Game 2: Cards vs. Reds

• CinciX12

  

  Wainwright vs. Cueto
  
  I don't know where you guys typically find lineups. I tried but not very hard.
  
  Good chance it sucks though.
  
  Hopefully Cueto gets off to a good start!
• jordo212000

  

  Yeah I don't think the lineups are out yet. Can't wait for tonight's game.
  
  Which reminds me, why on earth does baseball feel that the players need/prefer an off-day the day after opening day? I would prefer one towards the end of the season. It's just something that I always thought didn't make any sense
• thavoice

  ^^Its done for one reason and one reason only.......the opening day festivities.
  
  Tickets.....the hoopla.....everything. Had nothing to do with the game or rest or anything like that. Game gets banged on monday....it all goes as planned on Tuesday.
• thavoice

  Reds are trying to create a new atmosphere for game two...."Opening Night" Special promotion......fireworks....
  May be decent crowd tonite because of warmer weather..unless it rains. Most years it too damned cold to sit out and watch a night gmae.
  
  Reds have a ne thing this year...called walk off wednesdays. You get a discounton lettering and such on a shirt...and if that player hits a walk off HR that night of a shirt you bought of his then you get a free replica jersey.
• CinciX12

  

  thavoice wrote: Reds are trying to create a new atmosphere for game two...."Opening Night" Special promotion......fireworks....
  May be decent crowd tonite because of warmer weather..unless it rains. Most years it too damned cold to sit out and watch a night gmae.
  
  Reds have a ne thing this year...called walk off wednesdays. You get a discounton lettering and such on a shirt...and if that player hits a walk off HR that night of a shirt you bought of his then you get a free replica jersey.

  So we can expect t-shirt prices to rise to about $40 on Wednesday nights haha.
• thavoice

  Ha. Possible.
  
  Witht he chances of it even happening they should give away authentic jerseys...how many walk off HR's to you actually have...let alone at home...on a wednesday...and you only get it if you bought a shirt of said player that game. I think your more than likely to have the beer and dip n dots, the future of ice cream, vendors hand over their full inventory.
• Little Danny

  

  If Dusty Baker reads Ohiochatter I have one word of advice: Pitch Around Pujols!
• dave

  Stubbs CF
  Cabrera SS
  Votto 1B
  Phillips 2B
  Rolen 3B
  Bruce RF
  Gomes LF
  Hernandez C
  Cueto P
  
  I'll be there, heading down to gameday soon.
• CinciX12

  

  Shockingly, I'm okay with that lineup.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Votto, Joey $ 525,000
  Lincoln, Mike $ 2,500,000
  
  lol
• CinciX12

  

  Tell me you made the 2.5 million up.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Haha nope, Mike Lincoln makes 2.5 million freakin dollars
• thavoice

  To me that is what is fucked about baseball....I dont mind the good players getting money..but whe you get a guy like that making 2.5 million.....
  
  Thing is...Votto is still under his rookie deal or whatever...he will make alot more as soon as a new one is complete.
• dave

  2.5 mil is really not that much, under the mlb average i think. He got that after a solid 2008 season. Unfortunately he has sucked/been injured since that deal was signed.
  
  If you look at any team almost everyone is vastly underpaid or overpaid, very few are making around what they deserve.
  
  Joey will prob get a 3yr 20mil type deal that will start next season so I wouldn't worry about him one bit.
• Mark Twain

  Go Redlegs!
• jordo212000

  

  CinciX12 wrote: Shockingly, I'm okay with that lineup.

  Yeah me too. I was calling for that lineup on opening day
• CinciX12

  

  Lincoln isn't worth 2,500. Let alone adding 3 zeros to it.
  
  I bet he pitches tonight too.
• CinciX12

  

  And away we go..
• swamisez

  

  I am liking Paul Keels on FoxSports Ohio so far. He is so smooth in his delivery. George Grande will be missed, but Paul will do a great job.
• rugbywrestler

  I think I could get used to this Paul Keels for George Grande trade lol
• mhs95_06

  Cueto avoids a bad sin of walking Ryan ahead of Pujols by getting an out after a 3-1 count!
• mhs95_06

  Throws a good pitch on 3-2 to Pujols, but he lays off for the walk. Didn't give in to Pujols, good job.
• CinciX12

  

  I'll take an inning that doesn't result in Pujols hitting the ball into the river.
• mhs95_06

  Cueto successfully navigates thru the first using 19 pitches. Command looks a little poorer than he'd like.
• se-alum

  

  I'm stuck w/ the F'n Blue Jackets.