Opting for the path of most resistance, Reds win 12-11.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 25, 2010 9:25 PM EDT
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Wow. Just wow. Let's dive in.
Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game
Joey Votto. Jo-eh showed why he is an MVP by going 4-7 with two home runs, four RBI, and two runs scored, and drove in the winning run to boot. The man comes up big repeatedly in the biggest situations. Several players have done well this season, but make no mistake. It's because of Votto that we're leading the division. Honorable mentions go to Francisco Cordero, Nick Masset, Pablo Sandoval, Juan Uribe, and Jonny Gomes. Ok, and after reading the game thread, Paul Janish, too. That WPA is impressive.
Key Plays
- The Reds flipped the script on the Giants this time and were the ones scoring tons of runs in the first inning. Brandon Phillips led off with a single and stole second, but it didn't matter because Joey Votto hit a home run. Then Jonny Gomes hit a home run. Then Ryan Hanigan hit a home run. Reds lead, 4-0.
- Former Red Jose Guillen singled with one out in the second inning, followed by a single by Pablo Sandoval. Then Freddy Sanchez singled and was safe at second when Paul Janish dropped the throw. Guillen scored on the play, and the Reds lead, 4-1.
- The third inning unfolded a bit like a farce. With two outs, Scott Rolen doubled, then scored when Jonny Gomes singled. Ryan Hanigan walked, but then ran around the bases when Drew Stubbs hit a triple. Stubbs himself scored when Madison Bumgarner threw a wild pitch while he was trying to intentionally walk Paul Janish. Buster Posey played the carom perfectly, and his throw to Bumgarner beat Stubbs, but when the pitcher tried to show his glove to the umpire, the ball fell out. Safe! Reds lead, 8-1.
- Joey Votto hit his second home run of the game and 31st of the season in the fourth inning, this time off Ramon Ramirez. Reds lead, 9-1.
- With two outs in the fifth, Ramirez walked Drew Stubbs and Paul Janish. Homer Bailey then singled and Stubbs scored. Reds lead, 10-1.
- The game seemed locked away, but it was only halfway done. In the bottom of the fifth, Mike Fontenot walked and Andres Torres singled. Bailey recovered to get two outs, but then gave up a single to Pat Burrell that drove in the baserunners. Reds lead, 10-3.
- Homer Bailey gave up a one out single to Juan Uribe in the sixth inning. Then pinch hitter Nate Schierholtz doubled to put runners on second and third. Bill Bray came in to relieve Bailey, then bounced his first pitch several feet in front of the plate and Uribe scored. Schierholtz also moved up, then scored on Mike Fontenot's ground out. Reds lead, 10-5.
- Logan Ondrusek pitched the eighth inning, his second inning of work, and everything imploded. Guillen singled. Sandoval singled. Uribe homered. Arthur Rhodes came in, but wasn't any more effective. Cody Ross singled. Mike Fontenot singled. Andres Torres doubled to score two runs. Five runs in, a tie ballgame, and still no outs. Buster Posey then flew out to right field and Torres tagged and went to third. Aubrey Huff hit a ball deep enough to right field and Torres scored. The comeback was complete. Giants lead, 11-10.
- After that gut punch of an inning, the Reds had one last chance. With one out, Drew Stubbs hit a grounder to third and raced down the first base line. Pablo Sandoval threw the ball high and Stubbs was safe at second on the error. Then Paul Janish singled and Stubbs flew around the bases with the game tying run as Janish moved to second on the throw. Giants closer Brian Wilson intentionally walked Jay Bruce, which proved to be a smart move. Pinch hitter Miguel Cairo grounded into a double play. Game tied, 11-11.
- Nick Masset and Francisco Cordero kept the Giants from regaining the lead by pitching masterfully for three innings. Then in the twelfth inning, Paul Janish got things started with a single off of Barry Zito. Jay Bruce eschewed the bunt and popped up to third, but Miguel Cairo hit a double. Had Bruce bunted Janish over to second, he would have scored. As it stood, there were runners on second and third. Chris Heisey grounded to the shortstop Uribe, who threw home and nailed Janish at the plate. But then Joey Votto stepped to the plate and walloped a single. Cairo scored and the Reds had the lead back. Zito intentionally walked Scott Rolen to load the bases and Francisco Cordero hit for himself. There were no other relievers available, so Cordero would have to bat and then pitch a second inning to preserve the win. He flew out, but then slammed the door on the Giants in the bottom of the inning. Reds win, 12-11.
Other Notes
- After Joey Votto's second home run, the Reds had a 98.5% win expectancy. It was up to 98.8% in the top of the eighth. By the bottom of the eighth, it was the Giants who had a win expectancy of 85.4%, and a high of 95.1% with one out in the top of the ninth. So at one point, both teams had a higher than 95% chance of winning the game.
- Joey Votto is the first Reds first baseman to hit 31 home runs in a season since Lee May hit 39 in 1971.
- Jonny Gomes hit his 100th career home run. You may have heard something about that. It was his first since July 19.
- Reds pitchers allowed at least eleven runs in each of the games against San Francisco. Homer Bailey lasted 5.1 innings, which was more than both Edinson Volquez and Travis Wood - combined.
- Freddy Sanchez went 9-11 in the series.
- The Giants made five errors. Paul Janish made an error for the third game in a row.
- The Giants used eight pitchers.
- The Reds finished this West Coast road trip with a 6-3 record. The series against the Giants was brutal, but any of us would have taken that result going into our trip out west.
- The Atlanta Braves also blew a 10-1 lead, to the Colorado Rockies, but they lost their game. They and the Reds now have identical 73-54 records, second only to San Diego's for best in the National League.
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(AP) – Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips left Wednesday’s game against the San Francisco Giants an inning after getting hit by a pitch on his right hand from Santiago Casilla in the fifth.
Phillips, who was X-rayed afterward, said his hand was too swollen to determine the extent of the damage.
"I don’t know right now," Phillips said of his hand. "All I know is it’s messed up. I feel like Professor Klump."
Reds’ manager Dusty Baker was hoped the injury wasn’t serious.
"We don’t know about Phillips," he said. "I hope he’s OK."
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
What exactly happened? I wasn't around
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
he punched chris carpenter in the uterus
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by boobs on Aug 25, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 9 recs
see This Day August 26
Rob Dibble, Norm Charlton, and Randy Myers were nasty boys. Arthur Rhodes is a nasty MAN. by Brendanukkah
He was hit by a pitch
on the wrist. He stayed in the game for the rest of the inning, but then was removed for Valaika. We weren’t sure if it had swollen up, if they were just being careful, or if Dusty was just putting the scrubs in what seemed like a blowout at the time.
Sounds like it’s pretty bad. At least, bad enough that Valaika’s going to get some playing time.
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also, pujols went 0 for 4
i shouldnt root for stats, but i am
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Buccos win!
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by RedinWrigleyville on Aug 25, 2010 9:39 PM EDT reply actions
ye gods
Are the Pirates turning decent, like the Orioles did, or are the Cards really sucking?
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I'll worry about them next year!
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by RedinWrigleyville on Aug 25, 2010 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
but
we have to (get to) play the Pirates again this season.
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I heard this morning that the Cardinals have now lost four straight series against sub-.500 teams
So, that’s not good.
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it looks like the statue of liberty
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by boobs on Aug 25, 2010 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
No, this one!
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
by Ash on Aug 25, 2010 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Rec'd
A week away!
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 Aug 25, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you notice the color schemes?
GO DEFENSE!
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
Yes I did. Cameron Heyward is not fooled and will fuck this thing up!
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 Aug 25, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
holy shit i see it!
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
who cares
the reds are awesome!
"We’ve done it before," Nix said of the comeback. "That’s why we’ll do it again. We did a great job of battling at-bats to get back in it."-Laynce Nix
by justin007000 on Aug 25, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I second 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 Aug 25, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
speaking of football...
why the hell is Indiana State University, my Alma Mater, playing Cincinnati this year? ISU has won 1 freaking game in over 5 years. if i were a betting man, and i am, i would bet a lot of money on the bearcats to get at least 70, and ISU to get 10 or less. we played texas tech my senior. our only score was a td in the last seconds of the game, but we used footage of that td for the next 3 years to promote upcoming games.
The $bД₦₭€€$
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by boobs on Aug 25, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Nice.
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 Aug 25, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep, easy pay day.
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 Aug 25, 2010 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I love sabremetrics!
If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.
Bob Uecker
x
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by boobs on Aug 25, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 13 recs
Rec'd
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 Aug 25, 2010 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
why is lady liberty doing the black panther fist raise?
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
by joshuar9476 on Aug 25, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
x
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by boobs on Aug 25, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Tigermetrics
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by boobs on Aug 25, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
x
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by boobs on Aug 25, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
(No, not really.)
A pre-emptive “Good Lord” to anyone who might object.
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
heh
on the same token, this happened to my wife yesterday when she was working in the Titanic exhibit at COSI. she’s an actor in the exhibit, so she was all dressed up and such. she went to the bathroom, and she was kinda walking close to a guy who was wearing a Pearl Harbor t-shirt. some lady spoke to the guy, saying “ha! she’s on Titanic and you are wearing a Pearl Harbor t-shirt! that’s funny!”
neither her or the guy said anything.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 26, 2010 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Was this person 1. dumb 2. under the age of 15?
If the answer to one or both of those questions — YES — then fuck that generation and fuck Hollywood.
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 Aug 26, 2010 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
i think it's pretty evident that the woman was dumb
but she was not a child. i dont know, maybe she wasnt dumb, but she thinks watery mass murder is hilarious.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 26, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Or ROMANTIC!
/Movies’d
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 Aug 26, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Or ROMANTIC!
/Movies’d
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 Aug 26, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Was this person 1. dumb 2. under the age of 15?
If the answer to one or both of those questions — YES — then fuck that generation and fuck Hollywood.
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 Aug 26, 2010 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Greens for all these fangraphs!
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 Aug 25, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
So mid 8th, 10-5
I decide it is a good time to drop a deuce. Come out, it is 11-11 (it was a bad deuce).
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
@btcoop71
Simultaneous, apparently.
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
by Ash on Aug 25, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I know!
I shut My MLB At Bat off to use the calculator for work. It was 10-5. I open it back up and it was 10-10, with Huff at the plate. In play, run(s). I very nearly had a heart attack. Couldn’t catch my breath. I shut down my computer and left work (it was 5:45) and caught the rest on the spotty audio feed.
Don’t even get me started on Brantley. By fr, innings 10-12 were the worst broadcast innings in the history of the game. I’d say history of radio, but his monstrosity pre-dates the advent of radio. It would have been better if there were no play by play and only the sound of the crowd.
by Brian B on Aug 25, 2010 10:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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Hey yo I’m still not a playa but you still a hater
Elevator to the top hah, see you later, I’m gone
Penthouse suite, Penthouse freaks
In house beach, french countesse, ten thou piece
Rent-out lease, with a option to buy
Coppin a five-oh Benz for when I’m not, far up in the sky
Puffin the lye, from my Twinzito
Up in the Benzito with my kiko from Queens, nicknamed Perico
We go back like PA’s and wearin PJ’s
Now we reach the peakage, runnin trains for three days
Who wanna ride it won’t cost you a dollar
Punisher, Punisher, Big Punisher
Punisher… Joe and Big Punisher
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 Aug 25, 2010 10:03 PM EDT reply actions
votto is getting praised on baseball tonight.
segment time!!! kruk is breaking down his swing as we speak
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
that was awesome.
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
i can break it down too
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"@#$%$#@% you joey Votto. gutshot. urgh"-tehzachatak, Viva El Birdo
by justin007000 on Aug 25, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
or
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"@#$%$#@% you joey Votto. gutshot. urgh"-tehzachatak, Viva El Birdo
by justin007000 on Aug 25, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone got a pic of Pujols in capri pants?
by Brian B on Aug 26, 2010 9:28 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Pretty much
Or, gulp, injury.
/Kenyon Martin’d
/Carson Palmer’d
by Brian B on Aug 25, 2010 10:39 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Derek Anderson'd
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
@btcoop71
I think injury
may also determine who wins the division. The Reds have been pretty lucky on the injury front this year. I’m worried about BP, though. A 95 mph fastball on the wrist – that can’t be good.
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I've been dreading facing the thousands of comments in these here threads today
I’ll keep it short. I haven’t read any of the game thread, but I imagine it expresses the entire range of emotion I experienced today. Holy shit.
The only thing I want to mention (aside from Brantley’s abortion of a broadcast) is Votto’s interview with that jock-sniffer Jeff Piecoro during Reds Live. I raced home and caught the last out of the game. Since I didn’t see the rest of the game, I kept watching Reds Live. Piecoro interview’s Votto about going 6-3 on the west coast after having such a terrible track record in the last few years. Votto looks at Piecoro and says, “That’s not fair(, turd). That is not this team.”
by Brian B on Aug 25, 2010 10:38 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
White male douches
That’s what the Reds have with Day, Piecoro and Gieshenschlong…..why can’t they at least get some eye candy in our reporters? A nice black or hispanic lady for example….:)
"Dusty Baker is the best manager in the game....until the game actually starts."
— Doug Gottleib, ESPN radio, June 3, 2010.
by cesarhernandez on Aug 25, 2010 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
signed, cesarhernandez
Love it. If they cared about ratings, they’d improve the diversity by employing a . . . (mumbles inaudibly into his beer)
by Brian B on Aug 25, 2010 11:09 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
who is that?
Rob Dibble, Norm Charlton, and Randy Myers were nasty boys. Arthur Rhodes is a nasty MAN. by Brendanukkah
I think she's some latina reporter for a Spanish network
on the field at Super Bowl media if I’m correct…..name escapes me
"Dusty Baker is the best manager in the game....until the game actually starts."
— Doug Gottleib, ESPN radio, June 3, 2010.
by cesarhernandez on Aug 25, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
she needs to come to cover a Reds game
Rob Dibble, Norm Charlton, and Randy Myers were nasty boys. Arthur Rhodes is a nasty MAN. by Brendanukkah
And I need to learn me some Spanish
by Brian B on Aug 25, 2010 11:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
And I need to cover that Spanish woman with my game.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 26, 2010 3:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Holy cannoli!
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 26, 2010 3:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Not under this desk right now!
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 26, 2010 3:21 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
this made me laugh pretty loud
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
Nicely done, Petey.
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 Aug 26, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
good lord, are those jeans airbrushed on?
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
probably just denim with a lot of spandex in it
That was pretty fashionable awhile back.
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looks like denim with a lot of ass in it to me
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by jch24 on Aug 26, 2010 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
houston's fsn seems to havea very nice lookin lady ...
she interviewed that dumbass after he let the foul ball hit her girlfriend …
on the other hand, maybe our resident ladies like having the males to look at … what say you ladies, pic, slaw, and jd? female eye candy?
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
I think we're set. :)
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
by Ash on Aug 26, 2010 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Is "turd" a stand in for what he's thinking?
Or did he say something there? Other than it being a klunky question, why would it be that objectionable? Or was it the tone?
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 Aug 25, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Votto seems like the type that just doesn't have the patience for reporters
whether the question isn’t that bad or what, I just get the vibe he doesn’t give a fuck what the likes of Piercoro thinks
he seems uncomfortable with it
awkward people seem like asses, even if they aren’t, simply because they are uncomfortable.
"@#$%$#@% you joey Votto. gutshot. urgh"-tehzachatak, Viva El Birdo
by justin007000 on Aug 25, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Votto didn't seem awkward at all
It was like he was having a conversation but this dude wanted an interview. It made Piecoro the one who looked awkward, being his stiff, douchey self.
by Brian B on Aug 25, 2010 11:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i didn't see teh interview
i was making assumptions.
"@#$%$#@% you joey Votto. gutshot. urgh"-tehzachatak, Viva El Birdo
by justin007000 on Aug 26, 2010 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
So I've seen a couple reference to Brantley
I didn’t hear him. What was so godawful (or more godawful than usual) about his broadcast today?
"Dusty Baker is the best manager in the game....until the game actually starts."
— Doug Gottleib, ESPN radio, June 3, 2010.
by cesarhernandez on Aug 25, 2010 10:43 PM EDT reply actions
I am wondering the same thing.
I’m also wondering where he likes the sauce when he orders barbecue ribs – anybody?
For one
I knew what happened with Rolen getting thrown out by the sound of the crowd and Marty’s jungle noises in the background. Brantley was a good 6-7 seconds behind the call, and he struggling with how to explain what was happening. Terrible. I know Joe Nuxhall was notably “sleepy” as a broadcaster, but when shit was happening, he gave the fucking play by play. Brantley waits for the damn morning paper before deciding what to tell people.
When whoever it was singled in the 12th for the Giants, Brantley mumbled about how the ball was hit towards left center, but it was never apparent that the ball was a hit, an out, or still in the air, until he finally got around to saying the runner stayed at first base, long after the crowd noise died down.
And beyond these mere two examples from the 3 innings I heard, I’m generally sick of his amateurish arrogance and complete disrespect for his audience’s intelligence.
by Brian B on Aug 25, 2010 11:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
time for merker full time
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
Kent doesn't want to
he said that he hates all the traveling that goes with professional baseball, so he doesn’t want to coach or broadcast on a full time bases.
"@#$%$#@% you joey Votto. gutshot. urgh"-tehzachatak, Viva El Birdo
by justin007000 on Aug 26, 2010 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Great to pull out an insane win
but the attrition in the series was ridiculous.
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 Aug 25, 2010 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
In other news
Just watch this if you haven’t seen it before. Kind of amazing.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
i think most people like this video because he's a total goofball behind the skins...
but in reality, he’s a sick drummer. never misses a beat and keeps perfect time despite flailing around.
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
nobody listens to andrew
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
I do!
Even if I don’t read the recap, I read the other notes. I like to see what you found that I didn’t know. Usually there’s something in there.
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I usually do, but you wrote a freakin' novel! I must've gotten lazy. It happens.
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
"Had Bruce bunted Janish over to second, he would have scored."
I was so pissed about having to listen to Brantley jerk off to how the youngster Bruce “couldn’t bunt and had to swing away,” and how us peasant people should know how to play the game the right (“Brantley”) way.
Fuck him. Why don’t we say “Had Bruce tripled, Janish would have scored easily.” Miguel “I just struck out miserably for Chris Valaika” Cairo was on deck. Also, who’s to say the bunt would have worked? And who’s to say Cairo doubles with Janish on second?
This paired with Marty blaming Bailey, of all people, for letting the Giants back in this game, makes me sick. “Giving up 5 runs,” did Bailey. STFU, Marty, and do your fucking job.
by Brian B on Aug 25, 2010 11:06 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
First the division!
Then the Triple Crown!
Then the 3 Game Playoff Bow-out!
We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come.
Hopefully he can keep up in HR's
Whats this I hear about Infante possibly being the triple crown spoiler?
BP leads the league in hits and runs
It’s too bad he might have to sit a few out.
by ken on Aug 25, 2010 11:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Hey, does anyone know how many HRs Jonny Gomes has?
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
O know a guy named Paul Keels who has been counting.
Maybe he knows.
by Brian B on Aug 25, 2010 11:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
O instead of I has been my latest bad habit.
I have very wide thumbs.
by Brian B on Aug 25, 2010 11:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Someone "elsewhere" compared RR to 4chan
…congrats everyone? Ha!
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
by Ash on Aug 25, 2010 11:13 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Church website
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
by Ash on Aug 25, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Nice.
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 Aug 25, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Our greatest achievement ever!
We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come.
must be the child porn
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by BubbaFan on Aug 25, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
it was a running joke here awhile back
Started when someone posted a rude-looking photo of kids with hot dogs.
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it was me, of course
It was of a couple of kids that ’THan, Ash, obc, and myself saw at a game. The kid was eating a brat in a very seductive manner.
"never made a mistake on an appeal. bet on it." -- obc2
That's right
I knew it was a game that you all went to.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 26, 2010 8:25 AM EDT up reply actions
i saw that picture as i was going through some files the other day
still cracks me up!
Also, I’m pretty sure I posted the picture because I remember writing up that fanpost. However, best I can tell that fanpost was deleted when my chandrathan account was. it shows that chandrathan never made a fanpost. I think this is why they have the chandrathan post count several thousand less than it actually was.
so you take picture of strange children
that isn’t creepy or anything.
"@#$%$#@% you joey Votto. gutshot. urgh"-tehzachatak, Viva El Birdo
by justin007000 on Aug 26, 2010 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
IIn this instance, no. It was hilarious.
I have video somewhere.
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
I take photos of kids all day long. And I get paid for it. And the parents love me!
Now, who’s creepy?
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 Aug 26, 2010 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude, we already know you're creepy. This is well established!
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
*
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 26, 2010 3:26 AM EDT up reply actions
no, these really were kids
Little boys.
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I just looked up your address and sent the cops there
/4chan’d
by thevole on Aug 25, 2010 11:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
No, those animals as 4chan do fucked up stuff
Much like VEB and their rampant incest issues.
by thevole on Aug 25, 2010 11:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Nope
The rampant sister-marrying on VEB is nothing to get mad about. These poor souls need help.
by thevole on Aug 25, 2010 11:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I love the reply
“I went over to Red Reporter the first time and thought I was on 4chan”
“i went to FishStripes and thought i was the last person on earth”
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Credit where credit is due
that’s some funny stuff
We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come.
that was funny
but they are seriously obsessed with Votto’s batting average and stats. Much more so than we are interested in Albert’s, I think. However we do drop teh occasional “I hope he geos o-fer”,
I'll rec this. Let's send some pedos to jail!
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 Aug 25, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Good lord
I just spent 20 minutes looking for this.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
by ZJiff30 on Aug 25, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I was really wondering....
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definitely the best, needs to be green'd for future generations
"never made a mistake on an appeal. bet on it." -- obc2
Any middle infielders on the waiver wire?
Shit.
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 Aug 25, 2010 11:19 PM EDT reply actions
We're OK with Valaika, Janish, and Cairo for the time being
right?
We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come.
depends on how long "for the time being" is
If it’s a couple of weeks…sure.
If it’s the rest of the season…oy.
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For a week or so
But not if the wrist is broken and BP is out for a month.
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 Aug 25, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
This possibility is terrifying
We ain’t winning it without BP
We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come.
exactly
Wrist injuries are trouble. If it’s something like Bruce had last year…he’s not going to be back this season, and he’s probably not going to be hitting well if he does get back. Losing Lincoln and Harang and Cabrera wasn’t that bad, but losing BP would be brutal.
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Your best defense is probably Janish at short and take your pick at 2b
Which might be the best offense too.
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 Aug 25, 2010 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Cabrera will probably be back at SS
I would guess Sept. 1.
So who’s at 2B, if BP’s on the DL? Janish? Cairo? Valaika?
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I can see them rushing Cabrear back because of this
And moving Janish to 2B. Cabrera’s our new leadoff hitter.
What are our waiver wire 2B options? Anyone?
by Brian B on Aug 26, 2010 9:23 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Craig Counsell is a warm body
He and Geoff Blum cleared waivers. Counsell wouldn’t be a terrible guy to have on the bench.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/07/players-who-cleared-waivers.html
i'll take cabrera at 2B too...
i know he won’t like that but janish has been a beast (except for this last series).
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
it's a site where everything goes
Actually, I think only one of their forums is “no rules” (almost), but when people say “4chan,” they mean that board.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan
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4chan /b/ is the best and worst of the internet all wrapped up in one
They’re responsible for some of the best internet memes ever, but they also have issues with harrassment, child porn, etc. Reminds me a lot of humanity in general.
"never made a mistake on an appeal. bet on it." -- obc2
4chan -- where humanity bares it soul and laughs at dick jokes.
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 Aug 26, 2010 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
4chan -- where humanity bares it soul and laughs at dick jokes.
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 Aug 26, 2010 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
that's where i've seen that ...
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
I tried to buy Sports Illustrated: The Joey Votto Edition at two different CVS stores today.
Both still had last week’s issue featuring something inferior on the cover. I am not pleased, but I will try again tomorrow. For I, like these Reds, am undaunted.
by the finest muffins on Aug 26, 2010 12:16 AM EDT reply actions
put it back in your pants, Jizzcow
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 26, 2010 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions
ha!
Jake has turned into the “Toby” of Red Reporter
by 'tHan on Aug 26, 2010 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
that's not a very nice thing to say, asshole.
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
oh my lord
I can’t stop laughing.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
I think only the subscription people get it on the first release day
It will be another couple of days until it hits the stores.
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Aug 26, 2010 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions
time to start pillaging neighborhood mailboxes
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
Stay away from my mailbox!
My copy is already hidden away and waiting for me to pick out a frame.
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Aug 26, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
i had the same issue
apparently it isn’t hitting the new stands until the 26th (today).
"@#$%$#@% you joey Votto. gutshot. urgh"-tehzachatak, Viva El Birdo
by justin007000 on Aug 26, 2010 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I went back this morning and they had a new issue on the shelves, dated Aug 23rd.
There was some dumb football player on the cover. :(
by the finest muffins on Aug 26, 2010 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
hey, didja see
cardinals lost.
Of course, we almost lost too. But you know what they call it when you almost lose? WIN.
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by bbjones on Aug 26, 2010 12:30 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Tie?
/soccer’d
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 Aug 26, 2010 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
SPEAK 'MERICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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 Aug 26, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well gang - I guaranteed a win today.
Also guaranteeing a trip the WS.
BTW Valiaka still swings like a girl;.
What a great game today!
If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.
Bob Uecker
Jesus lord do I hope BP is okay
Though I do have some faith in our replacements being able to work well in his stead.
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 26, 2010 1:40 AM EDT reply actions
This is not a horrible idea.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 26, 2010 3:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Sheldon's article
sounds a little better than the Fay’s and the AP blurb.
Phillips was hit on the back of his hand by a 95-mph fastball by Santiago Casilla in the top of the fifth inning, but remained in the game for another inning after being looked over. He later went for X-rays that were negative, but the medical staff will take another picture after the swelling goes down to be sure.
Somehow, that doesn’t sound as foreboding as “hit on the wrist and the swelling was so bad they couldn’t see anything on the x-rays.”
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"the swelling was so bad, we confused his arm for Chris Gruler's"
"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
"We won't diagnose it as a broken wrist until September 24."
by Brian B on Aug 26, 2010 9:20 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Nix sounds like he can barely hobble around
I’m sure this was mentioned in the thread(s), but Nix hit a dribbler in his only PA. It sounded like he crawled to 1B because of his ankle. Why isn’t he on the DL again?
the COZ has landed?
"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
WLAD is about to impale some fools
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
This gosh DORN outfield situation is ridiculous.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Roger Dorn played 3rd base, not outfield
And he played for the Indians under Lou Brown, not the Reds.
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Aug 26, 2010 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
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