Bloodbuzz Ohio for the Nationals. Reds win, 7-2.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 19, 2010 11:52 PM EDT
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Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game
Jonny Gomes. The Human Honey Badger went 3-4 with three runs scored and a homer. While some of our other offensive luminaries have dimmed after the All-Star Break, it's imperative for Gomes to go on one of his incredible hot streaks. Honorable mentions go to Drew Stubbs, Miguel Cairo, and Johnny Cueto.
Key Plays
- The Reds got on the board early in this game. Jonny Gomes singled off of J.D. Martin to begin the second inning, and Jay Bruce and Miguel Cairo drew walks that loaded the bases with no outs. Drew Stubbs then hit a double to drive in Gomes and Bruce. Ryan Hanigan walked, loading the bases again, and Johnny Cueto singled, bringing home Cairo and Stubbs. Reds lead, 4-0.
- Johnny Cueto got into a spot of bother in the third inning. He gave up a leadoff walk to Willie Harris, and Ian Desmond singled, sending Harris from first to third. J.D. Martin sacrificed Desmond into scoring position, and Nyjer Morgan hit a ball to right center that was deep enough to score Harris. Christian Guzman then singled and Desmond scored to bring the Nats within two. Reds lead, 4-2.
- There was a brief rain delay, but the Reds didn't get rolling again until the sixth inning. Jonny Gomes homered, and then Miguel Cairo of all people crushed one into the second deck. Reds lead, 6-2.
- In the eighth inning, Gomes singled off of Doug Slaten with one out, and moved to second on Jay Bruce's groundout. Miguel Batista came in to face Cairo, but our Miguel proved to be greater than their Miguel and hit an RBI single. Reds win, 7-2.
Other Notes
- J.D. Martin had only issued five walks in seven games this season, but walked three in one inning.
- Johnny Cueto's two RBI doubled his career total.
- Joey Votto did not reach base via hit, error, or walk today. Days like this are very rare. Plus he made an error and seemingly swung at every first pitch (though in actuality he saw 11 pitches over four at-bats).
- The Reds had ten hits in the game. Gomes, Stubbs, and Cairo accounted for eight of them.
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Tonight I was able to weasel my way off work for Wednesday...
Can’t wait to see the Reds face the phenom. I love that graph by the way.
Watch it, ass blood.
by -ManBearPig on Jul 19, 2010 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
He will be carried in the arms of cheerleaders.
"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
Saw (most of) the game
with nycredsfan in Manhattan tonight at an Irish baseball bar. My first RR experience outside of cyberspace and a very pleasant one (thanks, NYC).
Tanzen!
by Verka Serduchka on Jul 20, 2010 12:46 AM EDT reply actions
tsk tsk jch, you're going to scare the children.
Have to say, Verka is quite the interesting and cool fellow. Between Shake Shack, good beer, a Reds win, and good company, it was quite the enjoyable evening.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Brandon Phillips
That guy is sick some times. So friggin sick it makes me sick.
I remember when he first started playing for the Reds
and my dad told me “they need to sign him to a long term contract right now”
Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.
by SullivanSmith on Jul 20, 2010 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
ummm didnt he go 0-4
not that I disagree with Papa Smith. But why today?
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
He did have a couple slick defensive plays
As per yoozh.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 20, 2010 8:13 AM EDT up reply actions
i think you're thinking of scott rolen
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
I'mma bout to fire up a FanPost(tm) about just this topic
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
I know I said things indicating my lack of confidence
in this team against Strasburg, but after reading other blog comments suggesting we’ll be defeated easily by him, I’m just going to be unjustifiably confident in our lineup.
Side note, anyone else getting tired of Pujols always showing up on web gems? He is a decent defender, but he and Molina’s pick off play tonight was not better than stuff I saw Desmond do in the game tonight.
albert needs his dick sucked by espn or he'll blow up
and so will connecticut
we’re gonna fuck strasburg up, screw that guy
Connecticut?
I don’t think anyone outside of Bristol even knows who Albert Pujols is. He’s not a Yankee or a RedSox, so he doesn’t really count.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
i just saw an MLB commercial that was along the lines of:
“your grandpa tells you about dimaggio, your dad tells you about aaron, you’ll tell your kids about pujols”
i guess they’re not wrong but do they really have to remind us that he’s great? screw ’em.
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
i saw that last week
and noticed how it mostly skipped over the stars of the 80’s and 90’s.
interesting
Well, who's going to tell you about those players?
Your older cousin? Your youngest uncle? Your trophy wife of a stepmother?
by the finest muffins on Jul 20, 2010 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Besides, the 80s had no stars
I’m being serious. Rickey Henderson, Ripken, Boggs, Gwynn were 90s as much as 80s.
what?
So, since they also played in the 90s, they weren’t stars in the 80s? I’m confused on that one.
And what about Mike Schmidt or George Brett? Possibly the two greatest 3B ever and they both played in the 80s.
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ozzie smith?
"the only place they lost was the scoreboard"
by Ewok on Jul 20, 2010 12:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I tell my boys about
Eric Davis
Tim Raines
Dave Parker and Dave Winfield were amazing to watch in person in their prime.
"the only place they lost was the scoreboard"
by Ewok on Jul 20, 2010 12:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Really?
As slyde mentioned, Schmidt (the greatest 3B ever) won 3 MVPs in the ‘80s. Dale Murphy won consecutive MVPs (top 10 4 consecutive years) and 5 consecutive Gold Gloves as a CF. Except for Ripkin’s ’91 both he and Boggs were clearly a better player in the ’80s.
As for less than decade-long excellence, are you willing to contend Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly, and ancient but still awsome Nolan Ryan weren’t stars?
"You never know how you look through other people's eyes"
well, Schmidt should
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who you tell your kids about isn't just a discussion about numbers
nolan ryan is probably the most memorable of the era because of all of his no hitters.
i think ryan definitely belongs in the conversation with aaron and dimaggio
I had forgotten about the no-hitters
which are obviously impressive. I’ll allow Nolan Ryan to be part of the conversation as well.
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how does a baseball guru
Forget about nolan ryan’s no-hitters?!?
Good lord…
"the only place they lost was the scoreboard"
by Ewok on Jul 20, 2010 12:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I consider myself more of a baseball sherpa
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You don't believe Ryan is in that discussion?
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
I think Nolan Ryan is somewhat overrated as a pitcher
He was great, but not one of the greatest of all time, in my opinion.
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Even with his impressive xFLIP?
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
nolan ryan may be in the xFLIP hall of fame
thanks to his no hitters and the picture sidnancy posted
The best part of the picture
…isn’t Ryan going all honey badger on Ventura; it’s that Ventura is getting his ass kicked by a 46 year old.
"You never know how you look through other people's eyes"
there's nothing impressive about xFLIP
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folks who dismiss xFLIP
Usually prefer its sister stat, BORE.
BORE is anti-fun!
"the only place they lost was the scoreboard"
by Ewok on Jul 20, 2010 12:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm anti-fun!
but I am so fucking famous, it doesn’t matter.
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Robin Ventura said the same thing
He now regrets it.
"You never know how you look through other people's eyes"
I have the opposite angle print signed and framed :)
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/07TPcc3eRY1OK/340×.jpg
Watch it, ass blood.
by -ManBearPig on Jul 20, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Other than Schmidt, sure
Remember that original comment was about “the greatest player” a particular generation saw, but kcgard said “the 80’s had no stars”.
"You never know how you look through other people's eyes"
That's bull anyway
My grandpa told me about Ernie Banks (he’s a Cubs fan), my dad told me about Johnny Bench, and I’ll tell my kids about Joey Votto. So suck it national media.
"We don't worry about the pennant much, we just like to see the boys hit it deep."
by beasleymachine on Jul 20, 2010 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
My grandpa told me about Stan Musial and my Dad told me about Tom Seaver.
Also, my grandma told me about Frank Robinson and my Mom told me about Orlando Cepeda. Kind of boggles your sexist little minds, huh, ESPN?
by the finest muffins on Jul 20, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
my grandpa told me about honus wagner snubbing him on an autograph request...
direct quote from wagner “i don’t do that crap, kid.” my grandpa was devastated. my dad told me about frank robinson. i will tell my kids about barry larkin.
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
My dad told me about Chopin and my mom told me about Chaim Potok
Not exactly a sporty family, mine.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Jul 20, 2010 11:21 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
No girls watch baseball, duh.
Plus, if a father talks to his daughter about sports, she’ll probably turn into a les-bean!
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
I wish I were good at PhotoShop
I would totally put “Bean” into a “Les Mis” poster
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
Silly you - musical theatre is for gay men, not lesbians!
Also, Les Mis revival starting Mr. Bean – eh, eh? Sounds good, right?
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
definatley a good argument
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
I heard she has the jazz hands for SS
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Jul 20, 2010 9:46 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Or a vinyl copy of Roxette's "Listen To Your Heart"
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
by jch24 on Jul 20, 2010 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
or a cassette of The Police's "Roxanne"
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 20, 2010 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Or a VHS copy of "Roxanne"
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
or a DVD of "Night at the Museum"
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
Drew Stubbs seems to be heating up these past 2 series
Im alright with him and Gomes carrying for a bit. Especially if Bruce starts to get his act together again.
Im concerned, though, about Cuetos walks creeping up again. Hes not allowing any XBH, but those walks arent helping.
"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
Since being moved out of the leadoff spot Stubbs is hitting .266/.328/.480
I’ll take that from my CFer, regardless of what you think of his defense.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Let it be known that sometimes Joey Votto swings and misses or fouls off the first pitch
and thus explains how he sees more than one pitch per at bat.
by Brian B on Jul 20, 2010 8:48 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Let it also be known that he hits .307/.379/.548 on the first pitch combined with what happens after an 0-1 count
So he can do whatever the heck wants, as far as I’m concerned.
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Dude... you might want to avoid seals for a while. Just saying.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
.306/.463/.613 after 1-0 count though
he should lay off those first pitch balls. Like the one about neck-high in his second-to-last AB, for example.
I just want Joey to be Joey again!
when did Joey stop being Joey?
Last night was the first game he hadn’t reached base in 52 straight (if you throw out the game where he was ejected in the first inning). He’s hitting .275/.422/.569 in July. Is he not allowed to have a bad couple of games?
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He just wants jjoey to hit .400
that’s all really,
by Eastwindquinn on Jul 20, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
We don't want no long-shot triple crown candidates.
Only legitimate ones, damn it!
by the finest muffins on Jul 20, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
dawg, you be trollin'
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
If he's hitting .390/.410/.678 when putting the first pitch in play
He must have been hitting .900/.920/1.800 the first two months.
yay a The National reference!
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
John Buck anyone?
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
I'd be surprised if that's who we were scouting
Kevin Gregg seems more likely
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Jul 20, 2010 12:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, Kevin Gregg has had a very difficult week.
I’d say that’s who we’re zeroing in on. Because you can never have too much pitching. Unless you’re the 2010 Reds, I mean.
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