Reds vs Pirates 7/2/08

[OnBaseMachine]

Ha! Recently got a speeding ticket there. I was on my way to Charleston and thought I'd skip I64. Never again unless I slow down.

You got pulled over by Barney Fife?

[Cyclone792]

Meanwhile Daryl Thompson can't hold a lead.

This game has Gary Majewski written all over it. Ugh.

[WVRedsFan]

I think you're just about 90 miles up the road from me eh?

Try 40. We're almost neighbors. Scary, huh?

I taught at Gauley Bridge HS back in the 80's for about 6 months and drove it every day. I went to school at WVU tech.

[Big Klu]

You haven't met many southern West Virginians. OBM will agree, I think that there are zero Pirate fans in the area. It's either the stupidity of the Reds for not claiming this area or the stpidity of MLB for assigning this area to Pittsburgh

True. Most West Virginians I have met are from the Wheeling/Moundsville/Weirton area, with a few from Parkersburg.

But I wouldn't be surprised that MLB assigned the area to the Pirates because of the WVU/Pitt rivalry. (Stupid reason, I know.)

[Cyclone792]

Daryl Thompson owes Jay Bruce a steak dinner or something for all run support and the nice catches Bruce has made on the warning track already tonight.

[OnBaseMachine]

You haven't met many southern West Virginians. OBM will agree, I think that there are zero Pirate fans in the area. It's either the stupidity of the Reds for not claiming this area or the stpidity of MLB for assigning this area to Pittsburgh

I think I know of just one Pirate fan in this whole area. The majority are Reds fans...I have a few cousins in the area that like the Braves, a neighbor that likes the Yankees and his brother is a Mets fan. But the majority are Reds fans.

[WVRedsFan]

You got pulled over by Barney Fife?

Yeah, I saw him but thought the speed limit on the four lane was 55 all the way through. Silly me. They were nice and didn't report it to the DMKV so I got no points.

[Kc61]

Thompson needs to learn to throw some pitches out of the zone. Too many pitches right in there, even when ahead of the count. If you walk a guy, the world won't end. Make them chase it once in awhile.

[Degenerate39]

You haven't met many southern West Virginians. OBM will agree, I think that there are zero Pirate fans in the area. It's either the stupidity of the Reds for not claiming this area or the stpidity of MLB for assigning this area to Pittsburgh

That's very true. In Fayette County it's mostly Braves fans and Reds fans. I know a few Pirates fans but not many at all.

[Bob Borkowski]

5-5 middle of the 3rd.

[OnBaseMachine]

Try 40. We're almost neighbors. Scary, huh?

I taught at Gauley Bridge HS back in the 80's for about 6 months and drove it every day. I went to school at WVU tech.

Sheesh, I didn't realize it was that close.

[Spring~Fields]

I taught at Gauley Bridge HS back in the 80's for about 6 months and drove it every day. I went to school at WVU tech.

I thought that was so, your understanding approach in response, comes through in your words.

[OnBaseMachine]

I had a feeling Bruce was going to do something special tonight. How about adding a third homerun and joining his buddy Votto in the rare three homerun game by a rookie department?

[Spring~Fields]

J. Van Benschoten  2.1 4 5 5 0 0 3 10.64

Kid needs more work down in the minors.

No wonder Bruce and Dunn was hitting him

[Screwball]

Van Benschoten taken out in favor of Denny Bautista after Phillips hits a 1 out double.

Phillips promptly swiped 3rd. Runner on 3rd and 1 out with Dunn up.

Dunn pops out to shallow center and Phillips has to hold.