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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 9, 2010 2:49am
osu45804;445999 wrote:Yeah, I hate that too.... For once I'd love to hear the what the National broadcasters have to say about the Reds other than the 2 minutes we get on SportsCenter a week
mlb network, they talk about the Reds pretty much every night
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Swamp Fox
Posts: 2,218
Aug 9, 2010 6:06am
We will need those three games and more. If we win two out of three, that would be nice, but as some of you know, I don't have much confidence when one of my teams crosses the California border. A three game lead can disappear as if by magic in three days. Like has already been said, we need to play the very best ball we are capable of but no matter what happens, we need to remember that there is a lot of baseball to be played and we are right in the middle of a great pennant chase.
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norwalk
Posts: 158
Aug 9, 2010 9:45am
I agree Dave you can't under value head to head matchups. If we take 2/3 I think that will keep the confidence high. Getting swept and then going out West could really demoralize this team. Hope I'm wrong, we just don't play well out west so 2/3 is big in my opinion.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Aug 9, 2010 10:22am
Yeah we go out west, and St. Louis has a 10 game home stand against losing teams..followed by 6 away games against the Pirates and Nationals....great.
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stlouiedipalma
Posts: 1,797
Aug 9, 2010 10:33am
I look for a low scoring series here, as the Redbirds will send their aces against the Reds. While this isn't what I would consider a "must win" series, 2 of 3 or a sweep by the Cards will put the Reds in a tough spot, with that West Coast swing coming up and the Redbirds looking at a nice homestand.
How many intentional walks will Pujols receive this week? Dusty may be crazy, but he's not stupid.
How many intentional walks will Pujols receive this week? Dusty may be crazy, but he's not stupid.
Firad
Posts: 1,525
Aug 9, 2010 11:41am
Quadruple fixed.karen lotz;445551 wrote:I'd be shocked if the Cards manage to show up.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 9, 2010 2:17pm
No matter what happens the Reds have answered almost everytime they've need to this season....guys like Rolen, Cabrera, Arroyo, Cueto have just put the team on their backs and made sure small negatives didn't turn into something bigger.
Is Phillips a go tonight? We need him to play with a chip on his shoulder and to get things started.
Is Phillips a go tonight? We need him to play with a chip on his shoulder and to get things started.
TigerNation10
Posts: 483
Aug 9, 2010 2:55pm
Brandon Phillips 2b
Laynce Nix lf
Joey Votto 1b
Scott Rolen 3b
Jim Edmonds cf
Jay Bruce rf
Ramon Hernandez c
Paul Janish ss
Mike Leake p
vs. Chris Carpenter
Looks like Edmonds will be in the lineup. Who was sent down to AAA?
Laynce Nix lf
Joey Votto 1b
Scott Rolen 3b
Jim Edmonds cf
Jay Bruce rf
Ramon Hernandez c
Paul Janish ss
Mike Leake p
vs. Chris Carpenter
Looks like Edmonds will be in the lineup. Who was sent down to AAA?
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Aug 9, 2010 2:56pm
Nix 2nd ehhh??
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Aug 9, 2010 3:09pm
Gotta love Dusty!! Let's not put Janish in the 2-hole!?!?SportsAndLady;446433 wrote:Nix 2nd ehhh??
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 9, 2010 3:16pm
I like the lineup. I'd guess either Fisher, Smith, Gomes, or Stubbs gets sent packing. Gomes doesn't have options though and Stubbs just had a huge game.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Aug 9, 2010 3:16pm
Gomes? lol no bro
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Aug 9, 2010 3:20pm
Fisher or Stubbs would be my guess. Gomes isn't going anywhere, and Smith has been pretty damn good.
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 9, 2010 3:26pm
Shit forgot about Francisco, Edmonds can play 1B in a bind so I be he goes and Cairo can still start at 3b with Rolen off.
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 9, 2010 3:28pm
SportsAndLady;446468 wrote:Gomes? lol no bro
I would not be surprised if Gomes isn't on the 25man an Aug 31st unless he turns it around.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 9, 2010 3:28pm
gotta be Francisco or Fisher
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 9, 2010 3:30pm
Didn't Edmonds just have to avoid the field recently for his achilles tendon? I know if he can touch it he'll catch it and he'll get and A+ jump.....but am not sure how well he can still play CF
God Chris Welsh will have a tent all game.
God Chris Welsh will have a tent all game.
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 9, 2010 4:10pm
Yep he did, that's why I don't get the center field thing either. I'd put Nix out there over Edmonds. Oh well, if he gets hurt they have other options just not a true LH CF now. If he helps win 1 of these 3 games the signing will be worth it IMO.
osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Aug 9, 2010 4:13pm
Travis Wood optioned to Triple-A Louisville to make room for Edmonds...... With two off days upcoming, Reds don't need 5 starters it appears
http://twitter.com/m_sheldon/status/20732380304
http://twitter.com/m_sheldon/status/20732380304
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 9, 2010 4:17pm
sending down your best pitcher and only lefty sounds like a solid move.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Aug 9, 2010 4:21pm
WTFFFFF
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 9, 2010 4:30pm
Fuck the Reds.....I understand it . but it's just idiotic.....let's send down Votto on his off day.
Wood is a big league ballplayer....I wouldn't make him go down for any reason whatsoever.
Wood is a big league ballplayer....I wouldn't make him go down for any reason whatsoever.
osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Aug 9, 2010 4:31pm
Apparently Wood will/should be back up to pitch on the 19th
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Aug 9, 2010 4:32pm
Wood is literally the last pitcher I would send down..besides maybe Cueto...and rhodes.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 9, 2010 4:35pm
I don't care the reasoning.......send him down but let him stay there with his teammates that wouldn't be in 1st place without him