Game 157 Thread: Cardinals at Reds
St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds, Sep 29, 2009 7:10 PM EDT
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Here we are at the final homestand of the season. Only 6 games remain and the Reds have little left to play for except for personal statistics. They can't even play to be spoilers since the Cardinals have already clinched the division and it's unlikely that they'll catch the Dodgers for home field advantage throughout the NL playoffs.
One player who does have something to play for still is Homer Bailey, who I'm sure would like to continue to build off of the stellar performance of his last 7 starts as we head into the off-season. Over those 7 starts, Bailey has gone 4-1 with a 1.99 ERA, holding opponents to a .626 OPS and striking out 39 in 45.1 innings. The only downside of his performance is that he has walked 10.5% of the batters he has faced over those 7 starts, leading him to higher pitch counts than I'm sure he'd like. If control is the only real issue that he has to worry about going into 2010 though, then we couldn't ask for a better outcome for Bailey in 2009 season given the way that it started for him in the big leagues.
Some other things to watch for over the last week of the season:
- Brandon Phillips needs just 5 RBI to reach 100 for the first time in his career. He has already set his career high total for a season with 95. He would be the first non-outfielder to reach 100 RBI for the Reds since Johnny Bench had 109 in 1977.
- Joey Votto needs one more home run to match his career high of 24 that he set last season. He also needs 4 RBI to match his career high of 84. He's already set career highs in runs (79), doubles (36), and walks (66). His .967 OPS would be the highest by a Reds player in the last 14 seasons and the 5th highest in the last 30 years.
- Jonny Gomes needs one homer to match his career high of 21.
- Willy Taveras needs 75 stolen bases to reach 100.
- Bronson Arroyo needs one win to reach 15 for the second straight season.
- Francisco Cordero needs one save to reach 40 for the 3rd time in his career. He'd be the 4th Reds player to reach that plateau, joining Jeff Brantley (44 in 1996), Jeff Shaw (42 in 1997), and Danny Graves (41 in 2004).
- This year's Reds can match the 1975 squad with 4 pitchers who have pitched in 50+ games with an ERA under 3.00 if Cordero (2.19), Nick Massett (2.47), Arthur Rhodes (2.53), and Daniel Ray Herrera (2.97) can all maintain their ERAs.
And you thought there wouldn't be anything worth watching the rest of the way.
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"Willy Taveras needs 75 stolen bases to reach 100."
LOL’d
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
Lineup per teh Fay:
Taveras 8, Janish 6, Votto 3, Phillips 4, Rolen 5, Bruce 9, Balentien 7, Hernandez 2, Bailey 1.
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
Willy Pipp
strikes again
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
by BobbyO on Sep 29, 2009 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Will bailey start on Sunday
or will it be either Lehr or Wells? I hope it is Bailey since I will be home for mid-semester break and plan to take in game 162. Real fan go a game in October between two teams that have been out of contention for months.
The Reds need a new manager, one like Putin.
The Fay
says this year’s team may be the best defensively in Reds history.
He also says Dickerson may be activated this week, but if he is, he will only be used as a pinch-hitter.
And Pete Rose might be at the game tonight. No word on if he’s bringing his rent-a-date.
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what about that kickass green bedazzled hat?
will he be bringing that?
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
Pete was ringside
for the Areola/Klitchko fight. Apparently was at the gym with Cristobal a few times. Prolly lost his ass on that one.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Sep 29, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Votto has the best OPS since '95?
Did I read that right? So who had it in ’95 without looking it up?
"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
That's a coincidence and irrelevant
"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
Larkin?
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Sep 29, 2009 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
and without checking....
that was the year after his MVP year, right?
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Sep 29, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
who won in '96?
Taylor Wyndham? I say yes.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Sep 29, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions
willy's quest for 100 is all the more impressive
considering he’s only been on base 119 times this season..
"Live every week like it's shark week. And dress everyday like you're gonna get murdered in those clothes." - Tracey Jordan
by RedinWrigleyville on Sep 29, 2009 6:20 PM EDT reply actions
Speaking of Larkin...
check out the 1st round of the 1984 draft. Damn, that’s some talent and some amazing ML production. Reds take Larkin 2 picks before Bonds….hmmm.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=year_round&year_ID=1985&draft_round=1
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Sep 29, 2009 6:51 PM EDT reply actions
8 out of 28 first round draft picks never made it to the majors
Which is about same number who wash out these days.
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yeah but
how many of the players in that one round will recieve 30%+ HOF votes?
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Sep 29, 2009 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
i bet Kurt Brown’s kids are tired of hearing that one.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 29, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Go Reds!
They’re my favorite team.
75 more SB for Willy – that’s classic.
"He's bending over, trying to rub it out." - Dodger broadcaster Charlie Steiner, speaking of Brandon Phillips' calf cramp.
Votto was robbed by Holliday
I thought that was going to fall in, maybe I’m just too used to the Pirate defense
FoxSports here has abandoned the Reds
in favor of the Braves, apparently for the rest of the season. Yuck.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
are you still blacked out on MLB.TV
when they do that?
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No, that has nothing to do with it.
Before, I could get it on TV and on mlb.tv. In Greensboro. One town over in Winston-Salem, some games are on TV (although not any more, I think), but they’re blacked out on mlb.tv.
Makes perfect sense.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I still can't figure out
How NC is in Reds blackout territory.
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I live in the middle of bumfuck nowhere North Carolina, 45 minutes away from any city
and we get every Reds game. It’s quite the perk.
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3!
COntrarioan vote
"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 29, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
contrarian. Wow that was ugly.
"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
what happened?
"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
holy shit, I was right.
without even watching gameday
"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
yes, he generally does.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Sep 29, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
but he looks just like Willie Mays
…in the face
Soul of Baseball’d
"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
the Anniversary
of “The Catch” is this week, tomorrow I think
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
Everything above 6'3" here, how about you?
Cleaning house for expected company. Never realized just how much clutter and filth I reside in until yesterday and today.
Sig lines are for suckas.
all quiet in Cbus
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
Hey all
Just arrived for a quick peek.
Yea Bruce.
And the 75 more steals line was very funny!
Reds fan for 40 years!
Homer's looking pretty good so far
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
Yes he is
If we stay healthy, and get rid of Taveras, this team will be pretty good next year!
Reds fan for 40 years!
no way he starts on the 25 man next season
some way some how he has to be dumped
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
in australia, a baby is called a joey
true story
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
by 'tHan on Sep 29, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
take a number
"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
He's too selfish
not staying on base for BP
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
is the the green be-dazzled one?
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no, it's a little more understated than that
but I’m kind of disappointed that rent-a-date didn’t show
Rent-a-date?
There’s a word for that, I think it’s hooker…
"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 29, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
and Bailey pitching well
the way we all thought it would be a couple of years ago
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
Lugo's a Card now?
He’s the guy they ran Chris Duncan out of town for?
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home runs from Jay and Joey
and Homer is tossing a gem so far. i think im gonna get me a glass of chocolate milk.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 29, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions
you trying to jinx us?
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live on the edge son, live on the edge
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
God
they need to be careful not to touch each other or they might just cancel each other out of existence.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 29, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
how the hell does Piniero get a sub-4 ERA, anyways?
"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
he leads the league in GB% and HRs allowed
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 29, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
that dude is awesome
too bad he’ll be a Met, Dodger, Yankee, or Red Sox in a few years
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
So he can miss 6 games?
I’d rather save that for next season so he can miss more games.
"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 29, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not sure what you're trying to say
but it does seem kind of odd.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
it does seem a bit abrupt lol
LaRue isn’t one of the best hitters and he seems to really have Homer figured out
too bad Corky ain't playing
if only Dane Sardinha was stilll around…
"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
"Now that (Homer) is listening to (the coaches) he's doing a lot better" - Pic
Discuss.
Sig lines are for suckas.
What if the truth is...
that he actually quit listening to the coaches?
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
If by "the coaches", they mean the coach in Texas that he worked with in the offseason
and not the Reds coaches, then Pic’s spot on.
"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 29, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up 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
oh crap oh crap oh crap
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
GIAP! COUNT IT!
"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
...or not
"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
Homer told the coaches he wasgoing to add a split finger and if they didn't like then fuck you
good man.
Hey, just got home…how about that Votto fellow and didn’t I tell you Jay was going to be a big star starting april..well this just a little preview of whats to come.
Why is the world is Wily Taveris even playing, and I am sorry but why not give Sutton some more time at SS, at least he hits,…as usual Dusty has the 2 weakest OBP guys (hitters in general) at the 1 and 2 slot…
Oh well only a few more games…
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
Oh my gawd
Here is a gentleman
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
What, you couldn't find that in 1024X768?
Sig lines are for suckas.
by jch24 on Sep 29, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You look so young in this picture, Mads
"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 29, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't Walt get LaRussa to throw this series?
It means jack shit and I’d really like to have some straw to grasp at heading into the off-season.
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that could have been a lot worse
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
Yeah, good job by the boy to get out of it
Bases loaded, one out and Pujols/Holliday coming up. I’m happy with one run.
Sig lines are for suckas.
It was really weird when sMarty was in the booth whining about not getting paid..
and yes Good Homer is in the house,,,
Good Homer is here to stay for the most part.
Pretty exciting to see, Stubbs blossom, Votto explode, Bp another strong year, Bruce is coming on, Rolen will be steady. Gomes a decent year for a guy who’s been forced to be part time…
Just a couple 3 holes and these guys could compete.
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
Just wait until we let Gomes go and start Willy Opening Day Mads!
Your optimism will be summarily crushed.
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So will Dusty Baker's balls
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
good Homer for a month or so now
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
Oh fuck off with this no shaking hand bullshit
by Brian B on Sep 29, 2009 8:38 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Jeff Piecoro talkng about how his daughter's volleyball league won't let the players shake hands after the games because of H1N1
Really? Do they disinfect the ball before the next player is allowed to touch it?
by Brian B on Sep 29, 2009 8:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Rolen for 135+ games is going to be a really nice thing
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
This is just what we hoped that we would see
when the Reds played the Cards in September.
Oh well.
Where have you gone, Johnny Vander Meer?
Bruce only has 5 RBIs tonight
It is good that Dusty sat him last game…didn’t need to keep the streak alive…nah
But it was very important to give Darren McFuckme another start.
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
by Madville on Sep 29, 2009 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I want a shirt like Pete Rose's
With “Hit King” monogrammed on the collar. Very classy.
My fantasy football team this year? Lippincott's Shorts
Pete is still my favorite player
He’s an asshole, but he’s our asshole!
My fantasy football team this year? Lippincott's Shorts
by cesarhernandez on Sep 29, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
very true
and he was a VERY good one too. Whatever else you think of Pete Rose’s personality and life, that numberof hits command respect
what kind of shirt is it?
Polo shirt? Button-down?
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It's a dress shirt
And the collar is not button-down….I think the shirt is blue pinstripes, but the collar is white and spreads out so you can see the monogram nicely.
My fantasy football team this year? Lippincott's Shorts
by cesarhernandez on Sep 29, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
I wonder where he got it done?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
And I'm torn about how the Reds are doing
I’m going to tomorrow’s game, and Bruce and Votto are doing all this good stuff tonight. Oh well, hopefully I’ll get to see Stubbs instead of T-Virus.
My fantasy football team this year? Lippincott's Shorts
we can only hope
I just do not enjoy watching Taveras play. Hope you have a good time. I’m hoping to go down for the last game on Oct. 4th to see the Pirates
Of course only reason I'm going
is a friend had a free ticket. Hell, I don’t even know where we’re sitting.
My fantasy football team this year? Lippincott's Shorts
by cesarhernandez on Sep 29, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
There are so many things I should and have to be doing right now
instead, I’m watching the Reds, eating ice cream and perusing RR. I have gulti-tripped myself into work. I’ll be back before all too long. Make sure the boys add on some runs!
Janish is now my favorite player hitting below .220
now that Bruce has gotten hot
"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
.207
He’s above the Mendoza line!
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
The last two years
they’ve had Bubba Crosby’s for $25, so bargains definitely abound at Redsfest.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
This picture is sooo 1997
"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
please tell me that Bailey got a standing O
from both the fans at the game
"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
2006 would have to be the worst, right?
"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
That shit wasn't meaningless
That was pain in baseball form.
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hell yes
watching them play like this for 2 months has me hella excited for next season. i think they do it on purpose.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 29, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
btw,
is this Pagnozzi catcher related to the all-star?
"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
yes, dad?
"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
I disappear for a little while and my kids run off and find new fathers, great
Sig lines are for suckas.
Yep he is Tom's son
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
cTrent is a fucking moron
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
Actually
It looks like it is his nephew, not his son. According to Baseball Reference.
Definitely a good argument.
Who are you going to believe
Baseball Reference ot tHom?.
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
He got a standing....

Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
Brantley ill?
Wonder how he got sick?

Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Sep 29, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Oh, Cubs fans...
"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 29, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Ramon on to pitch
and to think I had such high hopes for him…
Hey but for last game’s debacle we be cruisin’

Well Goodnight fellow RRs, and remember it is always a good night when the Reds beat Tony LaLoser (who could use a hair cut, I mean what man his age wears his hair like a a mid-seventies wanna be hippie)
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
Neighbor ladies moved out at the end of August
I’ve told you this at least three times Mads, try to keep up.
Sig lines are for suckas.
damn.....
i miss them sooooo much. still mowing the lawn shirtless in their absence?
"I have found me a home"
Who...do I know you?
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
Love you man...all in good fun
Just don’t sully me daughters or their names!
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
sumbitch
that’s obc’s eldest son sharing the cpu ….
Rob Neyer’s article is HERE!!!!!
"I have found me a home"
that's awesome
when i was a kid i used to pull up air rifle pages as a decoy when i was looking at porn.
now i use RR as a decoy when im looking at porn.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 29, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
and what's with the new avatar?
did you lose a bet that i missed?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 29, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
nope
youngest son is a local Spartan football player. 5-0 and only given up points in one game.
"I have found me a home"
Cherry is a stud
He just let an easy popup drop in…intentionally, to set up the DP. And it worked.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Yankee fans will now and forever call him
Mr. September
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 29, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope that wasn't Bailey's last start
i’d like to see him dismantle the Pirates on Sunday. He is awesome, and he eats Cardinals for breakfast.
The Reds need a new manager, one like Putin.

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