5/18/07 Battle for Ohio: Game 1 (Wow, what a lineup)

[reds44]

Freel CF
Phillips 2B
Griffey RF
Conine 1B
Gonzalez SS
Dunn DH
Hopper LF
Castro 3B
Moeller C

Loshe P

Grady CF
Blake 3B
Hafner DH
Martinez C
Nixon RF
Peralta SS
Dellucci LF
Garko 1B
Barfield 2B

Lee P

[captainmorgan07]

i can live with 1 through 3 in the lineup but after that other than Dunn it's atrocious

[Matt700wlw]

Lohse does not have a good history at Jacob's field...

[reds44]

Uber holes all over the lineup.

Fire Narron.

[NorrisHopper30]

Terrible lineup on paper after Dunn, but if Castro (and Moeller) keep hitting it hard and Norris gets a hit or 2 it won't be too bad.

[reds44]

Terrible lineup on paper after Dunn, but if Castro (and Moeller) keep hitting it hard and Norris gets a hit or 2 it won't be too bad.
Not gonna happen.

We deserve to lose every game in which Conine and Gonzalez hit 4-5. Throw in Castro and Moeller, and wow.

[Matt700wlw]

Terrible lineup on paper after Dunn, but if Castro (and Moeller) keep hitting it hard and Norris gets a hit or 2 it won't be too bad.

So if they hit, it's good.


Duh. :p:

[CTA513]

I wonder if Keppinger will get to face the lefty tomorrow or will they have him face the right hander on sunday?

[reds44]

I wonder if Keppinger will get to face the lefty tomorrow or will they have him face the right hander on sunday?
He shouldn't face either, but neither should Castro. Keppinger is better then Castro, IMO.

[James B.]

This is the worst lineup that Narron could have come up with.

[Falls City Beer]

Lohse does not have a good history at Jacob's field...

I don't imagine Lohse has a good history at most AL parks.

[flyer85]

not sure you could put a worse bunch of hitters in one MLB lineup.

[reds44]

Never thought I'd see the day with Conine, Castro, Hopper, and Moeller in the same lineup.

A part of me just died.

[oneupper]

Sheesh...I thought at least the'd play Keppinger over Castro.
So much for the "hot hand" (kep's hitting .390 at AAA).

[Johnny Footstool]

Conine earned the cleanup spot. He bombs lefties to the tune of .250/.320/.455. Wow!

[captainmorgan07]

hopefully all this complaining were doing means they'll go out and score 8 runs

[Falls City Beer]

Sheesh...I thought at least the'd play Keppinger over Castro.
So much for the "hot hand" (kep's hitting .390 at AAA).

Castro's the good soldier--keeps his mouth shut and doesn't give Jerry 'tude. Here's his reward.

[reds44]

hopefully all this complaining were doing means they'll go out and score 8 runs
It's literally impossible for this lineup to go and score 8 runs.

If we get half that I'll be very impressed.

[OnBaseMachine]

Wow. How awful. The Reds deserve to lose this game 20-0.

Hamilton shows signs of comign out of his slump wiht two straight mulit-hit games and Narron follows by sitting him.

[Screwball]

hopefully all this complaining were doing means they'll go out and score 8 runs

:laugh:That's usually how it goes. The other night when we were all in love with the lineup it put up a whopping 2 runs all game. However, I still feel as though that lineup should be the everyday lineup, no matter who the pitcher is.

[reds44]

Wow. How awful. The Reds deserve to lose this game 20-0.

Hamilton shows signs of comign out of his slump wiht two straight mulit-hit games and Narron follows by sitting him.
Facing a lefty. Narron loves appendage ball.

Just like the game I was at Wrigley when he walked Daryl Ward to get to Soriano because we had a righty pitching.

Yeah, that's smart.

Dude has no idea what he is doing.

[keeganbrick]

Wow that is pathetic. You even have a DH and that is what Narron comes up with. No Hamilton/Valentin/Ross??? I really wanted us to compete and try to win this series. So now we possibly have no Harang or Arroyo and now we have no offense.

[Redlegs23]

Narron must not like living in Cincinnati.

[Matt700wlw]

I think he's trying to outsmart himself again.....with the DH you should be able to bat ALL the sluggers...

[OesterPoster]

hopefully all this complaining were doing means they'll go out and score 8 runs

Unfortunately, Lohse and the bullpen will probably give up 9.

:bang:

[pedro]

That's just disgusting.

[westofyou]

That lineup would make Bob Boone blush.

[TheBigLebowski]

Worst. Lineup. Ever.

This is going to be an ugly night.

[jimbo]

Hamilton needs to be in the lineup regardless who is pitching. I'm just not buying into this whole idea of having to protect him because he has never played this many games in one season before. Cross that bridge when and if it's necessary. For now, not playing him against lefties does him nor the team any good. This team needs his bat.

[reds44]

Worst. Lineup. Ever.

This is going to be an ugly night.
Is Narron trying to lose his job?

[keeganbrick]

Are only hope is Phillips and Griffey combine for 5 hits and 5 rbis.

[TheBigLebowski]

Is Narron trying to lose his job?


I wouldn't mind it if he was.

[jesusfan]

Imagine what could be (W/ Edwin up):

1. Freel -CF
2. Phillips -2B
3. Griffey Jr -RF
4. Encarnacion -3B
5. Dunn -DH
6. Gonzalez -SS
7. Hamilton -LF
8. Conine- 1B
9. Ross- C

HOW HARD IS THAT!!!!!

[reds44]

I wouldn't mind it if he was.
Neither would I.

At least I get to watch Brandon Phillips today.

[jimbo]

Imagine what could be (W/ Edwin up):


:sleep:

[reds44]

Imagine what could be (W/ Edwin up):

1. Freel -CF
2. Phillips -2B
3. Griffey Jr -RF
4. Encarnacion -3B
5. Dunn -DH
6. Gonzalez -SS
7. Hamilton -LF
8. Conine- 1B
9. Ross- C

HOW HARD IS THAT!!!!!
Winner.

[Matt700wlw]

:sleep:

WAKE UP!!!! There's a baseball game to gripe about :D

[keeganbrick]

Just once I would like to see this.

1. Freel - CF
2. Dunn - DH
3. Phillips - 2B
4. Griffey - RF
5. Encarnacion - 3B
6. Hamilton - LF
7. Gonzalez - SS
8. Conine - 1B
9. Ross - C

[Mitri]

The game hasn't even begun and I'm embarrassed.

[westofyou]

Worst. Lineup. Ever.

This is going to be an ugly night.


Game Played on Wednesday, September 26, 2001 (N) at Veterans Stadium

CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1
PHI N 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 x - 8 7 0

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Guerrero ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Gonzalez lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Griffey cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Young 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
Casey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Rivera rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Walker 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
Miller c 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
J. Fernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mercado p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LaRue ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brower p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Piersoll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clark ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 1 0 1 8 24 8

[flyer85]

Castro's the good soldier--keeps his mouth shut and doesn't give Jerry 'tude. Here's his reward.When EE went down I felt sure we would receive a stiff dose of Castro. He should be "Castro Oil".

[Matt700wlw]

And now...some randomness

http://www.froggynet.com/gallery/randomness/randomness-08_m.jpg

[Degenerate39]

I think Narron is just throwing games now.

[jfar23]

The moneyline for this game is Cleveland -200...and thats probably without seeing this lineup.

[Degenerate39]

The moneyline for this game is Cleveland -200...and thats probably without seeing this lineup.

Even Pete would put his money on Cleveland

[puca]

I'm speechless. :help:

This is more of an outright surrender than a battle.

[KronoRed]

This is the worst lineup that Narron could have come up with.

No Javy, he can do worse and I fully expect it this weekend

[bthomasiscool]

This is the worst lineup that Narron could have come up with.

RF Griffey
C Ross
3B Castro
DH Lohse
CF Freel
LF Hopper
1B Conine
2B Phillips
SS Gonzalez

He could have come up with this one

[keeganbrick]

The moneyline for this game is Cleveland -200...and thats probably without seeing this lineup.

I bet on the under (-9 1/2) along with some other games.

I sure hope Lohse holds up:confused:

[WMR]

Narron is retarded! SERIOUSLY! :laugh:

[puca]

I bet on the under (-9 1/2) along with some other games.

I sure hope Lohse holds up:confused:

If he can hold them the 9 runs you have a good chance.

[keeganbrick]

RF Griffey
C Ross
3B Castro
DH Lohse
CF Freel
LF Hopper
1B Conine
2B Phillips
SS Gonzalez

He could have come up with this one

That isnt that much worse than what he has.

[jesusfan]

Weathers looked p-oed...

[puca]

The fact that Hopper, Castro, Moeller, Kepplinger and Javy are all on the Reds 25-man roster might be the only thing scarier than this lineup

[biggergipper]

any chance of a rainout? a brown out? tornado?

lord help us, for your sea is so large and jerry's boat of a brain is so small.

[WMR]

Narron realized after the team meeting today that he had to get all the scrappy veterans into the line-up if the Reds were to have any chance of beating the Indians.

[WMR]

Is this the first time Brantley has been paired with Grande?

[keeganbrick]

Grande and Brantley...this should be interesting.

[WMR]

Hopefully Brantley will start trashing people, be funny to hear how Georgie-Porgie deals with that.

[reds44]

Hopefully Brantley eats GG.

[Tom Servo]

Good god, what a terrible lineup.

[WMR]

GET IN MAH BELLY, Georgie

[WMR]

Good god, what a terrible lineup.

We needed a veteran infusion to get this series off on the right foot.

[Big Klu]

Freel CF
Phillips 2B
Griffey RF
Conine 1B
Gonzalez SS
Dunn DH
Hopper LF
Castro 3B
Moeller C

Loshe P

Grady CF
Blake 3B
Hafner DH
Martinez C
Nixon RF
Peralta SS
Dellucci LF
Garko 1B
Barfield 2B

Lee P


I don't normally complain about lineups, but I would have preferred:

Freel lf
Hamilton cf (I think Josh should play CF anytime he is in the lineup)
Griffey rf
Phillips 2b
Dunn dh
Conine 1b
Gonzalez ss
Ross c
Castro 3b (I will indulge Jerry in his little vice--Besides, Juan is steady defensively)

[ochoa30]

narron clearly doesnt want to be a ML manager

[jesusfan]

Game Time!

[Matt700wlw]

Play ball!

[ochoa30]

this is gonna be tough to watch

[jesusfan]

Freel flys to right... on the ground please...

[VR]

Castro .609 career ops
Hopper .644 career MINOR LEAGUE ops
Moeller .640 carre ops

That has to be top 10 worst ever

I'm done with Jerry Narron. Sorry to have to say that.

[OnBaseMachine]

Ryan Freel thinks he has power doesn't he?

[jimbo]

As much lineup bashing that is being done, the Reds are probably destined to win tonight.

[Marc D]

What happened to the R-L-R-L thing? This lineup is terrible even by narron standards but hey, Bob C just gave him a big ol vote of confidence so what do I know.

[Puffy]

Wow, thats a mighty bad lineup.

[Marc D]

Oh boy, this lineup, Lohse and a lefty starter for the other team.

It shouldn't be this hard to be a fan.

[jesusfan]

BP grounds to 3rd... I dont think Phillips was running on contact or he would have beaten it out...

[WMR]

Wow, thats a mighty bad lineup.

Hey Puffy, were you excited to see your boy Roy W. sign his big extension?

[captainmorgan07]

BP grounds to 3rd... I dont think Phillips was running on contact or he would have beaten it out...

i thought the same thing i myself thought it was foul

[WMR]

BP grounds to 3rd... I dont think Phillips was running on contact or he would have beaten it out...

Guess he'll be benched?

[ochoa30]

BP grounds to 3rd... I dont think Phillips was running on contact or he would have beaten it out...

he hesitated because he thought it was foul

[Redlegs23]

I bet on the under (-9 1/2) along with some other games.

I sure hope Lohse holds up:confused:


I have a St. Louis & Florida parlay tonight. Looper is going against Miller who's making his first big league start I believe. Line is even for the Cards. Florida is +106 against the Rays who are starting Edwin Jackson who has been getting bombed worse that Eric Milton this year. Florida is up 4 early on an Aaron Boone grand slam. Let's hope Looper can throw a good game for me tonight.

[keeganbrick]

Guess he'll be benched?

AAA

[Matt700wlw]

Griffey is fun to watch.

[Big Klu]

BP grounds to 3rd... I dont think Phillips was running on contact or he would have beaten it out...

I thought the same thing, but on the replay it showed that he was running right out of the box.

[jesusfan]

Griffey singles to left...

[jimbo]

Griffey is still tuned in.

[captainmorgan07]

jr continues his sparkling hitting as of late singles to center

[oneupper]

he hesitated because he thought it was foul

I thought that wasn't a valid excuse.

[jesusfan]

C'mon Youngbody!

[reds44]

Griffey.

BP should be benched by Naroon's standards, but he won't be.

[jimbo]

BP grounds to 3rd... I dont think Phillips was running on contact or he would have beaten it out...

The replay showed otherwise.

[keeganbrick]

I have a St. Louis & Florida parlay tonight. Looper is going against Miller who's making his first big league start I believe. Line is even for the Cards. Florida is +106 against the Rays who are starting Edwin Jackson who has been getting bombed worse that Eric Milton this year. Florida is up 4 early on an Aaron Boone grand slam. Let's hope Looper can throw a good game for me tonight.

I picked Philly over Toronto thats looked like a sure thing to me with Leiber pitching and a horrible guy for Toronto.

[jesusfan]

Grande just described Sizemore as a Freel/Hamilton combo of hustle and talent, I guess that would be correct...

YB singles...

[ochoa30]

I thought that wasn't a valid excuse.

i didnt say he was excused, he would have been out anyways most likely. Very good play by blake.

[captainmorgan07]

heck the indians announcers even know conine isn't a cleanup hitter someone tell jerry woops conine singles

[Puffy]

Hey Puffy, were you excited to see your boy Roy W. sign his big extension?

Oh yeah - here til at least 2015. Good times!

[Matt700wlw]

I would love to know what was said during the pitchers mound meeting today from Jerry, Bucky, and Weathers.

Oh to be a fly on a blade of grass or the bill of a reds hat...

[reds44]

I would love to know what was said during the pitchers mound meeting today from Jerry, Bucky, and Weathers.

Oh to be a fly on a blade of grass or the bill of a reds hat...
"Don't worry, be scrappy."

[captainmorgan07]

atleast were making lee throw a few pitches

[WMR]

Jerry: "Now I want to see everyone backing up the proper positions, hitting the cutoff man, and running out every ground ball."

[keeganbrick]

"Don't worry, be scrappy."

Sounds about right:D

[jesusfan]

Will this AB ever end?

[jesusfan]

Scrappy AB, but nothing to show for it...

[captainmorgan07]

7 straight fouled off

[WMR]

At least we made him work.

[ochoa30]

good ab

[captainmorgan07]

heck of an AB for gonzo but he flies out to center

[reds44]

Shocking.

[Redlegs23]

Gamecast shows his pitch count at 25 after the 1st, is that right?

[jesusfan]

Gamecast shows his pitch count at 25 after the 1st, is that right?

yep...

[ochoa30]

i would bet the indians will score this next inning, i dont think lohse can get out sizemore or hafner unless he is really on.

[captainmorgan07]

Lee looks very hittable in the first not hitting his spots well at all

[jesusfan]

Sizemore ropes a single to center...

[WMR]

Wow, opponents are hitting .294 vs. Kyle Lohse.

[jesusfan]

Blake singles...1st and 3rd... here we go

[Matt700wlw]

This is starting well...

[Marc D]

Lee looks very hittable in the first not hitting his spots well at all


Lohse on to show us what hittable really is.

[WMR]

Man that is just fun to watch, even from the Indians: seeing Sizemore go from 1st to 3rd on that single was a thing of beauty.

[ochoa30]

this is gonna be even uglier then i though

[keeganbrick]

Cmon Lohse, this inning could get really ugly.

[reds44]

Wow, opponents are hitting .294 vs. Kyle Lohse.
And rising.

[Matt700wlw]

American League > National League....event though they don't play "real" baseball :)

[flyer85]

might be over quick

[OnBaseMachine]

Hopefully Lohse can start pitching good again so that the Reds can deal him for some prospects before it's too late.

[ochoa30]

great play

[jesusfan]

Hafner grounds to Phillips.. runner scores, and on to second.. 1-0

[keeganbrick]

Nice play though Phillips.

[ochoa30]

The indians have a great lineup.

[captainmorgan07]

martinez hitting .380 last 14 games ouch

[jesusfan]

The indians have a great lineup.

The Reds could have one...

[oneupper]

Indians Clean up hitter: Victor Martinez
REDS Clean up Hitter: Jeff Conine

hmmmm....

[captainmorgan07]

what happened to the lohse that stimied the cubs

[Matt700wlw]

Nice pitch.....

[captainmorgan07]

very nice pitch to k martinez

[keeganbrick]

Whew close strike 3 call. But Ill take it, now lets get out of this inning.

[jesusfan]

Lohse K's Martinez...

[ochoa30]

The Reds could have one...

It could be good but no where near what they have.

[keeganbrick]

Wow, that mustache is really annoying.

[reds44]

EE's in 2-2 with a single, double, and run in the 2nd inning of the Bats game.

Hitting .333 in AAA.

[captainmorgan07]

nixon looks weird in indians uniform

[jesusfan]

It could be good but no where near what they have.

pretty close...

[captainmorgan07]

moeller keeping um close at second

[WMR]

George: "Nixon would have been only a part-time player in Boston but here with the Indians he gets to play on a semi-regular basis." lol

[jesusfan]

Nixon flys to Griffey... 1-0 Indians.. .could have been alot worse...

[captainmorgan07]

Nixon flys to Griffey... 1-0 Indians.. .could have been alot worse...

very very true

[ochoa30]

pretty close...

they have a better hitter at almost every position. We have 2nd, left and right but hafner makes up for that at dh. If they were in the nl, it would be closer.

[jesusfan]

they have a better hitter at almost every position. We have 2nd, left and right but hafner makes up for that at dh. If they were in the nl, it would be closer.

I take Gonzo over Peralta any day of the week...

[jesusfan]

Lee plunks Donkey...

[keeganbrick]

1st game in a long time Ive actually seen this team work the counts and work the pitcher.

[OnBaseMachine]

What in the world was Dunn doing right there? He swung at a 3-1 pitch in the dirt.

And now gets HBP.

[Eric_Davis]

Umpire Rob Drake (my son's name) has a very large strike zone. So, don't get mad when Indians pitchers get calls that look out of the strike zone.

Home Plate Umpire Stats (Per 9 INN)
Umpire..R....BB...K.... AVG
R Drake 6.4 5.0 11.9 .218

[captainmorgan07]

dunn plunked by the pitch

[reds44]

Dunn swings at a pitch nowhere near the zone on 3-1.

[Matt700wlw]

Remember when Lee threw behind Junior a couple of years ago and got suspended?

[reds44]

Bet that hurt.

[jesusfan]

Hopper with a gorgeous bunt....

[keeganbrick]

Nice Drag Norris!!

[ochoa30]

I take Gonzo over Peralta any day of the week...

As a hitter peralta and gonzo are pretty close but peralta is young with much more potential. Plus he has already had a better offensive year then any alex has had. Gonzo as a fielder wins easy.

[captainmorgan07]

what a bunt by norris 2 on and nobody out

[reds44]

Norris Hopper protecting Dunn.

lol

[keeganbrick]

OMG, I forgot about our 8/9 hitters.

[reds44]

Atta boy Norris. He's a nice little singles hitter. Boy can run too.

[Marc D]

I haven't seen a Red lay down a bunt like that in years.

Great play.

[captainmorgan07]

garko looked absolutely fooled right there on what to do with that bunt

[Degenerate39]

Dunn deserved to be hit after chasing ball 4. Nice bunt by Hopper.

[OnBaseMachine]

In steps the Reds #8 hitter, also known as the worst player in baseball.

[WMR]

I'd rather have a few pitchers over Castro.

[captainmorgan07]

castro needs to be bunting here

[Matt700wlw]

:lol:

Thom mentioned the pitcher coming up to bat in 2 slots.

Oops!

[jesusfan]

Wow, that was absolutely beautiful..

[Marc D]

garko looked absolutely fooled right there on what to do with that bunt


same look castro has when he picks up a bat

[captainmorgan07]

same look castro has when he picks up a bat

i agree:laugh:

[Matt700wlw]

Indians have a woeful defense, too!

[jesusfan]

my goodness... that looked like the Reds out there...

[keeganbrick]

Haha, Ill take tht.

[Degenerate39]

:shocked: What happened there.

[VR]

Oops. Thom ranting about not having Castro bunt....cuz they'd just walk Moeller and the pitcher would be up.

[ochoa30]

my goodness... that looked like the Reds out there...

yea, when did the teams switch uni's?

[reds44]

Oh!!!!!

lol


Scrappy inning.

[Degenerate39]

my goodness... that looked like the Reds out there...

I guess the Indians didn't take infield practice?

[WMR]

C'mon Moeller : GRAND SLAM

[flyer85]

awful bunt works out

[captainmorgan07]

moller will log onto the gone network right here

[jesusfan]

We Have To Score Here!

[thatcoolguy_22]

juan "please don't make me swing the bat" castro with a horrible bunt followed by a horrible throw. bases loaded no outs for chad "please don't pick me" moeller

[jesusfan]

what was he swinging at???

[keeganbrick]

Theres a career .230 avg swing for ya.

[jesusfan]

Moeller K's... really, Shocking!

[Tom Servo]

clutch at-bat by Moeller

[Matt700wlw]

Marty notes that Narron is not a fan of the DH rule...

[Big Klu]

No George, that shouldn't be a sacrifice and an error! That's an E3 all the way! Castro shouldn't get a SAC for a bunt that bad!

Moeller strikes out. Shocking.

[Marc D]

Moeller feeling guilty about all the charity from the Tribe tries to give some back

[flyer85]

David Ross could do that

[reds44]

What was he swinging at?

[WMR]

It would be such classic Reds baseball to have bases loaded w/ no outs and get no runs.

[OnBaseMachine]

Chad Moeller chased two balls at the ankles. 1 out. Time for one of Freel's famous popouts.

[captainmorgan07]

wow that was a bad at bat

[reds44]

That's why Chad's up here.

Scrappy K.

[Puffy]

Moeller K's?

Wow, who'd a thunk it

[Eric_Davis]

Here comes the Wild Pitch.

[KronoRed]

Marty notes that Narron is not a fan of the DH rule...

He shows it by using it to get Hopper and Castro starts

[Tom Servo]

Woo Freel!

[Matt700wlw]

Wow! Freel!!

[jesusfan]

3 Rbi Triple!!!!

[ochoa30]

David Ross could do that

yea, but atleast he will run in to one every once in a while. Heck yea freel!!!

[Degenerate39]

Freel triples

[WMR]

Whoo hoo. Nice!

[Big Klu]

That shot by Freel sounded GOOD coming off the bat!

[keeganbrick]

Theres a base clearing triple!!!


OH no my 9 1/2 under better hold up.

[thatcoolguy_22]

Wooooooohoooooooo 3 Run Triple!!!!!!!!!

[captainmorgan07]

nice piece of hitting right there

[reds44]

Holy mother of God!!!

RUNS!!!!!!

3-1

[thatcoolguy_22]

Holy mother of God!!!

RUNS!!!!!!

3-1

against a lefty at that...

[RBA]

A Red going the other way?

[ochoa30]

nice job b. phil

[Degenerate39]

OMG A Sac fly?!

[Matt700wlw]

Sac fly!

:shocked:

[WMR]

That's gotta feel especially good for B.Phil.

[captainmorgan07]

sac fly for brandon 4-1 reds

[Marc D]

bullpen looms

[thatcoolguy_22]

nice piece of hitting by phillips. get the run in BP well done

[reds44]

That'll get the job done.

4-1

[Matt700wlw]

The infield practice is working! They're winning!

:D

[thatcoolguy_22]

i've seen 1 good bunt 1 horrible bunt and now a sac fly? who are these reds?

[jesusfan]

The infield practice is working! They're winning!

:D

shhh.........

[flyer85]

7 or 8 more might be enough

[Falls City Beer]

Chad Moeller chased two balls at the ankles. 1 out. Time for one of Freel's famous popouts.

Nice popout, natch?

[NatiRedGals]

Well so far that 5 run count seems to be happening *Predicted* :)

[jesusfan]

Junior walks...

[Degenerate39]

Griffey walks

[WMR]

Man oh man is Junior dialed in right now.

[captainmorgan07]

jr walks

[flyer85]

BTW, Votto 2-2 and up to .281.

Would have been nice to have brought him up for the series.

[reds44]

Stay healthy Jr.

[Marc D]

man, I remember when Lee was such a hot prospect

[Degenerate39]

50th pitch for Lee

[WMR]

BTW, Votto 2-2 and up to .281.

Would have been nice to have brought him up for the series.

We already have 2 first basemen, DUH.

[OnBaseMachine]

Nice popout, natch?

Nice call on the Cardinals offense.

[reds44]

Still have to get 24 more outs.

I don't like our chances.

[reds44]

Scrappy foul out.

[ochoa30]

lohse probably doesnt know what to do with himself, he actually has some support

[Falls City Beer]

Nice call on the Cardinals offense.

Relevant. I just tire of hearing Dunn and Freel constantly raked on this site. Obviously, you don't dog Dunn, but even smart posters constantly dog Freel. It's silly. He helps the team for bargain prices.

[Big Klu]

BTW, Votto 2-2 and up to .281.

Would have been nice to have brought him up for the series.

I can't see bringing up a young left-handed hitter for a three-game series when the Indians are starting two left-handed pitchers this weekend.

[WMR]

Josh Hamilton would have thrown him out.

[reds44]

And here we go.

[Matt700wlw]

Bad News Reds

That infield practice worked.

[keeganbrick]

i've seen 1 good bunt 1 horrible bunt and now a sac fly? who are these reds?

That looked about right.:(

[OnBaseMachine]

Relevant. I just tire of hearing Dunn and Freel constantly raked on this site. Obviously, you don't dog Dunn, but even smart posters constantly dog Freel. It's silly. He helps the team for bargain prices.

I like Freel but even you have to admit that he's very frustrating to watch sometimes. Between the pickoffs and 2-0 popouts, he's enough to drive someone crazy. But don't get me wrong, I love the guy.

BTW, only the Reds could botch that last play.

[WMR]

Where is our GOLD GLOVE SHORTSTOP?!?!

[captainmorgan07]

bad throw by castro screws that up