Mooney44Cards
Posts: 2,754
May 14, 2010 7:53am
Harangatang takes the mound against Jaime Garcia, who, despite his 3-2 record, has been pretty untouchable with a 1.18 ERA. Lets hope the Battlin' Redlegs knock that ERA up a few points tonight.
Lets also hope that the Harang we've seen the past few times out shows up tonight. The Cardinals offense has been struggling of late, we need to take advantage of that.
Thinking about heading down to the ballpark to see this one, but I'm not sure yet cuz I'd be coming straight from work and I'd be by myself.
LETS GO REDS!
Lets also hope that the Harang we've seen the past few times out shows up tonight. The Cardinals offense has been struggling of late, we need to take advantage of that.
Thinking about heading down to the ballpark to see this one, but I'm not sure yet cuz I'd be coming straight from work and I'd be by myself.
LETS GO REDS!
CinciX12
Posts: 2,874
May 14, 2010 9:19am
Couldn't be more excited for this weekend series. I actually have a good feeling about it, for once.
These guys have actually become really fun to watch. I'm scared to go to a game in person and jinx it. I usually go on the losing efforts.
These guys have actually become really fun to watch. I'm scared to go to a game in person and jinx it. I usually go on the losing efforts.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
May 14, 2010 10:23am
I cannot wait for this series..if I were back in Cinci I would for sure go to every game. It's not too often we have a home series that means first place..
Mooney44Cards
Posts: 2,754
May 14, 2010 6:36pm
Almost game time!
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
May 14, 2010 7:21pm
Nice play by OC to save a run. Harang escapes in the first.
osu45804
Posts: 6,188
May 14, 2010 7:35pm
Bruce strikes out to leave the bases loaded in the 1st
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
May 14, 2010 8:27pm
4-0 as Ludwick takes Harang for a 2 run ride after Pujols (who else) takes Harang out in the 3rd I do belive.
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
May 14, 2010 9:14pm
Stubbs 2 run jack makes it 4-2 STL with one out in the 7th.
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mhs95_06
Posts: 8,167
May 14, 2010 9:36pm
I was hoping the Reds bullpen could get 9 straight outs to get thru the 9th without having to face the top of the Cards order the 5th time. So I was disappointed that Massett walked Molina with two out. But then I was pleased that Molina ran himself into an out to have no one LOB!
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mhs95_06
Posts: 8,167
May 14, 2010 9:44pm
BP hit by pitch with one out. Cards bring in a lefty to face key hitter Votto. Ump makes a bad call strike on an outside breaking ball on the first pitch. Then Votto gets the pitch he wants and pops it up for the biggest out of the game.
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mhs95_06
Posts: 8,167
May 14, 2010 9:46pm
Reds hopes to score three in the 8th and 9th took a big hit with a zero in the 8th. LaRussa used 3 pitchers to get thru the 8th.
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mhs95_06
Posts: 8,167
May 14, 2010 10:18pm
Dusty's gut move of putting righty pinch hitter Hernandez up against a righty closer backfires "big time" on the first pitch with a game ending double play! I think Dusty was trying to avoid using three subs instead of two. Rightfully he wanted to get a faster runner on first for Hanigan who hopefully could score the "walk off" run. So since Hernandez could hit and go into catch he'd only need two subs if they just tied it, instead of using three subs if he used conventional wisdom and pinch hit the lefty Nix.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 14, 2010 10:18pm
Ramon Hernandez grounds into a double play to end it. He swung at the first pitch! Ahh Ramon. Interestingly the guys said that lefties hit .300 of Franklin, righties hit .200, and individually Nix had better career numbers off Franklin. Not sure the result would have been any different, but it makes you wonder
Rotinaj
Posts: 7,699
May 14, 2010 10:18pm
Dinglebaker strikes again and refuses to pinch hit guys based on the numbers.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 14, 2010 10:20pm
Personally I would have maybe went with Heisey. I don't care how old he is, or how few hits he has. He is a good hitter. It still perplexes me that brought up one of the jewels of the farm system to not play him.
Mooney44Cards
Posts: 2,754
May 14, 2010 10:22pm
HERNANDEZ?!
Fuck.
Laynce Nix maybe?
Heisey?
Ugh.
Fuck.
Laynce Nix maybe?
Heisey?
Ugh.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 14, 2010 10:31pm
If you go by the stats, Nix would have been preferred over Hernandez. However, you know my stance on Nix, and for some reason you like bringing up the fact that he is "my boy" when he finally earns his salary. Of course he is going to get a hit/HR every once in a while... if he didn't he wouldn't have made it this far. My problem with Nix is that there are others on the team who are going to get more hits than Nix, more consistently than Nix.
That's my basis for the two posts you are having a little bit of fun with.
That's my basis for the two posts you are having a little bit of fun with.
Mooney44Cards
Posts: 2,754
May 14, 2010 10:34pm
Haha, actually I only said something just that one time. I think you misinterpreted what I just posted.....it wasn't a reply to your post, just an overall exclamation of disgust.jordo212000 wrote: If you go by the stats, Nix would have been preferred over Hernandez. However, you know my stance on Nix, and for some reason you like bringing up the fact that he is "my boy" when he finally earns his salary. Of course he is going to get a hit/HR every once in a while... if he didn't he wouldn't have made it this far. My problem with Nix is that there are others on the team who are going to get more hits than Nix, more consistently than Nix.
That's my basis for the two posts you are having a little bit of fun with.
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mhs95_06
Posts: 8,167
May 14, 2010 10:41pm
Dusty said, in his post game comments, that Nix was unavailable. They didn't say why. I thought they never wanted to go into a Cardinal series a man short - weren't they saying that is why they were going to put Dickerson on the DL right away with his wrist? That being the case, if a right hander had to be put up, of the ones they had, Ramon was the best choice.
Mooney44Cards
Posts: 2,754
May 14, 2010 10:50pm
I disagree. Ramon has very little power, Owings could at least put a good rip on the ball.mhs95_06 wrote: Dusty said, in his post game comments, that Nix was unavailable. They didn't say why. I thought they never wanted to go into a Cardinal series a man short - weren't they saying that is why they were going to put Dickerson on the DL right away with his wrist? That being the case, if a right hander had to be put up, of the ones they had, Ramon was the best choice.
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
May 14, 2010 10:53pm
Good game by both teams. Harang pitched well just the 2 dingers cost him. Reds just couldn't get anything early which cost them late. Hope they can pull one out tomorrow with Leake on the hill.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
May 15, 2010 12:00am
NIx must've been unavailable because Dusty rarely pinch hits a catcher when he only has 2 catchers...another one of Dusty's book of idioticness.....though I wish he would've stuck with it tonight.
Announcers said the cards pitcher reminded them of Johan Santana a bit......he dead on a young Mike Hampton
Announcers said the cards pitcher reminded them of Johan Santana a bit......he dead on a young Mike Hampton
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charliehustle14
Posts: 2,224
May 15, 2010 1:35pm
Man I was wanting Heisey to hit so bad in that situation instead of Ramon.
Ramon's power is non-existent and was 2-20 something off Franklin. Plus anything hit on the ground becomes an easy DP.
Heisey has more speed and never has seen Franklin before. I'd rather send a guy up there who is 0-0 against a pitcher rather than someone who is hitting less than .100 for their career against said pitcher. Plus Heisey looked good the other night at the plate. Ramon hasn't looked good with the bat since last year.
Ramon's power is non-existent and was 2-20 something off Franklin. Plus anything hit on the ground becomes an easy DP.
Heisey has more speed and never has seen Franklin before. I'd rather send a guy up there who is 0-0 against a pitcher rather than someone who is hitting less than .100 for their career against said pitcher. Plus Heisey looked good the other night at the plate. Ramon hasn't looked good with the bat since last year.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 15, 2010 1:52pm
That was my opinion too. Heisey has been a stud for over a year down in the minors. Give me a guy like him every time. If Hernandez wasn't a catcher he wouldn't start in the big leagues. His bat is only average for a catcher and when you consider some of the garbage catching on other teams... that tells me everything I need to know.charliehustle14 wrote: Man I was wanting Heisey to hit so bad in that situation instead of Ramon.
Ramon's power is non-existent and was 2-20 something off Franklin. Plus anything hit on the ground becomes an easy DP.
Heisey has more speed and never has seen Franklin before. I'd rather send a guy up there who is 0-0 against a pitcher rather than someone who is hitting less than .100 for their career against said pitcher. Plus Heisey looked good the other night at the plate. Ramon hasn't looked good with the bat since last year.