Reds vs. Bad Guys 4/11/15 - Johnny Beisbol Edition

[NebraskaRed]

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I'm glad I don't bet on baseball, because I would have bet good money that Pena was going to be the starting catcher today.

[RedsfaninMT]

I'm surprised nobody has been given playing time other than the starting 8. The 8 shouldn't be tired yet, but the guys on the bench will need some playing time to stay sharp, IMO.

[Raisor]

Keep the streak

[DirtyBaker]

No mercy. Strike while the iron's hot.

[Kc61]

This is how Jack McKeon managed. At least it's my perception, years later.

Find your best team and play them. You win with your best players.

Today I'd like to see some offense from some of the "other" guys, beyond Hamilton/Votto/Frazier.

Wouldn't be surprised if Diaz is the closer today.

[villain612]

You got your ace on the mound today. Win today and win the series. Go for the throat.

Lots of division games this month. Wouldn't be surprised to see this approach all April.

[RBA]

Game is a Sellout.

[WildcatFan]

Johnny on Tech Talk is gold. I wake up every morning praying he retires a Red.

[RedlegJake]

I'm watching on a Cardinals feed - they are lionizing Michael Wacha and demonizing Johnny Cueto (with a nod to his talent). Get over it Saint Lou - it was years ago!

[Raisor]

I hate the cardinals and their stupid fans.

#Ditto

[757690]

I'm watching on a Cardinals feed - they are lionizing Michael Wacha and demonizing Johnny Cueto (with a nod to his talent). Get over it Saint Lou - it was years ago!

I don't blame Card fans for hating Cueto for kicking LaRue in the head. I agree it was years ago, but that's something that is hard to forget. Plus, I don't want to give up my right to hate Molina, LaRussa and especially Carpenter for their role in the same fight ;)

Edit: and what Raiser said ;)

[RedlegJake]

grounder to Votto and we are started

[Raisor]

That stupid Carpenter guy eliminated

[757690]

Cueto tried to quick pitch Heyward, but the ump wouldn't let him, lol.

[Raisor]

I hate Joe West and his stupid fans

[RedlegJake]

BP with a gem to get Heyward 4-3

[RBA]

BP looked good on that one.

[RedsfaninMT]

Now that's the BP I love!

[Raisor]

That stupid Heyworth. Eliminated.

[RedlegJake]

Oh quit complaining that he's quick pitching. Grrrr....this is hard listening to these SL homers

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K Holliday. LOL....he tried walking to first. West got a call right!

[Raisor]

Moral victory for the stupid Cardinals. Only one strike out this inning.

[WildcatFan]

Hit Fozzie early, fellas. Let's give Johnny some room to cruise.

[RedlegJake]

Billy a chopper to Peralta who just gets him

[Raisor]

Stupid cardinal SS throws out Fast Billy.

I'm sure he cheated.

[RedlegJake]

Votto with 8 rbis in 4 games....but....but....but

[RedlegJake]

Gonna have to hit - Wacha throwing strikes. Now Card announcers puking up expand his zone and just hit.....Votto out

[Raisor]

The stupid SS robs Joe.

I'm sure he cheated.

[RedlegJake]

FRAZIER!!!!! HR to left on a line

[NebraskaRed]

Frazier!

[Raisor]

Todd Frazier destroys the cardinals hopes and dreams

[RedlegJake]

Wacha elevated a 3-0 fastball and Todd blasted it

[Raisor]

This game is going to be the stupid cardinals' Red Wedding

[RedlegJake]

Rocco fans to end the inning. 1-0 after 1

[757690]

The last four batters Wacha faced, going back to last postseason, have hit the ball hard.

[RedsfaninMT]

Gonna have to hit - Wacha throwing strikes. Now Card announcers puking up expand his zone and just hit.....Votto out

Takes A LOT to make me choose to listen to Thom, but these Cards announcers are even more annoying.

[Kc61]

So obvious that the book on Mesoraco is to throw him off speed. It's working so far this year. Needs to work on it.

[Gandalf the Red]

I know we're only a week in, but my Spidey sense is telling me that this year's Reds just might not be the pushovers that many of the so-called experts are expecting.

[RedlegJake]

Marlon Byrd with the leather!!! Nice grab on the dive near the line to get Adams

[11larkin11]

Reds Defense is incredible.

Welsh just gave them the nickname Wonderbread Defense. No holes.

[Larkin Fan]

Byrd flies like a bird.

[RedlegJake]

Frazier muffs one. Man on first. Todd giveth and Todd giveth away

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John Jay the Cueto killer up

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so Cueto hits the sucka

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1st and 2nd 1 down. and Molina singles to load them up. I hate stupid Yadier

[Tom Servo]

solid camerawork by FS Ohio

[RedlegJake]

Almost plunks wrong wong whoa.

[RedlegJake]

Wong flies to bruce deep enough tie game. 1st and 3rd 2 down

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Wcha grounds out 6-4. Tie game mid 2

[Tom Servo]

Glad the inning didn't get out of hand.

[RedlegJake]

error, HBP, bloop single, sac fly. Messy inning

[Larkin Fan]

That's pretty cool. Frazier is responsible for both runs scored in this game.

[Raisor]

Byrd flies like a bird.

We'll played sir

[RedlegJake]

31 pitches 19 strikes for Cueto after 2. Not extremely sharp so far

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Bruce bucket of corn to center 1 down

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And Byrd flies to almost the same spot.

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BP grounder 5-3. Adams has to tag him but gets it done. Made Wacha work that inning man. 22 pitches after 2.

[Tom Servo]

blergh

[BUTLER REDSFAN]

What is it with all the 1 pitch at bats??

[RedlegJake]

Billy! Nice defense!

[RedlegJake]

stupid Heyward lines to Bruce who reaches over his head to snag it. 2 down

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Holliday grounds out and the Reds tied 1-1 mid 3. 8 pitch inning by Johnny, that helps. Now at 39

[Tom Servo]

positive blergh

[RedlegJake]

Did not know blerghs can be positive....learned something

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Zack singles through the middle

[Tony Cloninger]

Can you imagine if Phillips was hitting 3rd, Byrd 4th....like it looked that it might have happened based on how the lineup was made out in ST?
Right now anything after Frazier is an automatic out. Swinging at everything is not working. Time to work some counts a little.

[RedlegJake]

Game really moving along. Cueto, the anti-hitter bunts, Wacha grabs it tags Johnny, Zack to 2nd

[757690]

Nice to see Cueto back to being a good bunter.

[RedlegJake]

Billy bunts to third bas e side, Wacha gets him at first. Zack at third. Billy bunted it a bit too hard.

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Votto flies to CF in front of track. 1-1 after 3. Wacha only at 29 pitches/22 strikes

[757690]

Wacha giving up rockets. He's lucky it's a 1-1 game. He'll probably settle down now, lol.

[kbrake]

Votto just got under that ball and missed hitting an absolute bomb.

[Raisor]

Stupid Cowboy fools me into thinking Votto lucked into one

[Tony Cloninger]

I know Billy was not trying to sacrifice and that he is fast.....but squaring to bunt and showing bunt with the pitch halfway down is not going to succeed too many times.

[gilpdawg]

Still left the bat at 101 mph and traveled 375 feet.

[RedlegJake]

Adams homers into the corner....stupid fat guy

[757690]

Cueto giving up rockets too. Howl he settle downs soon.

[Raisor]

I'm sure he cheated

[RedlegJake]

Peralta fans. KK

[11larkin11]

Matt Adams attended the Bill Hall School of Reds Killers

[RedlegJake]

Adams homer was 355 down the line. Votto was 375 but into center. cheep cheep go the birdies

[757690]

If the score stays the same, the Cardinals will have lost to Jason Marquis, but beaten Johnny Cueto in consecutive days. Baseball is a wonderfully strange game.

[RedlegJake]

Jay easy fly to Bruce. 2 down

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Molina pops up to Votto in foul territory. 2-1 Cards mid 4

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Cueto last 23 homers allowed 21 are solo shots. Cueto at 52 pitches

[RedlegJake]

Toddfather singles into left through the IF

[Raisor]

If the score stays the same, the Cardinals will have lost to Jason Marquis, but beaten Johnny Cueto in consecutive days. Baseball is a wonderfully strange game.

If the score stays the same you should be banned for jinxing the Reds

[RedlegJake]

Rocco pops the first pitch foul, then grounds to SS. Peralta gets handcuffed and its a FC. Rocco safe.

[JaxRed]

Bout time for a Bruce dinger.

[RedlegJake]

Rocco steals 2nd. Beats out the DP ball then steals. Start calling him wheels

[757690]

Wow. Molina is a shell of his former self.

[Raisor]

Rocco is the Flash

[RedlegJake]

Bruce sees the hard shift - goes to a rare full count - and he flails away. Still hitless vs Wacha in his career

[RedlegJake]

Now Mesaroco goes to third on bobbled ball by Molina

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And Byrd wastes it with a ground out 4-3. 2-1 stinky birds after 4. Wacha at 43 pitches. 14 pitches tht inning and that was a long inning for him.

[757690]

If this is the Molina the Cards will have all season long, they are in trouble.

[RedlegJake]

Wong singles into right

[malcontent]

Winker can't arrive soon enough for me.

[NebraskaRed]

If this is the Molina the Cards will have all season long, they are in trouble.

He definitely doesn't look right. He didn't suffer a concussion doing spring training, did he?

[RedlegJake]

Wacha pops a bunt foul but they can't quite get to it. CUETO PICKS OFF WONG!

[kbrake]

Not the worst situation Wong has ever been picked off in.

[RedlegJake]

Wacha fans KKK

[villain612]

Wong guy for baserunning.

[Tony Cloninger]

Winker can't arrive soon enough for me.

Winker and Waldrop maybe? LF and RF? Someone who can after 5 years in the bigs figure out what the book is on himself.

[Maldez]

Wong guy for baserunning.

Sum Ting Wong

[RedlegJake]

West missed that call. Good ol stupid West. Now another one. full count. And West walks him. Not Cueto. West.

[RedlegJake]

Reds winning all 4 so far in last AB. Last time that happened? 1912 Detroit

[RedlegJake]

Another full count. Heyward rips a grounder to BP. 4-3. Cueto at 71 pitches. 2-1 mid 5

[villain612]

Get Johnny some runs.

[malcontent]

Winker and Waldrop maybe? LF and RF? Someone who can after 5 years in the bigs figure out what the book is on himself.
Stubbs set the bar too high with 205 Ks. That's out of even Bruce's reach.

[RedlegJake]

BP lets no strike go unchallenged. Loops a fly to left. 1 down

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Cozie lines it to RF and has a double. Give Heyward props dude has an arm

[Tony Cloninger]

Stubbs set the bar too high with 205 Ks. That's out of even Bruce's reach.

I was not worried about a healthy Votto being a great hitter again. I am with bruce. Even his approach was better last year in the first 2 months. He looks to be the same confused hitter again.

Devin is making Phillips look like Darrell Evans with his patience. I just don't want him stressing himself out of the 4th spot, but then again it is not like Byrd or Phillips deserve to be there either.

[RedlegJake]

Cueto is the most unhitter looking hitter at the plate. Bounces a grounder to Wacha but Cozie goes to third

[757690]

Welsh talking about how the a Reds beat writers nowadays ask too many tough questions of the manager after the game.

Can't. Stop. Laughing.

[RedlegJake]

Billy ain't bunting, chops one to Peralta 6-3. Wacha only at 56 pitches.

[RedlegJake]

Holliday singles in front of Bruce

[50YrRedsFan]

Reds squandering too many scoring chances.

[RedlegJake]

Adams flies to Billy running in hard

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Peralta 6-4-3 DP. Quick inning. 77 pitches for Johnny. That inning helped.

[RedlegJake]

Votto quickly out

[Raisor]

Wong singles into right

Two wongs don't make a right

[RedlegJake]

Frazier grounds out 5-3. To think we got Frazier for Rich Aurilia. Pretty good deal there

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Rocco hits it to 3rd Carpenter throws it away, Rocco runs to 2nd. Wow! Rocco running wild

[757690]

Bruce has yet to figure out Wacha.

[RedlegJake]

Bruce pops to CF. Nothing doing. 2-1 after 6. Wacha only at 66 pitches. BTW, they scored a hit for Rocco on that play

[Stray]

Reds playing like they got somewhere to be after the game.

[50YrRedsFan]

The Reds offfense in these first 5 games: Votto, Frazier and Hamilton's legs.

[RedlegJake]

KKKK

[RedlegJake]

Molina pops foul to Frazier. 2 down. Maness throwing in pen for some reason

[RedlegJake]

Wong flies to Billy. Routine. Cueto at 91 pitches.

[50YrRedsFan]

Molina pops foul to Frazier. 2 down. Maness throwing in pen for some reason

Molina doesn't look at all like the Molina of previous years.

[RedlegJake]

Time for some scoring.

[Tadasimha]

Molina doesn't look at all like the Molina of previous years.

During their first series against the cubs, it was mentioned that he'd lost some weight this off season.

[RedlegJake]

Iglesias to go tomorrow. Should be interesting

[ThatPitchIsDunn]

During their first series against the cubs, it was mentioned that he'd lost some weight this off season.

He's on that Previously Enhanced Diet.

[Tadasimha]

He's on that Previously Enhanced Diet.

My thoughts exactly

[RedlegJake]

Byrd foul hits a fan and the game stops - lots of fans with their backs turned as they treat the fan in question

[Tom Servo]

This is weird. Was the fan a kid or an elderly person?

[RedlegJake]

quite a delay going - must be fairly serious

[JaxRed]

Director making sure not to get too close to the scene.....

[gilpdawg]

This is weird. Was the fan a kid or an elderly person?

Happened against a game vs. the Cards in 2012 that I was at. About a 5 minute delay. Teenage girl got hit in the wrist/forearm area.

[Tadasimha]

Umpire went over to get folks to sit down and pay attention. good for him

[Tom Servo]

Well Byrd hasn't struck out at all today, so that's progress.

[RedlegJake]

Byrd grounds out 4-3. Byrd looking to fan - don't think he really cares right now about the game. Crowds applauding the fan now as the game gets back

[RedlegJake]

Wacha 3-1 ro Phillips. He's a bit rattled too I think. Walks BP. BP. Yeah he rattled a bit.

[gilpdawg]

Phillips walks. Swing the bat dude! ;)

[RedlegJake]

Pulling Wacha, Maness to come in

[Tom Servo]

Did BP just BB?

[RedlegJake]

Did BP just BB?

Yep, more a case of Wacha being a bit upset than BP's eye methinks

[LewGra]

Yep, more a case of Wacha being a bit upset than BP's eye methinks

I think Wacha's on a tight pitch count with his injury.

[RedlegJake]

I think Wacha's on a tight pitch count with his injury.

Announcers said he was but whether he ws upset or the delay just rattled him he looked out of sorts

[Tadasimha]

PH for Cueto if Cozart gets on?

[RedlegJake]

Throwing over with BP. Heck let him run - you'll throw him out

[Tom Servo]

PH for Cueto if Cozart gets on?
Depends. With BP on second and Cozart on first, I'd have Cueto up to bunt.

[RedsfaninMT]

BP running?

[Tadasimha]

Depends. With BP on second and Cozart on first, I'd have Cueto up to bunt.

Boesch in the ondeck circle

[RedlegJake]

Cozart hanging in finally flies to CF. Thought it might fall for a second.

[Kc61]

This Reds team needs to score with homers.

[Rantly]

The Reds offfense in these first 5 games: Votto, Frazier and Hamilton's legs.

...and it helps they are hitting together in the order, Dusty would have had Cozart amongst them

[kbrake]

This Reds team needs to score with homers.

They do when only 3 guys in the lineup are hitting. Other guys will start to come around and this offense will be fine.

[RedlegJake]

Maness out and Kevin Siegrest in

[Tom Servo]

Boesch has actually had some decent success against lefties in the past.

[RedlegJake]

Boesch will PH for Cueto

[gilpdawg]

Why stick with Boesch here?

[Kc61]

They do when only 3 guys in the lineup are hitting. Other guys will start to come around and this offense will be fine.

Like I said. This Reds team needs to score with homers.

Not a lot of guys who regularly get on base.

[RedlegJake]

Boesch fans. 2-1 dirty birds end of 7. Bullpen game now.

[Kc61]

Boesch/Dominguez - five at bats, five Ks.

But that one was kind of unfair. I guess Price is conserving his bench players.

[kbrake]

Boesch/Dominguez - five at bats, five Ks.

But that one was kind of unfair. I guess Price is conserving his bench players.

Yeah I would have given Dominguez that AB and just burned a guy. Probably wouldn't have mattered.

[RedlegJake]

Cueto 7 IP 4H 1BB 2R 1 ER 4K 1HR

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Badenhop on

[gilpdawg]

Yeah I would have given Dominguez that AB and just burned a guy. Probably wouldn't have mattered.

I thought that at first, but Boesch is actually a reverse split guy for his career.

[RedlegJake]

Grichuk PH for Siegrist. Cozart throw is off enough to let Grichuk on.

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Price asking for a review

[Tom Servo]

Ugh, c'mon Cozart.

[RedlegJake]

Looks like he was on the bag!

[malcontent]

Boesch has actually had some decent success against lefties in the past.
247 .297 .407 .704 vs. RHP

285 .348 .425 .772 vs. LHP

Surprising reverse career MLB splits.

[kbrake]

That is an out.

[Kc61]

Yeah I would have given Dominguez that AB and just burned a guy. Probably wouldn't have mattered.

Yeah. Don't understand a non-move like that. Sometimes I think the manager is afraid to "embarass" the hitter by burning him.

It's already the seventh inning, guy is a very tough lefty. Boesch obviously not the choice against him.

You're correct, probably wouldn't have mattered.

[757690]

Cozart hitting well, fielding not so much. Go figure.

[JaxRed]

I don't think they'll have enough to overturn. Too close

[RedlegJake]

Challenge denied. Safe

[757690]

Review fails once again.

[kbrake]

MLB replay is so terrible.

[RedlegJake]

Carpenter flies to Billy

[gilpdawg]

What is your guys' beef with that? No way that was conclusive.

[RedsLvr]

He was clearly out, but oh well. Wasn't very inconclusive to me...

[757690]

They really need to get the review system out of New York, and not with current umps.

[RedsLvr]

What is your guys' beef with that? No way that was conclusive.

Because anyone wit a good pair of eye could see his foot still on the bag from multiple angles, that's why

[Tom Servo]

What is your guys' beef with that? No way that was conclusive.
I got no real beef with the call, Cozart shoulda thrown the damn ball correctly.

[JaxRed]

That call was done correctly. It was inconclusive.

[gilpdawg]

Wasn't obvious to my eye.

[kbrake]

What is your guys' beef with that? No way that was conclusive.

There were 3 angles that showed the toe on the bag and the ball in the glove. One angle you couldn't see the bag and Votto's foot.

[RedlegJake]

DP! Why they got Badenhop

[kbrake]

I guess if the room is split 50/50 on the call inconclusive wins out be definition haha

[RedsLvr]

Irrelevant now. Let's score some runs.

[Tom Servo]

I like Badenhop.

[RedlegJake]

I think he was out but replay was too inconclusive to overturn. Evidence has to be clear and overwhelming

[Tony Cloninger]

What is your guys' beef with that? No way that was conclusive.

Either the foot was on the bag or not. It's not almost on the bag. A horseshoe judge would be a better option to inquire then the MLB office.

[RedlegJake]

Now score 2 and win this thing

[BUTLER REDSFAN]

Need to score this inning or its the black hole in the bottom of the 9th

[kbrake]

Top of the lineup gets Walden again. Bet he doesn't walk Hamilton on 4 pitches haha

[gilpdawg]

They took out the lefty for Walden against the top of the order?

[malcontent]

Wish they would sign Juan Francisco. Is he still out there?

[kbrake]

They took out the lefty for Walden against the top of the order?

Pitcher spot led off last inning.

[RedlegJake]

Walden in to face Billy. Swinging at that low pitch coming up empty. K on 3 pitches

[gilpdawg]

Ugh. Billy looked overmatched there.

[gilpdawg]

Pitcher spot led off last inning.

Yeah I know. Could have double switched so the lefty faces Votto.

[RedlegJake]

Matheny going to Choate

[gilpdawg]

If we can tie this up they'll have burned through the whole pen. But I'd rather win in 9.

[RedlegJake]

Joey lines a single

[Tom Servo]

Votto is a bad man.

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This is vintage La Russa.

[RedlegJake]

Now Matheny goes to Rosenthal. Heat against Flava Fraz....

[kbrake]

Votto seemed annoyed he only hit that for a single.

[Kc61]

Would love to see the Reds string some hits together here for a prolonged, game winning rally.

[NebraskaRed]

one pitcher per batter. Not a good plan if this thing gets tied up and goes to extras.

[RedsLvr]

Fraizer now gets an opportunity to match Wlly Mo Pena for best bobble head preformances.

[gilpdawg]

Cards only have 2 guys left after Rosenthal.

[Tom Servo]

Fraizer now gets an opportunity to match Wlly Mo Pena for best bobble head preformances.
Remember the time the Reds benched Felipe Lopez on Felipe Lopez bobblehead night?

[RedlegJake]

WP sends Joey to 2nd

[gilpdawg]

Woah, that one bounced way out in front.

[RedlegJake]

grounder to 2nd sends Votto to third

[gilpdawg]

Rocco is coming through here. I'm feeling it.

[RedlegJake]

Rocco futility continues. end of 8 Cards still lead 2-1

[gilpdawg]

Looks like he balks every time he stretches. Doesn't stop completely.

[RedsfaninMT]

I'm surprised Thom sounds so disappointed. He never sounds overly dramatic. EVER.

[NeilHamburger]

Man. Mesoraco is really struggling.

[RedsLvr]

If runs scored at third we would have ran away with this game. Someone needs to tell these hitters that they need to touch home to score.

[RedsLvr]

Remember the time the Reds benched Felipe Lopez on Felipe Lopez bobblehead night?

No. I don't think about those years.

[RedlegJake]

Badenhop gets Holliday grounding to Votto. Nice play.

[50YrRedsFan]

Man. Mesoraco is really struggling.

No one after Frazier in the batting order is hitting over .200. Tough to score that way.

[RedlegJake]

Fatadams singles off BP's glove, Bourjos to pinch run

[westofyou]

I'm surprised Thom sounds so disappointed. He never sounds overly dramatic. EVER.

Thom is grating

[gilpdawg]

Thom is grating

Is it time for Jim Kelsh yet?

[Tom Servo]

Loved the exchange of Welsh trying to even bring up FIP to Thom.

[RedlegJake]

Petey steals 2nd - throw off the bag no chance. Badenhop is slow to the plate

[RedsfaninMT]

Thom is grating

A little understated there.

[gilpdawg]

Loved the exchange of Welsh trying to even bring up FIP to Thom.

I wouldn't mind them debating it, but Thom is so smug I'd smack him.

[westofyou]

Loved the exchange of Welsh trying to even bring up FIP to Thom.

Thom sounds overmatched when talking stats and gets all prickly

[RedlegJake]

Peralta puts a nail in the coffin. Single. Bourjos scores easily

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speed kills.

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Now Jay gets a single. 1st and 2nd.

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Here comes Pico buying time for Parra

[westofyou]

Mike Metheny wants to come out and remove the Reds pitcher

Habit

[50YrRedsFan]

[QUOTE=RedlegJake;3249629]Peralta puts a nail in the coffin. Single. Bourjos scores easily

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speed kills.

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No offense kills, also.

[Larkin Fan]

This is getting ugly.

[RedlegJake]

Molina single up the middle. Peralta scores despite a nice throw by Hamilton. 4-1.

[westofyou]

Was Price in the bathroom this inning?

[Tom Servo]

Well...Badenhop is getting groundballs.

[50YrRedsFan]

Good night, Irene

[NeilHamburger]

I like how every other team in MLB has like 6 relievers with awesome stuff while the Reds have Gregg and Badenhop throwing mid 80s.

[Todd Gack]

We can complain about the bullpen all we want, but if our Top 3 guys aren't hitting, we're screwed before we even get there.

[RedsLvr]

looks like he was tagged to me...

[RedlegJake]

Parra comes in to try and get this over quickly.

[NeilHamburger]

Looks at the pitching matchup tomorrow... ugh. It was a nice start to the season at least.

[Norm Chortleton]

You can't spell Badenhop without "BP"

[kbrake]

I like how every other team in MLB has like 6 relievers with awesome stuff while the Reds have Gregg and Badenhop throwing mid 80s.

Badenhop had a pretty good year last year. I wouldn't lump him in with Gregg.

Today is more about getting no production out of anyone outside of the first 3 in the order.

[RedlegJake]

We can complain about the bullpen all we want, but if our Top 3 guys aren't hitting, we're screwed before we even get there.

Out top three guys? LOL....what more you want from Todd and Joey? It's guys 4 to 8 that are killing us

[Big Red Smokey]

Byrd, Gregg, Badenhop, Marquis.

Quite the off season

[50YrRedsFan]

Parra comes in to try and get this over quickly.

Oh, I think it is already over.

[Beltway]

looks like he was tagged to me...
Maybe, but the replays don't look conclusive to me. I don't think it could be overturned in either direction.

[BUTLER REDSFAN]

Thanks badenslop

[Todd Gack]

Jake, your reading comprehension is terrible.

[RedlegJake]

Oh, I think it is already over.

yeah I was thinking quick as in merciful

[Larkin Fan]

I don't know who that Badenhop was, but he isn't possibly the same one that used to pitch for Boston. Imposter?

[Tony Cloninger]

I like how every other team in MLB has like 6 relievers with awesome stuff while the Reds have Gregg and Badenhop throwing mid 80s.

I agree. Tired of the We Do Not want to waste a year of development for Lorenzen argument. The Cardinals did just that last year with Carlos Martinez. They still have him for at least another 4-5 years, while using his ability to help their bullpen, which was full of retread crap as well in early 2013 when they were blowing games early in the year.

[NebraskaRed]

Team goes 4-0 and now they're the worst team ever because they're about to lose their first game.

[RedlegJake]

Jake, your reading comprehension is terrible.

I comprehended what you were saying. Top 3 Guys. Right? To me that's Joey, Todd and Billy. 1-2-3. Top three.

[Chip R]

Team goes 4-0 and now they're the worst team ever because they're about to lose their first game.

See, you're getting it. :)

[Larkin Fan]

Team goes 4-0 and now they're the worst team ever because they're about to lose their first game.

yeah but if they were any good, they'd go undefeated.

[westofyou]

Byrd, Gregg, Badenhop, Marquis.

Quite the off season

4-1 is a bitter start

[kbrake]

Team goes 4-0 and now they're the worst team ever because they're about to lose their first game.

Yeah and Marquis just beat the Cardinals but apparently because the matchup tomorrow is Iglesias vs. Martinez that game is already a loss also. Oh how I've missed game threads haha.