NLDS Game 1: Cincinnati @ Philadelphia
 

Roy Halladay (21-10, 2.44, 219 Ks) vs. Edinson Volquez (4-3, 4.31, 67 Ks)

5:07 PM EST, TBS
Additional camera angles and broadcast of the game on MLB's Postseason TV

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You didn't wait until there were lineups! :pouts because he didn't get to start the game thread:

No really... let's get this party STARTED!!!! :party:

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Phillies lineup, NO POLANCO:

Rollins 6
Victorino 8
Utley 4
Howard 3
Werth 9
Ibanez 7
Ruiz 2
Valdez 5
Halladay 1

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Phillips
Cabrera
Votto
Rolen
Gomes
Bruce
Stubbs
Hernandez
Volquez

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Gomes ahead of Bruce :rolleyes:

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The two worst hitters in the Reds lineup are hitting 2nd and 5th.

lolz

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Revisiting the game threads from Halladay's other two starts...almost the exact same lineup Dusty is using today.

http://www.redszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83126

Brandon Phillips 2b
Orlando Cabrera ss
Joey Votto 1b
Scott Rolen 3b
Jonny Gomes lf
Jay Bruce rf
Drew Stubbs cf
Ramon Hernandez c

http://www.redszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83474

Brandon Phillips 2b
Orlando Cabrera ss
Joey Votto 1b
Scott Rolen 3b
Jonny Gomes lf
Jay Bruce rf
Drew Stubbs cf
Ryan Hanigan c

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The Reds have actually had a decent amount of success against Halladay.
http://ramsey.mlblogs.com/Halladay.pdf

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Gomes to Ken Rosenthal on MLB Network just now:
"We're not scared."

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It's Dusty's MO and at this point, I accept (and even appreciate) it. He defers to the vets....I think that is why BP is leading off instead of Stubbs, Gomes is in front of Bruce, and Ramon starts ahead of Hanigan. I'm cool with it.

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Love Jonny. Hopefully he backs it up.

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I'd say that lineup would match up exactly with the "typical" lineup that was run out there most often. In a situation where many of these guys have never faced, with higher expectation and pressure, it probably helps to keep guys in their "typical" spot so as to not have them feel like they need to do something different than they've done all year.

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There's a good chance I won't be in here later tonight, as I'm planning to watch with my dad and the rest of my family.

But I wanted to get at least one post in Redszone's first ever playoff game thread. Shock the world, Redlegs!

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Maybe I missed it somewhere, but does someone have the umpiring crew for this series?

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Nevermind...found it:

This will be John Hirschbeck's eighth Division Series, and first since 2006. His crew will handle the Reds-Phillies series, which starts Wednesday in Philadelphia. He's joined by Bruce Dreckman, Sam Holbrook, Ed Rapuano, regular-season crew chief Gary Cederstrom and Rob Drake. Drake is making his postseason debut.- MLB story