Reds at Brewers 4/9/2008 (Redemption!)

[redsrbetter]

Of course this game can't end without a Billy Hall HR. Sick!

[redsrbetter]

Coffey is pitching BTW

[brewersfan19]

hey redsrbetter,

here you go, McClung's E.RA is now 12.27 and that includes tax... I want a refund!!!


Congrats on the win tonight guys!

[redsrbetter]

Castro in to play defense and botches one. Hart on first and they give him the infield hit

[redsrbetter]

hey redsrbetter,

here you go, McClung's E.RA is now 12.27 and that includes tax... I want a refund!!!


Congrats on the win tonight guys!

[brewersfan19]

Hall homers, 12-4. Told you guys, rally caps!! hahahaha..

[redsrbetter]

It sure is nice that in a matter of one year, we have a feeling of depth throughout our team. I mean with the emergence of Cueto and Volquez, we still have Belisle and Bailey that we can call on in case of injury. And with Patterson, Dunn and Griffey we are able to strengthen our bench with Freel and Hopper and allow Bruce to continue to grow getting all the AB's he wants at AAA. We even have depth in that when Alex Gonzalez comes back he will allow Keppinger to play multiple spots whenever needed. Our bullpen is looking solid so far with Burton being darn near lights out. The only position that makes me somewhat physically ill is catcher, and as long as we have solid defensive catchers that can manage the young starters, I can even stomach that.

I agree man, it looks real good right now. Real good. And as far as catcher goes, Bako has been a pleasant surprise this season at the plate even.

[redsrbetter]

Ball game! Reds win it 12-4!

[bipster]

Patterson is off to a nice start guys, but lets not get too excited. If memory serves me correctly, he did the same thing last year in Baltimore and fizzled badly in the 2nd half.

It was actually vice versa. He hit .235 avg, .282obp, .331slg in 260 AB's before the all star break and .313avg, .333obp, .458slg in 201 AB's after the all star break last year.

[redsrbetter]

Great to see you all here tonight fellas!

[George Foster]

Reds win despite watered down coffee.......

Harrang wins the rubber game tomorrow.....bank on it!

good night all...see ya tomorrow, it is a night game right?

[George Foster]

It was actually vice versa. He hit .235 avg, .282obp, .331slg in 260 AB's before the all star break and .313avg, .333obp, .458slg in 201 AB's after the all star break last year.

and no one signed him before spring training...wow...good pic up by the Reds...

[redsrbetter]

THE BATS FINALLY STICK!

It came later in the game, but it came. Finally we got some offense going. 12 runs! I never expected that. And to top it off, Fogg had a decent game for himself. Think about it guys because I am sure Dusty and Wayne are. We did all this damage without EdE. Perhaps he is moving closer to the trade block.

Anyhow, good solid game that hopefully can make the Brewers fear us a bit. We competed bigtime last night and tonight we brought the lumber. Tomorrow will be very fun.

MVP: Patterson

[CincyRedsFan30]

Unfortunately, even with the win, the team remains a couple games behind the Cards.

Early on it appears Jocketty built another high-quality team before he left town. We'll see if their pitching staff continues to look so skilled.

[CincyRedsFan30]

I agree man, it looks real good right now. Real good. And as far as catcher goes, Bako has been a pleasant surprise this season at the plate even.

When Ross gets back, I'd make he and Bako the primary catchers and put Valentin on the bench as a PH if he's to remain on the roster.

Both Ross and Bako call much better games, IMO, as I've stated many times.