8/9/06 Cardinals @ Reds Game Thread

[reds44]

David Eckstein SS Season .288 1 20
Chris Duncan LF Season .297 8 21
Albert Pujols 1B Season .324 34 91
Scott Rolen 3B Season .321 16 73
Jim Edmonds CF Season .260 16 59
Juan Encarnacion RF Season .286 16 62
Ronnie Belliard 2B Season .207 0 3
Yadier Molina C Season .218 4 41
Chris Carpenter P Season .071 0 2


Ryan Freel RF Season .301 7 21
Scott Hatteberg 1B Season .323 10 36
Ken Griffey Jr. CF Season .245 23 63
Edwin Encarnacion 3B Season .291 7 48
Adam Dunn LF Season .255 33 78
Brandon Phillips 2B Season .292 10 53
Royce Clayton SS Season .265 2 35
Jason LaRue C Season .187 5 17
Aaron Harang P Season .167 0 2

[Matt700wlw]

I'm convinced...Edwin has his job back.

[reds44]

I'm convinced...Edwin has his job back.

It's just a matter of time before Rich starts complaining again.

[Cedric]

It's just a matter of time before Rich startins complaining again.

You have some weird fascination with hating Rich Aurilia.

[RedLegSuperStar]

Lets hope they are still amped from last nights win and carry it over!

[vaticanplum]

If I remember correctly, Hatteberg has been good against Carpenter this season. Is this correct? Did I just jinx him?

[reds44]

You have some weird fascination with hating Rich Aurilia.

I just don't like him. That being said I hope he keeps playing well.

[Matt700wlw]

If I remember correctly, Hatteberg has been good against Carpenter this season. Is this correct? Did I just jinx him?

If he has a bad night, I'm blaming you

[2001MUgrad]

I hate not having RA in the lineup. Its really time to consider moving BP to SS on a full time basis now!

[vaticanplum]

I have no idea what Jerry Narron was doing with EdE this season, but I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt that for whatever reason he was waiting until he was absolutely sure he was ready, and his confidence now seems (legitimately) restored in EdE. I think he really has the potential to tear things up the rest of the season and he's going to be on unusually rested legs to do it. Aurilia, meanwhile, is great to have as a pinch hitter and I think it might be a stretch to say he'll be complaining, not with how much he's played this season, not with how well the team's doing.

Narron likes the vets, no doubt. But for whatever reason his caution in not using EdE for too much of the season may pay off. With as well as Aurilia has been playing, and as well as EdE stands to play, it's a split on the season I'll take. Heck, I wish Narron was this cautious with his pitchers sometimes.

[LincolnparkRed]

wonder if Harang will wind up out hitting larue avg. wise. I say he does

[vaticanplum]

wonder if Harang will wind up out hitting larue avg. wise. I say he does

I was just going to predict that Harang goes yard tonight

[Far East]

Is Jerry looking at what some of the hitters have done against Carpenter?

Encarnacion is 0 for 5, and he's playing.
Phillips is 1 for 3, and he's playing.
LaRue is 1 for 10, and he's playing.
Aurilia is 1 for five with a HR, and he's not playing
Ross is 3 for 7, and he's not playing.

Of course, that's not many AB. And their defense, current trends, and whether they need a rest or not must be considered, but I bet Carpenter is happy that he gets to face LaRue instead of Ross.

If all else is equal -- which the manager is the best judge of -- I'd not bench both Aurilia AND Ross tonight.

[KronoRed]

We must win the next 2 games for this series to be considered a success

[penantboundreds]

poor jerry narron....he cant please anyone...this is a good lineup...phillips to short and getting clayton out of the lineup is the only way this could be better....well maybe switching hatte and dunn but this is a fine lineup, nothing worth criticisizing