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Masquerade Part II

It's only the second inning and we're already going to threads.  It's 2-0 Reds.  Let's keep it going.

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which just so happens to be the inning i liked to give up most of my runs in
There were a few times where I got off the ball a little bit, but I was able to make big pitches when I needed them.

by Jimmy Haynes on May 16, 2007 10:42 PM EDT reply actions  

this inning has started poorly
btw, is anybody getting their sip on?

by Michael Scott from The Office on May 16, 2007 10:42 PM EDT reply actions  

Black Toad
Dark Ale.

Alternating with Mackeson Triple Stout.

Just some good, fundamentally sound beer.

by Veteran Presence on May 16, 2007 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Bud Light for me
And no alter ego.......or is there? DUN DUN DUUUUUNNN!
"It's not fair that the guys in charge now weren't around to see the previous staff make the same mistakes." -- Brian B

by jch24 on May 16, 2007 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Coffee. Black.
And frozen donuts.  Got some fresh ones comin' out of the microwave right now.  Oooooooooooh        shit.

by Kevin Mitchell on May 16, 2007 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

holy shit
hobbs threw the hell out of that ball

by Michael Scott from The Office on May 16, 2007 10:43 PM EDT reply actions  

don't think he had him
and Ross has a tendency to drop those.  That could have meant a runner on third instead of second.

2007 Reds Threat Level is Blue

by Slyde on May 16, 2007 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah
i dont think he woulda been out. but that was a laser

by Michael Scott from The Office on May 16, 2007 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ow my eyes!
A bunt! Out, demon, out!
My hierarchy of goodness: My book > OBP > Sex > College pitchers > Firing scouts > Microsoft Excel > Pork chops > Tiddlywinks > Ebola

by Billy Beane on May 16, 2007 10:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice play Ross!
keep the force intact.

2007 Reds Threat Level is Blue

by Slyde on May 16, 2007 10:46 PM EDT reply actions  

The Moeller Factor
It just is better when Chad is around.
Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on May 16, 2007 10:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Excellent!
way to get out of the inning.

2007 Reds Threat Level is Blue

by Slyde on May 16, 2007 10:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Hey guys
How am I doing?

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 10:47 PM EDT reply actions  

looking good legs
looking damn good

by Michael Scott from The Office on May 16, 2007 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

DP
2 outs in 1 pitch. Sexy.
My hierarchy of goodness: My book > OBP > Sex > College pitchers > Firing scouts > Microsoft Excel > Pork chops > Tiddlywinks > Ebola

by Billy Beane on May 16, 2007 10:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Ooooooooooooooh shit.
5-4-3 yessirree.

by Kevin Mitchell on May 16, 2007 10:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Hi, everybody
Sorry, I'm late. The just shot me full of Starbucks so I'm ready to chat.
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 16, 2007 10:48 PM EDT reply actions  

i have a question
why dont you leave the pop culture references to, i dont know, the celebrity gossip columnists?

by Michael Scott from The Office on May 16, 2007 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Why don't you leave
acting to, I don't know, celebrities.
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 16, 2007 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey Bill!
I listened to your podcast earlier today, actually... those iPods are delicious
I suck right now. What else can I say?

by Mike Stanton on May 16, 2007 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Every time
I come back into the dugout, Freel keeps saying Farney needs a hug.  I'm really freaking weirded out.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 10:49 PM EDT reply actions  

Hey, Bronson
Whaddya say after the game yous and I go out and pick up ladies?
I suck right now. What else can I say?

by Mike Stanton on May 16, 2007 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm in Mike. And I'll drive.
The Caddy or the dune buggy?

by Kevin Mitchell on May 16, 2007 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Cadillac
Such a fine quality vehicle.  Real sturdy.
I suck right now. What else can I say?

by Mike Stanton on May 16, 2007 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh yeah
I thought I'd take my time to express my thanks.  If it wasn't for Veteran Presence, I wouldn't have a job.
I suck right now. What else can I say?

by Mike Stanton on May 16, 2007 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey, Mike...
you keep bringing me to the ballpark every day, I'll make sure you still have a job.

by Veteran Presence on May 16, 2007 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

No way
Not after last time.  The only time I ever see you striking out is when you're looking for chicks.

(haha, I made another joke!)

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fine then.
Enjoy the lead that you leave with being blown to all hell in the 8th inning tonight, you stupid hippie.  I'd like to see you get to second on the all-time list in appearances.
I suck right now. What else can I say?

by Mike Stanton on May 16, 2007 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Mike, when it comes to appearances...
...the folks prefer quality over quantity.  Trust me.  I should know.

HA! Aha ha ha ha. ha.

by Fat Vegas Alan on May 16, 2007 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Couldn't agree more
And while were on the subject, here's three random thoughts on tonights game:
  1. Is it just me or does Khalil Greene look exactly like Benny from the Bachelorette 2? I mean are we positive this isn't the same guy? Can we get Selig to move on DNA for this sort of thing? Can't you just see Khalil getting blasted and trying to play with Laurie's belly button in the hot tub.
  2. Does David Wells even bother to buckle his belt on nights he doesn't pitch? I'm legitimately intrigued by how fat this guy is getting. He's getting to Magic Johnson territory now. This is why we need live cameras on the dugout at all times. Couldn't you just see Boomer asking Mike Cameron to pull his finger between innings? You see, this is why I should be running my own network.
  3. Bronson Arroyo is making better contact than Wily Mo Pena. Warrants mentioning.
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 16, 2007 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hello Kids
Just got in...seeing the guests of honor before I go change. Be back soon

by Caleb on May 16, 2007 10:49 PM EDT reply actions  

Edwin Encarnacion
Would never have fielded that cleanly enough to get the DP.  It is a good thing Krivsky sent him down to AAA.  He was just a dead pull hitter with defensive problems anyway.
I hate Adam Dunn.

by michale on May 16, 2007 10:50 PM EDT reply actions  

I like
having runs when I pitch, so I can get wins.  So Edwin was nice having around.  This castro guy just keeps talking about when he fought in WWI.

(haha Castro's old, I made a joke)

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Juan Castro
I'm sure he was just drawing an analogy; comparing WWI to the battles he's been through on the ballfield.  I think the young guys could learn a lot from him.  Great glove guy, and gives you professional at-bats.  Every team needs a Juan Castro.

by Veteran Presence on May 16, 2007 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

No...
Then why does he keep showing us the shrapnel in his legs from where those "kaiser-lickers" shot him?

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

He was one-dimensional
If even that.  If he didn't play third, I think he would walk to his position all the time.

We should have traded him last year, when his stock was high and gotten someone worthwhile, like Juan Pierre instead.

I hate Adam Dunn.

by michale on May 16, 2007 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

hobbs is hot
the past two days

by Michael Scott from The Office on May 16, 2007 10:51 PM EDT reply actions  

You know who's really hot?
Jack Freakin' Cust, that's who. Go ahead, call me a genius. Hold onto to those signed copies of Moneyball, folks.
My hierarchy of goodness: My book > OBP > Sex > College pitchers > Firing scouts > Microsoft Excel > Pork chops > Tiddlywinks > Ebola

by Billy Beane on May 16, 2007 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

If you're so smart
Why am I on the Reds?

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

I have mercy
If I had been on the phone with Theo and Wayne that day, we would've gotten you, Ortiz, Dunn, and Homer Bailey with Jason Kendall going to the Reds and the Sox getting that fat catcher kid.

Unfortunately, I was down in the stats bunker playing dungeons and dragons with my scouting staff that day.

My hierarchy of goodness: My book > OBP > Sex > College pitchers > Firing scouts > Microsoft Excel > Pork chops > Tiddlywinks > Ebola

by Billy Beane on May 16, 2007 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey Billy
Do you know where I can buy some blue jeans?

2007 Reds Threat Level is Blue

by Slyde on May 16, 2007 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'll run some numbers
My stat nerds should be able to come up with a spreadsheet about shopping malls with the cheapest jeans (adjusted for local taxes) in a few minutes.
My hierarchy of goodness: My book > OBP > Sex > College pitchers > Firing scouts > Microsoft Excel > Pork chops > Tiddlywinks > Ebola

by Billy Beane on May 16, 2007 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

This close game is just what we need
This assures some good pressure innings for the bullpen.  See... those guys just need to get out there and keep working on it.  

by Kool Aid Man on May 16, 2007 10:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Nah
What you need is me out there, by this point the game would be well out of hand, then people with talent, ie. burton, could pitch
There were a few times where I got off the ball a little bit, but I was able to make big pitches when I needed them.

by Jimmy Haynes on May 16, 2007 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

have you guys
noticed that george grande says "bloop" a lot? this is my first night, so i wouldnt know.

by Michael Scott from The Office on May 16, 2007 10:56 PM EDT reply actions  

okay guys Im back.
Freakin Bowden wont quit calling.  He wants Dunn and Hamilton.  I told him not until he included Dimitri Young.

by Sweaterpants on May 16, 2007 10:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh no
You better not send me to Washington.  I'll kill you.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

I could get Nook Logan for you.
But the dude can't sing like you, so I guess I better turn it down.

by Sweaterpants on May 16, 2007 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sweaterpants...
Oh Sweaterpants, you manage the cinci reds...
sweaterpants, oh sweaterpants, it's better than being dead....

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ooooooooooooh shit.
Did you say get some nook?

I'm in.  Caddy or dune buggy?

by Kevin Mitchell on May 16, 2007 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was wondering
My pet cat is getting on my nerves.....could you come over and cut its head off?
"It's not fair that the guys in charge now weren't around to see the previous staff make the same mistakes." -- Brian B

by jch24 on May 16, 2007 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

That shit's not funny.
Shut yo mouth or you'll find out if I know how to cut off a cat head.

And tell Doc he owe me $45.

by Kevin Mitchell on May 16, 2007 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

this is one of those comedic situations
where you repeat the same thing over and over again and it becomes funny after a while. i usually enjoy that. keep saying it, make us laugh!

by Michael Scott from The Office on May 16, 2007 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wayne K
You better hurry up Sweater-man, Bowden is on the phone with me now.  He wants me to be there #1 pitcher, what is your offer.
There were a few times where I got off the ball a little bit, but I was able to make big pitches when I needed them.

by Jimmy Haynes on May 16, 2007 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Give Doug Melvin a call
I'm sure there's someone here you could use.

by Bill Hall on May 16, 2007 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hmm.
Ask Doug if I send you Edwin Encarnacion and Brandon  Phillips could I get Elmer Dessens??

by Sweaterpants on May 16, 2007 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Damian Miller
He's older than Dessens... and a CATCHER!

by Bill Hall on May 16, 2007 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Talk to the man
I'm merely the Reds Killer.

by Bill Hall on May 16, 2007 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

0-3 with 2 strikeouts tonight
When do I get to play you guys again? Need to bring up the average.

by Bill Hall on May 16, 2007 10:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Another strikeout.
How predictable.  Are you guys satisfied now?
I hate Adam Dunn.

by michale on May 16, 2007 10:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Iiii
aaaaaammm ruuunnniiing ouuuuttt tooooo piiiiitttccchhh.....

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 10:59 PM EDT reply actions  

See.. now that was a good strikeout
That's the kind of strikeout one can build from.  I think we'll be pretty happy that happened eventually

by Kool Aid Man on May 16, 2007 11:00 PM EDT reply actions  

Strikeouts are never good
When you put the ball in play is when you get a chance to do something good.
I hate Adam Dunn.

by michale on May 16, 2007 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh man
I love PETCO. that would've been gone at GABP.  Fine at Fenway though.  

hmm.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:01 PM EDT reply actions  

What was Grande talking about
When he said (I'm assuming) Jose Cruz Jr. was #6 among active players for something or other?
"It's not fair that the guys in charge now weren't around to see the previous staff make the same mistakes." -- Brian B

by jch24 on May 16, 2007 11:02 PM EDT reply actions  

#6
One the top ten active players to have a cool baseball name. Others making the cut in no particular order:

Mark Teahen
Dustin Pedroia
Coco Crisp
Big Papi
Jonathan papelbon
Bartolo Colon
Larry Bird
Paulie Walnuts
and Jenn from -The Inferno_

I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 16, 2007 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Uh.
Get back to me when your team's winning 100+ games a year. We'll  catch up then. Loved you in the 1-800- EZE CASH commercials by the way.
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 16, 2007 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Just because we've lost 4 straight
doesn't mean you can shit all over us.

by Bill Hall on May 16, 2007 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Adrian Gonzalez?
I used to kill this kid in Texas.  Pfft, i'll just throw him fastballs, not even pay attention here.  Chump.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:03 PM EDT reply actions  

Hah
Gonzalez saw that post and was expecting the fastball, then SHAZAM down he goes on the curve.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:04 PM EDT reply actions  

gosh
petco has some dead air

by Michael Scott from The Office on May 16, 2007 11:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh man, here I go
Brandon's going deep tonight!

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:07 PM EDT reply actions  

There has been tremendous progress...
with this Reds team as of late.  Of course, the media only reports about the losses and blown saves and other bad news.  They don't report on the progress.. like Dunn's constructive strikeout last inning.

by Kool Aid Man on May 16, 2007 11:08 PM EDT reply actions  

Dammit
oh man I was so gonna belt a 2 run bomb there.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:09 PM EDT reply actions  

No spinnin' that one
Fucking double play!!  Way to go Ross!

Sorry... keep thinking positive.

by Kool Aid Man on May 16, 2007 11:10 PM EDT reply actions  

David Ross
This guys been doubled up more times than Tracey Teabag in Stiffhanger 2.
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 16, 2007 11:11 PM EDT reply actions  

And I told Tracey...
..Tracey, when it comes to appearances...
...the folks prefer quality over quantity.  Trust me.  I should know.

HA! Aha ha ha ha. ha.

by Fat Vegas Alan on May 16, 2007 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Damnit
What was the trivia question?
"It's not fair that the guys in charge now weren't around to see the previous staff make the same mistakes." -- Brian B

by jch24 on May 16, 2007 11:11 PM EDT reply actions  

What should I do here?
all k's, or give the defense something to do?

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:11 PM EDT reply actions  

Throw some ground balls
they're more democratic.

by Veteran Presence on May 16, 2007 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

You know....
they say there just aren't that many African-Americans playing baseball anymore.  But you have to feel good for a guy like Khalil Greene.  Just a good, solid ballplayer.

by Veteran Presence on May 16, 2007 11:13 PM EDT reply actions  

Oooooooooooooh shit.
F'real?  Damn.  Some fool at Topps put a skinny big nose white boy on my K-Green card.

by Kevin Mitchell on May 16, 2007 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

haha
dude youre like richard pryor and chris rock and shit. we gotta do our own thing, brotha
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 16, 2007 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey, man
Kevin Mitchell's a guy that's been around a long time.  He'll show you a thing or two about puffing the cheeba.  You could learn a lot from a guy like Kevin Mitchell.

by Veteran Presence on May 16, 2007 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

"a good, solid ballplayer"
That reminds me Veteran Presence, where's your buddy "Just a Good, Solid Baseball Guy" tonight? I thought for sure he'd be here.

by Bill Hall on May 16, 2007 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well....
You know, we've got a close one tonight.  When the game is on the line, those good, solid baseball guys have to be there, showing the youngsters how to react in these kind of situations.  If we can put a little space between us and them, he may get some time to post later.

by Veteran Presence on May 16, 2007 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yea
and I like the young fellow Marcus Giles - I think his brother is white.
Rollie Fingers has 58 saves. He has a better record than John the Baptist. Whip Willis 1976.

by Madville on May 17, 2007 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

dude
they said there's a wizard in the booth. thats like freaking me out man
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 16, 2007 11:14 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh man
it's like looking into the past.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

man
the redreporter man like took my name and cut it off in the middle. totally plastic, dude
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 16, 2007 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

hey
You ever wonder if... oh man I better go hit a 2 run homer here, stay here ok?

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Good point
That stoner in college who wondered if every atom...totally reminds of that guy you knew in college who would take massive bong rips in his closet every night watching his buddies playing SuperTecmo Bowl and then starts wondering aloud if every atom was, like, a little universe in itself. Every college has that guy. The lesson, as always, don't leave college.
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 16, 2007 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's okay kid. I can help.
Everything is going to be fine. You're very high right now. You will probably be that way for about five more hours. Try taking some vitamin B complex, vitamin C complex.. if you have a beer, go ahead and drink it.  Just remember you're a living organism on this planet, and you're very safe. You've just taken a heavy drug. Relax, stay inside and listen to some music, Okay? Do you have any Allman Brothers?

You know, I'm against drug use myself, but I'm not going to lay that on you right now. Just mellow out the best you can, okay?

by Fat Vegas Alan on May 16, 2007 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Padres aren't even trying
no one can touch the curve.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Do we need to change up the game?
Who has some dice?
"I just want to take a moment to say that I am the greatest of all time. Thank you." - me, 15 minutes before Nolan Freaking Ryan threw his 123rd no-hitter

by Rickey Henderson on May 16, 2007 11:17 PM EDT reply actions  

I got 'em.
Just send the clubhouse boy out to my dune buggy.  The dice are in the glove.  But don't send that skinny one with the driver's license.  I think he went joy riding on me the last time.

Of course, we are running low on donuts.

by Kevin Mitchell on May 16, 2007 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh man
that was a horrible call.  This Peavy guy is good, Uncle Krivsky should be able to get him.  I mean, he got me, and i'm awesome.  I mean, I guess.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Now Farney
is gonna need another hug.  Maybe if I hide behind Dunn he won't see me.

(hah, 'cuz he's fat and strikes out a lot)

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Peavy ain't all that.
I once made a play just like that while eating a hotdog and dealing the next hand to Bobby Bo in the dugout.
"I just want to take a moment to say that I am the greatest of all time. Thank you." - me, 15 minutes before Nolan Freaking Ryan threw his 123rd no-hitter

by Rickey Henderson on May 16, 2007 11:20 PM EDT reply actions  

dude
i think my roommate is gonna hang out tonight, if thats ok with you guys
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 16, 2007 11:22 PM EDT reply actions  

yo stoner dude
oh man, i totally laughed for like 5 minutes at this before I forgot what I was laughing at:

I showed it to griffey but he got all embarassed.

heh, bat.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:23 PM EDT reply actions  

That reminds me
What the over/under on Josh Hamilton getting hold of some bad stuff in Cleveland (these things always happen in Cleveland, right? It's like the Compton of the Midwest only with fewer rap moguls) and going on a 6 state bender wearing Ryan Freel's Arroyo wig and making Javier Valentin man shotgun. Is there a Taco Bell between Ohio State and Key West that would feel safe with them on the loose? Someone contact homeland security on this.
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 16, 2007 11:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Cleveland bangas ain't hard.
DAYTON got some crazy mufuggin bangas.

by Kevin Mitchell on May 16, 2007 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

dude
how come they always say "hungry for knowledge"? why dont they say "thirsty for knowledge"? i mean, like knowledge is really more like a liquid than a solid.
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 16, 2007 11:27 PM EDT reply actions  

As they say in the motherland...
.. his legs are now strong and steady and he is ready for the stilts.

It's funnier in Yiddish.

HA! Aha ha ha ha. ha.

by Fat Vegas Alan on May 16, 2007 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Good thing
We finally got Brian and Marcus Giles together on the same team. It must have gotten expensive posting that one brain cell cross country all the time.
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 16, 2007 11:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Keep it going Bronson.
I don't have anything for you back here. The boys need another couple days of rest.
Hello? No, there is no Stanton at this number.

by Tom Hume on May 16, 2007 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

No!
I need appearances!
I suck right now. What else can I say?

by Mike Stanton on May 16, 2007 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rest? Oooooooooooh shit.
Remind me of the air mattress I used to keep in Mottola's locker.  Inflated.  Boy couldn't keep shit in there unless me or Vince gave him the okay to let the air out.

by Kevin Mitchell on May 16, 2007 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Bronson's curve
I haven't been this legitmately excited about a spinner since Magic's Baby Hook game in '87. Warrants mentioning.
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 16, 2007 11:32 PM EDT reply actions  

guh??
Who the hell is magic baby hook and why am I throwing her?

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Magic Baby..
..used to be on the main stage every morning when Danny's Fox Club in Blue Ash open up at 11am.  They had good wings and potato skins too.  Man I hated to miss Magic Baby and those skins when we had a damn day game.

by Kevin Mitchell on May 16, 2007 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Magic Baby
is my favorite too.  Sometimes after I blow a save I go down there to blow something else, if you know what I mean...
I suck right now. What else can I say?

by Mike Stanton on May 16, 2007 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

havent i see you before?
nah, wrong guy

by One Night Stand on May 16, 2007 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Magic's Baby Hook
I played that one night in Atlantic City when I was with that Independant team. I was crazy polluted on Red Stripe.
"I just want to take a moment to say that I am the greatest of all time. Thank you." - me, 15 minutes before Nolan Freaking Ryan threw his 123rd no-hitter

by Rickey Henderson on May 16, 2007 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Adam Dunn
Lacks savvy.
I hate Adam Dunn.

by michale on May 16, 2007 11:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Griffey's O-fer tonight...
is just his way of lifting up his teammates.  I have confidence in you guys, is what he's trying to convey.  I know you guys can do this without any contribution from me at all.

by Kool Aid Man on May 16, 2007 11:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh man
runner on, I better focus.  

GOOD NIGHT CLEVELAND, WE LOVE YOU!

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:38 PM EDT reply actions  

That was fast.
I hate Adam Dunn.

by michale on May 16, 2007 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Adam Dunn
is my grandson's favorite player. Mine too and Boobs as well as JD's and Caleb's but Frank Pastore says he's a fop. I think he menat flop - no what's that Frank he's a pussy - OH KAY
Rollie Fingers has 58 saves. He has a better record than John the Baptist. Whip Willis 1976.

by Madville on May 17, 2007 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

Well... this has been fun
A full day of crashing through walls has taken its toll on me.  I need to go melt my cubes, if you know what I mean.

by Kool Aid Man on May 16, 2007 11:38 PM EDT reply actions  

You just want to bail
before the __   ___.

by The Ghost of Krivskys Cat on May 16, 2007 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

dude
if beer were weed id be drunk right now. what?
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 16, 2007 11:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Pffft.
This AAAA baseball is pathetic. If Manny or Big Papi played against this pitching they'd be putting up Kelly Leak type numbers right now. Is it too late to institute EPL-style relegation in the major leagues? Can we get Don Fehr on the phone about this?
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 16, 2007 11:41 PM EDT reply actions  

shhhhh
don't let anyone see, they may wonder why my ERA was halved when I went to the NL.

Uh, I mean apart from me being awesome.  I guess.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

On a serious note
Bronson, seriously, come back to the Sox. We could use another batboy to keep the groupies away from Beckett, Schill, Dice-K, and Papelbon. Oh, and Gammons wants his alien pick back.
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 16, 2007 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

think you forgot someone
Hey how's Tavarez doing?  He on the DL yet from the whiplash of so many long bombs?

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 16, 2007 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

(Afraid to say anything)
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 17, 2007 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions  

Edwin
Two-run homer in the 11th tonight to give the Bats the win. Also had a double.

by Geki on May 16, 2007 11:44 PM EDT reply actions  

So
What sorority do you think Scott Hatteberg was in? My buddy Hench and I have Phi Mu in our AL only keeper league.
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 16, 2007 11:44 PM EDT reply actions  

What is the record
For halves of innings with double plays?
I hate Adam Dunn.

by michale on May 16, 2007 11:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Hench?
I balled with him. He ain't all that.
"I just want to take a moment to say that I am the greatest of all time. Thank you." - me, 15 minutes before Nolan Freaking Ryan threw his 123rd no-hitter

by Rickey Henderson on May 16, 2007 11:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Alright, kids
It's about time for this veteran to turn in.  Mike, don't let me down tonight.

by Veteran Presence on May 16, 2007 11:51 PM EDT reply actions  

dude
veteran and gus bells taint are like old
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 16, 2007 11:54 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm with ya bro.
I'm gonna be 8609 in June but I'm with ya tonight until MacBeth strikes out the side in the ninth.

Seriously, do you wanna know what happens?

Ha! Aha ha ha ha. ha.

by Fat Vegas Alan on May 16, 2007 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gus Bell
played in the same outfield with Wally Post and Frank Robinson and later with Vada Pinson - Those were the days when pitchers were allowed to throw spit balls and at thebatter's head - this has gone down hill. What's that Frank ? They've all become a bunch of pusstwhipped homos..jeez don't hold back
Rollie Fingers has 58 saves. He has a better record than John the Baptist. Whip Willis 1976.

by Madville on May 17, 2007 1:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

Zoinks!
Marty won't be happy with dunn over that one!

by Screech Powers on May 16, 2007 11:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Marty never like me either
he thought I was too sensitive. But I know all about him and Steve Stewart and the cuisinart...what a pussy
Today's reliever's are pussies

by FrankPastore on May 17, 2007 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

man
kouzmanoff. that dude's girlfriend lives in reed. she gave me a kouzmanoff
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 16, 2007 11:55 PM EDT reply actions  

dude
she like kouzmanned me off
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 16, 2007 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

On a hot summer day...
a man's iced tea really Kouzmanoff.

HA! Aha ha ha ha ha. ha.

ha.

by Fat Vegas Alan on May 17, 2007 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions  

Adam Dunn
Is such a butcher in left.
I hate Adam Dunn.

by michale on May 16, 2007 11:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Doesn't Mike Cameron
strike you as the kind of guy who leaves his house keys in the door all night? While we're on the subject, some awards from tonight's thread.
  1. The Sleepy Floyd Award for Strongest Late Thread Performance goes to Stoner kid. Not even close. Guy came out of nowhere with some killer stuff.
  2. The NEILYNG/BSHAKEY/DAVIDBRIGGS Award for Cunning goes to Boobs for responding to his own alterego. Did this fool anyone over the age of twelve? Unacceptable.
  3. The Raja Bell Award for Poster Who Brings the Most Things to the Table But Doesn't Take Anything Off to Cool God. Having a sneaky good night. Staying within himself; not trying to do anything he's not capable of. Just playing his game all night. Go look at the stats. I'm serious; I'll wait. Some artists in my iPod shuffle while we wait: Arctic Fire, T.I., Jens Lekman, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the Strokes, and Arcade Monkeys.
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 16, 2007 11:59 PM EDT reply actions  

ha!
how did you know i was the one night stand?
"Swing away, Bronson." -- sayeth Chris Welsh.

by boobs on May 17, 2007 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions  

When you said this
whatever narc
what happens at prom STAYS at prom

by One Night Stand on Wed May 16, 2007 at 10:30:11 PM EDT

Wanted: Consecutive wins.

by Ash on May 17, 2007 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

ash
youre bill simmons? mad props. no way
"Swing away, Bronson." -- sayeth Chris Welsh.

by boobs on May 17, 2007 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions  

Nope, not me.
That's just when I knew.
Wanted: Consecutive wins.

by Ash on May 17, 2007 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions  

But
I am Ash. Totally warrants mentioning.
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 17, 2007 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

Dammit Simmons, not yet.
Keep your damn mask on.
Wanted: Consecutive wins.

by Ash on May 17, 2007 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

Amazing...
how this team finds a way to let the other team tie the game up, no matter situation.

Excellent pitching again by Arroyo.  Possibly one of the best trades anybody's made in the last 2 seasons at least.

Change fe Change, black daag fe monkey...

by sm00th kw on May 16, 2007 11:59 PM EDT reply actions  

dude
the eighth inning is like that shit i read in philosophy 207. like aristotle and shit
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 17, 2007 12:00 AM EDT reply actions  

Aristotle
I think the idea you're talking about is the concept of teleology in which all 'things" in the world are striving towards a perfect ideal of their "thingness." In the Reds case, the 8th inning is the state at which they become their teleological end of piss-poor. The innings before are merely way stations on this journey of becoming.

by Joe Morgan on May 17, 2007 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

Oh man
Hey Sweaterpants, Mike Timlin is pretty awesome, and Julian Tavarez is a stud on the mound.  Real veteran presence.  Veteran. Presence.  Think.... you might want...

nevermind nevermind, I'm fine here.  Really.  Well, if you talk to theo, you can mention me, sure.  I don't want to seem desperate or anything.  

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 17, 2007 12:01 AM EDT reply actions  

tonight
would be a good night for a complete game win.

by The Ghost of Krivskys Cat on May 17, 2007 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions  

Ghost Cat
That's what Sammy Davis Jr keeps calling everyone up here. Ha! Aha ha ha ha. ha. It's pretty funny.

Acutally, it's gettin a little bit old but what are you gonna do?  I just laugh along with him every time.  "Good one, Sammy," I always say.  It's not as if Frank's gonna help me open my casinos up here.

by Fat Vegas Alan on May 17, 2007 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions  

here we go
the __ __.
"Swing away, Bronson." -- sayeth Chris Welsh.

by boobs on May 17, 2007 12:04 AM EDT reply actions  

dude
who wants to make a gold star run
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 17, 2007 12:07 AM EDT reply actions  

Did I tell you all?
I'm working on my pitching skillz in the Independant league. I figure that I am such a good card dealer, I will be the greatest pitcher of all time.
"I just want to take a moment to say that I am the greatest of all time. Thank you." - me, 15 minutes before Nolan Freaking Ryan threw his 123rd no-hitter

by Rickey Henderson on May 17, 2007 12:08 AM EDT reply actions  

Ok guys.
I can start getting the boys ready for ya..
Hello? No, there is no Stanton at this number.

by Tom Hume on May 17, 2007 12:08 AM EDT reply actions  

I'm sitting by the phone.
I suck right now. What else can I say?

by Mike Stanton on May 17, 2007 12:08 AM EDT reply actions  

Your grounded.
No phone.. No baseball. Just sit and behave..
Hello? No, there is no Stanton at this number.

by Tom Hume on May 17, 2007 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

Ooooooooooh shit.
Reminds me of the time me and Lenny duct taped Mottola to the clubhouse bench for one of Lark's "players only" meetings.  Lenny kept adding "Amens" and shit after Lark would say somethin and we started jumpin' up trying to get everybody fired up and Lenny and I would just look at Mottola just sitting there on the bench.  Damn.

by Kevin Mitchell on May 17, 2007 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

Adam Dunn's 7th Error
Makes him join the Edwin club.  When you get to 7 you go to Louisville.

So after the game, we will option Dunn to AAA, and recall DeWayne Wise.

by Sweaterpants on May 17, 2007 12:08 AM EDT reply actions  

oh man
Mike Lowell is awesome Wayne, real go-getter.  Real good clubhouse guy.  Veteran. Presence.  He could fill that hole at 3rd, and you already have so many good starters.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 17, 2007 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

And
but then they'd have a hole at 3rd.  Maybe we can get that Timlin kid too for that fat guy in left field who strikes out too much?  Then he can play first and that weird greek guy can play 3rd.

I mean, no, it's awesome here of course.  I'd never want a trade to another team.  I'm fully devoted to the Red So... Redsss that's what I said, the Reds.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 17, 2007 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions  

Y'know...
When I played the game, it was all about being scrappy. I don't know if either of these teams are being scrappy right now. Whoever the scrappiest team is going to win this contest.

Knowing that, when I played the game I played the game hard. I'm not sure these teams are playing hard. Whoever plays the hardest wins unless that team isn't scrappy.

Y'know, when I played the game, players were different yet the same. There were players and they played the game. That's what I love about baseball. Players playing the game that's supposed to be played.

I'll chirp in later with more insight and analysis.

by Tracy Jones on May 17, 2007 12:09 AM EDT reply actions  

Hey, just so there was no confusion...
I wanted to quickly follow up by letting everyone know that I played the game. If I didn't, I wouldn't have known about the game that's being played tonight. I didn't want to leave that out just in case there are some folks here who haven't played the game.

by Tracy Jones on May 17, 2007 12:11 AM EDT reply actions  

Wait a minute.
You played the game? I had no idea until tonight. Wow.
Wanted: Consecutive wins.

by Ash on May 17, 2007 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions  

Well...
I can see that considering that you're not one of the folks who're posting right now who've played the game. Those who know the game and have played the game understand what I'm saying about playing the game because they've played it and I've played it so they know what it means to have played it or to be currently playing it.

So you know what I mean, but then you don't because you haven't played the game. When you've played the game, then I'll be happy to tell you about when I played the game because when I played the game it was like...y'know...or not...playing the game.

by Tracy Jones on May 17, 2007 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

Tracer, you're my hero.
'cause, well, you played the game.
Wanted: Consecutive wins.

by Ash on May 17, 2007 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

Dude.
I played against you. You couldn't carry Rickey's jock.
"I just want to take a moment to say that I am the greatest of all time. Thank you." - me, 15 minutes before Nolan Freaking Ryan threw his 123rd no-hitter

by Rickey Henderson on May 17, 2007 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions  

Gee...
When I played the game, words like "dude" weren't allowed and scrappy players wouldn't talk in third person. But then, you've played the game so Tracy Jones must acknowledge Rickey's wisdom because Rickey has played the same game Tracy has. That being said, Rickey was with different teams who might not have played the right way. If you played the game, you'd know that.

by Tracy Jones on May 17, 2007 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

oh, man
That was close.

by The Ghost of Krivskys Cat on May 17, 2007 12:12 AM EDT reply actions  

Has anyone seen my panties?
That Freel is a horny little dude - he reminds me of Pete.  Without the hairy balls.

by MargeSchottsMuff on May 17, 2007 12:13 AM EDT reply actions  

Hey Margie
U like guys in Sweaters?

by Sweaterpants on May 17, 2007 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

Only if the guy in the sweater happens to
be wearing assless chaps as well.  Like that young Jim Bowden.  What an ass on that one.  Not a hair or pimple to be found.

by MargeSchottsMuff on May 17, 2007 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions  

The hilarious thing about this is
I did a search for images of assless chaps earlier because I thought "you never know what'll come up at redreporter. Be prepared." Not posting any though, because, well, the results were horrifying.
Wanted: Consecutive wins.

by Ash on May 17, 2007 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

Post away darlin'.
Horrifying is my middle name, or is it Bernice?

by MargeSchottsMuff on May 17, 2007 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

The last time I thought about assless chaps...
..was when Magic Baby told me she wanted to get a new outfit for a tryout at Danny's Too in Milford.

Damn. Magic Baby owe me $45.

by Kevin Mitchell on May 17, 2007 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions  

dude
is that your real name? oh my word. i once met a guy named Andre DeGiante, but this is way more trippy
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 17, 2007 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

Oooooooooooh shit.
Nice catch by Junior.

Nice catch if you like guys who gotta use their glove all the damn time.

by Kevin Mitchell on May 17, 2007 12:14 AM EDT reply actions  

holy shit!
that ump just got murked. oh my word. dude got it like whoa
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 17, 2007 12:14 AM EDT reply actions  

What's up with that hippie hair, Arroyo.
Your ass would be mine if I were still running things.  Heil Hitler!

by MargeSchottsMuff on May 17, 2007 12:15 AM EDT reply actions  

Ahhhhhh
she does exist!

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 17, 2007 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

Oh man
I'm gonna grab my guitar and play some tunes to wake the ump back up.

He'll be dancing in no time.  Maybe they'll award us a run because of my mad guitaring.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 17, 2007 12:16 AM EDT reply actions  

I'm opening
my second Strongbow. Anyone want a Zima while I'm up?
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 17, 2007 12:16 AM EDT reply actions  

Make mine an Ambien.
I need to get back to the mausoleum by one o'clock.

by MargeSchottsMuff on May 17, 2007 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

Excuse me...
..can I see your hall pass?

HA! Aha ha ha ha. ha.

Seriously Marge, how have ya been down there?

Call me sometime.

by Fat Vegas Alan on May 17, 2007 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

Hon, if I knew you were a smoker too,
it would have change whole life. Well, probably not, I'd still have been a rotten whore.  Call me.

by MargeSchottsMuff on May 17, 2007 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions  

Mmmm Strongbow.
Send some of those bad boys back to the pen. I love me some Strongbow.

They had it on tap for awhile at...um.. that Irish bar in Oakley/Hyde Park.. Got me hooked..

I get it just down the street from me.

Hello? No, there is no Stanton at this number.

by Tom Hume on May 17, 2007 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

Can I have one, Tom?
I need something to keep myself occupied so I don't wander out to the pitchers mound and throw things.
I suck right now. What else can I say?

by Mike Stanton on May 17, 2007 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

dude
i just realized "dunn" rhymes with "home run" ... the fa?
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 17, 2007 12:18 AM EDT reply actions  

Fuck, that hurt!!!
...

by EdRapuanosXiphoidProcess on May 17, 2007 12:18 AM EDT reply actions  

ooh shit!
that's my roommate i told yall about. everybody, meet ed rapuanos xiphoid process, my room sauce.
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 17, 2007 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

Wow...
When I played the game, my team never wanted to go into the bottom of the ninth tied because when I played the game, it gave the opponent the advantage because, when I played the game, there were only nine Innings unless there were more and it's easy to lose the game at any point at this point when you've actually played the game.

by Tracy Jones on May 17, 2007 12:22 AM EDT reply actions  

The best thing about having my prostate
is you get to check up on the game each inning.

by GusBellsTaint on May 17, 2007 12:23 AM EDT reply actions  

Oh man
Why am I out here still?  Where the hell's Stanton?

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 17, 2007 12:24 AM EDT reply actions  

Tied to a chair.
Shut up, Arroyo. Pitch.
Wanted: Consecutive wins.

by Ash on May 17, 2007 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions  

Narron doesn't care.
Dude, get some outs.
Wanted: Consecutive wins.

by Ash on May 17, 2007 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

i'm trying
but my arm hurts, i've thrown like 900 pitches.  and narron made me wash his rental car this afternoon.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 17, 2007 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions  

They let Narron drive?
I find that scary for some reason.
Wanted: Consecutive wins.

by Ash on May 17, 2007 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

No
that's where they make him sleep.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 17, 2007 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

Hey, I'm warming up!
Me and ol' Coffey... double trouble!
I suck right now. What else can I say?

by Mike Stanton on May 17, 2007 12:24 AM EDT reply actions  

Damnit Stanton
I told you, no more.. Sit down.
Hello? No, there is no Stanton at this number.

by Tom Hume on May 17, 2007 12:25 AM EDT reply actions  

Uh-oh
We may be needing this tonight.


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

by BubbaFan on May 17, 2007 12:25 AM EDT reply actions  

Stanton
Awesome, Stanton's in the pen. I suppose I'll have to get ready for my owner, Ed Rapuano, to call some balls after his pitches.

by EdRapuanosXiphoidProcess on May 17, 2007 12:26 AM EDT reply actions  

dude
are you related to chris capuano?
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 17, 2007 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions  

Who's the guy with the Red Sox jacket?
think he's a scout?

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 17, 2007 12:26 AM EDT reply actions  

Does Bip Roberts
still play for the Padres?  Jesus, I've been gone a long time.

by MargeSchottsMuff on May 17, 2007 12:26 AM EDT reply actions  

OMFG.
Wanted: Consecutive wins.

by Ash on May 17, 2007 12:28 AM EDT reply actions  

Farney!
Hello? No, there is no Stanton at this number.

by Tom Hume on May 17, 2007 12:28 AM EDT reply actions  

Oh man
Edwin catches that.  oh man, my arm.  oh man.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 17, 2007 12:29 AM EDT reply actions  

oh man
that was a perfect throw, no error.  should've done the leg kick.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 17, 2007 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions  

Capain and Diet Coke. BEST. WEDDING. DRINK.
ever. No contest. My buddy House swears by the 7 and 7 but he's a Nats fan, so the only things I trust him to comment on are E-6s and the words you can spell using the seats in any empty stadium section. Here are some more random thoughts on tonight's game.
  1. Has there ever been a better ball player/comedian resemblance than Adam Dunn and Will Farrell. Why has no one pointed this out yet. I feel like Tessa trying to convicne the bachelor that Rianna looks like the tramp that gave Dax the clap on Road Rules 5.
  2. Instead of the regular All-Star game this year, why don't we just field a team of Gonzalez's versus a team of Rodriguez's. Are you telling me you wouldn't tune in to watch this? It would be like a Latino Hatfield's vs. McCoy's. You know there's some bad blood there. This is why I should be running a professional league.
  3. Narron's about to let Harang blow his own great start. I will now shove knitting needles through my pupils.
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 17, 2007 12:30 AM EDT reply actions  

why is that an error on Arroyo?
Looked like a good throw to me.

by The Ghost of Krivskys Cat on May 17, 2007 12:30 AM EDT reply actions  

What the fuck do you know?
You're a dead cat.

by MargeSchottsMuff on May 17, 2007 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions  

Rickey's off to get some Red Stripe
and play cards in the clubhouse. The team don't need me.
"I just want to take a moment to say that I am the greatest of all time. Thank you." - me, 15 minutes before Nolan Freaking Ryan threw his 123rd no-hitter

by Rickey Henderson on May 17, 2007 12:31 AM EDT reply actions  

Need a strike out...
Or a lineout, preferably a triple play.

by bigjas on May 17, 2007 12:31 AM EDT reply actions  

dude
what a fucking buzzkill
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 17, 2007 12:32 AM EDT reply actions  

Ugh.
Walk of Walk. Shoulda put Coffey in..
Hello? No, there is no Stanton at this number.

by Tom Hume on May 17, 2007 12:32 AM EDT reply actions  

crap
BAD CALL!!!!

by The Ghost of Krivskys Cat on May 17, 2007 12:33 AM EDT reply actions  

Oh man
that was a strike.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 17, 2007 12:33 AM EDT reply actions  

You deserved better, kid
I suck right now. What else can I say?

by Mike Stanton on May 17, 2007 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

So done.
Night folks..
Hello? No, there is no Stanton at this number.

by Tom Hume on May 17, 2007 12:33 AM EDT reply actions  

rapuano's xiphoid process
must have been interupted
you never know dude

by That stoner in college who wondered if every atom on May 17, 2007 12:33 AM EDT reply actions  

he probably
had to go home to feed the cat.

by The Ghost of Krivskys Cat on May 17, 2007 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

New and exciting ways to lose
Brought to you by the Cincinnati Reds. (And Ed Rapuano)
Wanted: Consecutive wins.

by Ash on May 17, 2007 12:34 AM EDT reply actions  

Gameday
says that my last pitch there completely in the zone.  Ed Rapuano's off the VIP list at my next show.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 17, 2007 12:35 AM EDT reply actions  

Wow, you're right
It's completely in the friggin' box. It's shit to lose games on calls like that.
Wanted: Consecutive wins.

by Ash on May 17, 2007 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

How many starting pitchers
walk in the winning run in the bottom of the 9th?  Narron has no confidence in the gas can.

by justin0070000 on May 17, 2007 12:35 AM EDT reply actions  

fuck
everytime we try to have a good time around here, some west coast tool fucks it up. like a rocky punch to the gut
"Swing away, Bronson." -- sayeth Chris Welsh.

by boobs on May 17, 2007 12:35 AM EDT reply actions  

That explains it...
Ed got lost in the taste of Gold Star Chili.

Damn Gold Star.

by bigjas on May 17, 2007 12:35 AM EDT reply actions  

Damn.
Somehow my note cards got out of order there.

I swear I had MacBeth's save queued up on the PowerPoint this afternoon.

My bad.

Mojitos?..  I'm buying.

by Fat Vegas Alan on May 17, 2007 12:35 AM EDT reply actions  

i am the only one on this board
who has had a decent mojoito.

I am probably the only one who has been to Havana.

by justin0070000 on May 17, 2007 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

I spent 10 weeks last fall
studying at the University of Havana.  It was all legal.  I traveled under a special liscense from the state department.

by justin0070000 on May 17, 2007 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

Also
The only person on this board to write a research paper on Huey Long last night. Warrants mentioning. Did you have your "mojoito" [sic] in Havana? If so, say hi to Michael Moore in the clink for me.
I will now remove my spleen with gardening shears.

by Bill Simmons on May 17, 2007 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

I traveled for school
Ohio Northern University is one of 6 undergraduate schools that has a liscense from the state department to send students and faculty to Cuba.  

by justin0070000 on May 17, 2007 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

Huey Long
wore women's clothes and hit the tunnel of love with J. Edgar - did you get that in the paper?
Today's reliever's are pussies

by FrankPastore on May 17, 2007 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions  

Ah, my sheep...
..Those commies really pulled the wool over your eyes.  They slipped an extra vowel in your drink.

HA! Aha ha ha ha ha! ha.

But seriously, are the warts gone yet?  Why in the hell did you not wear the... well, nevermind.  You're forgiven.  But the next time you're in Cuba.. c'mon man, it's Cuba! I can't hold your hand at all times bro.

by Fat Vegas Alan on May 17, 2007 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

and because of my time there
I went from being some what indiffernet to Fidel, to hating Fidel and socialism.  

by justin0070000 on May 17, 2007 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

125 Pitches
When I played the game, that was a lot. When I played the game, that meant a Manager had absolutely no clue.

When I played the game, someone gets fired the very next day.

by Tracy Jones on May 17, 2007 12:36 AM EDT reply actions  

holy shit
they just got fucked
"It's not fair that the guys in charge now weren't around to see the previous staff make the same mistakes." -- Brian B

by jch24 on May 17, 2007 12:36 AM EDT reply actions  

well i enjoed the hell outta yous guys
ill put up a list of my favorites tomorrow. i think ill take my alter egos and get outtie. later kiddies
"Swing away, Bronson." -- sayeth Chris Welsh.

by boobs on May 17, 2007 12:37 AM EDT reply actions  

Outtie?

by Alan @ Red Reporter on May 17, 2007 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

Can you guess who I was?
I think I posted all of about three or four times.
"It's not fair that the guys in charge now weren't around to see the previous staff make the same mistakes." -- Brian B

by jch24 on May 17, 2007 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

I was thinking that Man Mountain...
...was Madville.  But I forget exactly why.

I'm gonna be horrible at this part.

by Alan @ Red Reporter on May 17, 2007 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

Madville doesn't exist
Neither does a chest high breaking ball strike. Back in the day when vic Corel or John Edwards (not the pansy politician) but the great reds catcher played, those guys would have ripped araparano's effin head off. Could you image Davey or Sparky or Sweet Lou standing there with that Narronesque deer in the headlights look after that call? Christ on a stick what a LOSER. Sure the guys on the field made some mistakes - shit happens - but where's the passion - who's leading this lost group of slowly fading emotionally remote team.

Brue Bereni would have been thrown out of the game after the game was over.

And of course today's bullpen can't counted on to clean up their own poop let alone help anyone else out.

Today's reliever's are pussies

by FrankPastore on May 17, 2007 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions  

I agree one squillion percent....
..."who's leading this lost group of slowly fading emotionally remote team."

I think that this may be a big part of the 25 losses and I think that teams that don't address this type of problem often tumble towards 90+ losses.

Back on the Masquerade tip, Pastore's superfluous apostrophe in his signature migh tbe some kind of tell (unless it's just an honest Freudian typo. It happens to me sometime.) Anyone?

by Alan @ Red Reporter on May 17, 2007 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

Freudian my harry ass
Jungian - Bill James and I used to play on the same fuckin' stickball team in Jersey - let me tell you he was an even bigger prick than Franco. After Raperwanda's lamo call Bill would have ripped the id right out that umps ass sideways and then explained that there is no now, only the secret of the golden flower remains. Today's players don't have each other's back no more - let alone the soft milktoast 'let your inner champion out' fucking managers.
Today's reliever's are pussies

by FrankPastore on May 17, 2007 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions  

I hope we don't have masquerade again next year.
Maybe if Castellini and Super-K find an inspired mananger we won't have to resort to self amusement at the expense of other's mistakes and moronic dullness. Maybe by this time next month even, the team will have leadership and be back on a roll. Maybe Elanor Roosevelt will grow wings and fly.
Today's reliever's are pussies

by FrankPastore on May 17, 2007 1:56 AM EDT up reply actions  

Oh man
I'm gonna go blast about 10 co-eds.  Then maybe i'll write a song about Ed Rapuano being sent down to single-A.

Maybe i'll write some WHILE blasting coeds.  oh man.

by Bronson Arroyo LIVE on May 17, 2007 12:40 AM EDT reply actions  

Thom Brennaman has officially rubbed off...
On Chris Welsh. Welsh was practically ripping the bullpen when defending Narron's decision to leave Arroyo in.

by bigjas on May 17, 2007 12:48 AM EDT reply actions  

Well...
That really sucked big, green, warty pickles.

Sigh.  Poor Arroyo can't catch a break.  If only Freel had made that catch.


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

by BubbaFan on May 17, 2007 12:52 AM EDT reply actions  

Good night my children.
I see the orchestra's yawning and Manny's sweeping the dance floor, so I'll leave ya with a non-animated .gif masquerading as an animated .gif.

Stoner in College, I'll give you exactly nine minutes and eight seconds to zone out to it and then I'm gonna have your roommate's cat spill the bong water on the carpet in order to break your concentration, got it?

Love ya'll, Cool God

by Fat Vegas Alan on May 17, 2007 2:10 AM EDT reply actions  

It's bad.
I just checked BR's expanded standings.

No team in MLB is worse than the Reds over their last three games (1-2).

No team in MLB is worse than the Reds over their last ten games (2-8).

No team in MLB is worse than the Reds over their last twenty games (6-14).

No team in MLB is worse than the Reds over their last thirty games (10-20).

Only three teams in MLB are worse than the Reds since the '07 season began.

And I would guess that no many teams are worse than the Reds since the '06 All Star Break.

They fire managers, don't they?

Lest I forget... Crazy mad props to Harang and Arroyo.  (Hell, props to all of our starters!)  Hang in there fellas.  Everybody'll get rollin' on the eight-game Washington/Pittsburgh homestand.

by Alan @ Red Reporter on May 17, 2007 9:50 AM EDT reply actions  

And a shout out to
Frank Pastore, Whip Willis, ELio Chacon and Chicho Ruiz while we're at it.
Rollie Fingers has 58 saves. He has a better record than John the Baptist. Whip Willis 1976.

by Madville on May 17, 2007 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

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