August 9, 2006
The Strategy Is Working
By
Amanda
Posted at 6:57 pm
You laughed at the time, but the strategy of letting the Cardinals score a zillion runs in the first game of the series to tire them out seems to be working. Of course, then the Reds went and scored a bunch of runs themselves last night, but they're used to it. They've got scoring stamina. It's an organizational tradition.
Yeah, weak smack, I know. It's been a tough week. Our boys will do the smacking for me tonight anyway.
My smack will be weak also, I’m a little under the weather.
Royce Clayton likes his old team.
Rooting for the Cardinals will do that to ya.
I do love that Jimmy.
[quote]My smack will be weak also, I’m a little under the weather.[/quote]I hope you’re not under the David Weathers. Yecch.
My lord, no.
Want him back?
Nah, I like our Munchkin.
He’s no Freel.
He wishes he were, but he’s no Freel.
Thank god he doesn’t have the same junk on his chin that Freel does.
It’s $1 hot dogs this series, and Chris and George are just now saying that the Reds have sold over 100,000 so far.
You know what that means? We can afford another catcher!
Aren’t you running dangerously low on 2B?
I don’t think he’s big enough to grow chin hair yet. Give him a few years.
w00t! Go Dunn!
How long till Chris Welsh mentions that a solo shot can be a rally killer?
And I guess he’s right…
I’m trying to figure out how that makes any sense.
Ooooh, I thought he was going to get caught at second.
Me and the crack technical staff were just saying that. How can a solo shot be a rally killer? If no one is on, there’s no rally to kill.
On the other hand, when Freel legs out an infield single, steals second, and then steals third, and THEN Dunn hits a homer, yeah, that can sort of take the wind out of the offense.
That I can see – I mean look what’s happened since Jimmy’s GS.
Yep. That’s likely to keep your guys down for at least three more games. Or eight. That’s their favorite losing streak number, right?
This year, yeah. That just means we’ll win the last eight of the year. I figure we’ll lose one in the first round of the playoffs, but that’s it.
I think Juan Encarnacion likes his former team, too.
Someone has to call for that ball. No one will feel sorry for Juan if Pujols looks mad.
All right! Edwin with the fantastic defensive play. Maybe he won’t sit the ENTIRE rest of the season now.
Dammit, Hatteberg. Don’t you know about the rally-killer?
Poor Eckstein can buy a hit right now.
Another home run. Get your head on straight, Carp.
can’t
Dammit, Eddie. Didn’t any of these guys hear that they’re not supposed to be hitting the solo shots??
Well, we still have the lead.
For the moment, my dear.
OK, maybe for a slightly longer moment.
We’ll see. The ball is flying tonight.
Aw, where were ya, Phillips? After you swooped in on that one Freel was diving for, I expected you to be all over that one.
That was not a pretty hit and run.
We need to learn how to count.
Uh-oh. Scott Rolen’s got the dreaded “upper back spasms.” That’s nearly as bad as the “flu-like symptoms”
Dammit, Rolen’s got back spasms.
I always figure “flu-like symptoms” means “hang over”
It’s a wonder Arroyo hasn’t come down with the “flu-like symptoms” yet. ‘Course, I imagine he’d just up and say he was hung over.
Man, I really like Ronnie. He’s wearing a do-rag. Everyone else on the Cardinals is pretty vanilla.
I’m glad that your trade is working out for you. Personally, I’m getting tired of all the trades my team is compelled to make this season.
Ooh, can’t believe he swung at that. Whazzup, Little Albie?
He’s been doing that a lot the past few weeks. Very disturbing.
PHILLIPS!!!!
No way did I think Edmonds wasn’t getting to that. He must be getting old.
Crack Technical Staff points out that solo shots aren’t rally killers; Royce McClayton is.
He is old. He was crying to the press today.
Did I hear correctly that the Reds have four lefties in the pen?
To demonstrate how much George Grande is in love with Jim Edmonds, he just called Cormier by his name.
Jimmy on the brain.
Ha ha ha.
Mercker, Cormier, Bray, Guardado. I guess they do. And those guys don’t suck either, knock on wood.
Not yet.