http://www.red-hot-mama.com It sounds like porn, but it's all about baseball. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:33:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en New Pirates pitcher Jeff Karstens almost perfected the art of pitching yesterday. Thankfully, he didn't because the come-down from that high would be particularly devastating. "All right, I pitched a perfect game!" "Oh, no, it was for the Pirates." Talk about a meaningless effort right there. Karstens was very good in his ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/08/07/pirates-2-diamondbacks-0-almost-perfect/ Zach Duke pitched very well last night, striking out 6 in 7 innings and allowing only 2 runs. Although it was among the best starts Duke's provided this year, it wasn't good enough. The Pirates managed only one measly run. The lone RBI was Doug Mientkiewicz's, thanks to a hit ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/08/06/pirates-1-diamondbacks-3-the-duke/ Chris Carpenter started his second game for the Cardinals since returning from the disabled list. Both starts have been good, although short. In his first outing, he lasted only 4 innings, but yesterday, he pitched 5. Carpenter probably would have gone longer had it not been for a rain delay. All ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/08/06/dodgers-4-cardinals-6-bullpen-still-badder-than-bad/ At 5'11", 270 lbs, and 24 years old, Milwaukee Brewers' first baseman Prince Fielder has a basal metabolic rate (BMR) of 2486.6 calories per day. That means that he needs almost 2500 calories per day just to maintain his weight after the effort of using his lungs for breathing, heart ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/08/05/prince-fielders-bmr/ The Astros beat off both the Cubs and the rain yesterday, as 4 pitchers combined to blank Chicago. That bizarre trade for Latrell Hawkins is looking golden now. He pitched one-third of an inning for the save! One-third! That's a whole out. The game had two different rain delays. The first one ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/08/05/astros-2-cubs-0-surviving-the-rain/ If Cincinnati were Chicago, a W flag would have flown above the ballpark after last night's game. It might have confused folks into thinking it was an ad for the upcoming Oliver Stone movie, which would seem especially strange coming from close personal Bush friend Bob Castellini. Like I said ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/08/05/brewers-3-reds-6-a-win-really/ The Red Hot Household has been struck by the dreaded flu-like symptoms this week, knocking yours truly on her booty for about four days. The Crack Technical Staff literally had to call to get me out of bed long enough to post about Griffey being traded last week, and afterward ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/08/04/emerging-from-the-covers/ The Reds were swept by the ex-Reds yesterday, losing in the final game of the 3-game series. The futility of the team has reached its lowest point of the season, exemplified by the team being 10 games under for the first time all year and by being 16 games out ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/08/04/reds-2-nationals-4-such-sweep-defeat/ In the other blockbuster trade yesterday, the Pirates had some fun in a ménage à trois with the Red Sox and the Dodgers. For the first time in a very long time, I don't even think they'll be sore and regretful in the morning. Manny Ramirez went to the Dodgers, Jason ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/08/01/fireworks-at-the-trading-deadline-pirates-edition/ Wow. That was an eventful non-waiver trading deadline yesterday, wasn't it? Two of the biggest names in baseball changed teams, and both trades involved the NL Central. Of course, big-name, established talent was leaving the NLC, but that's come to be expected. As reported here yesterday, Ken Griffey Jr. was traded to ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/08/01/fireworks-at-the-trading-deadline-reds-edition/ UPDATE Griffey has given the OK; he's going to Chicago. This is so exciting! I hope the White Sox go far. According to the story on Reds.com: The Reds will receive right-handed pitcher Nick Masset and second baseman Danny Richar, a source said. Griffey, 38, is a likely free agent after the season. ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/07/31/griffey-to-don-the-black-and-white/ Just as AOL's "partnership" with the scantily-clad-and-poor-cue-card-reading Fantasy Sports Girls was giving women sport bloggers a bad name, 15 women who don't need a sleezeball pervert to write their suggestive commentary for them were launching Playing the Field. Per their--our--about page: Featured on this site are some of the best female sports ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/07/30/genuine-fan-women-are-playing-the-field/ It's getting harder and harder to watch the Reds. I don't foresee this ending anytime soon, not until Dusty Baker is fired. I mean, there are only so many jokes and laughs you can have about Corey Patterson leading off. Patterson's average is .183, in case you were wondering. His Not ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/07/30/reds-2-astros-6-183-and-still-descending/ The Cubs made quick work of that battle for first place with the Brewers. They won the second game easily and widened their lead to 3 games, which ensures they will have first all to their little beary lonesome no matter what happens in the final two games of the ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/07/30/cubs-7-brewers-1-battle-for-first-no-more/ The first game of the four-game battle for first between the Cubs and Brewers did not disappoint. Well, you could say that C.C. (yes, I'm still using periods) Sabathia didn't pitch as well as expected after his last three complete games for Milwaukee, but that's quibbling. He was still solid, ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/07/29/cubs-6-brewers-4-disappointed-only-by-sabathia-and-my-fever/ The Cubs came back against the Marlins and Jason Marquis' incompetency yesterday, to return to sole possession of first place before heading to Milwaukee. Marquis de Suck lived up to his nickname, allowing 6 runs in 6 innings. However, the Cubs showed their first signs of offensive life in the last ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/07/28/marlins-6-cubs-9-signs-of-life/ Apparently, Joey Votto was sending a message to the Reds managerial staff last week when he hit a line drive off of Josh Fogg's face that resulted in him missing a start. Fogg had recovered enough to put in his usual "pitching" yesterday, allowing 7 runs over 3 2/3 ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/07/28/rockies-11-reds-0-u-g-l-y/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/07/26/rhmxkcd/ Tonight, the first 30,000 lucky fans to Great American Ball Park will receive this bobblehead of Adam Dunn "sporting 1980s threads." Some think the outfit is Don Johnson-esque. Others say Spencer from "The Hills." I heard Brandon Phillips on the radio yesterday say that the bobblehead made Dunn look like ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/07/26/80s-night-my-ass-thats-a-roxbury-suit/ I thought the Cardinals had this one and that the Brewers would fall to 2 games back of Chicago thanks to the Cubs earlier win. But now, I underestimated the mediocrity of Ryan Franklin. Having watched Franklin with the Reds, you would think I would have been prepared for the homer ... http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2008/07/25/brewers-4-cardinals-3-the-beer-train-keeps-brewin/