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St. Louis Inning Summary
- J. Burton relieved B. Bray
- S. Schumaker grounded out to second
- T. Glaus flied out to center
- J. LaRue flied out to deep center
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Due up (how fitting to close out the season)
Patterson CF
Janish SS
J. Burton /pinch hitter
Burton pitched well over the last week. It's good to see him getting back to where he was before the injury. Bray struckout the side the previous inning.
What are the odds on a 1-2-3 inning?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spring~Fields
Let's hope this is CP's last at-bat as a Red.
Hopefully we just saw Patterson's last AB as a Red. He K'd of course.
i was just about to type the very same thing:beerme:Quote:
Originally Posted by mth123
did we really need a pitching change in the bottom of the ninth, with a 7 run lead, last game of the year? yawn...
Pitching change with two outs. Sheesh.
Odds are pretty good right now. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by WVRedsFan
I expect him back to haunt you and I next year. :)
Patterson finished the season at .205, played in 135 games and had an OBP of .240. We are a patient organization. Most teams would have run him out of town long ago.
It needed to be on record in the game thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Red in Chicago
Maybe now we get the last of Javy.
can type out a similar statement for javy:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by mth123
Reds lose 11-4. The season is over, sadly.
oops, you already did:p:Quote:
Originally Posted by Red in Chicago
Call it a year.
You know, regardless of how crappy this team has been for the last eight years, it's sad to see it end once again. The needs of this team are well documented. Today's performance was typical of what we've seen all year--two or three players hitting and the rest AWOL. After Volquez, Arroyo, Harang, and occasionally Cueto, we give up great bunches of runs.
And yet, I long for February and spring training for it is a sad day.
The Cincinnati Reds season finale
Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 11
Scoring SummaryCode:Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 1
St. Louis 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 13 0
Top 1st: Cincinnati
- J. Votto hit sacrifice fly to left, J. Hairston Jr. scored
Bot 1st: St. Louis
- R. Ludwick homered to deep right, F. Lopez scored
Bot 2nd: St. Louis
- C. Izturis singled to right, B. Thompson scored, B. Ryan to third, B. Ryan scored, C. Izturis to second on J. Bruce's throwing error
- F. Lopez doubled to deep center, C. Izturis scored
Bot 3rd: St. Louis
- T. Glaus homered to deep right
- B. Ryan singled to right center, J. LaRue scored, B. Barton to third
- F. Lopez doubled to deep center, B. Barton and B. Ryan scored
- A. Pujols doubled to left, F. Lopez scored
- R. Ludwick doubled to deep center, J. Phelps scored
Top 4th: Cincinnati
- E. Encarnacion homered to deep left, J. Votto scored
Top 6th: Cincinnati - J. Votto homered to deep right
Batting Cincinnati
2B - J Hairston Jr (20, B Thompson).
HR - E Encarnacion (26, 4th inning off B Thompson 1 on, 0 Out), J Votto (24, 6th inning off K Jimenez 0 on, 0 Out).
S - D Richar.
SF - J Votto.
RBI - J Votto 2 (84), E Encarnacion 2 (68).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hanigan 1.
Team LOB - 5.
Fielding
E - J Bruce (11, throw).
Batting St.Louis
2B - F Lopez 2 (28, A Pettyjohn, G Majewski); A Pujols (44, G Majewski); R Ludwick (40, G Majewski); J Phelps (1, J Affeldt).
HR - R Ludwick (37, 1st inning off A Pettyjohn 1 on, 2 Out), T Glaus (27, 3rd inning off A Pettyjohn 0 on, 0 Out).
S - B Thompson.
RBI - R Ludwick 3 (113), C Izturis (24), F Lopez 3 (46), T Glaus (99), B Ryan (10), A Pujols (116).
2-out RBI - R Ludwick 3, C Izturis, F Lopez 3, A Pujols.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ludwick 1, T Glaus 1, J Phelps 1, Y Molina 2.
Team LOB - 7.
Pitching
WP - B Bray.Code:Cincinnati
A. Pettyjohn 2.0 7 8 8 2 0 2 20.25 (L, 0-1)
G. Majewski 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 6.52
J. Roenicke 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9.00
J. Affeldt 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.33
M. Lincoln 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.48
B. Bray 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.87
J. Burton 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.22
St. Louis
B. Thompson 5.0 4 3 3 1 1 1 5.15 (W, 6-3)
K. Jimenez 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 5.62
R. Franklin 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.55
J. Motte 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.82
R. Villone 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.68
R. Springer 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.32
IBB - A Pujols (by A Pettyjohn).
HBP - J LaRue 2 (by A Pettyjohn, J Affeldt).
Pitches-strikes - A Pettyjohn 52-27; G Majewski 23-16; J Roenicke 13-10; J Affeldt 33-17; M Lincoln 6-3; B Bray 16-11; J Burton 7-5; B Thompson 69-49; K Jimenez 23-12; R Franklin 7-6; J Motte 20-9; R Villone 9-5; R Springer 6-3.
Ground balls-fly balls - A Pettyjohn 1-5; G Majewski 1-2; J Roenicke 0-0; J Affeldt 1-1; M Lincoln 0-1; B Bray 0-0; J Burton 1-2; B Thompson 10-4; K Jimenez 3-0; R Franklin 0-3; J Motte 1-1; R Villone 0-1; R Springer 0-1.
Batters faced - A Pettyjohn 16; G Majewski 7; J Roenicke 3; J Affeldt 8; M Lincoln 1; B Bray 4; J Burton 3; B Thompson 20; K Jimenez 5; R Franklin 3; J Motte 5; R Villone 2; R Springer 1.
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 43,300.
Reds season record final
Cincinnati 74 88 .457
Regardless of how disappointing this season was, I remain optimistic. In my view, this season was all about improvement and experience. In many areas we showed improvement except in the all-important defensive category. I'm optimistic about our starting pitching and our bullpen. I'm optimistic about our young players. I'm optimistic about our payroll flexibility for this off season with so many dead weight contracts coming off the books. Heck, I'm even optimistic about Dusty. Getting these automatic outs off the team alone will improve the club for next season. I'll accept youthful & rookie mistakes/slumps...at least you've got upside and room for improvement. I'm just sick of seeing those same mistakes/slumps from over-the-hill vets getting paid much more than they're worth.
I'll bid a fond farewell to.....
Paul Bako
Javier Valentine
Corey Patterson
David Weathers
Andy Phillips
Jolbert Cabrera
Gary Majewski
Josh Fogg
Good luck whereever you catch on. And however cliche it is...."We'll get 'em next year". :O)
I can only hope your farewell comes true, but for some reason I expect some of those players to be back next year. Sadly. I'd even add a couple more, but I know they will be back, so why bother?Quote:
Originally Posted by _Sir_Charles_
Still, I look forward to 2009.
It's been a good year on game threads....see ya'll next spring :thumbup:
I wish I could fast forward time to February 14th, 2009. I miss Reds baseball already.
Looking forward to an offseason that should see a major move or two. I think the 09 team may look even more different than we think.
Great job on the game threads to all -- appreciate the yeoman work of all the regulars.
Great work all you game threaders. Love this site and love this team,! (Certain players I detest and wish to never see again though)
It seems like just yesterday when everybody was up in arms over Valentin's thoughts on Volquez.Quote:
Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine
See you boys in spring.
One more time, with feeling: This team that got swept this weekend is also the 2008 Reds.
A bunch of work lies ahead. I wouldn't count on 2009 being a whole lot different from 2008.
I would. Aaron Harang is a not a 4.70+ ERA pitcher. Bruce will be better, as should Cueto. Walt will bring in better players too. I fully expect this team to improve in 2009.Quote:
Originally Posted by Falls City Beer
And hopefully no Corey Patterson :thumbup: That's addition by subtraction.Quote:
Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine
A ton of folks thought the same thing at the end of last year, too. Two things are going to have to happen at once: 1. the farm is going to have to produce like it hasn't done since the 60's and 2. Jocketty's going to have to have an offseason like Bowden's 98/99 one (or his own 99/00). I think the latter can happen; I'm pretty agnostic about the former.Quote:
Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine
I would say the farm has did a pretty solid job in the past year: Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, Johnny Cueto, Ramon Ramirez, and Chris Dickerson have all played well at the big league level. And I think Jocketty is going to do some nice things this offseason.Quote:
Originally Posted by Falls City Beer