8/10/09 Reds vs Cards

[Red in Chicago]

Reds
W. Taveras cf
A. Gonzalez ss
B. Phillips 2b
J. Votto 1b
W. Balentien rf
J. Gomes lf
A. Rosales 3b
R. Hanigan c
J. Cueto p

St. Louis
S. Schumaker 2b
C. Rasmus cf
A. Pujols 1b
M. Holliday lf
R. Ankiel rf
K. Greene 3b
Y. Molina c
B. Ryan ss
K. Lohse p

[Matt700wlw]

Rolen is on the trip with the team....whether he'll end up playing or not is still up in the air.

[nate]

Chat is open!

[Kc61]

Willy T doubles.

[Strikes Out Looking]

Willy T doubles.

Are you doing the pbp and drinking at the same time?

[Kc61]

Gonzo sacrifices. Willy T on third.

[Kc61]

Are you doing the pbp and drinking at the same time?

It was an actual double. Liner into the gap. Easily made it to second.

Apparently.

[Kc61]

Phillips with a sac fly.

A run.

[Kc61]

Votto called out on strikes.

No argument.

Reds one zip after half inning.

[Kc61]

Schumaker doubles and moves to third on fly out to center. Pujols is up now with a man on third one out.

[11larkin11]

Johnny, you may have never thrown one before, but throw some splitters right here :D

[Kc61]

Pujols walks on four pitches. Holliday up with first and third. Holliday hitting .466 as a Card.

[Kc61]

Pujols steals second.

[Tom Servo]

As much as we complain about George, Welsh, Cowboy, and Thom (Well, mostly just George), the actual Cardinals announcers are 100x more annoying. And I get them everytime the Reds and Cardinals play each other. Blech.

[Kc61]

Holliday hits a sac fly to Gomes. Tie game.

Cueto almost never has a clean first inning.

[Red in Chicago]

johnny no arm gomes

[11larkin11]

johnny no arm gomes

He showed a pretty decent arm, just was in no way in a good position to throw home. Wasn't coming in, was right under it. Stood flat footed and not a good crow-hop

[RedFanAlways1966]

Pujols steals second.

I didn't "see" it, but Marty thought Albert was out at 2nd. For those who saw it, was he out? If so, there would be no sac fly and a 1-0 game going to inning 2.

[11larkin11]

1 run for Cueto in the first?

Good inning.

[Stormy]

I realize that when you have your most inept hitters setting the table, that a sacrifice bunt is probably the best outcome you can hope for in that situation, but I don't like playing for a single run in the first inning. You're playing one of the most potent offenses in the NL since Holliday was added, why concede outs?

1-1 after the 1st inning, following Ankiel's strikeout.

[Kc61]

Ankiel the outfielder strikes out swinging. Tied at one each after one.

If someone else wants to do PBP feel free, I'll be back later.

[Ltlabner]

You're playing one of the most potent offenses in the NL since Holliday was added, why concede outs?

Gotta be aggressive dude. Can't clog those bases.

[Kc61]

I didn't "see" it, but Marty thought Albert was out at 2nd. For those who saw it, was he out? If so, there would be no sac fly and a 1-0 game going to inning 2.

Looked safe to me.

[Tom Servo]

I didn't "see" it, but Marty thought Albert was out at 2nd. For those who saw it, was he out? If so, there would be no sac fly and a 1-0 game going to inning 2.
In real-time I thought he was out, but the replay showed he did beat it.

[Tom Servo]

Can't stop Wlad.

[RedFanAlways1966]

Thanks Tom Servo and Kc61. I wondered why no one was complaining on here. Obviously a good call by the umpire.

[CrackerJack]

Rosales aka "Spaz" looked ridiculous there.

[KoryMac5]

Gomes K's, Rosales K's, and Hanigan grounds out leaving Wlad at 1st.

[KoryMac5]

Cueto gets the first two Cards on a ground out and a fly ball to Gomes. Ryan K's for the final out. 1-1

[Tom Servo]

Is Cueto hurt?

[KoryMac5]

Cueto grabbing his leg after his AB, not a good sign.

[KoryMac5]

Kip Wells warming in the pen, Card announcers speculating he is coming in.

[KoryMac5]

Cueto is done for the night as he is headed back to the locker room with a trainer.

[KoryMac5]

Gonzo with a single, has hit better of late.

[Tom Servo]

The Kip Wells era is upon us.

[KoryMac5]

Phillips grounds out to short, 3 outs.

[11larkin11]

Cueto wanted to come back out, he was pissed Dick "The" Pole wouldn't let him

[KoryMac5]

The Kip Wells era is upon us.

First there was Joe Mays, than came Josh Fogg, now we have Kip Wells :eek:

[KoryMac5]

Cueto wanted to come back out, he was pissed Dick "The" Pole wouldn't let him

I think with Volquez going down the Reds will be extra cautious with their young guns.

[11larkin11]

I think with Volquez going down the Reds will be extra cautious with their young guns.

Well this was obviously Dusty's fault. He overworked him. I blame this injury wholeheartedly on Dusty Baker and the World Baseball Classic

[Matt700wlw]

First there was Joe Mays, than came Josh Fogg, now we have Kip Wells :eek:

It started with Eric Milton... :cry:

[Matt700wlw]

Well this was obviously Dusty's fault. He overworked him. I blame this injury wholeheartedly on Dusty Baker and the World Baseball Classic

It's Bob Boone's fault...DUH!

[Chip R]

Well this was obviously Dusty's fault. He overworked him. I blame this injury wholeheartedly on Dusty Baker and the World Baseball Classic


And Scott Rolen. And, of course, Bob Boone.

[KoryMac5]

Wells gets Lohse, Shumaker K's, 2 outs.

[KoryMac5]

1, 2, 3 inning for Kip Wells.

[11larkin11]

1, 2, 3 inning for Kip Wells.

You lie.

[BCubb2003]

I think it was the curse of trading Kyle Lohse.

[KoryMac5]

You lie.

Umpires are sending the ball to Cooperstown :thumbup:

[11larkin11]

Umpires are sending the ball to Cooperstown :thumbup:

I did see he was in the 92-93 area, so he isn't Joe Mays

[KoryMac5]

Wlad on first with two outs as Gomes pops up.

[KoryMac5]

Rosales ends the inning with a ground out. Bottom half of the Reds order is brutal.

[KoryMac5]

Wells vs. Pujols: advantage Wells as Pujols K's.

[11larkin11]

Rosales really does have one of the strongest arms I've seen from an IF and its money every time.

[KoryMac5]

Holliday is retired by Rosales.

[KoryMac5]

Ankiel grounds out to Votto. 1, 2, 3 inning for Wells.

[RedFanAlways1966]

Wells, I am enjoying it while I can. Maybe a definite change of pace (from Cueto) is helping at this point. 2nd time through the lineup... we'll see.

[redsmetz]

I turned the game off to head up to my daughters' room to move one daughter's stuff to the attic (pending her move to DC) to make room for her sister's stuff when she moves back from Atlanta before moving to Chicago at the end of the month.

I hopped in the shower since I'd cut the grass, cleaned both BR's and move the aforementioned boxes. Came back down and heard Jeff say "Wells" and I had to run through the game thread to see what happened to Cueto. Lets hope he keeps up this 1 2 3 stuff the rest of the way.

[KoryMac5]

Hanigan can't buy a hit as he lines to center.

[KoryMac5]

Wells grounds out to short, 2 down.

[KoryMac5]

3 down Willy T skies to center.

[KoryMac5]

Wells keep em' on the ground as he gets another groundball out, 1 out.

[KoryMac5]

Molina is on with a single to right. Nice AB from Molina.

[KoryMac5]

Wells starting to nibble a bit more this inning.

[KoryMac5]

Men on 1st and 2nd for Lohse, as Ryan walks. Lohse at bat.

[RedFanAlways1966]

Wells might be gassed. Been awhile since he has pitched.

[KoryMac5]

Lohse lays down a nice bunt to move the runners along. Wells having some issues finding the zone.

[KoryMac5]

Wells wild pitch bounces back to Hanigan runners have to scramble back. Wells has lost the zone here.

[RedFanAlways1966]

Luck... wild pitch bounces right back to Hanigan after hitting the backstop. Wells looks done. Time to get him out of there, but no one in the bullpen.

[KoryMac5]

Wells walks the batter bases loaded, trainwreck waiting to happen.

[RedFanAlways1966]

Geez. Cannot throw a strike.

[11larkin11]

Oh god. Pujols is gonna come up with the bases loaded. Crap. No. Please.

[KoryMac5]

Wells is looking at 3-0 here finally throws a strike.

[Tom Servo]

Well done, Kip.

[11larkin11]

Keep Wells in. Walk him. And Holliday. Get to Ankiel.

[KoryMac5]

Wells walks in a run and Albert is coming up.

[CTA513]

Wells was cut by the Nationals for a reason.

[RedFanAlways1966]

Has not thrown in 11 days? Should the bullpen had been better prepared for this? Not the thinking on the REDS bench. Cost at least one run

[KoryMac5]

3 walks for Wells in the inning, Burton becomes the lamb here.

[RedsManRick]

The losing stops now, eh Bob?

[Matt700wlw]

This could be good.....

[KoryMac5]

Burton might need his inhaler after this AB.

[KoryMac5]

Burton gets Pujols to fly out and the Cards leave 3 stranded. 2-1 Cards.

[11larkin11]

Wow. Who here besides me thought that was out right away?

[Hoosier Red]

Nice slider breaks the bat.

[KoryMac5]

Wow. Who here besides me thought that was out right away?

Everytime I see Albert swing I think it is out.

[Matt700wlw]

Wow!

[CTA513]

Burton and Roenicke are one of the few pitchers to get Pujols out this season with the bases loaded.

[KoryMac5]

Gonzo sends one to the track, 1 out.

[RedFanAlways1966]

What were Dusty and Dick Pole thinking? Kip Wells looked good for a couple of innings, but had not thrown for a week and a half. He was not going to last long. Seems a bit shortsighted to not have someone prepared to take over if needed (and it was needed) a bit sooner. Wells lost it (probably due to lack of playing). Help was brought in two batters too late. Bad decision making.

[KoryMac5]

BP first pitch swinging flies to right, 2 down.

[11larkin11]

So, going back to an old Redszone addage, Good Kyle?

[KoryMac5]

What were Dusty and Dick Pole thinking? Kip Wells looked good for a couple of innings, but had not thrown for a week and a half. He was not going to last long. Seems a bit shortsighted to have have someone prepared to take over if needed (and it was needed) a bit sooner. Wells lost it (probably due to lack of playing). Help was brought in two batters too late. Bad decision making.

I agree but this seems the norm for Wells career. Has it for an inning or two than loses it. I think the reaction by Dusty and Pole was slow I would have had a quicker hook.

[KoryMac5]

Votto reaches on Pujols boot.

[KoryMac5]

So, going back to an old Redszone addage, Good Kyle?

Lots of pitchers getting well against the Reds.

[KoryMac5]

Wlad grounds to short 3 down 2-1 Cards.

[reds44]

lolWilly

[Matt700wlw]

Wily T goes all out for a miss...

[KoryMac5]

1 out runner still at third on the fly ball to Willy T.

[RedsManRick]

Not that I wish harm on any player, but the team improves if Willy gets injured. We can't even get lucky with our injuries.

[KoryMac5]

Burton wild pitch hits the bricks and bounces back to Hanigan, runner holds.

[reds44]

Taveras is so bad.

[KoryMac5]

What kind of move was that Willy T, Greene doubles off the wall 3-1 Cards.

[CTA513]

Someone should make a Taveras highlight film that includes plays like that double by Greene.

[KoryMac5]

Molina grounds to third, Votto puts the tag on him as he was pulled off the bag.

[reds44]

Hey look its Burton, I remember this.

[KoryMac5]

Burton reverting back to form as Ryan doubles to deep left center 4-1 Cards.

[KoryMac5]

Cards score 2 more as the inning finally ends. 4-1 Cards.

[KoryMac5]

Lohse is done for the night, Hawksworth in and gets Gomes to ground out.

[KoryMac5]

Rosales grounds out, 2 down.

[KoryMac5]

Hanigan grounds out, 1,2,3 inning for Hawksworth.

[KoryMac5]

I think I could pre-post the Reds offensive PBP. Ground out to third, grounder to short, flyball to center just to mix it up.

[KoryMac5]

Reds have 4 hits tonight, do we have a pool going, on when they will get no hit.

[KoryMac5]

Daniel Ray into pitch gets the first man for out number one.

[KoryMac5]

Rasmus grounds to Votto, 2 down. Titanic battle of David v. Goliath here.

[KoryMac5]

Reds employing the shift against Albert?

[BCubb2003]

Rasmus grounds to Votto, 2 down. Titanic battle of David v. Goliath here.

How many were there to witness this titanic struggle?

[KoryMac5]

Albert smacks a single to right, Goliath wins this round.

[KoryMac5]

How many were there to witness this titanic struggle?

Looks to be around 40,000 in St Louis, Holliday flies out deep to left. 4-1 Cards.

[KoryMac5]

Another ground ball out 1 down for the Reds.

[KoryMac5]

Ryan with a nice bare handed play to get Willy T, 2 down.

[KoryMac5]

Gonzo with a single to right field.

[KoryMac5]

Another ground ball out 3 down for the Reds.

[HokieRed]

Another ground ball out 3 down for the Reds.


Nothing very sophisticated about Dave Duncan's much admired magic. Down, down, down, sink, sink, sink. Don't let the homerun beat you. Should certainly be replicable in Cinti.

[KoryMac5]

Fisher gets a quick first out.

[KoryMac5]

Fisher walks DeRosa after a long AB.

[KoryMac5]

Molina grounds into a double play, Larussa can't be happy about how quickly Molina got down the line there.

[KoryMac5]

Last chance here for the Reds. Would like to see Votto break out of his funk here.

[KoryMac5]

Former Red Ryan Franklin in to close it down 26/28 in save opps this year.

[KoryMac5]

Votto grounds to second.

[HokieRed]

Former Red Ryan Franklin in to close it down 26/28 in save opps this year.

Pretty cheap closer option picked up, I believe, by Walt.

[KoryMac5]

Wlad grounds to third, 2 down.

[KoryMac5]

Gomes with a nice single, Reds stay alive.

[KoryMac5]

Franklin puts me out of my misery, Cards win 4-1.