8/13/11 - Friars @ Redlegs

[Tom Servo]

Sappelt LF
Janish SS
Votto 1B
Bruce RF
Cairo 2B
Stubbs CF
Frazier 3B
Hanigan C
Bailey P

[Captain Hook]

If CF can bat seventh then why can't SS bat eighth?

[Blitz Dorsey]

Batting Janish in the two hole... brilliant!

[Blitz Dorsey]

Votto jacks a HR!!!

[Big Klu]

Updated Reds HR list (players in italics are active):

Reds 100-Home Run Club
1. Johnny Bench - 389
2. Frank Robinson - 324
3. Tony Perez - 287
4. Adam Dunn - 270
5. Ted Kluszewski - 251
6. George Foster - 244
7. Ken Griffey, Jr. - 210
8. Eric Davis - 203
9. Barry Larkin - 198
10. Vada Pinson - 186
11. Wally Post - 172
12. Gus Bell - 160
13. Joe Morgan - 152
13. Pete Rose - 152
15. Lee May - 147
16. Dan Driessen - 133
17. Reggie Sanders - 125
18. Ernie Lombardi - 120
19. Sean Casey - 118
20. Brandon Phillips - 117
21. Frank McCormick - 110
22. Joey Votto - 109
23. Dave Parker - 107
24. Chris Sabo - 104
25. Dave Concepcion - 101

[Blitz Dorsey]

Updated Reds HR list (players in italics are active):

Reds 100-Home Run Club
1. Johnny Bench - 389
2. Frank Robinson - 324
3. Tony Perez - 287
4. Adam Dunn - 270
5. Ted Kluszewski - 251
6. George Foster - 244
7. Ken Griffey, Jr. - 210
8. Eric Davis - 203
9. Barry Larkin - 198
10. Vada Pinson - 186
11. Wally Post - 172
12. Gus Bell - 160
13. Joe Morgan - 152
13. Pete Rose - 152
15. Lee May - 147
16. Dan Driessen - 133
17. Reggie Sanders - 125
18. Ernie Lombardi - 120
19. Sean Casey - 118
20. Brandon Phillips - 117
21. Frank McCormick - 110
22. Joey Votto - 109
23. Dave Parker - 107
24. Chris Sabo - 104
25. Dave Concepcion - 101

Interesting. Thanks for posting.

[Captain Hook]

If Joey is more comfortable with no runners on base then Janish hitting in front of him might make some sense.

[Tom Servo]

Cairo! :jump:


3-0 Reds.

[Blitz Dorsey]

If Joey is more comfortable with no runners on base then Janish hitting in front of him might make some sense.

Ha! Early candidate for "post of the night."

[Captain Hook]

Cairo! :jump:


3-0 Reds.

Personally I like this one.Short and sweet.:thumbup:

[HokieRed]

Frazier! 4-0

[Blitz Dorsey]

Frazier crushed that one.

[Tom Servo]

Andy Roddick in the house.

[Tom Servo]

BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCEEEE :jump:

6-0 Reds

[Tom Servo]

Hanigan! :jump:


9-0 Reds

[HotCorner]

Andy Roddick in the house.

More importantly his wife, Brooklyn Decker, is there too! :D

[KittyDuran]

Some musings @ GABP...
1. Who r these guys?
2. That Sappelt kid is pretty cute...
(feeling cougarish this evening!)

Back to the game.

[KittyDuran]

Looking down from the gap...

[_Sir_Charles_]

I agree with klw. I think THIS is the run we've been expecting all season long. Club looks very good and really into it.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Bruce with another hit. And quickly, Cairo....dinger #2! :O) :jump: Miggy!

11-1 Reds.

[OldXOhio]

Looking down from the gap...

Good crowd on hand

[BCubb2003]

Skewing the run differential again.

[KittyDuran]

Good crowd on hand

Lots of boy scouts... They'll be camping on the field after the game.

[Captain Hook]

I agree with klw. I think THIS is the run we've been expecting all season long. Club looks very good and really into it.

Winning some games and having the guys into it is nice but the run I was waiting on was supposed to happen when the team still had a chance to win the division or at least make the playoffs.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Lots of boy scouts... They'll be camping on the field after the game.

Seriously? That's cool. We always got stuck with some mosquito infested, muddy wooded field.

[kaldaniels]

Miggy must have read my post in the Willis thread suggesting Dontrelle would be a better PH vs RHP than Cairo. :D

(Miggy .660 OPS, Dontrelle .710)

[_Sir_Charles_]

Winning some games and having the guys into it is nice but the run I was waiting on was supposed to happen when the team still had a chance to win the division or at least make the playoffs.

While it's clearly a longshot...they are not out of it yet.

[Red in Chicago]

Some musings @ GABP...
1. Who r these guys?
2. That Sappelt kid is pretty cute...
(feeling cougarish this evening!)
Back to the game.

Is that you Mrs. Robinson ;)

[WVRedsFan]

Maybe it was me. I go on vacation and the Reds look like a team. I'd be glad to stay on the ocean if it means a pennant :).

[KittyDuran]

Seriously? That's cool. We always got stuck with some mosquito infested, muddy wooded field.

IIRC this is the 2nd or 3rd time the Reds have hosted.

[Captain Hook]

While it's clearly a longshot...they are not out of it yet.

I'm with ya.The Brewers would have to completely fall apart and the Reds would have to get really hot.I could see one of those two happening but both happening is a reach but I suppose it's possible.

[Captain Hook]

That should be it for Homer after 117 pitches.

7 innings of 6 hit 1 run baseball's not too shabby.

[klw]

Nice outing for Homer 7 inn 1 run 7k's 117 pitches 80 strikes.

[kaldaniels]

This is not a complaint, but I've seen a lot of high pitch counts the past week. Nice to know our guys can do that every once in a while.

[Captain Hook]

This is not a complaint, but I've seen a lot of high pitch counts the past week. Nice to know our guys can do that every once in a while.

I'm not complaining either but the time for guys like Cueto,Leake and Homer to be limited a bit should be here real soon.

[Tom Servo]

Hanigan! :jump:


13-1 Reds

[Kc61]

Reds now with seven homers tonight. Wonder if any would be homers at Petco.

[dougdirt]

Reds now with seven homers tonight. Wonder if any would be homers at Petco.

Bruce, Votto and Frazier both put theirs 10 rows deep (well Bruce's went to the pen, but was deep into the pen). I don't think Petco was keeping them in.

[kaldaniels]

Hanigan! :jump:


13-1 Reds

Same some for next season guys.

[Captain Hook]

Somehow Paul Yanish managed to go 0-4 tonight while being right in the middle of a 13 run outburst by the offense.That takes talent.

[Tom Servo]

Somehow Paul Yanish managed to go 0-4 tonight while being right in the middle of a 13 run outburst by the offense.That takes talent.
0-5 actually.

[kaldaniels]

Somehow Paul Yanish managed to go 0-4 tonight while being right in the middle of a 13 run outburst by the offense.That takes talent.

Send that jersey to Cooperstown!

[Captain Hook]

0-5 actually.

Even more impressive.:laugh:

[OldXOhio]

Hey, give the guy a break. Even high average, contact hitting two hole hitters like Paul have off nights.

[Captain Hook]

Reds win!!!!

4 in a row!!!!

7 homers tonight!!!!!

Jim Day is now 2-0!!!!

[Tony Cloninger]

I'm not complaining either but the time for guys like Cueto,Leake and Homer to be limited a bit should be here real soon.

I thought the time for that was early in the season? if it is not early in the season and it's not now....then when is it?

Still hung up on that 100 pitch count?

[WVRedsFan]

Maybe Jim Day should take over pbp for the rest of the season?

[Captain Hook]

I thought the time for that was early in the season? if it is not early in the season and it's not now....then when is it?

Still hung up on that 100 pitch count?

Not really.I'd would like to see the three guys I mentioned go into 2012 completely healthy.If there's anything that can be done to help get them there I'd be for it at this point.I'd say that one of the times you might be willing to make this a priority is at the end of the season when your team is out of it.Wouldn't you?

[Ron Madden]

Here's the Box for tonights game.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_08_13_sdnmlb_cinmlb_1&mode=box&c_id=cin

[Tony Cloninger]

Not really.I'd would like to see the three guys I mentioned go into 2012 completely healthy.If there's anything that can be done to help get them there I'd be for it at this point.I'd say that one of the times you might be willing to make this a priority is at the end of the season when your team is out of it.Wouldn't you?


They have a tired bullpen beacuse many of these pitchers could not barely hit the 6-7 inning mark. Hard to believe, but they still think they can make a race out of this and not just play out the string.

Cueto and Bailey are a little older, and while I understand there has been health concerns with both this year...if they are healthy now, I think you can at least let them go into the 110 mark every now and then.

Leake I can understand the concern due to his 2nd year.

[WVRedsFan]

One of the things that may concern others but not me is that these pitchers are babied so much. I think it's mental toughness and the tradition that 100 pitches is the limit. Why is that guys like Jay, Purkey, O'Toole, Gibson, and others could throw 125 pitches and still be efective? Am I off base or is it a learned limit???

[Captain Hook]

They have a tired bullpen beacuse many of these pitchers could not barely hit the 6-7 inning mark. Hard to believe, but they still think they can make a race out of this and not just play out the string.

Cueto and Bailey are a little older, and while I understand there has been health concerns with both this year...if they are healthy now, I think you can at least let them go into the 110 mark every now and then.

Leake I can understand the concern due to his 2nd year.

I didn't say it was time just that the time is likely coming.

[CySeymour]

One of the things that may concern others but not me is that these pitchers are babied so much. I think it's mental toughness and the tradition that 100 pitches is the limit. Why is that guys like Jay, Purkey, O'Toole, Gibson, and others could throw 125 pitches and still be efective? Am I off base or is it a learned limit???

You're also forgetting one thing: genetics. Some just have the physical ability to consistently throw a lot of pitches. Most don't.

[cumberlandreds]

The 7 HR's given up by Padre pitching tied their team record for most HR's in a game according to the Padre broadcasters. Two more would have tied a Reds record.
Go for the sweep tomorrow and a five game winning streak.

[HeatherC1212]

Fun game downtown tonight! I think the guys are making up for the fact that I saw seven games down there in July and only two wins....my last two games there have both been double digit wins, LOL :laugh:

[_Sir_Charles_]

They have a tired bullpen beacuse many of these pitchers could not barely hit the 6-7 inning mark. Hard to believe, but they still think they can make a race out of this and not just play out the string.

Cueto and Bailey are a little older, and while I understand there has been health concerns with both this year...if they are healthy now, I think you can at least let them go into the 110 mark every now and then.

Leake I can understand the concern due to his 2nd year.

Especially considering how many innings they missed in the beginning of the seeason. They can go full out all year and still be below a normal year's total innings.

[mbgrayson]

One of the things that may concern others but not me is that these pitchers are babied so much. I think it's mental toughness and the tradition that 100 pitches is the limit. Why is that guys like Jay, Purkey, O'Toole, Gibson, and others could throw 125 pitches and still be efective? Am I off base or is it a learned limit???

Pitch count limits are still somewhat controversial, but you just can't trot out old timers as the examples. This smacks too much like "when I was young, we walked five miles to school every day, up hill both ways."

For every Bob Gibson there are also a dozen guys like Gary Nolan, who had tons of potential, but blew out their arms from over use or misuse.