Pirates @ Reds--Game 2--Reds catching no love

• SportsAndLady

  

  Lots to talk about, outside the game tonight.
  
  --Arthur Rhodes pitched in his 800th game last night (surprise surprise, 0 runs).
  
  --Alex Wimmers, former OSU and Moeller star, has been linked to the Reds with their 12th pick by a few people...baseball america has the reds taking a shortstop with the 12th pick.
  
  --The Reds, despite having the 2nd most wins in baseball, have no player in the top 5 of NL all-star voting. Retarded. Joey Votto isnt even in the top 5...Pujols, Howard, Fielder, Loney, and Berkman are the top 5.
  
  Lineup:
  
  Heisey 9
  Phillips 4
  Votto 3
  Rolen 5
  Gomes 7
  Hernandez 2
  Stubbs 8
  Janish 6
  Leake 1
• SportsAndLady

  

  Whoever said yesterday that Stubbs would get the day off for Heisey..good call.
• Non

  

  Former first round pick Neil Walker was called up by the Buccos after they placed Steve Pearce on the DL.
  
  Walker is in the lineup batting second and playing 3B.
• Heretic

  

  Hopefully, Neil has more success in the bigs than he did last September in his first stint. Reaching the Mendoza Line will accomplish that. Sucks that Pierce went on the DL. For the first time in his career, he was looking like he might potentially have a big league future, which is sad because he was the organization's minor league player of the year, what? Three years ago?
• Non

  

  Walker's development has been slow and actually just last season he was beginning to be written off so it's nice that he has some positive momentum going. I believe .325 at Indy with 6 HRs, 17 doubles and 10 stolen bases.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Walker has had a good year in the minors so far, hitting close to .330 I thought.
• Mooney44Cards

  

  The Reds are terrible at campaigning their players for the All Star Game. IMO there should be "Vote Votto" posted ALL OVER the ballpark and reds.com. But there isn't.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Very true Mooney...Hell I didn't even know voting was going on right now, and I visit reds.com and reds blogs every day.
  
  What kills me is Arthur Rhodes...how is he not in the top 5 for relief pitchers?
• SportsAndLady

  

  Leake is such a G
• SportsAndLady

  

  SportsAndLady wrote: Whoever said yesterday that Stubbs would get the day off for Heisey..good call.

  Whoops..its Bruce who got the day off.
• stroups

  

  how is votto not even close to being on the All-Star ballot?
• rugbywrestler

  stroups wrote: how is votto not even close to being on the All-Star ballot?

  Dont worry, I just put my 25 votes in for him
• stroups

  

  rugbywrestler wrote:

  stroups wrote: how is votto not even close to being on the All-Star ballot?

  Dont worry, I just put my 25 votes in for him

  lol......... because my job is so boring I vote for him everyday but the all-star game is just a joke. I don't sit there and vote for all the reds because I obviously don't think they should all make it. I guess this just proves how much of a popularity contest this thing really is.
  
  /rant
• stroups

  

  Leake = boss
• osu45804

  

  We gotta get Leake some runs!
• darbypitcher22

  

  got Leake going for the fantasy team tonight... I need a win from him after they blew it for him in Atlanta the other day
• stroups

  

  how in the hell do you get picked off and you're not even stealing???????
• Non

  

  Iwamura trying to break out of a 3 for 80 slump
  
  in the leadoff spot
• Mooney44Cards

  

  The Reds are looking retarded tonight.
• Non

  

  Pirates starters can only go six strong on their best night
  
  things will unravel for Maholm in the 7th
• Mooney44Cards

  

  3 righties coming up against lefty maholm in the bottom of the 7th.
• osu45804

  

  0-0 after 7
• Laley23

  

  Fucking Reds. Get a damn run for Leake!!!
• osu45804

  

  WTF STUBBS!!
• SportsAndLady

  

  I swear to God if they lose becuase of that...