Cactus League Game 10 Thread: A's at Reds
by Slyde on Mar 15, 2010 3:20 PM EDT
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Mike Lincoln gets another shot. So it goes. You'll also see Francisco Cordero, Mike Leake, Logan Ondrusek, Travis Wood and possibly a couple of minor league pitchers.
Ben Sheets makes the start for the A's. Also expected to pitch are Jerry Blevins, Jason Jennings, Henry Rodriguez, Brad Ziegler.
Lineups are after the jump. A's radio has the broadcast today, or you can follow along on Gameday.
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so is today's game on the radio?
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
The grand reunion
Curious to see Rosales in green
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 Mar 15, 2010 3:25 PM EDT reply actions
Hi! I was down in your area today
eating some half-priced Mac ‘n cheese in Covington. (I know it’s not exactly your area, but I wanted to say hi)
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Where abouts?
Covington is 5 minutes down the street.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Mar 15, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Keystone Grill
It’s across the street from our publisher so we often have business meetings there.
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Where is your publisher?
I worked in the space that is now Chalk for 3 years, and 2 other places right there also.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Mar 15, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
corner of Greenup and 3rd St.
They are new to the building. Just moved down in the last year from over by Purcell Marian.
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Wonder if they're hiring.
What’s their name?
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Mar 15, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry, I had to duck out
it’s Clerisy Press. No idea if they are hiring.
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I so badly want to be in the position
where I can have mac-n-cheese at a business meeting
"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
screw the business meeting, i say
i just want mac n’ cheese.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 15, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
ahem, HALF-PRICED mac-n-cheese
This place serves a variety of macs-n-cheese, and everyone I’ve had has been excellent. Yesterday, it was the BB King (barbecue chicken and bacon). I’ve also had the Nirvana (chicken and peppers), the Pink Floyd (bacon and carmelized onions), and one with pesto that I can’t remember the name of. All were fantastic (and half-priced!)
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C-Dick certainly hasn't let the sun go down
on HIS gree-viances.
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 Mar 15, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
A great song to be sure.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Mar 15, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Why am I thinking of Madville
when I look at this picture?
Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.
by SullivanSmith on Mar 16, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Sully!!!
Where has your sorry ass been..
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 17, 2010 3:51 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You talk incessantly about Cuba and China and Chicago, but you wait until now to tell us about your first commercial flight?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Yet you can't provide any original content.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 19, 2010 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I think Wilkin is very much in play for a bench spot
vs. Sutton and Miles
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 Mar 15, 2010 3:59 PM EDT reply actions
I think his location is dependent on Chapman
20 bucks says he is in AAA with the Andriod
You should follow me on twitter @DavefrmLville....the Onion does!
by Dave from Louisville on Mar 15, 2010 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Is Mike Lincoln...
Actually good? Or is he just tricking everybody.
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
No and no
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 Mar 15, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Runners at the corners will Votto up?
When does that happen?
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
Is the audio lagged?
I’m listening on my phone, and Dickerson just got a ground rule double.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I think so.
Rolen is up on MLB.tv
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
Bases loaded!
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
7 RBIs for Gomes so far this spring
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
Lined off the third baseman's glove
and Gomes has a double!
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
This is ridiculous.
But awesome.
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
7 Straight hits.
Via Fay
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
Wow
Talk about getting nostalgic for 1990…
by thevole on Mar 15, 2010 4:24 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Nice knowing that no matter how much power he loses
Rolen is going to get ass on base
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 Mar 15, 2010 4:25 PM EDT reply actions
Why can't this always happen?
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
This game is awesome...
but the A’s announcers are horrid
And with an error...
another run scores. 6-0, runners at first and third.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
And Castillo scores two more!
8-0, nobody out and they’ve batted around.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Is this Ben Sheets' first start of the spring?
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Mar 15, 2010 4:27 PM EDT reply actions
I wish the Reds got Sheets.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
no base cloggers today
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
10 runs in one inning really messes up the scoreboard....
they only have room for 9 per inning
Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Mar 15, 2010 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
......C-Dick with the long homer...
Is it sheets or should C-Dick be the leadoff man?
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
Good Question
Is it too early to worry about Stubbs?? I know I shouldn’t be, but I am.
by AB on Mar 15, 2010 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't see why they can't be in the same lineup for a while, 1-2
with Dickerson in LF, and taking some starts in CF. Give Stubbs a trial that extends past ST.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Mar 15, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
The Dick 4 for 4!
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
Sheets ERA might actually be higher.
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
Rick Peterson didn't like Aaron Harang
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
If his guaranteed contract hadn't already
Gomes might be locking up all starts against LHP in LF… Fay mentioned platooning Francisco in LF. That would make a good deal of sense if the Reds didn’t have Wlad and END had another year under his belt.
If Stubbs and Wlad both tank, it might be worth bringing Francisco up sooner than planned.
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 Mar 15, 2010 4:46 PM EDT reply actions
i love listening to opposing announcers who don't know much about the Reds
Not that I blame them. The A’s announcers contend that Micah Owings will probably get the 5th spot in the rotation.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
At least they don't think Lincoln is going to get the 5th spot
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Mar 15, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I think this inning just wrapped that up
"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third." --Tommy Lasorda(on catcher Mide Scioscia)
I am hoping for him to fail
At least he will be stretched out to work in long relief.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Owings seems to be very much on the fringe
Price talked about him almost as though he’s already a reliever.
I think Maloney has a slight edge on Lehr, who in turn have the edge on Wells, who might be viewed as slightly more viable than Lincoln. Wood is inching into the conversation.
I’d say Wood, Chapman and Owings have about the same odds of making the rotation on Opening Day, though Owings will most certainly be on the team and might be called on to spot start before anyone is brought up.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Mar 15, 2010 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope Price can help Owings
I thought last year he could have been a lot better with one extra pitch in his repertoire..
look what it did for Bailey
Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Mar 15, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
It's a really good match
and he can re-tool coming out of the bullpen
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Mar 15, 2010 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm cool with that..
theres just a few folks that are ready to give up on him, which I think is silly…
I remember an extra inning game last year when he pitched 6 scoreless innings against the Padres before he finally gave up a home run..
the guys a battler…i hope he sticks around
Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Mar 15, 2010 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
the guy isn't very good
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Last year his WAR was -.3
K/9:5.11
BB/9: 4.81
K/BB: 1.06
LD%: 20.9
FIP of 5.06
What of that is “good”? What of that screams alright? In 2007 his fastball’s velocity was 90 last year it was 88.2. He has missed time in 2008 and 2009 with shoulder issues so I am guessing there is something wrong with his shoulder.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
so what you mean is
“the guy hasn’t been very healthy”. that’s different than saying he isnt very good.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 15, 2010 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
what i'm saying is
I think he has an issue in his shoulder that will not allow him to be successful.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
does this mean he can't pitch?
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
probably not.
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I'm going to give a bed side bullshit medical diagnoses
From what I understand shoulder issues are different then elbow issues. Elbows tend to flame up when there are problems, but are relatively easy to repair.
Shoulders are more complicated… A guy can have shoulder issues and not have a great deal of discomfort. It can be a degenerating process that saps his stuff. That seemed to be Matt Morris’s problem. He was never the same after shoulder surgery in 2004, and he continued to lose velocity until he was out of baseball in 2008, at the age of 34.
Tommy John Surgery is almost routine, it sucks because you lose 1-2 years of productivity between the pre-surgery performance drop off, rehab, and the time it takes to shake off the rust post-op but it is close to a given that a pitcher will return.
Name of all the pitchers you can think of who successfully return from major shoulder surgery?
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by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
If this is about Owings specifically
There is some evidence to suggest he wasn’t a great MLB pitcher in the first place. He did all right at first and his bat is/was an anomaly. I thought he was a decent No. 5 guy for the Reds last year.
I also would say that we can probably do better.
I don’t know much about shoulder injuries or even all that much about the TJ procedure, other than they have it down to a very fine science now.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
If the Reds didn't have guys like
Maloney, Wood, LeCure, etc I wouldn’t be upset going into opening day with Owings as the 5th starter again. While I have said he isn’t very good, he isn’t an automatic loss either. If he doesn’t continue to lose stuff, and can keep an ERA around 5, he would be adequate for the 5th spot. Most teams don’t have 5 starting pitchers who are capable of at least average work.
The thing is we know what Owings can do. I don’t really see much improvement there. Maloney has a nice minor league track record, but hasn’t had a chance to prove himself yet. He might be god awful, but there is only one way to find out. I see no reason not to give Wood an equal chance to win the spot, Cueto has half as much AAA experience as Wood. Travis Wood’s 2009 earned him the chance to knock down the door to Cincinnati.
LeCure has a solid minor league track record, and will eventually earn his call to the big league roster.
If the Reds didn’t have those three guys, and the competition was simply between Owings, Lehr, Wells, and Lincoln I would be okay with Owings getting the job.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 16, 2010 2:21 AM EDT up reply actions
From what I've read, shoulder problems affect velocity
while elbows affect control/command. It does seem like it’s tougher to repair shoulders.
he would be a lot better if he could find his lost velocity
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
thats what she said...
Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Mar 15, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Is it in yet?
That is, has the idea sunk in that he’s no longer our pitching coach? It’s Bryan Price now, got it?
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Mar 15, 2010 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
you are stretching it.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
thats what she said
Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Mar 15, 2010 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Better than shrinking it
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Mar 15, 2010 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
"I hear that a lot"
also may apply
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Mar 15, 2010 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Goodness
Chris Dickerson is a pretty good baseball player. Just needs a triple for the cycle.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Mar 15, 2010 5:05 PM EDT reply actions
wimp will never get it!
Reds fan for 40 years!
And it should be noted that he singled off a lefty
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Mar 15, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
he did?
Gameday says Oakland hasn’t put any lefties on the mound today.
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You're right
Jennings bats left for some reason. Throws right though.
Splits are going to dog him til the end of his baseball days.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Mar 15, 2010 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
that's not the unusual
The weird ones are the guys who throw left but bat right.
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Rickey Henderson was very normal.
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Mar 15, 2010 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
(raises hand sheepishly)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
you guys are schnooks
i switch-hit. at least, i did when i was 13…
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 15, 2010 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
"This one time, at sabermetrics camp...."
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Mar 15, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
yeah, i always had you figured as an asshole
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 16, 2010 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
oh yeah?
well, i had sex with your wife!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 16, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh yeh?
I had sex with his boyfriend!
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
That's right
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
somewhere D is crying
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't "skirt" the issue
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Mar 15, 2010 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
somebody is gonna get "flagg'd"
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by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Who umpires "b" games?
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
The queen?
hey.. you get what you pay for
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
what quote?
Did he write about Cactus League Game 10 Thread?
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I, like timb, thought you were being worldly and clever
Silly of me.
Fish got to swim. Bird got to fly. Man got to wonder, “Why, why, why?”
by Brendanukkah on Mar 15, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm trying to figure out what I could have written in those 6 sentences that could be considered a reference to something
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"so it goes"
in Slaughterhouse Five, Vonnegut said “so it goes” when someone died. being a WWII book, he said it quite a lot.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 16, 2010 8:24 AM EDT up reply actions
It's also a science fiction book, a time travel book, and a fine movie
Oh well, who cares. It’s not like slyde was going to write Beethoven’s 9th…
I liked the book
but I actually thought the movie was better. It just seemed to work better. I rarely feel that way, I almost always prefer the book.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 16, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
as far as i know though
he’s the one who coined it.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 16, 2010 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Interesting
I’ve never read it and I have no idea where I got the phrase from, though I do use it from time to time. Weird how that stuff happens.
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read it
one of my all-time favorites.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 16, 2010 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't read fiction
it bores me. I’m much more interested in real stuff. Fiction’s for TV and movies.
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lucky you
it’s an autobiography. well, all except the time travel and aliens.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 16, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
there's more truth in fiction than non-fiction
by Daedalus on Mar 16, 2010 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Rec'd
With a big old “Amen!” for good measure.
by the finest muffins on Mar 16, 2010 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
who says I'm looking for truth?
I find more entertainment in non-fiction than in fiction.
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No, seriously.
Read it. You won’t be bored. Confused perhaps…but not bored.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
maybe I will
but I doubt it. I get tired of waiting for characters to develop and digging through symbolism and shit. I think the high school reading ruined novels for me. I can’t ever just enjoy the story. I think that’s why I started reading other stuff.
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Spoken like someone who has never read any Vonnegut.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
by Gray on Mar 16, 2010 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I've heard that about many authors
I’ve been told that I just need to read Hemmingway or Salinger or even Dan Brown. And while there are some fiction books that I’ve really liked over the years, I’d say at least 2/3rds of the time I either force myself to finish the book just to get it done or I drop the book all together and move on to something else. After a while, I just stopped trying because I knew I enjoyed other stuff more.
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It's not impatience
It’s because I have an analytical brain. I actually have to focus myself to enjoy something emotionally (if that even makes sense). Typically when I’m reading, I’m spending more time thinking about what does this mean or where is that going and I miss the story. This is why fiction works better on TV or movies for me. I can analyze and still follow the story.
The reason I prefer non-fiction is because the analysis often happens in line with the story, or stories are usually told in a fashion that allows for the type of analysis that I can handle.
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Non-fiction...
Unless it’s about bugs, baseball or something along those lines, I’m not a big fan. Maybe it’s ADD, I just can’t concentrate on them if they don’t hold my interest.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
you may find
your tastes change as you get older.
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4 years ago i couldn't read non-fiction
now it isn’t really a problem. Could be the hazard of my field.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 16, 2010 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
interesting
i had the exact opposite reaction. im told im too analytical as well, but after grad school i couldnt touch anything non-fiction. i spent so many years reading dense philosophical treatises and it completely exhausted me. most non-fiction is written by academics, and most academics just dont know how to write (unless its William Manchester. he’s a dreamboat!) good fiction is easier on the eyes.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 16, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
You are correct about academics
generally being unable to write in an entertaining or pleasing prose style. For me, fiction is far more satisfying and less constricting precisely because of the ability to freely explore an idea while shedding many of the “rules” of writing. Not that some academics and non-fiction writers don’t, it’s just that the nature of their beasts requires a different approach.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Mar 16, 2010 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think I tend to read academic type books
I’d say I still read story based books and I read them for the stories mainly, not the history or whatever. For some reason, I just seem to connect more to nonfiction than fiction. I understand what everyone is saying. It just doesn’t speak to me.
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I prefer nonfiction, too
I didn’t used to.
I can’t quite figure out why. Some of the “nonfiction” I read is pretty shallow and fluffy, so it’s nothing to do with it being analytical for me. I have been known to read true crime books, as well as “true” ghost stories.
Somehow, it’s all just a lot more interesting if it’s “real.” Like that book by Lorenzo Carcaterra, Sleepers. I found it really interesting…when I thought it was true. Once it came out that it was a hoax, I lost interest.
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Really no fiction?
I enjoy both, I love to read a well written history as much as a well written novel.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 16, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, i don't know why it has to be one or the other
maybe there’s just so much davinci potter trash for fiction out there that people don’t realize good fiction is still being written for “analytical minds.”
i still prefer the older stuff over contemporary fiction.
It doesn't have to be one or the other
People can read whatever they want to read, but for me, it’s like trying to eat broccoli. Some people love it. I know it’s good for me. Sometimes I don’t mind it. But I’d much rather have green beans or peas. So why should I waste time forcing down broccoli when I know I’d enjoy the green beans or peas more?
Another reason I prefer nonfiction is because I tend to read in spurts. I’ll be reading every free moment I have for 2 weeks and then I won’t pick the book up again for a week or three. I think nonfiction allows me to do that more easily without having to try to remember what had happened earlier.
I’ve tried the classics. I loved books like 1984 and Don Quixote, but my pile of books that I couldn’t get into or flat out didn’t enjoy is much bigger than the list of novels that I liked. Maybe I was picking the wrong ones, but I don’t think so. I just don’t enjoy that style of writing as much.
However, since there is so much love for Slaughterhouse Five in this thread, I will go to the library today and pick it up. I’ll have a book report when (if) I finish it.
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you prefer peas and green beans to broccoli?
good lord, that’s a terrible choice!
i’m sure you’ll be surprised to know that i don’t agree with you.
It makes me happy that we disagree even on vegetables
’tHan, you complete me.
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I like brussel sprouts?
Does that make me unamerican?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Also, don't waste time reading fiction
it’s boring and reading will give you headaches and hurt your eyes.
if you must find out about the story, get them on cd, so that you can fall asleep while listening to them
Same here. Vonnegut is different. plus, it'll take ten minutes
he’s that easy to read
Really?
I find it hard to believe that it took until the 20th century for someone to meaningfully string together those three very common English words. And isn’t it just a version of “c’est la vie” and “que sera, sera”?
Slaughterhouse Five is a fantastic read, though.
by the finest muffins on Mar 16, 2010 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
no idea
wouldnt surprise me though. i mean, it took until the 20th century for people to do and say a lot of obvious things.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 16, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I think you're right
I would guess that the phrase was used before. Just not 100 times in one book.
I don’t read much fiction these days, but I do like Vonnegut. I liked “Cat’s Cradle” more than “Slaughterhouse 5,” though.
Vonnegut was very worried about peak oil and other resource constraints. I’m sure he was in favor of trains!
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i remember one of the last interviews he did before he died (so it goes)
he was saying it was all too late. we should just dance and sing and be merry, because we had missed our chance to right the ship.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 16, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
He was so glad to die and I was pretty sad
I don’t like most fiction, but I loved him. besides what other “literary” author can tell a small town kid what "fisting’ is? Wouldn’t see Faulkner or some puffed up English major writing about that!
Genet, Bukowski, Roth...etc.
but I get your point. I think Vonnegut is fine, he just carved a nice market for his work.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Mar 16, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Ship righting implies
that anyone knows where in the hell we are supposed to be going. Guys like Vonnegut tend to forget that they don’t know everything there is to know.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Mar 16, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure he didn't believe that at all, pops
Almost nobody’s competent, Paul. It’s enough to make you cry to see how bad most people are at their jobs. If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you’re a one-eyed man in the kingdom of the blind.
This quote seems to imply he didn’t
by timb116 on Mar 16, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Guess I'll just dance, sing and be merry then.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Mar 16, 2010 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
He would have!
Cat’s Cradle blew my mind when I was 17.
Yep...he is
there’s more truth in friction than non-friction
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
There's also more pain in friction
TRUST ME.
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so i guess now the race for the 5th spot is between
Maloney, Wood, and Chapman.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
If Chapman is in the race
would you put Leake in it too?
by AB on Mar 15, 2010 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think either one is really in the race.
Reds fan for 40 years!
That's racist!
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
by Gray on Mar 15, 2010 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I don't think Chapman has a serious chance of making the rotation
but I am guessing he and Leake will stay with the big league club this spring as long as they are getting outs.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Leake and Chap know how they stand
If the stay with the big club till camp breaks and go somewhere else, neither of them should be surprised or disappointed.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
I didn't say otherwise
but I am guessing they will be with the big league team for a couple more weeks.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't either
I think they both start in the Minors even if they have better springs than Maloney, Wood, Lehr, Owings, and Wells.
agreed
it’s a long season. No reason get get zOMG until you need to.
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Geez, the A’s announcers act like they have never pronounced a name that doesn’t start with a Z or a T.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
That guy had a ton of trouble pronouncing "Janish" and "Mesoraco"
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by BK on Mar 15, 2010 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
they aren't very good
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
OMG,
Rosales continues to haunt us like some shrink wrap that sticks to your fingers.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
Ben Sheets:
“I thought I threw a couple of good pitches, not a lot”.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
Wladdy home run!
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
apparently he crushed it, oppo field no less
I’ll keep banging the drum that he should be the LFer (although I’m totally happy with a Gomes/Dickerson platoon as well, as long as Nix is nowhere near this team)
On the other hand, if Dickerson beats out Stubbs for CF, a Wlad/Gomes platoon wouldn’t be too bad either.
I like options!
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
Nix is most valuable to the Reds off the bench,PH and defense.
He won’t be wasted like Heisey or Frazier
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
So...
Which of the other outfielders do you think should be left off the team for him?
Wlad, Gomes, Dickerson?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Right, it's not about Heisey or Frazier
It’s about there are at least 5 better options right now
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
Wlad - is the most expendable.
Gomes is a masher with experience, C-Dick is the #4 or maybe in a platoon (as much as I hate them) with gomes.
Wlad is like END…occasionally drills one a mile and half but I don’t see him as an everyday anything.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
He's pretty young though.
He’s only 25. He’s got what, 4 years on Nix? I like him to be in left for now, but with a short leash.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Wlad walks more, Ks less, and plays similar corner OF defense to Nix
and like Crolfer said, is 4 years younger
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
Four years!
Jeez give me 4 years back and I will still be too damned old to run to first base. But not unlike the bulls in the pasture, I can walk down there and have a lot more fun.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
Age has nothing to do with my reasoning
1. The Reds need a strong LH pinch off the Bench
2. Wlad is a RH batter, Nyx an experienced LH PH
3. The Reds need a guy who can play all three outfield positions well on the bench.Nyx came up as a CF and can still play it well enough not ti hurt the team for a couple of innings if needed.
4. Wlad is acceptable in LF / maybe in right – no way in center
5.A vet like Nyx can accept the role of sitting on the bench for a lot of gaems and be expected to rise to the occasion.
6. Wlad doesn’t have that experience and would be wasted sitting on the bench, he should be at AAA playing everyday.
7. C-Dick is the #4 OF
8. Wlad is not as good as C-Dick
9. Mads=Logical
10. Everyone else = wrong.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
Nothing in your post addresses the bulls
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
Why do we need another CF?
We have Stubbs and Dickerson. Don’t see why we would necessarily need 3 people to play it.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
And even if they did need another
Jay Bruce has played there, too.
by the finest muffins on Mar 15, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Muffin, Muffin, my dear Muffin..
A right handed pitcher is on the mound, the Reds start C-Dick in LF becuase Gomes is going to get nowhere with this pitcher.
the game is tied in the 6th inning, our pitcher is removed because there actually 2 men on base..there is no available LH PH if C-Dick is in the field. Unless Nix or Drew Sutton make the team.
Drew Sutton should make the team over Aaron miles but then Todd Frazier should make it over both of them. Anyway Sutton’s advantage is that he is a switch hitter, his disadvantage is that he lacks the experience of being a Major league PH.
Nix is the guy unless you all want C-Dick to rot on the Bench most of the season or you want Drew Sutton to be the guy up when you need a double off the wall in LCF…
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
Or just put in Manny frickin' Mota
he knew what to do.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
Other left-handed options.
Aaron Miles is a switch hitter. No, he doesn’t have power, but he’s still another option.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Doesn't Balentien have splits like a lefthander, though?
I don’t know, really. I was just backing up crolfer’s comment re: guys who can play center. I wasn’t really addressing any PH issues. There’s a limit to the the kind of penetrating insight I can offer here. For example, my thoughts on Nix :
Con: I think he’s kind of scary looking.
Pro: I like making fun of his name.
by the finest muffins on Mar 15, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Ahem.
Make that “mayking fun of his nayme.”
by the finest muffins on Mar 15, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
you are thinking too situational
and not enough about the big picture.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I would guess
They don’t trust Dickerson in CF. Not because of his glove, but because of his bat (against lefties).
Last year, they had Taveras instead of Stubbs, with Bruce and Dickerson like this year. And still felt the need to dump Gomes so they could add Laynce and Darnell to the roster.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I think maybe some of this
is kind of the product of our own attempt to churn the numbers. I seriously think the Reds issues are a bit convoluted if they are micro-manipulating our outfielders’ ability to hit lefties or righties.
This is just too too too too much control over players have shown a propensity even in the minors of being able to hit .269 and knock out about 20 doubles.
I mean, these are really ordinary outfielders, folks. This is not the type of player that leads us to the Promisio Land and here we are, trying to negotiate over whether one of them can hit a lefty in the 6th inning of a tie game. Crap, let’s tie the game first.
But the chat is what we do, so that will continue. Just sayin’.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
my fault, Wood allowed a run
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
Underneath the Gameday box score, where it shows Sheets pitching 0.0 IP with 10 runs, it says
“Ben Sheets pitched to 10 batters in the 1st”
classic
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
Balentien has to make the roster right?
I mean he’s been hitting well all spring and he’s got right handed power along with Gomes. Not the best fielder, but we have to keep this guy.
Well there is room
Bruce, Stubbs, and Gomes are guaranteed spots, and I’m guessing Dickerson has a spot, leaving one spot for Wladdy, and Heisey opening in Louisville.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I probably needn't be
but I’m still really worried that Nix, Anderson, or someone else who can play CF get the spot instead.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
With Stubbs, Dickerson, and Bruce
they have plenty of guys who can play center.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
you know that and I know that.....
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
Not a bad outing by Wood
3 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 4 K, no runs
Struggled with his control a bit, but seemed to have pretty good stuff
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
my fault, Wood allowed a run
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
I don’t think those guys will make it simply because Dickerson is making a strong case for starting in center now, with Stubbs coming off the bench. You shouldn’t need more than 2 centerfielders, especially when you have to really good fielders in Stubbs and Dickerson
reply'd?
and they probably won’t put Stubbs on the bench. If they aren’t going to start him in CF, he’ll probably go to Louisville, in which case a guy like Nix has a much better shot of making it.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
Wow...
Sounds like I missed a pretty sweet game… Is it over?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
nope
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Leake's about to come in
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
8th Inning
All sweet except for Lincoln giving up four.
that is a plus
the more evidence that he can’t start the better.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
That's sweet...
Means he should not be making that opening day roster.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Don't know about that
he actually sounded pretty good the first 2 innings.
I just don’t think a 33 year old coming off of neck surgery should be throwing more than an inning or two at a time.
I have no problems with him in middle relief
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
I do...
I just did not like what I saw out of him at all in relief situations in the past. They need to throw him in some relief situations this spring and see if he’s worth it.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Scrap the Lincoln
If the Reds plan to move this franchise forward, they need to stop thinking washed up righthanders coming off surgery can somehow magically get Cy Young credentials. Give Lincoln a check. “Here’s what we owe you, Mike. You want to pitch. The bus outside marked ‘Lousyville’ leaves in an hour.”
We have way too much young talent to keep fucking around with this guy.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
Lincoln or Owings could be usefull as the 12th man in the bullpen
suck up innings in lopsided games. Might as well make sure Lincoln can’t record outs before paying him not to pitch.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
i guess I won't disagree
to the point where I want to really not agree.
Other than, it’s a waste of a roster spot.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
what was that about G&T's?
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDbON8udTPo>
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Hey, now here's a hot rod
(if you care about this car, there is a story attached to it.)
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
Once again I say that Nix is the LH ph off the bench..who else does this team have that can PH with some power
Not C-Dick although he had a nice game today.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
what do they do with Dickerson?
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions
chris dickerson is a great #4 OF. Especially because he can platoon in CF or LF if needed.
Wlad is the odd man out in my unhumble opinion.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
So you would let Wlad go completely to another team just to keep Nix as the 5th OF?
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
so you think Nix in 2010
is worth losing Wlad to options?
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
beat you :-)
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
You can expect a sternly worded e-mail from a certain environmentalist Reds outfielder later today.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Ummmm,
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
You don't pay attention, young man
Wlad actually hits righties better than lefties
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
Dusty'd?
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions
don't pretend you are educated
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
Gomes, Owings and Wlad when Dickerson is manning LF
Wlad and Owings when Gomes is out there
And Gomes and Owings when Wlad is out there
That and Sutton is going to turn into Ben Zobrist.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Mar 15, 2010 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Leake a 1-2-3 8th
with 2 K’s.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
definitely.
A 2011 rotation of Volquez, Cueto, Bailey, Chapman, and Leake… not necessarily in that order- wow.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Leake will be in Cincinnati before Chapman
You heard it here first. :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
I totally agree with you, jch!
;-)
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
by nycredsfan on Mar 15, 2010 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Boom, pregnant
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Mar 15, 2010 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
aaaaahhhhh, cheater!
I love it, rec’d! :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Game Over
Leake: 2 IP, 1 H, no walks, 4 Ks
Damn good
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
Think about this:
Volquez could never recover from TJ, Arroyo and Harang can both be let go, and the Reds could field a 2011 rotation with the likes of Cueto, Bailey, Wood, Leake, Chapman, and Maloney.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Volquez should recover
but if he doesn’t, it looks like we have some guys that could be future stars in waiting. I like what I see!
I'm not saying that Volquez won't recover
i’m just amazed at the young pitching talent Cincinnati possesses. I’ve never seen this before.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Fixed!
Cueto, Bailey, Wood, Leake, Chapman, and Maloney Webb
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Holy smokes!
Of all the days to meet up with a friend at 4:00. Looks like I missed one hell of a game.
by the finest muffins on Mar 15, 2010 7:13 PM EDT reply actions
that's why none of us have friends!
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by Slyde on Mar 15, 2010 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Janish 1 for 1 today
now batting .333.
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PALEOZOIC?
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by jch24 on Mar 15, 2010 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
No, Mastodonic
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
as in...
his ERA is irrelephant?
by the finest muffins on Mar 15, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
(claps and giggles)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
sorry, but isn't this an ancient woolly mammoth?
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
this here is an elfnunt
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
sorry, bad animal info
this here is a hellifino.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
Because my brain is on the fritz
My first thought was to try and combine this picture with your name, and came up with “Snuffaluffaguffins.” Then I realized that was terrible. Then I shared it with you all anyway.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 15, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
tell us more about your brain, nukkah
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
I'm planning to kill it with booze on April 1
I’ll be at the Big Hunt in Dupont if any Red Reporters are in DC and want to join me. They have Great Lakes Brewery beer on tap!
by Brendanukkah on Mar 15, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
What time?
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
just the 60 minutes, huh?
I need to check flight schedules.
Let me check with the boss.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
fly empower aviation like tHom.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I always thought that's a gay bar
…not that there’s anything wrong with that. But, um, worth double-checking, no?
"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 Mar 16, 2010 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
It doesn't seem to be
I thought all the gay bars were on 17th St. Eh, no matter. It’s in a convenient neighborhood, has good beer, and I vastly prefer it to Lucky Bar.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 16, 2010 7:43 AM EDT up reply actions
2 storefronts (I think to the right if you're leaving Big Hunt)
is a really good Latin place. Good food, strong drinks, etc. It gets really rowdy in an incredibly stereotypical way once it gets late, too.
I won’t be there this time around, but I will be in spirit.
"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
Been there before
Not really my thing.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 16, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
That's fantastic.
And I thought my real first name had a lot of syllables.
by the finest muffins on Mar 15, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Poor Rosie
And ye gods. Is he really in the mix for the starting SS job in Oakland? 2B or 3B I might believe, but SS? He’s a gawd-awful SS.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I kind of wonder if the A's are trying to win
They’re sort of a better grade of Pirates in perpetual rebuild.
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