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2007
The Happiest Time of the Year
By Amanda
Here at Red Hot Mama, series with the Cardinals are our favorites because it's our tradition to talk smack with Bellyitcher and her Proxy. Now, Bellyitcher hasn't updated since the beginning of March, but I bet she'll still show, since I got an e-mail from her less than a week ago, but even if she doesn't, we can talk smack about the Cards anyway. They do suck, after all.
C. Trent's got the line-ups:
Your Cincinnati Reds
Josh Hamilton CF
Brandon Phillips 2B
Adam Dunn LF
Ken Griffey Jr. RF
Edwin Encarnación 3B
Scott Hatteberg 1B
Alex Gonzalez SS
David Ross C
Aaron Harang P
Those Freakin Cards
Eckstein SS
Duncan LF
Pujols 1B
Edmonds CF
Rolen 3B
Spiezio RF
Kennedy 2B
Milina C
Wells P
Ross is starting while Javier Valentín waits not to be used to pinch hit. Time to fire Narron.
Maybe I’m paranoid, but I get the feeling Narron’s playing Ross just because people are saying he shouldn’t. He’ll probably leave each reliever in for just one batter, too, just to show us.
April 24th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
Jeff Piccoro just said that the Cards have had only one win at home. Let’s keep it that way.
April 24th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Oh boy, George Grande is announcing and Edmonds is in the line-up. It doesn’t matter that he’s 80, George will always idolize him.
April 24th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
We’ve got crazy thunderstorms going on right now, the game will be soggy – if it’s played.
Oh, man. Buck is doing the game for the Cards. I love Joe Buck games.
April 24th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Welcome, girlfren. Yeah, I saw that it was raining. It’s a shame, because it’s lovely here. Birds tweeting and everything.
April 24th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
Lucky duck. I’ve already lost satellite twice. I also have a sick kitty to baby so I might be in and out.
April 24th, 2007 at 8:06 pm
What’s wrong with the kitty? Ate too many ecksteins?
April 24th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
I think he got a hold of an old Steve Kline hat.
April 24th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Ew. My cat just ingests too much of her own fur.
Dang rain delay. In the meantime, check out the second headline under ESPNews Headlines:
[url=http://espn.go.com/]http://espn.go.com/[/url]
Heh heh. Wang.
April 24th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Don’t they have editors? That’s awesome.
My baseball channel started showing an Ozzie Smith Beyond The Glory. So I’m watching a thing about Stonehenge.
April 24th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
We’re watching The Daily Show, since The Sports List is on FSN during the rain delay. Top ten weird moments in sports history.
April 24th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
Top of the hour start time!
April 24th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
I’ll give the kiddo a bath and see you then!
April 24th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
I’ve really liked Wells so far. Too bad he has Marquis’ old number.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Hamilton not starting things off right, but if the rest of the game goes like that, we might finish it before the rain comes back.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Ooooh, pickoff!
April 24th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Phillips is a madman.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
That was a quick walk.
Griff’s coming off a bout of the diverticulitis, which isn’t an ailment you hear about too much in baseball.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
I wonder why LaRussa flip flopped Jimmy and Scotty.
Griffey had “swelling of the colon”? A) Gross and B) I’m sure that hurt, but it sounds fake.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Ah, diverticulitis I’ve heard of. Buck just said his colon was swollen.
And people joke about Edmonds. Too much?
April 24th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
Heh.
Your guys aren’t going to be able to lob it into left and expect it to be a hit every time this year. Dunn’s turning over a new leaf and learning about defending this year.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
Guess the inning of the Cardinals’ first hit. I’m going with 4th.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
Who’s that catcher? Is he new?
April 24th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
David Ross. He was around last season as Bronson Arroyo’s personal catcher. He had a career year and I called for him to be traded at the deadline. Instead, they dealt LaRue in the offseason and made Ross the #1.
Now Ross is hitting a big fat .163. And even though we’re up against a righty, Javy’s on the bench.
I’m starting to understand that seething rage against the manager that I found so baffling from other bloggers when I first started this gig.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
Eckstein error? That must have been a special gift for me.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Ugh. That was so easy.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Ah, well Ross is cute.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Dammit, I was really hoping Buck would say “Swing and a miss” there.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
In a hole early. At least the team is consistent this year.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
Your feed must be earlier than mine. Your comment popped up just as it was happening on t.v.
And YAYYYYYY! That’s our good fielding, light-hitting, ironically described shortstop.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
At some point I believe we all get to give Narron a Wet Willy for continuing to play Ross.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
You never know when all-glove, no-hit catchers will come in handy. Like a Game 7 of the NLCS, for example.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
I misspoke before. Ross’s OBP is .163. He’s hitting .105.
LaRue’s hitting .138 for the Royals, so I guess we were damned if we did and damned if we didn’t, but Javy COULD be starting today.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Man, these swings are just terrible.
Ooooh, I was wrong, 2nd inning.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:28 pm
Look at it this way, Ross could be the next Mendoza.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Hahahahahaha – Rick Ankiel is leading the entire Cardinals organization in HRs.
Oh, that’s so sad.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:30 pm
It’s weird not watching just everything going the Cards’ way in a game. What’s up with them this year? Just slow getting started?
April 24th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
All right Phillips. Let’s see if you can stay on the base this time.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
Some people will say World Series hangover. I just think they aren’t a very good team. They weren’t very good the second half of last year, and they didn’t do a whole lot to get better. Kip Wells and Adam Kennedy were the big pick ups. And Pujols needs glasses, Rolen always starts slow, and Jimmy’s just old.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
It *was* a quiet off-season. You might say that TLR fell asleep at the wheel. :doze:
Yeah, I know it doesn’t make sense, but I wanted to work the jab in there somehow. Has he ever commented to the media on his quasi-DUI?
April 24th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
They are practically begging Jr. to hit a home run.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
The next day he talked about how embarassed and stupid he was. But nothing since then. His lawyer just made a motion to have the case go to trial.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
Hmmm.
I don’t think Kip’s got it tonight.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
I bet it wouldn’t have been illegal in St. Louis. Is the BAC limit .08 or .1 there?
April 24th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
Now I’m begging Hatteberg to his a home run.
Aw. Not this time. How atypical for Hatte to swing at the first pitch.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
You know, I have no idea what the limit is here. Google tells me it’s .08.
Kennedy is sucking so far.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:44 pm
MOLINA INFIELD HIT!!!!!!!!!!!
The slowest player probably ever!
April 24th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
Harang loves to draw and was a graphic design major at San Diego State University. Huh. I need to add that to his Human League.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Look! It’s our Adam Dunn!
April 24th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
Aw, Duncan’s got some facial hair to try to look like a grown-up. How sweet.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
He’s trying to hide the fact that he has no chin.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
I gotta take a teeny break – the proxy is out playing softball and I’m hungry. So I’m gonna stare in the freezer for a couple minutes before eating something that isn’t good for me.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
I may take a quick nap. This is usually my bedtime!
April 24th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
:doze:
April 24th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
A-Gon es en fuego tonight.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
Harang had better contact than Ross, with better results, since his sac fly brought in a run.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
It’s true. Go AGon!
April 24th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Geeze. The pitcher got an RBI?
April 24th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
At least Pujols got it out of the infield.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:08 pm
Chris Welsh is talking about Edmonds being beyond his prime. George has to be loving that.
How long a contract did they sign him to?
April 24th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
Check out Spiezio’s hair, man. He’s joining the Adam Dunn school of hairstyle management. Except for the lame little beardy thing, of course.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:13 pm
2 years, this year and next. We’re waiting for a kid named Colby Rasmus to get ready, but like the rest of the group, he hasn’t had a good start this year.
At least we got one run.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:13 pm
That’s not so bad. We gave a 2-year contract to Mike Stanton.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
There’s Griffey’s homer :angry:
April 24th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
All right! Jr.’s first homer of the year.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
Nice setup for Gonzo. Let’s make it 3-for-3.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
!!!
Two homer game for AGon? This is madness.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Well, I think that’s about all we’ll see of Wells tonight. Barf.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
And with that flyout, Ross’s average dips below .100.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
And the boos are starting.
At least tickets will be easier to get.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
That sucks. How’s the bullpen this year?
April 24th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
A-Gon has two homers and a double. He’s 3 for 3.
And most of the rest of the lineup hasn’t done crap.
Except Harang!
April 24th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
Harang’s usually a pretty poor hitter, too, but he does seem to take to Busch pretty well.
If they don’t stop all this hitting, they’re never going to get an official game in before the rain starts again.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
It must be ladies night at RHM… got you all to myself !!!
April 24th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
Oh good grief. Even my computer is disgusted – it crashed and then the sick kitty sat on the remote.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
SNAX!!!
April 24th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Snacks is pitching for the Cardinals..
He looks good. Lost some weight ??
April 24th, 2007 at 10:42 pm
Hi Redsfan68. Welcome to the party.
He does look trimmer. It’s going around this year.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
The glare off a World Series ring makes people look thinner.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
I guess that Dunn’s slimmed down physique must be foreshadowing, then.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:45 pm
Oh, and the bullpen is just OK this year.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
Now can we have him back ??
you can have Coffey… he needs to lose a few.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
I think OK would be overstating our bullpen situation. I hoping you guys won’t get to see them today.
Dang, nice play AGon!
April 24th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
Who does that guy think he is? McCarver’s boyfriend?
April 24th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
Harang looks like he’s pouting. Cheer up, man.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
:laugh: St. Louis Cardinals: fat camp for Reds pitchers. Surely Jimmy Anderson is coaching in the minors somewhere or something.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
I think he looks like a goth. It’s weird when they have him on t.v. promos and he has to smile. It looks totally unnatural.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
Only if you have someone to replace Carpenter.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
You can have Milton. Or Arroyo, but only if you take Ross too.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
Ross got a hit !!
April 24th, 2007 at 10:56 pm
:crazy: I can’t believe it: Ross got a hit!
Yippee!!
April 24th, 2007 at 10:56 pm
Hmmm. We don’t need a backup catcher, ours kills the Cubs. What else ya got? You can have…actually, we need everything we’ve got since there’s no one better in the system (except for the glut of outfielders in AAA).
April 24th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
Joe Buck is pimping mlb.tv. Not much else to talk about I guess.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
You cant have too many catchers, just ask Krivsky
April 24th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
Good job, Snacks.
April 24th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
Luckily, the Cardinals don’t collect positions. They collect short, scrappy, white guys – regardless of position.
April 24th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
Hey, where’s Freel and his adorable mental illness?
April 24th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
Snacks…
with the mop and bucket duty tonight
April 24th, 2007 at 11:12 pm
Farney sighting !
April 24th, 2007 at 11:19 pm
Lightning is starting up again here.
April 24th, 2007 at 11:19 pm
119 pitches seems like an awful lot for this early.
April 24th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
here’s the hook for Harang….
now its up to our wonderful bullpen
April 24th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
Uh oh. Pujols was taken out.
April 24th, 2007 at 11:31 pm
Yeah, I think it’s time for me to go to bed. We suck.
April 24th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
thanks for sticking around belly..
I think we lost rhm awhile back
April 24th, 2007 at 11:43 pm
Cards load the bases with no outs on Coffey…
but molina hits into 6-4-3 DP
next batter grounds to short…
Reds win 10-3
good night everybody
April 24th, 2007 at 11:54 pm
sorry guys, I fell asleep. That’s what I get for lying in bed with the laptop! Thanks for hanging in there.
See you tomorrow!
April 25th, 2007 at 12:03 am