Game thread 3/5

[BEETTLEBUG]

Where is 03/05/06 lineup? spring training lineup (per Marc)

[Caseyfan21]

From Marc's blog:

Devil Rays
Julio Lugo SS
Joey Gathright RF
Damon Hollins DH
Jonny Gomes LF
Travis Lee 1B
Toby Hall C
Nick Green 2B
Sean Burroughs 3B
Elijah Dukes CF
Edwin Jackson P

Reds
Ryan Freel CF
Tony Womack 2B
Felipe Lopez SS
Adam Dunn LF
Edwin Encarnacion 3B
Scott Hatteberg 1B
Austin Kearns RF
Jason LaRue DH
Dane Sardinha C
Phil Dumatrait P

[Caseyfan21]

According to Marc, Nuxie will also be on the radio for the broadcast.

Beetlebug - looks like you got the first thread for today's game, you may want to edit the thread title to reflect this being the game thread.

[TOBTTReds]

Phil Dumatrait gets em 1-2-3 in the 1st. 700's commercial are still annoying.

[KronoRed]

Another dual leadoff hitter lineup.

Fear runs rampant.

[Raisor]

Womack go away.

[Matt700wlw]

Always nice to hear Marty and Joe :thumbup:

[KronoRed]

I miss Steve :(

[Chip R]

Dumatrait gives up a solo HR to Gomes to put the Rays up 1-0. Bases are now loaded. Not sure how many outs.

[OnBaseMachine]

What did the Reds do in the bottom of the inning?

[Chip R]

What did the Reds do in the bottom of the inning?

Nothing. Journell in now for the Reds. 1st batter reaches on a ball Womack should have got.

[Chip R]

Correction on that last post. That was a 1 out base hit by Hollins. Sardinha picks him off 1st. Gomes follows with a base hit and Journell picks him off. Still 1-0 Rays.

Kearns reaches on a walk to lead off the inning. LaRue hits into a Casey. Sardinha gets hit by a pitch. Freel files to RF. After 3 Rays 1 Reds 0

[Chip R]

Nothing doing for either team in the 4th but Dukes leads off the 5th with a HR. Kozlowski in his 2nd inning for the Reds.

[membengal]

Reds still don't have a hit with two outs in the bottom of the fifth.

[membengal]

They do have two on with two out, there have been plenty of walks and HBP dealt by D-Ray pitchers, but no hits as of yet.

[membengal]

Bases loaded after Sardhina also gets HBP.

Freel due up.

[membengal]

Freel pops up the first pitch he sees. Inning over.

[membengal]

Bubba Nelson in pitching to start the sixth, he's the fourth Reds pitcher to work the day.

[TOBTTReds]

Appearently Womack forgot how to field...another one gets by him

[membengal]

Basehit for Gomes, Marty incredulous that Womack didn't make a play on the ball. Says "there's another ball that should have been gotten", but I don't know if he means another ball or two that Womack has missed or other players throughout the game.

And then a hit by Travis Lee, two on, no out.

[membengal]

Double for another Ray, runner home, runner to third, Nelson making a play to return to Chattanooga for 2006.

3-0.

[membengal]

Nelson gets ahead of next batter 0-2, and then serves up a three-run homerun.

Nelson making a play to be selling insurance come June.

6-0.

Marty going off on how bad the Chris Reitsma deal was. "Has there been a worse trade in the last five or six years for this ball club? I don't think so."

[Matt700wlw]

Bubba sucks....

What a stupid trade.

[flyer85]

All I know is I want the Reds to do for Woemack what the Marlins did to Reese, make him disappear.

[flyer85]

Bubba sucks....

What a stupid trade.It was a bad deal the day it was made and will always be a bad trade.

[membengal]

And now a walk after finally getting an out.

He's approaching "regular season Manzanillo incompetent" at this point.

[membengal]

A second out, then another base hit. Narron has seen enough, even for the spring, and Nelson is yanked. I think they are summoning a popcorn vendor.

[membengal]

The popcorn vendor picks the guy off first, and then the run down is screwed up. Double steal when all is said and done. Still two outs, with two more in scoring position.

Marty thinks Narron is "hotter than a match right now".

[KronoRed]

Marty going off on how bad the Chris Reitsma deal was. "Has there been a worse trade in the last five or six years for this ball club? I don't think so."
Still have Bong ;)

[toledodan]

do we have a hit yet?

[membengal]

The popcorn vendor (some reds hand named Maholic? Mahowlik?) gets the third out.

6-0. All that's left is to see if the D-Rays can close out the, what must be exceedingly rare, spring training no-hitter.

[membengal]

Double for Jacob Cruz, no-hitter gone.

Joe wondering how it is that Cruz doesn't have a spot on the club locked up as a pinch hitter. Marty noting that Cruz doesn't bring a whole lot to the table otherwise. Joe noting that bat on ball is a good thing. They each say "thank you" to each other.

[KronoRed]

Cruz power.

[dougdirt]

Edwin is just hitting the crap out of the ball this spring.

[membengal]

Hit for Encarnacion, driving in Cruz with the Reds' first run of the day.

7th RBI according to Marty for EE on the spring (altho I think it is his 8th). Either way, he's still raking. EE at 2b with two outs, then a ground out makes three outs.

6-1 TB after 6.

[reds44]

IF EE isn't the starter on OD, then something isn't right.

[membengal]

Chris Hammond gives up a hit, then gets a line drive DP and a ground out. Middle of the 7th, still 6-1 TB.

[TeamBoone]

Double for Jacob Cruz, no-hitter gone.

Joe wondering how it is that Cruz doesn't have a spot on the club locked up as a pinch hitter. Marty noting that Cruz doesn't bring a whole lot to the table otherwise. Joe noting that bat on ball is a good thing. They each say "thank you" to each other.

Joe also said that Cruz led the NL in pinch hits and Marty said no, he led the Reds.

I think Joe's right and Marty's wrong.

Anybody know off the top of your head?

[TeamBoone]

Still have Bong ;)

Bong did OK in his first appearance for Japan.

[Boss-Hog]

Bong did OK in his first appearance for Japan.
Bong is South Korean.

[membengal]

Three up three down for the Reds in the 7th, still 6-1 heading to the 8th inning.

[membengal]

Jason Standridge in to pitch the 8th. Miguel Perez in to catch for Sardhina. There have been seven Reds pitchers on the day, Nelson by far the most less-than-good.

First batter retired.

[MasonBuzz3]

Joe also said that Cruz led the NL in pinch hits and Marty said no, he led the Reds.

I think Joe's right and Marty's wrong.

Anybody know off the top of your head?

Joe was right. Jacob led the league with 20 pinch hits, Lenny Harris and our own Quinten McCracken were second with 19.

[membengal]

Second batter retired, then a hit of some sort. Two outs, man on.

[membengal]

Base hit, runner on second scores, Ray trying to take second on the throw home thrown out at second.

I believe it to be 7-1 heading to the bottom of the 8th.

[TeamBoone]

Bong is South Korean.

Sorry, I thought the article said Japan.

[TeamBoone]

Joe was right. Jacob led the league with 20 pinch hits, Lenny Harris and our own Quinten McCracken were second with 19.

thank you... and Marty was so matter of fact. But then, no one will ever know he was wrong.

[Heath]

IF EE isn't the starter on OD, then something isn't right.

Dear Reds44

Remember me?

Sincerely,

Felipe Lopez, Spring Training 2005.

[KronoRed]

thank you... and Marty was so matter of fact. But then, no one will ever know he was wrong.
We will..and we're smart and stuff ;)

[membengal]

Heath, at some point we have to move on. Here's hoping that Krivsky understands that EE has to play. I am betting he does.

Double by Rhodes, then singles by Herr (Hurd?) and McCracken, gets one in. Two on, no outs, 7-2 TB in the bottom of the ninth.

[membengal]

LaRue singles, runners at 1st and 2nd, another runner home, still no one out.

7-3, bottom of the ninth.

[Newport Red]

Appearently Womack forgot how to field...another one gets by him

Nice to see Womack getting on Marty's incredulous side. If he makes the trip north, it should be a long and enjoyable season.:devil:

[Reds1]

Larue 2 RBI single - Reds coming back 7-3 with a couple guys on.

[membengal]

Pitching change for Rays, Miguel Perez up, three balls no strikes. The handful of fans who stuck around are coming out of their afternoon siesta.

[membengal]

Perez walks, bases loaded Denorfia up, still 7-3 TB. No outs.

[membengal]

Denorfia hits a sac fly, run scores, runner on second goes to third. 7-4. 1 out, runners on first and third.

Andy Abad up.

[Reds1]

Demprfia does what Dunn can't and gets an RBI sac fly. LOL..

7-4 with runners at 1st and 3rd and 1 out. Where's EE!

[membengal]

Passed ball, run scores, runner to second, now 7-5. 2-2 count on Abad. Still one out.

[membengal]

Abad pops up. Two outs. Some guy named Earl Snyder up for the Reds.

[KronoRed]

What's with the Jaws theme?

[membengal]

Snyder taps out in front of the plate.

Tampa wins 7-5.

[captainmorgan07]

would be nice to see a comeback win EE has a good sign so far this spring he should be the starter on opening day

[red-in-la]

IF EE isn't the starter on OD, then something isn't right.

Uh...excuse me.....uh.....just a minute.....oh, you just now think maybe something isn't right? :D :D :D :D

Just kidding.:D :D :D :D :D

Anyway......does anybody know why there are so many pure scrubs in these games? Is it the WBC? Or are the Reds just this bad?

Would a guy like Bubba even be at the spring training camp of any other franchise?

[Reds1]

Uh...excuse me.....uh.....just a minute.....oh, you just now think maybe something isn't right? :D :D :D :D

Just kidding.:D :D :D :D :D

Anyway......does anybody know why there are so many pure scrubs in these games? Is it the WBC? Or are the Reds just this bad?

Would a guy like Bubba even be at the spring training camp of any other franchise?

I think early on with SS games they just need the bodies and they at least want to get 1 or 2 outings just to make sure. That's my guess anyways.