3/1/09 Reds vs Yankees

[OnBaseMachine]

REDS

McDonald 8
Rosales 6
Votto 3
Phillips 4
Dickerson 9
Keppinger 5
Alonso DH
Hopper 7
Hanigan 2

Harang RHP

YANKEES

Gardner 8
Jeter 6
Teixeira 3
A Rodriguez 5
Cano 4
Nady 9
J Rodriguez 7
Ransom DH
Cash 2

Aceves RHP

[Matt700wlw]

I wonder what kind of ovation A-Rod will get?

[_Sir_Charles_]

Quite a few boos...as expected.

And he quickly silences them with a double off the wall to knock in a run. 1-0 Yanks

[Matt700wlw]

Harang with a bit of a rough beginning

[JaxRed]

Harang with a bit of a rough beginning

For those of us following the game here, details are nice

[_Sir_Charles_]

Sorry, I'll get on it. As for Harang, he gave up 4 consecutive 1 out hits to allow 2 runs.

Rosales single. and a stolen base.
Phillips knocks in Rosales with a linedrive double. 2-1 Yanks.
Dickerson...GOES DEEP! 3-2 Redlegs
Kepp grounds out to Jeter.

3-2 Cincy after 1.

[cincrazy]

Two run bomb by Dickerson gives the Reds a 3-2 lead.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Top of 2nd

John Rodriguez pops out in foul territory to Kepp at 3rd.
Cody Ransom grounds out to Rosales on a nice backhand
Cash batting gounds out to Rosales.

Nice turnaround for Aaron. 1-2-3.

3-2 Reds middle of 2

[_Sir_Charles_]

Bottom of 2

Johnathon Albaladeo (sp?) now pitching

Yonder Alonso leads off with a rocket of a double.
Norris Hopper ... looking to bunt ... grounds to third.
Ryan Hanigan strikes out
Darnell McDonald line drive to Jeter, 3 down.

3-2 Reds after 2

[JaxRed]

Thanks guys

[_Sir_Charles_]

Marty loving the Bowden resignation. Gloating over it actually.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Top of the 3rd

Pitching: Harang

Due up:
Gardner homers deep to center (if you didn't already know, the wind is blowing out a TON!)
Jeter hits infield single to Rosales again.
Teixeira grounds into DP to Rosales - Phillips - Alonso (nicely dug out of the dirt by Alonso)
A Rod pops out to Alonso

3-3 tie middle of 3

[Matt700wlw]

:jump: That's for Dickerson

[_Sir_Charles_]

Bottom of 3rd

Pitching: Albaladejo

Due up:
Rosales grounds out to 3rd
Votto lines a single into left. Swipes 2nd without a throw...huge jump, then bobbled.
Phillips walks
Dickerson comes to the plate with his camcorder ... just kidding.
Double steal...Votto thrown out. Phillips to second. (Brantley thinking missed hit & run sign)
Dickerson singles in Phillips.
Keppinger linedrive off pitchers foot. (injury sub for pitcher) Dickerson to third (would've scored but ball thrown into Kepp)

Pitching change: JB Cox

Alonso grounds out to Cano

Reds lead 4-3 after 3

[_Sir_Charles_]

:jump: That's for Dickerson

I couldn't add the smilies during an edit. :O) I wanted to though. *grin*

[_Sir_Charles_]

Top of 4th

Pitching: David Weathers

Harang: 3 ip / 3 runs / 6 hits / 1 hr / 0 k / 0 bb

Due up:
Cano homerun to right center
Nady strikes out
Rodriguez homerun to dead center
Ransom grounds out to Rosales
Cash linedrive single to center
Gardner..... Cash thrown out stealing (Hanigan to Rosales)

5-4 Yanks middle of 4

[KittyDuran]

very windy... sun is warm... Votto looks good... and I had to park a mile away because of those Shankee fans... wish ya'll were here!

[_Sir_Charles_]

Gotta run guys, hopefully someone can take over for me.

[Matt700wlw]

Loving me some David Weathers

[dougdirt]

Arthur Rhodes got lit up. 4 or 5 hits, 2 doubles.... Reds trail 8-5 in the middle of 5.

[dougdirt]

Joey Votto HR. 8-6 Yankees.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Well, we picked up 1 in the bottom of the 4th, but the Yanks got 3 in the top of the 5th.

8-5 middle of 5.

Pitching: Damaso Marte

Due up:
Votto Homers!!! :jump: CRUSHED! No wind-blown help there. :O)
Phillips grounds out to short
Dickerson Homers!!! :jump: Number 2 for the game. 3 for 3 for Dickerson!
Keppinger
Alonso - Tatum pinch hitting: strikes out

Yanks 8-7 after 5

[dougdirt]

Chris Dickerson hits his 2nd HR of the day!

[Matt700wlw]

Dickerson is making his case.....:jump:

[penantboundreds]

Votto is raking, absolutely raking.

[TRF]

Gee I wonder if Dickerson might possibly be an everyday player?

grumble.

[dougdirt]

Did Chris Dickerson hit more HR's today than Willy Taveras will hit all year?

[TRF]

Did Chris Dickerson hit more HR's today than Willy Taveras will hit all year?

yes. yes he did.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Left or center, I don't care one way or the other. Just so long as Dickerson is in the lineup everyday. If one of the other guys beats out Taveras ... so be it.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Top of 6th 8-7 Yanks

Pitching: Cordero

Changes: Barker at 1b, Nix in lf, Denove at C, Stubbs in center, Valaika at SS, Fransisco at 3b

Due up:
Ransom singles in front of Stubbs (Marty thinks he should've had it)
Cash Doubles over Nix's head (another poor read) Ransom holds at third
Gardner - Austin Jackson ph'ing - Grounds out, Ransom scores, Cash advances to third.
Jeter - Nunez ph'ing - Bouncer over head of 3b for single - Cash scores
Nunez steals second off Cordero/Denove
Teixeira -Miranda ph'ing - Strikeout
Leone singles to right, Nunez scores : Leone steals second ... Cordero not holding runner on at all
Russo strikes out

11-7 Yanks middle of 6

[_Sir_Charles_]

Bottom of 6th: 11-7 Yanks

Pitching: Bruney

Changes: Montero catching

Due up:
Nix Homerun! :jump:
Denove pops out to 2b
Stubbs strikes out
Valaika grounds out to short

Yanks 11-8 after 6

[jesusfan]

Dickerson and Gomes platoon would work great... IF Gonzo isn't totally healthy just let Hairston play SS...I think we'd get a lot of production with Dickerson vs RHP and Gomes vs LHP.

IF Gonzo is healthy use Hariston with Dickerson in the platoon and move Gomes to pinch-hitting...

[_Sir_Charles_]

Dickerson and Gomes platoon would work great... IF Gonzo isn't totally healthy just let Hairston play SS...I think we'd get a lot of production with Dickerson vs RHP and Gomes vs LHP.

IF Gonzo is healthy use Hariston with Dickerson in the platoon and move Gomes to pinch-hitting...

I agree completely. But what happens if Taveras struggles? Who moves into CF? Scrap the platoon? Or one of the other LF options moves into center?

[_Sir_Charles_]

Top of 7th: 11-8 Yanks

Ben Jukich pitching

Shelley Duncan walks (dave duncan's son...didn't know that)
Rodriguez pops out to Stubbs
Bernier (sp?) pops out to Barker
Montero singles to left, Duncan advances to second
Jackson strikes out

11-8 Yanks middle of 7

[Tornon]

Craig Tatum hits a grand slam :D Reds lead 12-11 after 7

[JaxRed]

Tatum homers? The wind must really be blowing

[_Sir_Charles_]

Francisco with a diving stab to end the 8th!

[_Sir_Charles_]

Tatum homers? The wind must really be blowing

8 jacks today so far...yep, it's a blowin'.

[reds44]

Loving Dickerson doing well.

[TRF]

Not surprised Dickerson doing well.

fixed that for ya. :D

[_Sir_Charles_]

Valaika with a rocket. Triple! :O)

[_Sir_Charles_]

passed ball. 13-11 Redlegs.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Jordan Smith starts the ninth off with a K

[_Sir_Charles_]

And this one belongs to the Reds!

3 up 3 down for Smith in the 9th.

[MississippiRed]

Thanks for the updates, Sir Charles. I was (sort of) listening on the radio, but glad to get the info.

[*BaseClogger*]

LAYNCE NIX! :jump:

Hopefully that will help him beat out Jones!

[jesusfan]

I bet we'll see some highlights on ESPN for this game... yanks are always on there...

[corkedbat]

I agree completely. But what happens if Taveras struggles? Who moves into CF? Scrap the platoon? Or one of the other LF options moves into center?

If Taveras struggles mainly against righties, I wouldn't mind a Dickerson/Taveras paltoon in CF with Jones/Gomes in CF. If Taveras struggles for long against both sides, I'd be all for Dickerson/Stubbs in CF and Dorn/Gomes in LF - maybe even Dorn/Frazier in LF and Valaika @ SS by the all-star break or trade deadline.

Youth Movement!!!

:beerme:

[HeatherC1212]

Wow, what a game! :eek:

[RFS62]

Take that, Evildoers.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Thanks for the updates, Sir Charles. I was (sort of) listening on the radio, but glad to get the info.

No problem. I had to step away twice because of my kids, but other than that it was fun. This would've been a very fun game to watch I'd think.

[_Sir_Charles_]

If Taveras struggles mainly against righties, I wouldn't mind a Dickerson/Taveras paltoon in CF with Jones/Gomes in CF. If Taveras struggles for long against both sides, I'd be all for Dickerson/Stubbs in CF and Dorn/Gomes in LF - maybe even Dorn/Frazier in LF and Valaika @ SS by the all-star break or trade deadline.

Youth Movement!!!

:beerme:
Now THAT would be fun to watch. Louisville north. :O)

[SirFelixCat]

Thanks for the updates, guys! Glad to see the evil empire go down as well. All around, a good day :)

[redsmetz]

I checked out my daughter's illustration blog this morning and she had this piece she did while listening to yesterday's game.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qQR4qe3LXAY/SaryR1PGA5I/AAAAAAAABOE/rqReBmDh2jE/s320/fly+ball.jpg

[_Sir_Charles_]

Nice, redsmetz. Very appropriate for yesterday's game.

Just out of curiosity, how old is your daughter? That's a very good use of color and it looks quite good.

[redsmetz]

Nice, redsmetz. Very appropriate for yesterday's game.

Just out of curiosity, how old is your daughter? That's a very good use of color and it looks quite good.

She's 25 and has a freelance illustration website. It's her intention to be a freelance illustrator. She's presently had one professional illustration in a national magazine and continues to send out mailings to art directors a few times a year.

[camisadelgolf]

That's a great illustration. By the way, I knew a Ryan Metz at Roger Bacon. We pitched on the same little league team together. Any relation?