September 11, 2007
You’ll Have to Go Through Us First
By
Amanda
Posted at 6:07 pm
So, the Cardinals think they're going to make a run of it, huh? Well we'll just see about that. If they want to get to the top of the division, they're going to have to get through us first. Not in a standings kind of a way, of course. The Cards already have six games on our boys. But we can screw 'em up trying to get those three games that the Brewers and Cubs have on them. You'll see!
But even if we don't, the Cubs got 'em beat. We're used to it in Cincinnati, but it must be a fun new experience for Card fans to be looking up at the Cubs. Fun fun fun.
Go Reds!
Weird line-up for the Redlegs today (though at least the pitcher isn’t pitching eighth…)
Reds
Jeff Keppinger SS
Jorge Cantu 1B
Ken Griffey Jr. RF
Brandon Phillips 2B
Adam Dunn LF
Edwin Encarnación 3B
Josh Hamilton CF
David Ross C
Matt Belisle P
Cards
David “ratboy” Eckstein
Rick “HGH” Ankiel RF
Albert “you better slide” Pujols 1B
Jim “nice eye make-up” Edmonds CF
Ryan “who the hell is” Ludwick LF
Yadi “speedy quick” Molina C
Aaron “I can go for” Miles 2B
Mark “second start” Mulder P
Brendan “hitting after the pitcher” Ryan 3B
The Cardinals make a run? Ha ha ha ha ha!
No way. They’re toast.
Wow. That rat boy needs to work on his home run trot.
Hi bellyscratcher! Welcome, welcome. I cheered when I saw the ball go over the wall a minute ago because I forgot the Reds were at home. Sigh.
Wait, I went to get chicken out of the freezer and it’s 1-0?
Don’t worry, Mulder sucks. So does the rest of our staff (expect Wainwright).
Eckstein is a scrappy little bastard. 😛
I half expected Belisle (now pronounce “Bel-iz-le”) to give up three in a row to the first three batters. Did you know that that’s only happened three times in MLB history, and twice the Reds served them up?
But not this time. I guess Eck’s just nibbled his way into the HGH stash.
I remember in one of Mulder’s first starts for the Cardinals he threw a 10-inning shut-out. Against Roger Clemens.
Sigh.
Oh, you should remember Ludwick – he hit the steamboat when we were in Cincy 😉
Hi, BubbaFan. Welcome. I think that “bastard” is the dirtiest word I’ve ever seen in one of your comments. 😉
Ah, the steamboat shot. I won’t really be impressed till he hits one *over* the steamboat.
Dunn’s wearing his lollerskates I see. Thank goodness Duncan’s out with a sports hernia.
FSN was late getting back to the game. The commercial ends and there’s already a runner on second!
Boo.
Oh my god. They played the X-Files for Mulder? That’s outstanding!!!
That’s Dave. He’s the awesome. 🙂
Oh yeah!! Seriously fantastic.
Yay Dunner!
I just got a message that my comment could not be posted at this time 🙁
But dammit, Dunn.
Thom had no idea that was out. Chris says Dunn probably didn’t know either.
This is where it starts to get ugly. I’m going to go give the cat it’s medicine.
Have you worked out what exactly is wrong with the cat?
No one knows. But he doesn’t seem to be getting worse.
You don’t think he’s eating the ant poison, do you? 😛
Eck’s up again. Anything less than a homer’s a disappointment.
Rolen had shoulder surgery today, they’re saying on FSNO, there in Cincy. Hope he’s doing OK.
Dude, why does he choke up so much on that bat? He is a major league player. You’d think that if the at is too long he’d just get a shorter one.
Of course, they might not make them small enough for him.
Heh, I don’t think it’s the ant poison.
Rolen had his surgery, Duncan’s on the shelf, Encarnacion has a broken face, Albert has a bad hammy, Jimmy’s old, Ankiel can’t get his head back in the game (that wasn’t his fault, McKay sent him), etc., etc., etc.
Ankiel is out at second! He needs to pay closer attention. If he’d noticed that the ball was past the first baseman sooner, he might have made it.
Hey, it’s the second anniversary of Posters for the Unmotivated!
WTF, Rick???
Where’d the wheels go? There were here a few days ago….
Must have run out of HGH. 😉
That was a weird play. Did he lose it in the lights, or did he think the CFer was going to get it?
The announcers seems to think a little bit of both. I think he took his eye off the ball and couldn’t pick it up in time.
Well, that’s that.
You’re right; I’d forgotten about the anniversary of the posters. I’ve got the rest of them (they’re no longer available on Joel’s old site): today is probably a good day to post the rest of them.
GS DUNNER!!!
Woot!
Mulder ain’t right. Everything is up, up, up.
I really hope someone is warming up.
I think he’s not all the way healthy yet.
No, he’s not. But it sure would be nice if we didn’t have to have him pitch (AN OUT!!!) in the middle of a pennant race.
Oh, no. Get it together, Ankiel.
Aw man, Ankiel’s not losing his head again, is he? I’d like to see him keep it together.
Gotta go read the kid a bedtime story. BRB.
Inning over. Finally.
That’s who Ludwick is 😉
I’m back…what’d I miss?
I’m guessing from that comment that Ludwick is responsible for the Reds’ lead now being just five.
Yeah, but that’s it.
Pujols dons such a pensive expression when at the plate. Like he’s about to start composing poetry.
Or kick someone’s ass…all the way to the warning track! He used to hit home runs.
Too bad for him Dunn didn’t pull an Ankiel out there.
Who’s pitching now? Mulder’s not still out there, is he?
Or a Dunn.
Hey, Dunn’s pulled his defensive game together. He’s just somewhat below average this year.
It’s great that our bullpen is holding the Reds, but man, it should would be nice to take back that grand slam.