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….
June 14th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Corey Patterson has a .083 average against Wakefield. Way to go, CP!
June 14th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
What’s the lineup? I’m at the game bitches!
June 14th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
holy shit its hot!
June 14th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
It’s only 83 degrees, Kurt.
June 14th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Who’s the announcer along with Thommy-Boy?
June 14th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
That ball had eyes.
June 14th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Slam the door shut, EV.
June 14th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
its only 83 but the sun is unforgiving
June 14th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Interesting how Wakefield became a pitcher.
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.
June 14th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
What would be the pitch limit for Wakefield? 200?
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
June 14th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Perhaps it wasn’t the leg?
Perhaps it was the groin.
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.
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.
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!!!
June 14th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
The Sox fans are very obnoxious
June 14th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
anyone know the timetable for gonzalez, keppingger, and/or hairston?
June 14th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Baker should be fired for batting Janish second.
June 14th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Yes, would love to know how Kepp and Gonzolez are doing?
June 14th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Maybe the bottom is falling!!! Go Dunner with another Stunner!
June 14th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
David Weathers is absolutely horrible.
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.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
I meant for the Bosox’s bottom to fall out Crusty not the Reds you idiot!
June 14th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Weathers is awful.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
40,947
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.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
And, of course, this is why Paul Janish should never, EVER be hitting second…
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)
June 14th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
I’m going to go ahead and call either a strikeout or the ol’ inning-ending DP
June 14th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
LLM!
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.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
I like it when I’m wrong!
June 14th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Get the attention of the Yankees, Griffey.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Well, the Yankees won’t be interested now.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Unreal. Trade him. Now.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Griffey is done put in Outterson as he would have beat that out!
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?
June 14th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
well that was disappointing
June 14th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Reds will have to beat Pimplebutthorn.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Tampa Bay. Get him outta here…
June 14th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
I expected better from JR.
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.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Why not run patterson for valentin? its not like he is useful for anything else
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?
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….
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.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Who knows. I feel like every one of us could run this team better than Toothpick McMismanage
June 14th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
The Red sox announcer isn’t too annoying for being a Red Sox announcer.
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.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
For some reason I feel like Edwin would be the one….
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.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Ed hanging tough.
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!!!!!
June 14th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
REAL TOUGH!!!
ED TIES IT!!!
June 14th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
EE!!!!!!!!!
June 14th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Oh My. EdE. Ties it with 2 outs in the ninth. HR.
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!!!
June 14th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Papplebum not use to getting hit…No loss for Volquez thank God
June 14th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
That shot of CP on deck made me want to throw up…
June 14th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
patterson is on deck…I just vomited
June 14th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Cash reminding Pimplebuttbon that it’s Paul Bako.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Like CP is going to get a chance this inning.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
That much hestitation in a ump’s call then it’s a ball.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Yet another reason why Bako should not be playing on a regular basis.
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!
June 14th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
I just blew chunks too, CP will lead off the bottom of the inning!
June 14th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
shit
June 14th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
double shit
June 14th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
followed by CRAP!!!
June 14th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
So we are paying Cordero how much money to pitch Mike Lincoln in close games?
June 14th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
I’m done with this team as long as Dusty Baker is managing…
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.
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!
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.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
I’m going to go get drunk. Hofbrahous here I come…
June 14th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
http://www.DustyBakerMustDie.com
June 14th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
you would think Jesus Christ is batting
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!
June 14th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Arroyo should have hit
June 14th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
There it is you dumb *(*&)#!!!!!!!!!
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?
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!
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.
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.
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.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
keppy expected in a week or so.
Hairston 2 and half weeks
Gonzo probably september