Game 63 Part 2: Thom was completely disappointed in the first thread.
by Gray on Jun 8, 2011 2:16 PM EDT
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Right afterward
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
Ray Knight should be stricken from the record for this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Z_TB2s58K9g
And those announcers should be fired.
"The Reds have started 2011 the way they ended 2010!"
Cheater!
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 2:17 PM EDT reply actions
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I've been hitting refresh for the last 20 minutes, deal with it.
"The Reds have started 2011 the way they ended 2010!"
thanks
Hopefully this spanking fresh new thread will change our luck.
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No but we do have handcuffs.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
OK. Whatever turns you on, I guess
Or even if I just like such as judged a fish contest that would get me outta the house and in some air.
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Jun 8, 2011 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
What emotion is this man displaying? I don't get it.
"The Reds have started 2011 the way they ended 2010!"
Someone asked if anyone had a dead child handy.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
and for those who like to color coordinate
(Crolf, don’t look!)
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x
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"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Nooooooo ... walking the worst hitter in the NL.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
Who the hell intentionally walks Koyie Hill?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Almost a quality start up to now
I’d say Decentroyo.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 8, 2011 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I doubt it was his idea
Dusty must have little faith in Daylight Arroyo.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
The problem is that it lets the pitcher end the inning.
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Maybe they were expecting a pinch hitter?!?
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Even so, the point is ... the leadoff guy starts the next inning.
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The strategy for walking Koyie Hill is way too old-school.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
We need a number 5 hitter in a bad way!!
Alonso’d
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 2:21 PM EDT reply actions
Wow, they didn't pinch hit for Demptster?
They were maybe saving him for a higher leverage situation?
why pinch hit for him
He’s mowing the Reds down.
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Maybe another rally beer would help
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NOOOOOO!!!!
THOSE ARE RALLY CUBS, MORAN!!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 8, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
CRAP. I HAS NO BRAIN
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Jun 8, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Rally Red
I’d buy this costume, as an aside.
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Jun 8, 2011 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I do not like a universe where Joey ks twice against Dempster
Let's not kid ourselves. It's really, really, bad.
Truly this is a disturbing universe
"This is the St. Louis Cardinals we're talking about. They suck. Screw them. With a shovel. The sharp metal end. And then set them on fire." - crolfer
by rorschach1979 on Jun 8, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
the heat
I think it’s the heat.
I hope they’re weighing them today.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Tod bad Carlos Pena and Aramis Ramirez are immune to heat.
Or even if I just like such as judged a fish contest that would get me outta the house and in some air.
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Jun 8, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Joey is Canadian so maybe that's an excuse
I think they are like universal soldiers up there and they need to stay below a certain temperature
maybe they're drinking more gatorade than the Reds are
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then why can the cubs hit
enough excuses this team is sinking faster than the Britanica.
I don't argue I correct.
Jay's up over .300 now.
If it was mentioned in the other thread, sod off.
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Jun 8, 2011 2:26 PM EDT reply actions
No worries....Janish will save the day today.
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 2:26 PM EDT reply actions
Urge to kill rising . . .
"This is the St. Louis Cardinals we're talking about. They suck. Screw them. With a shovel. The sharp metal end. And then set them on fire." - crolfer
by rorschach1979 on Jun 8, 2011 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Strikes out the side
Son of a bitch.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 8, 2011 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Jesus
Come on, JJ. Dumpster ain’t all that.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 8, 2011 2:28 PM EDT reply actions
Hey, does any mod want to put together a recap for this one?
Brendan is “working,” and it looks like I need to get back to doing similar things too.
Still not a candidate.
I mean, what the fuck is this?
It’s the motherfucking Cubs!
Fuck!
"Look at me, Rex Banner. I have a new hat."
Okay guys and gals
I’m off to walk the dogs, hopefully we are winning when I return.
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
Can't they just hurry up and be winning already?
Don’t the Reds know I got shit to do?
"This is the St. Louis Cardinals we're talking about. They suck. Screw them. With a shovel. The sharp metal end. And then set them on fire." - crolfer
Dempster at 113 pitches
He’s gotta be gone now, right?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Why? lol he just mowed through the heart of our order by striking out the side.
Screw the pitch count
/Carols Fisher’d
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 2:33 PM EDT reply actions
Unless it's a hydration problem, he may start the 8th.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
well, actually the 7th, but ... whatever.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
so
Good work by the fan, making it only a ground-rule double?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
i was sitting down the third base line
did a fan touch it or did it hit teh ball boy. It came on the BB so fast he didn’t have time to move out of the way, but I couldn’t tell what happened.
I don't argue I correct.
He has been. Him and Barney Rubble.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
He listened to you
So now anything that happens, it’s all your fault :)
"This is the St. Louis Cardinals we're talking about. They suck. Screw them. With a shovel. The sharp metal end. And then set them on fire." - crolfer
by rorschach1979 on Jun 8, 2011 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
so, the Reds are behind
forgot today was a day game, recap: reds pitching still gives up too many HRs
ok now then, begin winning in the next half inning
"I love working on Saturdays!" - Some Liar
by Howie Feltersnatch on Jun 8, 2011 2:42 PM EDT reply actions
3 runs ought not to be beating us.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
I gotta ask..
Are you related to Wilma Fingerdoo?
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
2nd cousins
"I love working on Saturdays!" - Some Liar
by Howie Feltersnatch on Jun 8, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
required by MLB
To hide his obscene tattoos.
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by BubbaFan on Jun 8, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
some players are like that
Lee Smith always wore long sleeves despite the weather.
Hell some fat lady sitting a few rows in front of my was wearing a hoodie and sweat pants today.
I don't argue I correct.
Now is where it starts
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
Arrendondo
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, yes, thats how you spell it!
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
But it is pronounced ...
Orren-dun-dow.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
I think someone just whispered
“He’s mental” Maybe the same one that whispered “Fuck” yesterday.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Lack of mental preparation again ....
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
christ on a cracker
Scoring on a balk?
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I'm not really a fan of Bray being used strictly as a LOOGy
This just means Arredondo and Masset are going to be overworked.
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 2:51 PM EDT reply actions
But Dusty has decided that's all he is
so I don’t see it changing this season.
Still not a candidate.
This is really lame
The bullpen is overworked and is probably going to remain that way for a while. They need to spread it out.
Arredondo has thrown about 85 pitches in June now. Bray’s at 40. You’d never guess Jose was the one freshly returned from TJ rehab.
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
So, does the staff actually sit down and discuss this?
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
I think Price, Porky and Dusty have a good handle on who's available and who's not
But putting Bray in the wrong role, along with holding back Cordero and the long-man, is going to be taxing on Masset, Arredondo and Ondrusek. I think they need to run with a middle-reliever who’s actually a long reliever for a while.
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Hell yes
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
If not overworked, likely overexposed.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
Pretty sure we could have left Arroyo in and accomplished the same thing...
Fucking ridiculous.
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 2:51 PM EDT reply actions
Somebody on the field needs to have a clue.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
It's weird.
Seems like a common theme this season. Playing smart and hard followed by a few games of Cub-like play.
Somehome we have go to roll the lineup over this inning.
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 2:54 PM EDT reply actions
From Slyde... just brutal
#Reds 7 balks leads the majors. Next closest team has 4.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Balks will haunt
Or even if I just like such as judged a fish contest that would get me outta the house and in some air.
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Jun 8, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe those rally melons
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
How do we end up with the bottom of the order coming up three times this game?
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
Because we are going down in order.....Duh!! lol
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I get the concept, just not the reality of it.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
It's just madness...and against the Cubs of all teams.
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Way to be patient up there Hanigan!
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 3:00 PM EDT reply actions
I was ready to do that before he came off the DL!
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
He's looked really bad at the dish
And not entirely hot in LF. But I don’t think this tripartite arrangement in LF is benefitting anyone.
I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise with Lewis, Age 26-27 was his peak. And his OBP has dropped every single season he’s been in the majors.
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
a triple?
Was it misplayed?
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I guess I never really paid attention
but Brantley is so bad that it’s kinda pissing me off.
He is so unlistenable that I want the reds to lose just to spite him. Apologies if I ever defended him before. I don’t think I’ve really paid attention or listened the whole game before.
aaaalll the away around to a third is paul janish. A great triple and Brantley just bored me to shit.
You should have left that morning, should have left that day
take your love and your child away
The speedy Paul Janish
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Suck on that power number!
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 3:01 PM EDT reply actions
Gomes might actually make an AB out of this.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
PJ's first big-league triple.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
If Heisey is your best PH
Why go with Gomes here?
Guh.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 8, 2011 3:02 PM EDT reply actions
In case we need him in the 9th. Think Dusty-ball.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
Aw man...Kerry Wood has a curveball?
Well, Dusty shouldn’t know much about Kerry Wood’s repertoire or what kind of pitches Jonny Johnson Gomes can’t hit, right?
Back to back jacks from Pena and Ramirez after an error from Janish
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
I blame Justin for this.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
My rage is Janishing away
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 3:03 PM EDT reply actions
Yep, we all know how to K Gomes.
A breaking ball down the middle should do it.
Still not a candidate.
It was on the outside corner and a hell of a pitch by Wood.
by Brian B on Jun 8, 2011 3:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Wait, seriously?
It looked like a reasonably high breaking ball down the middle of the plate to me, but I could certainly be wrong.
Still not a candidate.
Comcast Sportsnet Chicago played it at least 4 times
It looked like it was going to sweep off the plate like Kerry’s slurves used to do. But it dropped straight down over the outside corner.
Then Votto and Stubbs took curves right down the middle.
by Brian B on Jun 8, 2011 3:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Gameday
shows a curveball down the middle for the last pitch.
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Yeah, that's what I saw.
I don’t know why that differs so much from what Brian saw.
Still not a candidate.
It wasn't a bad pitch
but a competent major leaguer would have ruined it.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Jonny's just gonna look at strike 3
he was a good call for the PH there. It’s not like Heisey is even on the team, right?
Who?
What I don’t get is that it would have been a great time to double switch Heisey in for better LF defense, too.
Still not a candidate.
Get out of here with that common sense!
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Shyea.. and against the righty Wood
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
can we fire Dusty Baker yet
he is back to being a big bag of suck, and is pissing me off.
I don't argue I correct.
He probably leads the league in being fooled on 3-2 counts.
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by johnu1 on Jun 8, 2011 3:04 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Because they PH for him instead of being smart and doing the double switch when they brought him in.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Part of the problem is that the bench really isn't very good.
Two of our players are hurt or not available.
I have no idea how to improve the bench but we have three left fielders. I can’t believe any team needs three left fielders. We have more utility players than we have regulars.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
I wonder if the bench is short because Dusty is stubbron about having payers go on the DL
Renteria should be there, possibly Rolen too, and then our bench wouldn’t be short or as sucky
Well, whoever is in charge of personnel is either stifled or stubborn.
Part of it is the salary constraints the team has. Not much way you can sign top-level players who want to sit on the bench.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
is it really Dusty who makes those decisions?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I can't see how the manager could make that decision
That would have to be the team doctor first.
Maybe his agent after that. (humor, so relax)
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
Hiring manager asking for references a day after a day of interviews:
Possibly good, or almost certainly a good sign?
Still not a candidate.
Definitely a good sign
Bart: "Dad, what's a Muppet?"
Homer: "Well, it's not quite a mop, not quite a puppet, but man... (laughs, then pauses) So, to answer you question, I don't know."
Probably good
"I love working on Saturdays!" - Some Liar
by Howie Feltersnatch on Jun 8, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Sounds good, yeah
Just don’t accidentally blurt out “Red Reporter.com”
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Good on ya, pal!
You know my email address if you need a good reference!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 8, 2011 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Oooooohhhhh
Can I put that on my resume? Committee member? Or even better! I’m the committee chairman!!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 8, 2011 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
No I've been here, but up til now I've been concentrating on pretending we're not losing to the Cubs.
Besides I am 100% unemployed, you should take it as a given never to listen to what I say.
This is appearance #32 for Ondrusek
and Bray also made his 32nd in this game.
Masset sits at 32.
Venters leads the league with 33.
Still not a candidate.
I don't like the Dusty school of bullpen management
It’s reminding me of the LaRussa school of bullpen management. And the Reds really don’t have the luxury of doing that, with so many bullpen innings to cover.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
That segment of the bullpen is getting ground up
The wear is really going to start showing, if it hadn’t already in the LA series.
Bray needs to pitch some complete innings. And I almost think they need an innings-eater in the bullpen too.
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
They definitely do
LeCure or Maloney, or at least Thompson or somebody should be down there just to eat innings when our starts crap the bed
I really think he's starting to show the effects
of pitching until his arm falls off.
Still not a candidate.
yeah he has been very reliable
he just reminds me of tehMatt Kemp granny and it makes me feel sad :(
Hey, I finished Freshman year third in my class.
I know, it’s high school. I know, it’s Moeller. But fuck you guys, I’m happy about it.
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
Yes.
I was fifth in unweighted GPA, third in weighted. But for us they use the average of your percentages in each class with a certain amount (I have no clue how much) added for an honors class to get the weighted GPA. Obviously, the unweighted GPA is simply the average of all your percentages.
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
Welcome to the Big Leagues!
That’s not when you say that is it?
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
congrats
I’m still surprised Chad Moeller has a school named after him.
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Good job
Moeller is a good academic school. Do they still have the rankings board in the hallway when you first enter? I remember I finished first one semester my junior year. I was pretty proud of myself – and have gone on to be the geek scientist that I am now.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
Can we get a pick of the kid under the basket...
We got the top of the lineup up next inning….and that pic will do the trick! :)
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 3:14 PM EDT reply actions
*pic
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Now is that Pic, Pick, or Pik?
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
It's a pic of the picked pik.
"This is the St. Louis Cardinals we're talking about. They suck. Screw them. With a shovel. The sharp metal end. And then set them on fire." - crolfer
by rorschach1979 on Jun 8, 2011 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I liked "pick"
I thought were were going to pick the kid to put under the basket!
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I vote for Chris Carpenter's son
Let him explain that one.
"This is the St. Louis Cardinals we're talking about. They suck. Screw them. With a shovel. The sharp metal end. And then set them on fire." - crolfer
by rorschach1979 on Jun 8, 2011 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We can work our way up to the crisis.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
Come on, Lurch
Just one more batter here and you can sit down. Come on, old buddy.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 8, 2011 3:15 PM EDT reply actions
JUUUUUST a bit outside!!
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by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
"Amazingly" Nolan Ryan never got to 20 strikeouts in a game
that’s just amazing to think of. Thom, sometimes I wonder if you have like a misunderstanding of the appropriate emotions
Why am i not surprised that people herebhave gone overboard on the Gomes strikeout.
It was a damn good pitch.
by Brian B on Jun 8, 2011 3:19 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
A kind of "Open Thoroughfare" - a "Broad Way," if you will
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
30 pitches for Lurch
I really don’t want to shred our best bullpen arms before the ASB. Or after it.
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 3:19 PM EDT reply actions
Bronson wasn't terrible today.
Three runs should never beat you.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
With the way this team is playing we may not have to worry about the postseason.
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
I think we need to get to first place.
But 3 runs should still not beat you if you plan to win.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
Or if you plan to lose, three is probably enough.
The baby under the basket is a very powerful talisman, only to be used in times of great distress.
Yea
I’d consider sticking Wood in the ’pen after his next start and shuffling the rotation around the off-day in order to skip him. Could help everyone catch their breath.
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Atta boy, Lurch
He needs a few days off now.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 8, 2011 3:20 PM EDT reply actions
Let's all put our rally caps on, have a brew and root like stinkin' pigs for our Redlegs.
Here, this one is on Bob.
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If I weren't at work....
You think they would mind?
We need Brandon Larson to Play 3rd! Can't be worse than Rentawreck, right?!?
by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe if he bunted more often ...
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Drawing the infielders in would somehow make him stop swinging and missing, right?
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I guess the humor of that was lost on you.
n.m.
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No, I understood that you were being sarcastic.
So was I.
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The sarcasm font is in purple.
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I don't mind the Ks at all
I’d like for him to walk a bit more, but other than that I’ll take his batting line and defense every single day.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 8, 2011 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't care about Ks in themselves
but Stubbs rate is really high, and if he could cut it down he’d be much more dangerous
If he could cut it down while keeping everything else constant, sure
but I don’t think that’s possible. I mean, sure, it’s easy to say that I wish every Reds hitter could be a little bit better, but how possible is that?
Still not a candidate.
The reason I say it about Stubbs is that it appears to be an issue of doing a whole lot of guessing at the plate
he strikes out looking a lot
Right, but I think that's also why he hits the way he does.
I don’t think he could guess less and still hit the same.
Still not a candidate.
I am usually on the same side of this argument as you are
but I think Stubbs could reduce his K rate without sacrificing much. I am not completely why I feel like Stubbs is different.
I don't think it's realistic for him to strike out much less
But if he makes better pitch selection, he’ll walk a little more and wait on better pitches to hit. That’s his road to improvement, which would take him from being a good CF to an elite one.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Marshall made Votto look silly a few weeks back....time for payback.
We need Brandon Larson to Play 3rd! Can't be worse than Rentawreck, right?!?
by BiggerRedMachines on Jun 8, 2011 3:23 PM EDT reply actions
OK, really not much chance to win this one.
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One of those days for Votto
Might not be a bad idea to sit him and have Hernandez start one.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 3:27 PM EDT reply actions
I'd want to wait until Renteria is back to 60%
so that we could see an infield containing Hernandez, Cairo and Renteria.
Still not a candidate.
And while you're at it, Gomes should be at second for that game.
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Oh, I forgot that BP might need a day off, too.
Of course, since Renteria can’t play third, we’d need to put Janish at third, Renteria at short, Cairo at second, and Hernandez at first.
Still not a candidate.
Because we'd have less to complain about
I think we’d find something, though.
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Heisey can play third in a pinch.
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this game looks fucked, eh?
i’m taking a walk down to Broadway to ogle some scantily clad honeys in town for CMA fest.
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by Howie Feltersnatch on Jun 8, 2011 3:29 PM EDT reply actions
I've run out of rally memes, thankfully.
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OK.... if Cairo is really worth it
… he’ll find a way to hit another grand slam this inning.
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He'd have to bat around and we don't need that.
But I like your think.
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That's not my problem
….. that’s for Cairo to figure out.
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I'm back at work now
What have I missed since Ondrusek finished his inning?
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A fly ball and a popup.
Several rally insects flew in for the day.
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I wish we wouldn't play the same team three times in a row.
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It is time for three or four other left fielders to try out for the team.
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Also
Frazier.
Negron.
Sappelt.
Yonder.
and Roy Hobbs could shift over from right field.
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yes, but he expects to be back soon
He’s been out over a month, so he probably needs some rehab time to get up to speed.
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Those guys are in AAA
Therefore, they cannot hit major league pitching.
/Dusty’d
Or even if I just like such as judged a fish contest that would get me outta the house and in some air.
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Jun 8, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Negron is not hitting very well at the moment
But I must say, he’s adorable. Always seems to be having fun.
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that was one of te worst I've seen all year
they were not trying today—I suppose because we won the series. If so, that is an idiotic atitude when you are behind 5 games in the standings
I don't really buy the "not trying" thing
Some days, you just suck at everything you do.
Or even if I just like such as judged a fish contest that would get me outta the house and in some air.
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Jun 8, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
arrghhh
I really thought we could sweep this series. Probably unreasonable – even the Pirates at their worst won one of three – but still.
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wwe hd a big opportunity early
in teh game and squandered it. I don’t know why Dempster was pitching so well.
well the Cubs lost, what, 7 straight
they were due to win one, just hate it has to be at the Reds expense
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by Howie Feltersnatch on Jun 8, 2011 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
All in all, over a season, taking 2 out of 3 from everybody is a good thing.
What hurts is that we lost 2 of 3 to the LaLa’s.
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Still think the offense is not worth fretting about
But they have to get better production from 3B and LF. There are going to be days when Bruce and Votto aren’t hitting for power. The corner positions have to pick it up.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 3:47 PM EDT reply actions
Looking at the Lewis signing, I thought he was for the leadoff spot.
Just another little quirk to the makeup of this roster. Stubbs is leadoff, not Lewis. Lewis is not hitting for power at all, so I don’t think he’ll make it out of July with a job if it doesn’t pick up.
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I think that was the plan
But Dusty didn’t go along with it. He said Gomes is the starter, and wouldn’t consider a platoon.
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I feel for Lewis who got injured at the wrong time. He's surely better than he's playing
and he’s got to be behind still. I’d like to see some more from him over then next week or two, then see what Heisey’s got as well. Heisey probably ought to be starting for Stubbs at least once a week, maybe twice right now.
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3B worries me
Not so much now as over the long run. Rolen’s a part-timer at best now. And Cairo is best in small doses.
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I really wish they'd give Frazier a real look.
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I think they're considering it
He’s been playing more 3B this year.
And they did call him up. It was only for one at-bat, but they did call him up.
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Team is tired too
I’ll be disappointed if they don’t take some fresh blood out West.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jun 8, 2011 3:52 PM EDT reply actions
this gruelling schedule has nearly killed this team
I hoped they could rise above it, but they have been overwhelmed by it
I have to think Votto's K's are coming as a result of trying for more power production.
Every year he goes through a week to 2 week slump like this.
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he's not really slumping
not on the whole, in any case. This homestand he did pretty well I think. Today he was frutsratingly ineffective but those type of games will not happen much
With some of this Ludwick talk to play left field, I'd think they should give Heisey the starters job
for the rest of the month and see what we’ve got. Maybe you could hit him lead off and move Stubbs down to 6th or 7th.
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