Loading ...The Texas Rangers come to town tonight, and they’ll be greeted by the smiling face of Matt Belisle on the pitching mound. After such a promising start to the interleague schedule, the Reds have dropped two in a row and things feel back to normal now.
Vicente Padilla will pitch for the Rangers. Feel free to discuss it here, and all “Walker, Texas Ranger” references are encouraged. References to the now-demoted Gary Majewski are discouraged, unless they are funny.
This means Sammy Sosa is in town. Gag me.
Slammin’ Sammy drives in the first run of the night with a soft single. 1-0 Rangers after a half.
Dunn should be on third after that play. He’s not exactly endearing himself to the fans.
Gonzo up 1st + 3rd.
I know – fans hate leadoff doubles from their own team.
There were none out, and cardinal rule is never make the first or last out at third.
2-1 Reds after a follow-up double by EdE.
I meant 2-1 Rangers still.
1 down up come Ross, 1st and 3rd. Ross gotta do some thing man!!!
Stupid play…..Caght stealling. stupid.
no idea why EE didnt take off either
Edwin picks it in the field. I don’t think he’s even made a single error since coming back to the team, has he? And add into the mix the probably-dozen sparkling gems he’s turned in.
Solid inning by MB
I would be shocked if EE does not have an error. He has a few mental ones though.
I think I like SH in the lead off spot
Griffey ties it!!
Dunn hasnt hit a HR in 58 ABs
Dunn 2 for 2.
EE up 2nd and 1st. 2 Down. Come on EE single just like before.
hit it sharply right at Vazquez
61 pitches through 4 innings for MB looks good so far.
David Ross hits a homer! I remember when he used to do that, last year!
Now, Belisle absolutely rips one into the corner for a double.
David Ross needs to get hot, badly. Homerun is the first step on the road back to a .200 average, hopefully.
Ross Homer…MB double. 2 out rally.
I looked up just as Belisle swung the bat there, and I didn’t know who was batting. Such a good swing, I said to myself, “Nice hit, Conine.”
I wouldn’t have guessed it was Belisle.
SH single 4-2!
Now Hatteberg drives in Belisle with a single to center.
Padilla is melting down all of a sudden.
Hatteberg in the leadoff spot is a good thing. He might be one of the slowest/most risk-averse baserunners ever, but that doesn’t matter too much in this current era. He sees a lot of pitches, which helps the batters following him. He gets onbase for the big bats in the order. And unlike some leadoff guys, he’s capable of RBI hits when the bottom of the order somehow manages to get on.
Like right there! 4-2 Reds.
Padilla is on the ropes
C’mon, BP!!!
One might say that Padilla is simply staying the course, not melting down. He came in with a 2-8 record and a 6.29 ERA, after all.
I love Hatteberg in the leadoff spot.
BPK
oh well inning over but Padillia looks shaken up now.
Yeah, maybe we can get to their pen early!
Oh wait, that’s what other team’s fans say about our team.
I think I am starting to like SH in lead off. he hasnt any speed but that is ok.
That’s funny, RagTag (#24).
I hate interleague play, but…
I kinda like seeing some of these players we don’t usually get to see. Since I’m watching the Reds every night, I don’t get a chance to see the AL guys very often.
Now Belisle is blowing up…
WOWOWOWOWOW!!! Another good throw by Hamilton in center! Cuts down the runner at the plate.
I am surprized Washington let in VP as he is getting up there in pitch count and looked poor last inning.
Man, that Hamilton ahs an ARM.
Hamilton needs to make the All-Star team. I don’t care how, it has to happen.
And Marty calls him “Roy Hobbs” on the air.
After the replay, I think Ross missed the tag.
Hey, was that Dunn playing left field on that play?
I thought he had been traded…to the Twins or someone.
I think teams still have not gotten the memp on Hamilton yet.
Especially AL teams, Justin. Though I think the word is out on Hamilton’s arm among the National League Central.
Dunn in left yes Not a Twin. He could be it is talked about. But Donkey i still a Red.
Stoopid Sosa.
Sammy Steriod again. blah.
DA – if Dunn had been running out of the box on that play, I think he could’ve made it to third easily.
But I digress…Sosa needs to go back in his hole.
bad inning kills off good performance.
Sosa makes me sick.
Oh, was that Sosa? Looked like some skinny guy.
I defer to you on that one – I usually am listening and not watching.
I can’t believe Sosa is having any success at all after a year off. I think he’s less an Eric Davis comeback, and more an Ameriquest Field mirage.
These are two teams that together, make an excellent candidate for an 13-11 slugfest.
Dunn CRUSHED that one!!!!
Could be his last homer as a Red! (That thought makes me sick.)
Donkey homer
7-6 on Adam Dunn’s homer. He’s suddenly red-hot – and comment #15 is history. Thankfully. I hadn’t any idea it had been that long.
It’s interesting that Hamilton has the green light on a 3-0 count. It shows the kind of trust that Narron has already put in him.
Gonzo up Hamilton singled.
Padilla still hasn’t walked anyone. The Reds have been swinging freely, despite Brantley’s 1st inning comment that if the Reds were patient with Padilla he’d walk everybody in the ballpark.
Good AT by Gonzo.
Here’s the “new” guy in his 2nd tour of duty – Salmon is on to pitch, so that Narron can use him for an inning and pinch-hit in the bottom of the sixth when he would lead off.
MB out and Salmon in
Salmon is up 1st not sure if e will get 2nd inning.
Brantley questioning Belisle’s pitch selection to Sosa last inning: “You don’t throw slow pitches for strikes to a guy who’s a hundred years old!”
It makes me sick to my stomach that Narron uses Moeller and Castro, two of the worst hitters in the major leagues (and that’s no exaggeration) as pinch-hitters.
SH is3 for 4
Especially when Moeller is supposed to be the catcher held in reserve for an emergency or a double-switch.
So Moeller gets out, then Hatteberg singles and Phillips walks. Here comes Griffey to face a new pitcher.
Bears mention: Griffey is hitting better against lefties this season than against righties.
Not there though. Bad-lloking K by Griffey to bring up 3-3 Dunn with two outs.
Got to swing at those Donkey
Even Marty said that Dunn had something to argue about with that called third strike. But those arguments don’t get won.
Still 7-6 after six.
Start the engine, Eddie!!!
I loved the story tonight about Charlie Hough riding an exercise bike while smoking a cigarette.
Can somebody translate the lyrics of that Absolut Vodka commercial?
Referring to message 65 – Why don’t pitchers go with their strength in tough situations?
Like Coffey just did!
John Hart certainly didn’t do much for this organization did he?
The Rangers have had their share of dink hits tonight.
What is it with Ross and catching the freakin’ ball?
Texas has a decent low level stsystem. He has had to build it from scratch.
Javaman has done ok.
You mean the new guy since Hart left two years ago.
Texas should have a Chuck Norris mascot.
Jim, what about the Paris Hilton update???
The secret is to let a guy suck for a little while, demote him to Louisville for a couple weeks, and then bring him back. Suddenly Coffey and Encarnación are playing well and earning lots of praise.
Before you know it, Majewski will be a lights-out closer.
Beautiful AB by Hatteberg. He should be the hitting instructor.
Brantley & Brennaman coming dangerously close to “In my day, we had to walk 10 miles to school. Through 8 feet of snow. And had to come home and pull the plow through the fields.”
DA, you think that strategy will work for Majewski?
I mean really?
Paris update – Her younger sister went hysterical at seeing sister in jail in the orange jumpsuit. Probably a fashion no-no.
Ha! Ummmmmmm, no. I’d have to be insane to really believe that; should have added more ‘razz’’s at the end of that Majewski comment.
It’s McBeth! I like this guy. No jitters for him at all in his first major-league exposure.
“Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.”
2nd Paris piece of news – Stan Lee is developing an animated series based on her for MTV. A lot like the “Stripperella” one that was based on Pamela Anderson.
Paris said that she doesn’t look good in orange you know.
Paris though has claimed that she is no longer going to act like she is stupid and is going to start to try to make a difference in the world. She said that she plans on opening the Paris Hilton Playhouse – kids will be able to come there and play.
Dayton Dragons question – I know all the games are sold out but can you get standing room the day of the game?
Paris is also SHOCKED about all of the media coverage that she’s getting.
I can imagine there being a Paris Hilton Playhouse but not one for kids.
MacBeth K!!!
OH – one last thing. She has now found God and Barbara Walters would like her to replace Rosie on The View.
I’m shocked that Nicole Ritchey and Britney Spears haven’t made visits yet. That conversation might drop everyone’s IQ by a few points.
bottom of the 9th….Donkey EE and Joey.
So far so good for MacBeth! Things are looking promising for him…
Fangraphs gives the Reds approximately a 21% chance at winning this game, at this moment going into the bottom of the ninth down 7-6.
Gagne is almost as ugly as Casey Blake.
Have to swing at those Donkey
It would b e interesting to see a diagram of pitch location on Dunn hits.
Hack hack Hack
Poop!!!
So close!!! so far away. Disgust
For the love of nuts. The Reds now have a worse record than both the Royals and the Nationals. Terrible.
We just lost the the team with the worst record in baseball, which makes us…..?
At least the Yankees lost
Can’t blame the bullpen unless, of course, Jerry hesitated going to them because he has no faith in them. But then we can just blame Jerry.
Tasty. Worst record in baseball…booo
Speaking earlier of Blake, he extended his hitting streak to 24 games tonight. Just 33 more to break Dimaggio’s record. Be sure to do it the same day Bonds breaks Aaron’s mark.
Still ½ game ahead of the Rangers recordwise, by my count.
He is not the one throwing nor signing them.
A homestand that started so promising.
He’s the one not getting the best out of them.
at least former Ranger draft pick Aaron Harang goes tomorrow.
On the supposed Dunn trade proposal to the Angels – The Reds were asking for a starting pitcher and a starting 2B. Does this mean they aren’t happy with Phillips?