Stars get to take Sunday off, role players decide to win it anyway. Reds win, 7-5.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 3, 2011 7:28 PM EDT
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Edgar Renteria. In a rare display of power from a Cincinnati shortstop, Renteria hit his first home run of the year, and also got another hit and scored two runs. This was the kind of performance everybody was expecting when they said that at least he'd be an offensive upgrade over Paul Janish. Honorable mentions go to Chris Heisey (2-4 with his ninth homer of the season) and Miguel Cairo (2-3 with a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored).
Key Plays
- With a runner on third and only one out in the first, Mike Leake struck out Asdrubal Cabrera and Carlos Santana. Baller.
- Leake was not so fortunate in the second inning. New Indians wunderkind, the improbably named Lonnie Chisenhall, singled with one out, and then Shelley Duncan homered to left. She sounds hot. Indians lead, 2-0.
- That lead was short-lived though. In the bottom of the second, Chris Heisey hit a one out homer of his own. Then Edgar Renteria singled and moved to second on a wild pitch by Wild Mitch Talbot. They call it "scoring position" for a reason, so it was no surprise that Renteria scored on Miguel Cairo's single. Mike Leake bunted Cairo to second - or "scoring position" (hint, hint) - and Fred Lewis singled softly. Cairo was running on the pitch and made it home with the go-ahead run. Reds lead, 3-2.
- In the fourth inning, Miguel Cairo, Mike Leake, and Fred Lewis all had back-to-back-to-back singles up the middle, culminating in Cairo scoring his second run of the game. Brandon Phillips then broke the streak by singling to left and loading the bases. Joey Votto then went back to center, but sadly only to the warning track. Leake scored, but if the ball had been a little bit more to one side, three other runs might have scored too. The other runners had advanced on Votto's fly out, so Talbot intentionally walked Jay Bruce. Ramon Hernandez also hit a sacrifice fly. Lewis scored, but Phillips was out trying to take third base. Reds lead, 6-2.
- Josh Judy pitched the fifth inning for the Indians and gave up a home run to Edgar Renteria. Josh Judy should probably never pitch for Cleveland again. Reds lead, 7-2.
- Mike Leake had pitched a fine game, but in the sixth inning, he walked the first two batters he faced, Michael Brantley and MLS player-in-disguise Cord Phelps. Leake struck out Asdrubal Cabrera, but Carlos Santana's ground out advanced the runners, so that Grady Sizemore's single drove in two runs. Reds lead, 7-4.
- Nick Masset pitched the seventh inning, and gave up a leadoff single to Shelley Duncan. Lou Marson's productive groundout moved Duncan to second, and pinch hitter Travis Hafner hit a single to drive him in. Reds win, 7-5.
Other Notes
- Renteria's home run was the first by a Reds shortstop this season. Zack Cozart has 42 home runs in Louisville.
- Cincinnati finishes Interleague Play with a .333 record (6-12). Hey, that's the same as Renteria's OPS after this game!
- In eight appearances since returning from Louisville, Mike Leake is 5-2 with a 2.89 ERA. Ted Power should probably be promoted.
- Joey Votto, Brandon Phillips, and Jay Bruce were all named to the All-Star team. Good job, guys! They went a combined 1-10 in this game, with one walk, two strikeouts, an RBI, and an out on the bases.
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The caption is hilarity
Gotta work tonight. Coffee came out of my nose when I read that.
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Jul 3, 2011 7:48 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Yeah...snallpox, indians...
Godlord, if he coulda worked an alcoholism joke in there…
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Jul 3, 2011 8:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I actually think sending in the Cavalry, surrounding them ... and setting fire to their ballpark would work.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
In fourth place
But only 2 games back.
Jeez. I never envisioned this division staying so close this late into the season.
Fay’s headline: B Team plays A game
Credit Sunday’s 7-5 win over the Cleveland Indians to the Reds’ B Team.
Fred Lewis went 2-for-5 with a two RBI. Edgar Renteria was 2-for-4 and hit his first home run. Chris Heisey went 2-for-4 for with a home run. And Miguel Cairo was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
"We can’t rely in the big guys everyday," Lewis said.
"That’s why we play everybody the way we do," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "If you don’t play them, they’re not sharp when you need them. I think that’s going to equate and keeping guys strong for final three months."
Teh Fay also reports that Cordero’s disappointed he didn’t make the All-Star team.
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I'm disappointed that Cordero hasn't pitched well enough to deserve it
Not really. Cordero’s been really good this year. It’s hard for relievers on good teams to make it. Lots of times, bad teams, who must be represented too, have nobody worthy. Many times, the player with the best numbers is a middle reliever.
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Jul 3, 2011 8:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
looking at the roster, it'd be tough to include Coco
the only relievers included: Bell, Hanrahan, Clippard are all their team’s sole selection, and I suppose Venters is the best LOOGY in the game right now. There just ain’t a lot of room for him.
I’m surprised Yadi got the 2nd catching spot behind McCann (who is on his 6th ASG in 6 seasons. Dang.). CMM has 100 less PAs, sure, but has been far better a hitter.
"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."
In retrospect, though
it’s hard to believe Hanrahan got the spot and McCutcheon didn’t. The Dread Pirate Andrew deserves it.
"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."
Well, if it was only one Pirate making it, the choice was ...
… maybe McCucheon ahead of our man Bruce.
I would rather Hanrahan make it ahead of Cordero.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
I'm a big Bruce fan
But this year, if I had to choose between Bruce and McCutcheon…
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Jul 3, 2011 8:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
McCutcheon ahead of Berkman would have pleased me.
I hear ya, Bruce probably isn’t ahead on that score, but I’m a homer and I am glad to see Boy Wonder get a shot at the spotlight (esp. after that disastrous playoffs last October.)
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
Yadi is shit.
That’s why they chose someone yadier.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 3, 2011 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Just reading this sidebar piece on who Bochy snubbed ...
… still another knee jerk report by some banal writer who blames the manager for not trying to fix the all-star selection system that allows a guy who is on the DL to stay on the ballot and let brain-dead fans in Singapore to keep voting for him.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
Having Aroldis pitch an 8th inning like that
made me all kinds of happy. What a big addition he would be to this team!!
"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." - Jack Handey
More Ted Power magic
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Jul 3, 2011 8:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i was pretty bewildered that Dusty didn't leave Chapman in for a 2nd inning on friday night
his spot in the order wasn’t up or anything, and he had a perfect inning. but then again, it’s dusty baker that did something that didn’t make sense.
Probably one of the most fun recpas I've read in a while
thakns, Brenda.
"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."
Checked in on the Bats/Clippers today.
Clippers are apparently awesome, winning when Gill tanked away a lead in the 8th.
Clips are 30 over .500 and still manage to play Sweet Caroline in the 6th inning. Is there no one with any pride left?
Sappelt a 2-run dinger for the Bats.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
We talk a lot about how stacked the Bats' lineup is
They’re all of 5 games over .500.
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Jul 3, 2011 9:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It has to be a beetch, trying to sustain anything at AAA
Even though the Reds haven’t exactly pillaged their lineup, Bats pitching has been really a mess, thanks to … well Reds pitching being in a mess. The Clippers have maybe been a little luckier … and who knows if the teams they played are in a similar fix.
Bats did have some of their guys out hurt, including Sappelt.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
The lineup is absolutely stacked
The pitching on the other hand, is rather sucky. And the defense is not good either.
You never heard of the Gashlycrumb Tinies?
Clearly you were never a Nine Inch Nails fan, or set foot in a Hot Topic.
I've totally been in a Hot Topic before. Like twice.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I took a poop on the floor of a Hot Topic once
and it immediately jumped up and started singing My Chemical Romance songs.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Jul 3, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I'm a big Gashlycrumb fan.
I thought it was pretty well in pop culture at this point. Either I’m wrong or crolfer’s square.
"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."
It's entirely possible that I'm square.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Can't take these damned ants anymore!
I give up. I’m bombing the house tonight. The dog will have to stay in the kennel, and the neighbors will just have to deal with her barking. It’s a holiday weekend; they should all be drunk anyway.
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Jul 3, 2011 9:21 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Put out grits or oatmeal or cream of wheat.
Something like that. The ants will take it back to the queen/eat it themselves and it will absorb all the water from their systems, killing them.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Wait...
Aren’t bugs, like, sacred to you?
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
I work in biological control.
My job is killing bugs. With bugs.
What would be even more effective to deal with ants would be to bring in a bunch of jumping spiders to kill them off. Jumpers are so cool. They’re tiny little assassins. They can even kill brown recluses.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I heard once that ants hold aphids as slaves ...
apparently the aphids chew on plants and secrete a sugar that the ants like, so they keep the aphids around for that job … the aphids are OK with it.
I don’t usually come to the RR boards to learn about insects.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
Basically.
The aphids secrete honeydew. Some types of ants will basically farm them and protect them from any predators.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Crolf, this is pretty damned cruel, man ... ant torture.
I bet if we tied you down in the middle of the desert and poured sugar water over you, these same ants would carry a grudge. “Let’s carry it back to the nest,” they would say.
Me? I just get a can of stuff that says “ant killer” on it and … bon appetite!
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
are you sure that works?
The Internet suggests otherwise.
I think you’re trying to save the critters!
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whoa, this is a job for RR!
If particles of a specific size are fed to an ant and the number of particles recovered from its IBP is divided by the total number of particles recovered from both the IBP and the crop, the resulting ratio provides an estimate of the ant’s filtering effectiveness at that particle size.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
Hmm
Both of those are with fire ants. I’ve done it myself before and seen plenty of dead ants lying around. (Did it on a driveway). Wonder if the internal systems of fire ants and your typical household ants might work differently. Fire ants mostly hunt their food for one thing. They don’t really forage the same way that sugar ants do.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Did you check for tire tracks?
Sometimes that will kill more ants than oatmeal will.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
eek
Don’t tell Crolfer!
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
hey fellers and gals
Anyone know if ’creds is back yet? His avatar is ready. :)
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I believe he's still in Peru
Wandering around Lima and wondering where that school those Glee kids go to is.
Check out my fb profile if you'd like an idea of what it's going to look like
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Indeed.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Jul 3, 2011 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
So, you're sitting around the house, thinking of cool things to do ...
…. suddenly, Topeka! It hits you … let’s go paint the hood of the VW so that it looks like a pussy. You go to the paint store and try to mix colors, then you … stop me if you’ve done this.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
My buddy owned a 49 Chrysler
And if you want to talk about a bangin’ space in the back seat … but that’s not what you meant, is it?
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
So, it's a grandmother then.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Jul 3, 2011 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Notes from my THIRD game attending this year.
0-1 with women accompanying me
2-0 with men
I’ll be floating alone on the Fred Lewis bandwagon. Despite going 2-5 with 2 RBI’s not even an honorable mention for player of the game.
Beer STILL shouldn’t be $7.50.
Water should be free.
Cairo and Rolen should be platooned like Hernanigans to become Cairolen.
Heisey should play everyday, even if that means giving Stubbs and Bruce an occasional 1 day a week off.
Little kids of opposing teams should NOT get plush doll giveaways. Its not cool to see a kid make Bronson blow himself.
by Jack Armstrong started an All Star Game on Jul 3, 2011 10:10 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
I dunno
Maybe if it was another player, but with Bronson…it kinda seems in character.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Yeah, I have no problem with kids making him do that.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Jul 3, 2011 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
How many plush dolls are available?
We aren’t spotting a trend on this perversion, are we?
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
Apparently, an endless supply.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Jul 3, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Anyone here ever looked up autofellatio on Wikipedia?
Yeah, don’t.
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
Baseball, as we know it in Amarillo
http://am-association.bbstats.pointstreak.com/flash/index.html?gameid=31410
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
must be throwback day again
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Padres-Mariners had one on Friday.
I had forgotten the ugliest uniform of all time, the Padre brown and gold.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
I love those. Truly.
Don’t get me wrong, I know they’re hideous, but I love them. Loads better than the camo.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Jul 3, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't get me going on the camo.
Why on Earth did anybody think that was a good idea … to dress up like soldiers?
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
Oh, that's what they were supposed to be?
Jesus, that’s a bad hat design.
"Look at me, Rex Banner. I have a new hat."
That's another one of those Flash Mob things.
I had a friend in Seattle who did one of those.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
Yeah, I saw one where they were in Brooklyn
out in public and just went quiet at random times.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
here's the one my friend was in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3lVHGzKvmE&feature=related
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
Is this really this guy's name?
I don’t think so. Hell, maybe he’s Greek.
by Joe Nolan's Neckbeard on Jul 3, 2011 11:03 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I thought you meant Votto at first!
Sorry, it’s all Greek (he he he) to me.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
Speaking of weird names,
Try wrapping this one around the back of a jersey
http://www.sbcaptains.com/captains/default/19/88/
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
The Reds award for winning tonight
Fausto Carmona tripping his way onto the 15 day DL
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by BigStein on Jul 3, 2011 11:19 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
probably a good reason to teach pitchers how to not be so out of shape.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
sounds like
He strained his quad trying to run to first, and that’s why he fell.
And it does look like he missed the base. Janish shoulda thrown to first.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
that second step looks nasty
like his left leg bent the wrong way.
Is this how Fausto got injured?
"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."
yeah
This was what landed him on the DL, not being hit by a ball earlier.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
He clearly doesn't step on the bag or even land on it.
I wonder if the ump would have called him out.
Whale on the beach alert!
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
missed this game
yikes, more fodder for those who think pitchers shouldn’t have to hit, yet is it really that hard to learn to sprint to first base? I’d find it shocking if pitchers were not getting some sort of instruction on their baserunning prior to National league play. baserunning technique is one of the undersung skills in baseball.
That's how I imagine my fall into the bush looking in Mexico
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Simple math
I don’t do math.
IF the Reds go 9-9 in Interleague, we are 46-39. Assuming Milwaukee does what it did, we are 1 game ahead of them. Assume anything else you want.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
While you're at it
let’s assume that Milwaukee loses out for the rest of the year. They’re not so scary anymore now, are they?
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
It is more likely to assume the Reds were going 9-9 on the interleague schedule.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
When Mike Leake is pitching...
Does anyone have stats on the Reds offense when Mike Leake is pitching vs. when he is not? They always seem to step up their game on Leake days.
According to ESPN, the Reds average 7.66 runs when Mike Leake takes the hill, good for 4th highest in the NL and 10th highest in all of baseball
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
That said, Leake's ERA since coming back up is a shiny 2.89 and the team has averaged 5.6 runs per game
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Scratch all that, I got no idea what ESPN was saying
Before being sent to AAA – 3-2 record, 5.70 ERA, 6.11 runs scored per start for him
Since coming back up – 5-2 record, 2.89 ERA, 5.6 runs scored per game in his starts
Overall – 8-4 record, 4.03 ERA, 5.8 runs scored per start
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I like him
I think he’s good at pitching.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 4, 2011 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Amazing what a little misdemeanor theft can do for your maturity.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
by johnu1 on Jul 4, 2011 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The funny part is that in his two losses since coming back up he didn't pitch terrible, the Reds lost 3-2 and 4-2 respectively
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Like all young pitchers, he gets into a short funk here and there.
In Sunday’s game, he walked two guys and it was easy to tell that he had lost concentration just for that short time. I wish CMM had taken charge after the first walk, but after the second one, Price came out and organized Leake a little.
But the 2 walks were costly. I guess all pitchers have these moments and Leake will eventually recognize that himself. I just wish Volquez had the same mindset.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
Totally
Cueto had a bad habit of the wheels falling off that I thought would stick with him but thankfully I was wrong on that. I have no Earthly idea how to straighten Volquez out at this point which is a shame because he has the best stuff on the staff.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
When Volquez pitches ...
… the Reds need to play pretty good defense and get runners on, over and in … or kinda like when I used to go out drinking. Get lucky before I get hammered.
Strikeouts don't hurt the team.
The idea of Leake getting to 16-18 wins this year
seems strange, but ultimately believeable.
"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."
that's what 1st round picks are supposed to do!
No problem, fuckweasel! - jch24
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 4, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Brien Taylor, Paul Wilson, Jason Isringhausen and Todd Van Poppel agree
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
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