Reds Tidbits (2011 Season)

[jlb1705]

Casey seems to be nervous. I think he could be a good color commentator once he relaxes and stops laughing at his own jokes.

Friggin JA Happ has like 200 pitches so far this game

Casey is pretty good on the set of MLB Tonight. He's doing this whole series and I think he'll settle down a bit.

He's not going to stop BSing and telling stories, but once he uses up most of the ones he's dying to tell he'll probably be fine.

 

[scott91575]

"...and Happ can't believe it."

Neither can we! Gomes walks again to drive in a run.

Heisey plunked for another RBI. That's 3 of 5 runs driven in by walks or HBP, and another one of those five was on botched DP.

Happ did himself in trying to show up the ump the inning before. In the first inning there were not any pitches that were actually strikes where the ump called them a ball (he even got a gift strike). Yet Happ kept trying to show up the ump, and in the major leagues (unless you are a superstar) the umpire will never give you a call the rest of the night.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Wow. If the ump keeps calling that low ball strike its going to be a long night for Houston. Even moreso I should say.

Leake lost him but the pitcher's up now. Im feeling a popup bunt attempt.

 

[jlb1705]

Good trip to the mound by Hernandez. Leake immediately jumps out 0-2 on Pence after giving up a walk to the previous batter.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Leake and Wood are fantastic young athletes.

As far as 3,4 and 5 pitchers go we're in outstanding shape. We just need that one guy to become an Ace and a Arroyo is a decent number 2. He just doesnt have many years left in the league.

 

[jlb1705]

Leake looks like a Little Leaguer in that helmet

 

[Bucknut24]

RBI for Votto

 

[jlb1705]

Phillips single/E6, Votto RBI double. 6-0.

 

[jlb1705]

Gomes just missed that one.

 

[Bucknut24]

Phillips single/E6, Votto RBI double. 6-0.

I believe they called that a hit for BP

 

[jlb1705]

Heisey RBI single drives in Votto. 7-0.

 

[jlb1705]

I believe they called that a hit for BP

Yeah. I put the slash because I disagreed with the way that was scored. Dude just plain booted it. He might not have gotten Phillips on that play, but he didn't even give himself a chance.

Once it was booted it didn't matter who was running. They only player that could've been thrown out on that is Sean Casey.

http://www.sportsviews.com/video/6641/Sean_Casey_Thrown_Out_At_First_From_Left_Field

 

[jlb1705]

2-out bloop plates two for the Astros. 7-2 heading to the bottom of the 5th.

 

[Bucknut24]

damnnn, nice bunt from Leake to get a hit

 

[jlb1705]

LMAO. They're throwing over to hold Leake on 1st. Here's hoping he can hit like last year.

Uh oh. Phillips has pulled himself from the game according to Jim Day.