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Game Thread: Reds at Yankees — 2008.06.20

I’m posting this from my BlackBerry en route to Yankee Stadium. I haven’t seen the lineup yet, but if Corey Patterson is leading off, I am going to buy a Yankees cap.

Okay, maybe not, but I won’t be happy if Dusty ruins my only opportunity to watch the Reds at The House That Ruth Built.

Otherwise, I’m looking forward to tonight’s game, especially since Edinson Volquez is pitching. It is only the second time I’ve seen the Reds play on the road (Well, it is probably the 5th or 6th such game I’ve seen; I saw them in Philly a few times, at old Veterans Stadium).

The last couple of weeks have been pretty disastrous. Now is as good a time as any to turn that around.

Discuss it here.

Chad sent in this photo from Yankee Stadium - very cool. The Yankees are easy to hate, but the mystique is still very, very cool.

Yankee Stadium, via Blackberry

106 comments to Game Thread: Reds at Yankees — 2008.06.20

  1. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 6:18 pm

    Tonight’s line-up, which means the DH rule allows us to add Patterson’s bat. Heaven forbid we would activate Keppinger and had him DH. That might put the best offensive team on the field. Oh yeah. We still have Bako’s sorry bat in the line-up.

    Bruce RF
    Cabrera SS
    Griffey DH
    Phillips 2B
    Dunn LF
    Votto iB
    Encarnacion 3B
    Patterson CF
    Bako C

  2. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 6:28 pm

    Hitler pretty much sums it up for all of us.

    Hitler discusses the Cincinnati Reds

    Pretty funny stuff.

  3. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 6:30 pm

    Hitler-Reds Part 2

  4. Phill
    June 20th, 2008 at 6:40 pm

    To be fair we don’t exactly have a hitting catcher and Bako has caught pretty much all of Volquez’s games.

    I’m hoping(not exactly the right word) that the reason Hopper isn’t playing is from fatigue or sore legs or something that makes sense. More so than Patterson is 2-8 against Mussina.

    I wish I could just send a letter to Dusty to seriously commend him on his loyalty to Corey but still question how he could feel he’s giving this team a chance when he’s got a slumping rookie leading off and a centerfielder that we know can lead off sitting the bench for a guy who can’t hit the broad side of a barn.

  5. Mike Martz
    June 20th, 2008 at 6:45 pm

    VERY funny!

    That was worth the price of admission right there!

    When Der Fuehrer says, “We ist der Better Team”
    We HEIL! HEIL! Right in Der Fuehrer’s face

  6. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

    I loved the JTM reference. Priceless. The guy has to make some more of those. Maybe one referencing Ricciardi.

  7. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 6:50 pm

    This is spooky. Pregame played the Lou Gehrig speech and Junior has a mystery ailment.

  8. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:00 pm

    Let the Yankee hating commence.

  9. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:03 pm

    So Chad, are you wearing the Reds gear?

  10. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:09 pm

    Damon wasn’t real steady on that fly ball by JB.

  11. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:11 pm

    There is no end to the depths of stupidity of this team.

  12. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:12 pm

    I immediately pounded my fist into the desk when I saw that the sorry a$$ manager of the Reds has that fool in the line up. Words can not express the anger that it causes me to see such an idiot running this team!!!!!!!!!!!

  13. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:14 pm

    Idea for new Reds gear - Cincinnati Reds dunce hat - just like the one Dusty should be wearing.

  14. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:17 pm

    Jeter looked safe.

  15. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:19 pm

    Mussina only threw four pitches in the 1st inning.

  16. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:21 pm

    Very Mussina-friendly umpiring so far tonight.

  17. RedRedMan
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:22 pm

    BS

  18. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:23 pm

    VOTTO!!!!!

    TAKE THAT, BAMBINO!!!

  19. Mike Martz
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:26 pm

    I didn’t see any Reds hats in the stands where that ball landed.

  20. CeeKeR
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:26 pm

    Wow, a run! Maybe, just maybe, the Reds can score 8 or 10 runs today for Edinson and finally show some sort of offensive spark.

  21. CeeKeR
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:28 pm

    I’ll be wearing my Reds hat to the Sunday game…I’m hoping I’ll be able to watch the final game of a Reds sweep of the Yanks.

  22. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:29 pm

    Nice job, Bako. Giving me another reason to not want you in the line-up.

  23. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:34 pm

    I wish those aliens from the movie Cocoon would come to Earth and let Junior swim around in that swimming pool. Let Johnny Bench jump in the pool as well. I wish the ones from X-Files would show up and abduct Corey Patterson and Dusty Baker.

  24. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:35 pm

    Bako is being lazy behind the plate.

  25. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:36 pm

    Nice defensive work by Joey V.

  26. Mike Martz
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:38 pm

    Votto looking like the games MVP

  27. Dan
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:44 pm

    I am at the game and my entire section is reds fans really a cool thing to see.

  28. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:44 pm

    Cabrerra a two hit night so far.

  29. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:49 pm

    The Yankees play with passion.

    I just had to say that.

    :grin:

  30. Mike Martz
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:49 pm

    Sounds like Redlegnation is well represented at tonights game. You guys should have all gotten together for a beer before the game!

  31. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:50 pm

    What does everyone think of Darryl Thompson making his debut at Yankee stadium?

  32. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:52 pm

    I think it was a mistake not to have him come to the ball park tonight in order to get acclimated.

  33. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:55 pm

    Come on, EV. Don’t let these creeps score.

  34. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:56 pm

    Another reason to hate the Yankees.

  35. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:57 pm

    The next best thing to a Reds win is a Yankees loss so if the Reds win it’s a double bonus! I agree Jim, D.T. is only 22 and going to make his MLB debut in Yankee stadium? Whew, scary.

  36. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:58 pm

    Is that 2 throw outs by Bako?

  37. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:59 pm

    Thanks for the call. That looked well low.

  38. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:02 pm

    Bako has a chance when they go on the fastball. The one they stole was on a change-up. While that is two runners thrown out, the first was a bad throw that Cabrerra made a nice play on. It looked like the runner was safe but the ump called him out. Maybe he hates the Yankees, too.

    Phillips fly out that George Grande makes it sound like is going out.

  39. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:05 pm

    Opportunity knocks. Please answer.

  40. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:07 pm

    Someone pulls a “Votto” when Votto is hitting!

  41. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:07 pm

    My Lord. Just fire Dusty and the entire staff.

  42. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:08 pm

    looks like another Helen Keller, nothing to hear.

  43. Mike Martz
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:09 pm

    oh no Votto just lost style points on that play

  44. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:10 pm

    How about the announcers talking about Jeter being the most over rated player and A. Rod up there too?

  45. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:14 pm

    How about VolK’s? Should we give Dick Pole any credit for his improvement?

  46. jbsh
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:18 pm

    By my count, first thirteen batters, Mussina 10 first pitch strikes, EV 5 first pitch strikes.

    Is EV like the pitcher in Bull Durham, wild enough to be a little scary?

  47. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:20 pm

    Looks like 2+ more weeks with Sorrey P.

  48. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:23 pm

    Yet another clutch SS!!

  49. Chad
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:24 pm

    Ton of Reds fans here, by the way. The Bruuuuce chant has been loud.

  50. jbsh
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:24 pm

    Maybe you should have pitched to JB!
    Well done Jolbert!

  51. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:24 pm

    Go Reds, I hate the Yankees!!!!!!!!!!!! : :razz:

  52. Mike Martz
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:24 pm

    Cabby is 3 for 3 tonight with some RBi’s to go along with it

  53. CeeKeR
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:25 pm

    That’s a GREAT slide by Cabrera, for what it’s worth.

  54. Chad
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:26 pm

    I’m not wearing the Reds gear, but I regret it. Lot of red in the stands. I’m very surprised.

  55. Mike Martz
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:27 pm

    Nice slide by cabby, he is in the running for MVP of the game

  56. DevilsAdvocate
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:32 pm

    Nice defense.

    Marty: “This, is Jolbert Cabrera Night here at Yankee Stadium.”

  57. CeeKeR
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:34 pm

    Nice play in the field by Cabrera. Does he have some sort of vandetta against the Yankees, he’s been playing better today than I’ve ever seen him play!

  58. CeeKeR
    June 20th, 2008 at 8:54 pm

    Who had Cabrera 4-4 in the office pool tonight? (That’s what I thought).

  59. DevilsAdvocate
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:01 pm

    Man. SS is cursed.

  60. CeeKeR
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:02 pm

    And another shortstop bites the dust. Let’s put Patterson there tomorrow.

  61. BenL
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:03 pm

    Hilarious!

  62. DevilsAdvocate
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:21 pm

    Ha ha - showed Melky one fastball, and all the rest changeups to confound him. Swing and a miss, strike 3.

  63. jbsh
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:21 pm

    103 pitches … Does EV go again or Burton/Cordero to finish?

  64. DevilsAdvocate
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:23 pm

    Incidentally, that one fastball to Cabrera - the second-to-last pitch of Voltron’s outing, possibly - was the fastest speed he’s registered all night. 97mph.

  65. BenL
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    According to the Yank’s announcers “the one knock on Corey Patterson is that he stands too far from the plate”

  66. CeeKeR
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:30 pm

    Re 65: I thought the “one knock” against Patterson was that he was lousy. That’s what I expected them to say.

  67. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:32 pm

    The “one knock” against him is that he is in the line up, or that is rather a “knock” against the one who put him in there.

  68. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:33 pm

    Let’s be one bad a** dude, Burton. NO more long shots like that out to RCF.

  69. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:34 pm

    A few maple trees dying tonight.

  70. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:35 pm

    What announcers were saying Jeter and A-Rod were overrated?

  71. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:37 pm

    I think JB is good initials to have…Jared Burton & Jay Bruuuuuce

  72. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:37 pm

    So Dusty thinks CP is a better CF than Hopper I take it.

  73. DevilsAdvocate
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:39 pm

    That ‘overrated’ thing was a recent Sports Illustrated fan poll or something, I think.

  74. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:41 pm

    I’d take their overrate butts in the Reds line-up any day.

  75. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:43 pm

    Make it non-eventful, FC.

  76. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:44 pm

    Mr. Potato Head at the game with his Reds cap.

  77. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:49 pm

    Dusty thinks Corey Outterson is better at everything, and I mean everything!

  78. jbsh
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:51 pm

    Who was injured? Did Janish get injured on the 4-3 groundout?

  79. CeeKeR
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:51 pm

    Phillips with a couple of good plays, and “Volquez likes it” as the Yankee announcers say.

  80. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:52 pm

    Jim, what is the history of Ben Jukich?

  81. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:53 pm

    Cabrera hurt his left hand, which is why Janish is in the game now.

    Man! EE almost had that.

  82. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:53 pm

    They never die, I hate the Yankees!

  83. BenL
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:55 pm

    with that mustache Giambi looks like he could be LLM’s brother.

    GO REDS

  84. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:55 pm

    I think Jukich was the PTBNL in the Chris Denorfia deal.

    Alright!!! Reds win!!!

    Great game by EV. JC performed like a #2 hitter tonight.

  85. CeeKeR
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:56 pm

    And the Reds, after not being able to do ANYthing against the hapless Dodgers, come in and beat up the Yankees and their 7 game winning streak, in Yankee Stadium. I truly don’t get this team, but I’m happy tonight :cool:

  86. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:56 pm

    YES!!! Now if Thompson can shut them up tomorrow!! Giambi looks like some 1970’s private investigator from a B movie

  87. DevilsAdvocate
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:57 pm

    jbsh, that ‘injury delay’ in the 9th was on the first groundout to second. Phillips had a cramp in his calf. He was okay.

  88. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:57 pm

    I wonder if Keppinger will be up to be at least a DH now with Carberra injured?

  89. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:57 pm

    Jukich played college ball in South Dakota, which isn’t real impressive. He must have had some Moneyball indicators that lead to Oakland drafting him in the first place.

  90. jbsh
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:59 pm

    Gameday indicated an injury delay after Abreu groundout in bottom ninth, no explanation as yet. Janish was reference to the SS curse. I concur that the Patterson joke was hilarious, by the way. Well done CeeKeR.

  91. CeeKeR
    June 20th, 2008 at 10:00 pm

    Cabrera has a dislocated finger, they said he was headed to the hospital so he could get some painkillers and have the doctors “pop” it back into place.

  92. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 10:01 pm

    How bad is Cabrera’s hand injury? This team may have to sign Pokey Reese out from some softball team.

    CeeKer, this team is an enigma. That’s for sure. Having Bozo the Clown as our manager probably perpetuates that.

  93. jbsh
    June 20th, 2008 at 10:02 pm

    Thanks for injury delay explanation DA. Might be interesting to see tomorrow if there are any roster adjustments. Keppinger, please. Hopper, please.

  94. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 10:03 pm

    Probably not a DL situation then, correct?

  95. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 10:04 pm

    The announcers were talking like since he had to go to the hospital and have in numbed to pop it back that it may be sore for a few days.

  96. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 10:08 pm

    But not 15 days so he likely stays on the active list.

    Keppinger, BTW, was 2 for 4 including a double.

  97. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 10:10 pm

    It sure will be nice to have Keppinger back in the line-up.

    It was Cabrera’s glove hand wasn’t it?

  98. AnnapolisRed
    June 20th, 2008 at 10:11 pm

    Great win tonight. Volquez is just unbelievable. The kid has some much poise. He truly believes that nobody should ever score on him and you can tell he gets pissed when they do.

    Y-City Jim-Your constant bashing of Bako is tiresome and unwarranted. You act like David Ross is Johnny Bench. Ross is an awful defensive catcher and not much better offensively. Bako has caught Volquez all year so why mess with success?

    mhopp-Do you listen to the game with one ear? The announcers never said Derek Jeter and A-Rod were the most overrated players, they said it was according to a Sports Illustrated poll of former players. They then went on for five minutes talking about how they aren’t. Also, you have asked about Ben Jukich now 10-straight nights. The answer has never changed.

  99. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 10:12 pm

    When it is time to demolish Yankee Stadium they should let fans from opposing team enter a raffle to have the opportunity to press the plunger for the explosives. I’d buy some chances.

    :grin:

  100. AnnapolisRed
    June 20th, 2008 at 10:12 pm

    I wouldn’t be surprised if Jolbert was put on the DL. I feel bad for him. He had a great game.

  101. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 10:16 pm

    That slide by Cabrera was amazing!!!

  102. Y-City Jim
    June 20th, 2008 at 10:20 pm

    Cabrera is going on the DL. The bone broke the skin. Ouch!!!

    They are talking activating Hairston rather than Keppinger.

  103. mhopp
    June 20th, 2008 at 10:35 pm

    Dear God, Dusty is at it again!! No, I guess that makes sense since Kepp hasn’t been playing the field every night. I’d rather Hairston get re-injured than Kepp obviously.

  104. AnnapolisRed
    June 20th, 2008 at 10:41 pm

    There is plenty to kill Dusty about, but not this. Keppinger isn’t ready yet according to the medical staff.

  105. Mike Martz
    June 21st, 2008 at 5:44 am

    In defense of any catcher playing at Yankee stadium, You have a lot of ground to cover on a passed ball.
    I can’t believe the room behind home plate at this stadium!

  106. Pete
    June 21st, 2008 at 7:58 am

    I came home late tonight and just watched the game DVR’d on FSN.
    A few observations:

    George Grande is just horrible. I don’t have enough energy to itemize all of the grievious mistakes he makes while broadcasting a baseball game……particularly this one. He is flat out bad on many, many different levels.
    As for our beloved Reds…
    Cabrera’s slide was one of the best I have ever seen, Votto is a future All Star, Hopper needs to hire Jeff Gillooly to take care of Corey Baker’s son, and watching Edinson Volquez throw the ball makes me happy to be a Reds fan. What EV is doing this year is just astounding. Goodnight.

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