7/23/10 Reds @ Astros--We Got Wood!

[reds44]

Phillips 2B
Cabrera SS
Votto 1B
Gomes LF
Bruce RF
Cairo 3B
Stubbs CF
Hanigan C
Wood P

[Redsfan320]

Bourgeois 8
Sanchez 6
Berkman 3
Lee 7
Pence 9
Keppinger 4
Johnson 5
Quintero 2
Norris RHP

Is this the B team for the 'Stros, or have injuries done this to them? Or did they make a lot of trades/DFAs, resulting in the loss of such players as Blum, Manzella, Matsui, & Bourn.

320

[LincolnparkRed]

cubs did their part. Time to get wood his first win

[smith288]

No excuses not to pick up a game here...

[RedsMan3203]

Rolen was out taking ground balls tonight FYI

[Redsfan320]

Probably no PBP for me tonight.

320

[Scrap Irony]

Freakout on Rolen, the Cincinnati flu, Joey Votto's off-day work ethic, and any number of things averted, as the Cardinals lose against the lowly Cubs.

Unless, of course, the Reds happen to lose to the lowlier Astros.

[Reds Fanatic]

Phillips strikes out swinging.

[Reds Fanatic]

Cabrera flies out to center. 2 outs.

[Reds Fanatic]

Votto strikes out looking. 0-0 mid 1st.

[Reds Fanatic]

Bourgeois flies out to center. 1 out.

[Reds Fanatic]

Sanchez singles to center.

[Gallen5862]

Thanks for the PBP Reds Fanatic.

[Reds Fanatic]

Berkman lines a single to center. 1st and 2nd.

[Homer Bailey]

Two seeing eye grounders up the middle. 1st and 2nd 1 down.

Hope we dont see this all night long again.

[Reds Fanatic]

Lee flies out to center. Runner goes to 3rd. 1st and 3rd with 2 outs.

[GAC]

Chat is open :beerme:

[reds44]

Blah.

[Reds Fanatic]

Pence lines a single to center. 1-0 Astros. 1st and 2nd.

[Matt700wlw]

Wood looking rather limp at this point

[Reds Fanatic]

Keppinger flies out to left. 1-0 Astros after 1.

[reds44]

First pitch.

[Reds Fanatic]

Gomes flies out to right on the first pitch.

[Reds Fanatic]

Bruce strikes out swinging. 3rd K of the game for Norris.

[toledodan]

this is very sad.

[Reds Fanatic]

Cairo doubles down the line in right. Ground rule double as a fan grabs it.

[reds44]

Cairo likes hits.

[Reds Fanatic]

Stubbs grounds out to short. 1-0 Astros mid 2nd.

[guttle11]

This team is terrible!

/sarcasm

[Reds Fanatic]

Johnson strikes out swinging. 1 out.

[Reds Fanatic]

Quintero flies out to left. 2 outs.

[Reds Fanatic]

Norris flies out to center. 1-0 Astros after 2.

[Reds Fanatic]

Hanigan strikes out swinging. 1 out. 4 Ks for Norris.

[Reds Fanatic]

Wood strikes out swinging. 2 outs.

[Reds Fanatic]

Phillips flies out to center. Norris through 3 on 31 pitches. 1-0 Astros mid 3rd.

[Homer Bailey]

Baseball just doesn't seem fun right now.

[CrackerJack]

The Terminator...

http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/v/mlb/players_l/20100429/8540.jpg?

[Reds Fanatic]

Sometimes this offense baffles me. I get it when they struggle against a good pitcher but this is Bud Norris.

[RedsMan3203]

I will hold off judgement until the 5/6 inning

[Reds Fanatic]

Bourgeois strikes out swinging. 2 Ks for Wood.

[Reds Fanatic]

Sanchez strikes out swinging. 3 Ks for Wood.

[The Voice of IH]

Reds looking silly at the plate so far, I tell yea, Gomes and Bruce Need to step it up.

[Reds Fanatic]

Berkman grounds out to Wood. 1-0 Astros after 3.

[Reds Fanatic]

Infield hit for Cabrera and he goes to 2nd on a wild throw by Johnson.

[Reds Fanatic]

Votto walks. 1st and 2nd.

[Reds Fanatic]

Gomes walks. Bases loaded with no outs.

[reds44]

Come on Jay.

[Homer Bailey]

Just take Jay.

[Reds Fanatic]

Norris has completely lost his control. 3-0 on Bruce.

[Homer Bailey]

Wow that 3-0 was low.

[reds44]

Lee needs to throw that to 2nd.

I'll take it.

[Reds Fanatic]

Bruce sac fly to the warning track in left. Everyone advances. 1-1. Runners on 2nd and 3rd.

[klw]

Thanks for the great play by play. I can't see the games so it is a pleasure to read along.

[Reds Fanatic]

Cairo hit by the pitch. Bases loaded.

[reds44]

3 walks and a HBP, ahhhhh lets swing at the first pitch.

[Reds Fanatic]

Stubbs grounds into a 6-2 FC. Norris can't find the plate so Drew swings at the first pitch. Stupid.

[Reds Fanatic]

Full count to Hanigan.

[reds44]

Att aboy Ryan!

[Reds Fanatic]

Hanigan singles to left. 3-1 Reds! 1st and 3rd.

[Tom Servo]

I <3 Hanigan

[Reds Fanatic]

Wood attempts a bunt and fouls out to the catcher. 3-1 Reds mid 4th.

[CrackerJack]

Good to see Hannigan get one there, big hit

[TeamBoone]

Good to see Hannigan get one there, big hit

Great at bat by being patient.

[Reds Fanatic]

Lee flies out to right. 1 out.

[WVRedsFan]

Great at bat by being patient.Absolutely. We need him to teach that to BP, JV, Stubbs, and others.

[Reds Fanatic]

Pence lines a single to left.

[Reds Fanatic]

Keppiger lines a single to right. 1st and 3rd.

[alloverjr]

Nice bit of hitting by Jeff.

[WVRedsFan]

We may need a lot of runs tonight.

[reds44]

Bad, bad play by Phillips.

[Reds Fanatic]

Johnson sac fly to shallow right. Brandon fields it and the runner scores. The runner would not have moved if Bruce fielded it. 3-2 Reds.

[WVRedsFan]

When I watched that play develop and Phillips' attitude on it, I knew it was trouble. Phillips was moving backward. Wow, big mistake.

[Homer Bailey]

Bad, bad play by Phillips.

That's on Bruce.

[alloverjr]

This is the most unintelligent team I've ever seen.

[reds44]

That's on Bruce.
I don't know. Phillips likes to catch everything, you could be right though. Bad play by one of them.

[membengal]

Travis Wood sure deserved better than that, at any rate.

[klw]

This is the most unintelligent team I've ever seen.

Did you not watch them a few year back?

[WVRedsFan]

That's on Bruce.Correct. He should have called it, but Phillips, being the senior plaer, took charge when he shouldn't have.. Really stupid.

[Reds Fanatic]

Quintero pops out to 1st. 3-2 Reds after 4.

[WVRedsFan]

Wood is apparently going to be the hard luck guy all year.

[Homer Bailey]

Jesus Brandon. First pitch pop up on a pitch on his hands.

[Reds Fanatic]

Phillips pops out to 2nd on the first pitch.

[WVRedsFan]

And Phillips does what he does best. First pitch hack for an out. Sometimes Brandon does not use his head.

[Reds Fanatic]

Cabrera lines out to 2nd. 2 outs on 3 pitches.

[toledodan]

Jesus Brandon. First pitch pop up on a pitch on his hands.

he need's benched for a game.

[WVRedsFan]

Hackers, all of them. Really disappointing.

[alloverjr]

Did you not watch them a few year back?

Yep. They were simply bad then. These guys are suppose to be the rise of a dynasty to some and as I type they guy that walked the park last inning has thrown 4 pitches and retired 2.

[reds44]

Peace, ball.

[Reds Fanatic]

Votto homers to right!! 4-2 Reds!

[Homer Bailey]

he need's benched for a game.

Um, no.

[WVRedsFan]

Vottomatic!

[Reds Fanatic]

Votto tied for the league lead with Prince Fielder with 24 HRs.

[RedsMan3203]

Votto Votto man... All gotta be a Votto man

[Reds Fanatic]

Gomes grounds out to 3rd. 4-2 Reds mid 5th.

[Reds Fanatic]

Norris doubles off the wall in left center.

[Reds Fanatic]

Great play by Votto to start a 3-5-6 FC. Bourgeois goes to 2nd.

[Reds Fanatic]

Sanchez flies out to center. Runner goes to 3rd. 2 outs.

[Reds Fanatic]

Berkman strikes out looking. 4-2 Reds after 5.

[Gallen5862]

Lets go Reds, How is wood looking?

[Homer Bailey]

Go opposite field with that outside pitch Jay!

[Reds Fanatic]

Bruce grounds out to 2nd. 1 out.

[Homer Bailey]

Berkman strikes out looking. 4-2 Reds after 5.

Not as pitch efficient as we've seen him, but they aren't squaring up on him very well at all.

[WVRedsFan]

Jay just disappoints. So much to learn.

[Reds Fanatic]

Cairo walks. Been on base 3 times tonight.

[WVRedsFan]

Stubbs. So much talent and so many bad results.

[Reds Fanatic]

Stubbs grounds into a 6-3 DP. 4-2 Reds mid 6th.

[Homer Bailey]

Jay just disappoints. So much to learn.


Stubbs. So much talent and so many bad results.

Is this necessary for every out? It gets very tiresome.

[Reds Fanatic]

Lee singles to left.

[WVRedsFan]

Is this necessary for every out? It gets very tiresome.

Oh. I understand. No comment when you feel like you need to say something. No comments unless it is praise. I got it. Who made you the GT police anyway? Huh? Your attitude gets tiresome also,

[Homer Bailey]

Oh. I understand. No comment when you feel like you need to say something. No comments unless it is praise. I got it. Who made you the GT police anyway? Huh? Your attitude gets tiresome also,

You complain about Bruce every single game. We get it. You don't like him.

[Reds Fanatic]

Tie game 4-4. Pence homers to left. His 3rd hit tonight.

[WVRedsFan]

Like him fine, but it's not a sin to point out when he doesn't do well. This is not the first time you've called me out for what is just an observation. I don't like it at all.

[Reds Fanatic]

Keppinger doubles to left center.

[Homer Bailey]

I just don't get what the point is to say the same things over and over again.

[Reds Fanatic]

Smith warming up

[Reds Fanatic]

Johnson grounds out to 3rd. 1 out.

[SirFelixCat]

That's on Bruce.

Can't hit and now this. Just a wretched play by Bruce.


He needs to stop being the 800lb. elephant in the room. Screw platooning Gomes, we should be talking about platooning, if not benching, Bruce. There has been ZERO advancement in him this entire season.

[Tony Cloninger]

They finally get him some runs...and then Mister Potato Head ...does something most hitters would not do IF they knew a pitch would get buzzed near their earhole...hits one out with barely one arm.

[Reds Fanatic]

Quintero pops out to Bruce in shallow right. 2 outs.

[Reds Fanatic]

Jason Michaels hittting for Norris

[kbrake]

We need to win this game. All year I've felt pretty good like we would always bounce back. We really need to tonight. This team is scuffling and we need to pull out a win tonight in a bad way.

[LoganBuck]

Chaz Michael Michaels brother is up.

[reds44]

Pitching has been a let down recently.

[CrackerJack]

Three bad starts in a row for the rotation, not that Wood was horrible, but 9 hits in 5+ innings so far = ouch.

[Reds Fanatic]

Michaeals flies out to center. 4-4 after 6.

[Kc61]

Three bad starts in a row for the rotation, not that Wood was horrible, but 9 hits in 5+ innings so far = ouch.

Somebody has to be the stopper in the rotation.

[LoganBuck]

BTW I absolutely hate those Crawford Boxes. That was the definition of a cheap homerun.

[The Voice of IH]

Somebody has to be the stopper in the rotation.

we may have to wait till our number 1 is up again...Mike Leake

[Reds Fanatic]

Wilton Lopez in to pitch

[kbrake]

BTW I absolutely hate those Crawford Boxes. That was the definition of a cheap homerun.

This park is a joke. I know a lot of other fans hate GABP but the Crawford Boxes and a hill in CF. I hate this place.

[Tony Cloninger]

Bruce is looking like Paul O did in 1990-92. Don't give up on him...but if you are trying to win here...and now...then play Heisey a little more.

[Reds Fanatic]

Hanigan strikes out swinging.

[Reds Fanatic]

Nix hitting for Wood

[WVRedsFan]

Bruce is looking like Paul O did in 1990-92. Don't give up on him...but if you are trying to win here...and now...then play Heisey a little more.Yep.

[Reds Fanatic]

Wood: 6IP, 9H, 4ER, 0BB, 4K.

[Reds Fanatic]

Nix strikes out looking. 2 outs.

[WVRedsFan]

Wow, Nix did a good job. Good grief, what good is he anyway? I'm really disappointed in Laynce. I thought he was going to give us some pop. I can no longer see the reason to keep him.

[CTA513]

Three bad starts in a row for the rotation, not that Wood was horrible, but 9 hits in 5+ innings so far = ouch.

Harang is probably wondering when he'll get blamed for this.


:D

[Reds Fanatic]

Phillips walks.

[Homer Bailey]

I'm calling OC into the Crawford boxes here.

[WVRedsFan]

Does anyone but me believe that the Reds have given up on Aaron? I don't think that's fair at all.

[Reds Fanatic]

Cabrera strikes out swinging. 4-4 mid 7th.

[Homer Bailey]

Sike.

[LoganBuck]

Does anyone but me believe that the Reds have given up on Aaron? I don't think that's fair at all.

If this game is played anywhere else the Reds still lead.

Aaron Harang's back acted up on him, and is currently visiting chiropractors, as of a couple days ago, he wasn't doing anything baseball related. I don't think you can "give up" on a player who is out of commission.

[Reds Fanatic]

Ondrusek in to pitch

[Reds Fanatic]

Nice play by Cairo on a bunt attempt by Bourgeois.

[WVRedsFan]

If this game is played anywhere else the Reds still lead.

Aaron Harang's back acted up on him, and is currently visiting chiropractors, as of a couple days ago, he wasn't doing anything baseball related. I don't think you can "give up" on a player who is out of commission.I didn't know his status. I've not been keeping up on Harang.

As for the game, the game has come down to the sac fly that Phillips insisted on taking which cost us a run.

[Reds Fanatic]

4 pitch walk to Sanchez

[Reds Fanatic]

Berkman grounds into a 3-6-1 DP. 4-4 after 7.

[Kc61]

I didn't know his status. I've not been keeping up on Harang.

As for the game, the game has come down to the sac fly that Phillips insisted on taking which cost us a run.

No, this game comes down to mediocre starting pitching.

[WVRedsFan]

Votto up in the top of the 8th. Let's hope we get a couple. It is amazing how much Scott Rolen is missed in this lineup. It changes everything and not for the good.

[Reds Fanatic]

Votto singles to right.

[Reds Fanatic]

Gomes singles to left. 1st and 2nd.

[alloverjr]

1 pitch to bunt.

[Reds Fanatic]

News about tomorrow night. Apparently Cueto has a sore throat and may have to miss the start. LeCure is in Houston in case he is needed.

[Reds Fanatic]

Big hit. Bruce doubles down the the right field line. 5-4 Reds! 2nd and 3rd.

[Homer Bailey]

The elephant!!!

[WVRedsFan]

Asking Bruce to bunt was stupid and He comes through. Now we need 3 more. At least.

[alloverjr]

Well, he does look a little pudgy.

[guttle11]

I knew good things would happen when I started eating this onion while listening to Drake.

[WVRedsFan]

I knew good things would happen when I started eating this onion while listening to Drake.
Vidalia or green?

Aflac drake? Heading to the fridge for an onion and grabbing the son's Drake CD...

[Reds Fanatic]

Nelson Figueroa in to pitch

[Homer Bailey]

Time for the Sphinx to come through here.

[Reds Fanatic]

Cairo strikes out swinging.

[TeamBoone]

News about tomorrow night. Apparently Cueto has a sore throat and may have to miss the start. LeCure is in Houston in case he is needed.

Did they have to send someone down in order to bring LeCure up?

[Reds Fanatic]

Stubbs should have crushed that pitch

[Reds Fanatic]

Did they have to send someone down in order to bring LeCure up?He has not really been brought up yet. They just brought him here in case they have to activate him tomorrow.

[Reds Fanatic]

Stubbs sac fly to the track in right center. 6-4 Reds!

[Homer Bailey]

Uncle just hit a 3 run jack..... in GABP.

Sac fly. 6-4.

[Reds Fanatic]

Hanigan grounds out to 1st. 6-4 Reds mid 8th.

[Reds Fanatic]

Double switch. Janish in at 3rd and Masset in to pitch

[Reds Fanatic]

Lee pops out to short. 1 out.

[Reds Fanatic]

Infield hit for Pence. 4 hits tonight for Pence.

[Homer Bailey]

Man I hate Hunter Pence.

[LoganBuck]

I hate that guy.

[LoganBuck]

Man I hate Hunter Pence.

He is like that fly that roams around your television.

[reds44]

I hate under pants with a passion.

[Homer Bailey]

Where did that 1-1 pitch miss?

[reds44]

Where did that 1-1 pitch miss?
It was in the same spot as the 2-1 pitch lol

[reds44]

Get Rhodes ready.

[Reds Fanatic]

Keppinger walks. 1st and 2nd.

[Reds Fanatic]

Johnson singles to left. Bases loaded.

[Red in Chicago]

nick's got nothin

[Gallen5862]

Let's go Reds. We need a win.

[edabbs44]

The threat of Gomes' cannon holds the runner at 3rd.

[reds44]

Oh boy.

[reds44]

That thing was a meatball.

[Reds Fanatic]

Pedro Feliz pinch hitting for Quintero.

[alloverjr]

Struck him out twice.

[Reds Fanatic]

Big K. Feliz strikes out swinging.

[reds44]

See ya, Pedro.

[Homer Bailey]

Dear God, thank you for not making Pedro Feliz a Red.

[reds44]

Pedro had no shot in that AB.

[Reds Fanatic]

Rhodes coming in.

[Reds Fanatic]

Anderson Hernandez had been announced as the pinch hitter before Rhodes came in.

[reds44]

I once took a tour of Minute Maid, and sitting in the visitors bullpen is like sitting in a dark alley or a barn. I kept waiting for somebody to jump out and try to mug me.

[reds44]

Wow, Homer Bailey has a bobblehead day?

[Reds Fanatic]

Wow, Homer Bailey has a bobblehead day?
It was the fan choice bobblehead that was voted on over a month ago.

[reds44]

One more, Arthur.

[LoganBuck]

Wow, Homer Bailey has a bobblehead day?

Yep, one day it will sit next to your Felipe Lopez, and Austin Kearns bobbleheads. It will be in front of the Danny Graves bobblehead, that features a popup middle finger.

[Reds Fanatic]

Great job. Hernandez grounds out to 3rd.

[reds44]

http://di1.shopping.com/images1/pi/38/57/e0/22332893-177x150-0-0.jpg



I'm better than you.

[Homer Bailey]

Wow, Homer Bailey has a bobblehead day?

Dude. I'm sitting right here.

[reds44]

Dude. I'm sitting right here.
I can't believe the fans voted you instead of me. I want a recount.

[Reds Fanatic]

Chris Sampson in to pitch, Jason Castro in to catch

[reds44]

The Astros have the most players of any team in baseball that I haven't heard of.

[WVRedsFan]

A Casto here, a Castro there, everywhere a Castro.

[TeamBoone]

Yanish, base hit. Way to go Paul!

[Reds Fanatic]

Janish singles to center.

[reds44]

I want to know who taught him how to hit all of a sudden.

[Homer Bailey]

Get Janish more PT.

Sincerely,

OC supporter

[WVRedsFan]

I want to know who taught him how to hit all of a sudden.Dusty?

[WVRedsFan]

Who taught him to run?

[Reds Fanatic]

Janish is caught stealing.

[Reds Fanatic]

Phillips probably missed the hit and run sign and then flies out to center.

[reds44]

Who taught him to run?
Casey.

[edabbs44]

I'm calling OC into the Crawford boxes here.

This time

[Reds Fanatic]

Cabrera singles to center.

[reds44]

Come on Joey.

[Reds Fanatic]

Votto singles to center. His 3rd hit tonight. 1st and 2nd.

[reds44]

Off day did Votto good.

[WVRedsFan]

If Janish stays put at first...

[reds44]

If Janiah stays put at first...
OC's hit is probably a DP...

[LoganBuck]

Votto officially out of slump.

Dusty really knew what he was doing giving him the day off yesterday. This is why I never second guess Dusty.

[reds44]

Throw the slider a third time.

[edabbs44]

It will be interesting to see where Cabrera's numbers end up. Another 2 hits tonight and, going into this game, was .387/.457/.452 in last 14 days.

[reds44]

He hung that one.

[Reds Fanatic]

It will be interesting to see where Cabrera's numbers end up. Another 2 hits tonight and, going into this game, was .387/.457/.452 in last 14 days.I wonder with him performing better and Brandon struggling in the leadoff spot now if they might try switching them.

[Reds Fanatic]

Gomes flies out to right. 6-4 Reds mid 9th.

[Reds Fanatic]

Cordero coming in to pitch

Top of the order due up: Bourgeois, Sanchez and Berkman

[alloverjr]

Gomes flies out to right. 6-4 Reds mid 9th.

I think it's Gomes' turn for a day or 5 off. Let Heisey get a few hacks. Gomes has a slow bat right now.

[Reds Fanatic]

Heisey in to play left.

[Reds Fanatic]

Bourn pinch hitting

[reds44]

Don't walk him.

[LoganBuck]

In other news.

MLBN breaks away from the Braves Marlins game with a 3-2 count on Dan Uggla bases loaded to look in on ARod's potential 600 HR at bat. Uggla strikes out and then Brian McCann had a passed ball. Wagner blows save.

MLBN just said that Corey Hart injured his wrist and will have an MRI tomorrow.

[reds44]

Gas. 1 out.

[Reds Fanatic]

Bourn strikes out swinging.

[edabbs44]

I think it's Gomes' turn for a day or 5 off. Let Heisey get a few hacks. Gomes has a slow bat right now.

Can see him getting tomorrow off. He slaughters Wandy (13 ABs, 1.462 OPS) so Sunday he is in.

[Reds Fanatic]

Sanchez singles to center.

[LoganBuck]

37 bounce single to center

[reds44]

Can't even get mad at him for that one.

[reds44]

Wow Berkman is 0-12 off Cordero.

[Reds Fanatic]

2-0 count on Berkman

[edabbs44]

Wow Berkman is 0-12 off Cordero.

Kiss of death. Nice work.

[Reds Fanatic]

3-0 count

[reds44]

Kiss of death. Nice work.
Blame FSN, not me.

[Reds Fanatic]

Berkman walks. 1st and 2nd.

[Homer Bailey]

Dear God

[redsfaninbsg]

They need to trade for a closer, I don't care what people say.

[reds44]

So tired of watching this.