9/2 Game Thread: Reds vs. Padres

[Petitt33]

Cincinnati

R. Freel rf
A. Dunn lf
K. Griffey Jr. cf
E. Encarnacion 3b
S. Hatteberg 1b
R. Aurilia ss
B. Phillips 2b
D. Ross c
K. Lohse p

Name Season/vs Wins Losses Saves ERA
Kyle Lohse P Season 1 1 0 2.78
vs. Padres 0 0 0 ---

San Diego

D. Roberts lf
B. Giles rf
T. Walker 3b
M. Piazza c
A. Gonzalez 1b
M. Cameron cf
G. Blum ss
J. Barfield 2b
J. Peavy p

Name Season/vs Wins Losses Saves ERA
Jake Peavy P Season 7 13 0 4.51
vs. Reds 0 0 0 ---

[mth123]

Seems odd that Giles hits 2nd and Walker hits 3rd. I guess they don't want Walker clogging the bases in front of him.

[Cedric]

Love the lineup again tonight.

Hatteberg presses when he is up in the lineup. With runners on he seems to completely change his approach for the better and opposing pitchers are forced to give him more fastballs.

[Petitt33]

Love the lineup again tonight.

Hatteberg presses when he is up in the lineup. With runners on he seems to completely change his approach for the better and opposing pitchers are forced to give him more fastballs.

Ditto...glad to see Narron finally being consistent with his lineups...lets just hope it lasts. :thumbup:

[OSUmed2010]

Let's hope Lohse can pitch another great game

[mth123]

Let's hope Lohse can pitch another great game


:pray: :pray: :pray: :pray:

[Matt700wlw]

Homer Bailey

3 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, gets nobody out and is pulled in the first.


He's not looking like an option...

[George Foster]

Let's hope Lohse can pitch another great game

Their offense does not really scare me tha much, but neither did San Fran's.

[George Foster]

Homer Bailey

3 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, gets nobody out and is pulled in the first.


He's not looking like an option...

damn pitching mound must be screwed up! Fire that ground crew, the whole lot of them.

[OSUmed2010]

Homer Bailey

3 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, gets nobody out and is pulled in the first.


He's not looking like an option...

Maybe he was pitching left handed in an attempt to level the playing field.

[MaineRed]

Homer Bailey

3 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, gets nobody out and is pulled in the first.


He's not looking like an option...

He has nothing else to prove at AA

:rolleyes:

[RedFanAlways1966]

Their offense does not really scare me tha much, but neither did San Fran's.

And the same can be said for Jake Peavy and the REDS offense...

REDS lineup tonight... career vs. Jake Peavy:

* 6-for-42 (.143 BA), 0 HR, 1 double, 1 RBI. OUCH!

BTW... Peavy is legally blind without contact lenses!

[mth123]

BTW... Peavy is legally blind without contact lenses!

Performance enhancers! He should get by on his natural ability!:)

[RedFanAlways1966]

Performance enhancers! He should get by on his natural ability!:)

:laugh:

I have heard that you cannot hit what you cannot see... but can you pitch when you cannot see?!? ;)

[Jim Fazio]

radio link besides 700 wlw please.

[MaineRed]

Funny. But it does bring up an interesting point. Some guys have perfect eyes and I am sure that helps. Others need contacts.

Now I realize what steroids do to your body and I am the last person who think they should be legal. But how is it different for a little guy to use roids than it is for a blind guy to get contacts? The guy with contacts is trying to get his eyes equal with that of the guys with the top eye sight. The little guy with roids is trying to get his body equal to that of the guy with the best body.

Obviously there are other factors like the health risk as contacts as far as we know won't kill you but in a sense they are sort of the same thing as far as baseball ability goes. A guy who needs contacts is going to be better with them. And a guy who doesn't have the tools of a Barry Bonds is probably going to be better on the juice

Just thinking out loud, not looking for some new baseball policy with roids or contacts. Please nobody jump down my throat.

[MaineRed]

Why in the world is there no TV tonight? Its only the biggest game of the year.

I hate FSN.

[Newman4]

And the same can be said for Jake Peavy and the REDS offense...

REDS lineup tonight... career vs. Jake Peavy:

* 6-for-42 (.143 BA), 0 HR, 1 double, 1 RBI. OUCH!

BTW... Peavy is legally blind without contact lenses!

I think a lot of lineups had numbers like that against him prior to this year. Has he not been wearing his contacts when he pitches this year?

[Newman4]

Homer Bailey

3 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, gets nobody out and is pulled in the first.


He's not looking like an option...

That was his body double pitching. The REAL Homer is actually in Cincinnati waiting to pitch on Tuesday.:devil:

[blumj]

:laugh:

I have heard that you cannot hit what you cannot see... but can you pitch when you cannot see?!? ;)

The Red Sox have a pitching prospect who's blind in one eye. He got called up during interleague play, and wound up having to bat in a game. It was not comfortable to watch.

[jesusfan]

Peavy strikes out his 3rd batter....

[cincyreds06]

edwin k's now hat is ahead 2-0

[cincyreds06]

COme on hat get on!

[OSUmed2010]

hatte walks

[mth123]

Now I realize what steroids do to your body and I am the last person who think they should be legal. But how is it different for a little guy to use roids than it is for a blind guy to get contacts? The guy with contacts is trying to get his eyes equal with that of the guys with the top eye sight. The little guy with roids is trying to get his body equal to that of the guy with the best body.



I have thought this many times. I guess its how the joke came to me. I think there are plenty of good arguments against 'roids but I think integrity of the records is not one of them. There are so many differences between eras that there was never integrity of the records. Besides the obvious issues like integration, expansion, strike zone, mound height, the advances in sports medicine are hugely in favor of the modern player. Contacts are an example. So is Tommy John surgery for that matter. In the 50's the career was over. How many homers have guys hit after some new procedure extended the career. Wade Boggs probably wouldn't have gotten to 3000 hits w/o laser eye surgery.

As for contacts versus roids. The big difference that I see is that Contacts are freely available to anyone who needs them to level the playing field where roids are intended to give you an illegal "leg-up." Not a real bold line being crossed, but a line none the less.

Back to the game now. Sorry for hijacking.

[jesusfan]

Hatte walks... C'mon Rich, stay hot!

[cincyreds06]

hat walks..Richie aurilia Celebrating his 34th birthday today Get a homerun swing Tuned up!

[cincyreds06]

rich hits into dp ball going to middle 2nd reds 0 padres 0!

[OSUmed2010]

RA swings at first pitch... didn't they learn anything from last night?

[mth123]

The Red Sox have a pitching prospect who's blind in one eye. He got called up during interleague play, and wound up having to bat in a game. It was not comfortable to watch.

I remember growing up that the reds had a guy like this. I can't remember if it was John Noriega or Jay Ritchie. Noriega I think, but maybe the historians can help.

Didn't go on to do much. Wonder if it would be different with Today's medicine

[cincyreds06]

gonzalez flies out dunn makes catch!

[cincyreds06]

basehit cameron

[cincyreds06]

2 down!

[cincyreds06]

2-0 padres! barfield hits it in left

[mth123]

:angry:

[OSUmed2010]

Alright Reds... time to get those bats warm

[cincyreds06]

not a good start with peavy on the mound!

[cincyreds06]

need to get them bats going!

[OSUmed2010]

not a good start with peavy on the mound!

Let's hope they get better the second time around

[cincyreds06]

blum throws him out 1 down!

[cincyreds06]

ross k's 4 strikeouts for peavy

[cincyreds06]

not looking good right now!

[Homer Bailey]

I'm watching on mlb.tv and i am missing George Grande and Chris Welsch..... These guys are terrible....

[OSUmed2010]

Peavy gets 2 k's on 6 pitches... c'mon reds

[Homer Bailey]

Piazza RBI double 3-0....

[mth123]

Piazza drives in a run with a hit to Left Center Field gap. Padres anouncer says "Griffey a few years ago might have been able to get that ball." Of course I don't know because I can't see the play.

[Homer Bailey]

Can anyone tell me the last time the Reds hit either a 3-Run homer or a Grand Slam? Another example of our failure to get timely hitting.

[cincyreds06]

another strikeout!

[cincyreds06]

Adam dunn hits # 39! 3-1 game

[mth123]

Dunn!!! Loves the 2 hole.

[cincyreds06]

still in this ballgame guys!

[OSUmed2010]

Atta boy Dunner!

[Homer Bailey]

dunn homer 3-1

[cincyreds06]

1-2 to jr come on jr light one up!

[cincyreds06]

2 down As giles gathers it in

[cincyreds06]

edwin down 0-2!

[OSUmed2010]

MLB Gameday is really lagging tonight

[cincyreds06]

inning over Going to middle 4th padres 3 reds 1

[mth123]

2 Outs, Blum on 2nd (not the poster) and Peavey up.

[mth123]

Pop to Phillips. 3-1 Pads. Top of 5 coming up.

[cincyreds06]

we need some runs!

[blumj]

2 Outs, Blum on 2nd (not the poster) and Peavey up.
No relation.

[mth123]

Hatte up.

Strike 1, Ball 1, GO to 2nd

[mth123]

Rich up.

Ball 1, Strike 1, Strike 2, Foul, K

[mth123]

Phillips up.

Ball1, GO 2b. 123 again.

[mth123]

Phillips robs Giles per SD anouncers.

[mth123]

Walker up.

K on full count.

3 outs.

[mth123]

2 quick outs. So fast I missed them Freel up.

[mth123]

Freel Ks.

[Jefferson24]

reds bats are quiet tonight. Hopefully we can win tomorrow.

[OSUmed2010]

Freel on his way to the Golden Sombrero tonight

[mth123]

Piazza.

K

[mth123]

Gonzalez. Yo Adrian.

K

Lohse looking good.

[mth123]

Cameron Up.

Walk. Looks like I jinxed him.

Bray up in the pen. The Poster Blum at bat.

[mth123]

Cameron steals 2b. Ross throws to CF Cameron to 3b.

[mth123]

Pop up to Edwin. 3 outs.

[cincyreds06]

dunn k's just been that kind of night tonight!

[mth123]

Dunn squares to bunt. Redszone nearly explodes.

K's later.

[cincyreds06]

cant denie the fact it was their night

[cincyreds06]

we gotta get something going!

[OSUmed2010]

cant denie the fact it was their night

the night is young

[mth123]

KG jr.

emphasis on K. 2 out.

[cincyreds06]

griffey k's make it 10 strikeouts!

[OSUmed2010]

10 k's for Peavy now

[cincyreds06]

ball 4 to edwin!

[mth123]

Edwin.

Walk.

[OSUmed2010]

EE walks... c'mon Hatte

[mth123]

Edwin steals 2b

[bradmu]

I'm not watching the game...only listening. Does Peavy look as nasty as he sounds? What happened to the Jake Peavy who has given me headaches all year on my fantasy baseball team?

[cincyreds06]

hat needs to deliver!

[mth123]

Hatte K's

[cincyreds06]

he got him 11 k's! Wow this game is over!

[cincyreds06]

you can say its over tonight no doubt!

[OSUmed2010]

another k.....
11 k's on 90 pitches

[mth123]

Peavey bunts Barfield to 3B.

Bray coming in.

Nice Job Lohse.

[bradmu]

Not a bad outing at all by Lohse. Kind of sucks it came on a night when Peavy is lights out.

[mth123]

Roberts lines out.

[mth123]

Hit to Left Center by Giles. Run in.

[Bob Winters]

Peavy is such a good pitcher. Shame we can't get this one tonight.

[cincyreds06]

Good night thats your ballgame!

[mth123]

Bray gives up hit to Walker. 5-1. Leave Bray in so he can't pitch tomorrow.

[cincyreds06]

its now 5-1 good night guys im going to bed I knew this was gonna happen They give you hope one night then, next night they screw around and dont do nothing makes you sick.

[mth123]

Not real shocked going against Peavey.

Piazza up against Majewski. Lets see if Maj can help for the last month.

[mth123]

Fly out to CF.

[Bob Winters]

Majewski reminds me of one of the Three Musketeers.

[dman]

its now 5-1 good night guys im going to bed I knew this was gonna happen They give you hope one night then, next night they screw around and dont do nothing makes you sick.

Welcome to the roller coaster ride known as the '06 Cincinnati Reds. One thing's sure, definitely can't say they're monotonous. Something different everyday.

[mth123]

Majewski reminds me of one of the Three Musketeers.

I was thinking of exactly that when I saw his picture on the web this morning. Wow.:)

[mth123]

Richie bloops one for a single.

[cincyreds06]

leadoff hit for aurilia good start maybe!

[bradmu]

Sure would have been nice to have Phillips up as the tieing run. dang bullpen :bang:

[mth123]

Double play.

[cincyreds06]

good job phillips!

[cincyreds06]

way to go This makes me wanna puke..Why do this crap!

[mth123]

Ross K's. Thats a dozen for Peavey.

[bradmu]

double play ball...damn I need another one of these guys :bang:

It sure seems like during this horrible streak we're in, every time we get into a possible scoring chance, we shoot ourself in the foot with a double play. Errrg..

[cincyreds06]

our season is over imo Cause we cant beat the teams we need to beat its pathetic and embarrassing go home reds go home! cause thats where your gonna be come playoff time. Why dont they play hard why did phillips hit into doubleplay why didt he get a hit why cant they play hard I dont get it!

[cincyreds06]

I absoutley dont get the fact why they dont hustle or nothing I would wanna go playoffs, I would play hard and do things to help the team win!

[Jefferson24]

It seems like we have these kind of games against teams but seldom do we see it the other way. Not very often do we own teams the way they have owned us tonight.

[mth123]

Gonzalez at 2b and Cameron at first. Blum FC but phantom tag at 2B not called. Bases loaded.

[mth123]

Barfield

Grounds to Aurelia. Gonzalez out at home. 1 out. Loaded. Peavey up.

[Jefferson24]

Wow, an out. Thats quite the accomplishment.

[mth123]

Peavey Ks.

[mth123]

Shack? coming in.

[mth123]

Bloop hit 2 Runs in.

[mth123]

Walk to Giles. Loaded again.

[Jefferson24]

So... how do you think Wells will pitch tomorrow?

[mth123]

So... how do you think Wells will pitch tomorrow?

Terrible, and will get a shut out.

[mth123]

K. Inning over.

[bradmu]

Not that I was expecting us to comeback tonight...but this is very dissapointing seeing that our Bullpen cannot keep us in the game. If we are going to have any chance to stay in this race, we're going to need the bullpen to protect leads that get, and keep us in close games to give us a chance.

hopefully old man Wells will help wake up our ice cold offense give us a series win tomorrow.

[Jefferson24]

I'm coming in town for the games on Friday and Saturday. I was really hoping that the games would mean something. I hope they can turn things around tomorrow.

[mth123]

I'm coming in town for the games on Friday and Saturday. I was really hoping that the games would mean something. I hope they can turn things around tomorrow.


The games will still mean something even if they lose tomorrow. The season isn't over yet. As far as the bullpen goes. they didn't really use any of the guys they have been counting on lately.

Freel K's.

[mth123]

Dunn Ks. Game over.

[Jefferson24]

The games will still mean something even if they lose tomorrow. The season isn't over yet. As far as the bullpen goes. they didn't really use any of the guys they have been counting on lately.

Freel K's.

I guess what scares me is this team is not even capable of holding a lead in the wild card race. Let alone coming back from a deficit. I'm starting to lose hope.

[mth123]

I guess what scares me is this team is not even capable of holding a lead in the wild card race. Let alone coming back from a deficit. I'm starting to lose hope.

The Reds have been pretty streaky all year. A losing streak on the west coast isn't anything new. Even if the lose tomorrow they are 2.5 back. They didn't get buried and now could go back on another hot streak. A win tomorrow would make things a lot easier though.

[Jefferson24]

The Reds have been pretty streaky all year. A losing streak on the west coast isn't anything new. Even if the lose tomorrow they are 2.5 back. They didn't get buried and now could go back on another hot streak. A win tomorrow would make things a lot easier though.

Yeah I hope your right. I think a tomorow is MUST win. Seeing how the bats took the night off they should be well rested.

[Tom Servo]

boo losing

[MaineRed]

I guess what scares me is this team is not even capable of holding a lead in the wild card race. Let alone coming back from a deficit. I'm starting to lose hope.

Pretty tough to hold onto that spot ALL season. I think even the most optimistic people knew it was going to get interesting, one way or another.

A win tommorow and the Reds are .5 game back of a team who has to play 17 of their final 23 on the road, including 3 in Cincy.

The Reds schedule looks a lot more promising than the Pads. Then we just have to worry about the Phils, Marlins, Astros, Giants and Brewers.

[Jefferson24]

Pretty tough to hold onto that spot ALL season. I think even the most optimistic people knew it was going to get interesting, one way or another.

A win tommorow and the Reds are .5 game back of a team who has to play 17 of their final 23 on the road, including 3 in Cincy.

The Reds schedule looks a lot more promising than the Pads. Then we just have to worry about the Phils, Marlins, Astros, Giants and Brewers.

The Phils, Marlins, Astros, Giants and Brewers thats all?

Actually I'm more worried about San Diego that any of those teams. Just a hunch I guess.