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08-18-2006, 04:43 PM
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Re: 8/18 - Reds v. Pirates
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 the Reds hit him up tonight.
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08-18-2006, 04:51 PM
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And Bay hits two dingers off Michalak. |
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08-18-2006, 04:53 PM
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Re: 8/18 - Reds v. Pirates
Love the lineup.
Well, except for Griffey at 3, but that's not gonna change I guess...
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08-18-2006, 04:53 PM
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Let's make the proverbial "quality start" the over/under for Snell. I'll take the under, you get the over or tie. If he goes 6 and gives up 3 or less, you win.
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08-18-2006, 04:55 PM
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I'll say Snell goes 7, giving up two runs. |
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08-18-2006, 05:01 PM
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Re: 8/18 - Reds v. Pirates
Snell has look pretty solid for a team who has played pretty poor..
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08-18-2006, 05:06 PM
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I'll bet you a shot of Cuervo, or some expensive bourbon.
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08-18-2006, 06:00 PM
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Re: 8/18 - Reds v. Pirates
Snell hasn't really been all that much better lately, as he's 8-6, 4.74 ERA before the all star break, 2-2, 4.50 after.
But his DIPS is 4.19, as he's been pretty unlucky this season. He misses bats, and will be better next season than this season. He's not particularly good vs. LH hitters, which is good for us. He's much better on the road. He's not your avarage high 4 ERA pitcher; he's better than that. This is one time where I tend to agree with FCB, Snell is, today, a pretty good pitcher. I'd much rather face any starter in the Cards rotation not named Carpenter. I'd consider him the Pirates best starter these days. |
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08-18-2006, 06:01 PM
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Re: 8/18 - Reds v. Pirates
I'm cutting and pasting, but peep this:
--- Two Pirates hitters are by far the major threats- Freddy Sanchez (NL-leading .348 with a .489 SLG, but a low-for-the-average .384 OBP) and Jason Bay (.291/.406/.534). Both hit right-handed. Sanchez, who is exactly one year to the day younger than yours truly, is curbstomping left-handers to the tune of .457/.475/.617 in 94 at-bats. Bay is at .296/.418/.574 in 108 ABs. The Pirates as a team are at .266/.330/.409 overall. Versus lefties, it rises to .282/.347/.438. Jack Wilson, Jose Castillo, Jose Hernandez, Jose Bautista, and Ronny Paulino all have higher OPS figures against LHPs. New acquisition Xavier Nady has a plus-100-point split against ‘em, too. See, this is why I’m not enthused about Chris Michalak getting the ball tonight. --- |
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08-18-2006, 06:03 PM
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Re: 8/18 - Reds v. Pirates
Already the Reds can't gain any ground on the Cards- St. Louis blasted Chicago today for its first 2006 victory at Wrigley Field and fourth over the Cubs in 14 games.
Stupid Cubs. Try harder. |
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08-18-2006, 06:06 PM
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Re: 8/18 - Reds v. Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
Lineup Name Season/vs AVG HR RBI Chris Duffy CF Season .208 0 7 vs. pitcher --- 0 0 Jack Wilson SS Season .274 7 31 vs. pitcher --- 0 0 Freddy Sanchez 3B Season .346 5 64 vs. pitcher --- 0 0 Jason Bay LF Season .291 25 81 vs. pitcher --- 0 0 Xavier Nady 1B Season .268 14 44 vs. pitcher --- 0 0 Ronny Paulino C Season .309 6 38 vs. pitcher --- 0 0 Jose Bautista RF Season .251 13 33 vs. pitcher --- 0 0 Jose Castillo 2B Season .271 14 55 vs. pitcher --- 0 0 Ian Snell P Season .057 0 1 vs. pitcher --- 0 0 Starting Pitcher Name Season/vs Wins Losses Saves ERA Ian Snell P Season 10 8 0 4.67 vs. Reds 0 0 0 7.20 Cincinnati Reds Lineup Name Season/vs AVG HR RBI Ryan Freel RF Season .287 7 24 vs. pitcher --- 0 0 Scott Hatteberg 1B Season .317 11 38 vs. pitcher .500 0 0 Ken Griffey Jr. CF Season .246 25 66 vs. pitcher .500 0 1 Edwin Encarnacion 3B Season .297 13 59 vs. pitcher 1.000 0 1 Adam Dunn LF Season .251 36 82 vs. pitcher .000 0 0 Rich Aurilia SS Season .281 17 46 vs. pitcher .000 0 0 Brandon Phillips 2B Season .289 11 57 vs. pitcher --- 0 0 Javier Valentin C Season .238 5 21 vs. pitcher 1.000 0 0 Chris Michalak P Season .500 0 0 vs. pitcher --- 0 0 Starting Pitcher Name Season/vs Wins Losses Saves ERA Chris Michalak P Season 1 0 0 1.35 vs. Pirates 0 0 0 |
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08-18-2006, 06:11 PM
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Beyond the top two, I've seen much worse lineups out of the Pirates. Jack Wilson should be hitting seventh or eighth and Chris Duffy is having rookie issues, but otherwise it's a solid-hitting bunch.
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08-18-2006, 06:29 PM
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Re: 8/18 - Reds v. Pirates
I do like Ian Snell a lot, actually.
But we win tonight. I bet my beer. edit: of which I have already had two. Dang double headers.
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08-18-2006, 06:34 PM
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