Rewind Game 3: Reds vs. Padres (August 13, 2011)
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Feb 20, 2012 6:03 PM EST
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PrintThis is the third of four Fox Sports Ohio Rewinds. This one takes us back all the way to mid-August of last year. That's like 15/30ths of a year a go. I'm not sure whether they had color TV then, let alone HD, but hopefully Rupert Murdoch has taken care of that.
Here's the preview from FSO, edited for spoilers:
A [redacted] Reds [redacted] over San Diego at GABP[punctuation redacted] This game marked several Reds' season-[redacted]s: [redacted] runs in a game, [redacted]; most [redacted], [redacted]; and [redacted]. It was also the [redacted]of season, [redacted]. Jay Bruce collects [redacted], with a [redacted]. A few days later Jay is named the NL Player of the Week for the second time in 2011. Homer Bailey was [redacted].
Last season, I found an unending supply of tortured ways to say that Homer Bailey was pitching better than he seemed. But at least in this game he had run support and the confidence he usually musters against mediocre-to-bad teams.
Here's an excerpt from my totally incisive original preview for this game that I found on microfiche:
Homer Bailey. The Flange from La Grange. Lately, he seems to have reverted back to his habit of looking good against bad teams and struggling against the OK-to-good. Which might be another way of saying he's not pitching very well. But that's not entirely true. He had pretty good outings against both the Braves and Cardinals in July. Jay Bruce is probably not a very accurate point of comparison on the team as Homer has yet to have a "breakout" season. But both players were Top 10 prospects at the age of 20 or 21 and have struggled with evening out their production, partly as a function of, perhaps, difficulties handling the planning, patience and frequent adjustment required out of major league at-bats - on both sides of the ball.
Barely-retro lineup and useless pitcher stat lines after the junk.
LINEUP:
Dave Sappelt LF
Paul Janish SS
Joey Votto 1B
Jay Bruce RF
Miguel Cairo 2B
Drew Stubbs CF
Todd Frazier 3B
Ryan Hanigan C
Homer Bailey RHP
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If Spring Training is foreplay
and the regular season is the real thing, does this mean that these rewinds are like watching an old sex tape?
by FordhamRam on Feb 20, 2012 6:07 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Of your mother that went off the rails later and wasn't around when it mattered
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
fucking dusty
Playing both sappelt and janish…this won’t end well
Buy RED: My Uncensored Life in Rock by Sammy Hagar, today
by obc2 on Feb 20, 2012 6:39 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Padres 13
Reds 1.
Mgr., Red Reporter
"Bootsy, you're a superstar right?"
"Twinkle, twinkle, babble."
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Feb 20, 2012 6:48 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
not with slugging Miggy Cairo in the lineup!
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
It feels like we should make some kind of avatar bet about MC's performance this yr
Mgr., Red Reporter
"Bootsy, you're a superstar right?"
"Twinkle, twinkle, babble."
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Feb 20, 2012 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
I hope we didn't trade Alonso retroactively to last August
I can never remember if trades work like the DL.
Mgr., Red Reporter
"Bootsy, you're a superstar right?"
"Twinkle, twinkle, babble."
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Feb 20, 2012 6:50 PM EST reply actions
I can't listen to Jim Day anymore without thinking about those stories.
"guys... Dave Grohl out there rocking out #Iknowhisnamebecausefoofighterenthusiastscussedmeout"--Pat McAfee
I remember watching this series
and thinking Day was a goodly amount better than Thom in the booth. But you know what they say: If you call 100 terrific baseball games and embarrass yourself once on the road in front of a blog denizen, they call you a giraffe killer and not a good announcer.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 20, 2012 7:07 PM EST up reply actions
He's still better than Thom
That’s how bad Thom is.
by darthmom on Feb 20, 2012 7:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Question
How long should one wait after an interview without hearing anything before one should give up?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 20, 2012 7:08 PM EST reply actions
usually 7-10 days
It’s bad form to not inform final candidates a selection was made.
If its the weeding out phase of interview process I wouldn’t expect a call unless it was to schedule a follow up. Most of the time the organization sets expectations at time of interview completion on next steps for those it has interest in.
Buy RED: My Uncensored Life in Rock by Sammy Hagar, today
by obc2 on Feb 20, 2012 7:17 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Cool
I’m a finalist, and my interview was last Tuesday. I’ve been consoling myself with the fact that it is academia, and that they will take twice as long to make any decision as any normal company.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 20, 2012 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
But yeah
I’ve never been this stressed out. And I just drank my last beer.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 20, 2012 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
tomorrow is Fat Tuesday
Grab a few drinks and spin some Jimmy Buffett, make peace with the cosmic universe. Maybe find a charitable cause to donate time to.
That works every time for me and tHan. (we are doing all those things tomorrow, too!)
You can be a #PartyPeople!
Buy RED: My Uncensored Life in Rock by Sammy Hagar, today
by obc2 on Feb 20, 2012 7:46 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
I'm already half in the bag
But, with all due respect, you can cram the Jimmy Buffett. Baseball is on!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 20, 2012 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
Also
Tequila and cherry juice. Is that worth trying, since I’m out of beer?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 20, 2012 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
No apple juice on hand? For shame.
You can mix anything with apple juice.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
that stinks.....I vote that you give the cherry juice a run and let us know how it goes
/BadInfluence’d
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
That's cool, I can wait
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
by jch24 on Feb 20, 2012 8:00 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Ooohhhh...
I forgot I had a pint of ’shine left. Jackpot!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 20, 2012 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
(hold on, lemme see if I have a pic for that)
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I don't, it's on my work machine. So here's this instead.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
So a priest, a rabbi, and a preacher walk into a bar....
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
One of the first times I ever got hammered
I mixed apple juice and vodka….the result wasn’t pretty
Dayman, Fighter of the Nightman, Champion of the Sun
Tequila and Capri-Sun pouches.
Made up the recipe well after I should have already finished drinking for the evening.
Ah, the Convo.
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 21, 2012 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
obc was in the convo also. in 1989.
IIRC someone here used to live in James. Sometime.
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 21, 2012 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
Guy gave me a drinking tip once..
You can drink tequila and you should be alright. It’s when you pick up and carry the bottle of tequila that you’ll end up in trouble.
Pretty much what I’m gonna tell my kids about weed one of these days.
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 21, 2012 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
Tequila. . . .yeah
I don’t drink tequila anymore. Very bad memories.
darthmom: It's like sabremetrics, but for boobs.
What is hammered?
How to make your marriage work:
TELL YOUR WIFE SHE LOOKS PRETTY, EVEN IF SHE LOOKS LIKE A TRUCK.
Ricky - age 10
I know a charitable cause he could donate to
Me shaving my head for pediatric cancer!
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
/farney'd
It's not how far you go, it's how go you far. - Dave Marshak
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Feb 21, 2012 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
It’s bad form to not inform final candidates a selection was made.
I agree with that. I had an interview, fairly deep into the process, I drove all the way to Pittsburgh (at my own expense), I got there, the person interviewing me looked at my resume, told me I had no experience and really should not have made it that far, and it went down hill from there.
I never got so much as a thanks but no thanks email.
"Uh, we're going to win for you tonight...Schottzie."-Chris Sabo
I'm at ten days, I'll let you know :)
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I was told up front it would be one to two weeks before I heard anything
My favorite experience was being called with a job offer about two months after my interview. Seems they chose someone else who was a huge disaster and wanted to backtrack. I politely declined. :)
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Yeah
I was told “end of this week, beginning of next week”, and that was last Tuesday. At this point though, the suspense is destroying me. It’s a great job, and would greatly change my life if I were to get it.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 20, 2012 7:49 PM EST up reply actions
You're probably still in the clear.
Presidents Day should buy you an extra day or two.
If it’s a government job, you get an extra month.
It is, actually
Mrs. Scrabbles has already conceding defeat. But she never had any patience anyway.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 20, 2012 7:52 PM EST up reply actions
HOW THE HELL IS SHE MARRIED TO YOU THEN???
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Oh, I normally only last 2-3 minutes. Tops.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 20, 2012 7:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
So it's kinda like this?
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
by jch24 on Feb 20, 2012 8:01 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
"Extra mayo, hold the ketchup." Gotcha.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I interviewed for my current job in May of 2000, and wasn't hired until November
It was worth the wait as I have an excellent job with good benefits, a nice salary and free new cars every 4 years, but it was an agonizing six months.
darthmom: It's like sabremetrics, but for boobs.
FIND ME A JOB WITH YOUR COMPANY PLEASE
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Check the website!
They might be looking for tech people
darthmom: It's like sabremetrics, but for boobs.
Oh, and the company pays Nate to fix and maintain my car
Double plus!
darthmom: It's like sabremetrics, but for boobs.
I'm late to this party,
but I just got a job offer five weeks after being told that the decision would be made “within 48 hours.” Seems like standard operating procedure these days, although that complete lack of organization played a large part in my turning it down. But yeah, you’ve definitely got nothing to worry about for another week or so.
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
I usually tell the interviewer at the end of the first interview if I am interested in the position or not.
Then I ask politely but firmly what the specific time frame is for coming to closure on choosing a candidate.If I’ve not heard within the specified time, I call and follow up – professionally of course, but I again ask for details. If i don’t get the details or a specific time…I’m on to the next opportunity. I have never been out of a job for more than 2 weeks…for real.
How to make your marriage work:
TELL YOUR WIFE SHE LOOKS PRETTY, EVEN IF SHE LOOKS LIKE A TRUCK.
Ricky - age 10
Welsh talking up Latos
He was blowing away Votto with high fastballs. So Votto takes Stauffer to the moon deck. Hubba hubba hubba.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 20, 2012 7:21 PM EST reply actions
I was at this game, although my memories of it are fuzzy
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Pittsburgh's version of FSO is showing a Cardinals-Pirates game right now
I assume the Pirates are going to win but I don’t know the date so I can’t look it up. Bottom of the 4th, Pirates up 3-1. Chris Carpenter’s on the mound. Just the sight of him in a rerun game….urge to kill rising….
And they're showing it in 16:9.
Yay them.
"guys... Dave Grohl out there rocking out #Iknowhisnamebecausefoofighterenthusiastscussedmeout"--Pat McAfee
My wife is complaining about Jim Day doing the play by play
So I get to use my Red Reporter knowledge to tell her all about the giraffe murdering and the creepy text-stalking. I love this place.
I have his email address if she wants to tell him hello. ;-)
darthmom: It's like sabremetrics, but for boobs.
I thought JD did a good job doing play by play
Buy RED: My Uncensored Life in Rock by Sammy Hagar, today
by obc2 on Feb 20, 2012 8:29 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Yeah, he was pretty good
He sounded genuinely excited, which is always a plus
The secret, is to hit the computer with a hammer
by DerekH91 on Feb 20, 2012 8:33 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He's coming off the high of raiding the Cincy zoo
Respect my authoritah!
by BigBadBruce on Feb 21, 2012 12:30 AM EST up reply actions
oh good god I love this idea
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Wrestlemania could/should be incorporated into the ruse.
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 21, 2012 9:42 AM EST up reply actions
Damn. The Sappelt
was in the line up in early August. Was this his first MLB start?
by Howie Feltersnatch on Feb 20, 2012 8:26 PM EST reply actions
HOW APROPOS
Mgr., Red Reporter
"Bootsy, you're a superstar right?"
"Twinkle, twinkle, babble."
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Feb 20, 2012 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
oh noes
Sheldon has the rundown on things to do in the Phoenix area, if you’re going to spring training.
Phoenix Zoo: I’ve took my family there last year we all came away quite impressed. The animals were perky and actually do more than lay around. There’s a cool wide open area called the Sanctuary where you see a bunch of animals roaming and you can feed the giraffes.
They’re doomed.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Speaking of animals,
my dog is producing room-clearing gas as I type – aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhh!
by Joe Nolan's Neckbeard on Feb 20, 2012 11:29 PM EST up reply actions
the worst part is that I blocked that add
and now there is a giant gap at the top of the page. I’m all for SBN making some cash, but not in lieu of providing content…
Follow on Twitter: @jluckhaupt. Buy The Wire-to-Wire Reds today!
I mean "readable" content
The content is nearly below the fold now because of that ad. #goodlord
Follow on Twitter: @jluckhaupt. Buy The Wire-to-Wire Reds today!
yes, that the main issue
also, it’s one of those expanding ads, so as the site tries to load there’s just blank space until the ad loads.
it has made the main page extremely slow to load.
i wish ad block didn’t destroy firefox for me
Ad-Block works for that
Though you need to be running Firefox or Chrome.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Which anyone with any self respect should be doing anyway.
"guys... Dave Grohl out there rocking out #Iknowhisnamebecausefoofighterenthusiastscussedmeout"--Pat McAfee
sounds like a lot of position players are already there
Bruce, Janish, Cozart, Valaika, Frazier, Heisey, Francisco, Valdez, Harris, and Phipps.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I saw Jay's tweets and even saw the picture of him and yet it didn't occur to me...
“Oh, wait. He’s not a pitcher or a catcher.”
It’s funny the things you can miss if you come here instead of reading Fay.
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 21, 2012 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
not only is he not a pitcher or a catcher
He’s not on the bubble, like most of those other guys are. He’s not fighting for a roster spot, or a place in the starting lineup.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
RIght.
I bet he just couldn’t wait to show off his new neck and chin.
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 21, 2012 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
Best pitcher in baseball drove to camp in his fancy shmancy $200K import.
The Detroit Tigers camp.
Sometimes, I wish these guys would just be really good at baseball and look cool in their uniforms and not tempt me to judge them and some of the decisions they make.
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 21, 2012 12:38 PM EST reply actions
'Mercan, Verlander. Please?
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 21, 2012 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe but the guy just isn't that good...
How to make your marriage work:
TELL YOUR WIFE SHE LOOKS PRETTY, EVEN IF SHE LOOKS LIKE A TRUCK.
Ricky - age 10
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