If baseball had such a thing as Joga Bonito, this wasn't it. Reds lose, 4-3.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 8, 2010 11:31 PM EDT
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Brian Schneider. He didn't do much, but he did it when it counted. A walk off home run in the bottom of the twelfth won the game for the Phillies. Honorable Mentions go to Shane Victorino, Wilson Valdez, Joey Votto, and Miguel Cairo.
Key Plays
- Joey Votto did what we all hoped he would do and homered off of Kyle Kendrick in the first inning, just to show Charlie Manuel how foolish he was. Reds lead, 1-0.
- Shane Victorino homered off of Johnny Cueto in the bottom of the first, though. Game tied, 1-1.
- Some comic/tragic baseball took place in the third inning. After striking out the first two batters, Cueto walked Jimmy Rollins, and then Shane Victorino hit a sharp grounder to first base. Joey Votto knocked it into foul territory, and his throw took the covering Johnny Cueto into the basepath, where Victorino knocked Cueto's glove off, and the ball away. The ball caromed back to Votto who tried to pick off Victorino, who had taken a turn. He threw to the bare-handed Cueto, but Victorino slid hard into the bag, and Cueto dropped the ball again. Meanwhile, Rollins had come all the way around to score from first base. Phillies lead, 2-1.
- In the fifth inning, Jay Bruce led off with a double and moved to third base on Laynce Nix's flyout. With a runner on third and one out, Dusty called for the squeeze bunt. Drew Stubbs popped it into the air. Kyle Kendrick caught the ball and doubled off Bruce at third base.
- The Reds also had a leadoff double from Corky Miller in the sixth, and after Johnny Cueto bunted him to third, Brandon Phillips and Orlando Cabrera failed to drive him in.
- Drew Stubbs and Corky Miller got one singles off of Ryan Madson in the eighth inning. Pinch hitter Chris Heisey struck out, and so did Brandon Phillips, but his third strike was a wild pitch. He ran to first safely, and with no one covering home, Drew Stubbs was able to come in to score the tying run. Game tied, 2-2.
- In the bottom of the eighth, Wilson Valdez led off with a triple against Nick Masset. Masset gamely struck out Brian Schneider, but then was relieved by Arthur Rhodes. Rhodes walked the first batter he face, pinch hitter Ben Francisco. Then Jimmy Rollins hit a fly ball that was deep enough to allow Valdez to score. Phillies lead, 3-2.
- The Reds had to put something together against Brad Lidge. Newly minted All-Star Joey Votto led off the ninth with a single, and slightly older All-Star Scott Rolen followed with a walk. Sadly, Jay Bruce grounded into a double play, leaving the game in the hands of pinch hitter Miguel Cairo. Who hit a double! Votto scored, and the game was tied, 3-3.
- Neither team threatened much in the extra innings until Brian Schneider hit a home run with one out in the bottom of the twelfth. It was his third home run all year. Phillies win, 4-3.
Other Notes
- Bill Bray struck out Raul Ibanez and Ryan Howard in the bottom of the ninth. That's fairly badass. In fact, Ibanez went just 1-5, and "All-Star" Ryan Howard was hitless, with no walks.
- This was the first extra inning road game the Reds have lost since June of last year. They'd won their previoius nine.
- Votto's home run widened his lead in the NL. He is one behind Toronto's Jose Bautista, who has 23. Former Red Josh Hamilton also has 22 home runs for the Rangers.
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Rough loss but I guess you can’t win em all. Go get em tomorrow boys! Do we miss halasay in this one?
by jsl413 on Jul 8, 2010 11:36 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
totally not worth it if there are more than 50 comments, IMO
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by Brian B on Jul 9, 2010 8:47 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't know how you do it
It’s maddening to me. Marking comments would go a looooong way toward making it better.
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This was the Padres game?
I thnk that was the last time we lost in extra innings on the road. Maybe that means it won’t happen again for a long time
Miggy gets an honorable mention!
He deserves it. Shoulda put him in for Slo-Cab.
The Fay has an injury report:
Johnny Cueto was lucky. Joey Votto didn’t realize Cueto had lost his glove on that play in the third inning.
"Joey didn’t see I didn’t have a glove," Cueto said. "He threw it hard."
The ball went through Cueto’s hands and hit him in a bad place.
"That ball hurt me," Cueto said.
Cueto was wearing a piece protective equipment most players wear.
"I’m OK," he said.
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at least we know he wasn't spiked
Jonny Gomes might have had to beat someone up.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I don't take back the Victorino bashing
still don’t like him, but it looks like we can back off the fighting words a bit
Let's hope there is no permanent damage
and he can avoid any fertility suggestions Volquez might offer
If I had a 1yr+ injury, I'd do what Volquez did
the steroids really seemed to speed up his recovery!
Cavs Owner Dan Gilbert
Great Owner or Greatest Owner? (A letter to the Cavs fans)
You simply don’t deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal.
You have given so much and deserve so much more.
In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight:
“I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER ‘KING’ WINS ONE”
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by Slyde on Jul 8, 2010 11:50 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
though I probably would have gone with a much angrier font than Comic Sans
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Like Helvetica?
That’s bad-ass.
I dream of starting a three-man country trio called the Chixie Dicks.
by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Jul 8, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
LeBron really douched his hometown
on this move. That’s bad Karma for Mr. James.
I dream of starting a three-man country trio called the Chixie Dicks.
by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Jul 8, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
comic sans
is more badass than you may think.
"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 Jul 9, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
That is...brilliant.
And I hate Papyrus, too.
by the finest muffins on Jul 9, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
That really is fantastic
Profanity-laced typography humor. Right in my wheelhouse.
by Obi Juan Kenobez on Jul 9, 2010 5:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I have it on good authority that BK will from this point forward only use Comic Sans to write his angerly worded letters
by Highlifeman21 on Jul 9, 2010 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I clicked the link.
The blue Comic Sans words combined with the giant ad at the top of the page and the lack of proofreading made me honestly think it was fake for the first few minutes. Either that, or they’d mixed up the title and it was an open letter from the fans to Dan Gilbert.
by the finest muffins on Jul 9, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
CNBC
said LeBron left $100 million on the table to go to Miami. I guess he wants to win.
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He wants to do what he planned on 4 years ago.
If these guys really wanted to win they wouldn’t have gone to a gutted roster like the Heat. They would have left money on the table to go to the Bulls, Nets, or Clippers.
The do want to win. That's why they went to South Beach.
A gutted roster? Yes. This year. Watch in a few seasons when all these other vets start wanting a ring. They’ll flock to Miami for base salaries.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Fine. By season 2 and season 3 they'll be champions.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I could see that too. Barring injury.
Though, I still think LA’s really, really fucking good.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
that's why i'd like to see miami sign derek fischer
they are signing mike miller, and they got rid of beasley last night.
if the heat are completely healthy, they are a better team than the lakers.
also, they will probably be coached by pat riley by the time the playoffs come around.
Pat Riley is better than Izzo. And much better than Scott.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't want that.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
well, if i was getting what i wanted
the spurs would win those 6 titles, but i’d be really happy to see riley get more championships.
Fair enough.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
I’d be surprised if they were anything BUT 3 year deals
by Highlifeman21 on Jul 9, 2010 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
If you say so, then I believe you
all 3 of them are out of their damn minds, though
by Highlifeman21 on Jul 12, 2010 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
That's what I've been saying.
But IF they’re taking less money already, why not go to a team with a foundation in place if you’re about WINNING. Don’t bullshit yourselves, you’re about your aggregate egos and it just so happens that all 3 of you are good so you might win along the way.
no doubt they would have been on a better team had they gone to chicago
but money wise, they would have been in worse shape.
Bosh was in it for the money. The other two can make up for that
in endorsements.
They more or less guarantee themselves a ring in Miami and they don’t have to share the spotlight. Chicago’s still got a woody for Rose. I guarantee they see what’s happening in Boston and they don’t want a Rondo crashing their big-three party.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't think James looks like Pippen.
He’s more of a Kevin McHale or James Worthy.
A bigger piece of something. Not the headliner but a bigger piece.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
you guys really think so?
lebron is still the best player in basketball. the heat immediately become his team. wade and bosh will be playing second fiddle to him.
I don't think so.
I think, at least for a while, the Heat are Wade’s team. He brought the stars and has been there through it all. Also, LeBron may be the best – but it’s not as clear as it was when Jordan was playing. Jordan could go anywhere and make it his team (probably)… but Wade is pretty close to LeBron.
wade's size limits him from being as good as lebron
lebron is a matchup nightmare for all teams, and he can defend almost any position.
even if their skill levels were equal (i still think lebron is much more talented overall), lebron’s sheer size makes him better than Wade.
that said, i’ve never seen a player that can absolutely take over a game like wade can. he did it to kentucky in the elite 8 and it cost them a championship. i absolutely think wade is the go to guy in the playoffs.
This
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn Keith Bogans being hurt!
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
LeBron is better defensively and in the post
but I’ve always liked Wade more for his competitiveness.. Gilbert may have his flaws but is right when he says LeBron lost interest in the playoffs
"i’ve never seen a player that can absolutely take over a game like wade can"
To me that’s Lebron, he just doesn’t do it consistently.
it's a sad, sad situation
im sure this was discussed ad-nauseum in last night’s thread, but i dont have the time to read back through all that.
LeBron is the big brother, and Cleveland is the little brother. Cleveland looks up to him so much, wearing the same clothes, getting the same haircut, emulating him in every way possible. Cleveland adores him. see, Cleveland never had a dad, and LeBron has kinda been a surrogate in that respect. Cleveland’s mom works all the time and cant spend much time with him and she also loves LeBron for being such a terrific big brother. LeBron is the most important person in Cleveland’s life. he’s really the only person in Cleveland’s life.
and one day, when LeBron had promised to help Cleveland build his soap box racer, LeBron decided to go play ball with kids his own age. Cleveland pleaded with him to stay and help, but LeBron was tired of being responsible for his little brother. he wanted to have some fun like all the other kids his age. Cleveland was left to fend for himself in this big bad world.
i understand why LeBron did it. it’s not fair that he has so much on his shoulders for his hometown. he doesnt deserve that kind of pressure. but all the same, those are the cards he was dealt. he has to take care of his stupid little brother whether he likes it or not. and he walked out. it’s tough to accept that.
im not the “Cleveland Fan” Gilbert is addressing. im not really an NBA fan at all. but having LeBron in Cleveland made me a Cavs fan. i can totally understand the vitriol and i think it’s perfectly reasonable. i used to be a Cavs fan because of LeBron, but now i dont have any reason to even follow the NBA at all.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 9, 2010 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
who is this LeBron guy?
The 2010 Reds: or how Scott Rolen Taught me to stop Worrying and love Cold Play.
I expect to be cowardly every time I change work places too
At least LeBron has the money to avoid seeing the little people…
Dan Gilbert FTW
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
I'll just post what I've posting everywhere else this has appeared -- Dan Gilbert is a fucking douche.
Fuck that. Gilbert acted like an ass and more or less pushed LeBron out with his "We’re running the negotiations and the coaches search" horseshit.
He’s as much to blame for this as LeBron. Also, if he was serious about winning he would have actually built a better fucking team. LeBron got them to the finals by himself.
They reward him with a busted-ass Shaq.
I’m not a LeBron fan — and what he did was totally self-absorbed and fucking douches — but Gilbert’s a piece of shit and a Cuban want-to-be … only Cuban gives a shit about his team.
LeBron did more with less than any other player over the seven years he was in Cleveland and made taht franchise actually relevant again. Gilbert owes more to LeBron than the other way around — think the guy would have bought the team without LeBron on it? No. Was the franchise worth more because of James? No doubt.
Fuck Gilbert. I hope the Heat put 150 on Cleveland.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't follow basketball, so I don't really give a shit either way
but I love the drama of an owner shitting on a player after the player did the same to his team. It’s great.
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I would have enjoyed this too if both weren't such huge egomaniacs.
The Cavs fired their coach after the playoffs because he sucked. (He should have been fired last season but Gilbert held onto him because he’s cheap).
So with no coach and the biggest free agent class in the history of the NBA on the line who does Gilbert call in? Tom Izzo.
Some people are excited, but let’s face it — Gilbert is a MSU alum, it was nepotism move pure and simple. He then acted outraged when LeBron didn’t want to have anything to do with Izzo. I don’t blame LeBron. Other teams are going after the likes of Phil Jackson and Tom Thibodeau. The Cavs end up with Byron Scott.
I’m leaving too.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
See, I don't care about any of that stuff
so I just get to laugh.
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Agreed. 100-percent.
It was still a horseshit move by Gilbert. Complete old-boys club bullshit.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
At the college level. I gaurantee Thibodeau gets the Bulls to the playoffs.
Thibodeau is a better pro coach.
Just ask Pitino and your boy Cal.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Derrick Rose and Carlos Boozer will get them to the playoffs
The coach at the NBA level has the least amount of control of any pro sport.
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
Agreed. That's why college coaches can make the jump.
It’s about balancing egos. That’s why Jackson is the best and why Thibodeau will do well.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
wow
that’s not a fair comparison at all.
thibodau has rose, boozer, deng, and noah. he’d better get them to the playoffs!
i guarantee pitino, cal, and izzo would be great pro coaches if they had good talent.
cal and pitino coached teams that had no good players.
pitino chose his own players, so that’s his fault.
But any of the 3 could have won the NBA title this year if they were coaching the Lakers
I doubt it. College coaching is WAY different from pro coaching.
Pitino, Cal and Izzo are all fantastic college coaches because they’re good with developing talent and know that they can yell and scream (when they need to) in order to get guys to do shit, “their way.”
That crap doesn’t cut it in the NBA. No way a 31-year-old vet is letting someone treat them like that.
Talent can take you a long way in the NBA — but no one unlocked Jordan’s best assets until Jackson got there. Ask anyone, even Jordan himself, he became great when learned to trust Jackson and Jackson began to cater to MJ’s ego.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
well, he was being coached by doug collins
doug collins is nowhere near the caliber of pitino, cal, or izzo
i think college coaches can definitely succeed in the NBA, they just have to be in charge of a good team. that hasn’t really happened yet.
Yes it has and it took Larry Brown decades to do it.
I still don’t think he’s a good coach.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
that's crazy
larry brown is a great coach.
he just has commitment issues.
also, larry brown left college 20+ years ago. i was trying to go with more recent examples:
pitino, cal, floyd, montgomery, hamilton, etc
He's still a former college coach. And it took him nearly
20 years to win a ring. I’m saying it isn’t an easy transition and college coaches will fail at the NBA level unless they learn to adapt to the league.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
that's not completely true
shaq was a lebron decision
jamison was a lebron decision
the coach and gm getting fired? a lebron decision
all of the moves over the last couple of years have been lebron decisions. things didn’t get done unless they were run by and approved by lebron.
Those were LeBron's decisions because Gilbert didn't want to go
after better talent in the offseason. And the coach and GM were all Gilbert — don’t full yourself.
all of the moves over the last couple of years have been lebron decisions. things didn’t get done unless they were run by and approved by lebron.
That’s crap. If that was true why wasn’t LeBron allowed to have insight into the new coaching decision? Gilbert’s been running that thing. He asks LeBron you can have A B or C. LeBron wants D. Gilbert says A B C. He goes with the best from there.
Gilbert ran this franchise into the ground. And I HATE LeBron.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Nope. Gilbert openly said, "I'm running this"
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
gilbert made a huge mistake for sure
he thought getting rid of danny ferry would give him a better chance to keep lebron.
now he doesn’t have lebron, and he lost ferry who is a very good GM
Agreed. He's an ass.
I have no pity for him. I have no pity for LeBron. They both brought this on themselves. But Gilbert made this a lot worse than it could have been.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
well
i don’t like cleveland (the city or its sports teams)
and i do think lebron going to miami makes the NBA much more interesting.
I agree with both of those statements.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
I see why Votto was reluctant about the whole voting process
because now he has to get a kiss from everyone who voted for him!
side note—That was ne of the weirdest pics I’ve seen this season
by Red_Poodle on Jul 9, 2010 12:37 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
A kiss from....everyone who voted for him, you say?
Where’s the line?
(And yes, that picture is too good to be true.)
by the finest muffins on Jul 9, 2010 8:00 AM EDT up reply actions
right behind Brandon
just look for number 4!
That photographer got a great pic, the caption actually read “The Reds’ Joey Votto dodges a clebratory kiss from teammate Brandon Phillips” any time a picture needs the caption “dodges a kiss” you know you just hit gold.
So is it one kiss for each vote?
If so, I’ll take my 1500 or so sometime next week. I’ve got to go out shopping for some lip balm and load some Barry White tunes onto my iPod.
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Jul 9, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
/shakes head
nobody buys records anymore.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 9, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
A "record?" I'm not familiar with that.
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Jul 9, 2010 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
it's what your grandpappy
used to listen to sexy music on when he was trying to get in your grandmammy’s pajammies.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 9, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sure glad I missed this game. What a bummer to come back twice in the late innings - and then lose it in the 12th.
Reds fan for 40 years!
It was still a good game
Yeah, we lost. But we can’t win them all and we gave them a run for their money.
Cairo’s RBI double in the 8th was completely unexpected and awesome.
by Obi Juan Kenobez on Jul 9, 2010 5:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Strangely
I fully expected Miggy to come through there. I have no idea why, but I did.
The times, they are a changin’.
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He's gotta catch me first
I play hard to get.
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no worries, obc will block his way as he rushes to rebut me
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a bummer? A bummer is when your Dominican stud goes out and gives up 9 runs in less than an inning
en route to giving up 22.
That was a winnable, exciting ball game featuring two of the weirdest scoring plays I have ever seen
yeah i dvr'd it
got home from work at 11, and watched it until 2, it kinda sucked.
The 2010 Reds: or how Scott Rolen Taught me to stop Worrying and love Cold Play.
So I go sleep for 7 hours
and suddenly the Yankees are about to acquire Cliffly? Well, at least he’s not going to the Cardinals. And if the Yankees are giving up Jesus Montero, well, they’re stupid.
I mean, good for them! bah!
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7/16/10: Reds acquire Javier Vasquez for Juan Francisco and PTBNL
by ken on Jul 9, 2010 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I could see that happening, though Jocketty's M.O. is typically not to trade for "damaged good" (for lack of a better term)
Then again, I have a feeling Scott Rolen was in a similar position last year, so maybe.
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A different kind of move, but Weaver was probably considered "damaged"
by ken on Jul 9, 2010 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
True, I forgot Weaver
I wonder if Jocketty has the same confidence in Bryan Price that he had in Dave Duncan.
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Dan Haren!
I still don’t see the D-Backs trading him, what with Brandon Webb still not assured of returning to his former self and being under control for 2 more years.
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
MLB Trade Rumors
is reporting that the Yanks are trying to trade Vasquez for Jayson Werth.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
because what the Phillies need to do is clean out some of that extra offense they have lying around?
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Werth is on the block
They want a middle of the rotation starter for him.
And Werth being forced to shave and cut his hair is a benefit for the entire world!
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Again, the Phillies think they need to get rid of their extra offense?
Has Ruben Amaro (sp?) actually watched his team play this year?
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Werth is a free agent after this season
The Phillies are 5.5 games back, and in third place. If they decide this year’s not their year, why not get something back for Werth?
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so they'd trade him for a more expensive soon to be free agent?
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Javy was said to be willing to sign an extension with the Braves
so he’d probably be amenable with the Phillies, too.
And the Yankees would have to give up a prospect or three as well. It wouldn’t be a straight up trade.
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i hate teams with that policy
probably instituted by somebody who doesn’t have testosterone surging through his face.
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Sherman is not the most reliable source
But I could see the Yankees giving up Montero. He’s not their type. They are supposedly unhappy with his attitude, and disappointed with his progress. The Yankees (and a lot of other people, actually) seem much higher on Romine than Montero.
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As long as he stays in the American League
It would be nice to get him, but it would really suck if St. Louis or even NYMets got him.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
but then we have to face him in the World Series
Fuck the Yankees.
Seriously fuck those guys.
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This is kinda funny
I’m looking at some stuff as I research something for Erardi, and I came across the Jock In A Box post I did after Jocketty was hired. This is what I said:
I look forward to being initially outraged and then pleasantly surprised by his maneuvering in the future.That pretty much exactly describes my feelings on Rolen, Cabrera, and even Cairo. Jocketty is a witch, I tell ya!
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He's a Jedi mind trick master, I tells ya
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
can we keep him around with Joey Votto for a bagilion years?
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So I wasn't watching...
but I’m confused as to why anyone would bring Nick Masset into a game that’s tied in the eighth inning.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Masset has been throwing better of late
and I think Dusty was trying to build his confidence. I can understand it, but I woulda used Rhodes from the get go.
Let Masset build confidence against lesser teams.
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The past 16 hours of sports transactions and game results have made me sad.
Reds lost, LeBron to Miami, and Lee to NYY? Bullocks.
Yahoo columnist Jeff Passan's headline: Fya'd
“Modest Votto humbled by the voting populous”
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Apparentl the Iron Sheik did all of the All-Star voting this year
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You know that's a rec.
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by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 9, 2010 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
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