6/20- Reds @ Mariners- "Fathers' Day 2010"

[Redsfan320]

Orlando Cabrera ss

Brandon Phillips 2b

Joey Votto 1b

Scott Rolen 3b

Jonny Gomes DH

Jay Bruce rf

Drew Stubbs cf

Chris Heisey lf

Corky Miller c

Aaron Harang p

vs. LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith (0-6, 6.63)

Heisey getting the start in left, Hrenandez out again.

I've got PBP.

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[HeatherC1212]

(((Joey))) (((Chris))) I hope they both have good games today and that their dads are sitting in a special heavenly box seat watching this afternoon. I really feel for the guys in this game that don't have their dads around anymore because you know they all grew up playing the game with them and probably miss them a lot on Father's Day. And on a side note, I found out earlier today that Furcal's dad passed away in the DR this morning. I think that's why they put him on the bereavement list during the Dodgers series this past week. :(

[Sea Ray]

Glad to see Rolen and Cabrera playing today. I feared a Dusty Sunday special

[VR]

Nice Heather.

The roof is closed....balls should be flying off the Reds bats today

[Redsfan320]

We are go

Cabrera up

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[TheNext44]

With the roof closed, it looks like a night game.

[Redsfan320]

K(swinging)
1 out
Phillips up

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[Redsfan320]

6-3
2 out
Votto up

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[oneupper]

What's with the hyphen and this pitcher?

[nate]

Chat is open and heart healthy.

[Reds Fanatic]

They need to try someone else in the leadoff spot. Cabrera's numbers are horrible this month.

[Redsfan320]

6
3 out
Top of 1st over
Suzuki up

0-0

[oneupper]

No "ace pitcher" excuse for the offense today.

[mth123]

They need to try someone else in the leadoff spot. Cabrera's numbers are horrible this month.

Yep. I hate the idea of Bruce or Phillips there but would gladly go with either and the SS to the 8 hole. Today may have been a good day to use Heisey there.

[mth123]

No "ace pitcher" excuse for the offense today.

Second time through the order will tell the tale. Our lefty killers (Phillips, Rolen and Gomes) should tee off.

[Redsfan320]

8
1 out
Figgins up

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[oneupper]

Interesting Bio for this Australian Pitcher:

from wiki:

Rowland-Smith is the son of Australian celebrity trainer Rob Rowland-Smith, known as "The Sandhill Warrior."[18] Rowland-Smith's older sister, Rhiannon, is a professional surfer.[19] He himself is an avid surfer, and spends a lot of his time in the off-season in his native Australia surfing.[19] Rowland-Smith's mother, Julie White, is a retired high school physical education teacher.[18] His grandfather was Australia's minister for sport and recreation.[18] His parents divorced when he was three and along with his sister they lived with their mother in Newcastle.[18] Growing-up, Rowland-Smith watched baseball on video cassettes because Major League Baseball wasn't carried on Australian networks back then.[18] He is the first player with a hyphenated last name ever to appear in a major league game.[20] He maintains his own blog and Twitter account to keep up with fans.[21] As of 2007, Rowland-Smith dates Mikaela Dombkins, shooting guard for the Australian women's national basketball team that won the silver medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.[22]

[Redsfan320]

Fo5
2 out
Bradley up

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[Redsfan320]

K(swinging)
3 out
Bottom of 1st over
Rolen up

0-0

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[oneupper]

This is Mikaela Dombkins, shooting guard for the Australian National Basketball team

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200910/r450634_2193027.jpg

[Redsfan320]

1B
Runner on 1st
0 out
Gomes up

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[CTA513]

I haven't seen anything that suggests Rowland-Smith is a power lefty like the little scouting report the announcers gave on him.

[mth123]

There goes the chance for the first no hitter by a pitcher with a hyphen in his name.

[Redsfan320]

8
1 out
Runner on 1st
Bruce up

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[mth123]

Bruce with a hit off a lefty. He's come around in that area.

[Redsfan320]

1B
1B->3B/ Rolen
Runners on 1st and 3rd- Reds threatening
1 out
Stubbs up

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[Redsfan320]

4
2 out
Runners on 1st and 3rd
Heisey up

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[oneupper]

Geez, can't stubbs put one on the ground. Now way they double him up.

[mth123]

Geez, can't stubbs put one on the ground. Now way they double him up.

Not when he's chasing pitches up in his eye level on the outer half of the plate.

[Redsfan320]

4-3
3 out
Top of 2nd over
Lopez up

0-0

Shame the Reds couldn't get anyone across.

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[oneupper]

4-3

Shame the Reds couldn't get anyone across.

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Shame? In this series, unforgivable.

[Reds Fanatic]

Nice catch by Bruce.

[Redsfan320]

9
1 out
Gutierrez up

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[oneupper]

Nice catch by Bruce.

He's making those routinely.

[mth123]

Bruce is the best defender on the team. Better than Phillips, Stubbs, Rolen and Janish. Only Leake may come close to playing his position as well.

[Redsfan320]

8
2 out
Wilson up

Funny, Keels apparently flying out of the way of a foul ball.

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[oneupper]

Seattle announcers are not very entertaining.

[Redsfan320]

8
3 out
Bottom of 2nd over
Miller up

0-0

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[Redsfan320]

9
1 out
Cabrera up

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[Reds Fanatic]

A lot of flyouts to the warning track for the Reds this series.

[Redsfan320]

7
2 out
Phillips up

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[Redsfan320]

BB
Runner on 1st
2 out
Votto up

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[oneupper]

Phillips showing some patience, RRM walked him on 4 pitches.

[oneupper]

Phillips Picked off.

[mth123]

Another bonehead baserunning play by a Red's runner. I wonder if Phillips inherited Farney.

[Redsfan320]

1-3-6-3-4-3/ BP gets picked off
3 out
Top of 3rd over
Carp up

0-0

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[TheNext44]

Another bonehead baserunning play by a Red's runner. I wonder if Phillips inherited Farney.

lol. that would explain a lot.

[Redsfan320]

BB
Runner on 1st
0 out
Alfonzo up

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[mth123]

Nice by Rolen and Phillips.

[Redsfan320]

FC2 5-4(2)/ Carp
H->1B FC/ Alfonzo (the batter)
1 out
Runner on 1st
Saunders up

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[oneupper]

Nice by Rolen and Phillips.

I didn't think they made the out at first, but the replay showed they did. Wonder if Phillips couldn't have thrown to first with Alfonzo running.

[Redsfan320]

Fo2
2 out
Runner on 2nd
2 out
Suzuki up

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[mth123]

I didn't think they made the out at first, but the replay showed they did. Wonder if Phillips couldn't have thrown to first with Alfonzo running.

It looked like the scoop left him in poor position to throw. Probably smarter holding it like he did. Farney apparantly doesn't play defense with Phillips only runs the bases.

[Ron Madden]

Nice catch by Bruce.

Jay Bruce can play some defense. :thumbup:

[Redsfan320]

FC9 4-6 (2)/ Alfonzo
FC/ Suzuki
3 out
Bottom of 3rd over
AtBat says Rolen up, but it will be Votto as he was up when BP was picked off

0-0

[mth123]

Votto, Rolen and Gomes the second time through. Mr. Rowland-Smith's day should get a lot worse now or it may be a long day for the Reds.

[Redsfan320]

7
1 out
Rolen up

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[oneupper]

Looked like a pop up, but Sauders caught it at the wall by the line in left.

[Redsfan320]

HBP
Runner on 1st
1 out
Gomes up

Gotta come through with something here.

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[oneupper]

Rolen plunked on the hip. He'll live.

[mth123]

HBP will haunt. Doesn't have the same ring to it does it?

[Ron Madden]

Gomes should feast of this kind of pitcher.

[Redsfan320]

8
2 out
Runner on 1st
Bruce up

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[Redsfan320]

3U
3 out
Top of 4th over
Figgins up
This'll be my last inning

Reds can't seems to buy a run this series.

0-0

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[mth123]

Gomes should feast of this kind of pitcher.

The whole line-up should. Twice through the middle of the order and nothing. Kind of concerning.

[Redsfan320]

1B/ Phillips blows the no-no
Runner on 1st
0 out
Bradley up

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[oneupper]

Figgins should have been K'd on the previous pitch.

[Redsfan320]

9
1 out
Runner on 1st
Lopez up

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[oneupper]

In better news. Oakland defeats St. Louis 3-2.

[Captain Hook]

Keels mentions no hits for Sea. and then on the very next pitch, hit!!!!

[Redsfan320]

1B
1B->3B/ Figgins
1 out
Runners on 1st and 3rd
Guetierrez up

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[Reds/Flyers Fan]

And that'll do it.

[Redsfan320]

SF8, RBI
3B->H, R/ Figgins
Lopez stays at 1st
Runner on 1st
2 out
Wilson up

SCORE CHANGE: 1-0, Mariners

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[Redsfan320]

1B
1B->2B/ Lopez
Runners on 1st and 2nd
2 out
Carp up

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[Redsfan320]

7
3 out
Bottom of 4th over (although, if I heard right, according to Keels, the "Mariners score 1 after 2")
Stubbs up

1-0, Mariners

I'm out.

Later,

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[oneupper]

Ok. I'll do a little PBP.

[nate]

Chat really is open! I was just afk!

[oneupper]

Stubbs takes one to the warning track in RF. One out.

[CTA513]

Going to be another 5-6 inning outing after that long inning.

[oneupper]

Heisey takes the count full and pops up to Magic Carp. Two out.

[mth123]

Reds hitters making this guy look like his name should be Ryan Rowland-Smith Cleveland Alexander. Corky walks.

[oneupper]

Corky Miller, who has 9 lifetime homers, doesn't hit one now, but walks instead on four pitches.

[CTA513]

Make him pay for walking a guy that looks like and hits like he should be playing softball.

[oneupper]

Cabrera, thinking that Corky might not score from first on an inside the park home run, hits one barely foul of the LF wall.

[oneupper]

He then proceeds to ground to second. Three out.

[CTA513]

Cabrera hitting .192 this month after that at bat.

[VR]

Can OCab be moved yet?

[oneupper]

Alfonzo with a moon shot to Heisey. One out.

[oneupper]

Saunders K's called.

[oneupper]

Welsh eats an Ichi-Roll while the Sushi namesake takes a third strike. Three out.

1-0 Mariners after 5.

[CTA513]

Ichiro is now something like 1 for 16 against Harang.

[mth123]

Wow. Ichiro Ks looking. Wonder how often that happens.

[oneupper]

Harang at 98 pitches.

[mth123]

Now is the time to get some runs. Third time through for the middle of the order.

[oneupper]

Brandon Phillips sends one to RF and Ichiro catches it. One out.

[oneupper]

Votto takes the count full and walks.

[oneupper]

Scott Rolen faces Rowland and get the Reds Rolling with a single.
First and second. One out.

[oneupper]

Gomes trying to hit one into Canada, pops it into LF instead. Two out.

[oneupper]

Bruce with RISP. Look out for flying commentary!

[oneupper]

Bruce goes to a full count on a borderline pitch, and Ks. Three out.
Mariners 1-0 after 5.5

[BCubb2003]

The Mariners have a player with his first name on his jersey and one with two last names.

[Reds/Flyers Fan]

Reds offense is unwatchable. I feel bad for Seattle fans who bought tickets to this series.

[alloverjr]

3 hits against this guy. Embarassing.

[oneupper]

Figgins Ks. One out.

[oneupper]

Milton 'the game player" Bradley pops one to Votto in short RF. Two out.

[oneupper]

Lopez goes 3-1 and flies out to Bruce. Three out.
That should be it for Harang.

End 6. 1-0 Seafaring people.

[CTA513]

Harang did his job and now its time for the offense to finally show up.

[oneupper]

Stubbs walks. Man on first.

Run drew, run!

[mth123]

Hope Heisey is swinging away.

[oneupper]

Heisey walks on five pitches. First and second.
Aussie pitcher is out.

[mth123]

I'd bring Arroyo in to bunt for Corky.

[CTA513]

The guy with 2 last names is doing what he can to try to help the Reds offense this inning.

[oneupper]

I'd bring Arroyo in to bunt for Corky.

or Janish. But Hernandez may not be good to catch.

[BCubb2003]

or Janish. But Hernandez may not be good to catch.

Let Janish give it a try.

[mth123]

I can't recall ever seeing Corky bunt. You'd think a guy with such a poor bat could bunt.

[oneupper]

Miller bunts perfectly. Second and third.
Ocab needs to come through.

[mth123]

Good bunt there.

[oneupper]

Brandon League is the Mariners pitcher.

[mth123]

I'd go with Nix here.

[oneupper]

I like Ocab here. A grounder or flyball should do with stubbs at third.

[mth123]

I like Ocab here. A grounder or flyball should do with stubbs at third.

I normally would, but he's awful lately.

[oneupper]

League bringing the heat at 97.
No idea where he's thowing it.

[oneupper]

Ocab fouls off some low heat.
Then he Ks. Awful.

[alloverjr]

K!

[oneupper]

Brandon Phillips swinging at balls at his ankles.
1-1 Now.

[oneupper]

BP has not seen a strike yet, but has 2.
2-2

[oneupper]

BP takes the count full and fouls two pitches off.

Drama.

[oneupper]

BP Ks.

[Reds/Flyers Fan]

Awful

[alloverjr]

Seriously. He saw 1 pitch in the zone. And still K's.

[fearofpopvol1]

I think League threw 2 balls that were in the zone out of the 10+ he pitched.

[mth123]

Seriously. He saw 1 pitch in the zone. And still K's.

Farney must be helping him hit today too.

[CTA513]

Mariners catcher acting like Francisco Rodriguez behind the plate after getting a big K.

[VR]

This is fun

[oneupper]

Logan Ondrusek in for a run.

[CrackerJack]

1 run in the last 24 innings? Wow.

[oneupper]

Gutierrez grounds to Rolen. One out.

[mth123]

Logan Ondrusek in for a run.

Logan's Run. It took me a while. RIP Farrah.

[oneupper]

Wilson grounds to Ocab. Two out.
(Sorry but it doesnt make up for that K).

[oneupper]

Carp has no Magic and Ks.
Three out.

[mth123]

Nice inning. Ondrusek working his way to a more important role.

[Chip R]

This road trip probably won't get much easier going into Oakland where it's even more or a pitcher's park than Safeco. The Reds are in trouble when they can't hit the long ball.

[oneupper]

Votto grounds out to pitcher too quickly. Nice play by League.

[oneupper]

Rolen Ks. like everyone else. Two out.

[forfreelin04]

League would look good in a Reds uni

[mth123]

League would look good in a Reds uni

Yep. Tatts and all.

[forfreelin04]

Yep. Tatts and all.

Brings a little attitude to the pen

[CTA513]

Why does Justin Miller have to wear long sleeves when he pitches but Brandon League doesn't?

[oneupper]

Gomes takes the count full and grounds to third. Three out.

[Joseph]

How embarrassing.

[CTA513]

Harang and Cueto needed to pitch shutouts and find a way to hit a home run without being able to bat.

[forfreelin04]

If they get shutout again, the A's series isn't worth staying up for.

[oneupper]

Alfonzo grounds out to second. One out.

[oneupper]

Rhodes in to pitch. Yo no comprendo.

[Reds/Flyers Fan]

Two 1-0 losses (and a single run scored the entire series) to a last-place team that was 16 games under .500 when the Reds got there.

Can it get any uglier?

[forfreelin04]

I blame Paul keels for all of this. His monotone has obviosuly put the bats to sleep

[oneupper]

Saunders flies out to LF. Two out.

[RedsManRick]

Two 1-0 losses (and a single run scored the entire series) to a last-place team that was 16 games under .500 when the Reds got there.

Can it get any uglier?

Could've been 10-0?

[TheNext44]

I blame Paul keels for all of this. His monotone has obviosuly put the bats to sleep

He does make losing games worse, almost intolerable. At least, Grande remained upbeat, no matter the score.

[oneupper]

Ichiro looking for his Ichi hit and is denied by a good play by Ocab. Three out.

[forfreelin04]

I'm going to do a Reds run dance in hopes of breaking the slump

[oneupper]

The young OF Trio of Bruce Stubbs and Heisey up in the 9th.

[CTA513]

Aardsma with his 0-4 record and 5.57 ERA in for the save.

[oneupper]

David Aardsma in to close for the Ancient Seafarers, about who Tales have been told.

[oneupper]

Bruce Ks.

Nix for Stubbs. I disagree.

[forfreelin04]

Bruce has a long swing

[oneupper]

I prefer Stubbs in there. If he gets on, you can do things.

[guttle11]

Bruce has a long swing

Too late for this season, but if he doesn't spend the whole winter shortening it up, the coaching staff has failed him.

[oneupper]

Nix Ks. Keels says "ummph"

[VR]

You can't expect to do anything against Aardsma...he of the miniscule 5.50 ERA

[oneupper]

Heisey seals the deal with a pop up.

[forfreelin04]

My reds dance didn't work

[CTA513]

Just an overall great series by the offense.

[oneupper]

Hope you all enjoyed this weekend of suck. (sorry, the only word I could think of).

[forfreelin04]

Can we call it June swoon yet?

[Spring~Fields]

Can we call it June swoon yet?

Better opposition pitching in June? Reds players fatigue?





June 2010 W L PCT RS RA DIFF
Cincinnati 7 11 .389 69 83 -14

[mth123]

Better opposition pitching in June? Reds players fatigue?





June 2010 W L PCT RS RA DIFF
Cincinnati 7 11 .389 69 83 -14


69 Runs in 18 games. 3.83 per game and a seasonal pace of 621 runs. That sounds like the offense I expected before the season. The run scoring days of May just weren't reality. Everybody was hot at once. It can and will be better than this, but a pace of 4.25 to 4.50 or so per game for the rest of the year wouldn't surprise me.

[Redsfan320]

NM, I see there's a whole thread on it.

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[Spring~Fields]

69 Runs in 18 games. 3.83 per game and a seasonal pace of 621 runs. That sounds like the offense I expected before the season. The run scoring days of May just weren't reality. Everybody was hot at once. It can and will be better than this, but a pace of 4.25 to 4.50 or so per game for the rest of the year wouldn't surprise me.

I agree with the majority that you are indicating.

I don't or did not expect the offense to be as good as they were, the opponents to be as bad as they were before June. When I looked at the teams pitching that the Reds were to play in June I expected some reduction in offense, but I did not think they would fall off this much.

This team fools me too much in both directions. I don't know what to make of them. I suppose we will see a rebound in the better direction pretty soon.

Maybe :confused:

[lollipopcurve]

Harang and Cueto needed to pitch shutouts and find a way to hit a home run without being able to bat.

:)

[TheNext44]

It's a good thing my father has already passed away, because watching the Reds play this Father's Day Weekend, would have killed him.

[traderumor]

Ok, Lee and Felix is stud pitching beating any hitting, but today I got nothing. Slump, plain and simple.

[reds44]

I blame Junior.

[GAC]

Ok, Lee and Felix is stud pitching beating any hitting, but today I got nothing. Slump, plain and simple.

They are da funk right now.

You're facing a pitcher who is 0-6 in 11 starts and with an ERA shy of 7, and you make him look like Cy Young.

[jojo]

Dude, no one beats the hyphenator (RRS) except when they beat him.