April 2, 2008
Reds Game 2: Reds Host Diamondbacks
By
Amanda
Posted at 3:45 pm
Reds Lineup
CF Corey Patterson
SS Jeff Keppinger
RF Ken Griffey Jr.
2B Brandon Phillips
LF Adam Dunn
3B Edwin Encarnación
1B Joey Votto
C Paul Bako
P Bronson Arroyo
I wanted to comment on the ludicrousness of this line-up, but then I saw the JTM commercial with Bronson Arroyo and Chris Welsh, and now I’m speechless. Wow.
Doh: Freel flew out.
But The Cowboy said something that was pretty insightful, suggesting that Freel may be seeing some playing time at third base tomorrow.
I could see that. Wouldn’t be a bad choice, really.
good play by EdE, just not in time to get the runner.
Affeldt is in and has walked the bases loaded. There’s one out in the top of the ninth and the Reds are down 2. The crowd is crazy with cold from the sound of it.
Good times.
The Reds pitching has not started off the season well. Of course, the same could be said of almost every team in the NL Central.
Eric Byrnes made contact…with his elbow out of the batters box and he’s out. Lucky for Afeldt, what with all those ducks on the pond.
Whew! Strike out to end the inning.
George Grande isn’t here to say it, but we’re all thinking it…
“It’s last round-up time for the Reds.”
The Reds just advertised an upcoming giveaway: a car magnet schedule. So where exactly do you stick this magnet?
Phillips led off the 9th with a hit!
Now let’s bunt him over.
Brandon Phillips is aboard to start the bottom of the ninth.
They put the shift on Dunn. Where are they shifting toward? The outfield?
Sweet! Dunn went the other way and beat the shift.
Oh, hell yeah. Dunn went the other way.
Why are they talking about EdE bunting? The Reds are down by 2.
Ah, of course. How could I forget the elusive 3-run bunt?
Of course EdE’s bunting. Baker’s the manager.
oh, sweet lord, he’s squaring to bunt.
Can someone make this makes sense to me?
Now that Baker has thrown away EdE’s first two strikes, he gets to swing.
EDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brantley: “[Encarnacion] is not a clutch player.”
Encarnacion: CRACK!
Reds win. Now why was EdE bunting?
Good grief. Keppy’s 3 for 3 with a walk?
He was positively unreal when I saw him in spring training, and it looks like he’s keeping it up.
Phillips, Dunn, and EdE made that happen. Not a one of them is over 30.
Just sayin’.
Baker tells the media that he wanted EdE to fail at the bunt so he could hit the home run. Good thinking Dusty. The inane stuff that comes out of his mouth… let’s just say now I understand why he keeps a toothpick in it.