Reds Vs. Diamondbacks: Game 3

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osu45804
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Sep 15, 2010 3:08pm
Hopefully we can get some offense out of someone not named Jay Bruce or Joey Votto .... Hoping Phillips can break out of his slump he's been in lately... Hopefully Bailey can continue what he did his last start out as well.

Starting Pitchers:

Joe Saunders ( 2 - 5 ) 4.88 ERA Vs. Homer Bailey ( 3 - 3 ) 4.70 ERA

Reds Lineup:

Phillips 2B
Cabrera SS
Votto 1B
Gomes LF
Cairo 3B
Stubbs CF
Bloomquist RF
Hanigan C
Bailey P
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Sep 15, 2010 3:29pm
Where the fuck is Bruce?
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dave
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Sep 15, 2010 3:36pm
Saunders is a lefty that RH batters rake. Not a bad move, although I can't say I'm too excited to go to the park to see this lineup.
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osu45804
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Sep 15, 2010 3:57pm
From John Fay:

Rolen has stiffness in his upper back and neck. Did it on second last at-bat last night. He's day to day.


Also... Willie Bloomquist is a career 0 - 11 vs. Saunders
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mhs95_06
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Sep 15, 2010 4:17pm
osu45804;485080 wrote:From John Fay:

Rolen has stiffness in his upper back and neck. Did it on second last at-bat last night. He's day to day.


Also... Willie Bloomquist is a career 0 - 11 vs. Saunders

How many days did Votto miss with his "stiff neck"? Wasn't it like 10 or so?
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Sep 15, 2010 4:31pm
I'm hoping Rolen misses 10 games..he needs a rest, he's been awful.
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Sep 15, 2010 5:07pm
Rolen could use the rest so hopefully he is limited in his playing time between now and the playoffs.

Why in the world would Dusty start Bloomquist (0-11) over Bruce? I get that Bloomquist is a righty, but 0-11. Oh for eleven.
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Sep 15, 2010 5:11pm
^^
It's one of those "gut feeling/toothpick told him to" sort of things.
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dave
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Sep 15, 2010 5:17pm
Why risk injury to Bruce? He just came back, we all know how bad he can look against LHP, those swings could reaggravate the injury.


Pads are about to lose to the Rockies, so the Reds will be tied for 2nd best record.
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Sep 15, 2010 6:16pm
Bruce is 2-3 with a HR against Saunders. Two for three.

:)
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mhs95_06
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Sep 15, 2010 7:19pm
Is Homer's shoulder a problem again? Most he can muster so far is 88-89 on his fastballs.
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mhs95_06
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Sep 15, 2010 7:21pm
There's 4 90 mph fastballs to K LaRoche.
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Sep 15, 2010 7:31pm
Double from Cabrera and Triple from Gomes 1-0 Reds
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osu45804
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Sep 15, 2010 7:32pm
Followed by a hit (Error in CF) from Cairo 2-0 Reds
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mhs95_06
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Sep 15, 2010 7:35pm
Reds taking advantage of shoddy defense! Three poor plays by the LF, and the error by the CF.
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Sep 15, 2010 7:36pm
2 Run BOMB Drew Stubbs!!! 4-0 Reds
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justincredible
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Sep 15, 2010 7:38pm
Heretic;485141 wrote:^^
It's one of those "gut feeling/toothpick told him to" sort of things.

The toothpick was right.
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Sep 15, 2010 7:54pm
Bailey's got it goin' nice again.
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wildcats20
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Sep 15, 2010 7:58pm
That was a strike?? Uhhhhhhh
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osu45804
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Sep 15, 2010 8:02pm
Double by Cabrera and single by Votto

5-0
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osu45804
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Sep 15, 2010 8:10pm
Bailey does look really off
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Sep 15, 2010 8:16pm
wildcats20;485293 wrote:Bailey's got it goin' nice again.

Well maybe not with 69 pitches and not even through 3.
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osu45804
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Sep 15, 2010 8:17pm
Bailey should be out of this game now, no sense of blowing this 5-0 lead.... Which is now 5-2
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mhs95_06
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Sep 15, 2010 8:19pm
With the Wood and Bailey performances the last two nights, Harang and Leake might be in the chase to be play-off starters!