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Matt700wlw
03-07-2009, 11:52 AM
Reds’ Starting Lineup

30 Norris Hopper............... CF

27 Jeff Keppinger.............. SS

32 Jay Bruce...................... RF

4 Brandon Phillips.............2B

50 Laynce Nix*...................LF

84 Todd Frazier*.................3B

23 Daryle Ward*.................1B

2 Alex Gonzalez..............DH

29 Ryan Hanigan................. C

34 Homer Bailey...................P
membengal
03-07-2009, 01:31 PM
Thom B glowing about Bailey's approach. I still think ideally he starts the year in AAA and dominates, with a mid-season call-up.
membengal
03-07-2009, 01:36 PM
Bailey works around a pair of singles, stranding two.

0-0 after two.

Thom B says Bailey is doing a nice job at working ahead of the hitters.
Matt700wlw
03-07-2009, 01:38 PM
Can't say it enough....HE'S ONLY 22, but it feels like he's been around forever.
membengal
03-07-2009, 01:43 PM
Getting drafted out of high school at age 18 will do that.

Reds go scrappy for a 1-0 lead. Walk to Hopper, moves to second on a hit and run ground out by Kepp, Hopper takes third on a ball in the dirt, Bruce ground out gets him home.

Thom B happy.
jesusfan
03-07-2009, 01:48 PM
Manufactured runs!
membengal
03-07-2009, 01:48 PM
Lead off double for the Jays to start their half of the third.
membengal
03-07-2009, 01:49 PM
Grounder moves the runner up to 3b with one out.
Matt700wlw
03-07-2009, 01:49 PM
Bailey pitching from behind for quite possibly the first time all spring.
Matt700wlw
03-07-2009, 01:51 PM
Bailey gives up his first run of the spring.
membengal
03-07-2009, 01:51 PM
Bloop single apparerntly.
Matt700wlw
03-07-2009, 01:52 PM
Also scheduled to play today...Yonder Alonso and Juan Francisco
membengal
03-07-2009, 01:56 PM
Another single, and then a line drive to Kepp turned into a DP.

1-1 after three.
Matt700wlw
03-07-2009, 01:57 PM
Laynce Nihcksx
Matt700wlw
03-07-2009, 02:08 PM
Bailey to pitch the 4th
Matt700wlw
03-07-2009, 02:11 PM
Apparantely Bailey just threw a breaking ball that started at the chest, and went to the knees, and then blows the hitter away with a heater...
OnBaseMachine
03-07-2009, 02:15 PM
Another solid outing from Homer today. He wasn't as dominant today as he was his first two appearances but he was solid overall.

4 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Five of the hits were singles.
Matt700wlw
03-07-2009, 02:15 PM
Norris Hooper :lol:
dougdirt
03-07-2009, 02:17 PM
Another solid outing from Homer today. He wasn't as dominant today as he was his first two appearances but he was solid overall.

4 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Five of the hits were singles.

The thing that jumps out the most is still the lack of walks. If he can put the ball in the strikezone often, the strikeouts are going to come.
membengal
03-07-2009, 02:18 PM
The single by Hopper puts runners at first and third with no one out. Kepp up. Hanigan led off the fifth with a double and is the runner at third.
Matt700wlw
03-07-2009, 02:19 PM
I'd still like to know the speed of his heater so far...
membengal
03-07-2009, 02:21 PM
Kepp hits into a Phillips, Hanigan scores, now two outs.

2-1 Reds.
Matt700wlw
03-07-2009, 02:23 PM
Bill Bray makes his first in-game appearance this spring.
missionhockey21
03-07-2009, 02:26 PM
The thing that jumps out the most is still the lack of walks. If he can put the ball in the strikezone often, the strikeouts are going to come.
Yup. The more confident Bailey becomes at owning the zone, the more confident he'll get at throwing a put away pitch for strike three.
membengal
03-07-2009, 02:26 PM
Glad that Bray is back.
Matt700wlw
03-07-2009, 02:37 PM
Juan Francisco gets schooled by Romero.
membengal
03-07-2009, 02:49 PM
Burton pitching for Cincy in the 6th. Just gave up a homer to Millar.
Matt700wlw
03-07-2009, 02:51 PM
Buck Jackets sighting...
mth123
03-07-2009, 03:37 PM
Toronto up 7-2. Looks like they beat-up on Jared Burton and Robert Manuel. Two really bad outings for Manuel now.
LoganBuck
03-07-2009, 03:40 PM
Toronto up 7-2. Looks like they beat-up on Jared Burton and Robert Manuel. Two really bad outings for Manuel now.

Manuel has very pedestrian stuff. Great control. Which means he is very hittable in the strikezone. Major League hitters will eat him alive.
mth123
03-07-2009, 03:50 PM
Manuel has very pedestrian stuff. Great control. Which means he is very hittable in the strikezone. Major League hitters will eat him alive.

Probably right. It was always his reputation. His good year last year may have been his high point. Not sure if that reliever of the year business created any buzz for him, but given the crowd in the pen, he's a guy the Reds should try to parlay into something else if he has any value at all.
LoganBuck
03-07-2009, 04:23 PM
Probably right. It was always his reputation. His good year last year may have been his high point. Not sure if that reliever of the year business created any buzz for him, but given the crowd in the pen, he's a guy the Reds should try to parlay into something else if he has any value at all.

Agree, I saw him pitch his first game in Dayton after the trade that brought him to the Reds. He pitched well, but I was not impressed worked at about 86-87 on the gun.
JaxRed
03-07-2009, 10:33 PM
I went to this game. Manuel was blooped and bleeped all over the place. Burton got hit solidly.

By the way.... I don't know if there's a worst spring training park in MLB than the Blue Jays. Seriously, they should talk to Sarasota.