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Reds Tidbits (2008 season)

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crazybuckfan40;1143247; said:
Not a great top of the first for Arroyo as he gives up 2 runs, but it could of been much worse, but the guy for the brewers fell for the ole fake to third throw to first pick off move...
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You've got to be shitting me. I thought the last one who fell for that was Lonnie Smith in like 1988.
 
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Just got back from the game. Arroyo wasn't good at all tonight. I don't recall him having even one easy inning.

Brandon Phillips made at least three excellent plays in the field tonight, and he got a couple hits. I know he has his flaws, but he's become my favorite current Reds player.

I got stuck sitting in front of some asshole the whole game. He made the Cubs fans that Marty ranted about the other day seem tolerable. Here are some of his gems from the first inning alone.
  • The one where he shows up one batter deep into the game and exclaims, "OHMYGOD. THERE'S ALREADY A RUNNER ON FIRST. ARROYO'S ALREADY IN TROUBLE AGAIN. THAT COACH BETTER GO OUT THERE AND STRAIGTEN HIM OUT!" That's right, one batter deep and this guy rolls up acting like a complete drama queen about a base hit. Granted, that turned out to be the beginning of a rough inning for Arroyo, but this asshole didn't know that at the time.
  • The one where he says, "Do you guys ever listen to Tracy Jones on WLW? Well, you gotta listen to him - he is SO smart!"
  • The one where he says, "I bet the Cowboy's over there in the booth disgusted as hell already. I like that guy, he knows a lot about baseball."
  • The part where he (the 50 yr. old asshole) turns to the college girl sitting next to him and says, "Live it up while you're in college, because you'll never have as much fun when you're in the real world. That's what I did, and I would go back and do it again if I could."
  • The one where he says, "That's Junior's problem, he needs to hustle more."
...And that was just the FIRST INNING! :2004:

Asshole.
 
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-1 game win streak snapped. Lost 6 of 7 and sinking fast. This bitch could be over well before the usual June swoon. With all the optimisim around Cincy for this year an early season meltdown will get ugly.

-Starters aren't getting enough innings which will overwork an already shaky pen soon.

-Offense can't drive in runners to save its fucking life. Its getting to be uncanny the ways they find not to score with multiple runners on and 0 outs. 16 more LOB this game, 8 between Bako and CP.

-Its not really the lineup construction but more so how many shitty players are in the lineup that's killing us.

-Arroyo was a swingman when we traded for him and aside from a miracle first half of 2006, still is. He should be mentioned in the same breath with Belisle and the other candidates for 5th starter or long relief roles.
 
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Honestly I consider Arroyo the 4 best pitcher on the staff...But he was fucked tonight in having to face Sheets..He threw like shit and still made our hitter look even worse than his pitching...

Didn't agree with the double switch in the 6th inning...Votto gets the abat in the 8th with bases loaded instead of Bako...

There is something wrong IMO when you are getting loaded bases for your 6 and 7 hitters all the time...I thought you were supposed to load the bases for the 4 and 5 hitters...

The major hold on this team is the right handed hitter off the bench...We just don't have it...It is going to kill us until we get it...If we have it, we hit him for Bako in the 8th instead of Bako up there with no chance against the sidewinder they had on the mound...Or if we don't do the double switch early, we have Hatte to hit for Bako in the 9th with more power to try and get the game tying homerun...
 
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Dispatch

Reds whiff again
Arroyo ineffective, hitters fail in key situations for sixth loss in seven games
Saturday, April 19, 2008 3:19 AM
By Scott Priestle


The Columbus Dispatch
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Al Behrman Associated Press
The Reds' Adam Dunn strikes out in the fifth inning against the Brewers' Ben Sheets, who allowed only two hits in five innings.



CINCINNATI -- Two days ago, Brandon Phillips gripped the bat so tightly he could've turned the handle to sawdust. The Reds were mired in a losing streak, and the harder he tried to hit them out of it, the worse he played. He was not alone.
"We want to win too much, instead of just playing the game natural, the way we always played it," he said. "I'm not going to lie to you, I was trying to do too much."
Phillips seemed more relaxed last night, and it showed in his play. Unfortunately for the Reds, he was all but alone, and they lost 5-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers, their sixth loss in the past seven games.

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A little lineup change for today it look like...

Corey Patterson CF
Jeff Keppinger SS
Brandon Phillips 2B
Ken Griffey Jr. RF
Adam Dunn LF
Edwin Encarnacion 3B
Joey Votto 1B
Paul Bako C
Johnny Cueto P

Not sure what to make of it, but lets hope that it works out...Dusty must see something...
 
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This lineup is getting eaten alive by lefties. Thom was all over it last night on FSN too, begging for a right handed bat off the bench. Problem is, ONE bat isn't going to do it.

Brandon Philips is a vacuum when he's in his zone.

Bill Hall can suck my nut sack.

Griffey's bunt for a base hit in the 9th was a thing of beauty. Wish he'd do it more often to force teams out of the shift.
 
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crazybuckfan40;1143690; said:
no offense once again thru 3 innings...

Also announced that Belisle is getting the start monday...Hopefully he continues with the success he has had in the minors...
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Fogg being moved to the pen. Could this mean Coffey gets a (hopefully one way) ticket to Louisville?
 
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