Game thread - 3/1/06 Reds @ Reds

[Danny Serafini]

Marc has the lineups out:

Visitors, managed by 1959 Caribbean Series MVP Ed Napoleon
Quinton McCracken, DH
Scott Hatteberg, 1B
Ken Griffey Jr., CF
Austin Kearns, RF
Rich Aurilia, 3B
Wily Mo Pena, LF
Jason LaRue, C
Frank Menechino, 2B
Ray Olmedo, SS
Brandon Claussen, P

Bench: DeWayne Wise, Anderson Machado, Ryan Hanigan, Aaron Holbert, Miguel Perez, Earl Snyder
Bullpen: David Weathers, Bubba Nelson

Home, managed by Bucky F. Dent (as it says on the lineup card)
Ryan Freel, CF
Tony Womack, 2B
Felipe Lopez, SS
Adam Dunn, 1B
Edwin Encarnacion, 3B
Javier Valentin, C
Tuffy Rhodes, LF
Jacob Cruz, DH
Chris Denorfia, RF
Luke Hudson, P

Bench: Andy Abad, Joey Votto, Derek Wathan, Aaron Herr, Dane Sardinha, Steve Torrealba
Bullpen: Rick White, Jimmy Journell, Phil Dumatrait

They're only going 4 or 5 innings today.

[Chip R]

If the game lasts 9 innings, I'd say 20. Less than 9, I'd say 15.

[Raisor]

I don't care if it's early, seeing Womack in one of the top two slots does not fill my heart with joy.

[Heath]

I just called my bookie - I put all of it on the Reds.

I also think it's a crying shame that Andy Abad doesn't get the nod to start. The nerve of Narron.

[Chip R]

I don't care if it's early, seeing Womack in one of the top two slots does not fill my heart with joy.

Scrooge.

[Heath]

dumb questions - who's home or away? Is it shirts and skins?

[WMR]

Projected Outfield starters on one team with the Projected Infield Starters on the other??? (Encarnacion??) I HOPE!!

[M2]

Projected Outfield starters on one team with the Projected Infield Starters on the other??? (Encarnacion??) I HOPE!!

That was my take too (the OF team got the starting catcher too). Good news on the Edwin Encarnacion front. Bad news on the Tony Womack front.

[WMR]

LOL yep hopefully the Womack experiment will quickly go the way of the Dodo.

[MrCinatit]

That was my take too (the OF team got the starting catcher too). Good news on the Edwin Encarnacion front. Bad news on the Tony Womack front.

Tony has a front? what's that person's name?

[puca]

I believe in Krivsky. He will save us from TWoe.

[Dunner44]

Its only 5 innings... at least thats what they say....

[Danny Serafini]

First update is posted:

SARASOTA -- Got my Subway in hand ("You going to the electric chair?" Marty asked) and it's 73 degrees at game time.

Top of the first: Hudson pitching. Goes to three-ball counts on the first two hitters. McCracken flies out to right, Hatteberg to center. Junior reaches on a bloop single to left. I have no idea what happened next. With two strikes, Hudson drilled Kearns in the left arm with a pitch...and then everyone walked off the field. We think they called it a strikeout, but no one's sure. Whatever.

Bottom of the first: Claussen on the mound. Freel strikes out swinging, Womack pops to third and Felipe grounds out to third.

[medford]

edit: yeah what he said

[M2]

Man, the last thing Kearns needs is to get drilled in his first ST at bat.