Reds vs Cubs 8/20/08

[Red in Chicago]

Reds
C. Dickerson cf
J. Keppinger ss
J. Bruce rf
B. Phillips 2b
E. Encarnacion 3b
J. Votto 1b
J. Cabrera lf
R. Hanigan c
B. Arroyo p

Cubs
A. Soriano lf
R. Theriot ss
D. Lee 1b
A. Ramirez 3b
J. Edmonds cf
M. DeRosa 2b
K. Fukudome rf
G. Soto c
T. Lilly p

[reds44]

So much for Dickerson not playing vs. lefties, not that I am complaining especially because Corey isn't playing.

[OnBaseMachine]

Rosales needs to be playing over guys like Cabrera.

[HokieRed]

Cannot understand why Rosales is not playing. I'd play him every day the rest of the way.

[nate]

Chat is open!

[Chip R]

Cannot understand why Rosales is not playing. I'd play him every day the rest of the way.


We're trying to win games, dude. ;)

[reds44]

Um, he was out?

[CTA513]

Um, he was out?

No, Lee pulled his foot off the bag before he caught the ball.

[reds44]

That was a fun inning.

[WVRedsFan]

"Where have you gone Corey Patterson,
A lonely nation turns its eye to you.
What's that you say, Mrs. Dickerson,
Hacking Pat is lost and gone away"

[Red in Chicago]

brandon up there completely hacking away at EVERYTHING

[RedsManRick]

Hilarious. 3 straight low and outside breaking pitches to Phillips. 3 swinging strikes. Why he ever sees anything else is beyond me.

[RedsManRick]

EE strikes out and Lilly continues to look like Cy Young.

[reds44]

Will we ever score again?

[RedsManRick]

Lilly through two on 19 pitches with 3 strikeouts. You're looking at the NL Central version of the Giants or Mariners.

[WVRedsFan]

Give the Cubs scouts credit. They told Harden and Lilly that this team could not hit off speed and breaking balls, so give them a steady diet of them. I also imagine the scounting report mentioned the fact that our hitters will swing at anything.

[Ltlabner]

Cubs Scouting Report on Reds:

Liable to swing at hotdog wrappers that float past the plate, throw lots of junk.

[Ltlabner]

Gotta be agressive at the plate. Hank said so.

[Red in Chicago]

shocking, we're already losing

[OnBaseMachine]

DeRosa hit a 177 hopper up the middle and Keppinger was no where to be found.

[reds44]

My eyes are bleeding.

[Ltlabner]

Cubs scouting report on the Reds:

Liable to swing at pigeons that fly past home plate.

[WVRedsFan]

What are the odds that the first nine are retired on less than 30 pitches?

[Chip R]

What are the odds that the first nine are retired on less than 30 pitches?


Even money.

[Highlifeman21]

Even money.

That might be generous.

[Ltlabner]

Cub's scounting report on the Reds:

Liable to swing at jet airplanes that fly over the stadium

[WVRedsFan]

Close. 35 pitches. 9 up and 9 down.

[reds44]

The Reds have sent 35 to the plate this series and 33 have made outs.

[mbgrayson]

16 pitch inning for the bottom of the order! Way to go boys!

[RFS62]

This team is the best cure I've ever seen for insomnia

[Ltlabner]

Cubs scounting report on the Reds:

Very susceptiable to low and away junk pitches. Also have difficulty not swinging at flash-bulbs in the stadium, the flashing lights on the score board and lighting bugs.

[Highlifeman21]

5 Ks thru 3 IP?

At that pace, you root for history.

[reds44]

5 Ks thru 3 IP?

At that pace, you root for history.
15 Ks in 9 IP is history?

[OnBaseMachine]

5 Ks thru 3 IP?

At that pace, you root for history.

That's a 15 strikeout pace, hardly history.

[Highlifeman21]

That's a 15 strikeout pace, hardly history.

Right, which means Lilly needs to pick up the pace and close in on 21.

It's not out of the question, based on this exhibition in free swinging.

[OnBaseMachine]

Arroyo just threw a 2-1 fastball right down the middle and thigh high and it was called a ball.

[reds44]

We're tied!

1-1

[Red in Chicago]

i guess we're back online now, eh

[nate]

Chat is re-opened!

[RedFanAlways1966]

i guess we're back online now, eh

If the REDS can score a run, then anything is possible. ;)

[Red in Chicago]

nm

[NC Reds]

Dusty killed Redszone when he told Arroyo he could swing away this inning.

[Red in Chicago]

time for phillips to smash the lefty...

[Homer Bailey]

Game getting interesting. I'm gonna go try and get in the stadium.

[reds44]

The more I watch Brandon Phillips hit, the less I like him.

[Red in Chicago]

Game getting interesting. I'm gonna go try and get in the stadium.

by the time you get there, it won't be so interesting any longer;)

[Red in Chicago]

soriano lolly gagging it out in left...ee gets a bloop double

[reds44]

Cabrera has to get EE in.

[VR]

We all realize how bad BP is against righties (sub .700 ops)
I didn't realize he was also right at .700 in night games as well......in which he as twice as many ab's as day games....where he's ops'ing 1.016.

Night games vs. righties you ask? .613.

I say keep him batting cleanup, he's DUE dude!

[reds44]

Lead!

2-1

[VR]

Meanwhile, Arizona's cleanup hitter just hit a 3 run 1st inning jack.

Did anyone ever think of moving him up in the order while he was in Cincy.

[CTA513]

Lead!

2-1



Votto got the runner over and Cabera got the run in.

Hopefully the Reds can hold the lead.

[_Sir_Charles_]

You guys can say what you want about how this team looks, but I'm enjoying it. Arroyo is throwing a very nice game so far.

[nate]

That was a nice pitch from Arroyo to strike out Fontenot.

[OnBaseMachine]

Excellent start by Arroyo. The Reds starting pitchers have allowed two runs in 14 innings this series.

[Red in Chicago]

arroyo with 116 pitches and the lead into the 8th innning...3 hits and 4 k's...not too shabby...

[_Sir_Charles_]

Wow...Jay is REALLY struggling at the plate right now.

[VR]

arroyo with 116 pitches and the lead into the 8th innning...3 hits and 4 k's...not too shabby...

Great outing indeed, especially against Cubs IN Chi-town.

[RedFanAlways1966]

arroyo with 116 pitches and the lead into the 8th innning...3 hits and 4 k's...not too shabby...

And Lilly goes 7 innings as well with only 2 hits, 8 Ks and 2 BBs (Arroyo had 5 walks). More Ks, less hits allowed and less walks allowed than Bronson.

At this point, however, Arroyo stands to get the win and Lilly the loss. Isn't baseball a funny game sometimes?

[VR]

The 2007 Reds outfield all homered today.

[jesusfan]

Stormy just keeps on throwing up zeros...

[RedFanAlways1966]

The 2007 Reds outfield all homered today.

The real question is... did ex-REDS pitchers (if any are still employed by MLB) give up those homers?!? ;)

[4256 Hits]

Stormy just keeps on throwing up zeros...

For the 3rd straight year I am wondering why he wasn't traded. :confused: I got to believe they could have in one to those years could have gotten back a couple B level prospects.

[OnBaseMachine]

Jake Peavy is getting crushed tonight pushing his ERA up to 2.90, which means Volquez is now second in ERA at 2.73 only behind Lincecum's 2.60.

[VR]

For the 3rd straight year I am wondering why he wasn't traded. :confused: I got to believe they could have in one to those years could have gotten back a couple B level prospects.

'enigma'

[CTA513]

DeRosa is killing the Reds today with his glove.

[Red in Chicago]

i don't like ramirez being up here...very afraid

[OnBaseMachine]

That 2-2 pitch looked good.

[Red in Chicago]

nice k on a check swing!!

[RedFanAlways1966]

Thank you, Ramirez, for striking out on ball four.

[Red in Chicago]

coco with another k...one more to go...

[VR]

Co Co just flat-out dominate.

[reds44]

That strike 3 pitch to Edmonds was unfair.

[Red in Chicago]

very impressive outing for cordero...

[OnBaseMachine]

Cordero K's the side! Dominance.

[CTA513]

Good job by Cordero to strike out the side to end the game.

[reds44]

As was the 2-2 pitch to DeRosa. Good luck hitting those.

[Red in Chicago]

there's no singing in wrigleyville tonight :beerme:

[Falls City Beer]

Think Walt could still move Arroyo to the Phils?

[VR]

Good for Cordero, something to build on.

[Wheelhouse]

Cordero was filthy...

[VR]

Think Walt could still move Arroyo to the Phils?

I think he could, I'd be surprised if he made it that far through waivers.

[Falls City Beer]

Cordero was filthy...

Maybe someone nudged him and reminded him that he's making 12 million in 6 months to throw 75 innings of baseball.

[Big Klu]

Salute the blue flag, Cubs fans!

Nine-teen-OH-eight!! Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap!! :D

[Spring~Fields]

We all realize how bad BP is against righties (sub .700 ops)
I didn't realize he was also right at .700 in night games as well......in which he as twice as many ab's as day games....where he's ops'ing 1.016.

Night games vs. righties you ask? .613.

I say keep him batting cleanup, he's DUE dude!

Maybe Phillips needs night vision goggles. ;)

[WVRedsFan]

Was that a Mirage??

Posted by johnerardi at 8/20/2008 11:45 PM EDT on Cincinnati.com



Bronson Arroyo, whose gutty pitching kept the Reds in a game they normally would have lost (and thanks to their defense didn't) -- says that now comes the chance to take two of three from the Cubs by winning a day game Thursday at Wrigley Field.

"These guys (the Cubs) are pretty much playing (loose), running away with this thing for awhile, got a pretty good little cushion, so they're up they're hacking," Arroyo said.

Arroyo said he didn't feel he had to be perfect, but knew he couldn't give up much. The Reds won 2-1.

Would you believe that coming into Wednesday's game the Reds record when they score less than three runs was 1-39?

It's true.

Uncork the good stuff, Mabel, let's have a party. The Reds are now 2-39 when they score less than three.

"I knew we weren't going to put up a lot against (Cubs starter Ted) Lilly," Arroyo said, whose record went to 11-10 copared to Lilly's 12-7.

"I thought the umpires missed a couple of pitches that cost me a couple walks that got me into some jams," Arroyo said. "They (the Cubs hitters) weren't squaring up the ball against me at all today, but they found some holes and got me in some trouuble. I felt like once I got out of those (early) innings I'd have a chance to maybe set a decent number of guys down in a row."

He got nine in a row, and 10 of 11.