Nats @ Red Legs - Game 2

• wildcats20

  

  No BP, no Rolen, no Ramon/Hanny....NO PROBLEM.
• mhs95_06

  Janish after playing so little, has real patience at the plate in the 2 hole, and walks to put the first two on in the first.
• mhs95_06

  And Votto hits the 2-2 pitch high and over the LCF fence for an early 3-0 lead for Leake and the Reds.
• justincredible

  

  Votto hits a 3 run bomb after two leadoff walks to Cabrera and Janish.
• osu45804

  

  About time Votto does some damage... it's been awhile
• wildcats20

  

  BTW Leake looked GREAT in the top half
  
  Brucey with a nice gapper to left center
• mhs95_06

  Yes, Bruce goes the other way and doubles to LCF.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Semi-productive out by Cairo...if you're gonna make an out, at least help your team doing it.
• mhs95_06

  wildcats20;428242 wrote:BTW Leake looked GREAT in the top half
  
  Brucey with a nice gapper to left center

  
  Leake may be in a contest with Wood to see who can get the closest to a perfect game! Protecting the lead and the win though, has to be the major focus.
• swamisez

  

  Mike Leake should be getting green lights when it isn't an obvious bunting situation. with a runner on 2nd, who is painfully slow. let leake swing
• mhs95_06

  swamisez;428262 wrote:Mike Leake should be getting green lights when it isn't an obvious bunting situation. with a runner on 2nd, who is painfully slow. let leake swing

  
  They did twice and he whiffed on one, and then didn't get the two strike grounder enough to the right to get past the P to get Corky to 3rd. I think he got ample opportunity to not make an out and get two on for a prospective big inning with the top of the order up.
• Ironman92

  

  Shocking Votto worked the count and then homered
• Ironman92

  

  Brennaman is wrong...Jeff Francoeur is better than Bruce
• se-alum

  

  Ironman92;428280 wrote:Brennaman is wrong...Jeff Francoeur is better than Bruce

  Respectfully disagree. Francoeur definitely has the better arm, but I think Bruce is an all-around better fielder.
• wildcats20

  

  I would love for Cairo and Stubbs to be switched out there lol. Squeeze me.
  
  Eh..I'll take a base knock instead
• osu45804

  

  Leake is a BOSS
• SportsAndLady

  

  Reds have offered Jason Isringhausen a contract, said he looked good today throwing for Price and Dusty. I'd like this addition to the team, to be honest. He's 37, but he was damn freakin good when he was healthy.
• Azubuike24

  

  Looks like Isringhausen would go to extended ST in Arizona and then possibly right to the majors, or maybe a very brief stop in AAA. Have to figure Matthews (who has hit better in AAA since his awful start) will replace Laynce Nix as the 5th OF. Dickerson then maybe replaces Heisey or they extend that out until the rosters are expanded. Either way, given the market, it wouldn't surprise me if some moves were made.
  
  A lot of the experts are saying to expect a ton of movement, while some of the GM's have said prices are too outrageous as there are a lot more buyers than sellers at this point. This means the next 10 days or so are HUGE. Teams like the Mets, Phillies, Twins, Angels, Dodgers and a few others could really make or break how much they do in the next week in a half.
• wildcats20

  

  Looks like we won't be getting back to baseball until 10:50 or so...
• Ironman92

  

  geesh
• wildcats20

  

  And we're going to have baseball here shortly.
• Ironman92

  

  Votto on 3rd...Gomes on 1st...no outs
• wildcats20

  

  Brucey with a chopper that scores Joey.
  
  I would like to see Gomes get moving on one of these next couple pitches
• Ironman92

  

  Bruce with a 50 footer on a 3-1 count records his 1st RBI of July
• swamisez

  

  Reds just need to get out of here with a W and end this awful contest