6/28/09 - Reds vs. Tribe

[Tom Servo]

Taveras 8
Hairston 5
Votto 3
Phillips 4
Gomes DH
Hernandez 2
Bruce 9
Janish 6
Dickerson 7

[Tom Servo]

Huff strikes Willy T. out. Shocker.

[Tom Servo]

Hairston grounds out to 3rd. Two outs.

[Tom Servo]

Votto singles to right field. Because he's awesome.

[nate]

Today's game commentary dedicated to the memory of Billy Mays.

Willy T sure could use some MIGHTY MEND-IT for his swing.

[Tom Servo]

BP flied out to right for the third out.

[Tom Servo]

Today's game commentary dedicated to the memory of Billy Mays.

Willy T sure could use some MIGHTY MEND-IT for his swing.
Hairston's broken bat could use some MIGHTY PUTTY to fix it.

[Tom Servo]

Asdrubul Cabrera leads off with a single.

[nate]

Hairston's broken bat could use some MIGHTY PUTTY to fix it.

It did go KABOOM when the ball hit it.

[Tom Servo]

Sizemore bloops a single, Cabrera was running and gets to third. 1st and 3rd, no outs.

[nate]

Hairston might've gotten that if he had IMPACT GEL INSOLES.

[Tom Servo]

Victor Martinez hits a sac fly to center for an RBI. 1-0 Indians, one out and runner on first.

[Tony Cloninger]

What's a good cleaner that takes the stain away completely away and out of our memories....that is what we need for WT.

[nate]

What's a good cleaner that takes the stain away completely away and out of our memories....that is what we need for WT.

It was in development:

STRIKING OUT DAY AFTER DAY?
LET WILLY-CLEAN WIPE OUTS AWAY!

[Tom Servo]

Choo flies out to left for the 2nd out.

[Tom Servo]

Owings K's Peralta. 1-0 Tribe after 1.

[Tom Servo]

Gomes K's. 1 out.
Razor Ramon pops up to second. 2 out.

[WVRedsFan]

I thought celebrity deaths always came in threes.

1. Ed McMahon
2. Farrah Fawcett
3. Michael Jackson
4. Billy Mays?

Are we in for two more?

[Tom Servo]

BRUUUUUUUCE doubles.

[nate]

Bruce almost hits a JUPITER JACK the other way.

[Tom Servo]

Janish K's to end the inning. He's no samuari shark.

[nate]

Owings needs to settle down. Otherwise, he might dig himself a hole more quickly than if he used an AWESOME AUGER.

[Tom Servo]

Garko singles to right. Could have been a double but Bruce got to it quickly and Garko fears him.

Valbuena flies out to center. 1 out, 1 on.

[nate]

Valbuena within inches of a JUPITER JACK himself.

[Tom Servo]

Shoppach grounds into a Phillips. 1-0 Tribe going to the 3rd.

[nate]

DP ends the inning almost as well as the OMNI DUELSAW.

[Tom Servo]

Dickerson drops a single into left field.

[Tom Servo]

Taveras bunts his way to first. 2 on, no out. Hairston up.

[Tom Servo]

Hairston sac bunt. 2nd and 3rd with one out for VOTTO.

[Tom Servo]

VOTTO walks.

[WVRedsFan]

Please be patient Phillips.

[Tom Servo]

BP singles in 2 RBI! 2-1 Reds.

[Tom Servo]

Gomes flies out to right, but it's too shallow for Votto to try it. 2 outs, runners on 1st and 3rd.

[WVRedsFan]

I guess they've figured Gomes out. First pitch pop up. No patience.

[Tom Servo]

Razor Ramon triples off the wall! Plates two. 4-1 Reds!

[WVRedsFan]

Hernandez with a triple? Even sloooow runners get triples?

"catcher's jets?"

4-1 Reds

[KoryMac5]

Ramon has been struggling lately, he needed that.

[Tony Cloninger]

DO NOT swing at the 1st pitch Jay! He does anyways.

This guys is getting worked here....let him keep working.

[dougdirt]

Hernandez with a triple? Even sloooow runners get triples?

"catcher's jets?"

4-1 Reds

It hit the wall and rolled about 100 feet back toward CF before the left fielder got to the ball.

[Tom Servo]

Bruce flies out to the warning track for the 3rd out. 4-1 Reds going to the bottom of the third.

[oneupper]

I have now seen both Ramon Hernandez and Ryan Hanigan hit triples. I can die a happy man.

[Tony Cloninger]

I just think Gomes guessed he would throw a big fat one down the middle.....i think he has already been figured out long before that.

[Tom Servo]

Owings K's Francisco. 1 out.
Cabrera grounds out to second. 2 out.
Sizemore walks.

[WVRedsFan]

It hit the wall and rolled about 100 feet back toward CF before the left fielder got to the ball.

I know. I was watching and making fun of his slow foot speed. Just being a smart aleck.

[Falls City Beer]

nate, Billy Mays died in 2009.:(

[PuffyPig]

I guess they've figured Gomes out. First pitch pop up. No patience.


Even a player with a 1.034 OPS (1.111 vs. LH) makes an out on occasion.

When he puts the first pitch into play this year, he was hitting .500. It's not always a good strategy to take the first pitch from a pitcher who's throwing, for the most part, first pitch strikes.

[Tom Servo]

Now Owings walks Victor Martinez. 2 on, 2 out.

[nate]

nate, Billy Mays died in 2009.:(

:(

Thanks! I owe you a bottle of WHAT ODOR!

[Tom Servo]

Choo grounds out to first. 4-1 Reds after three innings.

[Tom Servo]

Janish flies out to left.
Dickerson flies out to left.
Taveras grounds out to short.

4-1 Reds going to the bottom of 4.

[Tom Servo]

Peralta grounds out to short. 1 out.
Garko reaches first as Janish tries to backhand it but it bounces off his glove. 1 on, 1 out.
Owings K's Valbuena for the 2nd out.
Shoppach singles through the left side. 2 on, 2 out.
Owings K's Francisco. 4-1 Reds after 4.

[BCubb2003]

Owings is having a good game now.

[Tom Servo]

Hairston flies out the left. 1 out.
Votto hits a slicer to left that bounces off Garko's glove. Votto goes to second!
BP singles in Votto and reaches second on the throw. 5-1 Reds!

[Tom Servo]

Gomes 2-run home run! 7-1 Reds!

[Tony Cloninger]

Gomes figured out the pitcher this time. ;)

[nate]

Jonny Gomes with the GOPHER ball!

[Tom Servo]

Razor Ramon doubles.

[membengal]

Gomes 2-run home run! 7-1 Reds!

I remain puzzled by the Darnell McDonald thing.

[Tony Cloninger]

Good to see some raking today!

[HokieRed]

LF is not the problem.

[Ltlabner]

Indians pitcher clearly struggling with the slippery baseballs used in Cleveland.

[BCubb2003]

Hernandez has the hardest parts of the cycle now.

[HokieRed]

I remain puzzled by the Darnell McDonald thing.


I don't think it's puzzling at all. I suspect the FO made the decision that if Gomes was going to be productive this year, it was not going to be by sitting the bench through the first six weeks, getting an occasional at-bat. It was going to be by sending him to Louisville, getting him 4 ABs every day, and then bringing him later. There's a real possibility that if he had gotten stuck in the 25th man role at the beginning of the season he wouldn't be producing anything now.

[Tom Servo]

Bruce pops up to short right. 2 outs.

[Ltlabner]

Allow me to express my condolences to Nate for the passing of his Spiritual mentor Billy Mayes.

My only question is whether or not the Billy Mayes fathead poster will stay on your living room wall?

[membengal]

I don't think it's puzzling at all. I suspect the FO made the decision that if Gomes was going to be productive this year, it was not going to be by sitting the bench through the first six weeks, getting an occasional at-bat. It was going to be by sending him to Louisville, getting him 4 ABs every day, and then bringing him later. There's a real possibility that if he had gotten stuck in the 25th man role at the beginning of the season he wouldn't be producing anything now.

If you say so. That looks like rank revisionism to me.

[Tom Servo]

Janish popped out to center. 7-1 Reds going to the bottom of the 5th.


With the Reds well in hand at the moment I'm going to confidently take my leave of PBP duty and do some other things. I aplogize for any inconvience this may cause.

[PuffyPig]

I don't think it's puzzling at all. I suspect the FO made the decision that if Gomes was going to be productive this year, it was not going to be by sitting the bench through the first six weeks, getting an occasional at-bat. It was going to be by sending him to Louisville, getting him 4 ABs every day, and then bringing him later. There's a real possibility that if he had gotten stuck in the 25th man role at the beginning of the season he wouldn't be producing anything now.

Why would Gomes not have gotten his AB's? MacDonald got plenty.

[nate]

Allow me to express my condolences to Nate for the passing of his Spiritual mentor Billy Mayes.

My only question is whether or not the Billy Mayes fathead poster will stay on your living room wall?

No, we're going to get a plaque and ENGRAVE IT.

[CrackerJack]

USA ahead of Brazil 1 to 0

[CrackerJack]

US up 2 to 0!

[SirFelixCat]

US up 2 to 0!

Wow:eek:


And I am really getting on board w/ the Nix/Gomes platoon in LF. When you factor in the $$$ they cost vs replacement, I think WJ would be hard pressed to find better out there this year.

That said, SS is still an offensive black hole. But at least Dusty looks like he's figured out that CD should be starting vs RHP:thumbup:


Great outing thus far for Owings. I mean, for a #5, the guy has done better than anyone would have hoped for. I mean, he's killin' it, from a #5 starter perspective.

[SirFelixCat]

It looks like Micah is starting to tire, though. Back-to-back walks after getting the first out, in the 6th. Pole going out to chat w/ him.

eta: 99 pitches for Owings now too.

[SirFelixCat]

Massett starting to warm.

[SirFelixCat]

Valbuena w/ an infield fly rule, F-4. 2 outs, 2 on.

[Tony Cloninger]

He has a 7-1 lead and it's the 6th.... good game for him, best since AZ...but he is clearly showing he is one of those pitchers whom the 100 pitch mark was made for.

[SirFelixCat]

Then a beautiful 6-4 GO on the first pitch to end the 6th. Obviously Dick Pole said the magic words today. Thru 6, 7-1 good guys!

[SirFelixCat]

Gomes has impressed me by his approach during this RT...he's usually pretty hack-tastic, but the last couple of games, he's really shown patience and good pitch selection at the plate. :thumbup:

[Tony Cloninger]

Masset? Why not someone else in a blowout....like Josh or Carlos?

Please don't start over using people

[BCubb2003]

Can't complain about Owings' performance today. First-rate job.

[SirFelixCat]

BP singles to CF, then w/ Gomes batting, he steals 2nd, then Gomes laughs at my last comment and grounds out weakly to 3B. 1 out, BP holds at 2b.

[SirFelixCat]

Razor Ramon w/ a seeing-eye single in LF and BP scores. Woot! 8-1 and Ramon on 1B!

eta: RR is a HR short of the ole cycle!

[oneupper]

Johnny Gomes looks like the slugger (from the Mets or something) in the movie "Rookie of the Year".

[SirFelixCat]

Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce...with a laser single to CF (off a lefty, no less). 1st & 2nd, 1 out. Janish up.

[Mario-Rijo]

Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce...with a single to CF. 1st & 2nd, 1 out. Janish up.

Did you see how he stayed back on that ball, watch out folks the kid is about to go on a tear.

[PuffyPig]

With both the Cards and the Brewers losing early, might we find ourselves 2.5 games out of first?

I love the Central.

[SirFelixCat]

Janish ground into a DP. Bah. Time to stretch. 8-1, Good guys!

[BCubb2003]

Cleveland must really be struggling. The Reds aren't used to prospering like this.

[_Sir_Charles_]

I thought celebrity deaths always came in threes.

1. Ed McMahon
2. Farrah Fawcett
3. Michael Jackson
4. Billy Mays?

Are we in for two more?

Don't forget David Carradine just died too. It's been a ton of them in rather short order. I can't remember this many passing this quickly and packed together. Really weird.

[TRF]

Why in god's name with an off day tomorrow is Owings still pitching?

[BCubb2003]

Why in god's name with an off day tomorrow is Owings still pitching?

I think there's probably an element of how he'll never pitch deep enough into games unless you stretch him out, and this is as safe a time as any.

[WVRedsFan]

DRH induces the doulbe play and Owens goes 6 allowing 5 hits and one run. Not bad for a fifth starter.

Indians were what the Reds needed--a horrible team with bad pitching. Works every time.

[GAC]

Just got in.

8-1 Reds.

Impressive

[WVRedsFan]

Dickerson strikes out for the second time. 1 out.

[GAC]

wheels Taveras with an INF hit

[GAC]

George Grande simply kills me :lol:


JHJ with a single

two on and zero out

[_Sir_Charles_]

Phillips hammers one, but right at Choo unfortunately. 8-1 Reds after 7 1/2.

[Big Klu]

I hate that song.

[_Sir_Charles_]

LOL. Bugs Bunny out right there. Huge bender of a screwgie to K Martinez. He looked flat out silly on that one. :O) I love watching Herrera.

[_Sir_Charles_]

3 straight K's by Danny. Oh yeah, and a DP ball before that. This kid has been flat out fantastic so far.

[WebScorpion]

3 straight K's by Danny. Oh yeah, and a DP ball before that. This kid has been flat out fantastic so far.
Looks like they're stretching him out today too...oops, there goes the first hit. Peralta singles w/2 out.

[PuffyPig]

This will be the 6th time (in 11 games) that the Reds will win in the 5th starters spot this year.

IIRC, didn't we go something like 4-21 last year in that spot>

[WebScorpion]

Looks like Ramon will get a chance for the cycle with Kerry Wood coming in to bring the heat. Go Ramon!!

Aaawwwww...nice try. He flies out to deep right field.

[CrackerJack]

Grrr, Brazil ties it up and the US looks tired...

[WebScorpion]

...and this one belongs to the REDS!

Roenicke closes it out by striking out Cabrera on 3 pitches after giving up a single sandwiched between a couple popouts.

8-1 Good guys! :thumbup:

[oneupper]

.500 is back!

[RedFanAlways1966]

.500 is back!

Yep. And another positive... every team (except our fav team) in the NL Central lost today; therefore, 1 game gained on all. Don't get any better than that.

:thumbup: