Freel, LF
Randa, 3B
Casey, DH
Griffey, CF
Pena, RF
Dunn, 1B
Lopez, SS
Aurilia, 2B
Sardinha, C
Damon cf
Renteria ss
Ortiz dh
Ramirez, lf
Nixon rf
Millar 1b
Varitek c
Mueller 3b
Bellhorn 2b
Luke Hudson vs David Wells.
Freel, LF
Randa, 3B
Casey, DH
Griffey, CF
Pena, RF
Dunn, 1B
Lopez, SS
Aurilia, 2B
Sardinha, C
Damon cf
Renteria ss
Ortiz dh
Ramirez, lf
Nixon rf
Millar 1b
Varitek c
Mueller 3b
Bellhorn 2b
Luke Hudson vs David Wells.
'When I'm not longer rapping, I want to open up an ice cream parlor and call myself Scoop Dogg.'
-Snoop on his retirement
Your Mom is happy.
Boston hopes David Wells and Manny Ramirez continue their resurgence as the Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds play the second of three games at Fenway Park.
Wells began his first season in Boston 2-4 with a 6.81 ERA over his first seven starts before settling down to go 2-0 with a 2.32 ERA over his last three outings. The left-hander has pitched at least seven innings and walked none over that span.
Wells threw eight innings of four-hit ball to lift the Red Sox to a 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.
``I don't think I made a bad pitch,'' Wells said. ``It's just something that's a rarity. When you feel that good, you just go with it.''
While Wells has turned things around on the mound, Ramirez seems to have broken out of a rare slump at the plate.
Ramirez's three-run home run led Boston to a 10-3 win over Cincinnati on Monday.
Ramirez has 13 homers and 49 RBIs. He went 2-for-5 to raise his batting average to .254 and is hitting .339 in his last 14 games.
``Manny's going to hit,'' teammate Jay Payton said. ``Everybody gets on him because his average isn't .320, but he's still hitting some homers and driving in runs and Manny's going to have his (usual) numbers at the end of the year.''
The Red Sox pounded out 16 hits against the Reds, one day after notching 17 in a win over the Chicago Cubs.
Monday's loss was just the second in seven games for Cincinnati.
First baseman Sean Casey went 1-for-3 to extend his hitting streak to nine games. Casey is batting .378 (14-for-37) since June 4 to lift his team-leading batting average from .313 to .325
'When I'm not longer rapping, I want to open up an ice cream parlor and call myself Scoop Dogg.'
-Snoop on his retirement
Your Mom is happy.
Jim Sundberg is in the building.
I'll say New England by a touchdown. Again. 9-2 (?)
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
If Dane Sardinha had a Jim Sundberg career, I'd be ecstatic for what we have in the system and from what we just drafted.Originally Posted by westofyou
http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sundbji01.shtml
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
If he didn't have to bat he might.Originally Posted by traderumor
Worst OPS for a catcher in the expansion era
Code:OPS YEAR OPS G AB 1 Jim Sundberg 1975 .539 155 472 2 Bob Boone 1986 .593 144 442 3 Brad Ausmus 2003 .594 143 450 4 Fred Kendall 1976 .598 146 456 5 B.J. Surhoff 1988 .611 139 493 6 Tony Pena 1991 .612 141 464 7 Butch Wynegar 1978 .616 135 454 8 Bob Boone 1974 .617 146 488 9 Johnny Edwards 1970 .618 140 458 10 Dick Billings 1972 .618 133 469
I'd forgotten how bad Bob Boone sucked as a hitter.
0 Value Over Replacement Poster
"Sit over here next to Johnathan (Bench)...sit right here, he's smart."--Sparky Anderson
Tonight's Reds starters against David Wells:
Freel- .308/.308/.462 with an RBI in 6 career at bats.
Randa- .364/.391/.682 with a homer and 7 RBI in 22 career at bats.
Casey- .250/.333/.625 with a homer and an RBI in 8 career at bats.
Griffey- .360/.351/.722 with 8 homers and 15 RBI in 72 career at bats.
Pena- .000/.000/.000 in 2 career at bats.
Dunn- .250/.400/1.000 with a homer and 2 RBI in 4 career at bats.
Lopez- 1.000/1.000/1.000 with an RBI in 1 career at bat.
Aurilia-Never Faced Wells
Sardinha-Never Faced Wells
"Strickland Propane... Taste the meat, not the heat." - Hank Hill
This lineup stinks.
Go Gators!
Reds Win!!!!
8-6.
Rob Neyer: "Any writer who says he'd be a better manager than the worst manager is either 1) lying (i.e. 'using poetic license') or 2) patently delusional. Which isn't to say managers don't do stupid things that you or I wouldn't."
Don't curse us!Originally Posted by Eric_Davis
Go Gators!
Hmmm, is Ryan Freel being punished?
"Enjoy this Reds fans, you are watching a legend grow up before your very eyes" ... DoogMinAmo on Adam Dunn
Originally Posted by KronoRed
Like that is gonna hurt us? Come on now, you've follwed this team all year.
C'mon, that's one season, his second in the majors. He was a light stick, but he ended up with a respectable .248 career BA, hit .291 as a career high in '77, and from '77-81 hit in the .270s. If Dane could even sniff those numbers, we'd have ourselves a legit prospect. Sundberg was no slouch at the plate in his prime and was one of the best defensive catchers of the period.Originally Posted by westofyou
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
How so?Originally Posted by TeamBoone
Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman. Damn glad to meet ya.
Board Moderators may, at their discretion and judgment, delete and/or edit any messages that violate any of the following guidelines: 1. Explicit references to alleged illegal or unlawful acts. 2. Graphic sexual descriptions. 3. Racial or ethnic slurs. 4. Use of edgy language (including masked profanity). 5. Direct personal attacks, flames, fights, trolling, baiting, name-calling, general nuisance, excessive player criticism or anything along those lines. 6. Posting spam. 7. Each person may have only one user account. It is fine to be critical here - that's what this board is for. But let's not beat a subject or a player to death, please. |