Game Thread: Marlins at Reds
Its a BlackBerry-posted, one-handed (just had surgery for carpal tunnel) game thread! I’m in pain, but here is your stupid thread!
Enjoy the game and discuss it here. I’m stuck at a T-Ball doubleheader.
Breaking News: Jeff Keppinger has left the game after fouling a ball off his knee — BROKEN PATELLA. Out indefinitely.
This “going without a backup SS” thing should change.
May 13th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Yikes! Get well soon Chad.
May 13th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
T-Ball doubleheader? Man, the days sure have changed since I played.
May 13th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
carpal tunnel and t-ball? Add a ballet recital and you’d have the trifecta.
May 13th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Ouch, glad you got it taken care of, Chad. I had CTS at 23 years old.
May 13th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Chad - I hope you’re back to 100% soon.
May 13th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Squeeze time?!?
May 13th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Ouch. Just read the intro post. Working on carpal for the other hand - with the BlackBerry and all? Take it easy, already. But thanks for a place to discuss the game, of course.
May 13th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Freel’s wicked bad.
May 13th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
grrr … Im in Alabama and Direct TV says I am in the Florida Marlins market and so these games are blacked out …WTF?
May 13th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Splain it to me again why Patterson ever starts over Freel?
May 13th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Did anyone ever think Voltron would be this good??
I thought he would be above average, but not Cy Youngish. He is awesome.
May 13th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
You know? I kinda like this Chattanooga announcer. Marty seems to have taken a more civil and respectful tone with him in the booth, too.
May 13th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Just keep your fingers crossed Dave … Im hoping its for real and that 10 years from now he will be our current version of Soto … minus the arm problems
May 13th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Thanks for the good wishes. T-ball went well; we tied in both games.
And I do have a ballet recital to attend in a couple of weeks, which should be more painful than surgery.
May 13th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Good question re: Volquez. He is unreal.
May 13th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Tony Perez in the tv booth. Good to see him again.
May 13th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Hamilton is pretty damn unreal too.
I can’t believe the start he is off to either.
May 13th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Yeah, imagine how many more wins we’d have if we’d have been able to get Volquez & keep Josh
May 13th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
What’s wrong with Kepp?
May 13th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Did Keppinger get hurt?
May 13th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Foul ball off his knee
May 13th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Lil brain cramp for Joey there
May 13th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Uh-oh…bases loaded for Hanley Ramirez in the 5th.
May 13th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Sac Fly. Not really any hard hit balls vs Edinson this inning, though.
May 13th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
High pitch count though … prolly the last inning of work for Eddi V
May 13th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Nice come back against Uggla!
May 13th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Another good outing by Edinson, even if it is shorter than I would like.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
:lol:Ross doing his best Hopper immitation
May 13th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Wow, Dusty is letting Volquez hit in the top of the sixth.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Unless he gets quick outs … I’d be surprised if he makes it thru the 6th
May 13th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Ross gets his first RBI on a bunt single… No one saw that coming!
May 13th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Keppinger is out for an extended amount of time, fractured pattella … OUCH!
May 13th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
fractured patella for kepp.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Ouch! Marty just said that Keppinger has fractured his patella. That’s bad news.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
hello paul janish
May 13th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Keppinger: fractured patella. Ouch.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Very bad news re: Kepp.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
I guess it has to be Janish, no?
I assume they’ll try to roll with Hairston in the interim, but he can’t be considered a legitimate SS. No real experience, and his small-sample Range Factor is abysmal.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
What’s the pitch count here?
May 13th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Lets hope they bring up Janish … I really enjoyed watching him in spring training … kid is ready defensively … anything we get from him with the bat will be a bonus
May 13th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
this is not good. . .just when the season looked like it couldn’t have gotten worse.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Well, EV made it thru the 6th, one run allowed.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Good work by Volquez. Hopefully the Reds can hang on.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Hate to hear that about Keppinger. I do hope they bring up Janish. When I saw him in Richmond he looked good, especially on defense.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Oh CPatt, such a tease.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
I’d like to see Valaika, but that would be an insane move.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
if i’m the GM or manager, no way do i let hairston start at shortstop. as the tv guys just mentioned, he’s one of the few actual contributors off the bench, and he’d just weaken the infield so badly.
it has to be janish. that or just get crazy and call up valaika.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Ouch. That is bad, bad news about Keppinger. And he was on fire of late, too. Crap.
How’s the stress fracture healing for Gonzalez? Suddenly I’ve gone from hoping he’s not back anytime soon, to ‘Get back soon!’
May 13th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Corey Patterson is clearly the best player ever.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Hmmm…Valaika. Yes, it is insane, but I love the idea. Bring him up for a couple of weeks.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Someone (Marty or Thom) said something about Gonzalez having a new, smaller knee brace and working out today.
But it was earlier in the game, before Kepp got hurt, so I was less than interested in Gonzalez’ return.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
thom said gonzo was taking bp, but that he was still “nowhere close to coming back.”
May 13th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Can I just hunt-and-peck something here? Edinson Volquez is awesome.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
You need a macro for that phrase.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
BTW, I can’t believe they’re making T-ballers grind out double-headers down there. Brutal.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Phillips to SS, Freel at 2B. Nah, won’t happen, that would make sense.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
What has gotten into Patterson?!
The news about Keppinger sucks. I say Janish is the only option. Gonzo has to be about healed right?
The problems with the roster need to be fixed very soon. Two of the following need to be traded immediately because it is killing our bench: Freel, Hatteburg, Griffey, Valentin.
Again I think Krivsky’s inability to address these horrible roster problems lead to him getting fired so early. In the NL you need a deep bench, Valentin and Hatteburg needed to be traded before the season started. Freel should be traded while his value is high, and Griffey should be traded as soon as possible. Keep Patterson/Hopper in center and Bruce in right, and bring up Phillips for the bench.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
:mrgreen: True.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
C’mon, Burton. Double play here would be really nice.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Or a K. Now let’s see another one.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Ugh. Burton’s really laboring.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Burton’s not been too sharp lately. Neither has just about anyone else in the ‘pen.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Go, Go, Jo-ey Vot-to!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Votto! That’s better…2 runs is never enough!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Votto is a perfect 4-5 hole hitter.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Haha, that cheer is bushleague DA
May 13th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Janish has been pulled out of the game at Louisville, looks like he will be called up tomorrow according to Marty
May 13th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Dunn pisses me off
May 13th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Griffey is 38 so I understand when he gets off to a slow start.
Dunn 29 and in a contract year. He should be automatic 40 hr and 100+ rbi. Walks don’t mean shit if you hit in the 7th spot in the line-up. Hit the ball.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Well, good for Janish. Not good for the Reds, since I don’t expect him to be much offensively. He WILL be able to cut the mustard defensively.
With he, Patterson, Ross, and the pitcher in the lineup….ugly.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Weathers sucks.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Janish + Griffey + Dunn is a line-up…..ugly!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Everyday that goes by just gives us another reason to get Bruce up here … hitting .352 at AAA … what more does he need to do?
May 13th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
it’s his fault he’s hitting in the 7-hole? he’s made two productive outs in the last two games, and all we ever hear about is how much extra hitting he does.
am i frustrated that our two best hitters have fallen off the planet? sure. but after what dunn has done over the past 5 season, i just don’t get that kind of criticism.
just it the ball? have you read the posts about how he’s gotten fewer strikes than almost anyone in the league?
i’ll take an AB like that one from dunn any day. bunch of foul balls, spoiling good pitches. just missed the last one.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
it’s his fault he’s hitting in the 7-hole? he’s made two productive outs in the last two games, and all we ever hear about is how much extra hitting he does.
am i frustrated that our two best hitters have fallen off the planet? sure. but after what dunn has done over the past 5 season, i just don’t get that kind of criticism.
just it the ball? have you read the posts about how he’s gotten fewer strikes than almost anyone in the league?
i’ll take an AB like that one from dunn any day. bunch of foul balls, spoiling good pitches. just missed the last one.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Coco comes in to face the heart of the FLA order. This is why he makes the big bucks!!!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
I agree with al. Dunn doesn’t deserve the criticism, at least not yet. You know every at bat by Dunn will make the pitcher work (unlike the rest of the hack-n-whack Reds batters). In addition, I still think you can count on 40 homeruns, 100 rbis from Dunn. He’ll heat up as the weather warms up…
May 13th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Walks the leadoff hitter. Crap.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
I cede the point about hitting in the 7 hole, but he sucks this year. It’s mid-May and his average is 0.203. Another out and he’s on the interstate.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Cordero having strike-throwing problems immediately upon entering the game, again.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
I’m a big Edwin fan…but did anyone else’s heart stop when EE made that throw to first there?
May 13th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Or there????
Sheesh!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Thom is defending EE strongly. And Brantley admits he was wrong about the guy.
Great to hear….
May 13th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
A K to win the game! I love COCO!!!!!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
…and this one belongs to the Reds!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
I hope this Kepp thing doesn’t really hurt the team badly…because, with the offense coming around, the Reds are looking like a pretty good team lately.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
The 9th inning is sooooo much more fun this year!!!!!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Reds win! 2 in a row…let’s reel off about 10 more and climb back into the race
May 13th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Nice! … taking the 1st two from the team with the best record in the NL!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
just looks like a different team than we saw in NY. both of these games have been played well, aside from the bullpen looking shakier than it has.
the question will be, how does janish handle his big league debut if indeed he is the call.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Getting pretty excited about this team! Now just bring up Bruce and Bailey, and I won’t be able to control myself.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
I’d be very surprised to see Janish starting tomorrow. It will be Hairston, I would guess.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
It’s a little easier to win with Volquez and Harang pitching!!!! Hopefully Arroyo gets us streaking.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Go San Antonio Spurs. I’m off to watch the playoffs.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Kepp will be back in 5 weeks, Dave Padgett style!
May 13th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Dunn is certainly open for criticism. He is expected to lead this team offensively and he is the worst hitter on the team right now. We are 1/4 of the way through the season. He has to start hitting the ball, period.
May 14th, 2008 at 7:39 am
Do Kepp and AGon have the same injury now? Because AGon has been out for like 2 months…