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Nice work by the bullpen last night :td

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That was a nice performance by Cueto on Monday to destroy the NL Champs last year.

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Reds win! Reds win! :banger

We took 2 of 3 from the Phillies AND defeated Halladay.

Now, someone tell me we aren't contenders.

:banger

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Took them a while to get going but the finally got it done today.

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:tpd: Halladay is a G, but it looks like Manuel hates his bullpen more than we should hate ours. Most pitchers get a W for a complete game, but today the Reds did a good job from the 6th on. :tu

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Tough road stretch before the break, but its nice to start with some really, really, crappy teams. :tu

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Nice win yesterday! :banger

1.5 games up on STL :banger

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This super weak schedule is certainly looking like it can put some distance between us and the Cardinals. :tu

Anyone find the stats on opponents win percentage? I have to think that the Reds have one of the worst opponents winning percentage of any team. Even their interleague games were against bad teams. :confused:

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Nope, and I don't care. It doesn't matter how you get to the playoffs, as long as you get there. :tu

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And when they make a first round exit against the Wild Card team it will be the old mantra "We'll get 'em next year". :rolleyes:

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3 out of 4 against the lowly Cubs is a nice way to start a long road trip. :tu

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Reds dominate! Reds dominate! :banger

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Dan's wonderful insight.

'Reds' with some random adjective! followed by: :banger:banger:banger:banger

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:banger:banger:banger:banger:2

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WTH is up with Votto getting snubbed for the All-Star game?

We definitely have to vote him in :tu

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Yup, the only Red (Central Division 1st Place team) even on the starting team is Arthur Rhodes... booooo.

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Frankly, because the fans vote for the starters, none of the Reds were going to be a starter. Small market team with fickle fans who don't care enough to vote or even go to games, they have been one of the top two teams in the division and can't sell out a game. Votto should have been the manager's choice as he is likely not going to win the 'Vote in'. :rolleyes:

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I agree. Charlie Manuel sucks. He just got lucky with the players he has in Philly. He sucked in Cleveland. Charlie Manuel must have slept through all of the Red's games. There is a strong possibility of that since he is so old.

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Which is crazy...there could be a good argument for him being the starting 1st baseman for the NL. I'm convinced he will be on the team by the end of the week.

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He has the best stats of the 'Vote in' players, but Reds fans couldn't vote any of the other players in either. I am still very suprised that the players didn't vote Votto in and very suprised that Manuel didn't pick him as his last player. The argument for him as the starter is deifinitely there, but there was no way he will ever beat out Pujols for the fan vote as long as he is playing. :tu

Even Griffey got over a million votes this year based on legacy, because that was certainly not based on stats. He is the all-time leading vote getter for the Mid-Summer Classic and certainly didn't have the stats every year to be the starter. :2

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The kind of SH!T they are doing tonight drives me absolutely crazy!!!!

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They have been living on the edge all season and most of them have fallen our way thus far, but if we have used up all our luck for the season and they start going the other way, we could be in a world of hurt. :bh

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Good news is, Joey Votto is a fricken G! :tu

Also, good to see Stubbs in the dugout asking a real hitter how to get some hits. :rolleyes:

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I did my part and voted non stop for about 30 minutes. It would be an absolute crime if he wasn't in the All-Star game.

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Just got an email that the Reds are seriously looking at Cliff Lee. Now, THAT would be something!

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He is up against the MLB leader in saves and bigger market players, but it sounds like he might be in the lead right now. Whats sick, is the players should have put him in from jump street. :confused:

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No question. I was perusing the MLB.com site and it did say he was leading the vote right now.

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That would be nice, but I don't want to give up the farm for him. I also hope it isn't just a "rent a player" scenario for a half a year. If we trade for him I hope we can find a way to sign him to a long term deal to keep him around for a while.

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Reds win! Reds win! :banger

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What a suprise :rolleyes:

Reds adjective (Banger)

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How come the Reds are so bad that they are blacked out on ESPN? :hm

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Reds win! Reds win! :banger

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Cards lose! Cards lose!:banger

3 games up!

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Not likely. If we get him, I think it'll be for just the rest of the year. He'll be too expensive when he hits free agency.

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:banger :banger

Arroyo looked great last night. I heard he is trying to talk management into letting him pitch the game right before the all star break.

He has always said he would love pitching in a 4 man rotation.

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I was so pumped to listen to them win and the only reason it was blacked out was because it wasn't a Yankees game...... :-P (meaning NO ONE in New York wants to go to it... or the 103 temp...)

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Joey Votto made it :banger

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:banger:banger:banger:banger

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Glad to see Votto make it as well.

Last night's game was a weird one. Good thing the Cards lost too.

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Yeah. We got a run on a dropped 3rd strike b/c the pitcher was a moron and ran to the backstop to get the ball :r

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Wow, that was a horrible way to lose :td

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Back to the Reds we know and hate.

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You guys caught what the Cards had earlier this week... that is some nasty stuff. :(

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Two games in a row and the luck didn't go their way. I hope this isn't the trend for the second half or we are in a world of hurt. :hm

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Yesterday was Dusty's fault. I know he wanted to get Leake a CG, but he should have taken him out when they were getting singles left and right off him. Clearly he was tired.

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He was still one double play away from getting out of that game. Its just as much Cordero's fault for coming in and blwoing a two out save. :td

They have gotten most every last at-bat game to go their way so far this season, they were bound to lose one or two. If the trend swings and they go back to 50-50 they will finish .500 at best. You have to remember they have around 17 or 18 last at-bat wins and 10 straight on the road before the last two. If they lose even 5 of those they are below .500 going into the break. The Reds have been extremely lucky this season and if it continues they have a shot, but if it changes they could fall fast. :tu

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How did Dusty fail tonight? We are still in 1st place :confused:

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Letting your pitcher hit in the 8th with a guy on 3rd with one out. :td

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Its a good thing that the Cardinals are sucking it up worse than we are right now. :tu