Mets at Reds 7-17-08

[Chip R]

NY Mets

J. Reyes ss
Chavez rf
D. Wright 3b
C. Beltran cf
Easley 2b
C. Delgado 1b
F. Tatis lf
B. Schneider c
J. Santana p

Cincinnati
J. Bruce cf
Keppinger ss
K. Griffey Jr. rf
Phillips 2b
A. Dunn lf
E. Encarnacion 3b
Votto 1b
D. Ross c
J. Cueto p

[WVRedsFan]

No Patterson. He must be sick,. :)

[redsfaninbsg]

Cueto K's Reyes.
Cueto K's Chavez.

[redsfaninbsg]

Cueto K's Wright.

[Tornon]

Wright K's.. this could be a fun night

[OnBaseMachine]

Unbelievable. Cueto was filthy that inning, just filthy. That may have been the most impressive inning by a Reds pitcher this decade.

He blew a 95 mph fastball past Reyes. Got Chavez to chase a slider that bounced two feet in front of the plate and then painted two beautiful fastballs on both corners to get ahead of Wright 0-2, then got him to chase a nasty slider in the dirt. That gives Cueto exactly 100 strikeouts on the season.

[jesusfan]

Bruce K's...

[VR]

Was hoping Dusty would come out of the break with a lineup adjustment with Griffey and Dunn.
Oh well.

[jesusfan]

Kepp flies to left... 2 down

[GAC]

chat is open :beerme:

[GAC]

Was hoping Dusty would come out of the break with a lineup adjustment with Griffey and Dunn.
Oh well.

Silly wabbit, kicks are for trids. :p:

[jesusfan]

Griffey grounds to Reyes... 0-0 after 1...

[jesusfan]

Another strikeout... 4 K's for Cueto...

[jesusfan]

Cueto is nasty tonight... looks like his first game against Zona...

[jesusfan]

Another strikeout... #5 for Cueto... keep it going!

[LvJ]

Wow, what the hell?

[LvJ]

Make it 6, K-ueto.

[jesusfan]

Delgado walks...

[jesusfan]

wow... that was a shot.... a long strike!

[LvJ]

No hitter gone.

[OnBaseMachine]

Nice 1-2 slider to Tatis but he bloops it into left center. First and third with two outs.

[jesusfan]

single by Tatis... Dunn lollygags to the ball and Delgado goes to 3rd...

[WVRedsFan]

Man, he lost it fast...

[jesusfan]

Cueto gets out of it as Schneider flies to Bruce...

[LvJ]

Nice 2 innings.

[jesusfan]

Cueto gets out of it as Schneider flies to Bruce..

[jesusfan]

not sure a walk and a bloop singles means he's lost it...

[PuffyPig]

Man, he lost it fast...

It takes quite a bad pitcher to give up a bloop single on a good pitch.....

Even the best puitcher doesn't strike out everyone.

[jesusfan]

fly to right... 1 down

[OnBaseMachine]

Hopefully Cueto can get better defense/offense behind him tonight than he had in his last start.

[jesusfan]

I am not seeing how we're going to score tonight... hope they fool me...

[jesusfan]

Dunn walks... good at-bat...

[NC Reds]

Great AB by Adam passes without comment by George and Cowboy.

[jesusfan]

Edwin singles... Dunn falls trying to go to 3rd... 1st and 2nd 1 out...

[Tom Servo]

D'oh

[BCubb2003]

Mets announcers: "It's something we always see when we play the Reds. They make boo-boos all over the place."

[VR]

Mets announcers: "It's something we always see when we play the Reds. They make boo-boos all over the place."

ouch

[TeamBoone]

He tripped when he stepped on the edge of second... half on/half off.

[jesusfan]

Votto K's... 2 down

[jesusfan]

Ross with an excellent At-bat... 3-2 count

[jesusfan]

Ross walks... Let's go Cueto!

[OnBaseMachine]

Ross walks on the 30th pitch of the inning for Santana.

Here comes Johnny.

[NC Reds]

Rossie looked good there. If Cueto ever gets a hit, now is the time.

[jesusfan]

Cueto grounds to 1st... 0-0 end of 2...

[CTA513]

Mets announcers: "It's something we always see when we play the Reds. They make boo-boos all over the place."

The Mets announcers always have some crap to say about other teams.
Wasn't it just a few weeks ago that one of the announcers and Reyes almost got in a fight because of something he said on air about Reyes?

[OnBaseMachine]

Santana flied out to RF on 0-2.

Reyes flies to left on the first pitch.

[OnBaseMachine]

Wow. Where was that 1-2 pitch to Chavez?

[VR]

Have to like Johann at 49 pitches.

That type of at bat gives me confidence that we have more of a 2006 David Ross on our hands. His north of 1.300 OPS for July is certainly encouraging.

[OnBaseMachine]

Chavez grounds out after it looked like he struckout two pitches earlier.

[OnBaseMachine]

Bruce flies out to deep CF on 3-2.

[Tom Servo]

Pimpin ain't Easley

[OnBaseMachine]

Well the Reds really helped with Santana's pitch count that inning. Bruce saw six pitches but Kepp/Griffey made him throw a total of three pitches.

[OnBaseMachine]

David Wright pops out to Phillips on 0-1.

[dougdirt]

Where was that pitch at?

[OnBaseMachine]

Cueto getting squeezed now. That 3-1 pitch to Beltran was on the corner, ump decides to call it a ball. Goodness.

[Tom Servo]

Cueto getting squeezed.

[OnBaseMachine]

Easley bounces back to Cueto. Two outs as Beltran advances to second.

[OnBaseMachine]

Delgado homers on 3-1. Why not just walk him and face the right hander?

[Tom Servo]

stupid delgado.

[GAC]

That was a bomb onto the walkway behind the bullpen. Wow!

[OnBaseMachine]

I could see that homerun coming from a mile away once he fell behind 2-1 and 3-1. Why not walk him with Tatis on deck?

Tatis K's.

[CTA513]

I could see that homerun coming from a mile away once he fell behind 2-1 and 3-1. Why not walk him with Tatis on deck?

Tatis K's.

Cueto was having a hard time with the sun and just left a hanger right down the middle.

[OnBaseMachine]

After falling behind 3-1 on Delgado you make him chase something and try to make him get himself out. Don't give him something decent to hit with a right hander on deck. Geez.

[Kc61]

I could see that homerun coming from a mile away once he fell behind 2-1 and 3-1. Why not walk him with Tatis on deck?

Tatis K's.


Agree, not a smart pitch. Should have just walked him. Hopefully as he matures Cueto won't force the issue against powerful, hot lefty hitters.

[OnBaseMachine]

Phillips swings at a 2-0 pitch that was down and in and pops out. Good grief Brandon, you're ahead 2-0 not behind 0-2.

[Tom Servo]

Dunner!

[OnBaseMachine]

Dunn homers!

2-1 Mets.

[OnBaseMachine]

EdE homers!

2-2.

[Tom Servo]

Edwin! Tied game!

[Kc61]

The good EE has been playing the last few weeks. Would love to see him keep it up for the rest of the season.

[NC Reds]

Three good AB's in a row.

[OnBaseMachine]

Votto singles.

[jesusfan]

Ross giving good ab's tonight...

[Tom Servo]

When did David Ross decide to be decent again?

[jesusfan]

c'mon get it down Cueto...

[OnBaseMachine]

Ross walked.

btw that homerun was EdE's 16th of the year, tying his career high.

[Tom Servo]

Yeah!

[OnBaseMachine]

Bruce doubles, Ross scores. Cueto holds at third.

3-2 Reds.

[NC Reds]

I'm surprised Cueto did not score on that. Ball was smoked though.

[Kc61]

I'm surprised Cueto did not score on that. Ball was smoked though.

Reds don't need Cueto sliding on close contact play at the plate. Better to be conservative with him as the baserunner.

[Tom Servo]

Country Kepp delivers!

[NC Reds]

Country Kepp delivers!!!

[OnBaseMachine]

Kepp 2-run triple!

5-2 Reds.

[NC Reds]

Country Kepp delivers!

Great minds think alike. :)

[VR]

I like baseball.

[Kc61]

Against the lefty, can't think of a better Red to have up in that spot than Kepp. You knew with two strikes he would still hit the ball someplace. Terrific at bat for Jeff.

[Tom Servo]

Great minds think alike. :)
Indeed, my friend.

[OnBaseMachine]

Griffey flies out.

5-2 Reds after four innings.

[OnBaseMachine]

Cueto walks Schneider on four pitches. That's exactly what you don't want to do after a big inning by the offense.

[OnBaseMachine]

Evans singles. Cueto is starting to leave his pitches up.

[NC Reds]

I think this may be the key to the game here. Get out of this inning and we're in good shape.

[NC Reds]

Oh well. 5-4 now.

[Blitz Dorsey]

Anytime Adam Dunn's strengths and weaknesses are discussed, please make sure to remember his extremely weak throwing arm, which just boggles my mind. Big guy, could throw the football well. Throws a baseball like a gir, er, not very well.

[OnBaseMachine]

Lead off walks to scrub hitters like Brian Schneider will always kill ya.

I hate when Reds pitchers run the bases because it seems like they always give up runs the next inning.

[jesusfan]

okay... up 1... we're okay... Even though we hit him well Santana gone is a blessing...

[Blitz Dorsey]

I could almost live with Dunn's lack of range and his tendency to misjudge balls if he had a cannon for an arm. Or even an average arm for an MLB OF.

[OnBaseMachine]

Cueto was locating everything the first two or three innings but he completely lost command the last two innings and has paid for it. Walking a sub .700 OPS hitter to begin an inning is just asking for trouble.

Beltran popped out to end the inning.

[Tony Cloninger]

The runner tripped over 3rd and Dunn still could not get him?

he had a good arm when he came up....and played RF with it.

[Blitz Dorsey]

I guess the main thing we need to remember here is that Johnny Cueto out-pitched Johan Santana tonight. Not too shabby.

[Blitz Dorsey]

Only second time in last four years that Santana has left a game with 4 or fewer IP. Only 10th time in his career.

[jesusfan]

How can a guy 6-6 260 lbs have a bad arm... That is hard to do... his arm speed must be terribly slow...

[jesusfan]

BP singles... nice start...

[jesusfan]

Pedro will not pitch Sunday... Pelfrey will take his place...

[Blitz Dorsey]

Hope the wedding and honeymoon went well bud!

[jesusfan]

Hope the wedding and honeymoon went well bud!

me right? lol

[jesusfan]

Dunn flies to left... 1 down

[Blitz Dorsey]

Dunn is hitting lasers even when he gets outs these days.

[VR]

How can a guy 6-6 260 lbs have a bad arm... That is hard to do... his arm speed must be terribly slow...

It's weird...I remember him absolutely gunning a couple of people down in his first year, playing right.

[Blitz Dorsey]

me right? lol

Yezzir

[Blitz Dorsey]

It's weird...I remember him absolutely gunning a couple of people down in his first year, playing right.

Nah, you just drank a lot before that game if I recall correctly. ;-)

[jesusfan]

Yezzir

Everything went great! Pigeon Forge/ Gatlinburg is a good time...

We even caught a Tenn. Smokies game one night... That is the Cubs AA team by the way... I was wearing my Reds gear and that was the night the Reds and Cubs were playing at Wrigley... Tyler Colvin is struggling badly, he was supposed to be their top prospect, but he made contact once in 4 AB's, that was a laser double off the wall though...

[jesusfan]

Phillips is almost as dumb as Freel..

[OnBaseMachine]

Man oh man.

Phillips on sound with one out. First EdE swings at a 2-0 pitch at his ankles and grounds to SS, and Phillips is nailed at third.

This team swing at so many bad 2-0 pitches it's not even funny.

[VR]

Nah, you just drank a lot before that game if I recall correctly. ;-)

You're wrong

Adam Guillen had a monster arm out there, I remember it well. :all_cohol

[jesusfan]

Votto K's... end of 5... 5-4 Reds

[VR]

Cueto destined to go only 6 innings with his spot coming up 2nd next inning.

[jesusfan]

pop to Edwin... 1 down

[NC Reds]

Griffey botched that.

[OnBaseMachine]

What the hell was Griffey doing? Good grief. That ball should have been caught.

[jesusfan]

Delgado singles to right...why does the one guy on every team hitting the worst on the season always kill us?

[OnBaseMachine]

Tatis homers. Cueto hung a slider.

[jesusfan]

Only Cueto can turn a great game into a horrific game... 6-5 Mets

[OnBaseMachine]

That's amazing that's a homerun. That looked like a routine flyball off the bat.

[CTA513]

Can't blame the bats tonight.
They gave the Reds a 5-2 lead and Cueto blew it.

[OnBaseMachine]

That other run belongs to Griffey. Unbelievable. I love the guy but he's easily the worst defensive player in baseball.

[WVRedsFan]

Cueto struck out the first 5 and from there on it was a nightmare. Rookie showing.

[jesusfan]

This is a game that symbolizes the reds... pitching on, hitting off..... hitting on, pitching off... mostly that is the way it goes... sign of a losing team. Personally, I think we can at least finish at .500, but a lot of things have to go right for that to happen...

[jesusfan]

And it's not the ballpark's fault... we hit in the same park the opponent does!

[OnBaseMachine]

Cueto had poor command after the third inning and it killed him. I'm still amazed that ball left the park. Unreal. And I'm still amazed that Griffey didn't catch that ball. I have no idea what he was thinking there.

[GAC]

Dusty should have jerked him when the guy got on base IMHO.

[jesusfan]

liner right at Votto... 2 down

[jesusfan]

Affeldt K's Evans... nice job... 6-5 Mets mid 6...

[Tony Cloninger]

Why? It was not his fault Griffey botched that ball..... He might as well have yanked him after the pitch to Wright. That upset me more. He was looking first pitch fastball...Ross set up outside.

OBM was on in regards to him losing his command.

[WVRedsFan]

[NM

[jesusfan]

If I were the GM of this baseball team I would not change the bullpen much at all for next season...

[RedlegJake]

Cueto is just a kid yet...flashes of amazing ability and then several mistakes...the day is coming when his 1st and 2nd inning is what you'll see for 6-7 innings every time out

[jesusfan]

We're still going to win this game...

[Kc61]

Dusty should have jerked him when the guy got on base IMHO.

Just logged on to see how this is Dusty's fault. Now I know.

[WVRedsFan]

If I were the GM of this baseball team I would not change the bullpen much at all for next season...I think Affeldt is a FA after this year and probably will require a premium. Weathers also. Might be a tough job, but they have done well this year.

[OnBaseMachine]

I don't mind the rookies struggles from the kid pitchers. That is to be expected. It's the baserunning blunders, bad 2-0 swings, and awful defense that frustrates the heck out of me.

[redsfaninbsg]

Games like tonight are frustrating, score that much on Santana and to give the lead up in the 6th..... With the way the Mets bullpen has been pitching of late the Reds better get the bats going if they are going to win this one.

[jesusfan]

You know AAA baseball is a joke when Jon Adkins makes an all-star team...

[WVRedsFan]

Probably right. It's a shame. I wonder if Cueto's temper gets in the way sometimes?

[OnBaseMachine]

That 3-2 looked low on Ross. Like Brantley said, that's been a ball all night.

[jesusfan]

C'mon Phillips..

[jesusfan]

Andy singles to center... c'mon Bruce!

[NC Reds]

Good AB by A. Phillips.

[jesusfan]

Lefty coming in to face Bruce... They have 3 so we'll be seeing them tonight...

[Raisor]

Good AB by A. Phillips.

A Phillips?

Which one? Brandon or Andy?

*rimshot*

[jesusfan]

Bruce K's...

[jesusfan]

Another Kepp triple would be nice...

[jesusfan]

Feliciano is nasty..

[jesusfan]

Not much mention about Keppinger facing his former team that gave up on him...

[jesusfan]

single by kepp... 1st and 2nd with Griffey vs Feliciano... uh oh...

[NC Reds]

I would love for Griffey to have a huge AB here. We need it.

[jesusfan]

C'mon Griff... need ya!

[jesusfan]

Griffey leaves runners on... not surprised at all... 6-5 Mets after 6...

[jesusfan]

Lincoln has been huge lately! mid 7... 6-5 Mets

[Kc61]

Lincoln has been good.

Frustrating game so far tonight, maybe Reds can turn it around.

[RedFanAlways1966]

Entering tonight's game...
* The '08 REDS have scored 5 or more runs in a game 39 times. They have a 31-8 (.795) record in those games

Keep in mind...
* The '08 REDS have a 27-4 (.871) record in games in which they score 6 or more runs.

Score...

[jesusfan]

BP, Dunn, Edwin... c'mon!

[jesusfan]

Phillips grounds to short... 1 down

[jesusfan]

Dunn grounds out... 2 down

[jesusfan]

Edwin doubles to left... c'mon Votto... tie er up!

[jesusfan]

Votto IBB... 1st and 2nd...

[redsfaninbsg]

Dusty...........

[jesusfan]

Ross stays up.. not going to one of the lefties...

[OnBaseMachine]

I prefer Ross over Valentin or Bako.

[Tony Cloninger]

Please don't start with the...Dusty...stuff again.
I would rather have Ross...than patterson....Bako and even Valentin.

Ross has been a hot hitter and those other 3 are not exactly Jim Dwyer or Lenny Harris.

[jesusfan]

3-2 to Ross... c'mon! runners will be moving...

[jesusfan]

Ross walks... who will we see?

[jesusfan]

Big Valbowski coming on... Manual going to Schonweis.... Jolbert maybe? He has already killed another New York team...

[Tony Cloninger]

Now I would go with Valentin.....since they can counter a lefty for Bako and CP...who suck no matter who is pitching.

[OnBaseMachine]

Now I'd go to Cabrera.

[jesusfan]

Val hitting right handed... c'mon! He will walk people...

[jesusfan]

Huge AB right here!

[jesusfan]

why guess all the time????

[redsfaninbsg]

Valentin tried to hit one out of the country on that swing.

[jesusfan]

should be 2-0

[OnBaseMachine]

Should have brought Cabrera in.

Valentin of course chases ball 1 on the first pitch.

[jesusfan]

37 IP, 19 K's is a strike out machine???

[redsfaninbsg]

Feed goes out with bases loaded.... What a great game.

[jesusfan]

2-2

[redsfaninbsg]

Damn DirectTV, they set the HD feed up to last until 10.

[jesusfan]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Love You Javy!!!!

[OnBaseMachine]

Valentin comes through!!!

3-run double!

8-6 Reds.

[RedFanAlways1966]

YES! 3-run double to RC by Javy!!

[jesusfan]

Damn DirectTV, they set the HD feed up to last until 10.

Dish Network Da Bomb!!! Not really, it sucks too....

[OnBaseMachine]

Still didn't like the decision but he proved me wrong. Nice!

[dougdirt]

JAVY!

[jesusfan]

GREAT JOB DUSTY! Hey, it works both ways! lol

[SMcGavin]

37 IP, 19 K's is a strike out machine???

HAHA I know. I couldn't even focus on the next pitch because my mind was trying to register that brilliant statement from George.

And what a great job by Javy.

[RedFanAlways1966]

Valentin's first game this year with 2 or more RBIs in a game.

[Tony Cloninger]

Valentin may not be great or even good against RH....but the other guy has not seen major league pitching in a while.

Yes...it was bad guessing (BIG surprise that a Reds hitter guesses)...but he can still work the count pretty good when he wants to.

LOL....Grande....SS is not a K machine...Brantley even said he did not have that many strikeouts. Jeepers what a dolt.

[jesusfan]

HAHA I know. I couldn't even focus on the next pitch because my mind was trying to register that brilliant statement from George.

And what a great job by Javy.

I sometimes wonder if George is even a baseball guy... I know he has been in it a long time, but he could just be a good speaker that happens to make a lot of money calling games... He just makes statements that are utterly crazy sometimes...

[OnBaseMachine]

I would feel much more comfortable if Burton was pitching the 8th. He's not available tonight so it will be Weathers, sadly.

[Kc61]

Next time you read a thread about how worthless Javy is, how he's really not a good pinch hitter, how he can't hit righty (he hardly gets a chance, actually), how the Reds should just dump him -- remember that at bat. Thank you.

[jesusfan]

Grande did win a College World Series at USC... but he sure doesn't act like it...

[Tony Cloninger]

KC.....Javy can come through from time to time....but i still feel there are better options around the majors...to get.

Not JV fault that he is the best PH option on a weak bench...but he would only be a No. 2 or 3 option if Patterson and Phillips were not on this team.

[Kc61]

I would feel much more comfortable if Burton was pitching the 8th. He's not available tonight so it will be Weathers, sadly.


Weathers for one inning should be ok. He's pitched well when given a little rest and confined to one inning. Dusty probably should get Cordero up just in case. He can get four outs for Reds if needed.

[OnBaseMachine]

Next time you read a thread about how worthless Javy is, how he's really not a good pinch hitter, how he can't hit righty (he hardly gets a chance, actually), how the Reds should just dump him -- remember that at bat. Thank you.

One AB doesn't make a career.

[jesusfan]

Almost a great play by Phillips but throws it away... Easley to 2nd...

[RedFanAlways1966]

REDS have a 15-1 record when scoring 8 or more runs.

>> Only loss was a 12-9 loss May 25 at San Diego... the 18-inning game.

[jesusfan]

Actually Votto should have caught that ball..

[jesusfan]

Weathers vs Delgado... I don't like...

[Kc61]

One AB doesn't make a career.

I guess that's a fair comment. Javy's had one good at bat. Sure.

[jesusfan]

Weathers K's Delgado! 1 down

[OnBaseMachine]

I guess that's a fair comment. Javy's had one good at bat. Sure.

He's got a career .704 OPS including .590 this season.

[SMcGavin]

Next time you read a thread about how worthless Javy is, how he's really not a good pinch hitter, how he can't hit righty (he hardly gets a chance, actually), how the Reds should just dump him -- remember that at bat. Thank you.

When Javy eventually leaves the Reds I'll remember him the same way I remember Reggie Taylor... a guy who wasn't very good, who I never wanted to see at the plate, but who had a few huge hits that always made me feel bad for doubting him.

[jesusfan]

Weathers walks Tatis... Guys, can't we all just get along?

[jesusfan]

When Javy eventually leaves the Reds I'll remember him the same way I remember Reggie Taylor... a guy who wasn't very good, who I never wanted to see at the plate, but who had a few huge hits that always made me feel bad for doubting him.

Much like Dunn does to me about once a week... lol j/k

[SMcGavin]

Two men on now. Come on Weathers...

[Tony Cloninger]

Tatis hits DW hard....so he said why bother......Weathers pitches backwards more than any pitcher i can remember.

[OnBaseMachine]

I'd get Cordero ready if another batter reaches base.

[jesusfan]

Weathers K's Scheider! Big K! 2 down

[dougdirt]

Dare I say that pitch by Weathers was nasty?

[Kc61]

He's got a career .704 OPS including .590 this season.


Those numbers mean little. Javy has never played regularly. He often pinch hits against tough relievers in the late innings. He's often called upon after several days of inactivity.

He's a guy who very often hits the ball hard in key spots. He's been a good contributor to the Reds and, frankly, I generally shut off RedsZone when people fail to appreciate his contributions.

Same way I feel about Weathers, regardless of the outcome tonight.

[jesusfan]

We have to get this guy... don't wanna face Reyes this inning...

[OnBaseMachine]

Where was that 0-1 pitch?

[OnBaseMachine]

Nice job by Weathers. 8-6 after 7 1/2.

[jesusfan]

I must say Weathers has been great lately... another nice outing! He is definitely shooting up that trade value...

[Tom Servo]

Stormy upping his trade value.

[RedFanAlways1966]

Had me sweating but Weathers scrapes through the inning without any damage.

:thumbup:

[SMcGavin]

Dare I say that pitch by Weathers was nasty?

Yes it was. BTW that was Weathers' first two strikeout outing since May 16

[jesusfan]

Let's add on!

[Kc61]

Stormy upping his trade value.


If I ran a contender I would definitely go for Weathers. But I don't see the Reds getting a meaningful return. I'd rather let him pitch out the season than give Stormy away.

I assumed Stormy would retire after this year, but he's done very well lately. He won't be a Red next year, but who knows if he will catch on with somebody for one more go around.

[Tom Servo]

If I ran a contender I would definitely go for Weathers. But I don't see the Reds getting a meaningful return. I'd rather let him pitch out the season than give Stormy away.

I assumed Stormy would retire after this year, but he's done very well lately. He won't be a Red next year, but who knows if he will catch on with somebody for one more go around.
Unless he decides to retire or the wheels come completely off someone will give him a spot on their 40 man next year.

[PuffyPig]

The Reds have 4 hitters in the lineup tonight with OPS's over .800.

They are hitting 5-8 in the lineup.

[SMcGavin]

Griffey double. Is it just me or it Tatis awful in right field?

[RedFanAlways1966]

Some cushion and a non-save opportunity in the 9th will work fine for me.

[VR]

Griffey double. Is it just me or it Tatis awful in right field?

He's bad, but Griffey is awfuller.

[jesusfan]

Cordero will earn this save.. Reyes, PH, Wright...

[OnBaseMachine]

The Reds have 4 hitters in the lineup tonight with OPS's over .800.

They are hitting 5-8 in the lineup.

Yep. It's ridiculous.

BTW I would bring Patterson in to play CF and move Bruce to RF.

[OnBaseMachine]

Taking Dunn out for Patterson is dumb. Patterson should replace Griffey with Bruce moving to RF.

[jesusfan]

CoCo K's Reyes!!!

[jesusfan]

4-3 Cards... runner on 2nd for Pads in the top of 9... just scored a run on a double...

[jesusfan]

some dude singles... c'mon Coco

[Homer Bailey]

Taking Dunn out for Patterson is dumb. Patterson should replace Griffey with Bruce moving to RF.

That would be disrespectful.

[jesusfan]

Freakin Home-Run! wow!

[OnBaseMachine]

Tie game. Amazing.

Already the 5th blown save for Cordero.

[Homer Bailey]

$8 Million.

[Tom Servo]

I hate you, David Wright.

[jesusfan]

look at this... single, hr, single...

[Falls City Beer]

Tie game. Amazing.

Already the 5th blown save for Cordero.

Wayne taketh away.

[CTA513]

Pitching blows another lead.

[redsfaninbsg]

Another situation where Dunn will not play the 9th/extra innings.

[OnBaseMachine]

Argenis Reyes has awful plate discipline. Yet Cordero threw him a hittable 1-2 fastball. I'll never understand it.

[Joseph]

Even the good ones blow one now and then. Tonight the balls jumping.

[Falls City Beer]

Another situation where Dunn will not play the 9th/extra innings.

50 million should get the door closed. Not the Reds.

[jesusfan]

what a disapointment this game would be if we find a way to lose it...