Now if I seem to be afraid to live the life that I have made in song, well it's just that I've been losing... so long. Reds win, 7-2.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 13, 2010 11:20 PM EDT
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Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game
Jay Bruce. Bruce wasn't originally in the lineup, but asked Dusty to be included. Thankfully, the skipper listened to him and Bruce made his return to the team in the same way he left it - scorching hot. Bruce went 3-4 with two runs, 4 RBI, and home runs in his first two at bats. With production like that, it sure does seem to put the hand-wringing over our offense firmly in the rearview, doesn't it? Honorable mentions go to Joey Votto, Drew Stubbs, Ryan Church, and Bill Bray.
Key Plays
- Bronson Arroyo looked like he was in trouble in the second inning. He gave up a leadoff home run to Miguel Montero, then another home run to the next batter, Ryan Chuch. Diamondbacks lead, 2-0.
- Turns out that the balls were just flying out of the ballpark tonight. Jay Bruce socked a dinger in his first at-bat back from injury, and then Drew Stubbs also homered. Back to back back to backs. Game tied, 2-2.
- In the third inning, Joey Votto decided to get in on the longball action and homered with one out. Scott Rolen singled, and one batter later, Bruce hit his second home run of the game. Wow. Reds lead, 5-2.
- To prove just how ludicrous this game was, Orlando Cabrera homered in the fifth inning off of Leo Rosales. Apparently straining your oblique is great for your power. Put in Edmonds! Reds lead, 6-2.
- Cabrera led off the seventh inning with a double off of D.J. Carrasco. Joey Votto flew out, Scott Rolen grounded out (which advanced Cabrera to third), and Jonny Gomes walked. Jordan Norberto came in to face Jay Bruce, and succeeded wildly by merely holding him to an RBI single. Reds win, 7-2.
Other Notes
- The Reds will have a winning season.
- The last time the Reds had a winning season, Jack McKeon was the manager. Our lineup consisted of Benito Santiago, Sean Casey, Pokey Reese, Barry Larkin, Aaron Boone, Dmitri Young, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Dante Bichette. Not one of these people is still active.
- Bronson Arroyo got his fifteenth win of the season, tied for a career high and the third year in a row that he's won that many. He also struck out eight batters, a season high, and walked none.
- Jay Bruce has hit seven home runs in his last five games. He's 11-19 in that stretch, a .579 batting average. He's slugging 1.684.
- Bruce's second homer was the 20th of the season, meaning he's hit 20 home runs or more in each of his first three seasons. He has 63 career home runs and 19 career multi-homer games, which means roughly two thirds of his home runs have come in pairs or triplicate.
- Bill Bray and Rusty Ryal engaged in a 16 pitch battle before Bray finally struck out the Arizona batter.
- A sick child met with the Reds before the game, and Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, and Drew Stubbs all promised to hit home runs for him. They all did.
- The crowd of 12,061 was the smallest of the season.
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great game to attend
Thoroughly enjoyable and even better when free.
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 13, 2010 11:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Dude
we were there! You should yelled to us!
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my friend the marketing director
Got us the tix. She also couldn’t find that woman to sing the seventh inning stretch and we nearly had her convinced to ask her manager to let me and my friends lead it. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be as Carol Just showed up in time.
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 13, 2010 11:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
She was very good though
I was impressed
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That would be sweet to take a play out the Cubs book and make it our own...
Have a couple of crews hit up a few groups of fans throughout the stadium and switch between them on the microphone and jumbotron singing Take me Out to the Ballgame during the 7th inning stretch…
Hell of a lot better than quasi-celebrities or Ron Santo singing
You know, that last sentence doesn't have a leg to stand on.
"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 Sep 14, 2010 4:10 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
BOOM! 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 Sep 14, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
i knew i should have checked in here
My bad. I was right behind the AZ dugout about 15 rows back
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 13, 2010 11:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
no
That was than
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 13, 2010 11:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think RR people made up like 1/5 of the whole crowd...
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Yeah
We decided that we were the only ones in the entire stadium that didn’t get on the jumbotron or get a foul ball or homer.
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
Cubs win! Cubs Win!
13 baby!
Can we get down to 10 before Arizona leaves? I think it’s very possible.
"succeeded wildly"
teeehhehe
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops. Today, October 2, a Sunday of rain and broken branches and leaf-clogged drains and slick streets, it stopped, and summer was gone." - A. Bartlett Giamatti
by onemoreredoctober on Sep 13, 2010 11:32 PM EDT reply actions
Wow
Jay Bruce is batting .579/.636/1.684 over his last 5 games with 7 HR and 12 RBI.
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d'oh
You beat me to it, though I did take the time to calculate his OBP.
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How about this one
Only 3 Reds players have hit 20+ HR in their first 3 big league seasons. Joey Votto and Jay Bruce are 2 of them (Frank Robinson the other)
Dunn only hit 19 in his first season, though he would have hit more had he played more than half a season.
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So you're saying Bruce
is the next Frank Robinson and/or Votto? I see what you did there.
Consume excrement and expire......
Forget it
this may be wrong. Stupid Baseball Reference with their stupid including non-rookie partial seasons as a player’s first season.
Votto did not his 20 HR in 2007, but he did play that year.
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Did he stay at a Holiday Inn Express?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
he paid for his hotel room
/south milwaukee’d
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 13, 2010 11:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I am all up on you with the stats today
by Brendanukkah on Sep 13, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Double checked
Since Votto was still a rookie in 2008, I say he gets included. And because of that, my original statement is actually true
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it's ding ding, you ding dong
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 13, 2010 11:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i was going to ask if you wanted to get a columbus rr
Gathering together, but you’re a jerk
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 13, 2010 11:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
why would i want to get together with you, ding dong?
there should definitely be a get-together for the playoffs. im pretty freaking busy until then, unfortunately, or i would have tried to orchestrate something sooner.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 13, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
no problem
We’ll get something lined up as the playoffs get closer.
Capisce?
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 13, 2010 11:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
giants need to get it together
and you are all welcome to come out and join me for a game at AT&T!
"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
no foolin'?
ive never been to San Francisco. if you can cover my game and plane tix, i’d be happy to come out and keep you company :)
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 14, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
sure, I'll cover the flight and the tix
You go ahead and buy them, and I’ll pay you back.
course, like my grandpa used to say, I’d rather owe it to you all my life, than cheat you out of it.
:)
"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
can anyone vouch for bbjones?
is he good for it?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 14, 2010 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Free trip to spend time with a guy on the internet in San Francisco?
It may not cost you anything monetarily, but I’m not sure you know what you’re getting into… ;)
by Nasty N8 on Sep 14, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
No!
I’d much rather face the Padres, since they seem to have reverted to the type of team everyone expected them to be before the season.
i wouldnt mind facing the Braves either
anyone but the Phillies, really. they give me the ba-jabbers.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 14, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the Reds' postseason performance will be 90% about how well the Reds play...
If everything is clicking, it doesn’t matter who’s sitting in the other dugout, cause we have BP, Votto, Rolen, Gomes, Bruce, Stubbs, Hernanigans and to a lesser extent O-Cab, and 3-4 starters who can all deliver a strong to excellent game and then a relief core which includes 4 guys who have potential closer material (Masset, Chapman, Rhodes, Cordero)
We could also go out there and get our butts handed to us in 3 games.
Since it became clear that the Reds were contenders
I’ve been on record as saying that I’ll be just happy to be there. Making the playoffs exceeded my wildest expectations for this season. And once you get in the playoffs, who knows what will happen?
by Brendanukkah on Sep 14, 2010 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
right
i think what N8 just said applies to every team out there.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 14, 2010 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I think it applies more to this team
With a lot of young talent and also guys whose performance have a large standard deviation (see Stubbs, Arroyo, Gomes, Volquez), we are more affected by it than a Phillies or Giants team that have 3 guys in the rotation where it’s a pretty safe bet they’ll give you a QS or better every game. The Phillies and Braves match up pretty well offensively to us.
I know I’m giving a lot of long 1 AM rants, but I also think home-field advantage is going to be key for the Reds (especially when playing on the West Coast). I think this team will really struggle if they are put in a position where they have to take 1 or 2 out West.
yeah I think you're right about the HFA
and while the standard deviation for some of those guys are huge, any of them is capable of having a great game at any given time. I think if we can get HFA, and avoid the Phils, we have a pretty decent chance
The Phils are nasty
The might be the Pistons to our Bulls, so to speak, until we learn to beat them.
Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.
by Unmitigated Audacity on Sep 14, 2010 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions
if they bleed, we can kill them.
"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
yo ding dong, man. ding dong. ding dong, yo.
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
What about Dunn in that case?
Are we saying rookie seasons or first full seasons?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Dunn's first season was his rookie season
he just didn’t play a full season.
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So, it's by rookie season
But only Votto’s second rookie season, correct? :P
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
what about Volquez?
"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
I read that as:
“I am all up on you with STDs today”
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 Sep 14, 2010 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions
He was just a Sept call up right?
that doesn’t count..I remember him hitting well when he came up but was not sold on his abilities. He obviously convinced me during his first full season.
Consume excrement and expire......
What an awesome game to watch in person!
I decided to go down at the last minute and got to see Bronson get 15 wins, the return of Hova, 5 Reds HRs, and the boys clinch a winning season! That was definitely worth being sleepy at work tomorrow.
And best of all, of course, was getting to meet Slyde, Ash, BK and the OMGReds guys.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 13, 2010 11:39 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
It was quite nice to meet a true Iowan
not a Iowa-poseur like BK.
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Survey says:
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
by BK on Sep 13, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i wish this could be the RR official logo
instead of that old caricature of JD from the ’70s.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 13, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he may be due for a shave if we make the playoffs
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
I remember when
the Reds had a clean-shaven policy. Up until Greg Vaughn, I think.
by DevilsAdvocate on Sep 14, 2010 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I for one am glad they dropped that
and the anti-blue policy as well, since the realignment away from the Dodgers.
I could sleep when I lived alone.
Is there a ghost in my house?
Oh yes, and on top of all of those other cool things, I tweeted Jake
I also tweeted my sister and than, but we’ll forget about that for now.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 14, 2010 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Did Dmitri Young ever officially retire?
by the finest muffins on Sep 13, 2010 11:53 PM EDT reply actions
you made that up
about the sick kid, right?
"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
The kid is at the bottom of this post
http://ramsey.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/09/pregame-photoswith-captions-913.html
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I thought that was Willie Bloomquist.
by Gapper on Sep 14, 2010 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
also worth mentioning
if Joey likes Cairo, then dammit, I do too:
"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
Huh.
From Elias: The Diamondbacks and Reds each hit back-to-back HR in the 2nd inning of their game on Monday night. The last time two teams went back-to-back in the same inning also involved the Reds. On April 16, 2006, the Reds and Cardinals each hit consecutive HR in the 5th inning. The pitcher for the Reds in both games was Bronson Arroyo.
Does anyone else have trouble "coming down" after a Reds win
I’m finding it harder and harder to go to bed at night as each win gets me thinking more and more about the playoffs. That’s not healthy, is it?
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i am the same way
it is really hard for me to focus on my work right now. I should be reading an journal article right now.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
by justin007000 on Sep 14, 2010 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
I should be sleeping
I have baby duty (heh, he said duty) in the morning. My wife went back to work today.
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Sleeping's not a big problem with heroin
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Sep 14, 2010 9:10 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
yeah
im still here too. i just watched the highlights, again, on MLB. this shit is getting too real and im not handling it well.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 14, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm hooked!
If I don’t see another Reds win tomorrow, I’m going to be a very crude man.
by Im_a_fun_haver on Sep 14, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Personally, I'm a little peeved at the Reds for deciding to finally make the playoffs in the year I move away.
For all but one of the last 15 disappointing seasons, I lived within an hour of the stadium. Really, I’m 99% happy and excited for postseason play, 1% pissed that I can’t go to a game.
by the finest muffins on Sep 14, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
ive only gotten to one game so far this year
so im right there with you. i think i might have tickets for the next-to-last game of the season though, which is neat. i went to the 2nd game and i might get to the 2nd-to-last game. neat.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 14, 2010 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh
I’ll be at the last game of the season. Sorry to miss you. Then again, you always see me when I’m super drunk or hungover, so perhaps it’s for the best.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 14, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
heh
ive always pictured sober ‘nukkah as very well-dressed and clean, like a white Carlton Banks. i’ll probably never meet him, but that might be for the best. you know how the truth can sometimes never measure up to the story you’ve made up in your head?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 14, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
I basically shaved my head the other day
I look a lot closer to a cholo Uncle Fester right now.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 14, 2010 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
What, exactly, do you mean by "basically shaved your head"?
Did you leave a happy trail up there or something?
I've tried that
And had to accept that no, you can’t rock a mohawk with a bald patch. I just used a #1 shield on the clippers.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 14, 2010 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Just one? You should be ashamed! Clearly, Reds fans don't deserve a winning team. Blah, blah, blah.
I’ve actually been to 3 Reds games this year, if you count the one in DC, and I should make it 5 or 6 by season’s end.
by the finest muffins on Sep 14, 2010 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
it aint easy to get down to Cincy
especially as busy as the Scrabbles family has been this summer. but we might get free tickets from Brewers utility man Joe Inglett and that would be impossible to pass on.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 14, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I think you're still an upstanding human being, Charlie S.
Even if you don’t go to Reds games. I was just joshing.
by the finest muffins on Sep 14, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
14 games so far
2 in cleveland, 1 in chicago, and i have tickets for game 162.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
by justin007000 on Sep 14, 2010 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I bought tickets for 162 as well
Sounds like most of us will be there. We should have a pre-game happy hour or something (even though it’s a Sunday 1pm game).
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 14, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
You can't say you drank all day if you don't start early!
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
second to last?
I might be getting there for that too. Been a great season , it will be fun to be there for the last regular season series.
This is the first year I haven't made it to a Reds game since 2003.
I somehow always managed to see games out of town or when I was visiting Cincinnati until this year. Thought I was going to make it to Milwaukee next week, but that’s not looking good.
by Brian B on Sep 14, 2010 9:38 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, 12,000 + change . . .
what’s wrong with the folks in Cincy ???
If I lived in the vicinity, I’d try to make every home game.
GO REDS !!!
It's GO time !
Try being 7 time zones away!
"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
I gotta be in to work early (by my standards) tomorrow, but I don’t care about that. I just want to talk about the Reds!
by Brendanukkah on Sep 14, 2010 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
me too!
which home run tonight did you think was the coolest? Bruce’s bomb near the Coke Pipes, Votto’s oppo, or Stubbs’ oppo?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 14, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm mad about Votto's home run
Because I’m convinced that if he’d pulled it, Ash would have caught it. Instead he selfishly hits it opposite field for that sick kid.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 14, 2010 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
and tomorrow
he’s gonna catch a fly ball in his hat!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 14, 2010 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
They're my favorite team, you know
I like them more than any other team.
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You don't say?
They’re my favorites, too. Small internet!
by the finest muffins on Sep 14, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, me too
Ever stop and think about how this year pretty much came out of nowhere? How we were all wondering where the offense was going to come from?
by Brendanukkah on Sep 14, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
How you were going to leave if the Reds didn't put forth a credible effort
And I thought, well shit, that’s that. No way the Reds will be winners in 2010.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 14, 2010 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
I’m stupid sometimes. :-)
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sh'yeah
that really kinda pissed me off when he said that. not because i was going to miss them, but because i thought it was a really good idea. a good excuse to get out from under this team for a while, you know?
im totally hooked again though. after this season, i could probably go another 10 years.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 14, 2010 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
There you go, being all... likable again!
by Brendanukkah on Sep 14, 2010 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Lesbians are people too
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
not because i was going to miss *him
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 14, 2010 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
You wouldn't miss me
but you would wonder what I was up to. And it would eat away at you every night.
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but then i'd look at the moon
and i’d know that at that time, you could be looking at that same moon and thinking of me.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 14, 2010 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Somewhere... out.... there...
(An American Tail is the shit, by the way. One of my favorite things from my youngin days. I recently watched it with my little cousins, and it held up surprisingly well.)
by the finest muffins on Sep 14, 2010 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions
How did you feel about when they went West?
Some good tunes in that movie
by Highlifeman21 on Sep 16, 2010 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Definitely
I remember thinking that there was no way they were going to score enough runs. I’m stupid sometimes.
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this makes me happy for next year
We all figured the pitching wouldn’t really come around until 2011. In fact, the pitching this year has been just about league-average, and the offense has been awesome.
So, even with some regression in the offense next year, we can probably expect some of the young pitching to come into its own. If only we could get a closer who didn’t suck, we can probably expect some success next year too.
yay!
"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
I still believe that if they don't make any moves this off-season
that is, if they just expect the youth to continue to develop, they have a major regression. It’s sort of what happened to Milwaukee, isn’t it?
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Milwaukee never had good young pitching
they had Gallardo and bubkis. and that’s really all they have now.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 14, 2010 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I guess
but just because we don’t have the same holes they do doesn’t make us immune.
But I’m not worried about 2011 yet.
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I really want the team to embrace baller status
And go out and get a top of the line left fielder.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 14, 2010 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
and a 3B
Rolen has been awesome, and I’ll be forever grateful.
But we can’t expect him to do it again next year.
"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
Well, he's still under contract
It would be awesome to get a young third base prospect, but I don’t think you can get a top of the line one yet.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 14, 2010 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Sorry
Another top of the line one, yet.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 14, 2010 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
contract good
injuries bad.
His last 4 years he’s played 112, 115, 128, and 118 (so far).
I’d love it if he stays healthy, but we have to plan for a solid backup. It would be great to have a developing prospect that we could break in behind Rolen.
"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
Franciszieralaika, I guess
"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 i get that
it’s certainly possible (maybe even likely) that the youth regresses, but i think the Brewers fell off because they never had any pitching. the Reds have good young talent all over the diamond, kinda like a diversified portfolio.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 14, 2010 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
acc'ding to BBRef
that team had a 99 OPS+ and a 112 ERA+.
But that’s mostly because Bill Hall was mediocre until Branyan took his spot, the bullpen was full of old guys about to fall off a cliff, and CC went AC (X)(Y)(Z)(ZZ) for 17 starts
"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
Absolutely... it would be nice if
The Reds ownership and management started to see clear signs that putting together a winning team was going to be profitable. I live up in Columbus and will wind up going to 8-10 games this year. I hope that the Reds are able to sell out the last homestand. It’s amazing they are doing half-price student tickets for all games the rest of the season.
Going to a Reds game (especially a weekday game) is one of the cheapest things you can do in an evening. Pick up some food, pack a cooler, get $2-5 parking relatively close to the stadium. Enjoy a nice walk and grab your bleacher or view level seats. 2 innings later, grab yourself some $50 seats and enjoy the game!
They know that the team is a long-term investment
the question is, has TV taken over as the preferred form of baseball viewing? It’s not so in other cities, but it could be in Cincinnati.
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Columbus?
3 Fast and i were talking upthread about getting together at a bar to catch a game, if they make the playoffs. whuddaya say? there will be a FanPost about it if it happens, of course.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 14, 2010 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
This season's practically in the bag...
And I’m still trying to figure out how we have one of the most prolific offenses in baseball.
It makes me happy that I have no problem saying that the GM is smarter than me
I mean, I didn’t actually think I was smarter than DanO or Krivsky, but damn, it felt like it sometimes.
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trust me, you were....
Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Sep 14, 2010 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Joseph Daniel Votto
It’s a Canadian name. In English, his initials would be MVP.
by Brendanukkah on Sep 14, 2010 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I remember
posting early on, “is it time to start weeping openly at our lack of offense?” shortly before Rolen said the “offense was going to surprise everyone”. He was totally right!
me too
and I’m sure it isn’t healthy, but this is a really special season. Every win gets us a bit closer to a goal none of us, except maybe Madville, had in mind on opening day. I’d just love to see them clinch this thing soon, so we can all relax a bit
i did tell me roommates and friends last March
if anybody is going to challenge the Cardinals it would be the Reds. I wasn’t predicting them to win the division, or even run away with it in September, but I felt like the Reds window was opening.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
by justin007000 on Sep 14, 2010 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions
I do have to say
I was more confident about the team after our late good run when Rolen was healthy and Bailey was pitching so well (I think he and Votto had back to back players of the NL). It made me hope that such things were possible in the future, but my expectations were brought down a but by a poor start in April—I still thought we could pull off at least a .500 season. I really hope we finish the end of the shcedule strong with one of the better records in the NL.
Yep. I'm dragging today big time
I got home from the game by 11, but it was well after 1am when I could finally sleep.
Even when I just watch on TV I get too worked up to sleep.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 14, 2010 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Funny story
Tonight’s pitchers in the Boston-Seattle game are:
Lester
Fister
Ha!
We decided at the ballpark that the best matchup would be Fister – Colon. But since Bartolo is no longer in the league, it is probably Fister – Wainwright.
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I'm still hoping for a Carpenter-Wood matchup at some point.
by the finest muffins on Sep 14, 2010 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
When it happens, I bet the Carpenter complains about his tools all day.
by cstdkd on Sep 14, 2010 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
before his twitter feed came upon us
I wanted the Reds to trade LeCure in the division, so we could have a LeCure-Cancer matchup when he faced BP.
"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
Joey Votto stole his 14th base tonight
He’s had more stolen bases this season than in his previous seasons combined. There’s just nothing he can’t do!
Can he LeCure Cancer?
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 14, 2010 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions
so, is this the result of all the work Eric Davis did with him in spring training
or do we think there is some other cause?
What a way to end the 8th season capsule...
Looking forward to hearing about the Reds clinching a winning record and standing on the cusp of winning the division.
i was there...and like three thankful feet from being on the big screen twice
About 15 rows up in 131.
where were the RRers sitting?
He fixes the cable?
I was in 121. Most of the others were in the Sun/Moon deck, so I went over there to say hello.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 14, 2010 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions
I was in 117.
I didn’t go over to say hello.
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 14, 2010 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Jerk!
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 14, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
ha, that's how I roll.
Yeah, I felt bad and should have checked in. I was down there with 4 of my buddies from Columbus and we were hanging with our friend that got us the free tickets.
Next time, next time.
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 14, 2010 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey, how did your trip go?
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
We actually didn't end up making it down there.
We had some family things pop up unexpectedly, so we had to reschedule.
Thanks for the help though, and I’ll end up asking you again for more help, I’m sure.
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 14, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Just saying...
I’ve recently re-located to Dallas. When the Reds meet the Rangers in the WS, I’ll gladly put up a couple of you (at tHan’s clearance) for game 4 when we complete the sweep.
A hooker in Minneapolis, who is actually in Lakeside Park.
by Lucky Pierre on Sep 14, 2010 3:52 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
At tHan's clearance.
And after submitting to a criminal background check 4-6 weeks before the intended dates of the visit. People name Jeremy need not apply.
A hooker in Minneapolis, who is actually in Lakeside Park.
by Lucky Pierre on Sep 14, 2010 4:04 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Phew, good thing none of us are named Jeremy.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the kipper-snacks.
Nobody important, anyway.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 14, 2010 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I forsee kicks to the ding ding in some RRs' futures!
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
I'll remember to wear a protective cup whenever I'm in the Cincinnati area.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the kipper-snacks.
I can't pass up the chance to post this, which came up in a GIS for "protective cup"
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
Mads?
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 Sep 14, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
hahahaha, hohohoho, hehehehehe....
(wipes tear)…….awesome.
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
I just don't want
to have 8 kids running around my apartment and jch pretending he doesn’t know them. Also, he’s drunk.
A hooker in Minneapolis, who is actually in Lakeside Park.
by Lucky Pierre on Sep 14, 2010 8:57 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Who else is trying to buy tickets right now?
by jacob brumfield on Sep 14, 2010 9:14 AM EDT reply actions
yeah same here
just a bag full of errors and sorry messages
by jacob brumfield on Sep 14, 2010 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
same here - that waiting room idea
not really working out
by jacob brumfield on Sep 14, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Arr!
still waiting…..wish I would have gone for game 2 tix first
by jacob brumfield on Sep 14, 2010 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Honestly, ticket scalpers have programs that crash into these types of high demand events.
That’s how they get all the good seats.
oh no worries
the next step will just crush your hopes
by jacob brumfield on Sep 14, 2010 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Sounds like they didn't set up for the ticket request flood that should have been a known
Is it through the MLB.com site or a reds only site?
I could sleep when I lived alone.
Is there a ghost in my house?
same thing happened when the still sold opening day tickets to everyone
right after tickets went on sale, everyone would crash the server.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
by justin007000 on Sep 14, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
after some soul searching
I released the game 2 mezzanine tix I held into the interwebs, keeping just my game 1 view level.
by jacob brumfield on Sep 14, 2010 9:42 AM EDT reply actions
Dusty: "Winning the division is the next step. And the next step is to go to the playoffs."
Does he understand how these playoffs work?
by Brian B on Sep 14, 2010 9:43 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
"the next step is to board a plane"
“then, we will get our things to our hotel and have a team meeting”
"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
Sure he does, how do you think the lineup is created?
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
by jch24 on Sep 14, 2010 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I'm imagining this going down like reading tea leaves.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the kipper-snacks.
haha, I nearly did reading that
been eating Pringles with Olestra all morning
I could sleep when I lived alone.
Is there a ghost in my house?
"Then we'll murder that sweet buffet they put out in the Atlanta clubhouse."
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
"First, I want to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
First I will open the pantry and take out the peanut butter and bread and set them on the counter. Then I will open t he refrigerator and take out the jelly, and then close the refrigerator door. I will then open the cabinet and get out a plate. Then I will open the bag of bread and take out two slices. Then I will open the silverware drawer and remove a knife. The next step is to open the peanut butter. Then I will stick the knife in the peanut butter and spread some on one piece of bread….Am I going to fast for you guys?"
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the kipper-snacks.
Why would you fast if you're making a sandwich?
And if you do fast, why would you do it for us?
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Civil Disobedience!
Dusty’s going to fast for freedom of the press!
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the kipper-snacks.
how the hell did it spread
while the knife is still in the jar????
or, Prof Gray, when you "open"ed the peanut butter, did you mean you dumped the contents onto the bread.
jfc, how am I ever going to pass this class?
I could sleep when I lived alone.
Is there a ghost in my house?
Addition orders for this online sale are restricted at this time.
I guess they’re sold out of what’s available for Game 2.
What I said here may not be true, I saw another person on the webs get tickets a few minutes ago it appears.
That message above does come up every once in a while though.
I won the lottery
And i have been trying to buy tickets for an hour with no luck. Keeps giving me a “Site is too busy” kinda message.
Anyone else getting this?
"Avoid the Clap, Jimmy Dugan. That's good advice!"
Can't believe I'm thinking this way, but...
If the Padres continue to spit the bit out west, doesn’t Dusty have to get some Manager of the Year consideration? God, I feel so dirty.
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Sep 14, 2010 10:59 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I think unless the miss the playoffs entirely (which is possible) Bud Black gets it
But if they do miss out, I think Dusty is probably the leading candidate
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
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