4/22: Dodgers vs Reds - Mike Leake's third start

[DirtyKash]

In case anyone is bored by that boring NFL draft that takes hours to do nothing.

Dodgers
Furcal SS
Kemp CF
Ethier RF
Ramirez LF
Loney 1B
Blake 3B
DeWitt 2B
Martin C
Padilla SP

Reds
Dickerson LF
Cabrera SS
Votto 1B
Phillips 2B
Rolen 3B
Bruce RF
Stubbs CF
Hanigan C
Leake SP


Which number will be higher: Vicente Padilla's runs allowed or Mike Leake's walks issued? GAME ON

[Kingdom]

4 walks vs. 3 ER

[missionhockey21]

At least Dickerson is leading off. Although his K to BB is pretty lousy, I think a lot of that has to do with the inconsistent playing time he has gotten now for two seasons.

[DirtyKash]

Ouch. Not a good start for the Leakster. Two-run bomb from Ethier. Fully expecting V-Pad to give that lead back though.

[Kingdom]

Wouldn't that be A-Eth?

[missionhockey21]

Ouch. Not a good start for the Leakster. Two-run bomb from Ethier. Fully expecting V-Pad to give that lead back though.

Conflicted... Ethier is on my B/S Points League team...

[missionhockey21]

Dickerson barely grabbed that one, could have been nasty if he didn't.

[DirtyKash]

3-2. Not bad. Comeback is on.

[realmofotalk]

Pathetic. Do our pitchers not practice their throws to first base?

[Kingdom]

Remember Detroit in the world series against St. Louis? They took a page from their book.

[DirtyKash]

Only 1 walk for the Leake, but he gave up a home run to Garret Anderson!? Hah.

[DirtyKash]

Big comeback for the Reds, rallying in the 6th and 7th innings against Kuo and Belisario. Who could have imagined it.

[Kingdom]

Real M. Talk

[redsrbetter]

The bats are finally alive! Keep it up Reds.

I still have a major heartache with Brandon Phillips though. Scott Rolen is simply a better AB each and every time up. Yet, I am very impressed with Cabrera. He has been a pleasant surprise. And moving him out of the 2 hole so that BP could hit there may be a mistake as well. So where does the gold glover fit? At second base. Other than that, he should probably hit 6th behind Rolen 4th and Bruce 5th.

Is it time to start taking Hanigan seriously? The dude was raking in the first half last season. And now he is one of the very best hitters on this team. I say give him more playing time. Dusty should throw this same lineup up there tomorrow (unless Dusty wants to move Phillips like everyone knows he should). Oh, and Stubbs didn't strike out at all tonight and he also did not bat in the leadoff position. A first for both feats this season for him. Congratulations to Rhodes for being one of the only arm that seems to work in this bullpen this season so far. Big ups to him.

Anyhow, good win for the Reds!

MVP: Hanigan