Jay Bruce doesn't believe in one hops to the catcher.
Jay Bruce doesn't believe in one hops to the catcher.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
"I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldn’t do. “I can’t skate or play hockey,” Votto said. “Well, I can skate ... but I can’t stop.”
Harang really working slowly after a fast approach in the 1st.
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
Bruce hauls it in at the wall. 2 down. Ramirez advances to third. Babe Ruth due up.
Bad pitch selection to Soriano after being up 0-2.....Harang is not fun to watch at all. The way he labors and plods and seems to lose his focus.
Flyball to Bruce for the 3rd out. Dicey inning there from Harangatang...but escapes it unscathed.
Cubs 2nd
Byrd singles to right, and moves to 2nd on a wild pitch.
Ramirez lines a single to right, Bruce cuts it off, and throws it on the fly to Hanigan to nail Byrd trying to score.
Soriano lines a single to left off Rolen's glove.
Soto flies out to Bruce on the warning track, Ramirez tags and goes to 3rd.
Castro flies out to Bruce in right.
Harang at 34 pitches.
Reds up 2 to 0.
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"I think we’re starting to get to the point where people are starting to get tired of this stretch of ball,” Votto said. “I think something needs to start changing and start going in a different direction. I’m going to do my part to help make that change.”
Hanigan showing off the plow.
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
Another nice play by Ramirez on a rocket from Hanigan...but we beat it out again! :O)
Harang tries to get down the bunt...but pops it up after the chin music. No dp though thank goodness.
The umpires must like the Reds tonight. Those plays could easily have gone either way. Thank goodness they went ours!
"I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldn’t do. “I can’t skate or play hockey,” Votto said. “Well, I can skate ... but I can’t stop.”
OCab grounds into the DP to end the inning.
Reds 2nd
Hanigan works the count full, fouls off 3 pitches, then bounces an infield single off Ramirez's glove.
Harang flies a bunt to Lee at 1st.
Cabrerra biounces into a 5-4-3 doubleplay.
Gorzelanny at 40 pitches.
Reds up 2-0 after 2.
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"I think we’re starting to get to the point where people are starting to get tired of this stretch of ball,” Votto said. “I think something needs to start changing and start going in a different direction. I’m going to do my part to help make that change.”
Gorzelanny grounds to Rolen to start the 3rd
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