Game 113 Overflow Thread

sigh... we have an extremely good balanced bullpen

they can't all be wainwrights - name a bullpen you think is better (cause I can only think of the Mets but they lost Sanchez)

Wow.

At least we have Yadi up in the 9th

Let's pause, for a moment, and reflect.  The 'lefty' against the 'lefties' has issued a walk and a ball hit to the warning track.  So, is the idea that he is just starting to 'hit his stride'?

I think you go with the righty.

Always has to be interesting, doesn't it?

Duncan: "Jason, do you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal savior?"
Izzy: "Yes sir"
Duncan: "Yadi, and you?"
Yadi: "Yes sir"
Duncan: "Good, then unless you'd like to have a 'Come to Jesus' meeting tonight after the game, let's get an out..huh?"

I hate Izzy

But hey, at least we're still in first place! :-(

Too many left on base, simple as that.

I'm not even mad, no reason to.  I'm kinda use to it Izzy and walk offs etc.

Although, that one HR could very well mean the division.  

Gotta keep rootin though.

Also, in a similar manner, I wish we would instantly DFA these players:

Marquis
Flores
Miles
Johnson

I honestly think if we had neither of these guys in the bullpen and Tony couldn't do his lefty-righty-matchup thing, the 'pen would be better off.  I'm just sick of the underachieving and the absolute failure to come up in clutch situations (see: LOB tonight).

The End.

both proven veterans!!

If it didn't have the makings of a loss before, it sure does now. We usually seem to play like crap on ESPN...

I want to believe in a lot of things.  Instead, I find myself just so very, very tired.  April seems so long ago.

I was at three games of the famous five-game series at Wrigley back in 2003, including the awful Simontacchi-started game where Sosa hit the walkoff. I had that thought that weekend. I had it again tonight.

I tend to be rather "sky is falling" about the Cardinals; I am aware. But still: Oooof.

We know this is not the 04-05 team.  It's a team with more perilous flaws.  Nonetheless, we are in first place in the division.  Everyone step away from the proverbial ledge.  

Tough loss, bad loss, a game we should have won probably ... but didn't.  I'm excited to see Reyes pitch tomorrow.

to me, if Reyes wins tomorrow, then great. if not, well, the Reds have to go to Philly and play a suddenly good Phillies team while we get to knock around the Pirates. if we get 2 of those games we should still be okay when Cinci comes to town next week.

in many ways the second is bigger than this one: it marks Mulder's return, we'll have Carp going again, and if we can take 2 of 3 the division is still ours to lose, no matter what happens tomorrow.

Barrett in April.
Carlos Lee in April.
Matt Holliday in May.

Last week I picked up one David Ross.

My bad.