April 29, 2008
Reds @ Cards: the Revenge of Cueto
By
Amanda
Posted at 8:17 pm
Holy crap, did Arroyo really get his first win last night? It’s like we slipped into an alternate dimension or something.
Wait, this is supposed to be smack talk about the Cardinals. Allow me to start over:
Holy crap, are the Cardinals really trying to pass of Chris Duncan as an outfielder? What would the ghost of Jim Edmonds say?
Your Cincinnati Reds
Corey Patterson
Jeff Keppinger
Ken Griffey, Jr
Brandon Phillips
Adam Dunn
Edwin Encarnacion
Joey Votto
Paul Bako
Johnny Cueto
Their St. Louis Cardinals
Schumaker
Kenney
Pujols
Ankiel
Glaus
Duncan
Molina
Pineiro
Izturis
Dammit, the game already started. It’s been one of those days, man.
Griffey’s up with no outs and two on. This is a good start so far. That long foul ball seemed promising.
Man, what a difference a day makes. At this time yesterday I was happy and bubbly. Today I had a shitty day at work and spent about half the day in a full-on furor. Now, as a result, I’m tired and crabby.
Griffey struck out, though Patterson advanced on a dropped ball.
OMG. What the fuck was that??
Wow, double run down to get Patterson and Keppinger out on the basepaths. Patterson’s a dummy, but that was a freaking bonehead maneuver by Kepp.
That was a fabulous double play.
That one will make Baseball Tonight. 8|
I don’t think Al Hrabosky could love Cueto any more.
Good job, Griffey! Dropping the ball was all part of his plan!
Oh crap! I forgot to catch up after we rewound for the double play!
The slow-mo on Ankiel’s slide was priceless. He was thisclose to not having enough momentum to get to the bag.
Sorry to disappear on you. I went to read Encyclopedia Brown to the Red Hot Son, and expected Jonny to keep up the conversation. My bad for not explaining to him that I wouldn’t be able to participate in the conversation while I was in the other room, away from my computer.
And I see the Reds threaten again without following through. I’m starting to think they’re all talk tonight.
No problem. I was learning what happened to “Donnie” from You Suck At Photoshop.
Man, the Cardinals are the kings of stranding runners. So frustrating.
Dusty Baker will tell ya, those baserunners are just clogging up the bases. They’re the number one obstacle to runs getting scored.
That’s two consecutive days that the infield fly rule has been called. It doesn’t seem like I see those much. Of course, I guess you have to have runners on for it to apply…
Heck of a try by Phillips.
What?? There are balls that Phillips can’t get to?
My world is being rocked all over the place.
How’s the pitching looking these days, Ms. Scratcher? Any ETA on Carp?
Yikes. I guess Cuteo is not having a good night.
Well, that’s two things I have never seen live.
Oh wow.
Ah, Cueto was such fun while he lasted. I imagine he’s gone the way of so many Reds pitchers before him now: doomed to mediocrity until the team finally gives up on him and the Cardinals pick him up to make him into a superstar closer or something.
Mulder should be back in a month or so I think. Carp after the All-Star break at best. Who knows what’s up with Clement
The Matrix is taking over our broadcast.
Like they’d rather play a 10-year old movie than show a game that’s going on right now?
Of course, this game is really already over. Still, nearly impossible baseball things come in threes. If you can’t watch now, you’re sure to miss an unassisted triple play or something.
Well, the Brewers and Cubs are currently tied at 2, if you can get that game to watch.
It’s very herky-jerky and the sound is cutting in and out with electronic weirdness.
I think both Cueto and Volquez will be fine – the backbone of the Reds’ starting rotation for years to come. You have to expect they will struggle some times, adjusting to the big leagues.
We don’t have Extra Innings 🙁
When Izturis gets a hit you know something is weird with the universe.
I remember when Izturis had his one good year. I picked him for my fantasy team the next year, and he’s never been the same. To this day, I don’t play fantasy baseball so that I don’t ruin the careers of any more promising youngsters. It weighs too heavy on the conscience.
You mean he’s not hitting after the pitcher because he’s so good?
Hi, BubbaFan. Welcome. I’m a little jaded by hot young pitchers, but if they hang in for the entirety of the season, I might be willing to start getting behind them as the foundation of the rotation.
Zeldink, that’s a touching story. I wonder if that’s what happened to Sean Casey after I drafted him…
Supposedly, the best run-producing lineup has the worst hitter batting 8th. According to the stat-heads, anyway. You don’t see many teams actually doing it, though. The Cards do, and I think the Brewers.
The 9th guy is supposed to be a leadoff type hitter. Speedy guy who gets on base, not a lot of power.
Maybe. Whoever drafted Josh Hancock has to feel like crap.
It’s Hancock’s anniversary, by the way.
Aw. I miss Snax.
Kick save and a beauty! Second game in a row!
Tony likes to have that “second lead-off” guy, but Izturis is not the guy for that role. Some of our pitchers hit better than him.
The Bats game last night went 17 innings. It started late due to rain, so it really ended late.
The Bats ran out of pitchers, and ended up using first baseman Kevin Barker to pitch the 17th. (He gave up 3 runs and took the loss.)
Hey, don’t complain. We don’t even have a first leadoff guy. 😛
Marquis would have been a great second lead-off guy…
Hell, the Cardinals pitched Aaron Miles and Scott Spiezio (and he was probably high) last year!
What a shame for Ankiel, only getting a double on that.
17 innings for the Bats, huh? That’s just an inning short of a double-header. If I were going to run a position player out to pitch, I don’t think it would be the 1B. RF seems more attuned to the job.
What the hell is Scott Spiezio doing these days? Chillin’ with Bonds?
He was released by the Braves and hopefully went into real rehab. He’s always got his band!
Oh, that’s right: Josh Fogg is still with the team.
Seems like they usually use infielders. Outfielders might have the arm, but I think they’d have trouble fielding the position.
Bubba used to both pitch and play CF, until he got to the college level and became a full time CFer. He’d play CF on days he didn’t pitch. On days when he did pitch, they’d put him in CF after 5 or 6 innings, once the pen took over.
He can follow in Bronson Arroyo’s footsteps of performing songs for commercials.
http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/04/06/arroyo-commercials-too-awesome-not-to-share/
Good gravy. Corey Patterson is the only one who has a hit off Cy Pineiro.
Is it really only the fifth inning?
Watch your hat, Fogg.
No kidding, this game is going to last a very long time.