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    Game thread 9-1

    All right. The Reds are undefeated in at least 3 tries when I have started a game thread. I figure with Roy Harvey Oswalt going tonight, the Reds need all the mojo they can get.
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    Re: Game thread 9-1

    It's honorable Chip. I'm banking on Houston double-digits and a Reds goose-egg myself. This team's going got going.
    “And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith

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    Re: Game thread 9-1

    Appearently Kearns is batting 2nd:
    http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/spring/
    Gallows humor

    HOUSTON -- Give the Reds credit for at least having a sense of humor about their impending matchup with Roy Oswalt, who has won more games against them without a loss (14) than any other big-league pitcher ever against one opponent.

    When the beat writers walked into Jerry Narron's office this afternoon, he feigned surprise that we bothered to show up, having written the story so many times already.

    "I figured you were going to Atlanta tonight, knowing who was pitching," said Narron. "I appreciate y’all coming."

    Hey, might as well.

    The one new wrinkle in the lineup is Austin Kearns batting second for the first time in his big-league career.

    "Oswalt’s pitching, so I don’t think it’s a matchup thing," said Kearns.

    In fact, his .222 average (6-for-27) against the right-hander is one of the better numbers among Reds regulars.

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    Re: Game thread 9-1

    Felipe Lopez SS Season .282 19 66
    vs. Astros .200 0 0
    Austin Kearns RF Season .248 12 49
    vs. Astros .167 0 0
    Ken Griffey Jr. CF Season .300 33 90
    vs. Astros .200 0 1
    Adam Dunn LF Season .248 35 87
    vs. Astros .250 0 1
    Sean Casey 1B Season .319 9 52
    vs. Astros .111 0 1
    Javier Valentin C Season .291 11 38
    vs. Astros .000 0 0
    Edwin Encarnacion 3B Season .233 5 16
    vs. Astros --- 0 0
    Ray Olmedo 2B Season .234 0 2
    vs. Astros --- 0 0
    Aaron Harang P

    Houston Astros
    Lineup

    Willy Taveras CF Season .298 3 26
    vs. Reds .429 0 0
    Craig Biggio 2B Season .270 18 52
    vs. Reds .167 0 0
    Morgan Ensberg 3B Season .282 34 94
    vs. Reds .286 0 0
    Lance Berkman 1B Season .291 13 55
    vs. Reds .000 0 0
    Jason Lane RF Season .261 20 63
    vs. Reds .400 1 2
    Luke Scott LF Season .186 0 1
    vs. Reds .000 0 0
    Adam Everett SS Season .252 10 46
    vs. Reds .500 1 1
    Brad Ausmus C Season .257 1 37
    vs. Reds .333 0 0
    Roy Oswalt P
    Go Gators!

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    Re: Game thread 9-1

    Tonights lineups:

    Code:
    1. F. Lopez, SS           W. Taveras, CF 
    2. A. Kearns, RF          C. Biggio, 2B 
    3. K. Griffey Jr., CF     M. Ensberg, 3B 
    4. A. Dunn, LF            L. Berkman, 1B 
    5. S. Casey, 1B           J. Lane, RF 
    6. J. Valentin, C         L. Scott, LF 
    7. E. Encarnacion, 3B     A. Everett, SS 
    8. R. Olmedo, 2B          B. Ausmus, C 
    9. A. Harang, P           R. Oswalt, P
    "...You just have a wider lens than one game."
    --Former Reds GM Wayne Krivsky, on why he didn't fly Josh Hamilton to Colorado for one game.

    "...its money well-spent. Don't screw around with your freedom."
    --Roy Tucker, on why you need to lawyer up when you find yourself swimming with sharks.

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    Re: Game thread 9-1

    Wasn't there a brief period where Narron consistently had only two basic lineups, one to oppose righthanded starters and one to oppose lefthanded starters, and he just made minor tweaks game to game depending on injuries, scheduled days off, etc? Booneism must set in after two months on the job.

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    Re: Game thread 9-1

    You beat me to it Krono. Nice job with the stats.
    "...You just have a wider lens than one game."
    --Former Reds GM Wayne Krivsky, on why he didn't fly Josh Hamilton to Colorado for one game.

    "...its money well-spent. Don't screw around with your freedom."
    --Roy Tucker, on why you need to lawyer up when you find yourself swimming with sharks.

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    Re: Game thread 9-1

    keep the play by play coming, I'm stuck at work for a long time tonight
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    Re: Game thread 9-1

    I like this lineup.

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    Re: Game thread 9-1

    Tonight's game will be just one more example of why George Kenneth Griffey, Jr. should wear a REDS hat for the rest of his career and a REDS hat into the Hall of Fame.
    Rob Neyer: "Any writer who says he'd be a better manager than the worst manager is either 1) lying (i.e. 'using poetic license') or 2) patently delusional. Which isn't to say managers don't do stupid things that you or I wouldn't."

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    Re: Game thread 9-1

    Same here, good lineup..playing Ray and getting Kearns in a nice spot.
    Go Gators!

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    Re: Game thread 9-1

    I am glad to see Olmedo and Encarnacion in the lineup.

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    Re: Game thread 9-1

    Quote Originally Posted by Falls City Beer
    I'm banking on Houston double-digits and a Reds goose-egg myself.
    Finally, Pete Rose reveals himself.

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    Re: Game thread 9-1

    Quote Originally Posted by Eric_Davis
    Tonight's game will be just one more example of why George Kenneth Griffey, Jr. should wear a REDS hat for the rest of his career and a REDS hat into the Hall of Fame.
    I heard it was tomorrow night.

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    Re: Game thread 9-1

    Kearns, since Aug 15 (13 games):

    .304/.431/.630, 4 HR, 14 RBI


    I like him better batting 4th or 5th, but whatever, as long as he's getting plenty of PT.
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