Reds/Cubs 9/14/2004 Aurilia 4th again!

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Cincinnati
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
R. Freel rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 
F. Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 
A. Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 
R. Aurilia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 
S. Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 
W. Pena cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 
J. LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 
E. Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 
R. Keisler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 
 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 
 Chi Cubs
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Hairston Jr. cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 
T. Walker 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 
D. Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 
N. Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 
J. Burnitz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 
M. Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 
M. Murton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .354 
N. Perez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 
J. Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 
 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0

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What is this fascination with batting Aurilia fourth or even third sometimes? I like Dunn third but Aurilia behind him defeats the purpose. No Kearns either. Oh well. Here's to Keisler on being next seasons Cy Young winner. :beerme: :rolleyes:

He wants a Righty between Dunn and Casey and he's simply using bat avg to pick one :runaway:

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Originally Posted by cumberlandreds

What is this fascination with batting Aurilia fourth or even third sometimes? I like Dunn third but Aurilia behind him defeats the purpose. No Kearns either. Oh well. Here's to Keisler on being the next Cy Young winner. :rolleyes:

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I'd imagine Kearns is still probably still in Lexington, KY.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.d...509140372/1071

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KEARNS OUT: Outfielder Austin Kearns missed Tuesday's game. He returned home to Lexington for a personal matter

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Oh and I think this about sums up my feelings about the lineup: :bang:

Someone tell Freel to put some superglue in his glove.

;)

If Kearns is there and sitting on the bench, Narron should be reprimanded for playing Freel ahead of Kearns. Freel is simply a zero on offense these days. He needs some time off.

I actually dont have a problem with Aurilia batting clean-up. Let's face it, for all his faults, he's been a VERY good clutch hitter this year (.341/.382/.593 with RISP). And hitting behind Dunn, he should have lots of RISP. I would like to see Kearns in there, but for what we have available, I think this is about as good a line-up as we could see.

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Originally Posted by WVRedsFan

If Kearns is there and sitting on the bench, Narron should be reprimanded for playing Freel ahead of Kearns. Freel is simply a zero on offense these days. He needs some time off.

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I think Kearns is rejoining the team in Pittsburgh on Friday.

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Originally Posted by RedsIn07

I'd imagine Kearns is still probably still in Lexington, KY.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.d...509140372/1071


Oh and I think this about sums up my feelings about the lineup: :bang:

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Yes, per Real Reds, Kearns is in Lexington attending to a personal matter. I didn't see much of last nights game and didn't realize he was already back in KY.
They also reported that the Reds fired four minor league instructors. Jim Hickman,the roving batting coach;Sammy Ellis,the roving pitching coach;Rodney McCray(I assume he is not the former University of Louisvile basketball player) who was a roving coach of some sort and the manager of the GCL Reds who's name escapses me,probably because I had never heard of him. So it looks like DanO is taking some of his frustrations out on the minor leagues.

Sammy and Jim have been around this org. for a while.....and the results of the minor leauge players that have been developed....well....it has been very small. I am not surprised they would be gone. Especially Ellis.

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Jim Hickman,the roving batting coach;Sammy Ellis,the roving pitching coach;Rodney McCray(I assume he is not the former University of Louisvile basketball player) who was a roving coach of some sort and the manager of the GCL Reds who's name escapses me,probably because I had never heard of him.

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Hickman was a Cub, famous for the Ron Santo incident in Durochers days, Ellis the former Red was a pitcher inthe mid 60's McRay is the guy who ran through the wall at Civic Stadium in Portland. If it was the GCL it was Caceres, who managed Potomic last year and was in his 5th year in the the Reds organization

Freel grounds to third on the first pitch, 1 out

Lopez drills one to center, but caught.. 2 out

Dunn knubs one down the third base line but Garciaparra had to go too far to throw him out, single.

George & Chris expressing a little RA love