5/19/06 Reds vs. Tigers - Game Thread

[Big Klu]

Great game tonight! The Nature Boy is back--WOOOOOO!!!! Stylin and profilin, Horseman-style!! Welcome back, Richie! :aurilia:

Congratulations to Adam Dunn on tying Wally Post for ninth place on the Reds all-time HR list! :dunn:

Loved the Dunn HR. Nothing like a no-doubter from AD when we're up 7-0 with no one on in the fourth. Adam Dunn gets the most meaningless HRs/RBIs ever...

I remember people saying the same thing about George Foster in the late 70's and early 80's.




Updated Reds HR list (players in italics are active):

Reds All-Time Home Run Leaders
1. Johnny Bench - 389
2. Frank Robinson - 324
3. Tony Perez - 287
4. Ted Kluszewski - 251
5. George Foster - 244
6. Eric Davis - 203
7. Barry Larkin - 198
8. Vada Pinson - 186
9. Wally Post - 172
9. Adam Dunn - 172
11. Gus Bell - 160
12. Joe Morgan - 152
12. Pete Rose - 152
14. Lee May - 147
15. Ken Griffey, Jr. - 141
16. Dan Driessen - 133
17. Reggie Sanders - 125
18. Ernie Lombardi - 120
19. Sean Casey - 118
20. Frank McCormick - 110
21. Dave Parker - 107
22. Chris Sabo - 104
23. Dave Concepcion - 101
24. Gordy Coleman - 98
25. Paul O'Neill - 96

[westofyou]

Congratulations to Adam Dunn on tying Wally Post for ninth place on the Reds all-time HR list!

YEAR TEAM         AGE G    AB    R    H    2B  3B  HR   HR%   RBI  BB   SO   SB   CS  AVG   SLG  OBA   OPS
1949 Reds         19    6     8    1    2   0   0   0   0.00    1    0    3    0   0  .250  .250  .250  .500 
1951 Reds         21   15    41    6    9   3   0   1   2.44    7    3    4    0   0  .220  .366  .273  .639 
1952 Reds         22   19    58    5    9   1   0   2   3.45    7    4   20    0   0  .155  .276  .222  .498 
1953 Reds         23   11    33    3    8   1   0   1   3.03    4    4    6    1   0  .242  .364  .324  .688 
1954 Reds         24  130   451   46  115  21   3  18   3.99   83   26   70    2   2  .255  .435  .297  .731 
1955 Reds         25  154   601  116  186  33   3  40   6.66  109   60  102    7   4  .309  .574  .372  .946 
1956 Reds         26  143   539   94  134  25   3  36   6.68   83   37  124    6   0  .249  .506  .301  .807 
1957 Reds         27  134   467   68  114  26   2  20   4.28   74   33   84    2   2  .244  .437  .291  .727 
1960 Reds         30   77   249   36   70  14   0  17   6.83   38   28   51    0   2  .281  .542  .350  .892 
1961 Reds         31   99   282   44   83  16   3  20   7.09   57   22   61    0   1  .294  .585  .346  .932 
1962 Reds         32  109   285   43   75  10   3  17   5.96   62   32   67    1   0  .263  .498  .341  .839 
1963 Reds         33    5     7    1    0   0   0   0   0.00    0    0    1    0   0  .000  .000  .125  .125

[Caveat Emperor]

Loved the Dunn HR. Nothing like a no-doubter from AD when we're up 7-0 with no one on in the fourth. Adam Dunn gets the most meaningless HRs/RBIs ever...

That home run was a thing of beauty. Gone from the moment it left the bat, and really the exclamation point that convinced the majority of the crowd that their time was better spent hitting the "refresh" button on their phones browsers to get score updates on the Pistons/Cavs game.

And come on -- the man went opposite field for a double tonight. I'm sure even a couple folks on Reds.com begrudgingly smiled after that.

[Big Klu]

woy,

I surmise that Wally must have been hit by a pitch in 1963. How else do you get a BA of .000 (0/7), an OBP of .125 (which logically would be 1/8), and zero walks?

[CTA513]

4th game thread I started this year and they Reds are 3-1 during that time.

[KronoRed]

4th game thread I started this year and they Reds are 3-1 during that time.

Keep starting them till you slump

[CincyReds2003]

I agree that it stinks with the fact that St. Louis is playing the Royals, while we're playing Detroit, but at the same time this could serve as their motivation to end a slump, as well as show critics that they can beat the best team in baseball.

[TeamBoone]

Loved the Dunn HR. Nothing like a no-doubter from AD when we're up 7-0 with no one on in the fourth. Adam Dunn gets the most meaningless HRs/RBIs ever...

You take 'em when you can get 'em. You make it sound so easy when it's dependent upon a whole lot of things all coming together... the pitcher, the pitch thrown, the game situation, the count, etc.

If you could pick and choose the appropriate AB... well, wouldn't that be wonderful?

PS - no HR is meaningless, especially if the outcome of the game is winning by one run or evening the score to force extra innings, thus giving the team an extra chance to win. Most people think that every run is important, not just those during the late innings in a close game.

IMHO, that was a "meaningless" statement.

[westofyou]

woy,

I surmise that Wally must have been hit by a pitch in 1963. How else do you get a BA of .000 (0/7), an OBP of .125 (which logically would be 1/8), and zero walks?

Yep 1 HBP for Wally that year