Game Thread - 9/18/05

[KittyDuran]

Cincinnati Reds
Ryan Freel 2B
Rich Aurilia SS
Adam Dunn 1B
Austin Kearns RF
Jason LaRue C
Wily Mo Pena CF
Chris Denorfia LF
Aaron Holbert 3B
Eric Milton P

Pittsburgh Pirates
Freddy Sanchez 2B
Jack Wilson SS
Jason Bay LF
Craig Wilson RF
Brad Eldred 1B
Humberto Cota C
Jose Bautista 3B
Nate McLouth CF
Oliver Perez P

[KronoRed]

I'm guessing 3 HRs from Milton today ;)

[KittyDuran]

Where's the meter??? ;)

[KittyDuran]

I'm guessing 3 HRs from Milton today ;)Any bets that Bay will hit one of those???

[KittyDuran]

Freel is on 1st walked.
Aurilla just struck out.
Dunn up...

[westofyou]

Marc on Eddie E.
Encarnacion hurting

PITTSBURGH -- Edwin Encarnacion was at third base in the original lineup posted for today's game, but he was scratched a couple hours before gametime.

He reported to the park with stiffness in his right shoulder, apparently from the play in the third inning Saturday where he was tagged out at the plate. Doesn't sound like it's anything serious, though.

Aaron Holbert gets the start at third in his place with Rich Aurilia at short on a rare day off for Felipe Lopez.

http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/spring/

[KittyDuran]

Dunn pops out to 1st baseman - 2 outs

[M2]

Any bets that Bay will hit one of those???

Seemingly he's good for a HR a game against the Reds regardless of the pitcher.

I'm picking Jose Bautista for his first career HR today.

[KittyDuran]

Freel steals 2nd...
2-1 on Kearns

[Casey_21]

Hey guys... WATH AM online ain't working for me, and on WKKI, I am listening to a woman asking the lord to get her a Mercedes Benz... Are their any other radio stations online I can get the Reds on?? I KNOW ya'll can help me!

[KittyDuran]

Kearns BB

[KittyDuran]

HR for LaRue...
Reds 3-0

BTW... Bengals leading 14-0 w/30 seconds left in the 1st quarter...

[OnBaseMachine]

What happened to Dunn's power? At one time in August he was on pace for 48 homeruns. I doubt if he hits 38 now.

[KittyDuran]

What did Pena do? I was away from the radio...
Anyhoo, it was an out.
Reds 3-0 going to the B1

[westofyou]

What did Pena do? I was away from the radio...
Anyhoo, it was an out.
Reds 3-0 going to the B1

K

[westofyou]

What happened to Dunn's power? At one time in August he was on pace for 48 homeruns. I doubt if he hits 38 now.

Dunn wears out I guess, 313 September AB's .217/.332/.399/.731

[KronoRed]

What happened to Dunn's power? At one time in August he was on pace for 48 homeruns. I doubt if he hits 38 now.

**psst Adam, swing more***

I blame whispers in his ears

[KittyDuran]

Bloop single by Sanchez

[KittyDuran]

BB to Wilson - Bay up...

[KronoRed]

Thanks for the PBP Kitty :)

[KittyDuran]

single by Bay
3-1 Reds

[Matt700wlw]

Milton sucks

[westofyou]

Eric Milton is a Lincoln Log pitcher in a X Box World, a twinkie with soap filling, a forehead pimple on prom night.

[flyer85]

sure glad Milton is finishing strong. Sobering for those expecting Milton will be much improved in 2006.

[Matt700wlw]

Again...Milton sucks

I will keep saying it until he stops sucking

[flyer85]

Just shows what a joke the Reds have become. Hudson can be sent to the pen but Milton is a sacred cow.

[westofyou]

Eric Milton worse than Victory Faust and less effective than the Edsel advertising campaign.

[KronoRed]

Again...Milton sucks

I will keep saying it until he stops sucking

3 years 25million

[Matt700wlw]

Hudson comes in now, we may be here a while........thank God there's a Bengals game on

[flyer85]

3 years 25millionthe gift that keeps on sucking ... and will continue to because the Reds won't eat the mistake.

[westofyou]

Eric Milton the Fish Police of Free Agent signings.

Eric Milton an advertisment for watching Pro Dodge Ball.

[MrCinatit]

guess Narron took out Milton before he gave up as many points as the Vikings D?
sorry to say, but not watching the Reds.

[ghettochild]

replace sh*t with crap.

great :rollseyes:

[westofyou]

Eric Milton the Iceberg in Dan O'Briens maiden voyage.

[flyer85]

ERA up to 6.84

May go down as the worst 30 start+ season in baseball history.

[westofyou]

ERA up to 6.84

May go down as the worst 30 start+ season in baseball history.


ERA YEAR ERA GS
1 LaTroy Hawkins 1999 6.66 33
2 Jose Lima 2000 6.65 33
3 Darryl Kile 1999 6.61 32
4 Dad Clarkson 1894 6.36 32
5 Bill Hart 1897 6.26 38
6 Pedro Astacio 1998 6.23 34
7 Pat Caraway 1931 6.22 32
8 Brian Bohanon 1999 6.20 33
9 Mike Hampton 2002 6.15 30
10 Red Donahue 1897 6.13 42

[M2]

Honestly, I'm not sure we truly appreciate what Eric Milton's doing this season. We may be watching the worst pitcher ever. No joke, worst pitcher ever. Take every pitcher ever to qualify for an ERA title and Milton's got to be all over lists like highest ERA, highest BA allowed, highest OB/SLG/OPS, most doubles, most HR. He's pretty spectacular.

Also, I for one will thank him next June when the Reds get a that top 10 draft pick.

[KittyDuran]

guess Narron took out Milton before he gave up as many points as the Vikings D?
sorry to say, but not watching the Reds.Bengals up 20-0...

[Casey_21]

Milton sucks

Whats going on?? How many homers did he just give up???

[westofyou]

Milton should look at his career like Frankie Pentangeli looked at his life.

[NC Reds]

Eric Milton can give up six runs in less than an inning without his ERA being affected much. Take that Roger Clemens!

[M2]

Whats going on?? How many homers did he just give up???

None, but he still allowed 6 runs in 0.2 IP. The man is the master of awful pitching arts.

[KronoRed]

Whats going on?? How many homers did he just give up???
None, he did walk in a run and the pitcher of course drove 1 in.

[M2]

None, he did walk in a run and the pitcher of course drove 1 in.

Now let's not sugar coat it, the pitcher drove in two ... and stole a base.

[M2]

BTW, just musing out loud, but it's quite possible that Adam Dunn is the team's most defensively talented IF today.

[KronoRed]

Whoops..I was watching it on MLB gameday, missed the 2nd run and stolen base :lol:

[M2]

Freel singles in the clutch to score Holbert. 6-4 Bucs.

First one to 12 wins.

[M2]

Aurilia singles and two errors later, Freel scores. 6-5 Bucs. Dunn intentionally walked.

Hey Austin, you gonna take that kind of slap in the face? Huh?

[KittyDuran]

Bengals up 27-0 w/12 seconds left in the 2nd quarter...

[M2]

Apparently Austin is going to take it. Swinging K.

But he has a long memory Oliver Perez. You will rue the day you slighted Austin Kearns.

[KronoRed]

The vikings stink worse then the Reds pitching


Only slightly ;)

[Casey_21]

Bengals up 27-0 w/12 seconds left in the 2nd quarter...

OMG!!!! Who are they playing? Detroit or Texas?? ;)

[M2]

Perez now has his ERA up to 6.41. We'll be seeing this game on ESPN Classic in decades to come.

[KittyDuran]

Perez now has his ERA up to 6.41. We'll be seeing this game on ESPN Classic in decades to come. :laugh:

[M2]

The vikings stink worse then the Reds pitching


Only slightly ;)

This may be one of the worst days of gm's life.

[Matt700wlw]

Bengals up 27-0 w/12 seconds left in the 2nd quarter...

Isn't it great?!?!? :D

[westofyou]

The vikings stink worse then the Reds pitching


Only slightly ;)

Pschawww... the Reds pitching is a stink equal to a pit toilet on a hot and humid day on the 3rd day of a 3 day weekend.

[KittyDuran]

Pschawww... the Reds pitching is a stink equal to a pit toilet on a hot and humid day on the 3rd day of a 3 day weekend.woy's on a roll - waxing poetic... :)

[NC Reds]

Hudson has a shot at getting his ERA under Milton's today. Whoo-hoo.

[KittyDuran]

BRB... gotta get some lunch, MickyD's, Wendy's, Skyline, Taco Bell, Arby's, or Penn Station...? hmmm...

[KronoRed]

Penn Station

and bring me some :D

[westofyou]

LaRue walks, WMP 2b....... 2nd and 3rd no outs.

[WVRedsFan]

BRB... gotta get some lunch, MickyD's, Wendy's, Skyline, Taco Bell, Arby's, or Penn Station...? hmmm...
I don't know what Penn Station is, but that would be my recommendation. With the others you might as well eat a cup of Crisco...Just sayin'.

[westofyou]

I don't know what Penn Station is, but that would be my recommendation. With the others you might as well eat a cup of Crisco...Just sayin'.

No doubt.... the crisco probably is better for you too.

[westofyou]

Lineout by DeNorfia and Holbert pops out.........2 outs 2nd and 3rd

[flyer85]

The funny thing is Milton is finished. His stuff is gone ... and it ain't coming back. A 90 MPH straight as a string fastball, rolling curve and a change with little deception and no downward action is a recipe for getting hammered. His season is no fluke.

[westofyou]

Don't let them fool you, the Reds lead the league in OPS with 2 outs and runners in scoring position.

.256/.376/.450 .826

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/aggregate?statType=batting&group=8&seasonType=2&type=type1&sort=runs&split=185&season=2005

[WVRedsFan]

How can the Reds sqander a 2nd and 3rd with no outs opportunity? Let's see...be impatient (except for Hudson), line out and pop out on what the Pirate guys said were bad pitches, and generally suck. Then you have to deal with Pittsburgh's pretty good bullpen (at least against us). Lost opportunity.

Wonder if Narron will have Freel try to steal first??? ;)

[Chip R]

Honestly, I'm not sure we truly appreciate what Eric Milton's doing this season. We may be watching the worst pitcher ever. No joke, worst pitcher ever. Take every pitcher ever to qualify for an ERA title and Milton's got to be all over lists like highest ERA, highest BA allowed, highest OB/SLG/OPS, most doubles, most HR. He's pretty spectacular.

Also, I for one will thank him next June when the Reds get a that top 10 draft pick.

Yeah, but he's got a lot of heart and guts and he's a hard worker. Just like Ortiz. :rolleyes:

[westofyou]

Hudson walks and the announcers lament how the Reds have trouble scoring guys from 3rd.

[KronoRed]

Yeah, but he's got a lot of heart and guts and he's a hard worker. Just like Ortiz. :rolleyes:
You forgot proven winner :runawaycr

[Elam]

Yeah, but he's got a lot of heart and guts and he's a hard worker. Just like Ortiz. :rolleyes:
Yea, but is he as "happy" as Ortiz?

[westofyou]

Freel throws another log on the announcers fire. ;)

[flyer85]

Freel throws another log on the announcers fire. ;)5 runs in three innings is not very good ... especially when Milton is pitching.

[westofyou]

5 runs in three innings is not very good ... especially when Milton is pitching.

True.... Milton needs a Cincinnati Suds style offense behind him.

[WMR]

Eric Milton is a forehead pimple on prom night.

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2004/08/05/pimple_0608.jpg



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http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/apmegasports/flgp10903102142.standard.jpg

[Chip R]

Freel throws another log on the announcers fire. ;)
I know it isn't his regular gig but this Disallo guy is just horrible. Steve should just sac up and do the game solo.

[WVRedsFan]

Where did he come from anyway? Never heard of him.

[westofyou]

Where did he come from anyway? Never heard of him.

He's in the reds PR department.... kinda explains that side of the company eh?

Reds go up by one

[Chip R]

Where did he come from anyway? Never heard of him.
I think he's Butcher's assistant. Not sure though.

We'd get better information from Gametracker.

[SteelSD]

A little help?

Freakin' sportsline doesn't seem interested in updating the game.

[capndees]

Don't let them fool you, the Reds lead the league in OPS with 2 outs and runners in scoring position.

.256/.376/.450 .826

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/aggregate?statType=batting&group=8&seasonType=2&type=type1&sort=runs&split=185&season=2005

The NY Mets with a health .218 AVG in those situations...

[westofyou]

Top 4th: Cincinnati
- A. Kearns grounded out to third, R. Aurilia scored, A. Dunn to third
- W. Pena hit sacrifice fly to deep center, A. Dunn scored

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Wilson has a hit and just stole 2nd off Hidson without a throw.

[SteelSD]

Thanks, woy. I appears that the sportsline update guy finally got back from the bathroom.

[SteelSD]

Two Outs. Six Runs. No Loss.

Eric Milton.

[WVRedsFan]

He's in the reds PR department.... kinda explains that side of the company eh?

Reds go up by one

You mean the same people who continue to believe that WXAS in Beckley, WV carries the Reds games (they haven't since 1998)?

Yeah, that explains everything.

[westofyou]

You know those shows on cable like, "Boy without a face." and "Garbage can full of skin?"

There should be one on the Reds starters.

You coin the title my well is dry.

[westofyou]

Matt Clement had a Miltonrific day as well... proving to me once again that one should beware of Red Sox pitchers in Fantasy.


IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
M. Clement 1.1 8 7 7 1 0 1 4.65

[Chip R]

The good news is that Milton can come back on 3 days rest. :help: Bucs do not score. Reds still up 7-6.

[capndees]

BTW, Kearns is now .250/.378/.531 since Aug 15. He has 7 HR and 26 RBI in 28 games. He's like Manny Ramirez earlier this year: everything's there but the batting avg.

[KittyDuran]

Penn Station

and bring me some :DDid go - sorry didn't get you any... :devil: small Italian w/everything on it, small fries and a large Mug rootbeer with a lemon slice. :beerme:

[capndees]

Did go - sorry didn't get you any... :devil: small Italian w/everything on it, small fries and a large Mug rootbeer with a lemon slice. :beerme:

Mmmmmmmm........Penn Sta-tion.........

Good chance I'm moving back home to Cincy in the next couple weeks, and if/when I do, first thing I'm doing is getting Penn Station. That or Goldstar.

[capndees]

Top 6th:

Aurilia singled, Dunn K'd, Kearns lined into DP.

7-6 Reds

[Chip R]

Bucs load bases in 6th but don't score. Still 7-6 Reds. LaRue reaches on an error to lead off the 7th.

[Chip R]

Pena lines to RF but Denorfia plays hit and run with LaRue and sends him to 3rd with 1 out. Man, it's good Marty isn't there today or else he would have exploded when he said a HR with a runner at 3rd was better than a sac fly. Holbert after bunting foul on a squeeze play strikes out swinging (the K was on a swing and a miss not a 2 strike bunt attempt). Javy pinch hits for Hudson and PIT changes pitchers. Grabow is the new pitcher and induces a Valentin grounder to 3rd. Still 7-6 Reds.

[Chip R]

Belisle pitching. Eldred leads off with a double.

[Chip R]

A pair of grounders to 3rd and a strikeout gets the Reds out of the inning. Still 7-6 Reds.

[Chip R]

Reds do not score in the 8th.

[Chip R]

Reds play musical chairs with the defense. Lopez in at Short, Freel to LF, Denorfia goes to CF, Aurilia goes to 2nd.

Belisle walks Wigginton who came in on a double switch last inning to lead off the 8th. Coffey warming up in the pen.

[Chip R]

Sanchez triples to score Wigginton. Freel shaken up.

[Chip R]

Reds Killer Jack Wilson singles in Sanchez. Belisle out.

[WVRedsFan]

Pitiful. Reds due to lose the series to the pitiful Pirates. 8-7 Pgh.

[Aronchis]

Belisle looks to be running out of gas lately, which isn't surprising since he is pitching his first full season and was used signifigently this year. Poor handling by Narron. Personally, I could care less if they win or lose.

[Chip R]

Wilson is singled home by Eldred. Cota Ks but the Pirates are up 9-7 now.

[WVRedsFan]

The whole bullpen seems out of gas. Oh well...

9-7 now and that just about does it. Larue and Lopez up first in the top of the ninth, but I think this one is over. It's a shame. We should have won all three, but since we haven't it's easier to see the flaws of Narron which might save us from him next year (not that he's that bad, but we need to look at a manager to take us to contention. I don't think Jerry Narron is that man).

[Chip R]

LaRue leads off with a walk.

[Chip R]

Lopez grounds into a fielder's choice LaRue out at 2nd.

[Chip R]

Denorfia flies to LF. Holbert walks.

[Chip R]

Encarnacion gets an infield single and brings up Freel with the tying run on 2nd.

[Chip R]

Freel Ks swinging. Final is Pirates 9 Reds 7.

[Kc61]

Belisle looks to be running out of gas lately, which isn't surprising since he is pitching his first full season and was used signifigently this year. Poor handling by Narron. Personally, I could care less if they win or lose.

Belisle's bad second half is a concern. Last year, he had a great first half in AAA, then completely fell apart in the second half.

[KronoRed]

Did go - sorry didn't get you any... :devil: small Italian w/everything on it, small fries and a large Mug rootbeer with a lemon slice. :beerme:

:p:

I asked nicely ;)