8/19/09 - Reds vs. Giants (Stubbs debut)

[Tom Servo]

Stubbs CF
Janish SS
Votto 1B
Phillips 2B
Gomes RF
Balentien LF
Rosales 3B
Hanigan C
Arroyo P

[Tom Servo]

On Reds Live they said there are thunder storms in the area.

[SirFelixCat]

Rain delay...havent heard how long. Poor Stubbs.

[Highlifeman21]

Marty's goin' to the Banana phone, this should prove interesting

[Chip R]

Rain delay...havent heard how long. Poor Stubbs.

I think I heard them say they will get started about 7:30

[Chip R]

Dusty and Darren Baker on Tech Talk now. Insert your own joke here.

[Tom Servo]

Darren Baker and Trey Griffey, the Reds future outfield.

[Highlifeman21]

Marty and Brantley apologizing for going off on Taveras for not running to first when he apparently strained his quad.

[Reds Fanatic]

Start time is supposed to be 7:45 PM

[Tom Servo]

http://jimday.com/About_Jim_Day.html

Fascinating stuff.

[SirFelixCat]

15 mins til first pitch or so.

[Raisor]

I'm sitting in a Barnes and Nobel cafe here in Atlanta wearing my Bench 5 T-Shirt waiting for anyone to give me crap for being a Reds fan.

Alas, no one cares enough to hate the Reds.

[GAC]

San Francisco

AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
E. Velez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
E. Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
N. Schierholtz rf0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
B. Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
R. Winn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
R. Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
A. Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J. Uribe 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
B. Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cincinnati

AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
D. Stubbs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P. Janish ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
J. Votto 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
B. Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J. Gomes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
W. Balentien lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
A. Rosales 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
R. Hanigan c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283

[SirFelixCat]

Go Reds and GL to Stubbs! I promise to give him the entire season before I even begin to pass judgment. I would hope the rest feel the same way.

[Tom Servo]

Let's hope Bronson took the good pills today.

[Raisor]

Career OPS for the lineup

Stubbs .000
Janish .528
Votto .902
Phillips .739
Gomes .802
Balentine .637
Rosales .601
Hannigan .721

That's a strong group.

[Tom Servo]

Arroyo just made Renteria look ridiculous.

[Degenerate39]

Career OPS for the lineup

Stubbs .000
Janish .528
Votto .902
Phillips .739
Gomes .802
Balentine .637
Rosales .601
Hannigan .721

That's a strong group.

The weird thing is Stubbs has a higher OPS than Taveras

[Spring~Fields]

San Francisco 1st Inning Summary

- E. Velez flied out to left
- E. Renteria struck out swinging
- N. Schierholtz doubled to deep center
- B. Molina popped out to left center
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

[reds44]

The weird thing is Stubbs has a higher OPS than Taveras
Well done sir.

[reds44]

So far Stubbs looks a lot like Taveras.

[Tom Servo]

So far Stubbs looks a lot like Taveras.
That was hit further than any recent Taveras drive that I've seen.

[HokieRed]

He must have gotten the be aggressive speech from the Dusty.

[reds44]

Votto is out of the game.

Oh no.

[Spring~Fields]

Barker batting for Votto, reason unknown at this moment.

[REDSEER]

Just when you thought it couldn't get worse....

Hope it's nothing serious with Votto

[HeatherC1212]

*worried for Joey and hoping it's nothing serious* :(

[Reds Fanatic]

Hope he is ok but leaving for no reason sounds like a reoccurence of his problem from this year.

[Spring~Fields]

Cincinnati 1st Inning Summary

- D. Stubbs flied out to left center
- P. Janish grounded out to pitcher
- K. Barker hit for J. Votto
- K. Barker struck out looking
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

[Degenerate39]

Could it be panic attacks again?

[Reds Fanatic]

I don't know the exact day but his father died in August so the anniversary of his death could be affecting him again.

[HeatherC1212]

Joey's father passed away on August 8th, 2008 so that anniversary has all ready come and gone. I hope they let us know soon what's going on so the speculation doesn't get too crazy tonight.

[Super_Barry11]

Pretty sure the one year anniversary was August 8th. He looked pretty out of sync in SF, so I figured he was having a rough time. Anniversaries are so tough. :(

[Spring~Fields]

Back to back hits for San Fran

[SirFelixCat]

Walk to Uribe to load them up, w/ 1 out, for Zito.


Got the 4-6-3 DP. Good job walking the tight rope there.

[Reds Fanatic]

Now a 4 pitch walk loads the bases.

[Reds Fanatic]

Zito grounds into a 4-3 DP to end the inning. 0-0 mid 2nd.

[Spring~Fields]

San Francisco 2nd Inning Summary

- K. Barker at first for the Reds
- R. Winn struck out swinging
- R. Garko singled to shallow left
- A. Rowand singled to shallow right, R. Garko to second
- J. Uribe walked, R. Garko to third, A. Rowand to second
- B. Zito grounded into double play second to first, J. Uribe out at second
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)

[WVRedsFan]

Arroyo dodged a fatal bullet with the bases loaded situation. With this lineup, even two runs might mean a loss. Man, is this team lacking in punch. And the answer is Stubbs? I really can't figure this team out.

[SirFelixCat]

Arroyo dodged a fatal bullet with the bases loaded situation. With this lineup, even two runs might mean a loss. Man, is this team lacking in punch. And the answer is Stubbs? I really can't figure this team out.

At this point in the season. what else do you want them to do? The time for making moves to improve the offense came and went a long time ago.

[HeatherC1212]

Hmmm, this is a curious thing from C.Trent's blog and this doesn't sound like a guy who wasn't feeling great today.


*STIRRUPS BENCHED: I asked Joey Votto if the stirrups he sported Tuesday night were a permanent thing, he said no.
“But every game you’ve worn them in your big league career, you’ve hit a homer,” I told him.
“Well, maybe I should wear them all the time,” he said.
“That’s what I’m saying!” I replied.

They also showed him during Reds Live coverage of BP when they were showing Stubbs and Joey seemed totally fine. I wonder what's going on. :eek:

[WVRedsFan]

At this point in the season. what else do you want them to do? The time for making moves to improve the offense came and went a long time ago.Then there no reason for fans to come out or watch. Look at the stadium. No one wants to see this emasculated team play. At least appear like you are doing something by playing guys who can actually hit (although I realize that it's a challenge), so it looks like you're doing something, even if you're not.

[SirFelixCat]

Then there no reason for fans to come out or watch. Look at the stadium. No one wants to see this emasculated team play. At least appear like you are doing something by playing Gomes and Balentein, so it looks like you're doing something, even if you're not.

Um, Gomes and Balentin are playing tonight.

[Tom Servo]

Thought Balentien had it there.

[JaxRed]

From Carolina game; longer they go without saying something the more chance its a relapse

[HeatherC1212]

Thought Balentien had it there.

So did I! The one night I wouldn't mind seeing a Red hit a cheap HR hit to left field, LOL :laugh:

[Spring~Fields]

Cincinnati 2nd Inning Summary

- B. Phillips grounded out to third
- J. Gomes walked
- W. Balentien flied out to left
- A. Rosales popped out to right center
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)



San Francisco 0, Cincinnati 0

[WVRedsFan]

Um, Gomes and Balentin are playing tonight.

Yep. This team has me so screwed up that I can't remember who they are--I changed it. I meant Nix and Dickerson--but who cares? With a lineup which sports hitters at .000, .204, .000, .262, .276, .297, .204, .283, and .116, I guess getting one run might be a tremendous task.

[Tom Servo]

4-6 yesiree 3.

[HeatherC1212]

Good thing Bronson has his double play pitch working tonight. :eek:

[Spring~Fields]

San Francisco 3rd Inning Summary
- Velez out, I forgot how. :) Old folks short term memory moment.
- E. Renteria singled to shallow right
- N. Schierholtz grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, E. Renteria out at second
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

[HeatherC1212]

The ball not carrying is good for Bronson but bad for the Reds. I thought Hanigan had one there.

[HeatherC1212]

I didn't think Drew went around there but rookies never seem to get the call. Oh well. *sigh*

[Spring~Fields]

Cincinnati 3rd Inning Summary

- R. Hanigan flied out to deep center
- B. Arroyo flied out to left center
- D. Stubbs struck out swinging
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

San Francisco 0, Cincinnati 0

[SirFelixCat]

Bronson has been bailed out by a couple of gb dp's, but he's looked quite good tonight. And by tonight I mean the last handful of starts.

[Spring~Fields]

San Francisco 4th Inning Summary

- B. Molina grounded out to third
- R. Winn popped out to shallow left
- R. Garko singled to shallow left
- A. Rowand struck out swinging
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

[HeatherC1212]

That's just bad luck for Barker there. Hit it right at Garko. :eek:

[Tom Servo]

Reds hitless through 4.

[KoryMac5]

Reds making Zito look like he is worth the contract tonight.

[Reds Fanatic]

Reds continue to be hitless with only one baserunner through 4 innings.

[Spring~Fields]

Cincinnati 4th Inning Summary

- P. Janish flied out to shallow center
- K. Barker lined out to first
- B. Phillips grounded out to first
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

San Francisco 0, Cincinnati 0



IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
B. Zito 4.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.32 4.32


B. Arroyo 4.0 5 0 0 1 3 0 1.40 4.62


Pitches-strikes - B Zito 52-35; B Arroyo 52-38.

Ground balls-fly balls - B Zito 3-6; B Arroyo 4-5.

Batters faced - B Zito 13; B Arroyo 16.

Zito no hitting Reds through 4

[HeatherC1212]

I think Stubbs could have handled that out but dang did Balentin cover some ground to get that ball!

I'm worried that it's now the 5th inning and there's still no news about Joey. :(

[Spring~Fields]

San Francisco 5th Inning Summary

- J. Uribe popped out to shallow left center
- B. Zito grounded out to second
- E. Velez grounded out to first
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

[WVRedsFan]

Maybe the Reds can market this lineup as "The Hitless Wonders" and have them go for a record of consecutive scoreless innings?

Grasping at straws here...

[Tom Servo]

Argh. Again Balentien hits it hard but it's still an out.

[SirFelixCat]

The offense is, well, what it's been all year. But at least Bronson is matching Zito...

[Spring~Fields]

Maybe the Reds can market this lineup as "The Hitless Wonders" and have them go for a record of consecutive scoreless innings?

Grasping at straws here...

:evil: :lol:

[SirFelixCat]

Check swing and the no=no is gone!

[Tom Servo]

Check swing base hit for Rosales. I'll take it.

[HeatherC1212]

YAY!! The no hitter is broken and who the heck had Rosales in the pool?! LOL :lol:

[Spring~Fields]

Yes!!!
Rosales breaks up the smooth sailing Zito's no hitter. :thumbup:

[Reds/Flyers Fan]

At least the ultimate embarassment has been averted - getting no-hit by Zito would be just too much to stomach

[Tom Servo]

Pretty sure Hangian yelled "DAMN IT!" when he flew out.

[Spring~Fields]

Cincinnati 5th Inning Summary

- J. Gomes struck out looking
- W. Balentien flied out to left
- A. Rosales singled to shallow right
- R. Hanigan flied out to right
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

San Francisco 0, Cincinnati 0

[HeatherC1212]

Pretty sure Hangian yelled "DAMN IT!" when he flew out.

That was awesome, LOL :lol:

[Spring~Fields]

At least the ultimate embarassment has been averted - getting no-hit by Zito would be just too much to stomach

I agree, we did not need that.

[HeatherC1212]

Something to Ponder:

If half the Louisville team is up with the Reds right now, does this mean that the team will start winning?? Louisville does have a pretty awesome record right now and these guys were all part of that. Just something to ponder during this rather dull and (thankfully) fast moving game, LOL :laugh:

[Tom Servo]

Great play by Janish but just like Rosales before he should probably take more time when the slowest man on Earth, Bengie Molina, is running down the line.

[SirFelixCat]

That was a pretty pick by Janish and a pretty grab on the short hop by Barker. Niiiiice.


Bronson dealing today.

[Spring~Fields]

San Francisco 6th Inning Summary

- E. Renteria grounded out to shortstop
- N. Schierholtz struck out swinging
- B. Molina grounded out to shortstop
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

[Tom Servo]

Gapper up in the booth with Kelch and Welsh.

[oneupper]

Janish is really quite slick out in the field. I wish he could hit a bit.

[Strikes Out Looking]

Something to Ponder:

If half the Louisville team is up with the Reds right now, does this mean that the team will start winning?? Louisville does have a pretty awesome record right now and these guys were all part of that. Just something to ponder during this rather dull and (thankfully) fast moving game, LOL :laugh:

Only if their manager came along;)

[Tom Servo]

Stubbs first hit is a flare double down the line.

[HeatherC1212]

Go Drew!! First major league hit and he makes it into a double!! :D

[Spring~Fields]

Stubbs doubles. Good for youngman :)

[oneupper]

Gapper up in the booth with Kelch and Welsh.

Gapper's voice is disturbing.

[SirFelixCat]

Nice! Congrats Drew! Double for his first hit...wasn't pretty but it's a hit!

[HeatherC1212]

Only if their manager came along;)

I could get on board with that! :thumbup:

Drew can really fly around the bases! Wow. Dude has some speed. :eek:

[Tom Servo]

Gapper's voice is disturbing.
I miss Mr. Red. I wish there was room for him and Mr. Redlegs.

http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/images/fan_forum/2008/mrred_clip_142x287.jpg

[Tom Servo]

Votto left the game with blurred vision.

[Reds Fanatic]

Votto left the game with blurred vision

[Spring~Fields]

Marty reports that Joey Votto left the game with blurred vision.

[HeatherC1212]

Yikes, that doesn't sound very good but hopefully they get it fixed for him. I've had blurry vision before due to my contacts and it totally sucks. Thanks for the update guys! :)

[SirFelixCat]

Per Fay:

Joey Votto left the game with blurry vision. He'll be evaluated tomorrow morning.

[SirFelixCat]

Damn...just read it and 5th? Sheesh you guys are fast!

[Spring~Fields]

Cincinnati 6th Inning Summary

- B. Arroyo struck out swinging
- D. Stubbs doubled to shallow right
- P. Janish sacrificed to third, D. Stubbs to third
- K. Barker grounded out to second
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

San Francisco 0, Cincinnati 0

[VR]

A silly thought I know....but why not have Stubbs try to steal 3rd there?

[Spring~Fields]

Per Fay:

Joey Votto left the game with blurry vision. He'll be evaluated tomorrow morning.

We all keep an eye on Joey, we had it well covered. :)

[HeatherC1212]

We all keep an eye on Joey, we had it well covered. :)

Some of us keep a better eye on him than others :D but it's nice to know we're all on top of these types of situations, LOL :laugh: (Random-Has Joey had a game off since he got back from the DL?! That's a lot of games. Maybe a night off will do him some good.)

Wow, I'd forgotten how dull these games can be without having Joey to watch in the lineup. *smacks self to stay awake* :eek:

[alloverjr]

Per Fay:

Joey Votto left the game with blurry vision. He'll be evaluated tomorrow morning.

Any chance this is related to his previous DL stint? I'm concerned.

[Brutus]

You know, Drew Stubbs just made $2,325 today (minus his $50 union dues). If nothing else, he may be on a team that has the talent of a AAA team, but at least he's in the bigs.

[Tom Servo]

You know, Drew Stubbs just made $2,325 today (minus his $50 union dues). If nothing else, he may be on a team that has the talent of a AAA team, but at least he's in the bigs.
He's also hitting a respectable .333 :cool:

[Tom Servo]

Runners on 2nd and 3rd for the Giants with two outs, and they're pulling Zito for pinch hitter Fred Lewis.

[VR]

2 pukey hits on pitches that fooled the hitters. Not cool.

[Tom Servo]

Lewis pops up. Arroyo gives up no runs AND now no more Zito to baffle the hitters.

[HeatherC1212]

Any chance this is related to his previous DL stint? I'm concerned.

I don't think so but we really have no idea until we hear something more from the clubhouse. I don't remember his vision being talked about with his earlier spells and he's seemed perfectly fine on this homestand (aside from being frustrated as a hittern at times :p: ). I wonder if he got something in his eye while he was getting ready to bat because he seemed fine in the field. Chalk maybe? That makes my eyes water just thinking about it. :eek:

[Spring~Fields]

San Francisco 7th Inning Summary

- R. Winn grounded out to second
- R. Garko grounded out to shortstop
- A. Rowand singled to shallow left center
- J. Uribe doubled to shallow right, A. Rowand to third
- F. Lewis hit for B. Zito
- F. Lewis popped out to right center
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)

[Brutus]

I don't think so but we really have no idea until we hear something more from the clubhouse. I don't remember his vision being talked about with his earlier spells and he's seemed perfectly fine on this homestand (aside from being frustrated as a hittern at times :p: ). I wonder if he got something in his eye while he was getting ready to bat because he seemed fine in the field. Chalk maybe? That makes my eyes water just thinking about it. :eek:

It was rubbing the sleepy dirt out of the eyes after waking up from his dream where he did not have two (just one) OBP guys of sub 300 in front of him.

[VR]

2.18 Earnie for Arroyo over the last 57 2/3 innings.

I would hope there is some phone activity in the GM's office tomorrow.

[HeatherC1212]

It was rubbing the sleepy dirt out of the eyes after waking up from his dream where he did not have two (just one) OBP guys of sub 300 in front of him.

LOL :laugh: And seeing Stubbs at third in that last inning probably drove him crazy in the dugout or wherever he is because you know (and he probably knows too) that his chances of driving Drew in for a run were much higher than Barker's! :p:

[Spring~Fields]

2.18 Earnie for Arroyo over the last 57 2/3 innings.

I would hope there is some phone activity in the GM's office tomorrow.

I don't understand the lack of interest in him, it is not like he is pitching for the "27 Yankees" or the "Big Red Machine". He has been pitching well.

[HeatherC1212]

Micah sighting! I think I'm his only fan here but it's good to see him in the dugout again. :D

[Brutus]

I don't understand the lack of interest in him, it is not like he is pitching for the "27 Yankees" or the "Big Red Machine". He has been pitching well.

$

[Tom Servo]

Sergio Romo strikes out the side.

[Spring~Fields]

Cincinnati 7th Inning Summary

- S. Romo relieved B. Zito
- B. Phillips struck out swinging
- J. Gomes struck out swinging
- W. Balentien struck out swinging
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

7th inning stretch, this game is going fast.

San Francisco 0, Cincinnati 0



IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
B. Zito 6.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 1.32 4.26
S. Romo 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.34 4.98

IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
B. Arroyo 7.0 7 0 0 1 4 0 1.38 4.54


Pitches-strikes - B Zito 77-50; S Romo 17-10; B Arroyo 85-61.

Ground balls-fly balls - B Zito 4-9; S Romo 0-0; B Arroyo 10-8.

Batters faced - B Zito 21; S Romo 3; B Arroyo 27.

[Kc61]

Left side of Reds infield with Rosales and Janish quite good defensively.

Don't hit, but play nice defense.

[Tom Servo]

Balentien dives and can't make the play. 1-0 Giants. :(

[VR]

$

3 weeks ago....I would agree. He has to be the most attractive 'available' pitcher right now with the way he's been chuckin' it over the last month. I look to the GM to market that run and turn it into something of value.

[HeatherC1212]

THAT.SUCKS. :bang:

[HeatherC1212]

Left side of Reds infield with Rosales and Janish quite good defensively.

Don't hit, but play nice defense.

I agree and I have to say that Barker has done quite well over at first for his first start there with the Reds.

[Kc61]

Reds now down a run. Probably impossible to overcome.

[Spring~Fields]

THAT.SUCKS. :bang:

I was thinking something along that line, your's was a little cleaner. :D

[VR]

THAT.SUCKS. :bang:

Goodness, no kidding. When I saw Balentien go airborne, I though he'd at least knock it down.

Good attempt, just another tough break that's accentuated by need for pitching and defense to be near perfect to make up for this offense.

[Highlifeman21]

So who pinch hits for Arroyo?

[HeatherC1212]

OK Reds.....PLEASE get Bronson at least one run so he doesn't take a loss tonight! :eek:

[Reds/Flyers Fan]

Reds now down a run. Probably impossible to overcome.

Unbelievably, that's the state of Reds baseball 2009

Down 1-0 and it's over :rolleyes:

[Big Klu]

So who pinch hits for Arroyo?

Laynce Nix. (Unless Rosales and Hanigan can tie the game before Arroyo's spot is due.)

[Spring~Fields]

San Francisco 8th Inning Summary

- E. Velez grounded out to third
- E. Renteria singled to right
- N. Schierholtz doubled to left center, E. Renteria scored
- B. Molina flied out to left
- R. Winn struck out swinging
- End of Inning (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)

San Francisco 1, Cincinnati 0

[VR]

If Rosales or Hanigan don't get on....I'd let Arroyo hit and go out there for the 9th.

[Highlifeman21]

Laynce Nix. (Unless Rosales and Hanigan can tie the game before Arroyo's spot is due.)

Rosales won't do anything, while Hanigan might actually get on.

I'll be rooting for Nix.

[Tom Servo]

Nix PH for Arroyo.

[HeatherC1212]

How ironic.....I actually got something in my eye a little while ago and I still don't quite have my vision totally back yet. Apparently my sympathies for Joey go a lot deeper than I realized, LOL :laugh:

[Kc61]

Feel bad for Stubbs. Had to take the step down from the Bats to the Reds.

[Highlifeman21]

Nix PH for Arroyo.

So with Affeldt coming in, who pinch hits for Nix?

[Big Klu]

Rosales won't do anything, while Hanigan might actually get on.

I'll be rooting for Nix.


So with Affeldt coming in, who pinch hits for Nix?

Nobody.

This is where having a 12-man pitching staff and a short bench really hurts.

[Spring~Fields]

Feel bad for Stubbs. Had to take the step down from the Bats to the Reds.

:lol:

:oops:

[Kc61]

So with Affeldt coming in, who pinch hits for Nix?

Is Taveras available?

Activate Owings mid-game?

No, it's Nix.

[Highlifeman21]

Nobody.

This is where having a 12-man pitching staff and a short bench really hurts.

Good 'ol 12 man staffs....

[Tom Servo]

And Nix K's looking.

[Big Klu]

Is Taveras available?

Activate Owings mid-game?

No, it's Nix.

The only alternatives from the right side were Sutton or Tatum.

[Spring~Fields]

Cincinnati 8th Inning Summary

- A. Rosales fouled out to catcher
- R. Hanigan lined out to third
- L. Nix hit for B. Arroyo
- J. Affeldt relieved S. Romo
- L. Nix struck out looking
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

San Francisco 1, Cincinnati 0

[redsmetz]

Coming late to the thread (had a meeting to attend tonight) - why did Votto leave the game?

[Big Klu]

Good 'ol 12 man staffs....

You got that right. With a 12-man staff and a five-man bench, you really can't afford to pinch-hit for another position player very often. (Especially when a player had to leave unexpectedly earlier in the game.)

[Spring~Fields]

Coming late to the thread (had a meeting to attend tonight) - why did Votto leave the game?

Blurred vision.

[Big Klu]

Coming late to the thread (had a meeting to attend tonight) - why did Votto leave the game?

Blurred vision.

[Tom Servo]

Burred vision.
Aaron Burr vision.

[Spring~Fields]

San Francisco 9th Inning Summary

- N. Masset relieved B. Arroyo
- R. Garko popped out to right center
- A. Rowand grounded out to pitcher
- J. Uribe singled to shallow left center
- T. Ishikawa hit for J. Affeldt
- T. Ishikawa flied out to left
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

[Spring~Fields]

Aaron Burr vision.

Gosh, I must be having blurred vision too.........thanks for seeing that for me. :eek:

[reds44]

That was a ball.

[Tom Servo]

Stubbs goes down 0-2, takes the next three high, and is called out an a questionable 3-2 slider.

[REDSEER]

Wow......very bad call....that kills about any chance we had to score this inning

[HeatherC1212]

Bad call on Stubbs and I think he knew it too. :(

[Tom Servo]

Despite his terrible haircut I've always had some man-love for Brian Wilson and damn, he can throw it.

[Stormy]

2 hits on the night, both of the bloop variety. That's nearly as close to being no hit as it gets.

[HokieRed]

Barker swung at a 3-0 with Phillips on deck?

[HeatherC1212]

This game needed Joey in the worst way tonight and Bronson deserved a win after pitching a great game. *sigh* :(

[Highlifeman21]

Losing 1-0 to Barry Zito pretty much sums it up for me.

Kinda upset I actually wasted my time to listen to the game tonight...

[Tom Servo]

This one was pretty much a lost cause as soon as Votto exited the game.

[Big Klu]

This one was pretty much a lost cause as soon as Votto exited the game.

I would think he's doubtful for a 12:35 game tomorrow afternoon, as well.

[Will M]

Bronson is doing his 2008 2nd half imitation. Night and day between Apr-May-June and July-Aug-Sept last year and this year. GMs in need of pitching have been asleep at the switch.

[Spring~Fields]

Lightning knocked me out the box, that was thrilling. :eek:

Final San Francisco 1, Cincinnati 0

Scoring Summary
Top 8th: San Francisco
- N. Schierholtz doubled to left center, E. Renteria scored

San Francisco Batting
2B - N Schierholtz 2 (15, B Arroyo 2); J Uribe (19, B Arroyo).

RBI - N Schierholtz (23).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina 1, R Winn 1, F Lewis 2.

GIDP - N Schierholtz, B Zito.

Team LOB - 8.

Cincinnati Batting
2B - D Stubbs (1, B Zito).

S - P Janish.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Barker 1.

Team LOB - 3.

Pitching


IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
B. Zito 6.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 1.32 4.26
S. Romo 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.30 4.84 (W, 4-2)
J. Affeldt 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.22 1.80 (H, 25)
B. Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.11 2.75 (S, 30)

IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
B. Arroyo 8.0 9 1 1 1 5 0 1.39 4.56 (L, 11-12)
N. Masset 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.06 2.80


Pitches-strikes - B Wilson 16-8; B Zito 77-50; S Romo 22-14; J Affeldt 4-3; B Arroyo 99-71; N Masset 7-5.

Ground balls-fly balls - B Wilson 1-0; B Zito 4-9; S Romo 0-1; J Affeldt 0-0; B Arroyo 11-10; N Masset 1-2.

Batters faced - B Wilson 3; B Zito 21; S Romo 5; J Affeldt 1; B Arroyo 32; N Masset 4.

[cincrazy]

This is the absolute worst offense I've ever seen in my life.

[Stormy]

Bronson is doing his 2008 2nd half imitation. Night and day between Apr-May-June and July-Aug-Sept last year and this year. GMs in need of pitching have been asleep at the switch.

Same phenomenon in 2007, as well.

2007: 99IP of 3.55ERA 1.31 WHIP ball after the break.
2008: 96IP of 3.47ERA 1.19 WHIP ball after the break.

And in 2009 he probably just neared 2.85ERA territory in his nearly 50IP of 2nd half starts.

I thought Walt should have been able to trade him at 2008's deadline based upon his historical precedent of ALWAYS posting stellar 2nd halves, dating back to his Boston days. I simply can't fathom in a pitching starved market why he doesn't have value this year, with only a single year left on his contract.

[Stormy]

This is the absolute worst offense I've ever seen in my life.

Worst OPS+ in the majors (79) with a bullet.

[Spring~Fields]

Cincinnati
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
D. Stubbs cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250
P. Janish ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202
C. Dickerson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
J. Votto 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
K. Barker ph-1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
B. Phillips 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260
J. Gomes rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .273
W. Balentien lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .282
A. Rosales 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207
R. Hanigan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
B. Arroyo p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .114
L. Nix ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242
N. Masset p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals AB 28 R 0 H 2 RBI 0 HR 0 BB 1 K 10 SB 0 LOB 4

[OldXOhio]

How often does your 2 hitter get PH for in the 9th in a tight affair?

[Stormy]

How often does your 2 hitter get PH for in the 9th in a tight affair?

Well, since Dusty Baker almost exclusively reserves the #2 spot for guys with sub-290OBPs (Gonzo, Janish, Taveras), they probably should be PH'd for in the 9th inning of every tight affair. ;)

[paintmered]

Worst OPS+ in the majors (79) with a bullet.

That is faceplam bad.

[OldXOhio]

Well, since Dusty Baker almost exclusively reserves the #2 spot for guys with sub-290OBPs (Gonzo, Janish, Taveras), they probably should be PH'd for in the 9th inning of every tight affair. ;)

I would argue they get PH for in the 1st myself.

[traderumor]

Did anyone notice the odd way Barker showed the ball to the home plate ump after the catch on a few of the DP?. Another time he showed it to the 1b ump. I know guys often hold up their glove to show they caught it, but why he turned and showed it to the plate ump was odd. And he took the ball out of his glove and showed the ball in his throwing hand.

Yes, it was 1-0 game where the Reds had two soft, bloop hits.