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06-10-2008, 04:51 PM
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Cardinals @ Reds: 6/10/08
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Jay Bruce CF Paul Janish SS Ken Griffey Jr. RF Brandon Phillips 2B Adam Dunn LF Joey Votto 1B Edwin Encarnacion 3B Paul Bako C Homer Bailey P Birds: Skip Schumaker lf Ryan Ludwick rf Albert Pujols 1b Rick Ankiel cf Troy Glaus 3b Yadier Molina c Cesar Izturis ss Mitchell Boggs p Brendan Ryan 2b |
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06-10-2008, 05:13 PM
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Making sense of it all
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Re: Cardinals @ Reds: 6/10/08
No Edmonds.
Will George survive?
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06-10-2008, 05:20 PM
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Re: Cardinals @ Reds: 6/10/08
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06-10-2008, 05:42 PM
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Lime in da Coconut
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Re: Cardinals @ Reds: 6/10/08
It should be interesting with Bruce leading off, but Janish in the 2-hole? That strikes me as really strange. It's like "if you play shortstop, you bat second" regardless of ability. But what do I know?
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06-10-2008, 05:48 PM
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Making sense of it all
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Re: Cardinals @ Reds: 6/10/08
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06-10-2008, 05:59 PM
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Lime in da Coconut
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Re: Cardinals @ Reds: 6/10/08
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06-10-2008, 05:52 PM
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Re: Cardinals @ Reds: 6/10/08
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Dusty doesn't want to use them both in the top part of the lineup and then have lots of lefties lined up in a row. This lineup is an attempt to avoid that problem. He could have done -- Bruce EE Griffey Phillips Dunn Votto Janish Bako I guess he preferred to keep EE in his "normal" spot lower in the lineup and hit Janish second. Reds need more righty hitting. With Kepp and Hairston both out, Reds need a lot more righty hitting. |
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06-10-2008, 06:04 PM
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Stat Wanker Hodiernus
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Re: Cardinals @ Reds: 6/10/08
We're facing a RHP who has never pitched in the majors, nor experienced much minor league success until this year. His success this year has been based largely on unsustainably low hit and HR rate. Also, the Cardinals have one LOOGY in their pen, Ron Villone.
So basically, we're giving Paul Janish more at bats than Adam Dunn or JOey Votto, because we're afraid that in a late game situation, Ron Villone will be brought in and we'd rather have the light hitting SS with a .741 minor league OPS and 25 major league at bats at the plate over either of our .900+ OPS corner bats. Riiiiiiiiiiight. Good thinking Dusty.
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06-10-2008, 06:05 PM
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Re: Cardinals @ Reds: 6/10/08
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I thought about hitting him second from the point of view that he should be on auto sac bunt mode for a week or so untill Kepp gets back. The early 90's Pirates used to have a 2B(name escapes me, King maybe?) that made a living off of sac bunting Womack over for Bonilla and Bonds. I'm thinking something along those lines for Janish. I hate to give up outs but it looks like he's pretty much an out anyway, might as well get what you can out of it. |
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06-10-2008, 06:12 PM
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Stat Wanker Hodiernus
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Re: Cardinals @ Reds: 6/10/08
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Maybe you're thinking of Jose Lind? Lind usually batted 8th though.
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06-10-2008, 06:10 PM
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Re: Cardinals @ Reds: 6/10/08
Never heard of this guy pitching for the Cards tonight. So I guess that means he will pitch a three hit shutout.
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06-10-2008, 06:53 PM
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This one's for you Edd
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Re: Cardinals @ Reds: 6/10/08
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06-10-2008, 06:36 PM
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Dented and Spent
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Re: Cardinals @ Reds: 6/10/08
Jay Bell was the big sac bunt guy.
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06-10-2008, 06:39 PM
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Re: Cardinals @ Reds: 6/10/08
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My bad I thought it was Womack but I remember the #2 hitter was a sac bunt machine. |
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06-10-2008, 06:56 PM
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Re: Cardinals @ Reds: 6/10/08
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