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Game Thread: Game 94 vs. the Braves

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TIME: 1:05 @ Turner Field
                                       

METS PROBABLE:                      REDS PROBABLE:
John Smoltz (9-5, 3.07)               Aaron Harang (10-2, 3.70)

Harang has been pitching pretty well so you figure the Reds should have at least a fighting chance against Smoltz.

Go Reds!

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The Reds turning it around?
John Fay thinks so!  

He also reports Kepp will be in the lineup again.  

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Jul 18, 2007 6:29 AM EDT reply actions  

Are you gonna spit some mo' rhymes today?
I wasn't around yesterday...
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions  

i doubt it
i'm in a pretty bad mood because of crap at work.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

I hear ya
Hopefully a sweep today will change our moods.
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions  

a sweep would be extra special
because it's the hated braves.  we have harang going, so i'm optimistic.  he kind of had an off day last time, even though he won, so he's due for a killer performance.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

Man this sucks
I've been waiting for this game all week, Smoltz vs Harang pt 3 and I have to miss it...oh well go reds! Get those broom sticks out
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 9:12 AM EDT reply actions  

speak for yourself
i'm happily watching this game today.  i love it when the reds play when i'm at work.  plus it frees up the evening for me to not put off things to watch the reds play.  :)
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

Man this is up early
Look forward to a good game, and sneaking some Gameday at work today, hopefully.
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 10:11 AM EDT reply actions  

Lineup

Hopper, CF
Keppinger, 2B
Griffey, RF
Dunn, LF
Hatteberg, 1B
Encarnacion, 3B
Ross, C
Lopez, SS
Harang, P
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by MixFMKyle on Jul 18, 2007 10:53 AM EDT reply actions  

No BP?
With two of your starters out, YOU DON'T SIT YOUR BEST HITTER AND REPLACE HIM WITH TWO ROOKIES, NEITHER OF WHOM WILL BE MAJOR LEAGUE STARTERS IN THE FUTURE.  Mackanin needs to stop letting Jerry fill out the lineups.  Gonzalez is supposed to be back Friday, right?  Why not wait until then to rest BP?

Why not just throw Toothache in there, too?

Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions  

Calm Down, Sister D
Jerry is not filling out the lineup. The Wayner is.
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by MixFMKyle on Jul 18, 2007 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions  

Agreed.
The two things that are wrong with this lineup are that Hopper (Mr. .328 OBP) is leading off instead of Hatteberg (.401 OBP), and BP is out.  If you're really wanting to go for the sweep of a team in the middle of a pennant race (and right now, these small victories are all you can go for), you should put your best lineup out there.

At least we aren't getting a toothache right now.

Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

What the...?
Why on Earth is BP not starting?

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions  

Day Game after a stressful night game
I'm more surprised the Grif's in than that BP's out. BP needs a day off now and then. Freel too. Hopper hasn't been terrible and Keppinger can hit the baseball.Plus Lopez adds some defense. We've got our best guy on the mound so I think it a good time to rest a couple of guys. I think Pete is trying to get everyone involved in a more understandable and organized way than Jerry ever did. NOW if Moeller were in the lineup then I'd be more concerned.
He was the greatest clutch hitter I've played with/ against.He always seemed to be there at the right time with clutch hitting." -Frank White on George Brett

by Madville on Jul 18, 2007 11:08 AM EDT reply actions  

I'll bet
my mother and step father are at the game today. They live in Atlanta and have a ticket package. They  are unencumbered by baseball knowledge yet cannot shut up about the Bravos. They suck, as do many Braves fans. (Before I get jumped on, I lived in Atlanta for 9 years- high school thru mid-20's and have first hand experience in such matters.)
I Is Unacculturated

by Pops Daniels on Jul 18, 2007 11:09 AM EDT reply actions  

i hate the braves
more than any team except the deadbirds and bankees.

and to think when they first started getting good after those years of being so bad, i rooted for them in the playoffs...

Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions  

I'm no fan of the Braves, or their fans
But still one of the coolest things I've seen at a baseball game was John Smoltz striding out from the bullpen in Turner Field after the 8th inning.  The stadium was electric, and he seemed like an untouchable man-god (which, at that time, he pretty much was).  It was perhaps the closest thing I've seen to Achilles.  Before we got our own Breaker of Horses, of course.  Anyway, it's something I'll always remember, and think despairingly of whenever I see someone waddle out of our own bullpen.

by Brendanukkah on Jul 18, 2007 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions  

I hate
Any team with a Tomahawk Chop.

Not because of PC, but I just find it annoying to have to listen to it 500 times a game.

Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

amen
it was cool when they first started it when they were in the playoffs.  but every freaking inning of every freaking game makes me want to cut their arms off.  or join a pc organization just to make them stop.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

BP's not playin.....
Hmmmm.  Trade a-comin'?
Upstate New Yorker, life-long Reds fan.

by NYRed on Jul 18, 2007 11:22 AM EDT reply actions  

BP and Livingston
to Houston for Trever Miller.

Sure, we're giving up two of our best hitters for a 34 year old reliever with a 6.38 ERA, but he's tied for second in the majors in appearances!  So bravo, Wayne.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions  

I missed last night's thread
but did anyone hear the mustachioed plumb-smuggler talking about Mike Stanton being showcased for the lefty deprived Braves? That would be some funny stuff. One would hope that their wildly successful GM has degenerated into a senile version of Sweaterpants. Stanton did his part, god bless 'em.
I Is Unacculturated

by Pops Daniels on Jul 18, 2007 11:35 AM EDT reply actions  

they were talking about it
on the braves feed, too.  and sweaterpants is supposedly in atlanta.  that would be too awesome if he gave them stanton.  i'd still want him fired, though.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

Stanton for...
what?  I assume we'd still be on the hook for most/all of his salary.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

who cares?
i'd rather see him traded for a bag of balls.  hopefully we can just sell his contract to them.  though i don't think they're that stupid.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions  

Jr.
ESPN just flashed up a comparison of Bonds and Jr. at Jr.'s current age.  Bonds had 567 HRs to Griffey's 587.

Also: has anyone else noted that he's got 2,499 hits?  Number 2,500 could very well come this afternoon...

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 11:36 AM EDT reply actions  

interesting
but hitting 73 in one year is two seasons worth, and i don't see griffey doing that.  i don't see griff playing to age 43, either.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

Incidentally
I didn't realize that Hank Aaron retired when he was "only" 42 and a half.

Bonds turns 43 on July 24th.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

right
i just meant that i don't griffey would want to play that long.  it seems like he's looking for a couple more years and then will retire to spend time with his kids.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah
You're probably right.  You have to be a stubborn asshole to stick around as long as Bonds does for no reason other than to break Aaron's record.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions  

Is the game on tv today?
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 11:43 AM EDT reply actions  

Looks like TBS is carrying...
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

Just read this on Olneys Blog
Heard an interesting rumor -- and that's may be all it is, a rumor -- that makes sense, to a certain degree: The Braves are interested in Cincinnati right-hander Bronson Arroyo. But I cannot imagine the Reds making that deal without getting Jarrod Saltalamacchia in return; so far, Cincinnati GM Wayne Krivsky has been asking for big-time return in his trade proposals.

Would you guys make a straight up trade Arroyo for Saltamacchia?

by CamIam on Jul 18, 2007 11:45 AM EDT reply actions  

But we need a catcher/1B
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

thing is
we'd probably keep ross, valentin, and toothache, platoon votto, and have less reliable pitching than ever.

wow, the more i think about this, the more stupid it sounds.  i load wayne krivsky.

Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions  

I said it jokingly...
Sorry my internet sarcasm didn't come through.
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

You know people make that argument...
And sure, a top-flight catcher would be nice, but I'm content with our Joe Oliver-caliber catcher.  Clearly, we have much bigger concerns elsewhere.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

True
I cant see the logic in trading trading Arroyo unless you are getting a young stud arm in return. Who slots into Arroyo's spot next year if we move him? Now if Wayne could package Lohse and Weather and insert minor league player here for Saltamacchia I would be okay with that.

by CamIam on Jul 18, 2007 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

I still don't see
why Saltamacchia is such a need here.  Our offense is solid.  We have a great base of 2B and 3B, two outstanding outfielders and one possible star if he can stay healthy, a great prospect at 1B, a decent catcher who should settle into hitting around .250 and isn't a defensive liability...

The only position needs I see at this point are at short and perhaps in the outfield, depending on how Hobbs does.  The needs of this team almost solely lie in pitching.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

I agree with this assessment
Plus, don't we have a guy named Joey Votto who deserves a look at 1B? As far as catcher is concerned, I'm fine with Ross.
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

it makes no sense at all
first of all, he's cheap.  secondly, milton's salary comes off the books next year.  thirdly, you have lohse to trade.  fourthly, the offense is not the problem with this team.  it is a totally unnecessary move and i wish i hadn't heard this rumor.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

If Brandon played for Atlanta...
At least he would get his name back...
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

No. Not Straight Up.
Only way Id deal is Arroyo & Conine for Saltamaachia and Rafael Soriano and another prospect.

Atlanta would require a 1B of sometype to complete a deal for Salty.

But the teams don't match up real well.  The Braves have focused on rebuilding their bullpen the last year, it would not make sense for them to trade one of those guys, and the Reds don't really need another catcher or 1st Baseman.

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by MixFMKyle on Jul 18, 2007 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

i dont think this would be a terrible
trade, actch. first, salty is pre-arb/arb for another 4 years. second, bronson is cheap next year, but he's certainly not cheap for 2009 and 2010 ($49.5M, $11M, team option at $11M for 2011). if bronson regresses, we're going to be kicking outselves for the backloaded contract, but salty at that point would still be making arbitration money. And he could go a long way in stabilizing our offense if we lose dunn and/or griffey.

that being said, bronson probably will continue to outperform most pitchers making $10M the next couple years IMO, and his production might not easily be duplicated on the free agent market. Im growing increasingly convinced that his blip this season was due to narron's stupidity and not bronson's partying, rock 'n' roll or inferiority.

Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Jul 18, 2007 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

"$49.5M"
should be $9.5M, for 2009.
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Jul 18, 2007 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah good points.
There have been other rumors of the Pirates offering Ian Snell or Tom Gorzelanny  straight up for Salty.  I would think if the Braves were to trade him, they would be smarter to go with one of the younger, and much cheaper guys.
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by MixFMKyle on Jul 18, 2007 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Arroyo for Saltamacchia
throw in Stanton (and the whole of his contract) and I think we have a winner. (Oh and we have a C for them too, we could throw in)
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by ewquinn on Jul 18, 2007 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

anyone listening to WLW right now?
what the hell was that racist latino crap that was just on?  my god, i can't believe what i just heard.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 12:54 PM EDT reply actions  

what was it
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Jul 18, 2007 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

i'm not sure
but it was talking about how six months ago it was bad to be a latino, but now it is cool, and they had some guy with a speedy gonzalez voice talking.  it ended with how it's not "cool" to be irish, chinese, or even arabic (calling arabs by the wrong term) in america but everyone should be a latino.  it was blatantly making fun of people who are latino.

it's like something you would have heard in the 50s with blacks, sounded like a blackface on radio.  it wasn't for any product or company, it was just something WLW.  i really just can't believe i heard it.

Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

WLW
just went through this big thing where they had to remove a slew of billboards that depicted some obviously white guy with a fake curly mustache, a sombrero, and poncho holding the reins of a donkey while putting up his index finger. The caption read "WLW the BIG JUAN." Latino community leaders were outraged and managed to get the signs down.
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by Pops Daniels on Jul 18, 2007 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

My best Kanye West Impression:

"Bill Cunningham Hates Latino People"

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by MixFMKyle on Jul 18, 2007 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

really?
wow.  i really thought that kind of thing didn't happen anymore.

although that slogan is kind of funny.  perhaps if they had gotten a guy who really was juan?

Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

YES
I'm picturing a giant Juan Castro walking around Cincinnati like Godzilla.  And the attention whore Castro is, you know he'd do it.
"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Jul 18, 2007 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Who's got Harry Potter spoilers?
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 1:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Has anyone here ever heard of a company called
titan marketing?

it's based here in Cincinnati.

"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 1:04 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh God...
Talk about a 1-2 punch... Norris Hopper and Jeff Keppinger... that's sure to instill fear into the jheart of John Smoltz...
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah that is
right after a 7-8-9
of Ross-Lopez-Harang
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by MixFMKyle on Jul 18, 2007 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

I dunno...
After Livingstone's performance, they might be careful facing Reds pitching... The last Reds pitcher who went 4 for 4 was John Smiley...
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

NoHo and J-Kay (NoHop and JeKep?)
are going to tear it up today. Mark my words.
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Woo!
Number 2500 for Griffey... and he just beat the shift again...
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:08 PM EDT reply actions  

here's a trade
lohse and stanton for saltalamacchia instead of bronson.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 1:08 PM EDT reply actions  

sounds good to me..
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

2500!
Well done Griff.
"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Jul 18, 2007 1:09 PM EDT reply actions  

He may strike out alot...
But you can't say that Dunn doesn't have a good eye...
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:10 PM EDT reply actions  

People rag on him a lot for taking too many
pitches and getting himself into a bad count.
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

sometimes i wonder
if more batters took as many pitches if they wouldn't get similar results.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

we had a horrible year last year?
really? i did not know that until the braves' announcers told me
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Jul 18, 2007 1:15 PM EDT reply actions  

yeah, heard that
i wanted to scream through the computer screen.  i guess being in the race until the last week is a horrible season.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

That's a great point boobs...
The Reds have been so bad this year that I had forgotten they were pretty good last year.  I was just sitting here accepting what they were saying as fact.
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well...
That wasn't good... With Renteria's closed stance, I'd try and pound him inside as opposed to putting it right on the outside corner...
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:15 PM EDT reply actions  

if reds turn 5-4-3 DP today
Encarnacion to Keppinger to Hatteberg...what a mouthful
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 1:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Good-bye
Please take a seat Chipper
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:17 PM EDT reply actions  

"Josh Holliday of the Rockies"
these guys are on point today!
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Jul 18, 2007 1:17 PM EDT reply actions  

sorry
these guys do not seem to understand our team
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Jul 18, 2007 1:19 PM EDT reply actions  

or the Rockies...
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Or apparently there own team...
They mixed up Renteria with Harris...
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

yep
maybe i should go easy on them... if you talk for 3 hours youre bound to say a few things that are stupid or flat-out wrong. we all would. but josh holliday? matt holliday is one of the best players in the bigs.
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Jul 18, 2007 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

id like to see a little curveball here
to punch out andruw...
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Jul 18, 2007 1:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Four Reds converge...
Let's see... Harang, Hatte, Keppinger, Lopez, Encarnacion... I'm pretty sure that adds up to five...
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:21 PM EDT reply actions  

They didn't count Lopez...
Because nobody knows who he is...
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

that was a funny picture
on that popup with the whole infield going after it.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 1:21 PM EDT reply actions  

To the Brave's announcers...
My life is brilliant

What? Was I too early?
Oh, sorry
Should I
Do you wanna start over?
Or keep going?
OK.
Now? Now?

My life is brilliant
Your life's a joke
You're just pathetic
You're always broke

Your homemade Star Trek uniform
Really ain't impressing me
You're suffering from delusions of
Adequacy

You're pitiful
You're pitiful
You're pitiful
It's true

Never had a date
That you couldn't inflate
And you smell repulsive too
What a bummer being you

Well you just can't dance
And forget romance
Everybody you know
Still calls you "Fartypants"

But you'll always have a job
Well, I mean
As long as you still can work
That Slurpee machine

You're pitiful
You're pitiful
You're pitiful
It's true

You're half undressed
Eating chips off your chest
While you're playin' Halo 2
Noone's classier than you

La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
Loser

You're pitiful
You're pitiful
You're pitiful
It's true

Your dog would much rather
Play fetch by itself
You still live with your mom
And you're forty two

Guess you'll never grow a clue
Well, it just sucks to be you

"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Dude! That's a free download!
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Tru Dat
(that's street talk for "I know")
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm a whiz at Minesweeper
I can play for days
I eat all of my sandwiches
with mayonaise..
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

That's free too...
If you download it illegally...
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wouldn't download Al's or Buffett's work...
Everyone else is fair game...
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Haha...
The Brave's announcers think that Arroyo is attractive...
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:25 PM EDT reply actions  

uhhhhhhhhhhh
no comment
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

wow rosecans just asked if there was an ohio
university

btw just heard phillips asked for the day off

"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 1:30 PM EDT reply actions  

i feel a trade comming for edwin
so keppinger can play 3rd i wouldnt mind it
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 1:32 PM EDT reply actions  

insert you i love edwin comments now
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

I love Edwin Now
and Forever...
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Would Keppinger
really be so bad at short?

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

yes
after what we payed for alex
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Uhhhh
I'm saying in Gonzalez's absence.  Assuming either he stops playing or we get something for him.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

i dont care as long as castro doesnt play
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

I would hate to see Edwin go
He's going to be good. Sure he has makes some errors, but I don't know why this team doesn't seem to realize his potential...
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

he hasnt put up numbers anywhere near as good as
last year, and he only played part time with aurilla who batted .300
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

EdE
EdE since coming back up from Louisville: .291/.371/.430
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. --Oscar Wilde

by JD Arney on Jul 18, 2007 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

i find it funny that under pedro lopez's
page on reds.com they have a play by felipe lopez
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 1:36 PM EDT reply actions  

look at that speed...
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:36 PM EDT reply actions  

I guess that's why sac bunts are bad?
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:38 PM EDT reply actions  

lol
what context is your griffey quote in?
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

whichever you take it in...
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Seems like we might want to let
Harang swing away.  Just sayin'...

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

So I've relocated to the car dealership
to be sexually assaulted in the name of "necessary maintenance."  I was sitting in a corner by the water cooler, using the free wireless, when some salesman told me that they have a "private office" that I could use.  I relocated, and it turns out to be a room with a couple of chairs, a bench, and the freaking copier.

Yeah, this is much quieter.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 1:38 PM EDT reply actions  

now braves announcers
finally acknowledge reds run last year, but then say reds not as good as their record.  i'm annoyed.  this is not the terrible team they keep talking about.  more reason to hate the braves.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 1:41 PM EDT reply actions  

bingo...
the braves weren't that great last year either...
"Can I do Nomo? Uh, no. It's too herky jerky. I'd probably pull a disk." -Ken Griffey Jr.

by crolfer on Jul 18, 2007 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

agreed
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

maybe griffey should change his jock strap
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 1:54 PM EDT reply actions  

7 K's allready for Smoltz
Geez..
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 1:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Anyone else notice a problem with
this website for trade rumors?

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/news/trade_deadline/teamrumors_07.jsp?loc=nl

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by BK on Jul 18, 2007 1:55 PM EDT reply actions  

the reds dont count
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Jul 18, 2007 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Reds aren't there.
Apparently the Reds AREN'T sellers and WON'T get rid of anybody before the deadline.  Thank goodness.
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by BK on Jul 18, 2007 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

They're there for me...
Do you not see this?

Reds look to be big sellers
Sell, sell, sell. Look for the team to shed players and their salaries. The biggest chips the Reds have, but the two most complicated guys to move, are Ken Griffey Jr. and Adam Dunn. Cincinnati could be looking to move a few other veterans including first baseman Scott Hatteberg and Jeff Conine, right-handed starter Kyle Lohse and reliever David Weathers. The Reds likely have very few players who would be deemed "untouchables." -- Mark Sheldon

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

i dont see htat
is it a browser thing? im using ie7 and i just see the other 5 central teams
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by boobs on Jul 18, 2007 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Perhaps.
For this and many other reasons, you should be using firefox.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

my firefox went downhill
when i installed adblocker. since then it's been like using dialup, so i had to switch to ie.
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Jul 18, 2007 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

I second that
Firefox > IE 7
"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Jul 18, 2007 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

i dont see htat
is it a browser thing? im using ie7 and i just see the other 5 central teams
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by boobs on Jul 18, 2007 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nope.
I have 3x5 grid for the 3 divisions, 5 teams from each, and the Reds aren't included.
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by BK on Jul 18, 2007 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

i saw the same thing on the main mlb page
it has the reds as a main story but when you click on that you cant find em
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Come on, Edwin!
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 1:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Gameday can be so annoying sometimes.
So Hatteberg never batted, but somehow is on first anyway...

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 1:58 PM EDT reply actions  

he walked
just so's you know
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Jul 18, 2007 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

it's not as annoying as
your tv feed continuously buffering because your office's server can't handle half the office watching youtube and television.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Harang
has 5 Ks of his own...

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 2:02 PM EDT reply actions  

yes
and he threw the guy out by half a step, easy
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Jul 18, 2007 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Radio
Anyone have a link to a free webcast?

by bphil2b on Jul 18, 2007 2:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Eeek
Four-pitch walk...

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 2:06 PM EDT reply actions  

houston is losing 4-2 to washington
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 2:13 PM EDT reply actions  

awwwwww common
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 2:14 PM EDT reply actions  

Well....
damn. Mark Berry strikes again

by bphil2b on Jul 18, 2007 2:15 PM EDT reply actions  

My power at home has been out since 9 AM
Presumably because, a couple of blocks over, a water main burst and created a sinkhole that swallowed an Accord:

Is the dairy in my fridge a loss at this point?

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 2:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Probably not
if your fridge is pretty full and the door's not being opened a lot.

by pw on Jul 18, 2007 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

you are okay,
But go ahead and put the dairy in the freezer, if you need to make room in there, go ahead and thaw something for dinner now.
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by ewquinn on Jul 18, 2007 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

how close was that?
for anybody watchin on tv
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by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 2:16 PM EDT reply actions  

Pedro
Pedro looked like he hesitated about rounding 3rd and it was pretty close at the plate. He had to hold on because Jones made a diving effort....Great effort on Harangs part faking a bunt pulling back then ripping it to right.

by bphil2b on Jul 18, 2007 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Norris Hopper
is ready to kill any remaining hint of a rally.  Dead.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 2:16 PM EDT reply actions  

how close was the play at the plate
with Lopez?
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Jul 18, 2007 2:19 PM EDT reply actions  

Throw
was up the line and McCann had to make a sweeping tag and barely got him. Kelly Johnson threw a lasor to get him.

by bphil2b on Jul 18, 2007 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Braves announcers
I don't know if I can handle these guys all 9 innings

by bphil2b on Jul 18, 2007 2:23 PM EDT reply actions  

Harang
78 pitches in...

Smoltz is at 68.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 2:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Harang
does like the double play, doesn't he?

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 2:41 PM EDT reply actions  

The Reds had better start scoring runs...
Because I don't like their chances once it becomes a bullpen battle.
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by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 2:42 PM EDT reply actions  

92 pitches
for Harang through 6...looks like the eighth will, in fact, be dreaded.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 2:43 PM EDT reply actions  

That Smoltz guy is pretty good isn't he?
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by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 2:45 PM EDT reply actions  

naw hes just lucky
yeah right....
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

looks like it will come down to our bullpen
crud
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 2:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Looking up from some work
We got us a real pitcher's duel, eh?
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by BK on Jul 18, 2007 2:46 PM EDT reply actions  

man pedro doesnt look like a rookie
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 2:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Pedro has some Pep in his bat...
Maybe we should call him Peppy Lopez!
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by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 2:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Mmmm
Pepe Lopez...
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by BK on Jul 18, 2007 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

This
reminds me of that last duel with Sabathia.
I Is Unacculturated

by Pops Daniels on Jul 18, 2007 2:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Lopez 3-3
pete pushes the right buttons...and thank good i get to watch some of this game!!!
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by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 2:47 PM EDT reply actions  

apartly smoltz is a gammer according to the cowboy
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 2:49 PM EDT reply actions  

if the mountians win again?
who were they fighting?
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 2:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Hopefully at some point
BP will be PHing and staying in, Kepp moving to first...

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 2:51 PM EDT reply actions  

or 3rd
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

NOHO totally misplayed that ball into a triple.
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by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 2:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Me Too :-(
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by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

NOHO = Douche
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by MixFMKyle on Jul 18, 2007 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

That was a tough play
the ball tailed off at the end in an odd way, and Jones made a bad play in center, maybe the sun is really bad today
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by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gameday
is totally freaking out right now...

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 2:54 PM EDT reply actions  

There's the game
Soriano and Wickman will close it out now...
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by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 2:54 PM EDT reply actions  

I think this can put to rest
all of that "Hopper should be starting because of his defense" bullshit.
"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Jul 18, 2007 2:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice Play off the wall Hopper
Way to make a double into a triple.
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by MixFMKyle on Jul 18, 2007 2:54 PM EDT reply actions  

it should be tied right now
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 2:57 PM EDT reply actions  

TBS is even burning Dunn...
Guess reds anouncers have spread the "virus"
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by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 2:58 PM EDT reply actions  

The said this
"The place to hit the ball is LF, because Dunn has a VERY weak arm, Hopper and Griffeys are average"
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by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Who do you like for the 8th
A worn out Harang or a Reds Bullpen? even at 105 Pitches I like Harang pete
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by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 2:59 PM EDT reply actions  

No way do we get to his spot in the lineup
So I would say leave him out there and see how he does...

But what do I know?

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

You know a private office when you see one...
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by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

but we need vetern presence
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well even if we go 1-2-3 this inning
We will get Dunn vs. Wickman II in the 9th
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by MixFMKyle on Jul 18, 2007 3:00 PM EDT reply actions  

Well...
Keeping Harang in there was the right move, even if it did not work out.  Any Reds relief pitcher not named Weathers would probably have given up more runs, on average, than Harang would in that inning.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:01 PM EDT reply actions  

Stupid hypothetical question
If the Reds come back here and hold on to win it, does Harang get the win?

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Yes.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yes
"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Jul 18, 2007 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Norris Hopper today:
0-4, 3K, and bad Misplay in OF that could cost the game.  I think Dunn would have played that ball better.
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by MixFMKyle on Jul 18, 2007 3:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Black players get treated diferently than whites
on this blog!!!
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by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

What? No way that was even close
to being a racist statement.  If Ryan Freel had the same day, Id be bitching about his play as well.  

Don't accuse people of that shit.  You really are a dumbass.

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by MixFMKyle on Jul 18, 2007 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

noho gets the golden sombraro
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by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:03 PM EDT reply actions  

What??

"Norris Hopper strikes out on foul tip.  One out."

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by MixFMKyle on Jul 18, 2007 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

I am so glad
That Keppinger started today instead of BP.

Those pesky, selfish grand slams and home runs were starting to get on my nerves.

Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:05 PM EDT reply actions  

BP asked for an off day
hes only had like 2 all year
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Think clutch Dunn
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by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Damn
That sure was selfish of him.  He should have hit behind the runner instead.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dream game for Geki
Hopper fucks up

Dunn gets his yearly big hit

...now weathers has to fuck up and we might be there oh wait we can't use him we brought him in a rout two days ago shit

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by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Pretty typical game, really.
Hopper and Dunn have made it more obvious than usual today, but one is always more productive than the other, and it's not Norris.

by Geki on Jul 18, 2007 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dunn yes
Hopper is a good backup OF, but why Freel in CF? ugh
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by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Good point about Weathers
This is why I don't like pitching guys just bc "they need the work."  If he hadn't pitched two nights ago - when he wasn't needed - he'd be available today.  

by ken on Jul 18, 2007 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

yep
well we have Todd Coffey...the future closer...thats what i'm supose to think Chris right?
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

wow adam dunn
with runners on base?????

PINCH ME

"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Like I always say...
Adam Dunn is my hero!
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by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 3:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Guys btw i'm Adam Dunns new
hitting coach...NICE BUNT HR DUNN!!!
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by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Dunn, Nice Bomb!!
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by MixFMKyle on Jul 18, 2007 3:08 PM EDT reply actions  

DUNNER!
TRADE HIM!
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by BK on Jul 18, 2007 3:08 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow
Well I'd say thats clutch

by bphil2b on Jul 18, 2007 3:08 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice strategery...
Allow runners on base in RBI situations so you force the Braves to PH for Smoltz, then score runs off their relievers.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:12 PM EDT reply actions  

so that was the plan..........nice pete
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dammit, I hate hate hate
defensive substitutions for Dunn.  Sure, replace Hopper with Freel. But get rid of Dunn?  Ugh.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:12 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah
what happens if they tie it up?  Freel is now our cleanup guy.
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by MixFMKyle on Jul 18, 2007 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

In theory....
The Reds Bullpen won't give up any runs so therefor Dunn's bat won't be needed. hahahahaha bullpen not giving up runs

by bphil2b on Jul 18, 2007 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

I haven't heard
but I'll bet Marty is still talking shit about the Donkey.
I Is Unacculturated

by Pops Daniels on Jul 18, 2007 3:14 PM EDT reply actions  

A trade? Who is it?
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by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 3:14 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh...it's just the braves signing Franco...
The announcers said they had a trade to announce in a minute, and it coincided with Dunn coming out.

I got scared there for a minute.

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by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Julio Franco
Ha.  Isn't he like 48?
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by MixFMKyle on Jul 18, 2007 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I froze!
I thought they were going to say "The Reds just agreed to terms with the cubs, Hatty and Adam Dunn for Sean Marshall, Jac Jones and Will Ohman" NO!!!
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sweaterpants has just put Dunns HR
on DVD to show interested teams he is in fact good in the late innings...
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:14 PM EDT reply actions  

Pepe
Lopez with a nice play....Andruw can still run a bit I guess

by bphil2b on Jul 18, 2007 3:15 PM EDT reply actions  

astros update
Stros=6
Nats=7
in the top of the 8th

"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:15 PM EDT reply actions  

i have no idea
thought it was funny tho
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Think it might be time...
To take Harang out now?  113 pitches is an awful lot.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Harang has a 130 Pitch count in my mind...
and thats why i'm not a manager haha
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Could really use...
A Dental Plan now.

Lisa needs braces.

Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Yesss
atleast wait till the 9th
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Crap.
Good thing Freel is hitting cleanup.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Coutlangus time...
C'mon Cooter!
"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Jul 18, 2007 3:19 PM EDT reply actions  

I didn't realize
how shitty our bench is at this point.  Now that we burned Freel for no good reason, we're down to Conine, Moeller, Phillips, and Valentin...

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:19 PM EDT reply actions  

Don't worry.
We will be getting Castro back soon!
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Castro will be at a 100%
Meaning he will go from .160 to .230!
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

No matter how you add it up
Harangatang might be ugly, but he's a stud on the pitching rubber.....

by Verity on Jul 18, 2007 3:20 PM EDT reply actions  

A salute to the Colonel
Well done sir.
"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Jul 18, 2007 3:22 PM EDT reply actions  

Please tell me
if somebody gets on, BP is in as PH.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:23 PM EDT reply actions  

Also
Why didn't Pete double-switch to keep Coutlangus in for more than one out if someone gets on?

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nope.
BP as a PH for Edwin.  That makes a lot of sense.  Yeah.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

If this game comes down to Ryan Freel
Pete Mackanin = Jerry Narron
"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Jul 18, 2007 3:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Pinch hitting for Edwin?
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Jul 18, 2007 3:24 PM EDT reply actions  

lets make wickman cry
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:25 PM EDT reply actions  

I hope...
That Freel will come up in a key RBI situation later in the game and screw up, so Mackanin will learn not to do the stupid defensive substitution.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Okay
Now we're down to Conine, Moeller, and Valentin.

Sigh.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:26 PM EDT reply actions  

This is definitely one of those games
Where if we lose, it will be because of the manager.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Before the bullpen gives up a walkoff hit
I would like to say Smoltz and Harang part III was worth it...I would get it on Pay Per View for Part IV
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Do not
Pinch run for Ross.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:29 PM EDT reply actions  

But
We have Moeller to catch!

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

I thought Pete was supposed to be managing
as if he had nothing to lose.

These moves today are like moves Jerry Narron would make while desparately trying to cling to his job...

"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 3:29 PM EDT reply actions  

They tried to pick off Ross?
Hahahaha.  Yeah, he's a threat...

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:30 PM EDT reply actions  

appartly lopez can only hit off of smoltz
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:30 PM EDT reply actions  

Do you post from a cell phone?
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

np...
i pppots frm a cllepnhn.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Are you the real Paul Householder?
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Lopez
Is not going to see anything remotely worth hitting.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:30 PM EDT reply actions  

Lopez
chooses NOW to swing wildly at ball three...

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:31 PM EDT reply actions  

They could have just
walked the bases loaded to set up the NoHo double play...

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:32 PM EDT reply actions  

TBS also thinks
Javy is a quality hitter...I want these guys as anoucers they put a positive spin on everything

Chip-"Stanton has a tough season"

Flash World series numbers with Yankees

Chip"but he is such a Clutch reliever that you know he will come around"

wait...FSN did that last night

"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:32 PM EDT reply actions  

I <3 wasting bench players
Phillips for Edwin was downright retarded. Taking Dunn out was likewise.

by Geki on Jul 18, 2007 3:33 PM EDT reply actions  

astros update
still 7-6 but now in the bottom of the 8th nats batting

"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:34 PM EDT reply actions  

STANTON?
Mackanin has pretty much made me hate him in one day. Amazing.

by Geki on Jul 18, 2007 3:35 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm sure he takes it to heart
I mean he only makes more being a fill in,  than I will see in my life
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ugh
Okay, so instead of double-switching to keep Cooter in, we now get to see Stanton.

Seriously.  Ugh.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Stanton is in
Abandon all hope ye who enter here.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Stanton
singlehandedly shifts the dreaded eighth to the ninth inning.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:36 PM EDT reply actions  

haha did anyone hear the TBS guys the last inning
"You think the reds would pinch run for Ross"

"well they have 3 cathers so 2 are on the bench and Jeff Conine and thats the risk you take carrying 3 catchers"

...Oh wayne

"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:37 PM EDT reply actions  

honestly i deff. like keppy here
rather than edwin
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:38 PM EDT reply actions  

2 ks by stanton i do think he get a bad wrap
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Well
he did manage to whittle a six-run lead down to two last night...

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

true
but he also just struck out the side-i think hes better with a small lead
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

By this logic...
Stanton is the greatest pitcher since Cy Young.  If he can keep up this one strikeout per batter thing, he would really be great, and he must be getting a bad rap.  Nevermind the 32 other innings he has pitched or the .311 batting average against.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gotta say...
That I really am not sure if you're kidding when you say really dopey things like this.  I have trouble telling the difference.

Maybe it's all the typos.  I don't know.

Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe he has a virus...
And certain keys on his keyboard don't work...
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe Stanton is a CLUTCH pitcher?
dare I say it wtih 2 outs? enough time for a walk off HR?
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:40 PM EDT reply actions  

I think
Pete is managing this pretty well actually.

by Verity on Jul 18, 2007 3:41 PM EDT reply actions  

thank you
at least someone agrees with me
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

think about it
With our pitching, there is no reason to try to play a long game since we probably would never get that far anyway.
He is throwing everything and the kitchen sink at em, try to make somebody a hero.

by Verity on Jul 18, 2007 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well he could have left in the guy that hit
the ball about 4 miles....
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

and have dunn
strike out here?
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Where the Hell is Geki when I need him?
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Will you stop talking to yourself?
Who are you?  Rose2hall/Ben10?
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey.
I apologize.  I got your alt confused with someone else's alt.  See below.  Thanks.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 19, 2007 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

I think that Pete's managing of this game..
sucks ass.
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'll grant
that these decisions should be analyzed ex ante, not ex post--i.e. were they the best decisions at the time?  not: did the decision work out?

However.  I am never a fan of taking out Dunn late with such a slim lead.  Furthermore, I think BP should have been saved to pinch hit for the pitcher, or double-switched in.

Also, I wasn't looking forward to seeing Harang come out in the 8th without a short leash...

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

ahhhhhhh so thats y hopper was left in
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Yep...
Now he walks Griffey to get to Freel.

If Dunn were in there, Griffey would get pitches to hit.

Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:47 PM EDT reply actions  

and we wouldnt have a runner in scoring postion
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

What?
Dunn was taken out for Freel, not Norris Hopper.  You, sir, are an idiot.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

HAHAHA
harsh but true
"If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing." - Sparky Anderson

by bphil2b on Jul 18, 2007 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

no i mean they wouldnt have walked griffey
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

You are still an idiot.
Keppinger bunted Hopper over.  That's why he was on second.  Did you drink a Slurpee too fast and freeze your brain?

He would have been on second with one out for Griffey and then Dunn.

Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

o sorry wow yeah i am
i will stop saying words now
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

I apologize.
I was unduly harsh on you today, so I apologize.

I think you are probably an old-school baseball fan, and you may believe the traditional conventional wisdom that strikeouts are bad (regardless of the player's ability to produce runs) and speed at the top of the order is good (regardless of the player's ability to get on base).  Please keep an open mind to what people are posting in the diaries regarding sabermetrics and see if you can change your viewpoint.  If, after reading and understanding what they say, you still adhere to your current view, then fine, but what has made me angry about your position is that it just seems like you haven't engaged any alternative points of view, yet you continue to post what you post, regardless of people's evidence to the contrary.

I must say that in the time that I have been reading and posting here, I have become a much more educated baseball fan, and I'd encourage you to read the stuff people are posting and engage it intellectually.  The recent diaries by boobs, sidnancy, Menace and BLee2525 have been excellent.

Here's what I'd recommend you read:

Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV

Thanks.

Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey guys do I have to get cool god
to break this up! Lets just get through the bottom of the 10th together and hold hands...:}
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

I just don't know how to respond to this
conversation.

Paul you are right.  Shortstop, you make no sense.

"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fuckin chuck noris
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

the Noho show doesn't disapoint
7 bunt singles now? somewhat impressive,

I'll respond for you Geki "yeah when you cant hit bunt singles are the only thing you can do" :}

"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Let's go Hattie!
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 3:49 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow.
"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Jul 18, 2007 3:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow.
I can't believe Ryan Freel was up with the game on the line instead of Dunn.  That was so Narron-esque, I can't stand it.
"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Jul 18, 2007 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Strike one to Hattie
looks on Gameday like that pitch that got someone thrown out last night...

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:50 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm glad lineups don't matter.
Current batting order:

Hopper
Keppinger
Griffey
Freel
Hatteberg
Phillips
Ross
pitcher

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:51 PM EDT reply actions  

KYESS!!!!!
"To me, the lesson was obvious: Alone, I couldn't win this battle. With Jesus, I couldn't lose. "-Josh Hamilton espn mag.

by Shortstop @ Red Reporter on Jul 18, 2007 3:52 PM EDT reply actions  

HATTE
"If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing." - Sparky Anderson

by bphil2b on Jul 18, 2007 3:52 PM EDT reply actions  

Yay! The braves just got S-Hat on...
"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 3:52 PM EDT reply actions  

in play, run(s)!
Yes!
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 3:52 PM EDT reply actions  

Did hopper just score the go ahead run?
If we win by that run, Hopper is the player of the game and more Clutch than Dunn wahahahaha!
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:53 PM EDT reply actions  

1 for 5 with three Ks
Pretty damn clutch, that NoHo.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

If it wasn't for Dunn
The game would have been over 20 minutes ago.
"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Jul 18, 2007 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

um I don't think
So I don't understand what you are talking about, I thought Dunn stuck out 7 times today and made 6 Errors?
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Told ya
Game winning moment...what a manager!:~)

by Verity on Jul 18, 2007 3:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Will you please...
Just continue posting your drivel under "Shortstop"?  It's easier for people to keep track of it.

Please see Red Menace's post regarding differentiating results from outcomes.

Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sorry about this.
I mistook you for YellowJacket.  I forgot that your alt was sloppygolf.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Scott Hatteberg,
You sir, are the snacks.
"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Jul 18, 2007 3:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Come on BP!
Let's make it a lead that can withstand whatever our bullpen may do...

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 3:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Scott Hatteberg is the man
Someone should write a book on that guy...
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 3:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Damn
Great hustle by Phillips....Lets see if there is a storm brewing in the ATL
"If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing." - Sparky Anderson

by bphil2b on Jul 18, 2007 3:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Maybe Mackanin gets bailed out here.
By Hatteberg.

But these moves today were Narronesque.

Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Why did Dunn get taken out for Freel?
Double switch?
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 3:56 PM EDT reply actions  

I subscribe...
To the Slurpee/brain freeze theory.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Seriously
Narron's Ghost PH for Dunn straight up?
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fucking trade Weathers. Now.
When will Wayne learn that players always return to their norms?

by Geki on Jul 18, 2007 3:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Weathers is getting really good at blowing saves..
This is why we had the Todd Coffey as closer disaster last year.

FUCK YOU REDS!

"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 3:58 PM EDT reply actions  

I mean...
Stanton was actually pitching pretty well, plus the pitcher spot would be up next inning if we lose the lead but not the game.

I don't know why I'm trying to reason this...just.  Ugh.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

How can it be this hard, David Weathers?
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 4:00 PM EDT reply actions  

Hopper misplayed another one!
Find me on MySpace- http://www.myspace.com/mixfmkyle

by MixFMKyle on Jul 18, 2007 4:01 PM EDT reply actions  

HoHo
Not to pour on the guy but what the hell is he doing? In this case it didn't cost a base but why is he just running into the wall? That was the second time this game.

ps I hate this Bullpen

"If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing." - Sparky Anderson

by bphil2b on Jul 18, 2007 4:01 PM EDT reply actions  

Is it just me or is
Bobby Cox schooling Pete M...what a call Fake Bunt, SB!!!
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 4:01 PM EDT reply actions  

Ok
DP time?
When Juan Castro is batting a .1000 lifetime against anyone, you have to play him!

by Pilsner73 on Jul 18, 2007 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nice prediction.
Probably not what you had in mind when you made it, however...
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

90 feet away from heartbreak..
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 4:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Strategy
Interesting choice by Petey
"If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing." - Sparky Anderson

by bphil2b on Jul 18, 2007 4:04 PM EDT reply actions  

Holy Shit
"If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing." - Sparky Anderson

by bphil2b on Jul 18, 2007 4:05 PM EDT reply actions  

I LOVE BP!!!
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 4:05 PM EDT reply actions  

I hate this team.
Just get this game over with, dammit.

by Geki on Jul 18, 2007 4:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Holy Moses!
I've got to run and get some pizza,

But Phillips just made an AWESOME play!

"Give them this: they never let the fact that only half of what they posted was funny stop them from posting still more." - Rastronomicals

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2007 4:05 PM EDT reply actions  

i have a damn conference call in ten minutes
it's unnecessary, of course.  my boss loves unnecessary meetings.  really long ones.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 4:06 PM EDT reply actions  

I am with you
we must have the same boss

by Verity on Jul 18, 2007 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Tell me about it
I just sat through a meeting I had no reason to be at all.
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Remaining pitchers:
Gosling, Coffey, Burton, Saarloos.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 4:07 PM EDT reply actions  

I find myself
Wishing Ryan Franklin were still on this team.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

At least we'd know
that this game wouldn't go past the 16th.  He'd throw the same pitch again.
"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Jul 18, 2007 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

Pinch hitter
For Weathers.. discuss
When Juan Castro is batting a .1000 lifetime against anyone, you have to play him!

by Pilsner73 on Jul 18, 2007 4:07 PM EDT reply actions  

If Lopez
Does not get on, I let Weathers hit for himself.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 4:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice groundout.
I bet Weathers could have done that for himself.
Please don't trade Adam Dunn.

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2007 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Left on the bench:
Freaking Moeller.

That is all.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 4:12 PM EDT reply actions  

New Thread anyone?
My Computer is going Sweaterpants when a 40 year old catcher in on the market!
"Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw

by Zach K on Jul 18, 2007 4:12 PM EDT reply actions  

BP = Gold Glove
I know Utley's Offensive numbers are better so he will probably get it, But come on. Brandon has been stellar.
"If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing." - Sparky Anderson

by bphil2b on Jul 18, 2007 4:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Way to be unpredictable, Norris.
And by unpredictable I mean awful at baseball.

by Geki on Jul 18, 2007 4:23 PM EDT reply actions  

Hobbs comes back when?
And when he is can we please see Hopper never again?
"If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing." - Sparky Anderson

by bphil2b on Jul 18, 2007 4:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Jeff Brantley is a massive tool.
What the hell was that, man? Jesus fucking Christ.

by Geki on Jul 18, 2007 4:25 PM EDT reply actions  

What'd he say?
I'm working with no audio here. : (
Today is the first day of the rest of the season.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2007 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

pitcher's best friend!
let's go reds!!!!!!
Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Jul 18, 2007 4:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Well.
I just paid $80 to have a light bulb in my car's console replaced...

and they're still playing this one.  Wow.

by Gray on Jul 18, 2007 4:52 PM EDT reply actions  

wow
what kind of car?
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Jul 18, 2007 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

they're still playing?
geez.  well they better keep playing.  stupid braves.
Fire DeWayno Sweaterpants!

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2007 4:55 PM EDT reply actions  

howdy kids
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Jul 18, 2007 5:07 PM EDT reply actions  

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