Reds vs Cubs 9/7/08

[Red in Chicago]

Harang vs Marshall.

Someone please post lineups when they're out. I won't be home this afternoon. Thanks.

[Spring~Fields]

Reds vs left handed pitching
BA OBP SLG OPS
Chris Dickerson CF .300 .440 .450 .890
Jeff Keppinger SS .364 .420 .517 .937
Brandon Phillips 2B .302 .364 .597 .961
Joey Votto 1B .274 .352 .452 .804
Edwin Encarnacion 3B .302 .409 .535 .944
Jay Bruce RF .197 .269 .316 .585
Jolbert Cabrera LF .304 .320 .609 .929
Ryan Hanigan C .211 .286 .421 .707
Aaron Harang P .100 .100 .200 .300


Cubs vs. right handed pitching
Alfonso Soriano LF .258 .317 .491 .808
Micah Hoffpauir RF .350 .395 .500 .895
Derrek Lee 1B .292 .349 .442 .792
Aramis Ramirez 3B .291 .389 .537 .927
Geovany Soto C .285 .360 .507 .868
Mark DeRosa 2B .280 .373 .492 .865
Jim Edmonds CF .271 .390 .609 .999
Ryan Theriot SS .315 .385 .363 .748
Sean Marshall P .375 .375 .375 .750

[OnBaseMachine]

Harang throws a 1-2-3 first inning on only seven pitches.

[redsmetz]

Harang throws a 1-2-3 first inning on only seven pitches.

One being a long flyout bullet on the very first pitch to Soriano. I think they need to drill him next time up.

[OnBaseMachine]

Two hitless innings from Harang so far.

[remdog]

One being a long flyout bullet on the very first pitch to Soriano. I think they need to drill him next time up.

That would be 'old school'.

I like it! :)

Rem

[WVRedsFan]

With only 7 of us here, do we refer to our group as "The Magnificent Seven?"

[OnBaseMachine]

With only 7 of us here, do we refer to our group as "The Magnificent Seven?"

Sounds good to me.

[OnBaseMachine]

I guess everyone else is watching the NFL, also known as the No Fun League. ;)

[remdog]

Ya' know, this hasn't been exactly a fun year to watch the Reds but I just checked on the Bengals game with the Ravens.

Compared to the Bengals the Reds are a delight. Geez, I'll bet that somewhere up in football heaven Paul Brown is wishing he had used a condom.

Rem

[WVRedsFan]

EdE gets the first hit and now we get the bottom of the order (6-7-8 hitters), to drive him in (wishful thinking).

Bruce HBP. 1st & 2nd with 1 out.

[remdog]

Heeerrrreees Corey! Blech!

Rem

[WVRedsFan]

Patterson up with the sacks loaded. I look for the old 4-6-3 DP to end the inning.

[OnBaseMachine]

Hanigan walks. I love his plate discipline. He'll never hit for much power but he's got a good eye at the plate.

[remdog]

Reds get it done in spite of Corey hitting the first pitch.

Rem

[WVRedsFan]

Well, what do you know. Patterson swings at the first pitch and gets a SF and it's 1-0 Reds. Even a blind squirrel...

[OnBaseMachine]

First pitch swinging by Patterson results in a sac fly, 1-0 Reds.

[remdog]

A few years ago I was at a Reds/Pads game in San Diego when DaMeet was playing regularly. I got into a conversation with the Pads fan sitting next to me and ended up betting him a beer that if DaMeet came up at least 4 times in that game that he would swing at the first pitch at least three times. By Young's third AB (around the 5th inning) I had my beer.

I would be pretty confident about making that same bet with Corey Patterson in the lineup. :p:

Rem

[OnBaseMachine]

Harang throws a 1-2-3 third inning with a couple K's in the inning.

[OnBaseMachine]

The Reds go in order in the third inning but they forced Marshall to throw 19 pitches and run his pitch count to 55.

1-0 Reds after three innings.

[remdog]

Oh man, Phillips is beating himself up with a couple of foul balls off his (looks like) left knee. Grounds down to 2nd base and just hobbles down to first.

This guy might need a break here.

Rem

[OnBaseMachine]

Hoffpauir singles to begin the Cubs 4th. That's the first Cubs hit of the game.

[Matt700wlw]

Sounds like Wrigley.

Disturbing.

[OnBaseMachine]

Harang was dominant through three innings but now the Cubs have loaded the bases with nobody out.

[OnBaseMachine]

Soto grounds into a doubleplay, 1-1.

[OnBaseMachine]

DeRosa grounds out. Nice rebound from Harang. 1-1 after 3 1/2.

[OnBaseMachine]

Votto leads off the bottom of the 4th with a walk.

[OnBaseMachine]

Bruce singles, Votto holds at third with only one out.

[Matt700wlw]

This cheering for the Cubs makes me ill. Most of those idiot couldn't name 5 players on the Cubs team.

I'm in a chipper mood today.

[OnBaseMachine]

Hanigan flies out to left and Soriano throws Votto out at home. 1-1 after four innings.

[oneupper]

Hanigan flies out to left and Soriano throws Votto out at home. 1-1 after four innings.

Votto with a Pop-up slide at home. Not that he would have safe...but don't you try to slide through the plate?

[OnBaseMachine]

Edmonds K's to begin the 5th inning.

[toledodan]

is the game on tv anywhere?

[OnBaseMachine]

It looks like Theriot singles off the glove of Kepp and then Sean Marshall drops down a bunt single on a 1-2 pitch. How in the heck do you allow a pitcher to drop down a bunt single when you know it's coming? Goodness.

[oneupper]

is the game on tv anywhere?

WGN Chicago

[oneupper]

It looks like Theriot singles off the glove of Kepp and then Sean Marshall drops down a bunt single on a 1-2 pitch. How in the heck do you allow a pitcher to drop down a bunt single when you know it's coming? Goodness.

Edwin slipped when he was picking it up.

[OnBaseMachine]

Harang escapes some shoddy defense by getting Soriano to GIDP to end the inning.

[oneupper]

Nice job by Harang to get out of it with a 5-3 DP.

[OnBaseMachine]

Patterson singles to begin the 5th.

[OnBaseMachine]

Sac bunt by Harang moves Patterson to second with one out.

[remdog]

Patterson continues to build his stats with an excellent dribbler down the first base line. :)

Rem

[HokieRed]

I'm watching the game on WGN. Keppinger, or the left fielder, should easily have caught the pop up and EE fell down on what was really a routine sacrifice to handle. Fortunately Soriano cooperated by hitting a ball right to EE at the bag. The inning painfully underscored what I consider to be truth number one if this team is going to be any better next year: we need a real SS and a real 3B. Defensively the left side has got to be the worst in baseball.

[Tom Servo]

Thom Brennaman is announcing the Saints/Bucs game, fwiw. I'm sure you were all dying for that information.

[remdog]

Thom Brennaman is announcing the Saints/Bucs game, fwiw. I'm sure you were all dying for that information.

At least they aren't punishing him and making him announce the Bengals game. ;)

Rem

[OnBaseMachine]

Cabrera chases ball 4. He chased some terrible pitches in that atbat.

[OnBaseMachine]

Keppinger flies out. 1-1 after five innings.

[OnBaseMachine]

Hoffpauir flies out to the warning track in CF to begin the 6th inning.

[OnBaseMachine]

Lee grounds out to Keppinger.

[OnBaseMachine]

Ramirez K's to end the inning.

Harang: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 81 pitches.

[mbgrayson]

Harang seems to have much better control today. He is painting the corners and is through 6 innings on only 81 pitches.

[WVRedsFan]

Sounds like Wrigley.

Disturbing.
Just an observation. I hate the Cubs, but they have this fan following because the team continues to improve itself. We all laughed when they spent all that money two years ago, and no they haven't won anything yet, but I imagine it's a lot more fun to be a Cubs fan than a Reds fan these days. They have (hopefully) little hope, but it's a helluva lot more hope than we have. In the meantime, our team continued to say that we were ready to contend when we were far from it depending on lots of second tier players.

Even so, I still hate the Cubs and especially since I have to listen to their TV guys. Terrible.

[OnBaseMachine]

Soriano really thinks he's something with that ignorant hop he does.

[OnBaseMachine]

Reds go in order. 1-1 after six.

[OnBaseMachine]

Soto HBP to begin the 7th.

[Highlifeman21]

A few years ago I was at a Reds/Pads game in San Diego when DaMeet was playing regularly. I got into a conversation with the Pads fan sitting next to me and ended up betting him a beer that if DaMeet came up at least 4 times in that game that he would swing at the first pitch at least three times. By Young's third AB (around the 5th inning) I had my beer.

I would be pretty confident about making that same bet with Corey Patterson in the lineup. :p:

Rem

I made a similar bet last year @ Shea when Harang took on John Maine.

I bet the guy Phillips would swing at the 1st pitch 75% of the time. IIRC, he hit a 1st pitch grand slam in the 1st inning, and then I know he swung at the 1st pitch at least one more time.

Long story short, the Mets fan ended up buying 2 rounds for me and my fiancee, and I ended up buying him 2 rounds later on for something involving Jose Reyes.

[OnBaseMachine]

And now Harang hits DeRosa on a 1-2 pitch. Two straight HBP to begin the inning. Good grief.

[remdog]

DeRosa gets drilled (unintentionally) but there is no more annoying player to me so I don't really mind.

Rem

[Matt700wlw]

Ugh. More cheering.

[OnBaseMachine]

Edmonds flies out but the light hitting Ronny Cedeno doubles a run in. 2-1 and the Cubs have runners on second and third with only one out.

[OnBaseMachine]

Fontenot sac fly makes it 3-1. That should about wrap it up for the Cubs.

[remdog]

Jay Bruce is showing that he needs some serious work on his 'D'. Poor routes to balls, strong but erratic arm.

I know, I know....he's only 21. Doesn't change the fact that it's an area that he needs a lot of improvement.

Rem

[OnBaseMachine]

And now Harang finds a way to walk Soriano. His command was very good today until the 7th inning.

[OnBaseMachine]

And now Harang walks Hoffpauir. He's lost every bit of his command this inning.

[OnBaseMachine]

Lee makes the final out.

Harang: 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 5 K...still a good start.

3-1 Cubs after 6 1/2.

[mbgrayson]

This is one of those games where the Reds are hurt by not having any September call ups to use. With Dickerson unavailable, Dusty only has Bako, Valentin, and Castillo left on the bench. So he used Andy Phillips there, and got a strikeout. Andy Phillips now hitting .210 on the year.

Edit: That is one poor bench there....

[OnBaseMachine]

Here comes Weathers to bust the game open.

[OnBaseMachine]

3-1 Cubs after 7 1/2.

[remdog]

Why is EE catching a high infield popup on the first base side of the line between 2nd and home and leaving 3rd base uncovered with a runner on 2nd?

Rem

[WVRedsFan]

Why is EE catching a high infield popup on the first base side of the line between 2nd and home and leaving 3rd base uncovered with a runner on 2nd?

Rem

Because he's Edwin. Phillips was calling the world off and here comes Edwin!

What a team...

[OnBaseMachine]

Keppinger draws a one out walk. The Reds 1/2/3 hitters are 0-for-10 today.

[OnBaseMachine]

I can't wait to see these same ignorant Cubs fans crying their eyes out when the Cubs are eliminated in the first round again this season.

[mbgrayson]

Because he's Edwin. Phillips was calling the world off and here comes Edwin!

What a team...

And the Cubs announcers mentioned that nobody was covering third since Kepp covered 2nd....Luckily, the Cubs runner at 2nd did not notice that noone was there in time.

[WVRedsFan]

And on comes Kerry Wood. What fun.

What are the odds that Harang will lose 20 this year?

[mbgrayson]

Cordero gets three outs (and gives up two walks) in a scoreless 9th.

Reds down 3-1 going into the bottom of the 9th facing Kerry Wood.

[OnBaseMachine]

Cordero throws a scoreless 9th. 3-1 Cubs after 8 1/2.

[OnBaseMachine]

EdE singles and goes to second on an error to begin the bottom of the 9th.

[remdog]

That ball was catchable if Edmonds would have dived for it! :lol:

Rem

[OnBaseMachine]

Bruce is ahead 3-0.

[mbgrayson]

With EE on 2nd, Jay Bruce walks. Two on base, no outs....

[OnBaseMachine]

Bruce walks. First and second with nobody out.

[mbgrayson]

Cubs announcers critical about having Hanigan bunt.

[OnBaseMachine]

Hanigan bunts into a fielders choice, EdE out at third. Good point by the Cubs announcer. Wood is all over the place here so why give him a free out?

[RedsManRick]

Good call, Dusty. Give up an out for no good reason to set the stage for your worst hitter. You are stupid.

[WVRedsFan]

Stupidity reigns. Why bunt there? Gave them an out.

[mbgrayson]

Stupid Dusty play. You just don't give up needless outs. Wood is struggling with his control, and we just gave away our first out.

Hanigan did bunt to the 1st base side, when he should have bunted to 3rd to force Aramis Ramirez or Wood to field the ball.

[WVRedsFan]

I think Javy would swing at anything. I mean anything.

[OnBaseMachine]

Valentin is awful. He swings at everything.

[WVRedsFan]

That was ball four

[mbgrayson]

With runners on 1st and 2nd, Javy Valentin walks. Loaded for Dickerson.

[OnBaseMachine]

Valentin fouls off ball 4. That ball probably would have hit him. Doesn't surprise me, he swung at a pitch last night that actually hit his leg.

He walks somehow! Bases loaded and only one out for Dickerson.

[OnBaseMachine]

Now would be a great time for Dickerson's first career grand slam.

[WVRedsFan]

Tie game...error?

[OnBaseMachine]

Dickerson reaches on an error, two runs score! 3-3 game and the winning run is on third base with only one out!

[redsmetz]

Bouncer up the middle, off Cedeno's glove, two score. Runners at second and third.

[mbgrayson]

Chris Dickerson runs the count to 2-2, then bounces one up the middle off Cedeno's hand and into center field. Two runs score on the error.

[MrCinatit]

Wow - tied up! That was an easy play - should have been an easy double play for Kepp...oops...sorry...force of habit :p:

[OnBaseMachine]

How come those Chubs fans are so quiet now?

[Matt700wlw]

Cabrera Wins It!!

[redsmetz]

Base hit - Reds Win!

[OnBaseMachine]

Reds win!!!! Cabrera RBI single.

[remdog]

Poetic justice for the Chubbies. Cedeno is a crap SS. Reds score two unearned runs with a chance to win it and sent the obnoxious Chubb fans home with their tails between their legs.

Rem

[WVRedsFan]

Way to go Cabrerra. We win 4-3!!

Cordero wins.

[RedsManRick]

Go figure. The goat is out in full force.

[OnBaseMachine]

LOL Kerry Wood is jawing at the Reds!

[mbgrayson]

Jolbert lines a single to left. This one belongs to the Reds!

Sweet, love beating those Cubs...

[Matt700wlw]

Baa. Baa. Baa. Baa.


(those are goat noises)

[remdog]

Cubs lose! Cubs lose! Cubs lose! :):):):)

Rem

[WVRedsFan]

Shut them up! Way to do it. First time today the Reds fans outcheered the Idiots form the Windy City.

Satisfaction.

[OnBaseMachine]

Did anyone else see the hothead Kerry Wood jawing at Cabrera for celebrating a walk off win? Hey Kerry, shut up and do your job instead of running your mouth off.

[redsmetz]

And after church, I gave Paintsmered and his girlfriend our tickets. Picked a good one for them!

[Matt700wlw]

Reds win. Bengals lose.

Eh...

[camisadelgolf]

Base hit - Reds Win!

It's nice to see him bounce back from that rally-killing grand slam last night.

[OnBaseMachine]

They have changed that from an error on Cedeno to a 2-run single for Dickerson. Wow. Another example of awful official scoring.

[WVRedsFan]

They have changed that from an error on Cedeno to a 2-run single for Dickerson. Wow. Another example of awful official scoring.

Home cooking. In this case, that's OK.

[mbgrayson]

They have changed that from an error on Cedeno to a 2-run single for Dickerson. Wow. Another example of awful official scoring.

I like it, mainly cause I have Dickerson on a fantasy team!...LOL.

[HokieRed]

The ball did take a bigger last hop than it looked like it should, but still that was a routine play for Cedeno. No way it should be a hit.

[Matt700wlw]

Even Glen Sample makes mistakes...:)

[PuffyPig]

The ball did take a bigger last hop than it looked like it should, but still that was a routine play for Cedeno. No way it should be a hit.

I agree with you, but plays like that are always scored as hits.

[Spring~Fields]

Baa. Baa. Baa. Baa.


(those are goat noises)

I thought that it was Billy Cunningham :devil: