3/22 Reds vs Rockies!

[SirFelixCat]

Rockies:

Fowler, 8
Barmes, 4
Spilborghs, 7
Tulo, 6
Olivo, 2
Mora, 5
Eldred, 3
Garner, 9
De La Rosa, 1


Reds:
Your OD lineup (probably)

Stubbs
O-Cab
Votto
Phillips
Rolen
Bruce
Gomes
Razor Ramon
BA


On MLB network and Chapman to pitch today!

[SirFelixCat]

BA throwing strikes to start the game.

Gets Fowler to roll over on one and a nice play by Votto. 4-1 go. 1 down.


Barmes pops up to BP, 2 down.

[membengal]

Gah, sorry, SirFelix, just saw your thread.

[SirFelixCat]

Spilborghs smokes the ole 'get ahead fastball' down into the RF corner and legs out a stand-up triple. Ball took a funny hop and Bruce couldn't hold him to a double.

BA starts TuLo w/ 2 sick curves to get ahead 0-2 and then throws another sick, sick hook and TuLo goes down swinging on 3 pitches. No worries about the triple.

Thru 0.5, 0-0.

[SirFelixCat]

No worries, memb. You can do the pbp if you want...you're much better at it then me :)

[SirFelixCat]

Oh and I hope the Rockies keep their starters in for at least 6 innings today so we can see what Chapman does vs them. They are expected to smoke the NL West this year, so should be exciting to watch how he does!

[membengal]

Let's make this the official thread then...

[membengal]

The lefty Jorge De La Rosa pitches.

Stubbs homers.

[SirFelixCat]

Stubbs SMOKES a 1-0 fastball down and in over the LF fence. 1-0 good guys! He looked like a lefty up there on the down and in pitch :):jump:

[membengal]

Tell you all what, Stubbs has responded big time in the last 10 days. Gracious.

1-0 Reds.

[nate]

That was a blast.

[membengal]

Cabrera pops out to 3b. Votto up.

[SirFelixCat]

Thom and Cowboy saying that w/ the exception of Deion Sanders, Stubbs is the fastest guy they have ever seen in a baseball uniform.

[SirFelixCat]

Votto looking good up there, even after falling behind looking at 2 pitches, 0-2. Fouls a couple off and gets the count to 3-2. but he K'd. 8 pitch AB though.

[membengal]

Votto making De La Rosa work. Would love to have Bruce find a way to approach hitting off of lefties like Votto does.

[membengal]

Votto Ks, but he saw 8 pitches in the at-bat.

[flyer85]

I really like the idea of platooning Gomes/Dickerson to start the season. That way the Reds could get Carbrera(or Stubbs) out of the top of the order but we know that isn't going to happen. Heck I'd be shocked if he hits out of the 2 hole once in the entire year.

[membengal]

Phillips pops out.

1-0 Reds after one.

[SirFelixCat]

BP does his best Willie Mays Haynes, sans pushups. End of 1, 1-0 Rojos.

[membengal]

Pop out to start the 2nd. Arroyo in a nice rhythm.

[SirFelixCat]

BA falls behind Olivio 2-0, then on a couple of benders, gets him to pop up. F-6. 1 down.

[SirFelixCat]

You do the pbp, I'll add color.

[SirFelixCat]

Can 'o corn.

[membengal]

Mora flies out to RF. Two down.

Chapman is going to look like he is throwing 200 mph when he follows Arroyo to the hill.

[SirFelixCat]

Ya know, for BA usually sucking during daylight hours (was his mother a vampire?!?), he's looking pretty filthy. Even moreso when you factor in that 'breaking ball' pitchers usually go to Arizona to die due to the dry air/elevation. Notsomuch says BA!

[membengal]

And now a K.

Arroyo looking very sharp.

1-0 middle of 2, Reds lead.

[Homer Bailey]

Wow did not know this was on MLB Network. Didn't set the DVR. Want to curse.

[SirFelixCat]

Wow did not know this was on MLB Network. Didn't set the DVR. Want to curse.

membengal and myself will try to fill in and it'll be like you watched it yourself :)

[membengal]

Scott "Professional at-bat" Rolen singles back through the box to start the 2nd.

[SirFelixCat]

Man, it's a beautiful day here (and down in Goodyear). Makes ya wanna go out and play some ball...or at least catch a game!

[membengal]

Bruce up, nice test here against the lefty. I think, without looking, that Bruce has had a slightly better spring against southpaws.

[membengal]

Bruce flies to CF, one out. Runner still on first.

[SirFelixCat]

Sounded like Bruce may need a new piece of lumber there.

[membengal]

Gomes is up.

FSN Ohio is apparently adding a pitchtrax to the broadcast this year. Joining the 21st century finally.

[membengal]

Now if only we could get the HD thing worked out on a consistent basis...

[SirFelixCat]

This "foxtrax" that they're showing on the screen is pretty sexy. Kinda like the Pitchfx on gameday. Nice.

[membengal]

Also, the broadcasts will incorporate a super-duper-extra-slow-really-slow motion replay into the telecasts this year.

[SirFelixCat]

Now if only we could get the HD thing worked out on a consistent basis...

Seriously.


On an unrelated note, Gomes has never gotten cheated on a pitch, has he? We have a guy on our MSBL team that reminds me of him, but when he hits a ball, 'it stays hit'.

[membengal]

Gomes pops out to RF. Two down. Although the high sky almost messes up the Colorado RFer.

Hernandez up.

[membengal]

Good news for you in Cincy, Channel 12 will broadcast Opening Day along with FSN Ohio.

[SirFelixCat]

All games are in HD this year!!!



Finally!

[membengal]

Holy moley, all 145 FSN Ohio games will be on HD this year. Big news.

This game, most assuredly, is NOT in HD.

[klw]

Also, the broadcasts will incorporate a super-duper-extra-slow-really-slow motion replay into the telecasts this year.

Good to hear as maybe we will be able to see a Chapman fastball at last.

[membengal]

Ramon Ks.

1-0 Reds after two.

[kbrake]

Really wish my cable provider offered FSN in HD. Today's game looks like it was taped in 1971.

[SirFelixCat]

Wow, great day today. Gorgeous weather, pitch fx incorporated on Reds broadcasts, and all in HD. All that could make it better would be some enchiladas, but I'll have to settle on a chicken breast. C'est la vie.

[SirFelixCat]

Really wish my cable provider offered FSN in HD. Today's game looks like it was taped in 1971.

The key is to watch it on a older TV and it looks good :)

[membengal]

Nothing sexier than having the screen chopped down on either side to accomodate a non-HD broadcast...

[membengal]

Arroyo Ks another.

[Superdude]

arroyo's looking SHARP!

[membengal]

And another.

Arroyo is vicious nasty with his stuff right now.

[membengal]

Fowler walks, two outs, one on. Fowler has plenty of speed to burn.

[membengal]

Membengal fantasy draftee Clint Barmes homers. 2-1 Rockies lead.

[Hoosier Red]

Good to hear as maybe we will be able to see a Chapman fastball at last.

Can you hear better in HD? :)

[membengal]

Spillboroughs fliest out to short LF.

2-1 Rockies middle of 3.

[membengal]

Bob C in the booth.

[membengal]

We've reached the Reds pitchers batting portion of the spring. Arroyo up.

Arroyo flies out to CF.

Stubbs up.

[steig]

You guys should just be happy to be able to watch today. I had to travel out of town for business and the hotel doesn't have MLB Tv

[membengal]

Stubbs grounds out to 3b, very close play at first. Stubbs really can motor.

[HeatherC1212]

I'm still stuck at work so I appreciate the PBP today. :)

[membengal]

O-Cab grounds out.

[SirFelixCat]

Stubbs grounds out to 3b, very close play at first. Stubbs really can motor.

Yeah he can. Made a routine play at 1B a bang-bang.:thumbup:

[membengal]

Thom B fishing for a "the losing stops now" quote from Castellini.

[membengal]

Tulo doubles to start the 4th.

[SirFelixCat]

Bob C. "Well, if the Reds are winning, the fans will come to the games". Glad to hear him say that and not the opposite.

[membengal]

Ground out to O-Cab.

One down, runner still on second.

[membengal]

Arroyo has that good 73 mph yakker going today.

[membengal]

Sweet, Tulo thrown out trying to steal 3b. Two down.

[SirFelixCat]

Nice throw by Razor to throw out a stealing Tulo @ 3B. Perfect throw!

[membengal]

Fly ball to CF from Mora ends the inning.

2-1 Rockies middle of 4.

[SirFelixCat]

Bob C. on his initial reaction when the front office approached him about signing Chapman: "I was horrified (at the amount of money), but sometimes you have to be bold". :lol: He went on to say how thoroughly the scounts and company researched and studied and they really felt it was a good risk to take.

[membengal]

Chapman warming up. Looks like he will come in for the 6th.

[membengal]

Votto, Phillips, Rolen, and hopefully more up for Cincy in the 4th.

[SirFelixCat]

Didn't realize that this is the first FSO game w/ Chapman. They're showing him stretching and really pimping it (his outing today) and him pretty hard.

[membengal]

Great at-bat from Votto, draws a walk to start the inning.

[SirFelixCat]

Votto does really well just throwing his bat , defensively, at the ball to foul it off when he has 2 strikes on him. I suppose all good hitters do this, but it just struck me watching him do that to draw a walk just now.

[membengal]

Thom B and Brantley droning on about Android phones.

[membengal]

Ick. Votto picked off first by the catcher Olivo.

[HeatherC1212]

Joey may not be hitting much but he has been drawing quite a few walks. :thumbup:

ARGH, I jinxed him! :bang:

[SirFelixCat]

Ugh. Olivio, not to be outdone by Razor Ramon, throws an absolute seed perfectly to pick Votto off @ 1B.

[membengal]

Phillips still up, now one out.

[membengal]

Phillips Ks. But fell to his knees swinging, so, that's macho, right?

Two down.

[SirFelixCat]

My theory is that they want Chapman to get on the mound, so they're trying to expedite things. :)

[membengal]

Rolen flies out to RF.

2-1 Rockies after 4.

[SirFelixCat]

Dusty to be on the broadcast when they come back from pimping MLB2k10.

[SirFelixCat]

On the HR just now, Dusty, "Oohh-wee!'. :lol:

[membengal]

My least favorite in-game feature, talking to the manager as the game is going on, is underway.

Homerun for some Rockie or another.

3-1 Rockies lead.

Brad Eldreth with the jack.

[SirFelixCat]

I know I harp on Dusty as much as some on here, but the dude enjoys the game. He's telling the ball to stay in play on a foul and was cheering on Joey to catch it, etc. :thumbup:

[SirFelixCat]

Bronson starting to tire it seems. Gives up a BB.

[membengal]

Arroyo walks the next hitter.

One on, none out.

[SirFelixCat]

Bunt w/ man on 1st and Dusty yelling at the field for someone to cover 3B!. I dig it!

[Homer Bailey]

Stalllllll until my roommate gets home to record PLEASE!

[membengal]

De La Rosa bunts the runner over, Dusty shouting instructions that someone needed to cover third.

One out, runner on second.

[SirFelixCat]

Yup, BA is tiring. His breaking ball isn't nearly as sharp and walks another batter.

[membengal]

Arroyo walks Fowler, and Dusty asks Brian Price to go out and talk to Arroyo.

[SirFelixCat]

1st and 2nd, 1 out. Price instructed to head out to the mound by Dusty.

[membengal]

They have decided to finally leave Dusty alone to manage the game.

[membengal]

Next hitter grounds into a force play, runners at 1st and 3rd, two outs.

[membengal]

Arroyo up 0-2 on Spillboroughs.

[membengal]

Fly out to RF ends the inning. Nice recovery from Arroyo.

3-1 Rockies middle of 5.

[SirFelixCat]

Good job by BA to finish out the inning and not force Dusty to bring in someone just to finish the inning, so that Chapman comes in at the beginning of an inning.

[SirFelixCat]

Nice piece about Eric the Red, the teacher & coach/instructor. My fav. Red of all time. :thumbup:

[membengal]

Bruce, Gomes, Ramon and a pinch-hitter for Arroyo if it gets that far.

[SirFelixCat]

BA's final line: 5IP 4H, 3ER, 3BB (2 in the last inning when tiring), 4K, 2HR allowed.

[SirFelixCat]

Bruce, Gomes, Ramon and a pinch-hitter for Arroyo if it gets that far.
when it gets that far you mean!

[membengal]

Bruce flies out to LF to start the 5th.

[membengal]

Gomes Ks. De La Rosa dealing.

[SirFelixCat]

Reds seem to be very much in a hurry to get Chapman to the mound. Gomes whiffs on 3 straight pitches and was nowhere near the curve for the K.

[SirFelixCat]

Razor, trying to give him a little more time to warm up, doubles into RCF.

Razor = team player!

[membengal]

Ramon doubles to deep right center.

Two outs, one on.

[SirFelixCat]

Razor lifted for a PR'er.

Frazier up to bat and ooh's and ahhh's welcome him to the plate from my house (ie. me).

And he promptly goes down on 3 pitches. De La Rosa making the Reds not look great. 2 hits thru 5.

But, wait for it....Stop!


It's Chapman-time!

[membengal]

Todd Frazier pinch-hitting for Arroyo. Big spot, relatively, for the kid, here.

[paintmered]

There's an update to the game thread policy. http://www.redszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68160

Please check it out. :)

[membengal]

Yuck, Ks on three pitches.

Chapman on to start the 6th.

[SirFelixCat]

Castillo catching him. 24 scouts behind the plate watching and Peter Gammons as well.

[membengal]

Chapman indeed in. Wilkin Castillo in to catch. 24 scouts on hand, along with Peter Gammons.

I will do a literal pitch by pitch if people would like.

[reds44]

I got home at the perfect time!

Here we go.

[membengal]

First batter to face Chapman is Tulo, unless Tulo has been lifted.

[SirFelixCat]

Go ahead...I'll add flavor.

[membengal]

Tulo is indeed up.

First pitch a fastball strike.

Now a 97 mph fastball fouled off. 0-2 count.

[SirFelixCat]

93mph first pitch. 97 2nd. Both strikes, first looking, 2nd foul.

[nate]

Unfair.

[reds44]

ehehehehehehehe. HAVE FUN.

Strike out on 3 pitches.

[membengal]

Yikes.

K on a 79 mph change up.

Gracious.

[SirFelixCat]

OMG.

That was disgusting.

79 mph changeup swing and miss. ZERO chance.

[SirFelixCat]

ehehehehehehehe. HAVE FUN.


Sums it up well me thinks.

[reds44]

Just blew a 96 MPH heater right by Olivo. He was about 4 days late on that.

[membengal]

Absolutely filthy if he can do that regularly.

96 mph fastball swung and missed by Olivo.

[membengal]

Next pitch a change up high.

1-1 count.

Now a ball popped up to SS. Two outs.

[reds44]

I literally laughed out loud on his strikeout pitch to Tulo.

[SirFelixCat]

F-I-L-T-H-Y

[membengal]

The pop up came on an 86 mph breaking ball in on his hands.

[SirFelixCat]

I literally laughed out loud on his strikeout pitch to Tulo.

I guffaw'd.

[membengal]

Melvin Mora up.

First pitch outside, a ball on a 96 mph fastball.

[reds44]

That was a rough inning.

8 pitches, 3 outs, and a strikeout.

[SirFelixCat]

8 pitches, 3 outs. Easy game.

[membengal]

Mora grounds out to 3b.

Wowsers.

8 pitches.

[membengal]

3-1 middle of six, Rockies lead.

That was absolutely ridiculously good stuff from Chapman to start the inning on Tulo. Just crazy good.

[SirFelixCat]

The ground ball was a soft, 2 hopper to 3B (looked like Francisco in at 3B). Easy, easy inning against 3 legit ML'ers.

[reds44]

The ground ball was a soft, 2 hopper to 3B (looked like Francisco in at 3B). Easy, easy inning against 3 legit ML'ers.
Francisco is pretty much Edwin's twin in the field.

[membengal]

Of those 8 pitches, six were for strikes.

[SirFelixCat]

3-1 middle of six, Rockies lead.

That was absolutely ridiculously good stuff from Chapman to start the inning on Tulo. Just crazy good.

Yeah, you have to think that'll be on a highlight film tonight on MLB network. Or youtube at least.

[SirFelixCat]

Francisco is pretty much Edwin's twin in the field.

Well, he can't field. EdE could, but couldn't throw.

[SirFelixCat]

Dickerson up vs a lefty now too.

[membengal]

The two balls that were hit by Rockies batters were NOT squared up. Weak contact.

[membengal]

Dickerson in for Stubbs, looks like De La Rosa still in, so lefty against lefty.

[TheNext44]

NM

[reds44]

Of those 8 pitches, six were for strikes.
It just looked so easy.

[SirFelixCat]

3-1 on Dickerson. Laying off the outside slider too!

[membengal]

Dickerson gets count to 3-1, then grounds out to 2b.

One down.

[SirFelixCat]

Showing the TuLo AB again. Just not fair. Cowboy and Thom drooling.

[membengal]

De La Rosa reaches his pitch count, leaves the game.

[SirFelixCat]

De La Rosa coming out now. Geico time.

[membengal]

Showing the TuLo AB again. Just not fair. Cowboy and Thom drooling.

I cannot stress enough how filthy that whole sequence was to Tulowitzki. He had NO chance. None. And it impacted the batters who came after him, who tried to get on Chapman early, leading to the easy inning.

[membengal]

Matt Daley in for Colorado.

[Homer Bailey]

Does anyone know if the game will be reairing tonight on MLB network? It seems like something they would do.

Edit: Just looked it up for myself. Nope. Ugh.

[membengal]

Drew Sutton up, grounds hard to 1b, and is out.

Two down.

[membengal]

Does anyone know if the game will be reairing tonight on MLB network? It seems like something they would do.


I just checked the DirecTV guide for the next 24 hours and it appears the answer is no.

Gomes flies out to CF. Inning over.

3-1 Rockies after six.

[SirFelixCat]

Does anyone know if the game will be reairing tonight on MLB network? It seems like something they would do.

Doesn't look like it, but they'll show highlights on MLB tonight for sure.


Interviewing Razor right now and he's raving about him, esp. how well he throws strikes.:thumbup:

[membengal]

Chapman back to the mound for the 7th. We're in commercials now. It is, eternally, Chevy truck month...

[SirFelixCat]

Juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust a bit outside. lol

[membengal]

Fastball to the screen to start the leadoff hitter in the 7th. Then single to left field from Eldred.

One on, none out.

[reds44]

Apparently the scouting report for the Rockies is don't get behind on Chapman. They are hacking early.

[membengal]

First pitch grounded to SS, nice play from Sutton to get the force at 2b. One on, one out.

[klw]

Juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust a bit outside. lol

Hit the Bull.

[redhawkfish]

i really enjoy Brantley when he is talking about pitching!

[membengal]

Stolen base on Chapman. No throw.

One out, runner on second.

[SirFelixCat]

Runner goes on 1st movement and got a 86 mph pitch and no throw.

[membengal]

2-0 count on the batter.

Now 2-1 with a 90 mph slider or fastball taken.

Change is outside. 3-1 count.

[membengal]

Slider taken for strike two.

Counts full.

[membengal]

Slider on the full count pitch low, batter walks.

First and second, one out.

[SirFelixCat]

Bah, 2 inches and it's a DP.

[TRF]

hmm. a little adversity.

[SirFelixCat]

Sutton given an Error on the play.

[membengal]

Basehit to CF scores the run, runners on first and third, one out.

Colorado swinging early and often again.

A scouting report may be devloping already.

4-1 game.

[membengal]

Sutton given an Error on the play.

He was?

[SirFelixCat]

Castillo crossed up on the pitch and has a nasty slider, but he handles it for strike 1, but comes out to the mound.

[SirFelixCat]

He was?

Yup.

[membengal]

1-1 count on the next batter. He's throwing a lot of sliders this inning.

[membengal]

Batter flails at the next pitch, 1-2.

[TRF]

It will be interesting to see if Chapman can make an in game adjustment.

[membengal]

Slider fouled off. He's throwing a majority of sliders this inning.

[SirFelixCat]

FC error on Sutton.

[reds44]

Young was tied in knots.

If Chapman can retire the next hitter, I believe his run will be unearned.

[membengal]

Fastball missed low.

Thom B now confirming that was an error on Sutton, and should have been an inning ending DP.

Eric Young Jr. chases a change up out of the zone, Ks.

[Captain Hook]

Castillo crossed up on the pitch and has a nasty slider, but he handles it for strike 1, but comes out to the mound.

Castillo and Chapman really hasn't been on the same page at all.

[membengal]

Runners are on 2nd and 3rd, two outs, some Rockie I have never heard of up. Fastball low.

[SirFelixCat]

Chapman doesn't seem as comfortable w/ Castillo back there, but he's battling, so that's good to see, imo.

[membengal]

Chapman really not cutting loose with the fastball right now. Interesting to watch. He's throwing sliders and changes to nice effect.

Change-up out of the zone, 2-1 count.

[reds44]

He's struggling to find his release point right now. The majority of his pitches have been high and wide.

[membengal]

Change grounded foul off of third.

2-2 count.

[TRF]

Chapman really not cutting loose with the fastball right now. Interesting to watch. He's throwing sliders and changes to nice effect.

Change-up out of the zone, 2-1 count.

Game plan? Maybe that's under orders from the pitching coach?

[SirFelixCat]

20 pitches thus far.

[membengal]

Fastball away, count is full.

[membengal]

Another full count walk on a slider.

Bases loaded.

Price to the mound.

[SirFelixCat]

Yeah, he's definitely struggling w/ his command. Either inside or high and outside.

Price out to the mound.

[SirFelixCat]

I wonder if he's telling him to trust his stuff and to throw. He's trying to be perfect, it seems, esp. since they seem to be swinging at this 1st pitch FB.

[SirFelixCat]

Good location on first pitch. fastball low, down the middle, but shin high, fouled off.

[membengal]

Have to step away, can someone pick up the pbp?

[SirFelixCat]

Exact same pitch and location, but no swing, 1-1.

[reds44]

1-2

finish him off

[SirFelixCat]

Got it.

91 mph fastball low and in, fouled off.


91-97-91 last 3 pitches all fastball.s

[SirFelixCat]

96 mph fastball fisted off foul. 1-2 still. Bases loaded, 2 outs.

[Captain Hook]

Game plan? Maybe that's under orders from the pitching coach?

Maybe. It seems like he is shaking his catcher off an bunch.I'd say at least 3 or 4 times.I think Castillo would be in on any game plan that would call for less heat.

[SirFelixCat]

An off-speed pitch (either curve that didn't or change) stayed way up and outside, 80 mph. 2-2.

[SirFelixCat]

He grooves one and hit into the gap in LCF. Clears the bases for a double. Bah. I think this is good experience though. See how the kid recovers now.

[SirFelixCat]

This might be his last batter if he can't get him out. Don't want him throwing 40+ pitches in an inning.

Wild pitch (bounced it up) off Castillo chest protector, runner goes and the throw is dropped by Francisco. Safe.


Another fastball low and inside and Dusty and the trainer is out. Looks ok though...

[SirFelixCat]

Uh oh...trainer is out.

[TheNext44]

I'm actually glad he got lit up, as long as he's not injured.

This makes it much easier to send him to the minors, and if he's as mature as everyone says he is, he should learn a lot more from this outing than if he had a good one.

[SirFelixCat]

Seems ok, but Dusty is making a change.

Yeah, he seems fine. 39 pitches that inning though.

[SirFelixCat]

I'm actually glad he got lit up, as long as he's not injured.

This makes it much easier to send him to the minors, and if he's as mature as everyone says he is, he should learn a lot more from this outing than if he had a good one.

Could not agree more.

[SirFelixCat]

Ok, new pitcher, 2-1 count. First pitch, Baez gets him to pop out to 3rd. 1 pitch, inning over.

7-1 bad guys.

[SirFelixCat]

Showing the video room @ Goodyear now instead of commercials. They have cameras in all the cages and all over the field. They can record the batting session or stream them back to Cincy, and review them in both locations. Nice.

[SirFelixCat]

Impressive video setup they have, wow.


Miles up for the Reds. fouls the first pitch off, then takes a pitch, 1-1. Swing and misses on a changeup, 1-2. Corpus (?) is the pitcher #60, if that tells you anything. 2-2 now on Miles...weak grounder, 6-3 ground out. 1-16 now he is (I think).

[SirFelixCat]

Mike Leake interview live w/ Jeff Pecoro now.

Francisco up...swings at the first two pitches, 0-2. 3rd pitch, singles to RF into the hole.

[SirFelixCat]

Leake says he didn't expect much coming into camp (as far as making the team), but trying to do all he can to make the choice difficult for them (the coaches). "I can only control where I put the ball".

[SirFelixCat]

Nix up, but ground out weakly to 2B and Francisco advances to 2B. 2 outs.

[SirFelixCat]

Vlad the impaler up and tries to drive a stake thru the ball, but instead, swings over an off-speed pitch. Then bites on a low and outside slider, then on the 3rd pitch, watches it coast over the black on the outside corner. That's that. Thru 7, 7-1 NOT Reds.

[SirFelixCat]

Baez still in for the Reds. Who is this guy?

[SirFelixCat]

Smoked off the top of the wall in LCF. Missed a HR by about 1-2'. Triple. Guess I don't really need to know who this cat is.

[SirFelixCat]

29 yrs old from Puerto Rico. Last pitched in AAA Iowa. Looks like he'll be headed out soon.

Oh my...I didn't see it, but I sure heard it. I turned my head away from the TV and My Lord did Eldred CRUSH that thing. I don't think it's landed yet.

9-1 bad guys.

[SirFelixCat]

Not sure if anyone is still following, but Chapman is fine, apparently. He's sitting in the dugout, watching the whoopin' the Rockies are puttin' on.

[SirFelixCat]

And now Baez gives up a hard double into the RCF gap. Triple, HR, Double.


And no one is warming up. Cowboy says, "Baez might need to come up w/ another pitch today" :lol:

And now, a hard shot up off the wall down the line in RF. Another double. The ball was hit so hard that the runner didn't go, so he only advanced to 3rd. 2nd and 3rd, 1 out.

[SirFelixCat]

Swinging bunt that goes about 4 feet and Castillo jumps out and throws out the Rockie easily. 2 down.

[SirFelixCat]

Easy 6-3 GO to finish it off, mercifully, in the 8th. Thru 7.5, it's a whole lotta them and since Stubbs HR to lead off the Reds half of the first inning, nuthin' for the Reds.

[Homer Bailey]

johnfayman Chapman stiff back. Had it all week. First inning ok. Got worse. Never had back problem before. #reds
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[SirFelixCat]

Sorry, bed just got delivered.

Yup, stiff back for Chapman. No big concern though.

[Spring~Fields]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

COLORADO 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 2 0 9 10 1
CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1

COLORADO AB R H BI CINCINNATI AB R H BI
D Fowler cf 2 2 0 0 D Stubbs cf 2 1 1 1
M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 C Dickerson cf 2 0 0 0
W Schaeffer ph-2b 1 0 1 0 O Cabrera ss 2 0 0 0
C Barmes 2b 3 1 1 2 D Sutton ss 2 0 1 0
E Young ph-2b-cf 2 0 0 0 J Votto 1b 1 0 0 0
R Spilborghs lf 3 0 1 0 M Cairo 1b 2 0 0 0
A Escobar ph-lf 1 1 0 0 B Phillips 2b 2 0 0 0
T Tulowitzki ss 3 0 1 0 A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0
J Pacheco ph-c 2 0 1 3 S Rolen 3b 2 0 1 0
M Olivo c 3 0 0 0 J Francisco 3b 2 0 1 0
C Nelson ph-ss 2 0 0 0 J Bruce rf 2 0 0 0
M Mora 3b 3 0 0 0 L Nix rf 1 0 0 0
M Daley p 0 0 0 0 J Gomes lf 2 0 0 0
C Frey cf-rf 1 1 1 0 W Balentien lf 1 0 0 0
B Eldred 1b 4 2 3 3 R Hernandez c 2 0 1 0
C Garner rf 3 1 0 0 W Castillo pr-c 1 0 0 0
M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 B Arroyo p 1 0 0 0
M Miller ph 1 0 0 0 T Frazier ph 1 0 0 0
J Rincon p 0 0 0 0 A Chapman p 0 0 0 0
J De La Rosa p 1 0 0 0 F Baez p 0 0 0 0
J Herrera 3b 1 1 1 0 P Janish ph 1 0 0 0
R Geronimo p 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 36 9 10 8 TOTALS 30 1 5 1

Reds Batting
2B: Hernandez, Ra (3, De La Rosa, J).
HR: Stubbs (3, 1st inning off De La Rosa, J, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Stubbs 4; Sutton; Rolen; Francisco, J; Hernandez, Ra 2.
RBI: Stubbs (6).


Reds Baserunning
PO: Votto (1st base by Olivo).

Reds Fielding
E: Sutton (1, fielding).


IP H R ER BB SO HR
COLORADO
J De La Rosa (W,2-1) 5 1-3 3 1 1 1 5 1
M Daley 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0
M Corpas 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
M Belisle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J Rincon 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

CINCINNATI
B Arroyo (L,1-2) 5 4 3 3 3 4 2
A Chapman 1 2-3 2 4 0 2 2 0
F Baez 1 1-3 4 2 2 0 0 1
R Geronimo 1 0 0 0 2 0 0


Reds/Rockies
Groundouts-flyouts:
De La Rosa, J 3-7, Daley, M 1-1, Corpas 2-0, Belisle 1-1,
Rincon 1-0, Arroyo 4-6, Chapman 2-1, Baez, Fe 2-2, Geronimo 2-1.

Batters faced:
De La Rosa, J 19, Daley, M 2, Corpas 4, Belisle 3, Rincon 4,
Arroyo 21, Chapman 10, Baez, Fe 8, Geronimo 5.

[Ron Madden]

Nice Game Thread. Thanks everybody. :beerme: