Everybody Daynce! Reds win, 3-2.

That’s what I was going for.

you should go hungover.

and Nix doesn’t hit that home run, Cueto is Dusty’s next option.

we have to taser people who run on the field now? that’s absurd…

He looked like he had it measured easily, then suddenly started backpedaling. It was weird and disappointing, but definitely not par for the course. Cabrera, on the other hand, looked baaad on defense (if good at the plate tonight.) After that first pastadiving play, my Dad and I were cursing the day he was signed, but my Mom was all, “But look at how dove for it! There’s no way someone could have had that ball!” We set her straight quickly, and by the later-innings ineptitude, she was yelling at him right along with us. It’s hard to miss how limited his range has become.

Other notes from the game:
-Heisey’s great play was beautiful to see in person. His second swing on that first at-bat, however, was uuuugly.
-I predicted Scott Rolen’s tenth-inning hit and location just moments before he hit it. I’m currently taking requests for what I should predict next.
-Has anyone else seen the new Oxy/Biz scoreboard segment, where they squirt people onscreen with virtual mustard, ketchup, and pizza grease, then magically wipe it away? It’s exactly as ridiculous as it sounds.

If you was a trained jornalist like I is, you’d have abslootly no need for such arcake practices such as proof readign. Isn’t Lance Nicks great!

I was thinking that extras last night would’ve been a perfect time to use him.

I definitely expected to see Owings once the game went into extras. Actually, I half expected to see him pinch-hit for Cordero in the bottom of the ninth, then stay in the game if it went to extras. Not complaining about using Bruce, just thought that would have been a logical use of Owings. I have to think he would have replaced Masset if Nix hadn’t won it, but still… why wait those two innings? I thought the possibility of extras was the reason he never gets used as a pinch-hitter anymore?

dusty loves giving guys the opportunity to right the ship if they’ve been sucking lately. even though the guys dusty sent out there won the game (masset, nix), he still didn’t make the right calls. if masset had given up a run and nix had gotten out, everybody would have said, “why not owings/bruce?” i don’t think anybody would have said, “why not masset/nix?” had owings and bruce done that.

i am not complaining about the win, i’m complaining about dusty.

Masset has struggled, while Lincoln and Herrera have pitched relatively well, and Rhodes has dominated thus far. Dusty is probably trying to use Masset in lower leverage roles until Masset figures it out again.

The top of the 10th came around, DRH, Lincoln, Rhodes, and Coco had already been used, but Masset was still in the ‘pen. Since Owings can pitch 3+ innings if need be, Dusty choose Masset first, and I’m guessing Owings would have been the last guy out of the bullpen in extra innings, because Owings can pretty much go as long as needed.

I actually think the way Dusty is using Owings makes perfect sense.

and without the errors and defensive miscues that could have been a shutout

er… um… sorry.

2002, 2004, 2006, 2009…