Loading ...I don’t know about you, but I kinda enjoyed yesterday’s off-day. Maybe fatigue is setting in, and here we aren’t even to the dog days of August yet.
Oh well, another game or two like the last two in Cleveland, and I will have caught my third wind.
The Reds host Arizona tonight to close out what has been a fairly miserable month of June. This month has seen the Reds go just 11-14 (and that’s after the two straight wins over the weekend). The Reds are now at .500, three games out of first and three games out of last place.
So, how much ground have the Redlegs lost after this miserable month? Well, as June began, the Reds were three games over .500…and 3.5 games out of first place (5.5 games out of last).
That’s right; the Reds have played under .500, yet they’ve gained a half-game in the standings. Ain’t life in the NL Central grand?
Bronson Arroyo tonight, and who knows what to expect from him as he faces AZ’s Dan Haren. Keep your fingers crossed and discuss the game here….
I’m excited for this game. I want to see this offense continue to stay alive! Let’s go Redlegs! No negative comments here, let’s get back above .500!
I’m hopeful we can get to Haren tongight.
Haren’s always pitched us tough. Lets hope the bats are there tonight.
“Hernandez still giddy about being named most outstanding player in the famed Ohio cup” says Marty
Wow. I really shouldnt be suprised, but i am, and also very disappointed in the crowd reaction for JV’s first AB. It was like half of them didnt even know he was out for nearly a month and the other half could care less. My brother went tonight just to welcome him back and im guessing he was the only one who gave him a well deserved standing ovation.
Just got home. I hate to hear that about Votto’s first AB.
bronson looking good so far. hopefully we can HAVOC a few runs our way. bruuuuuuuuuuce what a throw
Dont Run On Bruce!
I guess he didnt get that memo.
what is that on dusty’s arm, around his elbow??
I missed the bottom of the first… how did wee willy t get out?
W.W.T grounded out on 2nd pitch to short.
need more at bats like hairstons.. have to make haren work if we want a chance.
just like nix is doing right here. ten pitches so far!
yep
Year after year, it seems
Reds are swell in April
Okay in May
Swoon in June
Goodbye in July
Bust by August
I don’t even remember September.
This one is over. I don’t think we’re getting much for Arroyo.
Nice defense to gun down two runners at the plate…
…then a terrible throw by BP puts the Reds right back into trouble again. It was a great fielding play by Phillips, though. His range is off-the-charts.
Funny, Jimmy. Not funny, Kyle. Hope you aren’t right, but I’m afraid that you are.
more of the same Arroyo :poke:
You know, this could easily be 6-0 by now…and Arroyo is being consistent, picking up where he left off with his last start :-(( :emotion:
Just got in. Arroyo stinks again! He is really an albatross right now. I guess the positive side is the way Haren is throwing any of our starters would probably lose tonight. So why not use our batting practice pitcher tonight.
X(
harren has a good shot at a perfect game tonight.
al: You must know the Reds line up pretty well. Don’t forget Votto is in the line up…otherwise he has a great shot at it, besides it isn’t like we have a .320 guy on our bench along with a better CF that is a lefty…too bad the manager decides to leave them on the bench…along with a .320 hitting OF in Gomes
This is a frustrating team.
What may be more frustrating to me is that I know I’m going to love this team for the rest of my life. I’m stuck.
carolina, dusty’s getting tired of explaining his terrible lineups to all you front runners
and there’s your “fast” great defensive center fielder…Dickerson would have had that for sure! X(
Jimmy: I know what you mean. I am also an IU football man. I can’t help it I born into it. But I console myself in knowing that I am not a Cubs fan.
Another nice play by WT.
Wow, here’s our .245 hitting catcher…wonder how frustrating it is to be on the bench knowing that you’re better defensively and are batting consistently .100 over this guy? Can’t do too much for morale.
I didn’t expect Hernandez to hit for average, but I did think he’d have more power than what he has shown.
Finally a hit…Bruuuce!
Janish can’t possibly hit this guy
Jay Bruce ruins the no hitter. Now all we need is a couple of walks followed by a Willy Taveres grand slam.
Yeah, at least we aren’t Cubs fans.
This is what it has devolved into.
Kyle: Do you have insider notes from Dusty?
with the way this team is hitting, i think it’s an accomplishment that we didn’t get no hit. you just have to look on the bright side.
and don’t look now, but bronson may just turn in a quality start. an ugly quality start, but another silver lining none the less.
Looks like Arroyo may end up with a “quality” start :p
Arroyo has settled in a bit. The guy kind of pitches ugly when he is doing OK. Phillips getting that throw away when he lost his footing might have gave away a run. I don’t think it matters until they can get into the d-back bullpen, as Haren is flat out dealing. I guess it could be worse and Haren could still be a Cardinal.
I spoke too soon. Criminy what a blast.
Wooo, Bronson is dealing. Dealing fatties over the middle of the plate.
Get out of the rotation Bronson, your time is up.
Spoke to soon…no silver lining on Arroyo there al, time for me to get ready for bed, I need a good night sleep…thanks Bronson appreciate it, you suck :poke: :-(( :emotion:
Haren has thrown 79 pitches after 5 for what its worth. The reds have actually done a decent job of making him throw pitches.
haren’s now at 79 pitches. assuming arroyo comes out and dickerson pinch hits for him, it’s concievable that we could have a big enough inning to make him use 25 pitches.
that might be enough to get him out of the game and give us a few shots at their pen.
oh well.
Wow, Haren with a HR as well. Reds back under .500
Dusty, pretending to know what he’s doing (eyes roll)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome…you need to go Arroyo
Arroyo’s trade value keeps going up and up. Or not.
Send him to the DL. Trade him. Anything. Please, I don’t want to see his stupid hair, or watch another 5+ run outing out of this guy.
This sucks, this will make it more difficult to trade Arroyo. Taveras sucks.
it’s getting pretty late in the year for bronson to be carrying an ERA near 6. Is it time to start thinking about the DL for him and his carpal tunnel? or at least his inflamed ERA?
That double switch is just idiotic, what was the thinking behind it?
Little man in Dusty’s head “Gee, how can I make the defense any worse than it is right now? Oh, take Janish out, move Hairston to short and put Richar at third, that will really screw things up.”
No pinch hit, Richar to 3rd, Hairston to SS. Richar will become a 3B if Dusty has any say in it.
Clearly Arroyo has zero trade value.
Dusty just does not like Janish, that is pretty obvious.
What exactly is the point of taking out Janish there? Stupid, stupid, stupid.
I started hearing of the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome since this April…this is ridiculous
I keep thinking that the morale must be low on a team that the manager continues to do things like that to people who perform well…just terrible management.
Janish comes out since there is no way that Dusty’s boy Hairston would come out of a game.
If the Carpel Tunnel is that bad than just dl him. Because I am positive that we can get at least this much out of anyone.
But again we probably weren’t going to win tonight with anyone so it may as well be Arroyo getting saddled with the loss.
Man, I hated Felipe Lopez.
Heisey went 3-4 tonight with a HR and 2rbi’s now batting .368 at AAA, plus going to futures game…him and Travis Wood were only 2 players unanimously elected to the AA all-star game
Of course if he was in MLB Dusty would just bench him. I’ve decided that no matter how good the team is, if there is a hole somewhere then Dusty will use it to lose. 2011 is the year for the Reds as his contract ends in 2010
and that meaningless hit solidifies keeping Harriston in all games no matter what…is it bad to wish a trip to the DL for someone?
I don’t wish a DL stint for Hairston. I do wish the manager would make moves that puts his players in a chance to succeed. Hairston at SS does not do that (defensively).
I really hate nights when the Reds just all out suck.
I just came in from outside…why is Taveras playing against a righty and why are the Reds losing 6-1?
and is there a correlation between those two factors (Taveras playing against a righty and the Reds losing)?
When does football season start?
This pitching change is a little excessive.
And now another one?
Need another hit Brandon.
It would be nice to get something going here.
A grand slam here would change things.
Okay, maybe Nix can tie it now.
Nice to see Willy beat out one out for a change.
I think the one Brandon swung at was the actually a ball. I’m not sure about the other two that he took.
Nix with a poor at bat.
Nix looks like a human Spuds Mackenzie.
I thought Sabo was the human Spuds Mackenzie?
You’re right, though. Now that you mention it, Nix looks eerily like Spuds.
Another RHer for Arizona tomorrow and we’ll see Dusty trot out Willy again.
Hey, it’s a Chris Dickerson sighting.
Better pitching match tomorrow.
Another game where Arroyo gives up more runs by the end of the 3rd, than the reds score in 9!!! It’s like he’s making sure the Reds can’t trade him… oh, wait. It’s been this way since the second half of his first year w/ this club!!!
Comment #5-I was stunned. It was pathetic. I was very disappointed.
Phillips did cost the Reds a run by a terrible throw, but so did Laynce Nix on the very next batter when he overthrew the cutoff man and nearly overthrew the catcher on a play he had no chance to get the runner out at home. Of course that goes unmentioned. To be fair they were both terrible throws, they both cost the Reds runs, and regardless we still would have gotten killed tonight.
You consistently groove 83 MPH fastballs across the inner third all night and I don’t care if you have gold glovers at every position, it will not be enough.