Brandon Phillips, You Mota Boatin' Son of a Bitch! You Old Sailor, You! Reds win, 7-6.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 10, 2010 4:53 PM EDT
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Brandon Phillips. For the second day in a row, our leadoff man collected four hits, including a triple that drove in two runs to tie the game. He also scored twice, including the winning run. Honorable mentions go to Aubrey Huff and Arthur Rhodes.
Key Plays
- This was an ugly, sloppy game. Mike Leake was not sharp today and the Giants jumped on him early. Leake did strike out the first two batters, but Pablo Sandoval singled, and he huffed and puffed around to score when Aubrey Huff doubled into the right field corner. Giants lead, 1-0.
- The Giants doubled their lead in the second inning, on a home run by Aaron Rowand. Giants lead, 2-0.
- It was Aubrey Huff's turn to go deep in the third inning. Juan Uribe followed that up with a double, and Buster Posey singled to put runners on the corners. Mike Leake almost had Posey picked off, but Joey Votto dropped the ball. Then Bengie Molina singled, scoring Uribe and Rowand walked, loading the bases with one out. Todd Wellemeyer grounded a ball to second which Phillips turned into a nifty double play to end the inning. Worse for the Giants, Wellemeyer was injured running to first and had to leave the game. Giants lead, 4-0.
- Denny Bautista was pressed into emergency relief service, and even though he took plenty of time to warm up, it seems like he still wasn't prepared. He walked Mike Leake, Brandon Phillips singled, and Paul Janish reached on a bunt. Bases loaded, no outs, and the heart of the order coming to bat. Joey Votto walked to force in a run, Scott Rolen hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Phillips, and Jonny Gomes beat out an infield hit that drove in Janish. Jay Bruce singled to drive in Votto and tie the game, but Drew Stubbs struck out and Ramon Hernandez flied out. Game tied, 4-4.
- With the bases loaded in the fourth inning, Juan Uribe grounded into a slick inning ending double play, Janish to Phillips to Votto.
- The Giants chased Leake from the game in the fifth inning after singles by Posie and Molina. A fielder's choice from Rowand put runners on the corners and Enerio del Rosario came in to face pinch hitter Pat Burrell. Burrell hit a sharp grounder right at Scott Rolen, but it went under his glove and through his legs as Molina scored the go-ahead run. Andres Torres walked and the bases were loaded, but once again San Francisco hit into an inning ending double play, this time off the bat of Freddy Sanchez. Giants lead, 5-4.
- Nick Masset was pitching the seventh inning for the Reds, and things went as they've been going for Masset. He hit Rowand with a pitch, and Eli Whiteside beat out an infield single. Torres sacrificed them both up a base, and Freddy Sanchez singled to drive in Rowand and put runners on the corners. Arthur Rhodes came in in relief and caught Whiteside in a rundown on a botched suicide squeeze. Pablo Sandoval fouled out to end the inning. Rhodes is amazing. Giants lead, 6-4.
- But hey, the Reds don't have the only ineffective bullpen. Guillermo Mota came in to pitch the Giants eighth and got in trouble right away. Ramon Hernandez singled to open the inning and went to third on Chris Heisey's double. Then Star of the Game Brandon Phillips hit a triple into the right field corner and the game was tied! Laynce Nix lined out, but then Joey Votto singled and the Reds had their first lead of the game, with Scott Rolen coming to bat. Votto and Mota began jawing at each other, which must have rattled Joey. He took off at the crack of the bat, but it turned out to be an easy fly ball. Joey was already around second base and was easily doubled up. No matter. Reds win, 7-6.
Other Notes
- Francisco Cordero pitched a perfect ninth inning, the only time the Giants went down in order. Cordero's 17th save of the season brings him into a tie with Bob Wickman for 25th place on the all-time saves list at 267. He needs 19 more to catch Rod Beck.
- Game time was 3:28.
- Mike Leake still has not lost a decision. It's June 10.
- Speaking of June 10, it's the latest the Reds have been in first place in a season since June 17, 2002. The Reds were not yet playing in Great American Ball Park then.
- Reds leadoff hitters are 8-10 in the last two games.
- Brandon Phillips has a 13 game hitting streak, in which he is batting .441.
- The Giants reached base 23 times: 13 hits, 8 walks, 1 ROE, and 1 HBP.
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The Fay
has quotes from Leake.
"I think what was different about this game is they had a pretty good plan for me," Leake said. "They punched me right off the bat, and I couldn’t react fast enough."
And Dusty:
"It’s not that Leake was throwing poorly," Baker said. "It’s that they were finding every hole, flaring balls."
Votto wouldn’t say what he and Mota were arguing about. But Dusty said Mota said something to Posey, and Votto mistakenly thought it was directed at him.
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Mota probably called Posey a mangina
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Jun 10, 2010 5:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think it's just one of those things...
He’s not going to be lights out every outting, no one is. If this is his worst start of the season, we’re in pretty damn good shape!
He said, "Hey Posey"
But Big Joe thought he said, “Hey Pussy”. It happens.
by Jack Armstrong started an All Star Game on Jun 11, 2010 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
What a crazy game. You're not giving Janish his due for that DP in the 4th
The combination of the situation, difficulty, and importance make that one of the top 5 plays of the year in the entire league, IMO
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Jun 10, 2010 5:47 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Yeah, I missed that one because I had the game on but was reading stuff about the World Cup
“But the theory of competition says, Just because they’re the strong doesn’t mean they can’t get their ass kicked!”
by Brendanukkah on Jun 10, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
it's one of the
Sure is nice to have a SS with some range (and the arm of a pitcher ;-)
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Looked close at first.
It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself. -Gertrude Stein
Just like the day before it was nice to have one that could hit!
the Reds keep getting contributions from every position player on the roster. Their performance this season is almost as nice as Janish and Phillips turning that DP
it would be nice to have one that can hit
Maybe Valaika will figure it out.
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this needs repeating:
“Speaking of June 10, it’s the latest the Reds have been in first place in a season since June 17, 2002. The Reds were not yet playing in Great American Ball Park then.”
Turns out they were also in first place on July 1 that year
by Brendanukkah on Jun 10, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
and in august of 2006
what it means is, its the latest they were in first place alone this late in the season
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
I like the sound of going up against the KCs ........
… the first-place Cincinnati Reds
PLEASE make sure you mention this to everyone.
This is completely unsustainable, but man, is it fun while it lasts. -- BubbaFan
I can't believe the Reds split this series
they looked awful the first two games. Glad to see they salvaged it, they didn’t have much of a right to.
"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
They didn't really look unawful in this game
Just good enough.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 10, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
that's whats worrying me
they can’t rely on 3-run 8ths for too much longer.
"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
yeah
It all feels very fragile to me.
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add one more middle reliever
this team is in much better shape.
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 10, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's evidence of how good defense can save your ass.
Granted, Rolen made a big error, but BP, Cabrera and Janish were amazing with the gloves in this series.
"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test." George Bush, 2001
by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Jun 10, 2010 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Way to go
Cordero. Hopefully this reminded him of what he is suppose to do more often than not.
Arthur Rhodes is a stud and should give stud lessons to the Bullpen.
Red’s offense is on fire!
Mike spring a Leake
but BP did a top kill—sorry, I had to say it afdter all the top kill talk from the people sitting with me
It was a really fun game. really fun game!! " BP was astonishing today. Great defense and great offense.
No one knows what happend with Votto and Mota? I couldn’t tell from where I was, but the security guy near me said “that’s why I love this game” because everyone starting heckling Mota. Votto was on edge today. After he grounded out in his third AB he was very angry. Then teh Mota thing. It was too hot, and he has been struggling at the plate a bit. He does have quite a temper it seems, though.
Btw, I knew that Votto would get the game winning hit (a) because he did the last day game I went to and (b) I wore my Votto jersey. Not saying they should pay me to come or anything, but I guess I am ;)
I'm going down to Great American tomorrow
the Reds are selling field level seats for $14.
I hope attendance picks up, 19K for a first place team is embarrassing.
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
is 19k that bad for a Thursday afternoon?
by DocRam on Jun 10, 2010 7:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
maybe not
but Wednesday and Tuesday night were bad.
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 10, 2010 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah that was disappointing
Hopefully it picks up soon. I understand we haven’t played great the past week or so, but we’re right in it and I would think people would be more inclined to go than they have been thus far.
by DocRam on Jun 10, 2010 7:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This is disappointing to me too, but honestly, I think even the casual fan is smart enough to realize this team has done this before
If we’re in first in late July, my guess is the place is full on a nightly basis.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
you are part of the problem
have you been to Great American Ballpark this season?
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 10, 2010 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
are you joking?
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
no excuses!
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 10, 2010 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, I think so. But it takes me 14 hours to drive to GABP
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
your part of the fucinkg problem!
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
by boobs on Jun 10, 2010 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It only takes 90 minutes in a plane
buy a fuckin plane.
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 10, 2010 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
he could take the Red Reposter Action News Chopper
if jch hadnt taken the seats out to “Top Gun” (his words, not mine) his den.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 10, 2010 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"Hey Peach. Peach. Peach! PEACH!"
“WHAT?!”
“Danger zone!”
by Brendanukkah on Jun 10, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
I think the economy might still be an issue
I went to Syracuse tonight to see Travis Wood kick Baby Nat ass. It was a gorgeous night for a ballgame, but it was emptier than I’ve ever seen it. Much emptier than last year. The few fans who were there expressed anger at the low attendance (some blaming faithless fans, some blaming a sucky team). Some claimed that with Strasburg gone, no one was interested any more. Whatever the reason, there were plenty of good seats still available. I walked up half an hour before game time and got a seat in the second row above the visitors’ dugout.
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Is Bochy serious?
“You can’t have tougher luck than we had today,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “They got balls to go through. We hit balls a lot harder and got double plays.”
After all the fucking bloop hits you had ALL DAY?
cry me a fuckin' river, bochy.
they’ve been luckier than shit at the plate this series.
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
maybe everybody got lucky.
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 10, 2010 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions
He's from France, what do you expect?
"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test." George Bush, 2001
by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Jun 10, 2010 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
head butting?
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
does that mean Zito's rope on Monday was clutch?
We don’t do no stinkin’ luck here at RR.
This is completely unsustainable, but man, is it fun while it lasts. -- BubbaFan
Out oh
the Cardinals just signed Jeff Suppan!!!
I’m am quaking in my boots!
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 10, 2010 6:44 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
a true test of the Pitcher Whisperer
"I don't challenge Murphy, even if he's 0 for 20. Not him, not ever." - Mario Soto
I seem to recall
Soup being their MVP that year they won the series.
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I really want this to go green, because this made my day when i found out.
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 10, 2010 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
let me tell you something. If Suppan becomes even decent for the Cards, I'm starting a witch hunt and going after Duncan.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
i'll bring the duck
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
by bbjones on Jun 10, 2010 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Thank god
No way can we have a pagan sacrifice with out a good roast duck.
by Eastwindquinn on Jun 10, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
The key to winning the series against Kansas City is
not making the Royals pitching staff look like Cy Young Award winners, like The Reds did last season.
Well Sunday's starter is a Cy Young Award winner.
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 10, 2010 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 10, 2010 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Gomes did the most damage
"I don't challenge Murphy, even if he's 0 for 20. Not him, not ever." - Mario Soto
This reminds me of something I've been thinking about.
Looking at that box score, that lineup SUCKED. (but you already knew that).
I remember frequently looking at opposing lineups on GameDay last year, and scrolling through each player and seeing a bunch of 800+ OPSes, and being depressed that we had one.
Now, our starters’ OPS:
Cabrera-.679
BP-.832
Votto-.948
Rolen-.961
Gomes-.886
Bruce-.814
Stubbs-.744
Hernandez-.776
It’s just so great to have a real offense. I love this team, and we’re going to smack the shit out of the Royals this weekend!
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
That is encouraging.
I want to feel that this team is ‘special’. We deserve that.
Wanting to feel a certain way doesn’t necessarily mean one does, though. But it’s little things like this that keep my hopes high. I like our offense. I think our starting pitching should keep us in games. I just wish I felt that the bullpen will lock down those games. I knew a regression was coming from Masset and Rhodes (and Art has proven me wrong thus far!), but I didn’t expect it to be this uncertain.
and despite Cabrera's shitty OPS, he's somehow effective leading off
and I really don’t get that
Stubbs’ OPS is due continue to rise, Gomes is due to fall off just a tad, as is Rolen obviously.. I think Bruce’s will come up and I think Cabrera will at least get above .700.
and Hanigan'll come back to spell Hernandez
that’ll be real nice.
"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
Are you insulting Corky's intelligence?
H-E-R-N-A-N-D-E-Z. I think he can spell it too.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
by crolfer on Jun 11, 2010 8:20 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
His OBP leading off is .328
And I guess that’s more important than OPS for leadoff hitters. Not that .328 is a great OBP for a leadoff hitter……..but it’s a whole helluva lot better than we’ve been used to around here.
And speaking of Rolen……how the hell isn’t he in the top 5 in All-Star voting? I wonder what percentage of Phillies or Mets fans could even name what team he’s on?
"We don't worry about the pennant much, we just like to see the boys hit it deep."
by beasleymachine on Jun 11, 2010 8:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Jake, I think that's because O-cab knows what's coming leading off
He sits on the first pitch fastball on the corner and has been hitting it to right. If he doesn’t get it, it’s generally because the pitcher missed the corner and now he’s up 1-0.
what I’m trying to say is that he’s leading off games so well because he’s a hacker and pitchers expect a taker in that situation.
IMHO
Yep and I was okay with the move
At the time, we were losing and needed a pinch hitter anyways, and needed to come up with some offense more than defense. I actually thought Dusty used his bench well today.
We just need a few more peices. I really wish I coulda heard the end.
But I can only get the Reds on AM here in Cbus and it cut out when the Giants went back up. I felt sad when I took my final exam but good news I passed, the Reds won, USC is FUBAR Sanctioned, and Texas may join the Big Ten.
It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself. -Gertrude Stein
It might not be that bad considering the offensive weapons we can put at DH.
It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself. -Gertrude Stein
by Travis Rehl on Jun 10, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
I’m really okay with Niesxy knify-spoony in 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
i just watched the Nats game
they have a good bullpen. i think we could get something from them now that leatherpants is gone. thoughts?
i feel like they won't sell their studs
just because they’ve gotta feel close to competing… I think they think they’re last year’s Reds, and I bet they’ll go after a CF’r or 2B or catcher because they’ve got some good friggin’ bats elsewhere, and I bet they’ll wanna keep that ’pen in tact unless it means improving their lineup.
yeah, they are only 1 game under .500
and only 5 games back. they probably think they can win the division this year now that strasburg is there. reality is different, though.
The Nats are no joke
I don’t think they’ll win the division this year, but I really doubt they’ll finish last.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 10, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
if that happens
Jerry Manuel is history.
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Off topic but...
I have been following the attempt to sail solo around the world by 16 yr. old Abby Sunderland.
It appears that she is in deep distress and may be lost at sea near Australia…Such a brave girl..I hope she survives
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/teen-sailor-lost-at-sea-airbus-nears-last-known-location-20100611-y0tq.html
My name is Madville and I'm a JonnyGomesLaynceNixaddict.
Neither is sinking!
"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test." George Bush, 2001
by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Jun 11, 2010 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I understand your point
but any activity where you have a fair chance of dying is automatically counted as a sport.
Thus, round-the-world sailing and cross-the-Yukon dogsledding are both sports.
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
if you are arguing from moral grounds
then the same goes for golf.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 11, 2010 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
i assume dogsledding and horse racing are bad because they amount to abuse of animals?
golf is bad because it is an environmental catastrophe. billions of gallons of perfectly drinkable water are used to build golf courses in deserts and other places where they dont belong. water is becoming a diminishing commodity and it is basically being wasted so jerks have a reason to get drunk on Sundays when football isnt on.
and it’s fucking retarded.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 11, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
let it all out
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 11, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
i don't really care about golf taking away the world's supply of water
that doesn’t really smack you in the face.
what i do care about is the horrible abuse of the animals in dogsledding and horseracing. abuse so bad that it often leads to the death of the animals.
i dont know if you are being intentionally funny or not
but you are funny
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 11, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
just saw they made contact with her
she’s okay. Dismasted. Nearest rescue is 24 hours away, but she should be okay, thank God.
Note to self: do not let 16 year old daughter sail around the world solo.
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
More on the Votto/Mota incident
from the San Francisco angle
Myabe this happend?:
Mota: You having an equipment issue? Naturally Votto became incensed when he interpreted that as an insult directed at him.
What a weird moment. I really have no idea what happend, but I have never seen something like it. I thought, at first, Votto accused the pitcher of balking and he got mad. Obviously that isn’t what happend.
Maybe Mota was mad at Votto
for having 2 T’s in his last name and he doesn’t. Granted Mota has 2 L’s in his first name but we all know that T’s are better than L’s.
It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself. -Gertrude Stein
by Travis Rehl on Jun 10, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Plus, his L's are silent.
That’s gotta be embarrassing.
by the finest muffins on Jun 11, 2010 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
strange, and kind of funny
I can see how a man might take that the wrong way.
Votto does seem to have a temper, at least as Canucks go.
At least he apologized to Mota, so we probably don’t have to worry about him turning into Brett Myers.
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did he apologize?
I couldn’t see from where I was sitting, and auto-pilot “boo Mota” mode went on so I didn’t really take note of everything.
he does seem to have a temper. He gets extremely hot very fast, but he tries to, and usually does, control it. Today, when he botched that pick off, for example, he turned his face into his sleeve and cursed loudly—he’s getting better about doing that on camera! Even though this wasn’t brodacst I think mlb.tv people coudl have seen it
I'm getting the feeling that Joey Votto is a weird sonuvabitch.
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 10, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't think i've ever seen him smile
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 10, 2010 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
he does seem pretty intense on the field
but, if I get good enough seats (Scouts sometimes) he will smile and have a few words for a fan or two in the diamond seats. Also, there are some things that he gets expressive about—like a really nice home run or something
he did in a CNati interview once
"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
Are you kidding me?
Shall I keep going?
by the finest muffins on Jun 11, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks muffins
I heard Jim Day say the same thing (that Votto doesn’t smile) and I didn’t notice that myself
/edwin encarnacion'd
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IME
Votto doesn’t smile very much. He does smile, but not as much as Jay Bruce, BP, etc.
Encarnacion smiled a lot, as I recall.
Homer Bailey gets “most improved” in the smile department. He used to be downright surly. But he was smiling and friendly his last stint in AAA.
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I got some pics of him "cleaning up the batters box"
which was actually him arguing with the umpire. I’m not sure if he ever made eye contact, but he was clearly talking to blue.
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perhaps they were talking about the umpires equipment!
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 11, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
where you at the game?
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 11, 2010 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah
my bro came up with some nice tickets on the first base side and we went down—really fun but super sunny and hot
you and Slyde had an exciting game.
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 11, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
eh, I've seen two other walk-offs
I got cheated in this one. They only played 8.5 innings.
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i saw the walk off against Milwuakee in person
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by justin007000 on Jun 11, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Which reminds me
I don’t know if it was real, but I believe the guy in the ticket window told the guys behind me that he just sold the last $5 ticket to me. There were 6800 walk-up, so I suppose it is possible. That’d be cool if it was true.
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the Reds have a nice sale tomorrow
they are selling the cheaper infield seats for $14, I hope that brings some people out to the yard.
"Every day we expect to win and here lately we've been doing that."-Homer Bailey
by justin007000 on Jun 11, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
that would be neat
I know several who walked up to the game today. I was surprised by the crowd because the attendance was lower in the first 3 games
Cuz..
Leake was a pitchin
It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself. -Gertrude Stein
definitely did
I felt a little down about our chances until the 4th and then when Massett gav up the run, but last time I went to a day game I had to leave early and missed teh come back against Milwaukee. I knew we’d have something interesting to watch today too
I didn't see this game
But during the gamethread, those who were watching reported that Joey tapped himself on the chest, in a “my bad” kind of way.
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Joey realized his hearing equipment was faulty
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by justin007000 on Jun 11, 2010 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
lol you are going to go farwith this arent you?
that’s good, I’m glad it won’t become some kind of running feud (well maybe it will) but that’s goo dthat he got it over with civilly
I honestly thought while it was happening that Mota was arguing with the umpire
I was on the 3B side, but all I saw was Mota jawing with the ump. I was surprised to find out that Joey was even involved.
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and then Bouchey came out, and Dusty came out
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by justin007000 on Jun 11, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
and then he found 5 dollars!
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sorry, GREAT story
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Actually shortly after that I found $10
that I misplaced the night before…
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by justin007000 on Jun 11, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I saw it on TV!
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by justin007000 on Jun 11, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I was right in front of it
on the first base side and got the same impression, but then again the Giants fan’s head blocke dmy view of some of it
Going back and looking at my pictures
the first pic I took looks like Mota is arguing with the 1B ump. Votto’s not even looking at Mota. So, I don’t know what was up.
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you have to fanshot
about the Mota/Votto incident. Maybe the ump told Mota to stop after they started yelling? And then Mota went after the ump?
apparently Votto thought Mota was insulting his manhood?
or at the very least was an on field MVP rep for the Viagra the official ED drug of MLB!
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by justin007000 on Jun 10, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
that's all I can think
what else could Votto have thought he heard if Mota was just asking Posey about that? It is kind of funny as Bubba says
that is a weird baesball insult
i’ll have to use that at a game sometime.
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by justin007000 on Jun 10, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
"you havin' an equipment issue"?
It is great and very insulting, even if it wasn’t really what Mota said, or meant as an insult to Votto
Yankees lost to the lowly Orioles again
And the Red Sox lost to the lowly Indians…again. Looks like it was a walkoff win for Cleveland.
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That is tough
Tex doing any better? They keep saying on BBT that he is struggling. I hate hearing about super slumps, even if they aren’t happening to guys on my team, because I just don’t like the idea of them
Tex is struggling
And A-Rod is having groin issues. But I’m not too worried about them. They’ll come around, I’m sure.
Chad Moeller got on via a leadoff walk, then scored on a Jeter double. I’d take him over Corky.
We’re gonna have to play the Indians again. They’ve picked a bad time to stop sucking.
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lol
well, I I think the Yankees can get right against them. I know the Orioles are really really bad, but the Indians can’t keep playing well for long
I know Tex is supposed to be a slow starter, is he getting unlucky or is he having plate approach problems?
Tex
He always has a bad April. He really started heating up in May, but then fell back into a slump. He says he’s just not seeing the ball well for some reason.
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then he'll probably be fine
hitters always say that sometimes the ball looks bigger and easier to hit and sometimes it looks smaller. It’s strange that someone can have a phenomenal experience so different form one month, even one week to the next. I would not want to be a profesional hitter it is a tough job
I'm serious about Moeller
The Yanks will cut him loose once Posada is ready to catch again. Moeller will have to clear waivers before they can stash him Scranton again. IMO, the Reds should grab him. He’s no Mauer, but he’s better than Miller.
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oh, and
Corey Patterson was 1 for 4 with a run scored. He led off and played LF.
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//Flag'd
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by justin007000 on Jun 11, 2010 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
at least
He’s not leading off and playing CF for the Reds any more.
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Oh those poor Yanks
It will be tough sleeping tonight knowing they are struggling.
Watch it, ass blood.
by -ManBearPig on Jun 11, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Q:
Are the ‘sounders’ supposed to be the people who sat on the front of steamboats and measured water depth, or just people who live near a sound?
And why do you like them – is it because of Freddie Ljungberg?
Pretty sure they're just named after Puget Sound. I don't think Seattle has any great steamboating tradition.
And I don’t like the Sounders. I hate them. Really, truly hate them. A whining, diving team with pompous, entitled fans who think that they invented the game. And the ESPN announcers were slurping them all night long. It’s a mix of everything I don’t like about the Wolverines, Gators, Red Sox, and Colts all wrapped into one smug package that covers itself in a color called “rave green.” Guh.
My team is DC United, and they beat the Sounders for the first time tonight. A hat trick by Chris Pontius, and some really good defending from a back line that was down to its only four healthy defenders. Great win on the road.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 11, 2010 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Also, Freddie Ljungberg can get fucked
He’s an enormous crybaby that took some cheap shots out of bounds on Julius James, and what he calls a mohawk is the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen. Freddie, take it from a balding man that once tried to rock the ‘hawk: It’s just not a good idea.
by Brendanukkah on Jun 11, 2010 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I wanted to mention
that Giants fans are pretty great. I haven’t seen 49er in this thread, but he was fun and I sat behind one today and he was a lot of fun and took the loss well. He also didn’t gloat when it looked like an obvious win That being said, I’m glad we don’t have to face the Giants much because they are tough
This woman was in my section. She seemed fairly calm, but I didn't get the graduation cap thing.
though someone got thrown out of the section next to mine. Couldn’t tell what the kerfuffle was.
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dunno, that is a weird way to support a team
I did hear on the radio on the way back form the game that some Giants player threw a cup filled with unkown liquid onto the people behind their dugout. I don’t know if it’s true, but it sounded pretty bad. Apparently there was some heckling going on.
I think she's dressed as an ondeck circle.
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by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Jun 11, 2010 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
when i lived in CA and went to giants games often
i liked the fans. except for the one time i wore reds gear in the bleacher seats and some woman threw peanuts at me. but she was the exception.
Eyewitness Report
I was there. It was hot. I sat in the sun. I forgot sunscreen, but I did wear a hat, which means my thinning hair line is not burnt, but my face is. Sonofabitch! The Reds won, as they’ve been known to do when I’m there of late (5-game win streak!). BP had a nice triple (have you heard?):
Also, Paul Janish turned a sweet double play. I have a picture of his dive, but the color is all whacked out on it and it looks preposterous:
There was also a botched rundown:
I have other pictures, but I was experimenting with using manual focus and apparently my eyesight isn’t as good as I thought it was. I have some good ones that maybe I’ll post tomorrow. But for now, that’s enough. Right now, I have to go look to see if I have any aloe lying around.
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by Slyde on Jun 10, 2010 11:52 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Slydes equipment is working fine!
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by justin007000 on Jun 10, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
yeah!
great pics Slyde, too bad I didn’t see you there. Maybe I did, now that I think of it lol, but I was on teh first base side. I can’t claim a 5 game win streak, but they are 5-2 with me in attendance
I think I saw you on TV.
You were the semi-naked dude about 10 rows up from the SF dugout sunning himself…sprawled over two seats…
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If Sandoval doesn't miss that sign, then this game has a much different outcome`
Did he miss the sign because the third base was obscured by a roll of neck fat?*
Still that fcker can hit, which is why it makes no sense to squeeze with him
Would Joey be in trouble with Fay for forgetting how many outs there were?
or is Joey immune to that right now?
FWIW
The Fay-BP feud is mutual. I’m guessing if anyone calls Votto out on forgetting the number of outs, he’ll agree. Then again, forgetting the number of outs is an obvious mental mistake. Lack of hustle is still somewhat subjective.
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or Fay is afraid of Votto
he is a weird sonuvabitch.
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by justin007000 on Jun 11, 2010 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
He's no Chris Sabo
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buy the book!
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by justin007000 on Jun 11, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't really think you can have a feud without it being mutual.
by RedsMasochist on Jun 11, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
ive been feuding with that puppet guy on Comedy Central for years now
but if you asked that bastard about it he probably would tell you he doesnt even know who the hell i am.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 11, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
you are right
I know, because you and I are now feuding, bitch!
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It's on like the Hatfields and McCoys fuckface!
Or McCoy and Morgan for that matter. You’re going down Slyder!
by RedsMasochist on Jun 11, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Go Tuck Yourself?
(It can’t be the dirty one, the F is already used)
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Yes, then do the "Silence of the Lambs" dance.
You know, your usual Friday night routine.
by RedsMasochist on Jun 11, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
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