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    Re: 5/3/12 - Reds vs Cubs

    Quote Originally Posted by dougdirt View Post
    I will settle for any non-out.
    An example of where a DP is preferable to a strike out


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    Re: 5/3/12 - Reds vs Cubs

    Quote Originally Posted by Vottomatic View Post
    Geez, Bedard has struck out 11 in 5 IP so far for the Pirates.
    Glad the Reds miss him. They don't do well with Maholm-like lefties. I shutter to think how many Cincinnati Reds he'd strike out

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    Re: 5/3/12 - Reds vs Cubs

    Quote Originally Posted by Degenerate39 View Post
    Today is Dempster and Homer's birthday. First time ever that two pitchers share a birthday and pitch against each other on that day. According to the Cubs post game
    Surprising to me but certainly possible. A quick calc puts odds of such a thing at 1 in 133k. How many MLB games have ever been played?

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    Re: 5/3/12 - Reds vs Cubs

    See, we are not the laughing stock. The Cubs are the laughing stock.
    “I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”

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    Re: 5/3/12 - Reds vs Cubs

    Quote Originally Posted by powersackers View Post
    When we tied it on that GDP by Mes shouldn't the Cubs have had the infield in and cut off the runner at the plate? Then go for the GDP? That's how I would have played it.
    I imagine the decision was based on tie game with DP vs. greatly increasing chances of game winning hit due to infield in.
    "Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"

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    Re: 5/3/12 - Reds vs Cubs

    Quote Originally Posted by traderumor View Post
    I imagine the decision was based on tie game with DP vs. greatly increasing chances of game winning hit due to infield in.
    Mes' grounder was hit sharply. Might have gone through a drawn-in infield.
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    Re: 5/3/12 - Reds vs Cubs

    Quote Originally Posted by oneupper View Post
    Mes' grounder was hit sharply. Might have gone through a drawn-in infield.
    I agree after seeing the replay, the strategy was survival, try to get the game to extras. Infield in might have also affected Mesaraco's approach in the at bat. Sveum's back was against the wall and it probably was the higher percentage move considering the situation.
    "Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"

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    Re: 5/3/12 - Reds vs Cubs

    Sure it's been posted already, but really have to admire Bailey's toughness today. His perseverance kept the Reds in the game. Great to see him maturing.
    Hoping to change my username to 75769023

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    Re: 5/3/12 - Reds vs Cubs

    Bailey pitched well enough to win. A quality start, but that's not good enough for this present offensive team. Until this offense starts hitting and until our manager changes his ways, our staff will struggle. We went through this last year for awhile, too. I don't have to tell you what I think is the problem.
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    Re: 5/3/12 - Reds vs Cubs

    When I got home I was shocked to see the Reds had won this game. Good come from behind win but the Cubs did give it away. A bunch of walks and a couple of terrible errors did them in more than anything. But the Reds will take it and move. Sorta makes up for that giveaway to the Giants last week.
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    Re: 5/3/12 - Reds vs Cubs

    Quote Originally Posted by cumberlandreds View Post
    When I got home I was shocked to see the Reds had won this game. Good come from behind win but the Cubs did give it away. A bunch of walks and a couple of terrible errors did them in more than anything. But the Reds will take it and move. Sorta makes up for that giveaway to the Giants last week.
    Good point. Sometimes these types of games even out over the season. But the Reds do get credit for just letting Marmol hang himself.
    ...the 2-2 to Woodsen and here it comes...and it is swung on and missed! And Tom Browning has pitched a perfect game! Twenty-seven outs in a row, and he is being mobbed by his teammates, just to the thirdbase side of the mound.

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    Re: 5/3/12 - Reds vs Cubs

    This game yesterday was the end of Marmol being the Cubs closer.

    http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story...go-cubs-closer

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    Re: 5/3/12 - Reds vs Cubs

    Quote Originally Posted by Reds Fanatic View Post
    This game yesterday was the end of Marmol being the Cubs closer.

    http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story...go-cubs-closer
    Well that's some horrible news!

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    Re: 5/3/12 - Reds vs Cubs

    Quote Originally Posted by kaldaniels View Post
    Well that's some horrible news!
    At least it didn't happen a day sooner!
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    Re: 5/3/12 - Reds vs Cubs

    Quote Originally Posted by Reds Fanatic View Post
    This game yesterday was the end of Marmol being the Cubs closer.

    http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story...go-cubs-closer
    Jocketty should be fired for this.
    “I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”


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