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Game Thread: Game 140 vs. the Giants

H_tiny by JD Arney on in News

TIME: 12:35 @ Great American Ball Park
                                       

GIANTS PROBABLE:                           REDS PROBABLE:
Jonathan Sanchez (2-0, 1.37)              Sun-Woo Kim (0-0, 19.29)

Not really sure if I'm happy about seeing Sanchez instead of Noah Lowry, but I guess we'll be finding out. Sanchez played his college ball at Ohio Dominican, so he's sort of a local guy.

Kim's 19.29 ERA is just funny to look at. He's been ok at AAA this year though, and he has a nice GB/FB ratio, so we'll see I guess.

Win here, get back to .500 heading into a series with Pittsburgh. You can't really ask for more than that.

Go Reds!

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Good gamble
Kim is the perfect type of pitcher for the Reds to take a gamble on.

Ground ball tendency. Young. Cheap.

by jmcclain19 on Sep 6, 2006 5:05 AM EDT   0 recs

BONGGGGGG!
I don't trust books; they're all fact, no heart.

by Gapper on Sep 6, 2006 1:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Dirty Sanchez
I've heard that Jonathan Snachez has filthy stuff.  Maybe he should be referred to as "Dirty Sanchez."

by neckbeard on Sep 6, 2006 8:16 AM EDT   0 recs

Yeah, he has closer stuff out of the pen
And he's starting. He'll probably shut down the Redlegs unless we manage to work the count and hit the ball a little once it's worked.

by Geki on Sep 6, 2006 8:20 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

sanchez sucio
"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Sep 6, 2006 9:16 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Kriv burning up the phones....
trying to locate Danny Serafini.  Anyone with inside information is asked to call the Reds front office asap.  
And he's right! A ballplayer on a streak has to respect the streak.They don't happen very often. Crash Davis

by ohiobobcat on Sep 6, 2006 8:23 AM EDT   0 recs

Im sure glad we get an ESPN Game
And the best we have to send out is Sun-Woo Kim and his (in the words of George Grande) "Brilliant" 19.29 ERA.   So just maybe if the Reds score three touchdowns today we could actually win back to back games.

by MixFMKyle on Sep 6, 2006 8:55 AM EDT   0 recs

SWK
gives up a lotta "bloops".  I have confidence the gang will rally before "last roundup time".  

"Bye, godspeed and farewell".  

And he's right! A ballplayer on a streak has to respect the streak.They don't happen very often. Crash Davis

by ohiobobcat on Sep 6, 2006 9:07 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

extra points
I'm sure our kicker would miss at least one of the extra points and we'd come up short on a two point conversion.
"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Sep 6, 2006 9:13 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I hope all the Sun-Woo Kim haters eat their hats
But I doubt they will.

(See, I'm not always positive)

"Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut." -Sparky Anderson

by boohiss on Sep 6, 2006 8:59 AM EDT   0 recs

hats
is it okay if I eat my hat over a couple of meals?  I have kind of a big head and it might be too much to eat at one sitting. :)

by Slyde on Sep 6, 2006 9:11 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I will gladly eat my hat
if Sun-Woo gets us a quality start.  I will eat my keybaord if he throws a CG Shutout like Bronson did yesterday.

by MixFMKyle on Sep 6, 2006 9:20 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I would eat
just about anything for a repeat of yesterday.
"Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut." -Sparky Anderson

by boohiss on Sep 6, 2006 11:48 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'd eat the FSN
hat the Reds gave us. It's 1.6oz of crap rayon and some thread. The pulp bill would actually be nutritious.
I don't trust boobs.

by sukr on Sep 6, 2006 9:25 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

hats
Dottie Hinson: Oh, piss on your hat!
Helen Haley: Well, that seemed uncalled for!
"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Sep 6, 2006 9:26 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yes
"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Sep 6, 2006 9:39 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

A League of Their Own..
I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long.

by chandrathan on Sep 6, 2006 9:43 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Damnit!
Now I'll never get the pencil capper!

by Slyde on Sep 6, 2006 9:44 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ooh...
I snuck in there on you...

Quick Like Ninja...

I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long.

by chandrathan on Sep 6, 2006 9:51 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

He will post first, or he will commit Sepukku!
You will be happy with his post, or you will not be. Alive, this.

Extra Points.

I don't trust boobs.

by sukr on Sep 6, 2006 10:02 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sadly...
I am lost on this one...

The only time I've ever even heard Sepuku was in a Splinter Cell game...

I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long.

by chandrathan on Sep 6, 2006 10:09 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Go to ninjaburger.com
I don't trust boobs.

by sukr on Sep 6, 2006 10:10 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ahh...
A new wrinkle to the game...I thought it was only for movies...

I'll never get website bonus points!

I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long.

by chandrathan on Sep 6, 2006 10:13 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

In that case
it's A League of Their Own

I didn't want to be wasting guesses if there weren't bonus points.  I'm saving up for that David Eckstein Hobbit Pencil capper.

by Slyde on Sep 6, 2006 9:44 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Advice
Jimmy Dugan did, in fact, give good advice to the kid when autographing the baseball.  One of the funnier lines of the flick.  
And he's right! A ballplayer on a streak has to respect the streak.They don't happen very often. Crash Davis

by ohiobobcat on Sep 6, 2006 9:46 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Something about the clap?
I don't trust boobs.

by sukr on Sep 6, 2006 9:51 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

"Hacksaw" Jimmy Dugan?
I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long.

by chandrathan on Sep 6, 2006 9:57 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

At the game today...
I am in the Crosley room sitting through a Cisco seminar. We're having lunch in an hour then watching the game. Woohoo.. Such a nice way to spend the day and getting paid for it. :)

I'll check in later if I can!

Has anybody used the wireless devices in the ballpark? I'm actually using my Verizon card because it is more secure.

by snohio on Sep 6, 2006 10:23 AM EDT   0 recs

19.29
the year of "Black Thursday" and the start of the Great Depression. But today is wednesday so we should be fine.

by satyanaas on Sep 6, 2006 10:57 AM EDT   0 recs

Now playing
The Beatles, "Here Comes the Sun"

by Red Menace on Sep 6, 2006 11:00 AM EDT   0 recs

Sun-Woo...
Sounds like Woody Allen's next marriage...
I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long.

by chandrathan on Sep 6, 2006 11:09 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Lil' Sun-Woo Jong Bassinger
Anyone running some morph software and could tell us what this child would look like.
I don't trust boobs.

by sukr on Sep 6, 2006 11:15 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Do do do do
And I say, "It's all right."

by Slyde on Sep 6, 2006 11:15 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sun Songs! : )
"Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" - Elton John

"Black Hole Sun" - Soundgarden

"Follow The Sun" - Beatles

"Behind The Sun" - Eric Clapton

"Sun is Shinning" - Bob Marley

by satyanaas on Sep 6, 2006 11:26 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

More...
Soak up the sun...Sheryl Crow

Island in the Sun...Weezer

Ain't Goin' Down (Til the Sun comes up)...Garth Brooks

Walkin' on the Sun...Smashmouth

Sunny Afternoon...Jimmy Buffett

I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long.

by chandrathan on Sep 6, 2006 11:37 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

People of the Sun- RATM
I don't trust boobs.

by sukr on Sep 6, 2006 11:39 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That's a good one
Narron's been listening to Rage I think: "Fuck you I won't do what ya tell me!"

by satyanaas on Sep 6, 2006 12:18 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

sun
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals

Happier than the Morning Sun - Stevie Wonder

by Red Menace on Sep 6, 2006 11:44 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

more
Staring at the Sun - U2
Around the Sun - REM
Sunburn - Muse
Invisible Sun - The Police
"The players make the manager, it's never the other way." ~ Sparky Anderson

by Daedalus on Sep 6, 2006 11:51 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

even more
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam - Nirvana
Earth and Sun and Moon - Midnight Oil
Sunday Sun - Beck
When the Sun Goes Down - Arctic Monkeys
Sunburn - Third Eye Blind

who's idea was this?  the songs just keep popping up in my head now

"The players make the manager, it's never the other way." ~ Sparky Anderson

by Daedalus on Sep 6, 2006 11:59 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

more
Shadow of the Sun- Audioslave
Behind the Sun- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Who Loves the Sun- Velvet Underground
Sunburn- Fuel
See the Sun- Oasis
I don't trust boobs.

by sukr on Sep 6, 2006 12:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

more
I'd been avoiding sun-shine, etc and just sticking with sun. This opens it up for a lot more.

Sunshine of Your Love - Cream

by Red Menace on Sep 6, 2006 12:05 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah
we could have thousands if we were to look it up I'm sure.
I don't trust boobs.

by sukr on Sep 6, 2006 12:08 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

looking it up
just spoils it.  i'm glad my head has run out of sunny songs.
"The players make the manager, it's never the other way." ~ Sparky Anderson

by Daedalus on Sep 6, 2006 12:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

oh shoot
who loves the sun - velvet underground
the warmth of the sun - beach boys
why does the sun shine? - they might be giants
"The players make the manager, it's never the other way." ~ Sparky Anderson

by Daedalus on Sep 6, 2006 12:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

has anyone said Sun King
also of the Beatles?

by boobs on Sep 6, 2006 12:39 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Does Javy start at catcher today?
Has he been officially designated as our 'Foreign Language Barrier Catcher'?

by indy on Sep 6, 2006 11:24 AM EDT   0 recs

Jerry's Kids Today
Lineups:

Reds

Freel  cf
McClayton ss
Aurilia   1b
Dunner   lf
Edwin   3b
Ross    c
Phillips 2b
Denorfia rf
Sun-Woo Kim  p

Giants
Finley   cf
Linden   rf
Hillenbrand 3b
Sweeny    lf
Durham   2b
Niekro   1b
Alfonso  c
De La Rosa ss
Dirty Sanchez  p

Comments:  Reds lineup not bad at all, but seriously if Narron just HAS to play Clayton, dont bat the dude 2nd.  Its all I ask.

The Giants are going with the get away lineup.  No Vizquel, Feliz, Bonds, or Winn.  Lets hope we can get some runs, and Early.

by MixFMKyle on Sep 6, 2006 11:49 AM EDT   0 recs

If I were king: `
Freel  cf
Dunner   lf
Aurilia   1b
Edwin   3b
Ross    c
Phillips 2b
Denorfia rf
McClayton ss
Pitcher de inning

by satyanaas on Sep 6, 2006 12:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Giants Lineup
Did Jerry get traded to the Giants?  That lineup sucks.

by JCH888 on Sep 6, 2006 12:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The difference is
that Alou has to sit all of his good players for day games so they can make it on time to the Senior Citizens Early Bird special at Denny's.

by Slyde on Sep 6, 2006 12:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

FSN Game Trax, it is
Whoa, Kim has a 3.57 WHIP.   Is he avail. in the Red Reporter league?
And he's right! A ballplayer on a streak has to respect the streak.They don't happen very often. Crash Davis

by ohiobobcat on Sep 6, 2006 12:22 PM EDT   0 recs

Quick quiz
Who has the two lowest WHIP's in the Reds bullpen?

Speed counts here.  

And he's right! A ballplayer on a streak has to respect the streak.They don't happen very often. Crash Davis

by ohiobobcat on Sep 6, 2006 12:23 PM EDT   0 recs

bullpen coach
"The players make the manager, it's never the other way." ~ Sparky Anderson

by Daedalus on Sep 6, 2006 12:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The Reds...
Played their best baseball when Griffey was hurt earlier this year...

I hope they go back to playing that well...

I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long.

by chandrathan on Sep 6, 2006 12:26 PM EDT   0 recs

if sun woo kim somehow wins this game
and i dont know how he will, unless he's been perfecting a gyroball, than here comes the sun should be our official rally song. Because:

I love the Beatles and
The part of Abbey Road where that song comes on is right after the flip, after "I Want You Shes So Heavy" has taken you down emotionally to about as sad and confused as you can be. Then along comes George's masterpiece (which he wrote in Eric Clapton's garden) and the rest of the album is the most beautiful piece of music ever laid down one one album side.

All that being said, seriously, how in the world could Sunny get a win here?

by boobs on Sep 6, 2006 12:36 PM EDT   0 recs

is castro still on this team?
"The players make the manager, it's never the other way." ~ Sparky Anderson

by Daedalus on Sep 6, 2006 12:37 PM EDT   0 recs

yeah
he should be the starting pitcher

by boobs on Sep 6, 2006 12:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

that pitch led things off
and then that one

by boobs on Sep 6, 2006 12:37 PM EDT   0 recs

Franklin
long relief

by boobs on Sep 6, 2006 12:38 PM EDT   0 recs

that's a great way to start it
this guy needs an eclipse.
"The players make the manager, it's never the other way." ~ Sparky Anderson

by Daedalus on Sep 6, 2006 12:38 PM EDT   0 recs

Have they made contact
on every single pitch? How slow is he throwing?
I don't trust boobs.

by sukr on Sep 6, 2006 12:41 PM EDT   0 recs

Steve Phillips and Steve Stone...
If anyone could make me wish for Welsh and Grande back...
I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long.

by chandrathan on Sep 6, 2006 12:41 PM EDT   0 recs

sun doesn't deserve a sun song
how about the woo woo song - jeffrey osborne
"The players make the manager, it's never the other way." ~ Sparky Anderson

by Daedalus on Sep 6, 2006 12:43 PM EDT   0 recs

That was a 2B-1-2-R-3 inning!
If he can keep that up, we'll only need 10 runs to win... it's possible...

by boobs on Sep 6, 2006 12:43 PM EDT   0 recs

play for one run
Not bad. I feel like they helped Sunny out there.

by Red Menace on Sep 6, 2006 12:43 PM EDT   0 recs

thankfully
the Giants only played for one run.  I love it when teams follow up a lead-off double off of a questionable pitcher by trying to just get that run in.  Killer instinct in the playoff race.

by Slyde on Sep 6, 2006 12:44 PM EDT   0 recs

Phillips and Stone
Spent like 10 minutes praising Todd Linden for grounding out.  I'm sure that was Linden's goal when he stepped to the plate, ground to second.  Uggghhh.

BTW, I'm glad Kriv got Kim, this guy looks nasty as hell.  That 86 MPH gas is going to take the Reds to the next level.

by JCH888 on Sep 6, 2006 12:44 PM EDT   0 recs

Sounds like Todd Linden
Wins the Quinton McCracken Award, since it always seemed like Q-Crapp was trying to ground out on purpose too.
Don't mind me...just pitching to contact, that's all...

by Paul Householder on Sep 6, 2006 12:51 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Well that could have been a lot worse
Hoep he settles down...Did that bring his ERA down any?

by satyanaas on Sep 6, 2006 12:44 PM EDT   0 recs

yep
it's 18 now :)

by boobs on Sep 6, 2006 12:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That's great news
and really sad at the same time... : |

by satyanaas on Sep 6, 2006 12:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

CMon Guys
Lets go get that Dirty Sanchez!

by MixFMKyle on Sep 6, 2006 12:45 PM EDT   0 recs

Arriba!
I don't trust boobs.

by sukr on Sep 6, 2006 12:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

We're going to need at least 18
run to win this game... but that's considering we get some pitching.

by BK on Sep 6, 2006 12:45 PM EDT   0 recs

The Sad thing is
Sun-Woo only allowing one run in the first actually lowered his era.

Ha, this will be a fun day.

by MixFMKyle on Sep 6, 2006 12:47 PM EDT   0 recs

El guapo's done
Everyday Eddie will not be spending another day on the Reds roster this year:http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/spring/2006/09/guardados-done.asp

by Slyde on Sep 6, 2006 12:48 PM EDT   0 recs