Reds @ Pirates...Game 2

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Ironman92
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Aug 20, 2011 3:08pm
Phillips
Lewis
Votto
Bruce
Cairo
Stubbs
Hernandez
Janish
Willis

First and third....crucial moment, 2 outs.....how many guys in the lineup would you prefer over Willis?
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SportsAndLady
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Aug 20, 2011 3:11pm
Phillips, Votto, Cairo
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SportsAndLady
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Aug 20, 2011 4:36pm
Votto singled in Phillips in the 1st.

Great AB by Stubbs in the 2nd
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mhs95_06
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Aug 20, 2011 4:40pm
But a poor entry into 2nd by Stubbs. He looked back and saw the ball coming. He could have adjusted his route to the inside of the base and made the tag a much more difficult proposition.
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dave
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Aug 20, 2011 4:52pm
lol I bet fox is pissed they picked this game. Probaby is only being shown in the cincy and pitt markets.
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mhs95_06
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Aug 20, 2011 6:11pm
Once again a Bruce's poor AB takes a major chunk out of an inning that is very promising, and Reds are unable to draw even or take the lead. Every other batter in the inning had a very good AB. Although Votto's single on the 3-0 pitch did nothing to improve the outcome of the inning vs. what it would have been had he taken his walk.
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mhs95_06
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Aug 20, 2011 6:25pm
Ramon with a great AB culminating in a hit off the wall in RF driving in the tying run -- 3-3 now. Pinch runner for Ramon to try to get in the lead run as there are still no out.
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dave
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Aug 20, 2011 6:27pm
that was the first extra base hit of the game after 16 singles
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mhs95_06
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Aug 20, 2011 6:36pm
Reds dual catching strategy working very well in the "dog days" of August, as both catchers are doing well offensively now. Too bad the rest of the team does not have an offensive approach like Hernandez and Hanigan.
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TigerNation10
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Aug 20, 2011 7:10pm
This guy isn't say Jose Tabata's name right is he?

He's saying Ta-Ba-Ta. I've always heard it as Tab-A-Tuh. Just annoying the hell out of me.
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mhs95_06
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Aug 20, 2011 7:14pm
Sure wish the failed pinch running move for Ramon would not have happened! Reds need a couple RBIs now.
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Ironman92
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Aug 20, 2011 10:54pm
mhs95_06;868539 wrote:But a poor entry into 2nd by Stubbs. He looked back and saw the ball coming. He could have adjusted his route to the inside of the base and made the tag a much more difficult proposition.

Cough cough...head first slide to the inside....no play by Walker on him
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Ironman92
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Aug 20, 2011 10:57pm
Phillips showing where he should be batting.

Cairo with a bad play on the non-cutoff and another ball off of his glove when ranging towards second.

And yet another poor baserunning play by Votto.
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Heretic
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Aug 20, 2011 11:37pm
TigerNation10;868662 wrote:This guy isn't say Jose Tabata's name right is he?

He's saying Ta-Ba-Ta. I've always heard it as Tab-A-Tuh. Just annoying the hell out of me.

Mitch Williams annoyed the hell out of me during the game. Seemed like all he did was say what pitchers "should" do with their next pitch. "Now the count's 0-2, so he has four pitches to work with to get him out..." Dude...you're best known for choking in the World Series. In clutch situations, pitchers should do the exact opposite of you.