GDT - April 7th vs. Philadelphia Phillies 12:35

[JHockey14]

[glow=red,2,300]April 7th Game Day Thread[/glow]

Philadelphia Phillies @ Cincinnati Reds

Great American Ballpark - 67F, Partly Cloudy, 10 mph Winds

[glow=red,2,300]Gameday Line Ups[/glow]
Cincinnati Reds.......................................Philadelphia Phillies
Ryan Freel CF .125..................................Jimmy Rollins SS .296
Juan Castro SS .000................................Shane Victorino CF .125
Brandon Phillips 2B .360............................Chase Utley 2B .409
Adam Dunn LF .167.................................Ryan Howard 1B .238
Jeff Keppinger 1B .458..............................Pat Burrell LF .350
Edwin Encarnacion 3B .118.......................Geoff Jenkins RF .250
Norris Hopper RF .000.................................Pedro Feliz 3B .200
Paul Bako C .286......................................Carlos Ruiz C .176
Bronson Arroyo P .000.............................Cole Hamels P .000

[glow=red,2,300]Starting Pitchers[/glow]
.................................................
B Arroyo 0-0 3.60 ERA..........................C Hamels 0-1 1.13 ERA

[glow=red,2,300]Injuries[/glow]
Matt Belisle 15 day DL .........................Scott Mathieson 15 Day DL
Alex Gonzalez 15 day DL .......................
David Ross 15 day DL

Cincinnati Reds(4-2)
2nd in Central Dvision 1gb
2nd in Wild Card 1gb

LETS GO REDS!!!!

[JHockey14]

ill update rosters and stats accordingly about half hour before game time .... class til 12

[The Duke]

Cole Hamels scares me. I wish we could trade Homer, Maloney, EE, and Freel for him. Unfortunately all that offer would get is a luagh in the face.

Harang
Hamels
Cueto
Arroyo
Volquez

A man can only dream sometimes.

[mexicanred]

Gameday Line Ups
Cincinnati Reds.......................................Philadelphia Phillies
Corey Patterson CF .200............................Jimmy Rollins SS .304
Jeff Keppinger SS .389...............................Shane Victorino CF .150
Ken Griffey Jr. RF .200...............................Chase Utley 2B .389
Brandon Phillips 2B .316..............................Ryan Howard 1B .235
Adam Dunn LF .143....................................Pat Burrell LF .383
Edwin Encarnacion 3B .154..........................Geoff Jenkins RF .267
Joey Votto 1B .222......................................Pedro Feliz 3B .250
Paul Bako C .273........................................Carlos Ruiz C .167
Bronson Arroyo P .000...............................Cole Hamels P .000

Are You sure Corey is starting in CF, I think is going to be Hopper and maybe Junior gets a day off and Freel gets the start in RF.

Any way, Hamels is good and the reds need to make contact, so I hope that Kepp can keep it up.

Let´s go REDS!!!!!!

[mexicanred]

Told You.

Reds

Freel cf
Castro ss
Phillips 2b
Dunn lf
Keppinger 1b
Encarnacion 3b
Hopper rf
Bako c
Arroyo p

By Rosecrans.

Junior rests.
Good move by Dusty moving Kepp to first and (I know You hate this) putting Castro at SS.

VIVA MEXICO!!!
It´s in my blood, can´t stop it.

[The Duke]

Why in the name of all that is holy is Castro batting 2nd?

With those people playing, this should have been the lineup:

1. Hopper, RF
2. Keppinger, 1B
3. Phillips, 2B
4. Dunn, LF
5. EE, 3B
6. Freel, CF
7. Bako, C
8. Castro, SS
9. Arroyo, P

I would have rather had this order:

1. Hopper, CF
2. Keppinger, SS
3. Dunn, LF
4. Phillips, 2B
5. EE, 3B
6. Valentin, 1B
7. Freel, RF
8. Bako, C
9. Arroyo, P

Castro needs to just be cut. Jolbert Cabrera or Andy Phillips would have brought so much more to this team.

[reds08]

who knows, maybe castro will hit a game winning hit today.

Castro is batting 2nd to give him more at bats to keep him "sharp"

Kepp can handle the ball well, so putting him in the middle of the lineup will give him a better opportunity to drive in some runs. Although, Kepp said (I think yesterday) that he feels very comfortable in the 2 hole.

[The Duke]

The key to todays game is making Hamels throw a lot of pitches so he can get out of there as soon as possible. If the Reds can keep it within a run or two they could make a comeback in those last two innigns. Especially if they bring in a RHP in relief with Griffey, Votto, Hatteberg, Patterson, and Valentin being able to pinch hit.

[starpower25]

Well we have to hope Edwin has a big day because this is the worst hitting lineup we could put out there today. Phillips, Keppinger and Edwin the key to a win today!

That and Arroyo has tohope that his slow stuff can confuse the phillies since they have been swinging at 95 mph fastballs the last 3 days

[The Duke]

Juan Castro and his lifetime .269 OBP in the two hole. Madness.

[The Duke]

Lead-off HR. Uh-oh.

[starpower25]

In time I think the Reds will need to think about moving Arroyo. People keep assuming that 2006 was not a career year but he will never be that good again. Last year was the real arroyo. Not saying that is bad but its a 4th starter type stats.

[awnawboi21]

This makes 0 sense.....

If Hopper is playing, he's leading off IMO. The only question would be if Patterson were also in the lineup....then you could argue Patterson first.

There is NO WAY you have Kepp playing, but not batting in the 2 hole where he's been killer so far this year.

I like BP in the 3 hole and Dunner in the cleanup role. Maybe he awakens today.

I think Dusty tried a bit too hard to plug righties in the lineup....as evidenced by Juan Castro.

[awnawboi21]

Apr 7, 2008 11:37:45 GMT -5 starpower25 said:

In time I think the Reds will need to think about moving Arroyo. People keep assuming that 2006 was not a career year but he will never be that good again. Last year was the real arroyo. Not saying that is bad but its a 4th starter type stats.

2006 was for sure a career year....but he was damn good that year. We just need somewhere between 2006 and 2007 for him to be successful.

I think he's a 3rd starter on a good team with the stuff that he's shown.

[The Duke]

Down 3-0 after 1/2 inning is not where you want to be against Hamels. This could be a long day for Reds fans.

On a positive note, Cueto pitches again tomorrow