March 9, 2007
Reds Vs. Indians 3/9
By
Zeldink
Posted at 1:32 pm
Woo-hoo! My turn to start a game thread. Sweet.
The lineups, as always, provided by C.
Indians
Sizemore CF
Francisco RF
Dellucci LF
Garko 1B
Blake 3B
Shoppach C
Rouse 2B
Rivas SS
Adam Miller P
Reds
Freel CF
Hamilton RF
Encarnacion 3B
Dunn LF
Conine 1B
Gonzalez SS
Ross C
Castro
Arroyo P
Brandon Phillips was originally going to be playing 2b, but was a late scratch. Even so, this is a lineup we might have to get used to during the season this year.
So you come in after a night of heavy partying and get an IV and you are good to go, right?
Apparently, the LLM jumped a lot higher than anyone knew he could.
Yeah Stewart laughed about Javy’s leaping ability…
As for the IV thing, I never advocated it, I just said I’ve seen it done in football. I assume the trainers know what they are doing to avoid the possibility of infection, but I agree it should probably only be used in extreme situations, like if a guy is cramping from dehydration or clearly low on fluids. Otherwise a cup of gatorade should do the trick.
The way Freel runs around though (and parties in his spare time), he is probably a candidate for the IV.
Dickerson at 1B one out, Denorfia at the plate.
Pop out to SS. bellhorn at bat.
Bellhorn hits it hard but just foul off the 1B line… crowd didn’t like the call.
Called strike 3. 7 innings in the book, Indians up by 4 runs.
We need a Bubba home run to put the Reds back in this game.
Brad Salmon pitching for the Reds. Groundout to Bellhorn.
Line Drive caught by SS gil. Casey Blake now batting.
Ground out to Gil.
Valtnin to lead things off for the Reds in the 8th inning.
Casey Blake’s middle name should be “Flynn”
Valentin with a feeble swing and miss, strike 3.. a fan audibly found that one very amusing.
Machado draws the walk and HEEEERE’s BUBBA!
Bubba strikes out at a ball in the dirt. Gil now at the plate. We need something here!
Javy must have used up all his fluids with that leap. Get the man an IV! :hehe:
Called strike 3.
JD Martin struck out 3 that inning.
A poor showing by the Reds, no doubt about it. Well at least the question about what to do with Bailey is put to rest now.
Kerry Ligtenberg is the Reds 8th pitcher on the day.
Arroyo wasn’t bad, so that’s nice. Too bad about Bailey, but he’s probably better off in Louisville anyway. No need to make a Ryan Wagner out of him.
Line drive over Gil. Loud Indians fans located right near Steve Stewart… very annoying.
Some other good numbers… scoreless inning for hermanson, Salmon… 2 scoreless innings for Shackelford, 1 2/3 scoreless for Santos.
Ligtenberg gives up a long double off the wall, runners at 2nd and 3rd nobody out.
Already in the 9th, huh? Fast game.
And again I’m forced to leave my computer before the game’s finished. Ah well. Maybe they can be successful in coming back this time?
Hmm, the Indians scoring doesn’t help that.
Have a good one, everybody.
Sac Fly. 7-2.
L8r Zeldink!
Strikeout. Ligtenberg can maybe escape with minimal damage.
Wise guns a runner out at the plate. Ligtenberg got real lucky to only give up 1 run that inning.
So bottom of the 9th Reds trail by 5 runs.
Playing Journey on the P.A.: “Don’t stop Believin…”
Sweet. Go Wise!
Who’s up for the Reds?
Wise leads things off.
Wise.
Tony Sipp a 45th round draft pick on the hill for the Tribe.
Jorgensen draws a walk… I am not sure what Wise did, but I am thinking maybe a K. Norris Hopper now at-bat.
Single to LF. Denorfia up.
Sorry Shack pitched 2/3 of a scoreless inning.. I said 2 innings .. I should have known that wasn’t right.
grapefruit league rally cap on !
Wise went down swinging.
Base hit to LF… hold the runner at 3rd. bases loaded for Bellhorn!
Bellhorn ahead in the count 3-1…
he walks Bellhorn! Tying run at the plate, its the LLM!
C’mon, LLM!
Score is 7-3, bases loaded 1 out…Javier valentin at the plate.
Swing and a miss, he was going for a big fly!
:pray:
Go LLM!!
Fouled back, 1-2 count.
Full count… Swing and a miss on high heat.
Last hope is Janish.
Fouled back, 2-2 count
Gah! He should have leapt!
Go Janish!