Chase Utley captures the magic of Orlando Cabrera and leads the Phillies to victory. Reds lose, 10-3.
by Brendanukkah on May 24, 2011 2:55 AM EDT
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Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game
Jay Bruce. This one's pretty clear cut. Bruce went 3-4 including a 3 run homer that amounted to the Reds' only runs of the game. Don't look now, but Bruce's batting average for the season is up to .282. Honorable mentions go to Ryan Hanigan for walking twice, and Todd Frazier for striking out in his major league debut. Welcome to the bigs, Todd! You're just as valuable as half our offense at this point.
Key Plays
- Stop me if you've heard this one before, but a Reds pitcher struggled in the first inning. Bronson Arroyo gave up a leadoff single to Jimmy Rollins, and one batter later, Placido Polanco hit a home run. Phillies lead, 2-0.
- Arroyo got in trouble in the second inning, but wiggled out of it with a fielder's choice play at the plate. Not so, the third inning. With one out, Bronson gave up singles to Placido Polanco, Ryan Howard, and Raul Ibanez. The last one plated Polanco. Arroyo then walked Carlos Ruiz to load the bases. Domonic Brown lined out, and the Reds were one out away from escaping relatively unscathed. But then John Mayberry hit a soft blooper to center, and Howard and Ibanez scored. Opposing pitcher Cole Hamels demonstrated his multidimensional mastery of the Reds by singling and driving in Ruiz. Then Jimmy Rollins homered, and that was it for Bronson's Toronto-like performance. Matt Maloney entered the game and struck out Chase Utley to end the inning. Phillies lead, 9-0.
- This was one of the rare games when Joey Votto didn't reach base, and he flew out to center to start the fourth inning. But Brandon Phillips and Scott Rolen singled, and Jay Bruce hit a home run, his twelfth of the season. The deficit was cut by a third! But that would be the sum total of the Reds' offense. Phillies lead, 9-3.
- Raul Ibanez homered in the bottom of the fourth. Citizens Bank Park makes Great American look like Petco. Phillies win, 10-3.
Other Notes
- Including the playoffs, the Reds have lost nine straight in Philadelphia, dating back to their last win on July 7, 2009. They did however bring in the largest regular season crowd in CBP history.
- Speaking of nine straight, the Phillies had not scored more than three runs in any of their previous nine games.
- In the last six games, the Reds are batting a Gomes-ian .199 (39-196). Edinson Volquez's comments were stupid, but perhaps not dumb.
- Bronson Arroyo only has one win against the Phillies. Cole Hamels has never lost to the Reds.
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by Brendanukkah on May 24, 2011 3:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Petco?
Citizens Bank 10th in HRs, Great American is 6th. And a few of those fans came out for Utley and dollar dog night.
by EastFallowfield on May 24, 2011 6:14 AM EDT reply actions
Can anyone figure out what this guy is talking about?
The words are English, but I can’t make heads or tails of it.
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Citizens Bank Park makes Great American look like Petco.
Unless you look at actual stats, link posted above.
Including the playoffs, the Reds have lost nine straight in Philadelphia, dating back to their last win on July 7, 2009. They did however bring in the largest regular season crowd in CBP history.
Maybe it was not the Reds that brought the crowd in?
by EastFallowfield on May 24, 2011 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
pump your brakes, kid
I don’t think he was making a definitive business assessment. I’m sure the Phillies front office is thrilled to have you as its reputation watchdog, and god knows what their image would look like without your diligent patrolling of other teams’ blogs, but relax.
Joey Votto on Colin Cowherd: "I don’t know who he is"
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"If I am a high school teacher preparing to gang bang the senior class."-Johnu1
by Yossarian22 on May 24, 2011 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I'M GONNA GET REALLY DEFENSIVE ABOUT MY BALLPARK CUZ YOU MADE A JOKE THAT I AM TAKING WAY TO SERIOUSLY
ROAR
by vottomatic on May 24, 2011 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
/throws battery at Santa Claus
Billy Hamilton: Snax
Devin Mesoraco: Snacks
by nycredsfan on May 24, 2011 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
is my fear realized?
Are we only able to beat the NL Central?
by Jack Armstrong started an All Star Game on May 24, 2011 7:15 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Hush now, don't be silly
We also can’t beat the Pirates.
by Brendanukkah on May 24, 2011 8:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Baseball is a funny game
1 week ago I felt like the team couldn’t be beat.
Today I’m not sure we will ever win again.
Yesterday morning, despite the losing streak, I was super excited for Todd Frazier to get his shot with the big club.
This morning, another merciless beatdown combined with quotes from Dusty indicating Frazier will sit the bench this week then go back to AAA on Friday, leave me not wanting to even watch them anymore.
*(note: this post may contain some exaggeration)
Billy Hamilton: Snax
Devin Mesoraco: Snacks
This pisses me off.
If that’s the case, why in the hell did they burn an option on him? Dusty is starting to infuriate me with some of the decision making. I know we will ultimately be fine. When we are losing though…..and when we are losing it seems like the world is going to end. We will get hot again soon…hopefully while we are in Philly.
We need Brandon Larson to Play 3rd! Can't be worse than Rentawreck, right?!?
by BiggerRedMachines on May 24, 2011 8:31 AM EDT up reply actions
They'd already burned the option on him when they sent him down in the spring. This week doesn't change anything.
And if I look at it objectively, I guess it kind of makes sense to bring up an extra bat for this week, but when we were talking about it yesterday morning it seemed like he’d be here to stay.
I’m still not completely convinced he’s not. But if he is sent down on Friday after having gotten 4 PAs this week, and we get to see Miguel Cairo at 3B and Jonny Gomes in LF over the weekend, I’m going to be disappointed.
Billy Hamilton: Snax
Devin Mesoraco: Snacks
OK, I didn't realize Sending him down during spring training and him not
making the BIGs burnt an option. In that case I’m less pissed. However,
If we don’t give our young guns any sort of opportunity then we could get screwed in the end. God forbid, but what if he is a Brandon Larson type and we bank on him to take over at 3rd? I think a perfect day to start would be against DOC. We should load the lineup with people DOC hasn’t seen or hasn’t seen that much, at least as much as we can. By that I’m not saying take out our core players. Just throwing the idea around…..would this be a better way to try to get to DOC or will he just make all of them look silly, no matter what?
We need Brandon Larson to Play 3rd! Can't be worse than Rentawreck, right?!?
by BiggerRedMachines on May 24, 2011 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I miss the days of win-loss-win-loss-win-loss-win.
But not as much as I miss the winning streaks.
by the finest muffins on May 24, 2011 8:41 AM EDT reply actions
there was lots of talk yesterday about jonny gomes & whether or not he would be dfa'd
i saw many hoping he would be cut & several saying they’ll keep him for clubhouse reasons.
i think in this situation you should apply the barkley theory. the only thing players care about with teammates is whether or not they can play. it’s obvious at this point that jonny gomes can’t play. if he is let loose & replaced by a player that can play, why would that kill the clubhouse?
'tHan =
1/(Dusty).
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by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on May 24, 2011 8:54 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He just called you a reciprocal.
Classic math insult.
by Cuetotally Amazing on May 24, 2011 9:12 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
how about...
’tHan = (Dusty)^-1 ?
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by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on May 24, 2011 9:17 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think you mean...
’tHan=(-b +/- √b^2-4ac)/2a
by Cuetotally Amazing on May 24, 2011 9:56 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I had to find a square root function and copy/paste it. It took a while. I did it for you.
I’ve been trying to stay busy lately, keeping my mind off those Reds.
by Cuetotally Amazing on May 24, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Rec'd for doing that on Mobile!
And for trying to keep your mind off the reds while posting on RR. ;)
We need Brandon Larson to Play 3rd! Can't be worse than Rentawreck, right?!?
by BiggerRedMachines on May 24, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I think this organization way overvalues clubhouse chemistry.
Billy Hamilton: Snax
Devin Mesoraco: Snacks
The Cardinals beat the Padres--now 3.5 out
this has been a tragic streak for the Reds and they haven’t played well enough to win any of these games they’ve lost with the possible exception of Bailey’s start. The Wood game we were leading was due to mistakes of the Indians. In conclusion, the Reds are playing embarrassingly bad and will be lucky if they finish ahead of the Pirates. You could argue that is an outrageous exaggeration, but at least they have Charlie Morton. We can’t get starters to get out of 3 innings 2 days in a row.
At this point, Dusty needs to be blamed as much as the bad pitching and poor offense. His experimental lineups did not help us in Ceveland and may have cost us that series which, in turn, cost us the road trip.
I dunno, Dusty put together one of the best lineups of the year for Volquez's start
at least in my opinion
Joey Votto on Colin Cowherd: "I don’t know who he is"
that was a good lineup
but at that point we were scarmbling to prevent a sweep. After a 2 game losing streak, Dusty should have been playing for the win, not playing to correct someone’s batting average
well, yes, I agree with that
but I don’t think there are many better ones you can put out there than that.
Stubbs
Heisey
Votto
BP
Bruce
Rolen
FLewis
Ramon
Janish
Granted, it was with the DH, but still.
Joey Votto on Colin Cowherd: "I don’t know who he is"
It always comes back to pitching
We were lulled into a false sense of security because we thought we had pitching depth. The problem is that we have a lot of so-so pitchers. We certainly don’t have an ace and I wonder if we even have a solid #2. Maybe Cueto. But he’s too inconsistent. Mediocre starting pitching will not win pennants. We’ll make noise for the division, but this is not a Top5 team in the NL.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
Mediocre starting pitching won a pennant last year.
The 2010 Reds were dead in the middle of the NL is most pitching categories. The team ERA+ was 100.
The problem this year is not that the pitching has been mediocre. The problem is the pitching has been bad. The staff is second to last in the league in ERA+ at 85. They are allowing the 3rd most runs per game in the league. Reds starters have a .772 OPS against and an ERA of 4.97. That’s in a year when offense is way down.
Mike Leake has experienced a significant sophomore slump. Travis Wood has not been as good as we hoped. Volquez has been terrible. Arroyo has been Arroyo.
You gotta think something’s going to give. I don’t think Wood is this bad. Volquez definitely isn’t, if he can get his shit together in the minors (it worked last year).
Billy Hamilton: Snax
Devin Mesoraco: Snacks
Sorry, not a pennant, but the division. Point still stands.
Billy Hamilton: Snax
Devin Mesoraco: Snacks
Sure, but it's not like you can go out pick up an ace just like that
I don’t think Jocketty or Baker would disagree with your assessment, but some problems aren’t that easy to fix.
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So Anibel Sanchez isn't walking through that door?
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by Yossarian22 on May 24, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree
I’m mostly just tempering my own expectations. I didn’t expect to repeat as division champs this year because I felt our pitching wasn’t that solid and probably over-performed last year. Then, after the 5-0 start and then the recent Cardinal sweep, I let the good times get the better of me. Now its back to reality. I don’t think we are as bad as we’re playing right now, but I also doubt we are repeating as Division champs unless they do manage to swing a top pitcher at the deadline.
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You bite your tongue!!
We need Brandon Larson to Play 3rd! Can't be worse than Rentawreck, right?!?
by BiggerRedMachines on May 24, 2011 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
During the 6-game losing streak, Jay Bruce is batting .611/.650/1.333.
His teammates are batting .163/.224/.213.
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Jay Bruce is a terrible leader!
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by Yossarian22 on May 24, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
is it just me or does Jay seem to step up when the team is slumping
and slump when the team is hitting?
Joey Votto on Colin Cowherd: "I don’t know who he is"
He's a catch-32
See, cause his number is 32, and he catches balls in the outfield.
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by Slyde on May 24, 2011 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Since you ignored me on twitter
Jay is now hitting .303/.361/.576 against lefties in 2011. Still a tiny sample size (37 PA) but I think it’s becoming safe to say lefties aren’t a huge problem for him anymore.
Billy Hamilton: Snax
Devin Mesoraco: Snacks
That's not what you said that I argued against though
You said “I don’t think the claim can be made anymore….” That’s what I argued against. It’s a small sample. It works both ways.
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So for a larger sample:
2010-11 against lefties:
.281/.356/.552
I’ll say it again. I don’t think the claim can be made anymore that Jay Bruce can’t hit lefties.
Billy Hamilton: Snax
Devin Mesoraco: Snacks
I'm not arguing that Bruce can't hit lefties
but he keeps coming after me like I am. All I said was that an argument can be made.
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2011 is a SSS compared to his whole career
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by Yossarian22 on May 24, 2011 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Which is why I quoted his 2010-11 numbers combined
which comprise about half of his total PAs against LHP.
2008-09 he OPSed somewhere around .600 against LHP.
So far between 2010-11 he has OPSed .908 against them.
Billy Hamilton: Snax
Devin Mesoraco: Snacks
whatever
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by Yossarian22 on May 24, 2011 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
He's a very streaky hitter
two days ago, he was hitting .207/.281/.414 vs. lefties this season. His career numbers (which I understand you want to ignore) or particularly dazzling. Yes, he looks like he’s improved, but he also has plate appearances where he looks like he doesn’t have a clue against lefties.
Again, I think he can hit lefties, but 200 PA does not seal the argument closed. If it did, then it would have already been decided by his first 2 seasons.
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English is my second language
His career numbers AREN’T particularly dazzling.
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I understand he's streaky, but his 216 most recent PAs being what they are is pretty convincing
And I don’t buy the “he also has plate appearances where he looks like he doesn’t have a clue against righties” argument. Joey Votto has those PAs too (against Sean Marshall last week comes to mind), but I don’t think anyone would claim he can’t hit lefties.
The point is he’s clearly improving drastically against them, to the point where he no longer falls in the category of “LH hitters who can’t hit lefties”.
Billy Hamilton: Snax
Devin Mesoraco: Snacks
while you guys are at it
What’s Jay’s slash line look like vs lefties when you exclude Wandy??
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by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on May 24, 2011 11:31 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You'll have to ask BBref Master Slyde
I’m not that good at using that website
Billy Hamilton: Snax
Devin Mesoraco: Snacks
just was thinking
Being dominated to the tune of 1 for twentysomething has to be a large contributor to his “can’t hit lefties” tag.
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by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on May 24, 2011 11:42 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
all these years later I still enjoy this meme.
"If I am a high school teacher preparing to gang bang the senior class."-Johnu1
by Yossarian22 on May 24, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I actually ended my thesis with "definitely a good argument".
"If I am a high school teacher preparing to gang bang the senior class."-Johnu1
by Yossarian22 on May 24, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
ugh
"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!"
I still have a Cards fan arguing with me on twitter about BP
They just can’t let shit go….
It's your right and your ability, To become my perfect enemy
Apparently Bronson is on his way back to Cincinnati
Health issues?
http://www.espn1530.com/pages/lancesBlog.html#ixzz1NHgI5cct
ass surgery.
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by Yossarian22 on May 24, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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