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Game Thread: Red Sox at Reds — 2008.06.14

Our expected ace, Aaron Harang, pitched great yesterday. Today, it’s time for the guy who has pitched like an ace this season — Edinson Volquez — to work his magic against the BoSox.

Unfortunately, Boston will counter with Tim Wakefield. I fully expect the Reds offense to struggle mightily against the knuckleballer.

It’s a nationally-televised Fox broadcast. Time to showcase the best of our Redlegs to the world! Discuss it here….

87 comments to Game Thread: Red Sox at Reds — 2008.06.14

  1. ChicagoRedsFan
    June 14th, 2008 at 3:15 pm

    Corey Patterson has a .083 average against Wakefield. Way to go, CP!

  2. Kurt Frost
    June 14th, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    What’s the lineup? I’m at the game bitches!

  3. Kurt Frost
    June 14th, 2008 at 4:09 pm

    holy shit its hot!

  4. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 4:53 pm

    It’s only 83 degrees, Kurt.

  5. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 4:54 pm

    Who’s the announcer along with Thommy-Boy?

  6. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    That ball had eyes.

  7. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    Slam the door shut, EV.

  8. Kurt Frost
    June 14th, 2008 at 5:01 pm

    its only 83 but the sun is unforgiving

  9. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    Interesting how Wakefield became a pitcher.

  10. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 5:05 pm

    I was down to Great American two years ago for the Ramirez “tipping his pitches” game. It was an evening game but the humidity was so high that it would actually sprinkle at times. Most uncomfortable conditions ever.

  11. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 5:09 pm

    What would be the pitch limit for Wakefield? 200?

  12. tim
    June 14th, 2008 at 5:16 pm

    don’t get to see many reds games from the st. louis area…are the reds hitters just trying to hit a home run every at bat or what?….i know it won’t clog up the bases, but c’mon

  13. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 5:17 pm

    Perhaps it wasn’t the leg?

    Perhaps it was the groin.

    :grin:

  14. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 5:18 pm

    The weird thing is today that they are making contact against Wakefield. It just isn’t solid contact except, of course, for Dunn’s HR.

  15. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 5:25 pm

    I look forward to a day when the Reds are good enough to sell out their own stadium without the Cubs, Cardinals, and Red Sox fans getting a significant percentage of the seats.

  16. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 5:27 pm

    Time for the bottom to fall out of Wakefield’s and the Red Sox’s world.

    Get it started, JB!!!

  17. Kurt Frost
    June 14th, 2008 at 5:34 pm

    The Sox fans are very obnoxious

  18. tim
    June 14th, 2008 at 5:34 pm

    anyone know the timetable for gonzalez, keppingger, and/or hairston?

  19. Kurt Frost
    June 14th, 2008 at 5:48 pm

    Baker should be fired for batting Janish second.

  20. mhopp
    June 14th, 2008 at 5:49 pm

    Yes, would love to know how Kepp and Gonzolez are doing?

  21. mhopp
    June 14th, 2008 at 5:50 pm

    Maybe the bottom is falling!!! Go Dunner with another Stunner!

  22. Abner
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:01 pm

    David Weathers is absolutely horrible.

  23. crypticphrasing
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:03 pm

    Weathers should be the mop up man by now, or DFA’d. Why bring do they continue to bring him in during close games? Once any pitcher reaches the late 30s, we should not be surprised when efficiency suddenly falls off the map. He did a great job last year, but he’s not trustworthy in close games now.

  24. mhopp
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:04 pm

    I meant for the Bosox’s bottom to fall out Crusty not the Reds you idiot!

  25. Kurt Frost
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:06 pm

    Weathers is awful.

  26. Kurt Frost
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:07 pm

    40,947

  27. crypticphrasing
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:12 pm

    I think it was John Fay of the Enquirer who told Marty in the last two days that Keppinger needed another week or ten days to be ready. I assume Gonzo needs another month at least and Hairston just went down. Norris Hopper is playing in the same minor league rehab games at Keppinger, and Fogg has been pitching in minor league tune up games, too. So the Reds have lots of decisions coming, which is good because this team needs something.

  28. Ellis
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:14 pm

    And, of course, this is why Paul Janish should never, EVER be hitting second…

  29. mhopp
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:14 pm

    Well, here is our #2 batter at .195 batting average. Dusty Baker is such an idiot, this in another example of how a threat will fizzle out due to poor decisions. (lets hope I’m wrong)

  30. Ellis
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:15 pm

    I’m going to go ahead and call either a strikeout or the ol’ inning-ending DP

  31. Ellis
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:16 pm

    LLM!

  32. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:16 pm

    I will be in shock if we ever see Gonzalez again as a Red.

    Valentin gets us within a run. You need to be playing him more, Baker.

  33. mhopp
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:16 pm

    I like it when I’m wrong!

  34. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:17 pm

    Get the attention of the Yankees, Griffey.

  35. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:19 pm

    Well, the Yankees won’t be interested now.

  36. Ellis
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:19 pm

    Unreal. Trade him. Now.

  37. mhopp
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm

    Griffey is done put in Outterson as he would have beat that out!

  38. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:21 pm

    Trouble is he will only okay going to a contender and what contender is going to be interested?

  39. Kurt Frost
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:22 pm

    well that was disappointing

  40. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:22 pm

    Reds will have to beat Pimplebutthorn.

  41. Ellis
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:23 pm

    Tampa Bay. Get him outta here…

  42. Pete
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:23 pm

    I expected better from JR.

  43. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:26 pm

    It has to be a team that doesn’t mind throwing money away. That narrows it down to the two NY teams.

  44. Kurt Frost
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:26 pm

    Why not run patterson for valentin? its not like he is useful for anything else

  45. mhopp
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:27 pm

    I fully expect Papplebum to make the Reds lineup look foolish…Once again a poor decision to bring Weathers in in a game that they are behind by 1 run and last night Cordero in a game with a 2 run lead and taking the starter out when he has retired 9 in a row and thrown under 90 pitches? Some please explain this rationale?

  46. Ellis
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:27 pm

    He has a pro-rated $12 million salary for the rest of the year. He wants to stay in Cincinnati until after the All-Star break. So it’d be around $6 million for whomever he was dealt to….

  47. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:28 pm

    I could see the Yankees being psycho enough to go out and get Griffey, Bonds, and Sosa all to play in one outfield. At least old George would, Maybe not young George.

  48. Ellis
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:28 pm

    Who knows. I feel like every one of us could run this team better than Toothpick McMismanage

  49. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:30 pm

    The Red sox announcer isn’t too annoying for being a Red Sox announcer.

  50. mhopp
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:31 pm

    What about the Bosox? They were looking at Bonds recently for Big Papi’s injury but I’m not sure they’d pay. Trade him now while their in town.

  51. Ellis
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:33 pm

    For some reason I feel like Edwin would be the one….

  52. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:33 pm

    I hope that Jocketty can weave some of that magic in finding a good replacement next season for Junior.

  53. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:35 pm

    Ed hanging tough.

  54. Ellis
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:36 pm

    Honestly I would decline Jr.’s option, resign Dunn and sign Pat Burrel. Have them bookend Bruce in CF and be OBP/HR machines for the next few years….

    AND I CALLED THAT!!!!!

  55. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:36 pm

    REAL TOUGH!!!

    ED TIES IT!!!

  56. mhopp
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:36 pm

    EE!!!!!!!!!

  57. Abner
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:37 pm

    Oh My. EdE. Ties it with 2 outs in the ninth. HR.

  58. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:38 pm

    It sounds like there are actually a good number of Reds fans there today.

    MAKE SOME NOISE, REDS FANS!!!

  59. mhopp
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:38 pm

    Papplebum not use to getting hit…No loss for Volquez thank God

  60. Ellis
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:39 pm

    That shot of CP on deck made me want to throw up…

  61. Kurt Frost
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:39 pm

    patterson is on deck…I just vomited

  62. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:39 pm

    Cash reminding Pimplebuttbon that it’s Paul Bako.

  63. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:40 pm

    Like CP is going to get a chance this inning.

  64. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:41 pm

    That much hestitation in a ump’s call then it’s a ball.

  65. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:42 pm

    Yet another reason why Bako should not be playing on a regular basis.

  66. mhopp
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:44 pm

    Yet another reason why someone that is as clutch as EE has been should be closer to the top of the lineup! Nearly all the mistakes lead back to management and coaching Period!

  67. mhopp
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:46 pm

    I just blew chunks too, CP will lead off the bottom of the inning!

  68. Kurt Frost
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    shit

  69. Kurt Frost
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

    double shit

  70. Y-City Jim
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

    followed by CRAP!!!

  71. Andy
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:49 pm

    So we are paying Cordero how much money to pitch Mike Lincoln in close games?

  72. Ellis
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:49 pm

    I’m done with this team as long as Dusty Baker is managing…

  73. Kurt Frost
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:49 pm

    Baker is such an idiot…Cordero is the best reliever out there and should be in. You can’t save him for a save situation in this game.

  74. mhopp
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:50 pm

    yep, why a pitcher that has an ERA over 4.50 in against the meat of an american league team…brilliant. Now I have the dry heaves!

  75. SJ in Ind.
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:50 pm

    I’ve never seen a franchise that finds so many different ways to lose. I really can’t stand to watch this team play anymore. They’re just infuriating. I came in to work twice during the week to watch them get blown out by the Cardinals, and today I stayed home to watch them waste one of their only two good pitchers. Tomorrow Baily will get absolutely crushed. This season will be over before the next three series end, I promise you.

  76. Ellis
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:51 pm

    I’m going to go get drunk. Hofbrahous here I come…

  77. mhopp
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:51 pm

    http://www.DustyBakerMustDie.com

  78. Kurt Frost
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    you would think Jesus Christ is batting

  79. mhopp
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:57 pm

    gee Dusty do you think you should have brought a better pitcher in earlier? I am beginning to think that someone is betting on the Reds losing and I mean that seriously, these decisions do not reflect a rational person. Schotzi the dog could manage better than this!

  80. Kurt Frost
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:58 pm

    Arroyo should have hit

  81. mhopp
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:58 pm

    There it is you dumb *(*&)#!!!!!!!!!

  82. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPKurt Frost
    June 14th, 2008 at 7:44 pm

    Good game but too hot…lets rundown Dusty’s mismanagement .
    1. Batting Janish second
    2. Bringing in Weathers.
    3. Pitching Lincoln 2 innings.
    4. Not bringing in Cordero for the 10th.
    5. Not pinch running Patterson for Valentin in the 8th.

    Anything I missed?

  83. Mike
    June 14th, 2008 at 7:45 pm

    Another game given away. A sac fly by Griffey and it’s 4-4, instead a DP. EE ties it in the 9th., and instead of the Toothpick going with his best (Cordero), he blows it with Lincoln!

  84. Phill
    June 14th, 2008 at 8:32 pm

    For how much stock Dusty puts into playing things by the book, he didn’t read the page about putting the closer in when you’re in extra innings.

    As far as leading off the tenth, Corey Patterson or David Ross. For the most part it’s an even split of outmaking but Corey’s faster.Hindsight is hindsight and there’s still hope for a series win.

  85. John of Muncie
    June 14th, 2008 at 10:14 pm

    I really wish one of the beat writers would take Dusty to task for at least SOME of this crap night in and night out, but Dusty’s got a three year deal and these reporters have to get along with him in order to get daily content, so they won’t grow a pair and grill him. So much for journalism.

  86. AnnapolisRed
    June 14th, 2008 at 10:19 pm

    Not pitching Cordero in the 10th makes ZERO sense.

    mhopp-Harang asked to be taken out last night. If you watched the game (you admitted last night you didn’t) you would have known that. Plenty of stuff to complain about without making stuff up.

  87. Relient k Car
    June 14th, 2008 at 10:50 pm

    keppy expected in a week or so.
    Hairston 2 and half weeks
    Gonzo probably september

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