Opening Day 4-2-07 PbP Thread

[Highlifeman21]

All PbP, all the time in this thread.

[ThatPitchIsDunn]

Hopefully with half as much rambling as Steve Phillips....

[Highlifeman21]

Eric Davis catching a first pitch from Mayor Mallory

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Mayor Mallory thrown out of the game after that first pitch almost hit one of the umps

[ThatPitchIsDunn]

Uh oh, here we go. The Steve Phillips Josh Hamilton soliloquy....

[Highlifeman21]

Reds taking the field

[Matt700wlw]

Uh oh, here we go. The Steve Phillips Josh Hamilton soliloquy....

What mindless babble is he spewing now?

[Highlifeman21]

Soriano
Murton
Lee
Ramirez
Jones
Barrett
DeRosa
Izturis
Zambrano

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First pitch.......... swinging strike

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Quick 1-2 for Harang

Bounced back to Harang, put out at 1B

One out

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Murton up

First pitch strike

2nd pitch called strike

3rd pitch outside, check swing

4th pitch, couldn't hold up, check swing K

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D. Lee up

1st pitch just outside

2nd pitch fouled off

3rd pitch fouled off

4th pitch just outside, looked like a strike

5th pitch way low, full count

6th pitch ball, Harang went to his mouth

D. Lee on 1st

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Ramirez up

1st pitch D. Lee thrown out by D. Ross!

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After top of 1

Cubs 0
Reds 0

1 walk, 1 K, no hits given up by Harang

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Freel
Dunn
Phillips
Junior
EE
Hatteberg
Gonzalez
Ross
Harang

[Highlifeman21]

Freel up

1st pitch ball

2nd pitch ball, both high

3rd pitch ball, still high, 3-0

4th pitch ball.... walk by Freel

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Dunn up

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch fouled off 1st base side

3rd pitch ball low

4th pitch Dunn goes yard!

2 run HR

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Phillips up

1st pitch fouled back

2nd pitch ball high

3rd pitch ball high, check swing

4th pitch fouled off, right side

5th pitch fouled off, right side

6th pitch swinging strike, 1 out

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Junior up

1st pitch strike, outside corner

2nd pitch ball low

3rd pitch ball, that seemed to confuse the ump

4th pitch Junior with a bloop to LF

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EE up

Junior on 1st, 1 out

1st pitch popped up to LF, 2 outs

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Hatteberg up

Junior on 1st, 2 outs

1st pitch chopped to the right side, flipped to 1B by DeRosa

Inning over

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Through 1 inning

Reds 2
Cubs 0

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Ramirez up

1st pitch fouled back

2nd pitch ball low

3rd pitch stike down the pipe

4th pitch ball just outside

5th pitch driven to CF, caught by Freel

1 out

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Jones up

1 out

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch lil high

3rd pitch ball just outside

4th pitch chopped to the right side, Phillips over to 1B, 2 down

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Barrett up

2 down

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch fly to RF, welcome to RF Junior....

3 down

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Through 1.5

Reds 2
Cubs 0

Harang not using many pitches to retire Cubs hitters. 26 Pitches through 2 IP.

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Gonzalez up

1st pitch ball low

2nd pitch strike

3rd pitch popped up, Murton makes the play in shallow LF

1 out

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Ross up

1 out

1st pitch ball high

2nd pitch ball outside

3rd pitch strike, looked kinda low

4th pitch strike down the middle

5th pitch fouled to the right side

6th pitch fouled back to the right

7th pitch ball high, let it hit you Ross!

8th pitch chopped to 3B, Ramirez with the put out to 1B

Good PA Ross

2 outs

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Harang up

2 down

1st pitch ball

2nd pitch strike down the middle

3rd pitch chopped to SS, Izturis to 1B

Inning over

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After 2

Reds 2
Cubs 0

Zambrano needed far less pitches that inning, but still has 34 through 2 IP.

[Highlifeman21]

Nice uniforms by the MDX crew

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DeRosa up

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch ball low

3rd pitch ball low and in

4th pitch fouled off to the right

5th pitch fouled back

6th pitch driven to CF, falls in front of Freel

DeRosa on 1st

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Izturis up

DeRosa on 1st

0 outs

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch just outside

3rd pitch fouled off to the left

4th pitch ball low, blocked by Ross

5th pitch popped up, Dunn in, caught in shallow LF

1 out

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Zambrano up

DeRosa on 1st

1 out

1st pitch swinging strike

2nd pitch fouled off bunt

3rd pitch swing strike, bye bye Zambrano

2 outs

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Soriano up

DeRosa on 1st

2 outs

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch hit towards RF, foul ball.... Griffey looked unsure about that ball

3rd pitch ball high

4th pitch ball high

5th pitch hit to the left side, off EE, DeRosa to 3B, Soriano with the single

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Murton up

DeRosa on 3B, Soriano on 1B

2 outs

1st pitch fouled off to the right

2nd pitch chopped foul to the left

3rd pitch nasty pitch, strike out by Harang, inning over

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After 2.5

Reds 2
Cubs 0

Harang with 48 pitches after 3 IP, great effort by EE on the ball hit by Soriano, looked to be off his chest as he dove for it.

Murton looks clueless vs. Harang.

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Top of the lineup

Freel up

1st pitch nice slider, strike

2nd pitch ball low and outside

3rd pitch ball inside

4th pitch chopped to the leftside, foul ball

5th pitch ball chopped over Zambrano, Freel would have been safe at 1B, ball thrown away by Izturis, great bounce, D. Lee throws him out at 2B

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Dunn up

1st pitch, bomb.

3-0 Reds

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Phillips up

1 out

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch swinging strike

3rd pitch ball high

4th pitch check swing, didn't go

5th pitch high and tight, let it hit you Phillips!

6th pitch ball outside.... good PA by Phillips

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Junior up

Phillips on 1B

1 out

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch ball low, blocked by Barrett

3rd pitch ball low, blocked by Barrett, Phillips to 2B

4th pitch ball outside

5th pitch ball inside, walk

[TeamCasey]

*Pssst ..... quietly sneaking in to tell you how much I appreciate this*

[Highlifeman21]

EE up

Phillips on 2B, Junior on 1B

1 out

1st pitch ball high

2nd pitch chopped to the left side, Phillips out at 3B on the force out, Griffey to 2B, EE to 1B

2 outs

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Hatteberg up

Griffey on 2B, EE on 1B

2 outs

1st pitch ball just low

2nd pitch ball hit to 2B, DeRosa to 1B.... inning over

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After 3

Reds 3
Cubs 0

2 HR day so far by Dunn, all 3 runs batted in by Dunn

Zambrano over 50 pitches through 3 IP

[MrsK]

Dunn up

1st pitch, bomb.

3-0 Reds

ok - KronoRed would kill me for not knowing, but he's out of town, so what is a bomb? i live in northern ky (right across the bridge from GABP) and i heard fireworks - so is that a home run? ;)

[Highlifeman21]

D. Lee up

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch ball low

3rd pitch fouled off to the right

4th pitch ball in the dirt

5th pitch ball in the dirt, full count

6th pitch fly out to CF, D. Lee chased ball 4

1 out

[Caseyfan21]

ok - KronoRed would kill me for not knowing, but he's out of town, so what is a bomb? i live in northern ky (right across the bridge from GABP) and i heard fireworks - so is that a home run? ;)

Yep, a "bomb" is a homerun. Dunn is really bombing the Cubs today. :thumbup:

[Highlifeman21]

Ramirez up

1 out

1st pitch fouled to the right side

2nd pitch ball high, looked good to me

3rd pitch ball lined into RF, in front of Griffey.... Ramirez to 1B

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Jones up

Ramirez on 1B

1 out

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch fouled to the left side

3rd pitch fouled off Jones' foot, ouch

4th pitch ball high, tried to get Jones to chase

5th pitch chopped back up the middle, how did Gonzalez get to that? Tries to dive back into 2B to get Ramirez, all runners safe

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Barrett up

Ramirez on 2B, Jones on 1B

1 out

1st pitch Harang squeezed by blue, low

2nd pitch ball low

3rd pitch check swing, went, strike

4th pitch fouled back to the right

5th pitch fouled off to the right

6th pitch ball low, blocked by Ross, full count

7th pitch fouled back

8th pitch Fly to RF, Griffey runs it down, looked awkward getting there

2 outs

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DeRosa up

Ramirez on 2B, Jones on 1B

2 outs

1st pitch wild pitch/passed ball? Runners advance a base

2nd pitch ball high

3rd pitch ball high

4th pitch strike

5th pitch swinging strike, full count

6th pitch fouled off to the right

7th pitch fouled off to the right

8th pitch ball four, bases loaded

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Izturis up

Bases Loaded, Ramirez, Jones, DeRosa

2 outs

1st pitch popped up, Gonzalez takes it, thank you Izturis

Inning over

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Through 4 innings

Reds 3
Cubs 0

Harang with around 30 pitches that inning.... brings the total to 79 for the game.

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Gonzo up

1st pitch ball low

2nd pitch strike, down the pipe

3rd pitch ball low

4th pitch ball outside

5th pitch chopped up to Zambrano, Gonzo beats it out as Zambrano has to make an awkward play

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Ross up

Gonzo on 1st

0 outs

Throw over to 1B

1st pitch chopped foul to the left

2nd pitch ball low and outside

Throw over to 1B

3rd pitch ball low

4th pitch popped to the right, Jones with the out in RF

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Harang up

Gonzo on 1st

1 out

1st pitch missed bunt attempt

2nd pitch bunted to the right, Gonzo to 2B on the sac bunt

Zambrano thought about 2B, he might have had him

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Freel up

Gonzo on 2B

2 outs

1st pitch chopped to DeRosa, inning over

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Through 4 innings

Reds 3
Cubs 0

Let's hope Harang can have less pitches this inning.

[Highlifeman21]

Zambrano up

1st pitch ball

2nd pitch fouled bunt attempt

3rd pitch swinging strike

4th pitch swinging strike, bye bye Zambrano

1 out

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Soriano up

1 out

1st pitch swinging strike

2nd pitch ripped to LF, caught by Dunn

2 outs

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Murton up

2 outs

1st pitch ball high

2nd pitch fouled off to the right

3rd pitch called strike

4th pitch chopped to the left, EE in, puts it in his pocket... Murton to 1B

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D. Lee up

Murton on 1B

2 outs

1st pitch ball low

2nd pitch hammered into CF, Freel dives, in and out of his glove, gets up, throws it into the stands by 3B....

Murton awarded HP, D. Lee awarded 3B.....

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Ramirez up

D. Lee on 3B

2 outs

1st pitch fouled off

2nd pitch low, i guess? come on blue

3rd pitch fouled off to the right

4th pitch ball low, good scoop by Ross

5th pitch fouled off to the left

6th pitch chopped to the left, EE over to 1B, inning over

[Highlifeman21]

After 4.5 innings, Cubs get on the board thanks to scrappiness...

Reds 3
Cubs 1, thanks to the scrappy over effort by Freel....

Bad break on the ball, caught up in no man's land, dives, then tries to make up for it with an ill advised throw....

[Highlifeman21]

Dunn up

1st pitch fouled off

2nd pitch call goes Dunn's way, ball

3rd pitch ball outside

4th pitch ball 4, take 1B Adam

[Highlifeman21]

Phillips up

Dunn on 1B

0 outs

1st pitch ball low and outside

2nd pitch ball high and tight, it's about time you let it hit you Phillips!

HBP

[SunDeck]

I hate to interrupt the train of thought here...but Highlifeman...you are amazing. Gonna do this every game?

[Highlifeman21]

Griffey up

Dunn on 2B, Phillips on 1B

0 outs

1st pitch ball outside

2nd pitch ball even more outside

3rd pitch lined into LF, just off Izturis' glove

[Highlifeman21]

Free EE up

Bases Loaded, Dunn, Phillips, Griffey

0 outs

1st pitch ball just outside

2nd pitch chopped to the left side, Ramirez gets Dunn at HP, all other runners advance

1 out

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Hatteberg up

Bases still loaded, Phillips, Griffey, EE

1 out

1st pitch ball outside

2nd pitch looked low, called a strike... I love this ump today

3rd pitch ball low, great stop by Barrett

4th pitch ball low, another good stop by Barrett

5th pitch looked outside, strike.. this ump is killing me...

6th pitch, full count ball 4, come on in Phillips

[Highlifeman21]

Reds 4
Cubs 1

Gonzo up

Bases still loaded, Griffey, EE, Hatteberg

1 out

1st pitch Sac Fly to LF

Griffey scores, where the hell was Murton throwing that?

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Ross up

EE on 2B, Hatteberg 1B

2 outs

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch ball

3rd pitch swinging strike

4th pitch fouled back

5th pitch ball, i don't know how.... looked like a strike to me

6th pitch Bye bye Ross, swinging strike, inning over

[Highlifeman21]

After 5 innings

Reds 5
Cubs 1

Reds plate 2 with the Hatteberg walk, and the Gonzo sac fly

That had to be the last inning for Zambrano.

[Highlifeman21]

I hate to interrupt the train of thought here...but Highlifeman...you are amazing. Gonna do this every game?

I wish, but my golf course won't run itself....

On 2nd thought, maybe it will....

[Highlifeman21]

Top of the 6th

Jones up

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch lil high and tight, ball

3rd pitch chopped to Phillips, over to 1B, 1 out

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Barrett up

1 out

1st pitch, Flies out to Ryan Freel, who didn't have to make a Jim Edmonds dive for that ball... You gotta be kidding me...

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DeRosa up

2 outs

1st pitch fouled off

2nd pitch hit to RF, Griffey tracks it, he got it!

Inning over...

and I quote from ESPN "Harang needed a quickie"

[Highlifeman21]

After 6.5

Reds 5
Cubs 1

Harang and his much needed quickie will get him to see the 7th, hopefully. Good. I don't want to see the bullpen before we have to.

[Highlifeman21]

Bottom of the 6th

Please let Harang bat, please let Harang bat....

Neal Cotts into pitch

Ryan Theriot to 2B

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch swinging strike

3rd pitch fouled off

4th pitch swinging strike, 1 out

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Freel up

1 out

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch ball inside

3rd pitch low

4th pitch fouled back

5th pitch ball high, check swing, didn't go, full count

6th pitch hit over Murton's head, Freel to 2B, Freel almost doing something stupid and making a big turn to 3B... ends up on 2B.

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Dunn up

Freel on 2B

1 out

1st pitch popped up to Soriano, Freel stuck at 2B

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Phillips up

Freel on 2B

2 outs

1st pitch shows bunt, takes the strike

2nd pitch jammed to 1B.... inning over

[Highlifeman21]

If you thought the top of the 6th was quick, the bottom of the 6th might have been even quicker...

Reds 5
Cubs 1

Let's see what Harang has left in the 7th.

[Highlifeman21]

Top of the 7th

Izturis up

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch fouled off

3rd pitch ball inside

4th pitch Fly out to CF

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Ryan Theriot up

1 out

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch fouled off

3rd pitch ball low and in

4th pitch swinging strike, c ya utility man....

you may carry 5 gloves, but apparently you don't carry a bat...

[Highlifeman21]

Soriano up

2 down

1st pitch, looked like a strike to me, apparently outside

2nd pitch fly out to RF... Griffey still doesn't look comfy out there

[Highlifeman21]

After 6.5

Reds 5
Cubs 1

Harang, 113 pitches, if we see you in the 8th, my hatred for Narron will know no bounds....

[Highlifeman21]

Bottom of the 7th

Griffey up

Cotts still in

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch strike

3rd pitch low and outside

4th pitch fouled off to the left, good hack by Junior

5th pitch high and outside

6th pitch just missed the hanger, fly out to RCF.

1 out

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Free EE up

1 out

1st pitch fouled back.... stop swinging at the 1st pitch EE!

2nd pitch swinging strike

3rd pitch ball in dirt

4th pitch ball high, not by much

5th pitch ball low, not by much, full count

6th pitch fouled off his foot

7th pitch bloop into LF, good PA for EE after that 1st pitch hack

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Hatteberg up

EE on 1B

1 out

Throw over to 1B

1st pitch low and outside

2nd pitch ball high

3rd pitch popped up to short LF, Murton and Ramirez sorta collide, Murton makes the out.

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Cotts out

Michael Wurtz in

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Gonzo up

EE on 1B

2 outs

Throw over to 1B

1st pitch ball high

2nd pitch ball just outside.... looked like a strike from here

3rd pitch ball high and outside

4th pitch ball high... 4 pitch walk to Gonzo? You're worthless, Wuertz

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Ross up

EE on 2B, Gonzo on 1B

2 outs

1st pitch swinging strike

2nd pitch ball way outside

Spinoff towards 2B

3rd pitch ball high and outside

4th pitch swinging strike

5th pitch swinging strike... Ross looked lost during that PA... inning over

[Highlifeman21]

After 7

Reds 5
Cubs 1

Who will be the Reds pitcher in the 8th? Will we see Moeller or Valentin in the double switch?

[Highlifeman21]

Saarloos in?!

Murton up

Murton strikes out on 4 pitches, 3rd K for Murton.... 1 out

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D. Lee up

1 out

1st pitch ball

2nd pitch ball outside

3rd pitch chopped foul to the left

4th pitch low and outside

5th pitch hit to RF, over Junior's head, great effort Junior..... Junior holds D. Lee to a single. Good play, I guess?

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Ramirez up

D. Lee on 1B

1 out

1st pitch ball

2nd pitch chopped to the left, good pick up by EE, over to 1B for the out. D. Lee to 2B

[Highlifeman21]

Jones up

D. Lee on 2B

2 outs

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch chopped to Gonzo, over to 1B, inning over...

[Highlifeman21]

Through 7.5

Reds 5
Cubs 1

Good inning by Saarloos. Interesting defense by Griffey in RF. Good plays by both EE and Gonzo.

Will Josh Hamilton be the PH for Saarloos at the bottom of the inning?

[Highlifeman21]

Josh Hamilton in for his MLB Debut

Huge smile on the kid's face.

Let's hope for great things.

Wuertz out, Wil Ohman in to face Hamilton.

Do the right thing Jerry, and let Josh face the lefty.

[Highlifeman21]

Josh Hamilton up

Ohman pitching

Sexy shinguard, Josh.

1st pitch low and outside ball

2nd pitch ripped to LF, Murton with a sliding catch to take away the hit.

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Freel up

1 out

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch chopped to the left foul

3rd pitch fouled off, barely

4th pitch what the hell were you swinging at Freel? Strike out

[Highlifeman21]

Dunn up

2 outs

1st pitch fouled off

2nd pitch swung thru

3rd pitch ball inside

4th pitch swinging strike, strike out.... inning over

[Highlifeman21]

After 8 innings

Reds 5
Cubs 1

Hamilton makes his MLB Debut and is robbed of his 1st career hit by Matt freaking Murton.

Which Red will be in for the 9th? I fear Weathers, and hope for Burton.

[Highlifeman21]

Top of the 9th

And the Reds' pitcher is.............. Weathers. I hate you.

Barrett up

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch popped up to CF.... Freel nabs it.

[Highlifeman21]

Oh yeah, BTW, Hamilton stays in to play LF.

Cliff Floyd up

1 out

1st pitch ball high

2nd pitch popped up to Phillips. Get out of the way Hatteberg.

[Highlifeman21]

2 outs.

Izturis up.

1st pitch strike

2nd pitch base knock into LF. Thanks Weathers.

[Highlifeman21]

Still 2 outs.

Izturis on 1B.

Ryan Theriot up

1st pitch ball high

2nd pitch fouled back to the right

3rd pitch chopped to Gonzo, flipped to Phillips.

Reds win 5-1.

Game Over.

[Highlifeman21]

I apologize to the Mods, can you edit the Title of this thread so it can be archived, if that is the desired outcome of this thread?

[joshnky]

Great job. Thanks for the pbp

[MrsK]

Still 2 outs.

Izturis on 1B.

Ryan Theriot up

1st pitch ball high

2nd pitch fouled back to the right

3rd pitch chopped to Gonzo, flipped to Phillips.

Reds win 5-1.

Game Over.


ok - seriously - KronoRed is out of town and i'm recording the game for him on fsn (it may be local - fox sports net cincinnati) - the game is over, but will there be a post game, and how long does that last? i have to baby-sit my nieces and i cannot watch the post game show so i need to add more time - can anyone help me? thanks

and yes, thanks for the p-b-p and the help with the "bomb" question - i shoulda figured it meant a home run, but i was getting it confused with a grand slam (which i think is bases loaded and then the at-bat guy hits a home run too) ;)

[DannyB]

Thanks Hi Great Job!!!:thumbup: