused on picking out the perfect pierogi restaurant for his evening out with Gordon Brown than he will be on facing the Reds tonight.  The offense should strike early and often.

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i consider Cueto's season to be a step in the right direction

it would have been awesome if he continued to be a mid-2 ERA kinda guy, but we saw what he is truly capable of. I was actually predicting another mid-4 ERA kinda year from Cueto, and i think 2010 will be a big year for him. Even if he continues to put up numbers like he has this year and last, he is a quality middle rotation guy, and I’ll take that, especially if he can be in a staff with a healthy Edinson Volquez.

The Reds need a new manager, one like Putin.

by justin007000 on Sep 22, 2009 5:09 PM EDT reply actions  

lets say that Harang isn't fucked with next year

and he puts up an ERA plus around 115 over 220 innings, and Bronson puts up an ERA+ between 95-105 over 220 innings, and Cueto puts up an ERA plus of 110 over 190 innings, and Bailey puts up an ERA+ of 90 over 175 innings. Plus a combination of 5th starters puts up an ERA+ of 85 over 250 innings, would that be okay>

The Reds need a new manager, one like Putin.

by justin007000 on Sep 22, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

lets also have a lineup of

CF-Stubbs .260/.320/.450
3B-Rollen .270//.350/.410
1B-Votto .345/.370/.510
2B-Phillips .270/.330/.450
RF-Bruce .240/.325/.500
LF-Gomes/Dickerson .280/.370/.500 (combined)
C-hannigan .300/.380/.390
SS-Janish .210/.290/.320

Is that overly optomistic? I feel like all of those players could put up numbers like that, and it doesn’t seem like an enimic offense, and it is a strong defensive team.

The Reds need a new manager, one like Putin.

by justin007000 on Sep 22, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Swami....

I still see a sub .500 club there.

Wear something sexy to my funeral.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 22, 2009 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

First

The lineup:

Drew Stubbs 8
Paul Janish 6
Joey Votto 3
Brandon Phillips 4
Scott Rolen 5
Jonny Gomes 9
Darnell McDonald 7
Ramon Hernandez 2
Johnny Cueto 1

And yay! Dusty says Taveras has been Wally Pipped!

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 5:11 PM EDT reply actions  

If it's an RBI man they want

Stubbs has just as many as Taveras does in significantly less playing time.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 22, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Did I miss Ramon coming back?

Has he started other games?

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by Gray on Sep 22, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

i think this is his first game back

only Dusty would still play a guy who has no hope of being on the team next year when he has a superior long-term replacement on hand.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 22, 2009 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Better hurry up and fire the other coaches.

They’re the real problem.

Wear something sexy to my funeral.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 22, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe that means he has a hope of being on the team next year

ergo, McFlurry makes the team!

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by nycredsfan on Sep 22, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

And I learned from wikipedia

that the season after Pipp was replaced in the starting lineup by Gehrig, he was traded to the Reds. He played three seasons for them before retiring.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Sep 22, 2009 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Does this mean Willy Taveras is going to get traded to the Yankees?

"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 Sep 22, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yes, please?

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Sep 22, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

yay!

that was BF can follow her secret favorite ballplayer to her favorite team!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 22, 2009 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

im insulted by the idea that Taveras was Wally Pipp'd

he lost his job because he sucked hind tit. the injury just forced Dusty’s hand.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 22, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Also according to wikipedia
On June 2, 1925 Pipp was removed from the Yankees’ starting lineup and replaced with Gehrig. While many stories over the years have suggested that Pipp sat out the game due to a headache, Yankee manager Miller Huggins had actually benched Pipp and other veterans in order to “shake up” the slumping lineup. A month later, Pipp received a skull fracture when he was hit by a practice pitch from Charlie Caldwell, an event that had also been mistakenly linked to his initial benching.

So no, Taveras wasn’t Pipp’d, since Dusty would never bench his veterans, whether or not a shakeup is needed.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Sep 22, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

fml

even the revisionists are against us.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 22, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

hardly sucked

for his Yankee career

.282/.343/.414

.757 OPS averaged 8 HR and 86 RBI per season in mostly a dead ball era. He also usually hit behind a couple of Hall-of-Famers (Ruth and Meusel) and still drove in a lot of runs.

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

i was referring to Willy

Willy sucked hind tit. i dont care about Wally.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 22, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

gotcha

I read that post wrong

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ok kids

I’m going to read some more of The Machine (Gary Nolan, wow!), then head home where I still don’t have internet access. Gray, you’re all over the recap.

Have fun, go Reds, and hopefully we break 50 comments tonight.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 22, 2009 5:42 PM EDT reply actions  

I may or may not make the 'cap

given that I got about 45 minutes of sleep last night.

I may or may not wake up any time useful from my nap. I’m sure everyone is excited to see if I do!

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Sep 22, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

eh, what's the point?

There, I just wrote the recap.

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by 'tHan on Sep 22, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

do what Brendan does

write it before the game, and just make stuff up.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

the Machine is awesome

I read some stuff that I had never heard before, some stuff that I had forgot, and some just really fun things about the Reds. There was also a thing that was wrong, misprints or typos maybe, but wrong none the less.

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Willy "Wally Pipped"

I like Hal’s take on this. A manager, especially a “player’s manager” don’t say this shit unless you are in a serious doghouse and are likely not coming back next year.

Willy T will be traded/DFA’d in when or before the Reds have to make decisions about the 25-man.

by Dave from Louisville on Sep 22, 2009 6:32 PM EDT reply actions  

It's the right thing to do

But they’ll still be paying him $4 million dollars next year.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

or the fans ...

"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay

by joshuar9476 on Sep 22, 2009 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

They'll be paying him $4M

but they’ll only be paying Dickerson/Stubbs about $800k, so they’ll be spending about $4.8M on CF. I can live with that.

Definitely a good argument.

by Slyde on Sep 22, 2009 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah

But can you live with the stupidity of the management (at all levels) of this organization?

"I never should have given up the animation rights."

by BobbyO on Sep 22, 2009 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's not like they have a choice anymore

At least they are recognizing the idea of “sunk cost.”

by Dave from Louisville on Sep 22, 2009 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Danny Graves, Rheal Cormier, Coery Patterson,

Jimmy Haynes, Eric Milton, and on and on. They’re familiar with it.

Wear something sexy to my funeral.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 22, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

will you follow the Reds into the dark?

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

I would not could not in the dark

I would not could not on a lark. I will not love the Sam I Am. I will not love them Sam, Goddamn.

Wear something sexy to my funeral.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 22, 2009 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sorry

Don’t share the fascination. I’ve led finer girls to the trough.

Wear something sexy to my funeral.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 22, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

no im with you

but still…that emo POS can suck it.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 22, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

agreed

Wear something sexy to my funeral.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 22, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

yes

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Sep 22, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'd have to agree.

Plus, she’s a fantastic singer.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Sep 22, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

wow

thats worse than what GABP will look like

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

I got a free ticket

for next Wednesday against the Cardinals….I’m sure there will be a big crowd!

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by cesarhernandez on Sep 22, 2009 7:19 PM EDT reply actions  

yep

a big crowd of Cardinal fans

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

you overpaid!

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by 'tHan on Sep 22, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

As of right now

Carpenter is scheduled to pitch for the Cards. Is it wrong to root for him to pitch a no-hitter or perfect game?

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by cesarhernandez on Sep 22, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

no. i've gone to several reds games only because i wanted to see the opposing pitcher

root for whatever you want at this point!

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by 'tHan on Sep 22, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

so who are our outfileders in 2010?

Starters:
Gomes
Dickerson
Bruce

Bench:
Stubbs
Taveras
Balentine?

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 7:20 PM EDT reply actions  

switch Stubbs and Dickerson, according to Jocko

I think someone has to be being traded, though I don’t know who.

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

agreed

plus the kid down on the farm might just be the best youngin’ of the bunch.

I’d trade Willie T, even paying some of his salary to see him go, and then platoon Stubbs and Dickerson to start the season

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

No one will want to give up anything for Wily or Taveris or C-Dick

So who you gonna trade?
Not Stubbs cause Uncle Walt likes him
Not Gomes – he’s cheap
Bruce – only an idiot would trade him…………………………………..

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
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by Madville on Sep 22, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

i'd give away Taveras

and pay most of his salary

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

The outfielders are really having to work, eh?

Nice catch by Stubbs there.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Sep 22, 2009 7:36 PM EDT reply actions  

baseballz!!!!!1!

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by 'tHan on Sep 22, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Stubbs' defense has gotten better since he got called up.

He’s misplayed balls like that since he’s been with the big club.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Sep 22, 2009 7:36 PM EDT reply actions  

I think you are overemphasizing a small sample

I doubt his defense “got better.” Even great defenders misplay balls from time to time.

Definitely a good argument.

by Slyde on Sep 22, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

probably, but I'm tired.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Sep 22, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

I agree with him

He was not taking control and calling off the corners on balls in the gap when he first got called up. Now he is gaining confidence his game has stepped up.

by Dave from Louisville on Sep 22, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

I totally agree with that

He, or whoever is in center, has to be the ‘man’ out there. And it has to be understood that if he calls the ball it is his play

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yes

I thought it was strange that someone with Stubbs’ defensive reputation took such, not bad, but uncertain routes to the ball. It’s clear he has the ability as he’s show of late.

Wear something sexy to my funeral.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 22, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

maybe that's what I meant.

Not that his defense has improved, but his confidence in his defensive skills at the major league level.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Sep 22, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

great stop by Rolen...

no love, though, from Joey Votto.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Sep 22, 2009 7:37 PM EDT reply actions  

almost had that one!

he shouted something unpleasant when he couldn’t pick it up

by Red_Poodle on Sep 22, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've played some first in my day

And those short hops are almost impossible.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Sep 22, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

double post

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 7:47 PM EDT reply actions  

double post

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 7:47 PM EDT reply actions  

grrrrr

come on Janny this is your chance to get a leg up for next season. Can’t have those go’s

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 7:50 PM EDT reply actions  

The fit is GO?

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Sep 22, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

groundouts

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

nice double play

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 7:55 PM EDT reply actions  

missed it,

but the gameday description makes it sound interesting

by Red_Poodle on Sep 22, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

same here

tv tied up with last week’s Supernatural

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

So nobody wants Votto to score, eh?

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Sep 22, 2009 8:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Poodle does

"I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet"

by jch24 on Sep 22, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

-poodle

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Sep 22, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

3 doubles in 4 innings should get us a run you would think

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:09 PM EDT reply actions  

you'd think

but Janish just hasn’t hit his scheduled double yet

by Red_Poodle on Sep 22, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

someone doesn't care about getting out of the 5th tonight.

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 8:17 PM EDT reply actions  

helps when they have runners on in front of a double

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is Cueto ever going to learn to be

more pitch efficient?

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:24 PM EDT reply actions  

boom boom clap

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:26 PM EDT reply actions  

I get so disappointed every time mcdonald does something good.

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

amen brother

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

i don't

he has as good as skills as anyone but has never put it together. I am totally not against trading dickerson and keeping mccdonald as the 4th OF.

A package of Dickerson + prospects for

by Dave from Louisville on Sep 22, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

What do you mean?

I would trade Dickerson he is a luxury, we could get good value for him.

I wouldn’t be against trading Willy T and C Dick together if they took Willy’s salary.

by Dave from Louisville on Sep 22, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ain't NOBODY going to take Wily's salary

it is a stunkcost.
But they could have and Dickerson for Hardy if I were GM

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

by Madville on Sep 22, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah your probably right

upgrading SS should be the priority this offseason

by Dave from Louisville on Sep 22, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

really?

Hardy?

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

just looked him up

I guess he is better than I thought he was

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

do.not.bunt

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:27 PM EDT reply actions  

see

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

ok now bunt

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:27 PM EDT reply actions  

boom boom clap

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:27 PM EDT reply actions  

now get some freakin runs

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:29 PM EDT reply actions  

boom boom clap

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:29 PM EDT reply actions  

come oooooon Paul

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 8:32 PM EDT reply actions  

if the first baseman would have stepped on the bag

Stubbs would have been out. I am not sure he (STubbs)stepped on the bag.The ump never signaled safe, indicating to me that he was waiting on something to make the call

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:33 PM EDT reply actions  

nice dribbler

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:34 PM EDT reply actions  

but it got a run in

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

That's what she said...har har.........har

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

by Madville on Sep 22, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gameday is silent on what happened

just a run-scoring groundout?

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

2 rbi single for BP

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

what'd Janish do?

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by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

oops

dribbler force at the plate and Stubbs beat the throw

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

you're as bad as Gameday

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

yes i am

all those white guys look alike

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Janish hit the dribbler

force at the plate and Janish got to the bag before the throw.

better?

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

and I'm old and I forget shit

what were we talking about?

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

what happened?

Is Gameday taunting me?

It says “in play, run(s)” but is stuck that way. No score change, no hint as to what happened.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 8:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Janish hit a dribbler

two feet in front of plate, catcher stepped on plate for one out, but throw was wide to first.

Votto followed with an RBI double
Phillips then had a 2-RBI single 4-2 Reds

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by cesarhernandez on Sep 22, 2009 8:37 PM EDT reply actions  

oh, that's cool.

thanks.

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by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

thanks

Gameday suddenly caught up.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

thank God

someone was paying attention :)

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Go Reds

Fuck Gameday

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

by Madville on Sep 22, 2009 8:38 PM EDT reply actions  

You know it is amazing when there are guys on base when Votto and BP come up to bat

they drive in Runs…there’s a couple of RBI men Dusty

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George Carlin

by Madville on Sep 22, 2009 8:40 PM EDT reply actions  

word.

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

ramon

scored on that Janish grounder?

The catcher?

Must have been very smart baserunning or a really bad throw.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions  

both I'd say

Ramon did a nice job on the basepaths

by Red_Poodle on Sep 22, 2009 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Now what are the Reds going to do with McFluffy

The guys has been hitting and hustling and playing his little heart out. You don’t suppose they’d keep him on next year..
Difficult decisions if you Walt
Easy decision if your Mads
Goodby to Wily
Goodby to McFlurry
Hello To Laynce

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George Carlin

by Madville on Sep 22, 2009 8:43 PM EDT reply actions  

Now Rolen is all grumpy and has to get inon the action

So it looks like Rolen is another RBI guy -Dusty

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George Carlin

by Madville on Sep 22, 2009 8:44 PM EDT reply actions  

meat

out by a mile at the plate

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:48 PM EDT reply actions  

great relay throw by BP

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:49 PM EDT reply actions  

and Gomes

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Whoa gang I got to run

Gotta go babysit…

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George Carlin

by Madville on Sep 22, 2009 8:52 PM EDT reply actions  

Cueto is pitching the 6th

I guess if he feels good. It’s not like he has a history of the wheels falling off. It’s also not like this matters, so hey.

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by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 8:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Plaxico Burress

is such an idiot.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 8:59 PM EDT reply actions  

but he went to Michigan State!

are you saying Andro is an idiot, too?

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by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

I want one of those T-shirts

That has “This is your brain” with the Michigan logo on the front

and

“This is your brain on drugs” with the Michigan State logo on the back.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

if those are the only options

then Michigan State for sure

actually I’m sure both are outstanding academic institutions. It is just one of them has a football team that always has and always will suck.

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

WHAT?

You’re kidding right? I’ve never seen a more thoughful, careful human being!

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Sep 22, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

what now?

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

gun. jail.

he should just have a mad lib book or something.

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by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Headline News

is asking why he’s being treated so harshly, when Donte Stallworth killed someone and got only one month.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Racist?

Wear something sexy to my funeral.

by Pops Daniels on Sep 22, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

NOT INTENTIONALLY

need a better analogy, NFL = NBA 5 years ago
NFL = a bunch of attention hungry morons

by Dave from Louisville on Sep 22, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

with a terrible CBA, nontheless

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

exactly and shitty healthcare and pention

its like the shitty analogy for the current state of america

by Dave from Louisville on Sep 22, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

needless violence, quiet racism

yeah, prety much.

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

People should put the NFL in perspective

There are 32 teams, each with 53 players on their active roster plus 8 on their practice squad. That’s 1952 players. The NBA, in comparison, has 30 teams with 12 active players plus three non-active fill-ins for a total of 450 players. Baseball has 30 teams with 25 players, or 750 players, but it’s a much different sport that requires finesse and muscle memory, not the testosterone-fueled high-contact action in the other sports.

When you have a sport that uses 4 times as many players and requires a lot of aggression to succeed, yeah, you’re going to have a much higher net number of run-ins with police and egos in the spotlight. But NFL teams still fill their rosters with character guys and rarely take chances on loose cannons. It’s far from a “fucking zoo” stacked with “a bunch of attention-hungry morons.” If you just read about a few anecdotal instances and classify the other 1,900 players in the league in the same way, then yeah, I guess so. But that’s a really narrow-minded way to look at a vast and complicated league.

But mostly, come on, there’s 2,000 guys in the NFL. Of course they’re going to make a few headlines. It doesn’t make the entire league a bunch of animals.

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Sep 22, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

great point

you always hear the bad stuff, rarely the great stuff these guys do in the community

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

im tired of hearing about rogue golfers and tennis players, honestly

"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"

by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

john daly'd

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by 'tHan on Sep 22, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Bullshit

I am a big Colts fan and you never hear about guys on the Colts fucking up.

There are teams that put up with that shit and those that don’t. Seems to me if the comissioner had any balls he could end these kind of behavior issues in a hurry.

But to counter you argument by using your same logic, there are only 32 NFL teams but there are many many more NCAA teams with the same kind of guys on those teams. Those players choose to not behave in that fashion while they are in school because there are real fucking consequences, like getting kicked out of school.

Same goes for high school, if a kid makes a mistake he has to do something like go to Tennessee where he will never be a winner again.

by Dave from Louisville on Sep 22, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

who was that wide receiver that they didn't resign?

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Marvin Harrison

is who I was thinking of

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Cato June, Blair Kiel, Art Schlichter also

"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"

by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

can't really blame Art on the Colts

he was screwed up before he got to Ohio State

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

well

this
this too
this three

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by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

i dont even know what to say

to the idea that colts and collegians dont get in trouble.

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Sep 22, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

start the RR rap sheet

who’s clean and who has been busted?

"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"

by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Leave me out of this

"I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet"

by jch24 on Sep 22, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

rap sheet'd

"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"

by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yup

"I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet"

by jch24 on Sep 22, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

fail horn

"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"

by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

clean sheet

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Sep 22, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

since Freel left

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

nah

the Bengals are cleaner than the Colts the past couple years, not even close.

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by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fucking Bengals should really be their new team name

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

they are who we thought they were

i had them 1-1 after two games, i just mixed up the two results.

who dey!

"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"

by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Who Dem

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

by Madville on Sep 22, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

at least try to think of it this way

if a team has 5 guys get in trouble in a year, that’s a lot, and the team will get branded as an undisciplined bunch of thugs, but it’s still less than 10 percent of the entire population of the team.

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Sep 22, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

no idea how i've lived four decades and not been arrested

guess its the lack of cash flow that keeps me in check, eh?

"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"

by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

I didn't make it two

"I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet"

by jch24 on Sep 22, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

least. surprising. news. ever.

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by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

"less than 10% of the population"

What’s acceptable?

What population of teammates who drive drunk and kill someone is acceptable?

What population of guys who carry guns and get into fights at strip clubs is acceptable?

What is tolerance threshold? Mine is zero. If I am commisioner and you bank roll a dog fighting operation, you’re done.

by Dave from Louisville on Sep 22, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

punishment should fit the crime

If you are a policeman or teacher and get in a fight at a club you will probably get fired. It doesn’t matter how good you are at your job.

The NFL commissioner needs to make these guys affraid of getting in trouble.

by Dave from Louisville on Sep 22, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

what's your point?

guys in the millitary are paid to kill people during times of war

what’s your point? I would argue because of the aggressiveness of the sport restraint off the field MUST be held to a higher standard.

by Dave from Louisville on Sep 22, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Enver Hoxha and Kim Il-Sung invite you to their party

it looks like fun!

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

at first glance i thought this had to be a madville post.

i don’t know what that says about you cy.

The Reds need a new manager, one like Putin.

by justin007000 on Sep 23, 2009 1:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

i'm a big colts fan too

and they’ve had problems.

Dominic Rhodes got a DUI as a colt, and then there was the aforementioned Marvin Harrison incident

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by 'tHan on Sep 22, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

rec'd

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by 'tHan on Sep 22, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

better lawyer

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

the amount of justice you receive

is directly proportionate to the attorney you can afford

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

sooo you're going to be stuck with me or Teb7.

Better hope for Teb7.

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

lol

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm a public defender kind of guy myself

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

"allegedly"

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by 'tHan on Sep 22, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

your honor

my client is 19, starts a new job tomorrow, went through the 11th grade and has 4 children that he supports

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

sounds like a winner to me

The Reds need a new manager, one like Putin.

by justin007000 on Sep 23, 2009 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

I would think

both of them can afford the best lawyers money can buy.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wonder how much pressure

the New York DA (or prosecutor) and Judge felt with it being such a high profile case? It was given a lot more press than Stallworth’s.

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wonder how many similar cases have been before him

similar equals gun and/or gun with self-inflicted gunshot wound in a club.

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

the prosecutor made a lot of public statements about the case

that were considered improper. Apparently he’s some 100 year old dude, that was intent on making an example out of plaxico

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by 'tHan on Sep 22, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

common Danny Ray

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Jumby?

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

My wife is obsessed with Halloween

So we have now begun watching scary movies, and we are currently watching The Unborn.

She got a funny look from a jogger today by placing a bloody handprint on the window of our year-old boy’s room.

by Dave from Louisville on Sep 22, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

we could use a few more runs here

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:20 PM EDT reply actions  

boom boom clap

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Phillips cussed when he hit that

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions  

he really was thinking 3 run Johnson there

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

very loudly.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Sep 22, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

what did brandon say there?

i couldnt tell. sounded like “Bust”

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Sep 22, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions  

I think you have on eletter correct

*U**

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

dang it

that should read “one letter”

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

boom boom clap

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions  

look what the cat dragged in!!!

"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"

by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

been here all night there Jr.

How ya doin?

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

just got back from football and cheer practice

im tarrrrrrd.

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by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

so do you practice in pads and a skirt?

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

lingere football league!

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by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

awesome!!

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rolen

is rollin’.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 9:27 PM EDT reply actions  

What an ingenious pun!

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Sep 22, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

dont fruit the beer

"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"

by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

His AB music is "Rollin"

I found this very funny.

"I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet"

by jch24 on Sep 22, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

that's their worst song

Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,

by 'tHan on Sep 22, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Whoa. Runs!

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Sep 22, 2009 9:27 PM EDT reply actions  

fun ain't it?

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

A-Gon hitting .296 in the AL this year

Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Sep 22, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions  

see we just weren't patient enough

look what a healthy guy can do

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

I always thought he'd hit okay given a chance

If he could stay healthy.

But he can’t. And his defense isn’t what it used to be.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

If Laynce is on the roster next year

im pissed.

"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"

by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 9:31 PM EDT reply actions  

I'd take him over Willy.

If our outfielders are Dickerson, Stubbs, Bruce, Gomes, and Nix, I could totally live with that.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Sep 22, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

not a bad thing if he is the 5th

but the kid in Lville really could be a stud if they don’t baby him along. I can’t remember his name

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Haisley?

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Sep 22, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

thank you

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

bad boy

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

When is Redsfest? Have they announced it yet?

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

i dunno

someone has to pick up a Rosales jersey for me if i cant make it.

"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"

by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

that will be a nice addition to your collection

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don't think he is

The Reds have too much young talent they need to add to the roster.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Heisey? Frazier?

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

END?

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Sep 22, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was thinking Heisey

isn’t Frazier an infielder

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by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

only if the infield isn't clogged

he’s played some LF

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm not just talking about outfielders

Chris Valaika. Travis Wood. Ben Jukich. Probably others.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

I suppose the Reds might leave him exposed

But I don’t think they will. Too soon to give up on him. He missed a big chunk of this season due to injury. I think that explains his poor numbers.

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by BubbaFan on Sep 22, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

WHAT ?

OBC – Wrong on Rosales – Wrong on Caleb – Wrong on Nix
Mads – Right on Bruce – Right on Stubbs – Right on Nix

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

by Madville on Sep 22, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

You were wrong on Gomes, weren't you?

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Sep 22, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

and the Quatman's vegetable soup

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by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

and Homer, no?

"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"

by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Mads – Wrong on Gomes Wrong on Anything to Do with Squatman’s – Wrong on Home
Mads Right on Laynce – Right on the Elf Girl – Right on Caleb

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

by Madville on Sep 22, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

wrong on Caleb?

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

remember when the Germans invaded Pearl Harbor?

he’s on a roll…

"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"

by obc2 on Sep 22, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Our MVP is up with the bases loaded!

That’s odd. He popped it up.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Sep 22, 2009 9:34 PM EDT reply actions  

that was fweakin laced

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:37 PM EDT reply actions  

he types in his best Elmer Fudd voice

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

geez

I suck tonight

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is SLyde at the game?

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Back from a shortened stint as 'The BabySitter'

So geez’ll whizzer

So when our guys get on base
It appears that there are already some RBI guys on the team
Funny how that workled out
I mean Slyde did this whole sabremetric post about…once again:
Dusty – Wrong on OBP, Wrong on Sacrificing, wrong on clogging the bases
Slydfe – Right on RBIs, Right on Non productive outs, right on OPS

Vote Slyde for MANAGER 2010

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

by Madville on Sep 22, 2009 9:41 PM EDT reply actions  

if the Reds win 81, he'll get 100

that’s my bet.

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

maybe

but he needs to really take advantage of every chance now. He missed a good chance when he popped up last time to pick some up

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

by Caleb on Sep 22, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

I also want Carlos Fisher to be a BMIB next year

Big Man in Bullpen, that is.

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Sep 22, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Better than BMIBP

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

by Madville on Sep 22, 2009 9:47 PM EDT