8/9/06 Cardinals @ Reds Game Thread

[Matt700wlw]

Hatte giving the ump hell...

Now the dugout joins in...




Somebody needs to evaluate these umpires - if I did my job as poorly as they do, I'd get fired.

[edabbs44]

Piazza 2 HR off Pedro tonight...the only thing more ironic is if Clemens came in the 9th and speared him with a shard from a bat.

[reds44]

I really don't trust Junior in this situation.

[edabbs44]

These are the ABs where Jr needs to earn that rather sizeable paycheck.

[Matt700wlw]

The wheels are turning...

[penantboundreds]

what reds44 you didnt hear he has 559 for his career, 5 shy of reggie jackson...blah blah blah....gg needs new material

[reds44]

Junior single!!!

Come on Eddie!

[George Foster]

i think freel should have been ousted after that display of disgust...i dont think that should be tolerated, whetjher that was or was not a strike.....

that pitch was low

please....you got to let them know they missed the call. What did you expect him to say. "uh excuse me Mr. Umpire...the next time I am up to bat could you please re-evaluate the strike zone. In my humble opinion, I thought that pitch could of been low."

[CrackerJack]

hits him on the forearm - Dunn up bases loaded...gulp

[Matt700wlw]

EE plunked...EE shakes his hand in pain...

[George Foster]

I hope that was not a broken bone for EE

[reds44]

Edwin HBP. Making things happen.

Come on DUNN!!!!!

[penantboundreds]

no george but he could have turned and said it like that was bleeping low you dont need to yell (thats showing up the ump) and cost hatte a strike....its called professionalism and i think it should be valued

[penantboundreds]

you rarely ever see hitters turn and yell directly at the ump that loud and showing anger that much

[CrackerJack]

ugh

[RedLegSuperStar]

EE plunked...EE shakes his hand in pain...

Oh NO! Hopefully hes ok..

[penantboundreds]

alright, just missd it but alright

[Matt700wlw]

Dunn sac fly.

:lol:

[reds44]

Man 1st pitch swining.

At lwast it scored a run.

[reds44]

Dunn was pissed in the dugout.

[CrackerJack]

yes! BP ties it up!!

[penantboundreds]

yeasssss

[reds44]

BP makes me nervous. Hopefully he comes through.

[redsrule2500]

Brandon Phillips~!!!~!~!~

[Matt700wlw]

Phillips! Clutch! Tie game!

[edabbs44]

Bphil rules!

[redsrule2500]

Into the dead zone of the lineup lol

[Matt700wlw]

Clayton - do something useful.

[edabbs44]

LaRussa is pulling a Jerry. Love it.

[penantboundreds]

reds44 doesnt trust griffey and bp makes him nervous....for the reds sake he cant stand seeing royce up

[reds44]

BP!!!!!!

tie game!

[CrackerJack]

and Royce, well, is Royce...the weak link

[redsrule2500]

Royce Clayton w00t.

[reds44]

reds44 doesnt trust griffey and bp makes him nervous....for the reds sake he cant stand seeing royce up
:laugh:

I'll take it.

But even I can't help Royce.

[penantboundreds]

noone can thats why they keep shipping him to new hitting coaches...its like an aids patient going to different doctors...its just not going to help

[CTA513]

Dunn was pissed in the dugout.

He knew he just missed hitting that ball out.
He atleast got a run in and then Phillips was kind enough to drive in the other 2 runs.

:beerme:

[Matt700wlw]

Cormier to pitch...

[reds44]

Come on Rheal.

[Matt700wlw]

I'm fair.

Nice play by Clayton

[RedLegSuperStar]

Unreal.. ask and I shall recieve.. I complain about 3 hits.. they give me 3 more and tie it up! Thanks Hatt, Junior, and BP

[reds44]

Royce!!!!

Nice play!

[wally post]

just wanna say - i LOVE these game threads. Sometimes i read them after... sometimes during, but it's always a beaut.
Thanks!

[Matt700wlw]

Showboat strikes out.

[RedLegSuperStar]

cya Jimmy

[reds44]

He Gone!!!!

2 down

[WebScorpion]

I like having all these lefties in the 'pen...that defuses Duncan, Spezio, and Edmonds...even Pujols is a LITTLE (still over 1.000 OPS) less effective against southpaws. :thumbup: Good thing Rolen's out of the game already...he crushes lefties. ;)

[RedLegSuperStar]

Dive!

[Matt700wlw]

Cormier out....

Weathers in....

[TeamBoone]

Cormier's pitching well.

Someone please explain to me why he's taking him out...

[reds44]

Weathers?

How about Java?

[WebScorpion]

just wanna say - i LOVE these game threads. Sometimes i read them after... sometimes during, but it's always a beaut.
Thanks!

Hi Wally! Good to see ya!
GO REDS!!!
:D

[GullyFoyle]

Cormier's pitching well.

Someone please explain to me why he's taking him out...

I was thinking the same thing...?

[Falls City Beer]

Cormier's pitching well.

Someone please explain to me why he's taking him out...

I agree.

Cormier gets crummy swings from hitters.

[TeamBoone]

I would think he'd want to give David a rest if at all possible.

[Puffy]

Cormier's pitching well.

Someone please explain to me why he's taking him out...

Honestly, I think its the LaRussa syndrome. When managing against him other managers tend to do the "one upsmanship" stuff. He uses a pitcher for just one batter, so I'll do the same, etc.

Boone got even more wacky when managing against the Supergenius.

[Matt700wlw]

Weathers does the job.

[penantboundreds]

weathers was not to be used sunday but he brings him in last night when the gave was over...that seems like bad managing to me but i dunno

[reds44]

Stormy!!!

Get a run so we can get the Bray/Eddie 8th/9th.

[Matt700wlw]

Boone got even more wacky when managing against the Supergenius.

He was wacky anyway.

[CTA513]

Carpenter gave up 6 runs and Pujols struck out with the bases loaded.
Trade for them now while their stock is low!

:p:

:devil:

[WebScorpion]

Cormier's pitching well.

Someone please explain to me why he's taking him out...

Must be the lefty-righty thing. This is the right-handed part of their lineup. He better put a lefty in for Duncan then...his splits are like night and day. :eek:

[wally post]

Hi Wally! Good to see ya!
GO REDS!!!
:D

The Scorp!

I'm here every chance I can get! Go Redszone and Go Reds!

[Puffy]

He was wacky anyway.

Hence why I said "even more"

[reds44]

If there was ever a time for Rich to start at SS, tomorrow is it.

[reds44]

pooh

[wally post]

posh

[RedLegSuperStar]

If there was ever a time for Rich to start at SS, tomorrow is it.

Wouldn't Royce need a day off? If not Aurilia, whould Phillips be an option?

[penantboundreds]

george needs new material....i despise listening to him

[reds44]

Wouldn't Royce need a day off? If not Aurilia, whould Phillips be an option?
I don't think we'll see BP at SS. Rich is a better bet.

[RedLegSuperStar]

2 quick outs

[wally post]

They are NOT going to move BP this season - so we should save our keyboards and not go there

[reds44]

Bray will pitch the 8th.

[reds44]

2-3-4 due up next inning.

If we can get a scoreless inning from Bray then I like our chances.

[Matt700wlw]

Bray will pitch the 8th.

Unless it's Weathers...he only faced one dude.

[reds44]

Unless it's Weathers...he only faced one dude.
Ross PH for him.

[Matt700wlw]

Ross PH for him.

I wasn't paying attention :D

Ross stays in

[George Foster]

I'm glad Harrang is off the hook...he did not deserve a loss after the 1st inning mess.

[reds44]

I am confused. Why does Ross stay in now?

[reds44]

That was a ball?

[Matt700wlw]

uh-oh...

[George Foster]

I wasn't paying attention :D

Ross stays in

Good he could bat in the 9th if we have to bat in the 9th.

[WebScorpion]

Carpenter @ 91 pitches...can LaLuche resist pinch hitting for him here. :confused:

[reds44]

Molina loves hitting the Reds.

[George Foster]

Come on Bray...strike out here

[Falls City Beer]

Is this the third night in a row using Bray?

[George Foster]

Come on Bray...strike out here

I'll try it again with this batter:laugh:

[reds44]

Watch the squeeze from Eckstein.

[George Foster]

If he shows bunt...throw it at his gut

[WebScorpion]

Come on Billy...you can take these two. :thumbup:

[reds44]

Still watch the squeeze.

[redsrule2500]

This is a huge inning. !!

[reds44]

1-1

here it comes

[Matt700wlw]

Son of a....(dog)

[redsrule2500]

Terrible.

8th inning, you can't lose in the 8th. Disgusting.

[George Foster]

If the infield was not in that was a easy out. That ball was 2 feet high. Bad luck

[captainmorgan07]

dang it

[reds44]

I hate playing the infield in.

[redsrule2500]

Freel would have had that.

This is so gay.

[Matt700wlw]

Bray doesn't seem to have it tonight...

[George Foster]

How many center fielders would of gotten to that?

[Falls City Beer]

I hate Bray pitching three nights in a row.

[reds44]

The Reds are winning this game. The Nationals are losing it.

[Matt700wlw]

Coffey vs Pujols.

:cry: hold me! :cry: :scared:

[Redmachine2003]

Narron over managing his bullpen.

[Falls City Beer]

The Reds are winning this game. The Nationals are losing it.

It's been that way for 3 weeks. They're like viruses.

[redsrule2500]

Griffey is a bad outfielder.

He's only playing because he gets paid millions and draws fans and such.

[CTA513]

Pujols is now up and probably wants to make up for striking out with the bases loaded.

Perfect time for him to hit into a double play.

[TheBigLebowski]

I've had a bad feeling about this game since the beginning.

When they tied it up, I knew we were headed for heartbreak.

[George Foster]

I hate playing the infield in.

I agree. phillips has a great arm. A ball hit to the left side would not score him usually. Only play hatty even with the bag.

[WebScorpion]

Get him out of there before Pujols puts this one out of reach. WHEW! Coffey.

Coffey? Pujols? :help:

[captainmorgan07]

we will win this game don't worry we will score next half inning

[RedLegSuperStar]

I hate Bray pitching three nights in a row.

Actually 4 in 5 nights..

[MWM]

Even before tonight, Bray had been allowing 1.59 baserunners per inning. I still lik ERA when it comes to starters, but with relievers I never look at ERA and alwasy look at WHIP as an indication of how effective a reliever is. Bray's ERA looks good, but he's allowed WAY too many baserunners to say he's been good since he's been here.

[reds44]

I agree. phillips has a great arm. A ball hit to the left side would not score him usually. Only play hatty even with the bag.
Play corners in, middle medium.

[redsrule2500]

Chris Welsch - "Prince Albert at the plate"
Me - Shut the hell up *punch to face*

[Matt700wlw]

Go sit, Pujols...

[redsrule2500]

Speizio up.......that was a strike.

[reds44]

Sit down Mrs. Grande.

[alloverjr]

Why bring Bray in to face all the RH's to begin the 8th anyway?

[WebScorpion]

Chris Welsch - "Prince Albert at the plate"
Me - Shut the hell up *punch to face*

Prince Albert in the can! Way to go Coffey! :thumbup:

[MWM]

Everyone in the Cards lineup except for the pitcher has a hit tonight.

[reds44]

Ross?

wtf?

[George Foster]

Play corners in, middle medium.
How many times during a season do you see a ball hit right to a infielder when they are pulled in....not that many.

[Matt700wlw]

Spiezio walks..

[Falls City Beer]

Everyone in the Cards lineup except for the pitcher has a hit tonight.

Carpenter had a hit.

[captainmorgan07]

not a good idea there

[George Foster]

good walk. Edmonds has shot his load for the night...hopefully

[redsrule2500]

another pitching change...geez

[reds44]

oh boy

[captainmorgan07]

here comes la russa i mean narron good move to bring in mercker though

[reds44]

Mercker?

Lefties kill him. Where is Shack when you need him?

[WebScorpion]

another pitching change...geez
Edmonds is very susceptible to a good lefty. ;)

[Matt700wlw]

Tony LaNarron brings in Mercker to face Edmonds...

[George Foster]

another pitching change...geez

It's still a short game. only 9:30

[Coffeybro]

Personally I would have kept Todd in to face Edmonds. Anyone else remember what Edmonds did the last time he faced Todd with 2 outs and bases loaded. .....K and looking bad at it too.

[captainmorgan07]

aight kent strike this punk out

[redsrule2500]

no pressure here!

[George Foster]

Mercker?

Lefties kill him. Where is Shack when you need him?

On Milwalkeesingles.com

[WebScorpion]

Tony LaNarron brings in Mercker to face Edmonds...

I might have gone with Eddie for this one out plus the ninth...

[reds44]

On Milwalkeesingles.com
:laugh:

[reds44]

I might have gone with Eddie for this one out plus the ninth...
I don't know if stretching Eddie is wise. Especially since he pitched last night.

[Falls City Beer]

Personally I would have kept Todd in to face Edmonds. Anyone else remember what Edmonds did the last time he faced Todd with 2 outs and bases loaded. .....K and looking bad at it too.

Both Kent and Todd have done well against Edmonds, IIRC.

[redsrule2500]

Mercker?

Lefties kill him. Where is Shack when you need him?

On eHarmony most likely.

[captainmorgan07]

bring on the heart of the order in the 8th we will win it here

[reds44]

Nice job Merck!

Hat
Jr
EE
Dunn

due up. This is our chance.

[CTA513]

Everyone in the Cards lineup except for the pitcher has a hit tonight.

Carpenter had a hit, Rolen was the only starter without a hit tonight.

[RedLegSuperStar]

Amen thats over... way to make us sweat

[Patrick Bateman]

Edmonds 1-12 vs. Mercker, it was a good move.

[Falls City Beer]

Will it be Wainwright then Izzy or Izzy for two?

[captainmorgan07]

flores in

[George Foster]

On eHarmony most likely.

I beat you to the joke....you got to be pretty fast on the Old Guard...:D

[reds44]

Will it be Wainwright then Izzy or Izzy for two?
Flores is in.

[captainmorgan07]

0-1 5.29 the numbers on flores

[Falls City Beer]

Flores is in.

This could be a nice window, here.

[reds44]

Did anyone with MLB.TV hear George coming back from break????

:lol:

[RedLegSuperStar]

Flores is in.

batters batting .295

[captainmorgan07]

Did anyone with MLB.TV hear George coming back from break????

:lol:
what happened

[Matt700wlw]

Is Izzy still struggling?

[George Foster]

George Grande played D-1 college baseball and won a national championship......hard to believe...

[redsrule2500]

I beat you to the joke....you got to be pretty fast on the Old Guard...:D

ahh, so I see... :thumbup:

[reds44]

what happened
he was counting in a vampire voice.

:lol:

[Matt700wlw]

Ryan Franklin in the bullpen...

[RedLegSuperStar]

I'll take a BB

[George Foster]

Is Izzy still struggling?


yes

[captainmorgan07]

ball 4 to hatty anybody feeling a junior big fly

[reds44]

leadoff walk!

i still don't trust Junior in the situation.

[George Foster]

take some pitches please...

[Cyclone792]

Leadoff walks are absolutely phenomenal when it's your team drawing them.

Hatteberg does what he does best: shows patience, works the count and got on base. Excellent plate appearance, Scott.

Now it's time for Griffey, Encarnacion, Dunn, etc. to follow-up and make St. Louis pay.

[RedLegSuperStar]

C'mon Junior.. break it open with 560

[redsrule2500]

Izzy?????????????

[redsrule2500]

Griffey swinging at first pitch, didn't guess that

[Matt700wlw]

Hatte walks, and Griffey swings and misses on the first pitch.

:angry:

[redsrule2500]

GEEZZZZZZZZZ He's way too excited to hit a HR.

He needs to calm the heck down.

[reds44]

Griffey griffey griffey

take a pitch

[RedLegSuperStar]

way out of the zone

[George Foster]

Hey Jr....your scounting report says you swing at the first pitch....unbelieveable....:thumbdown :thumbdown

[redsrule2500]

oooo close down the line.....! dang.

[VR]

he's coming just short of putting the ball on a tee on the outside corner for Griff to hit left.....but Ken wants to yank it for a dinger

[redsrule2500]

Full Count....!!!

[RedLegSuperStar]

wow.. that pitch was close

[CrackerJack]

geesh

[redsrule2500]

Damnit. :( :( :( :( :(


Wow. That's a killer.

[Matt700wlw]

He almost got it...

[redsrule2500]

That's almost worse than a strikeout.

[reds44]

that ball had no business going that far.

[BoydsOfSummer]

Wait for the "Special play by Edmonds" line from Grande.

[edabbs44]

Anyone think Hatte could be pinch run for here? Just a question...

[George Foster]

he should of walked.....

[RedLegSuperStar]

pitching change im betting..

[Matt700wlw]

Ed-die

Ed-die

Ed-die

[Falls City Beer]

Not tryin' to be Grandpa, but could we do a little better than "Geesh" and "Damnit?" I thought he'd hit into a DP.

[reds44]

Come on Edwin.

[George Foster]

Anyone think Hatte could be pinch run for here? Just a question...

Deno....

[RedLegSuperStar]

Izzy in

[reds44]

Lets see if Narron pinch hits for Edwin with Rich.

[Falls City Beer]

Who said Izzy was struggling?

He's been totally dominant for 2 months. :confused:

[George Foster]

Not tryin' to be Grandpa, but could we do a little better than "Geesh" and "Damnit?" I thought he'd hit into a DP.

We are waiting for your vocabulary to take over the board...come on FCB...get into the game!!!:laugh:

[CrackerJack]

Not tryin' to be Grandpa, but could we do a little better than "Geesh" and "Damnit?" I thought he'd hit into a DP.

Understood, gramps. :) No problem.

[WebScorpion]

I really don't have a problem with Isringhausen. The Reds seemed to have owned him for 2 years now...he and Matt Morris were the Cards I feared the least. Go REDS! Kill the closer!

[edabbs44]

Deno....
Uh huh. Need one here to get the game to a tie...

[Matt700wlw]

Git R Dunn...

[redsrule2500]

basehit EE...great at bat.

[RedLegSuperStar]

got to love being down in the count

[CrackerJack]

Alright EE w/single to lc - hatte only gets to 2nd though, 1st and 2nd

[edabbs44]

Pinch run for Hatteberg!

[Falls City Beer]

Ed kills.

[captainmorgan07]

big spot here

[reds44]

haha Edwin is awesome.

[TheBurn]

'ere you go...

[RedLegSuperStar]

Dunn.. Duh .. Dunn Dunn

[reds44]

Why not PR for the Hat?

[WebScorpion]

Izzy fears the Reds! :evil:

[Matt700wlw]

ho-hum.

[redsrule2500]

Taguchi sucks.

I really hate the Cardinals.

[VR]

Not a bad idea to PR Hatte....but I like the idea of him coming up in the 9th in a clutch situation as well.

[reds44]

Dang Dunn.

[captainmorgan07]

come on brandon phillips

[RedLegSuperStar]

Phillips.. the chosen one!

[George Foster]

Dunn was free swinging there

[captainmorgan07]

the more pitches izzy throws here the tireder he is for the 9th

[redsrule2500]

C'mon phillips

[RedLegSuperStar]

the more pitches izzy throws here the tireder he is for the 9th

11 pitches..

[VR]

Take one to RC Phillips...go wit it

[captainmorgan07]

if he can do it against wagner he can do it here

[redsrule2500]

Depressing, to say the least.

[Falls City Beer]

Crap. That was our chance.

[CrackerJack]

Jr. and Dunn - don't get it done this time

[reds44]

He threw the exact same pitch to the exact same spot 5 times to Phillips.

God.

[Matt700wlw]

Ground out.

To the 9th we roll...Ryan Franklin to pitch

[George Foster]

When Dunn or Jr. don't advance the runners in that situation....the odds of scoring are remote...

[captainmorgan07]

great in the 9th clayton and larue combined 0-6

[Matt700wlw]

great in the 9th clayton and larue combined 0-6

Ross is catching now...

[reds44]

great in the 9th clayton and larue combined 0-6
LaRue isn't in anymore.

Clayton
Pitcher (most likely RA)
Ross

due up in the 9th.

[captainmorgan07]

Ross is catching now...
ur right my bad

[edabbs44]

Sorry, but what the hell is Narron doing throwing all these guys tonight? There's a game in 14 hours.

[Matt700wlw]

Aurilia plays 2nd...Phillips out.

[George Foster]

great in the 9th clayton and larue combined 0-6

LaRue is out...

[RedLegSuperStar]

Clayton, Ross, and Valentin(just a guess) our last hope

[FlyingPig]

Randy Johnson with a no hitter through 6 against the White Sox

[reds44]

Rich in at 2nd, batting 8th.

[Matt700wlw]

Sorry, but what the hell is Narron doing throwing all these guys tonight? There's a game in 14 hours.

Trying to win this one?

I would hope... :D

[WebScorpion]

Should be 2 pinch hitters and then Ross in the 9th...SHOULD be.

[reds44]

Clayton, LaRue, and Valentin(just a guess) our last hope
Clayton, Rich, Ross

[Matt700wlw]

Clayton, Rich, Ross

Holladsworth would look better than Clayton...but he's not here yet.

[RedLegSuperStar]

Clayton, Rich, Ross

isn't that what I said.. following the game on espn blows

[RedLegSuperStar]

1 down 2 to go

[captainmorgan07]

Holladsworth would look better than Clayton...but he's not here yet.
the indians are at home how long does it take to get from cleveland

[RedLegSuperStar]

2 down

[edabbs44]

Trying to win this one?

I would hope... :D
Cormier 0.2 inn
Weathers, Bray, Coffey, Mercker all 0.1 innings.

I guess Maj will be fresh tomorrow...

[George Foster]

If we lose this game...it's on the Clayton 1st inning. 6 runs should win 85% of the time....