Jay Bruce called up!!!!! - Page 3 - RedsZone.com - Cincinnati Reds Fans' Home for Baseball Discussion

redsmetz · 05-26-2008, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by savafan

School exams come and go, there is only one Jay Bruce.

I just texted my son up at The OSU and he wrote back, "Come pick me up! We're going!" Na, probably not.

Cyclone792 · 05-26-2008, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine

My dad and I are thinking of making the four hour drive tomorrow to watch him. The only problem is dad has to work plus he coaches my brother's baseball team so he's going to try to work something out so we can make the trip. Man am I pumped right now!

That's rough with the long drive since there's still no guarantees Bruce will be starting tomorrow. I'll be waiting until the lineups are up tomorrow before making the final decision to head down. He better be starting, but you never know what kind of Dustification the Reds will try to pass for not starting Bruce tomorrow.

Matt700wlw · 05-26-2008, 05:26 PM

Dusty may want to ease him into the lineup....after all, Corey Patterson's a stud.

PuffyPig · 05-26-2008, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by KronoRed

Woo.

Lets hope the second half of this story is a Patterson DFA

More likely Valentin or Hatteberg I'd guess.

*BaseClogger* · 05-26-2008, 05:27 PM

can he pitch on Wednesday to rest the rotation?

Caveat Emperor · 05-26-2008, 05:27 PM

Well, now I know what I'm doing tomorrow night.

mth123 · 05-26-2008, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Kc61

Patterson CF
Hairston SS
Griffey RF
Phillips 2B
Dunn LF
Encarnacion 3B
Votto 1B
Bruce -- ???
Cueto P

With Cueto on on the mound (or Harang or Arroyo):
Hairston SS
Dunn LF
Bruce RF
EdE 3B
Votto 1B
Phillips 2B
Patterson CF
Any old stiff C

With Volquez or other ground ball guys:
Freel CF
Dunn LF
Bruce RF
EdE 3B
Votto 1B
Phillips 2B
Janish SS
Any old stiff C

Flip flop Bruce and Phillips against a LHP. Bako is probably the best stiff of the moment to catch, but I'd be looking to upgrade by using some one's grandmother back there.

KittyDuran · 05-26-2008, 05:28 PM

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Dustification

For a split second I ALMOST looked that word up...

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KittyDuran · 05-26-2008, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mth123

With Cueto on on the mound (or Harang or Arroyo):
Hairston SS
Dunn LF
Bruce RF
EdE 3B
Votto 1B
Phillips 2B
Patterson CF
Any old stiff C

With Volquez or other ground ball guys:
Freel CF
Dunn LF
Bruce RF
EdE 3B
Votto 1B
Phillips 2B
Janish SS
Any old stiff C

Flip flop Bruce and Phillips against a LHP. Bako is probably the best stiff of the moment to catch, but I'd be looking to upgrade by using some one's grandmother back there.

So Junior gets the bench or the boot?

wheels · 05-26-2008, 05:31 PM

Soooo....Who was right?

Who called it yesterday?

Oh yeah. The guy who's girlfriend's brother in law went to 31 flavors.

Oh..and Chip....

Face!

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mth123 · 05-26-2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by KittyDuran

So Junior gets the bench or the boot?

Bench if he'll accept being a LHPH and DH in AL Parks. I'd peddle Hatte for peanuts to make room. Otherwise, send him to some place where he doesn't have to where a glove.

Matt700wlw · 05-26-2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by KittyDuran

So Junior gets the bench or the boot?

Either one works for me

savafan · 05-26-2008, 05:34 PM

I put Griffey at 1st, Votto in right, and Bruce in center with Patterson selling peanuts in the stand.

Matt700wlw · 05-26-2008, 05:35 PM

Walk up ticket sales just increased tomorrow.

Kc61 · 05-26-2008, 05:37 PM

So the mth suggested lineup has EE hitting cleanup. This subtle dig at Phillips is not exactly borne out by the statistics. EE has an OPS of .754. Phillips .882. People can spin this any way they want. They can use any stat line they want. Right now, EE is fortunate to be hitting sixth and Phillips is hitting like a powerhouse.

Realistically --

Hairston -- SS
Bruce -- CF
Griffey -- RF
Phillips -- 2B
Dunn -- LF
EE -- 3B
Votto -- 1B
Bako -- C
Pitcher

and againt lefties --

Same lineup except Ross catches and hits eighth.

And sometimes against lefties Griffey should sit --

Freel -- CF
Janish -- SS
Bruce -- CF
Phillips -- 2b
Dunn -- LF
EE -- 3B
Votto -- 1B
Ross -- C

With Bruce the Reds need to sign Dunn and add a righty power hitting outfielder (center or right) and a good catcher. And bring up the young arms as they develop. And then you have a team.

05-26-2008, 05:26 PM	#33
Matt700wlw Making sense of it all Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 26,130	Re: Jay Bruce called up!!!!! Dusty may want to ease him into the lineup....after all, Corey Patterson's a stud. __________________ An excited shade of Red

05-26-2008, 05:27 PM	#35
BaseClogger WOOOOO!!! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 6,075	Re: Jay Bruce called up!!!!! can he pitch on Wednesday to rest the rotation? __________________ "On-base percentage is great if you can score runs and do something with that on-base percentage," Baker said. "Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me."

05-26-2008, 05:27 PM	#36
Caveat Emperor Titanic Struggles Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The 513 Posts: 12,129	Re: Jay Bruce called up!!!!! Well, now I know what I'm doing tomorrow night. __________________ Championships Matter. 22 Years and Counting...

05-26-2008, 05:31 PM	#40
wheels Dented and Spent Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 6,533	Re: Jay Bruce called up!!!!! Soooo....Who was right? Who called it yesterday? Oh yeah. The guy who's girlfriend's brother in law went to 31 flavors. Oh..and Chip.... Face!: __________________ "Opening Day.... Pfffft! We get all excited, thinking they're gonna have some kinda great year....Same thing over and over. Disappointment. What time do you want me to come over?" - My Dad. Opening Day 2012.

05-26-2008, 05:34 PM	#43
savafan Maple SERP Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 17,485	Re: Jay Bruce called up!!!!! I put Griffey at 1st, Votto in right, and Bruce in center with Patterson selling peanuts in the stand. __________________ This is the Cal Ripkin Jr. of typos. If you ask me to join your fantasy baseball league and I select Legolas in the first round, don't be angry at me. It's not my fault I've read up on the players and you haven't.

05-26-2008, 05:35 PM	#44
Matt700wlw Making sense of it all Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 26,130	Re: Jay Bruce called up!!!!! Walk up ticket sales just increased tomorrow. __________________ An excited shade of Red

05-26-2008, 05:37 PM	#45
Kc61 Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,824	Re: Jay Bruce called up!!!!! So the mth suggested lineup has EE hitting cleanup. This subtle dig at Phillips is not exactly borne out by the statistics. EE has an OPS of .754. Phillips .882. People can spin this any way they want. They can use any stat line they want. Right now, EE is fortunate to be hitting sixth and Phillips is hitting like a powerhouse. Realistically -- Hairston -- SS Bruce -- CF Griffey -- RF Phillips -- 2B Dunn -- LF EE -- 3B Votto -- 1B Bako -- C Pitcher and againt lefties -- Same lineup except Ross catches and hits eighth. And sometimes against lefties Griffey should sit -- Freel -- CF Janish -- SS Bruce -- CF Phillips -- 2b Dunn -- LF EE -- 3B Votto -- 1B Ross -- C With Bruce the Reds need to sign Dunn and add a righty power hitting outfielder (center or right) and a good catcher. And bring up the young arms as they develop. And then you have a team. Last edited by Kc61; 05-26-2008 at 05:50 PM.

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