Loading ...Chris Michalak takes the hill today in the Windy City against the Cubbies.
Yeah, our playoff hopes have likely been dashed, but I still want the Reds to finish this season with a winning record. The Reds are close now, and they have some games against the Pirates and Cubs remaining; that should help.
Discuss the game here!
Freel cf
Hopper rf
Aurilia 1b
Encarnacion 3b
Dunn lf
Ross c
Clayton ss
Phillips 2b
Michalak p
Pierre cf
Theriot 2b
Ramirez 3b
Murton lf
Jones rf
Blanco 1b
Cedeno ss
Soto c
Hill p
Blanco at first? Theriot? Soto? Their best starter left standing is Hill? Chicago has been ruined by injury.
When Michalak was called up he got about three hours sleep, pitched largely on adrenaline, great start. Settled in and started to get hit around, more scouting and other reasons.
He will clearly be juiced today, hasn’t started for a while, family in attendance, depleted Cubs Septmeber lineup. I’m voting (hoping) for a good start.
Can’t fault him for a leadoff infield dribbler.
Quickly 1-0 Cubs, though, on a Ramirez double.
Family in attendance, huh? His player bio says he was born in Joliet, which I knew only as the name of a prison. He might be past the age where having the parents in attendance helps him mentally.
Good point, but he’s only 35, a kid compared to most of our bullpen or all of the Giants.
Well, he’s down to the 8 slot in the lineup … make that 9th … and not doing real well.
Oh – Zambrano will try and start after all, tomorrow against Milton. Both are unknown quantities due to injury issues; could be a big bullpen day.
Awesome. Bases loaded nobody out, and he dodges his way out of it. 1-2-3 doubleplay after a K of the pitcher.
Did not figure Pierre as a good double-play candidate, but can’t get any better than grounder to pitcher with bases loaded. Nice gift. Ramirez again next inning.
I’m off for now – hope I come back to find a Reds win and a Padre loss. And a STL loss for good measure.
gotta come back to beat these cute cuddly cubbies. Let us all be glad that we don’t have a team as terrible as the CHC. (though you wouldn’t know it today… 1 f’ing hit!?!?!)
Aurilia at the plate now with 2 on, 2 out. THere is no one else I’d rather have at the plate right now in a situation where he is the tying run.
Well I’m going to listen to the rest of this inning, but gotta get some grass cut… so I’m off. Go Reds…
Reds have two hits, one walk, and no runs through eight. The offense has taken September off, apparently.
Fire Jerry Narron
You can blame Narron for A LOT of things, but not for this club getting only 2 hits against RICH HILL. That is just pathetic.
…but yes, Fire Jerry Narron.
If making a list of players that you could label as “QUITTERS” on this team, who would you include?