JHockey14
Ted Kluszewski
"Smoke in the throat and peas at the knees" Chris Welsh 5/5/08
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Post by JHockey14 on Apr 11, 2008 10:24:41 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300] April 11th Game Day Thread[/glow] Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park - 68F, Thunder Storms, 11 mph Winds [glow=red,2,300]Gameday Line Ups[/glow] Cincinnati Reds.......................................Pittsburgh Pirates
Norris Hopper CF .200...............................Nyjer Morgan CF .200Jeff Keppinger SS .342..............................Freddy Sanchez 2B .214Ken Griffey Jr. RF .323..............................Nate McClouth RF .391Brandon Phillips 2B .286............................Jason Bay LF .267Adam Dunn LF .172..................................Adam LaRoche 1B .129Edwin Encarnacion 3B .148........................Ryan Doumit C .355Joey Votto 1B .235..................................Jose Bautista 3B .194Paul Bako C .364.....................................Luis Rivas SS .269Edinson Volquez P .000...............................Paul Maholm P .000[glow=red,2,300]Starting Pitchers[/glow]  ............................................ E Volquez 1-0 1.69 ERA..........................P Maholm 0-1 9.00 ERA[glow=red,2,300]Injuries[/glow] Matt Belisle 15 day DL .........................Chris Duffy 15 Day DLAlex Gonzalez 15 day DL....................... Jack Wilson 15 Day DLDavid Ross 15 day DLCincinnati Reds(6-4) 4th in Central Dvision 1gb 3rd in Wild Card .5gb  LETS GO REDS!!!![glow=red,2,300]Players to Watch:[/glow]  Ken Griffey Jr. 594 Career Home Runs - 6 Away From 600 |
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Post by The Duke on Apr 11, 2008 10:34:40 GMT -5
Lineup i'd like to see today against the lefty.
1. Hopper, LF
2. Keppinger, SS
3. Griffey, RF
4. Phillips, 2B
5. Patterson, CF
6. EE, 3B
7. Votto, 1B
8. Bako, C
9. Volquez, P
Give the Donkey a day off against the LHP and get Hopper's speed at the top of the order and CPatt into a run producing spot.
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Post by victor2111 on Apr 11, 2008 16:06:30 GMT -5
Here is your lineup tonight!
Norris Hopper CF
Jeff Keppinger SS
Ken Griffey Jr. RF
Brandon Phillips 2B
Adam Dunn LF
Edwin Encarnacion 3B
Joey Votto 1B
Paul Bako C
Edinson Volquez P
Hopper is hitting .455 off LH Paul Maholm, the Pittsburgh starter. "Sometimes, we go with matchups," Dusty Baker said. "Sometimes, we go how a guy's going."
The rotation will be as speculated upon post off day: Aaron Harang Tuesday, Josh Fogg Wednesday, Edison Volquez Thursday v. the Cubs in Wrigley. Johnny Cueto, Bronson Arroyo and Harang v. the Brewers at home.
Nice to see Hopper getting a start!
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Post by tmil23 on Apr 11, 2008 16:15:50 GMT -5
Is Cueto really pitching on Friday and Arroyo on Saturday of next week? If so, that sucks because I've got tickets on Saturday and was really hoping to see Johnny...lol
I figured with the rotation this week that Arroyo would go on Friday and then Cueto on Saturday...guess I'm wrong.
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Post by powerofcincy on Apr 11, 2008 16:21:17 GMT -5
Wow, beautiful park the Pirates have there. I like the river view at Great American, but it'd be a lot better if you could see the Cincy skyline as well, like at PNC.
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Post by Lark11 on Apr 11, 2008 16:23:29 GMT -5
Wow, beautiful park the Pirates have there. I like the river view at Great American, but it'd be a lot better if you could see the Cincy skyline as well, like at PNC. Yeah, Pittsburgh got it right with that ballpark. If they ever put a good team on the field, then they'll have a great environment. |
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mcwax
Jose Rijo
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Post by mcwax on Apr 11, 2008 17:41:47 GMT -5
So, we finally get the 2008 debut of Hoppinger, one of 2007's best success stories. I'm sure Maholm won't pitch as bad as last year so the Reds better not get too impressed with their own numbers against him. My pick to click is BP. Dunn will be a factor too.
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Post by tmil23 on Apr 11, 2008 17:42:52 GMT -5
A strong start from Voltron would be nice to see again. The bats need to keep up the momentum, especially EE.
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Post by tmil23 on Apr 11, 2008 17:44:38 GMT -5
So, we finally get the 2008 debut of Hoppinger, one of 2007's best success stories. I'm sure Maholm won't pitch as bad as last year so the Reds better not get too impressed with their own numbers against him. My pick to click is BP. Dunn will be a factor too. You totally threw me off at first with the Hoppinger bit. lol nice, I like it. |
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JHockey14
Ted Kluszewski
"Smoke in the throat and peas at the knees" Chris Welsh 5/5/08
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Post by JHockey14 on Apr 11, 2008 17:48:59 GMT -5
the bucs are not throwing out a very strong line up. jack wilson is hurt and the 2 real threats are only sanchez and bay. Hopefully Volquez has his way with these hitters as its their first time seeing him in real action. Having said that i probably jinxed the poor guy but im really looking forward to todays game. lets hope if the reds are serious this season about competing they take care of the teams they should beat instead of playing down to their level. play your game boys
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Post by stone19uk on Apr 11, 2008 18:27:09 GMT -5
Hopp should have been running on every pitch during Kepps AB.
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Post by Lark11 on Apr 11, 2008 19:07:15 GMT -5
It'd be nice to see the Reds string together a couple of hits. Maholm is solid, but we should be able to handle him.
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Post by natifanatic717 on Apr 11, 2008 19:10:33 GMT -5
it will be key to put runs on the board early because the cold front is moving through causing showers and storms in Pittsburgh..game could be rain shortened
Volquez is looking good so far..if he can keep his fastball down and work that changeup he could put together a very solid outing
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Post by Lark11 on Apr 11, 2008 19:12:43 GMT -5
It certainly helps when they give up outs on the basepaths.
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Post by Lark11 on Apr 11, 2008 19:15:35 GMT -5
Edinson's control getting a bit out of whack here.
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