Archive Reds @ Cubs - Game 2

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Aug 7, 2010 12:42pm

Phillips
Janish
Votto
Rolen
Nix
Bruce
Stubbs
Hernandez
Volquez

Fukudome
Castro
Lee
Ramirez
Byrd
Soriano
DeWitt
Hill
Wells

jordo212000

Posts: 10,664

Aug 7, 2010 12:44pm

I'm ready, it's been like 3 days since I've got to watch a game. How has Heisey looked the past few days?

justincredible

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Aug 7, 2010 12:48pm

Heisey has looked great in what I've seen. Not sure what he looked like yesterday, though.

Also, how bad is Jeff Piecoro?

SportsAndLady

Posts: 35,632

Aug 7, 2010 12:50pm

Random question...if you could go to the monday game of Carpenter vs Leake or the Tuesday game of Cueto vs Garcia which would you choose?

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Aug 7, 2010 12:51pm

Tuesday, as Cueto > Leake. Reds have a much better chance of winning that game.

I'll be going Tuesday for sure. I'd be going Monday as well if I didn't have to pick up my damn wife at the airport at 7:30. Bah.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Aug 7, 2010 12:59pm

Cardinals series is almost sold out. Florida series is filling up fast. It's amazing how easy it is to fill up the ballpark when you put a competent team on the field.

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mhs95_06

Posts: 8,167

Aug 7, 2010 1:16pm

mlb gameday showed Volquez' first pitch was a strike!

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mhs95_06

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Aug 7, 2010 1:23pm

After walking the lead-off batter on 4 pitches, Volquez retires the next three on weak ground balls and uses 14 pitches for the 1st, compared to Wells who had 11 pitches for the 3 he faced.

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mhs95_06

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Aug 7, 2010 1:31pm

Another weak ground ball for the Cubs to lead-off the 2nd, but it finds a big hole in the 3.5 gap.

osu45804

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Aug 7, 2010 1:37pm

WOW NIX!!!

justincredible

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Aug 7, 2010 1:37pm

Incredible catch for Nix. Nice.

justincredible

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Aug 7, 2010 1:40pm

Leadoff double for Stubbs. Hopefully the benching put a charge into him.

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mhs95_06

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Aug 7, 2010 1:41pm

Great play by Nix and it makes Byrd's gamble look poor. But I think it was a good gamble. If Nix catches it and Bryd holds, the pitcher is up with two outs. If he holds and Nix doesn't catch it, but keeps it it front of him, Bryd doesn't score and the bases are loaded with the pitcher still up, but just one out. I think Byrd did the right thing!

osu45804

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Aug 7, 2010 1:44pm

RBI Single Ramon 1-0 Reds

justincredible

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Aug 7, 2010 1:45pm

Looking good so far.

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mhs95_06

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Aug 7, 2010 1:47pm

Reds catchers with the first RBI of each game in the series, and with 3 of the 4 so far in the series. I like the Reds catching situation. Ideally you'd have a right handeded hitting one and a lefty. But the Reds have one for Spanish speaking pitchers, and one for English speaking!

osu45804

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Aug 7, 2010 1:48pm

Well damn......

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mhs95_06

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Aug 7, 2010 1:51pm

Now, I didn't like Hernandez gamble on Phillips drive down the right field line as he is doubled off. He probably doesn't score unless Fukudome misses it completely, and he still gives up the DP if he catches it, and the pitcher is not the next batter.

osu45804

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Aug 7, 2010 1:58pm

Well tie game

justincredible

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Aug 7, 2010 2:00pm

Minimal damage for how the inning started.

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mhs95_06

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Aug 7, 2010 2:03pm

justincredible;444666 wrote:Minimal damage for how the inning started.

Yes, key was coming back from a 3-1 count to get the pitcher leading off.

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mhs95_06

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Aug 7, 2010 2:04pm

Reds left handed hitters are wearing out the SS's glove with those line shots!

osu45804

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Aug 7, 2010 2:08pm

Send Bruce down NOW!!!

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mhs95_06

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Aug 7, 2010 2:09pm

Bruce blows a pretty good situationj on the first pitch with a weak grounder to 1B to end the 4th with two on.

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mhs95_06

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Aug 7, 2010 2:14pm

Volquez again comes back from 3-1 down to get Byrd for the first out of the 4th.