Reds take advantage of Milwalkee, win 4-2
Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game
Travis Wood. The lefthander pitched a gem, going 7 innings and striking out 7. He didn't walk a batter, and his only blemish was a solo home run that he gave up to Erick Almonte. Honorable mentions go to Drew Stubbs and Jonny Gomes. He might not have a hit yet this season, but the man can draw a walk.
Key Plays
- There were questions about Drew Stubbs's ability to be a leadoff hitter for this team, but he got off to a great start in the first inning. After drawing a walk, he used his prodigious speed to steal second base, getting into scoring position for Brandon Phillips. But then he got greedy and tried to steal third base, and Wil Nieves threw him out. Phillips then turned around and barreled over Nieves for old times sake. Joey Votto came to the plate in the familiar position of having the bases empty with two outs. He singled, because he's good at hitting, and then Scott Rolen reminded us all of his early season heroics with a home run. Reds lead, 2-0.
- Ryan Hanigan singled to start the second inning, and Star of the Game Travis Wood bunted him to second. Drew Stubbs then tripled to bring him in. Brandon Phillips struck out, and Joey Votto grounded a ball to Rickie Weeks. Prince Fielder couldn't handle the throw from Weeks, and Stubbs scored as Votto was safe. Reds lead, 4-0.
- In the fourth inning, a couple of Brewers finally reached base, but it came to naught.
- Because nobody's perfect, Erick Almonte homered to lead off the fifth inning. Reds lead, 4-1.
- The Reds offense felt it had done enough, and refused to score any more runs. That led to the ninth inning, and Francisco Cordero's 2011 debut. The shaky reliever showed that we can expect more of the same this season. Carlos Gomez singled to start the inning, meaning the lead runner was on board. Ryan Braun then smashed a ball to shortstop, and Edgar Renteria made a very nice play to nail Gomez at second. Phillips was able to nearly double up Braun, but just missed. Instead, Braun went to second on a grounder by Prince Fielder, and scored when Casey McGehee singled to center. Coco struck out Erick Almonte to end the threat. Reds win, 4-2.
Other Notes
- Jay Bruce made a great leaping catch in the seventh inning, going up against the wall in foul territory to retire Casey McGehee.
- Marcum walked five, tying a career high.
- Erick Almonte hit his second major league home run -- eight years to the day after his first.
- Real fans go to Game 2, and there were 37,967 real fans. That's just great to see. The Opening Night push the front office has made has really been a success, and if folks decide this team is legit (it is) and keep coming out to support it, Cincinnati can be one of the great baseball atmospheres in the country.
- The Reds are 2-0 for the first time since 2005.
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Rolen's bomb
easy favorite
Croutons are the nipples of salads - Larry King
by Howie Feltersnatch on Apr 2, 2011 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Bruce ripping a hole in the fence for me
I heart acrobatic outfield D.
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Shoulda stayed in to enjoy this game
Instead, went into DC to see the cherry blossoms. Somewhere between the Washington Monument and the World War II Memorial, it hailed on us. HAIL! That shit hurts! The trees are impressive, though. And, oh yeah, the Reds won!
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Apr 2, 2011 10:32 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Yes! Hail does hurt!
I got caught outside in that storm, too.
by the finest muffins on Apr 2, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I got rained on, but was inside when it started hailing
I did go outside to take a look at the 15 cop cars that closed down the intersection by my house. Hooray for the new neighborhood!
hail?
Yikes. I hope that crap’s not headed this way.
I heard they had a hail delay during the Nats game.
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Your comment about refusing to score more runs
It seemed, esp. in the 8th, like they figured 4 was enough and basically just batted because they needed to get it out of the way. Reds did this a lot last year too, just shut it down when they got ahead.
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bullpen
is good
Croutons are the nipples of salads - Larry King
by Howie Feltersnatch on Apr 2, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
2 Legit 2 Quit
Hammer Don’t Hurt ’Em!
6-2, 185
by brown11b on Apr 2, 2011 11:39 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Get buck get buck!
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
by DTFH91 on Apr 3, 2011 6:20 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Went to the game tonight.
Was not impressed with the meat lovers hotdog. It was cold and you couldn’t taste anything but the chili.
Good game, though. Great crowd. Seeing people leave the stadium and actually crowd the streets and pile into a few new bars I hadn’t seen outside the park was really cool. Couldn’t help but think that’s the atmosphere we’re shooting for.
No
Just some awful generic chili with beans D:
Not a bad day in all, though. My buddy is the producer for Andy Furman on 1160 in the morning and he needed help so I spent the day screwing around in a radio station. Spent most of it with a copy of Wire to Wire Reds signed by the fearless (ex)leader himself, I believe.
Also decided once I got to the stadium that I’d try looking for RRers and realized I had no way to identify anyone. Lack of foresight, there.
by Bertemus Dorsi on Apr 2, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess
it’s easier to find people on a Tuesday night when hardly anyone’s there than on a Saturday night when 40,000 show up.
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Well, the weeknights and cool April weather
will temper the crowds. I think the top goal was another 10K average to get the 2.8M that Walt said was the optimum. That’s way out of reach, methinks.
But something around 3-4K more per game would be reasonable once the weather gets better. Up to 5K more would be amazing.
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Our group (Ash, snohio, and myself) got one as well
And my review of it is exactly the same as yours. The chili overpowers everything else on the dog, and it’s not even good chili. The fried salami strips on their own would make for an excellent stadium food, though.
"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 Apr 3, 2011 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
was yours cold, too?
Seems like it would be pretty nasty cold.
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Not particularly
But mine was pretty fresh out of the fryer.
"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 Apr 3, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
can you ask them
to hold the chili?
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So my cousin works for Coke and got some seats to the company luxury box and invited me.
It was really fun, but I’m convinced that I’m never going to see Chapman pitch in person.
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
^^^ This.
I refuse to believe he exists until I see him in person.
by Bertemus Dorsi on Apr 2, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I went to the last game of the regular season last year
He pitched, but he didn’t crack 100 mph. Just like I saw Stephen Strasburg, but he got kinda beat up by the Marlins. I felt ripped off by the phenoms.
I was there too
Wasn’t it like 30 degrees that day? I don’t think anyone was pitching full speed
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
and Radish never turned out to be the band Ben Kweller could've had!
Let's not kid ourselves. It's really, really, bad.
I was at the game where he hit 105 MPH
and 104 two other times, so I know he exists. It was practically the only time I’ve ever “been there” when something of note happened.
Reds win 2-0?
Is that an error, or does it mean they won their first two games?
by the finest muffins on Apr 2, 2011 11:38 PM EDT reply actions
Looks like a Fya Headline.
Well, I predicted that the Reds would be up 3, that Cordero would come in, give up one run on a shaky outing, and yet get the save. However, I predicted 3-1, not 4-2. Does it still count?
let Weez do the post game write up!
I bet he can count. ;-)
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Can't we just pretend TW threw a shutout?
Common, we don’t get many shutouts.
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You guys are so picky.
He throws 7 innings of one run baseball and now you’re bitching about wanting a shutout. :)
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
We want the result to be the same as the headline.
Whatever works is fine with the rest of us.
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screw the shutout
I want a no-hitter.
Though we’ll probably need Janish and Heisey in the lineup for that to happen…
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To quote a classic: "Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?!"
“…Germans?”
“…fuck it, he’s rolling.”
Good guys win, just go with it : D
by Bertemus Dorsi on Apr 3, 2011 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
...if you subtract two runs from each team, it works
I was in a hurry to get out the door. Have you been to the Standard Beer Garden? It’s on 14th & S by the Black Cat. I like it a lot.
you fixed the score
But not the spelling of “Milwaukee”? Or is that a tribute to your boy, Jonathan Johnson?
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I fixed it before reading the comments, my bad
I assumed the Milwalkee was a nod to bases on balls. :)
"I'm telling you, my other poo story is much better." -- btcoop71
I went to Black Cat on Bhangra Night last week
it was quite a something.
Let's not kid ourselves. It's really, really, bad.
Great win tonight, and, coupled with the Cards second loss, this has been a perfect start to the season
Also, I hated Cabrera last year. Hated. Him. I want to go on record as saying I’m cool with Renteria. That play in the 9th was serious. No way Cabrera makes that play.
He didn’t do anything offensively (I’m afraid Renteria’s offense is going to be really bad this year) but if his defense is always that solid I’m cool with him sharing time with Janish.
This team is exciting. Travis Wood is the shit. That is all.
"Penus, stale beer, and day old hot dogs. Love it"--justin007000
um
But his defense has already not been always that solid.
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I guess you only notice when he makes the play
Otherwise, it’s a base hit he dove for. Rolen had two of them on Thursday, just an inch off his reach. Had he made those, we’re talking Brooks Robinson highlight films.
But I did think the play BP made after that was pretty much what I would expect.
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people noticed
quite vociferously and profanely, when that hit to SS ended the no-no.
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That was a pretty lazy play.
Maybe he misjudged Braun’s speed or something. That 9th inning play absolutely made up for it though.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
maybe
It’s his way of pacing himself. At his age, he probably can’t go all-out on every play any more. Save it for the ones that matter?
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If he gets too tired to play ...
… put Janish in. He’s still pretty young.
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heck
Maybe Janish should do the same. He did seem to wear down a bit playing every day last year.
I read an interview once with Andre Agassi. It took a long time before he won a grand slam event, and they asked him what he did to finally get over the top. People thought he wasn’t trying hard enough, but he said it was the opposite. He had to learn to back off sometimes. You can’t play every point in a tournament like it’s match point at Wimbledon.
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Janish should stop playing tennis on his days off
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by johnu1 on Apr 3, 2011 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
but it strengthens his wrists!
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by BubbaFan on Apr 3, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
thazzz right ... he was accused of being limp wristed last year.
I see, there is indeed a strategy. Let’s maybe hope he goes into triathlon next.
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Seriously ...
The top athletes do learn to pace themselves.
Jim Brown always snarled at his detractors: They don’t pay me to walk back to the huddle.
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I am not defending Rent-a-Wreck.
It tugs me off to see already a platoon at SS.
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meh. If you want to look at metrics, his aggregate ratings show him
And he definitely passes the eye test so far. Point being, he keeps Janish fresh and isn’t the black hole on both sides that Cabrera was. I’m liking the SS tandem.
"Penus, stale beer, and day old hot dogs. Love it"--justin007000
Yeah
I definitely like it a lot better than last year’s.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
The fact that Janish is the primary starter automatically makes it better than last year's.
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
I dunno
Dusty was alternating them during spring training, and I have a feeling that’s his plan for the regular season as well.
However, 50% Janish is still way better than we got last year.
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Janish started Opening Day.
Therefore, he’s the primary starter, even at 50% PT. Right? Maybe? Who knows.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
We'll always be stuck with the fear that Dusty falls in love with Renteria's veteran-ness.
But still, I think Janish will get a few more starts. Or at least I hope.
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
I mostly don't care as long as the Reds win
I wasn’t as down on Orca last year as some were, only because the team was winning and did win. So no matter whatever else, having Cabrera didn’t disrupt the team to any degree. If Rentawreck accomplishes the same, I am OK with that.
But I would still like to see PJ get the call until he proves he can’t do it.
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ya i think ppl are overly down on ocab
ppl fail to recognize how many SS are out there just like ocab last year.
i’d like to see janish get 100 games at least, if healthy
I don't think people were overly down on O-Cab
Note that he is not a SS this year. He had to compete for a spot as a second baseman.
It’s true that talent is thin at the SS position, but that means you have a lot of players like Janish. All glove, no bat. Cabrera was no glove, no bat.
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Cabrera has a fair glove. He just had the range of a banana peel.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
yeah
But that wasn’t clear early on last year. He made a good first impression. Just didn’t hold up over the year.
And I know defensive stats are problematic, but looking at ‘em, it’s not clear to me that Renteria is better than Cabrera on defense. His stick will probably be better, but he really hasn’t hit all that well for the past three years.
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True. That being said, I think I'd still take Renteria over Cabrera every time.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
He didn't make a good first impression
There were at least 2 or 3 groundballs up the middle in the first series that any decent SS would’ve gotten.
"Penus, stale beer, and day old hot dogs. Love it"--justin007000
I project
2/3 of the time to Janish. But Dusty will find a game in each series for Renteria.
You're never as bad as you look when you lose. You're never as good as you look when you win.
Yeah, I'm cool with that
I think Renteria will probably hit a little better than Janish, and Janish will field better, so that would work out
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
at this point
I’m not convinced Renteria will hit better than Janish. And I think his fielding might be a lot worse, that sweet play last night notwithstanding.
However, SS is a tough position, and probably both players will play better if they don’t have to play every day. Everyone on the roster should play regularly. Plus, after last year I’d be happy if Janish got even 50% of the starts, to be honest.
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If it's any consolation
I was just reading through the VEB game recap from yesterday (sometimes I like schadenfreude on a Sunday morning. Also, how do you manage to write an entire long post using zero capitalization?), and they are going through a similar thing with their SS as we had last year.
Everyone is pissed that Ryan is gone and taking it out on Theriot. The obvious difference is that Ryan isn’t still on their team, on the bench. Still, I’m happy with our situation.
"Penus, stale beer, and day old hot dogs. Love it"--justin007000
their middle infield
is worthless and weak.
I wasn’t entirely joking when I made that comment about BP maybe playing for the Cards next year. They’ve got a hole he could fill.
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Their middle infield has been weak every year since LaRussa has been the manager there for like over a decade.
That’s just the way LaRussa seems to like it for some reason.
I was thinking about this during the game also
while I think Janish should be the starter, I dont hate Renteria on the team.
I'd be more reassured
if that page didn’t have links to “shortstop fallers” (of which Renteria is one) and “shortstop rankings” (where Renteria is ranked in the bottom tier, with A-Gon and Slo-Cab).
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Jay Bruce's catch was ridiculous.
Renteria’s play was also really nice.
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
Truthfully, outfield play ...
in that ballpark is what separates Bruce from … a lot of guys.
Playing the corners and the caroms … I wish our left fielders could do it better and I wish our hitters would realize that when they hit one down there, that they have to bust their butts and assume they can make it to second.
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I think that's unfair
our hitters typically do a good job of busting butts and taking the extra base.
"Penus, stale beer, and day old hot dogs. Love it"--justin007000
you could probably say that about every aspect of the game for pretty much every team.
"Penus, stale beer, and day old hot dogs. Love it"--justin007000
I was out this evening
so I missed the whole game. I love it that you guys do such excellent post-game. I love so much about baseball!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 3, 2011 12:09 AM EDT reply actions
It was great getting to see it on TV, one of my rare chances
I missed the Rolen homer live but caught it on hi-lights. Dang, the one he missed foul in right field … what was it, less than a foot foul.
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Probably less than a foot
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
I'm a fan of that fangraph!
I’d like that consistency all year long
holy guacamole
Looks like that basketball game was a close one.
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Man say what you will about Arroyo but damn
He has won at least 15 games each of the last three seasons, totaling 47 to rank only behind San Francisco’s Tim Lincecum (49) and Adam Wainwright (50) of St. Louis in the NL during that span.
Jim Beam Black at an open bar is a teribble ideai
it goes down so smooth you aren’t encouraged to stop.
"Nobody hits Satchel." -Satchel Paige
dtfh91 and matthewh both got closest to the actuall score last night
"And a high fly ball to center field. He hit it a ton. And the 2010 National League Central Division Champs are the Cincinnati Reds!"
Oh, cool
I said 6-1, right?
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
you said 6-2 for 8 and matthew said 3-1 for 4
you were both off by 2
"And a high fly ball to center field. He hit it a ton. And the 2010 National League Central Division Champs are the Cincinnati Reds!"
Day game and mono
odds are we may see badroyo today. Hope Dusty has the bullpen ready and not such a terrible Sunday lineup out.
"At the very end, somebody took a dump right where I stood in the dugout every day." Dusty Baker
I dunno
Like someone else pointed out, Dusty doesn’t play for the sweep. Wouldn’t be surprised if he had a “house money” lineup out today.
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It's the first week of the season though
Rolen will probably sit, but the rest of the regulars should be in
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
teh Fay
had an article written after yesterday’s game. He says Janish and Hanigan will play today.
Also: Jeremy Hermida couldn’t find a big league job and accepted a minor league assignment.
And Jim Edmonds was one of Bronson Arroyo’s favorite teammates.
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I REALLY want to like Arroyo. but it's becoming more impossible every time he opens his mouth.
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
I liked what Phillips said.
"Like I said, there’s a lot of things I can say," Phillips said. "I’m staying quiet. I’m chilling."
Taking the high road, yet still insinuating what we all know. Jim Edmonds is an asshole. I think BP finally won an interview.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Maybe Gomes needs a "rest"
I know he walked 3 times last night but I think he needs a rest.
"At the very end, somebody took a dump right where I stood in the dugout every day." Dusty Baker
lefty on the mound
Probably not the day to rest Gomes.
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Yep.
My guess is we see Cairo at third, Janish at SS, and the rest of the lineup the same. Possibly Heisey in for Bruce. I really hope not, but I could see it.
"Penus, stale beer, and day old hot dogs. Love it"--justin007000
Nah
Dusty wouldn’t sit Jay on his birthday.
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
It's Jay's birthday?
Happy birthday, Jay! 
So…this is the top Jay Bruce news article on Google. It’s “Why Jay Bruce may have reached his peak.” The author actually thinks Bruce will have a monster year, but says there’s also reason to think he won’t improve. Mainly, that 23-year-olds as good as he is often don’t.
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I wish he would just this once.
I understand that sweeping the opening series doesn’t mean a ton in the grand scheme of things record-wise, but I feel like sweeping the best competition in the division to start the year would be huge psychologically.
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
So I just watched the condensed game, and 2 things jumped out at me.
Travis Wood is a speedy little sucker. He almost beat out that sac bunt.
Also, I can’t remember which inning, but on one of his Ks to end the inning he dialed up a 93 mph fast ball. Sweet.
"Penus, stale beer, and day old hot dogs. Love it"--justin007000
I noticed that too.
He seems much faster than the average pitcher to me.
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
he tripled last year, didn't he?
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Haha
Sam LeCure on twitter:
And happy birthday #Bruce, what is he now? 13?
I can’t lie, I love having a guy like LeCure on the big league roster. The twitter thing gives us a whole new look, especially with someone as intelligent and clever as LeCure. Phillips doesn’t count because I can’t understand 2/3 of what he writes and the other 1/3 of his posts are about bowling.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
by crolfer on Apr 3, 2011 10:45 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Access to athletes has never #beeasy-er
by Brendanukkah on Apr 3, 2011 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Boo! Hiss!
"Call me old fashioned, but I think fire is magic, and it scares me a lot."
by Lucky Pierre on Apr 3, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
teh Fay has the lineups
Stubbs cf
Phillips 2b
Votto 1b
Rolen 3b
Gomes lf
Bruce rf
Hanigan c
Janish ss
Arroyo p
Brewers:
2B Weeks, CF Gomez, LF Braun, 1B Fielder, 3B McGehee, RF Kotsay, SS Betancourt, C Kottaras, P Wolf.
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Nice
I’d like to see Bruce batting higher, but that’s my only quibble
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
It's a lefty on the mound.
I’m fine with it.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
He batted sixth yestersday against Marcum.
I can understand it with a lefty on the mound, sure, but in my mind it’s hard to justify not batting Bruce above Gomes against a righty.
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
Marcum pitches better against lefties than he does righties.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Looks like Dusty is going for the sweep.
I’m pleasantly surprised to see that Rolen is playing.
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428

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