Reds @ Mariners....Game 1

• Ironman92

  

  Johnny Cueto who is living right at 6-1 with a 4.5 ERA faces off versus Cliff Lee
  
  The Mariners are putrid....but this could be one of those uglier than life series for Cincy.
  
  Reds need to battle Lee and take him opposite or it could be one of those 88 pitch complete games
• Rotinaj

  

  Cueto throws a good game and the reds win 4-3. Bruce will also strike out 3 times.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Don't see the REds winning tonight..they're awful against good pitching and Cliff Lee is as good as it gets.
• Ironman92

  

  It's one game...Cliff Lee is awesome...but he is also 4-3...so he's beatable and the Reds have some players who step up moe often than we are used to.
  
  Mariners 5
  Reds 3
  
  Arthur Rhodes give up a run
• dave

  Rhodes pitched yesterday for some dumb Dusty decision, so he probably won't be in the game tonight unless they have the lead. That's twice Dusty's used him lately when he didn't need to.
  
  I wonder if Gomes will DH all weekend with Heisey going tonight and Nix against RHP.
  
  This team made Kershaw look like a Cy Young pitcher so they should make Lee look even better. I bet he goes 8 IP, 9K, 1R. Bruce, Stubbs, and Votto will all look silly a couple times.
• Ironman92

  

  I think Stubbs will hit him....scouts seem to keep pitching Stubbs away and he can hit it.....I'll bet he burns Lee once with a double or better.
• hasbeen

  

  Cliff Lee just needs support. Which the M's don't supply. It really fucking sucks being a Mariners fan.
• jordo212000

  

  Reds have a tough draw against the Mariners. King Felix and Cliff Lee. It would be nice to get 2 out of 3 but we'll see.
• Ironman92

  

  It's pretty obvious this game will lead off Sportscenter tonight and tomorrow morning
• dave

  lmao, maybe griffey will DH for both teams and hit 8 homers.
• Ironman92

  

  he might pull 8 hamstrings
• dave

  I was thinking about grif the other day, how much are the reds still paying him. i know he's getting quite a bit for the next several years in deferred money. people forget about that when looking at the payroll.
• Ironman92

  

  Didn't he go for $7mill a year and extend it forever it seems
  
  Fortunately, I don't care about the GM or what they have....they worried about $150,000 11 years ago and could've had Ron Oester to see his managing skills but passed him up for Bob Boone would take it for $350,000......the rest is history.....a decade of futility and worse
  
  I don't know how much winning covers huge payrolls....but I bet if GABP had 35,000 a game they could afford a better team........gotta get the paying fans excited.....not much has been done for that.....I know 1 thing that would fill the stadium a few times at least and could very well help this team......and I know you disagree
  
  Reds 17
  Mariners 2
  
  Adam Dunn with 4 solo HR and a muff in LF and Paul Wilson kicks Kyle Farsworth's ass
• Ironman92

  

  .....whoa.....I just woke up!
• CinciX12

  

  Adam Dunn hits 4 homers.
• mhs95_06

  From John Fay:
  
  Orlando Cabrera ss
  Brandon Phillips 2b
  Joey Votto 1b
  Scott Rolen 3b
  Jonny Gomes lf
  Chris Heisey cf
  Jay Bruce rf
  Ramon Hernandez c
  Miguel Cairo dh
  
  Stubbs not in the line-up!
• CinciX12

  

  Ironman92;394431 wrote:Didn't he go for $7mill a year and extend it forever it seems
  
  Fortunately, I don't care about the GM or what they have....they worried about $150,000 11 years ago and could've had Ron Oester to see his managing skills but passed him up for Bob Boone would take it for $350,000......the rest is history.....a decade of futility and worse
  
  I don't know how much winning covers huge payrolls....but I bet if GABP had 35,000 a game they could afford a better team........gotta get the paying fans excited.....not much has been done for that.....I know 1 thing that would fill the stadium a few times at least and could very well help this team......and I know you disagree
  
  Reds 17
  Mariners 2
  
  Adam Dunn with 4 solo HR and a muff in LF and Paul Wilson kicks Kyle Farsworth's ass

  
  Free lap dances.
• Rotinaj

  

  Love seein heiseys name in there. Hopefully he makes the best of it.
• jordo212000

  

  mhs95_06;394528 wrote:From John Fay:
  
  Orlando Cabrera ss
  Brandon Phillips 2b
  Joey Votto 1b
  Scott Rolen 3b
  Jonny Gomes lf
  Chris Heisey cf
  Jay Bruce rf
  Ramon Hernandez c
  Miguel Cairo dh
  
  Stubbs not in the line-up!

  
  Kind of curious that Heisey hits before Bruce tonight.
• Azubuike24

  

  Normally, I don't complain about Dusty, but REALLY?
  
  Miguel Cairo is not only the starting DH, but the DH is hitting 9th? That's absolutely awful.
• jordo212000

  

  Azubuike24;394621 wrote:Normally, I don't complain about Dusty, but REALLY?
  
  Miguel Cairo is not only the starting DH, but the DH is hitting 9th? That's absolutely awful.

  
  What's funny is that tonight's 9 hitter (presumably one of the worst hitters, right?) usually hits 2nd when he plays as a regular. How much sense does that make?
• Ironman92

  

  Dusty being Dusty
  
  
  
  folks, he simply cannot help himself....shit if it works out he'll probably pitch Cairo next week so he can bat him 9th in the NL
• gerb131

  

  Hope they can pull this one off. Worked a few later ones this week so I will be able to catch these left coasters.
• mhs95_06

  Ichiro bails out Figgins on Phillips pop to RF that Figgins called, but then lost rack of. BP would have scored as Votto and Rolen had hits behind him which resulted in no runs when gomes grounds out in the top of the first.
• mhs95_06

  Lee with 13 pitches for 5 batters and Cueto with 18 for 3 batters. 0-0 thru one inning.