Red Hot Mama » Game Wrap http://www.red-hot-mama.com It sounds like porn, but it's all about baseball. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:35:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2006-2007 1440 http://www.red-hot-mama.com/images/logo_rhm_rss.gif Red Hot Mama http://www.red-hot-mama.com 144 144 It sounds like porn, but it's all about baseball. The Red Hot Broadcast is the audio component to the humorous and upbeat blog devoted to the National League Central, red-hot-mama.com. Each week, the happenings with the teams are discussed. red hot mama, humor, comedy, sports, baseball, chicago cubs, cincinnati reds, houston astros, milwaukee brewers, pittsburgh pirates, st. louis cardinals Red Hot Mama Red Hot Mama no no Game 159: Reds 5, Pirates 4 http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/09/25/game-159-reds-5-pirates-4/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/09/25/game-159-reds-5-pirates-4/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:10:24 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6387 As has been well visit site to read more]

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The game was fun, though, despite that, with some great tweeting going on via all the Reds Tweetup guests. You can view the tweets here.

Before the event was also … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/09/13/reds-do-their-part-in-keeping-elimination-number-at-1/feed/ 0 Game 142: Bats 7, Indians 8 http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/09/05/game-142-bats-7-indians-8/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/09/05/game-142-bats-7-indians-8/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:48:11 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6313 Over the Labor Day weekend on Saturday, we made it out to the final home game for Pittsburgh Pirates AAA affiliate the Indianapolis Indians. And the Cincinnati Reds AAA affiliate the Louisville Bats were in town.

It was an exciting game, with the teams combining for 10 runs in just the first two innings–two innings that take well more than an hour to play. It was looking like a long game, but both teams settled down after that, until the Indians took the lead for good in the … [visit site to read more]

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Johnny Cueto contributed half of those innings, allowing two runs (earned) on nine hits and a walk. He also struck out 11, which is fairly awesome. He wasn’t the one to get the win, though, as you probably could have figured out from that 14 inning comment in the first paragraph. Aroldis Chapman, Nick Masset … [visit site to read more]

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However, he settled down. Leake allowed no runs in that first inning, and with the exception of 2 runs in the 3rd, the rest of his 6 innings were scoreless. He pitched 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, and left with his team having a 5-2 lead.

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At the beginning of the season, dreams of the Cincinnati Reds winning a second consecutive division title danced in fans’ heads. And now, with 31 games left in the 2011 season, we’re just hoping for a second consecutive winning season. Oh, and maybe finishing higher than the St. Louis Cardinals.

Friday’s starter was hard-luck no-decisioner Dontrelle Willis. It may not surprise you to learn that Willis again did not get the win. He had good … [visit site to read more]

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Cueto pitched 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits while striking out 5. His lone run actually came in the bottom of the 9th, after which he was promptly removed for Francisco Cordero, who got the shaky save he’s patented in his time with the Reds.

The Reds’ offense in the 2-1 win was provided by Joey … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/08/16/louisville-bats-game-125-bats-3-indians-2/feed/ 0 Game 118: Reds Fail to Lose a Series http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/08/11/game-118-reds-fail-to-lose-a-series/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/08/11/game-118-reds-fail-to-lose-a-series/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:02:13 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6216 The Cincinnati Reds split the 4-game series with the Colorado Rockies Thursday, thanks to another amazing start from Johnny Cueto.

Remember back in the playoffs last year when Baker picked Edinson Volquez to start the series against the Philadelphia Phillies? And then when he chose Volquez again to start the 2011 season? Yeah, he was wrong about Volquez being an ace. It was the other guy with dreadlocks.

Cueto has been amazing this year. This latest start is no exception. Over 7 innings, … [visit site to read more]

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That didn’t happen. The Reds barely won 1 of the 3 against the Astros. And today, they were looking at the very real possibility of being swept by the Cubs.

Bronson Arroyo started and made it all the way until the 3rd inning before … [visit site to read more]

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To me, it feels like they have more drive, more desire, more to prove, and a higher potential ceiling, if only because time hasn’t cemented their position in the majors. So I was in favor of Paul Janish over Alex Gonzalez last year. And this year, when Janish failed to be demonstrably better than Edgar Renteria, I wanted Zack Cozart called up.

Walt Jocketty did call up Cozart, albeit two weeks too late–he’s really been just … [visit site to read more]

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Last night, the Pirates overtook first place in the division. A series in July between first and fourth place in the NLC, the Pirates and Reds: you might have predicted that at the beginning of the season, though you might have been thinking about it a little … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/07/15/game-93-cardinals-5-reds-6/feed/ 0 Will the Reds Beat the Indians in 2011? http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/07/02/will-the-reds-beat-the-indians-in-2011/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/07/02/will-the-reds-beat-the-indians-in-2011/#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:36:45 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6076 Baker's bobbling toothpick holder.So far, it’s not looking good.

The Cleveland Indians swept the Cincinnati Reds in Cleveland earlier this season. The … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/07/02/will-the-reds-beat-the-indians-in-2011/feed/ 1 Losing Another One-Run Game http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/06/28/losing-another-one-run-game/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/06/28/losing-another-one-run-game/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 03:04:16 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6068 Okay, this is getting old. The Cincinnati Reds lost to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays tonight, dropping their record to 41-40.

That’s 81 games total: the halfway point. Feeling good about the prospects of this team for the rest of the season? Because Walt Jocketty has shown his complete lack of ideas on what to do to improve the .500 team. And manager Dusty Baker’s calm, toothpick-chewing ways aren’t exactly lighting a fire under the under-performing … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/06/28/losing-another-one-run-game/feed/ 3 Reds 5, Devil Rays 0 http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/06/27/reds-5-devil-rays-0/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/06/27/reds-5-devil-rays-0/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:55:17 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6066 Wait, what?

I know what you’re thinking, looking at the title of this post, but it’s true. The Cincinnati Reds actually won an interleague game! And this was the first game of the series against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Mike Leake started for the Reds and did very well, going 6 shutout innings, allowing 4 hits, walking 2, and striking out 3. He picked up his 7th win. The bullpen closed out the shutout and the game, thanks … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/06/27/reds-5-devil-rays-0/feed/ 1 Game 73: Blue Jays 1, Reds 2 http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/06/19/game-73-blue-jays-1-reds-2/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/06/19/game-73-blue-jays-1-reds-2/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:51:26 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6044 At long last, an interleague win.

The Cincinnati Reds won their first game against an American League opponent in 2011, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1. That makes the Reds 1-5 on the season, having been swept previously by the Cleveland Indians.

They narrowly escaped being swept by the Blue Jays, though, thanks to Bronson Arroyo’s best pitching performance of the season. He went 8 innings, striking out 5 and allowing one run on 5 hits and a walk. He also evened his … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/06/19/game-73-blue-jays-1-reds-2/feed/ 0 Game 70: Cardinals 4, Nationals 7 http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/06/16/game-70-cardinals-4-nationals-7/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/06/16/game-70-cardinals-4-nationals-7/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 02:43:02 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6036 Two Sweeps in Two Days

A day after the Cincinnati Reds swept the Los Angeles Dodgers, the St. Louis Cardinals were swept by the Washington Nationals. It’s been a good few days to be a Reds fan.

What’s interesting is that the Cardinals failed to win in three different ways. In the first game against the Nationals, the bullpen was the culprit after a solid start. Then yesterday, the Cardinals … [visit site to read more]

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The Cincinnati Reds swept the Los Angeles Dodgers. On the road.

That’s right, the Reds traveled to the west coast–the coast that has derailed so many seasons in the past–and may just have re-railed their season.

Travis Wood started today, pitching 6 innings of 1-run baseball. He allowed 5 hits and walked one, but was good/lucky enough to keep the Dodgers from ever scoring more than once. I’d say that’s the power of good defense, right there.

The … [visit site to read more]

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