Reds vs Cubs...Game 2

• Ironman92

  

  Arroyo vs Wells
  
  I think Wells has been pretty good versus the Reds....but I think right now the numbers are all out the window.
  
  Votto with a triple crown shot and the MVP leader right now
  
  Stubbs kills the Cubs
  
  Bruce is ripping.
  
  Hernandez and Hanigan are a share time platoon from heaven
  
  Phillips is tearing it up
  
  Arroyo has been a stud everytime he's needed
  
  Masset is untouchable
  
  and a guy throwing 105 is coming up to help
  
  It's really starting to sink in that this team could be playing after the regular season.
  
  NOT THERE BY ANY MEANS......but I've cleared the 80th percentile on being sold.
  
  Still a lot of ball left and 7 straight upcoming road games in St Louis and Colorado......a 2-5 there and it's game on again
• Ironman92

  

  That being said....Cubs will probably win by 10. lol
  
  2 Hr game tomorrow?
• Mooney44Cards

  

  Was there tonight, very good atmosphere at the game tonight. Cubs fans barely made a peep, and the crowd went nuts for each of Bruce's HRs. The only shame is that Cueto deserved some more recognition from the crowd than he got. Dude was sick tonight. Best I've seen him all year.
  
  I'll be there tomorrow too, my brother is coming into town for it (Cubs fan).
• sportswizuhrd

  The Cardinals and Marlins postponed game from August 8th is now on September 20th.
  
  Importance?
  
  The Cardinals will now play everyday from Sept 2 until the season finale on October 3rd(30 games in 30 days). I think this could help out the Reds in the playoff run. Lets hope so.
• mhs95_06

  sportswizuhrd;464279 wrote:The Cardinals and Marlins postponed game from August 8th is now on September 20th.
  
  Importance?
  
  The Cardinals will now play everyday from Sept 2 until the season finale on October 3rd(30 games in 30 days). I think this could help out the Reds in the playoff run. Lets hope so.

  
  How did they get around the CBA clause that says you can't play that many days in a row?
• mhs95_06

  sportswizuhrd;464279 wrote:The Cardinals and Marlins postponed game from August 8th is now on September 20th.
  
  Importance?
  
  The Cardinals will now play everyday from Sept 2 until the season finale on October 3rd(30 games in 30 days). I think this could help out the Reds in the playoff run. Lets hope so.

  
  How did they get around the CBA clause that says you can't play that many days in a row?
• jordo212000

  

  Wonder if Bruce will be in the leadoff spot again?
• justincredible

  

  mhs95_06;464358 wrote:How did they get around the CBA clause that says you can't play that many days in a row?

  
  I believe the Cards were given the option to pick. They can choose to play that many in a row.
• Mooney44Cards

  

  Looks like the lineup hasn't changed, ride Bruce's hot bat!
  
  Bruce RF
  Valaika 2B
  Votto 1B
  Rolen 3B
  Gomes LF
  Hanigan C
  Stubbs CF
  Janish SS
  Arroyo P
• Ironman92

  

  shouldn't matter too much
  
  any order the Reds should beat the Cubs
• Mooney44Cards

  

  According to this article, Starlin Castro is pretty much neck and neck with Votto in the Triple Crown race....
  http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5734918/castro_and_votto_battle_for_batting.html
  
  Well, he only needs about 15-20 more points on his batting average, 30 more home runs, and over 50 more RBI to catch him. And even then, I don't think he's made enough plate appearances to qualify. Either this person is a huge Cubs homer, thinks his readers know nothing about baseball, or he himself knows nothing about baseball. Unbelievable.
• Mooney44Cards

  

  By the way, met Heisey and Masset earlier today. Heisey is a cool guy, Masset seemed like a huge meathead and kind of a dickhead but was still really nice. I had Masset sign a baseball and I asked him if he could fire me a fastball and he said he needed to "save his bullets". Hilarious.
• Ironman92

  

  Castro was born in 1990...he's pretty damn good.
  
  Not to be compared with Votto this year.....but maybe as impressive of a story
• mhs95_06

  Bad call by the ump cost Arroyo 4 pitches in the 1st. Should have been 9 pitches instead of the 13.
• mhs95_06

  Dusty shouldn't have given up on the hit and run like he tried last night with Valaika up and Bruce on first and no out.
• mhs95_06

  Lets take the lead and get Arroyo out of the game in the bottom of the 6th so he doesn't have to face Nady, Colvin, and Fukudome.
• mhs95_06

  Nice play by Janish for the third out on the tag on the pitch-out throw from Hanigan that was low. Bronson very fortunate to get thru the 7th with no damage. Now a pinch hitter for Bronson and hopefully some runs against a new Cubs pitcher, a lefty, in to face the PH Francisco.
• mhs95_06

  Too bad Dusty had to name the pinch hitter before the Cubs had to name the pitcher. The lefty Russell Ks Francisco to lead off the 7th on three swings!
• mhs95_06

  Russell does a wonderful job on the Reds lefties, especially Votto for the last out to strike him out on the 1-2 pitch that the home plate ump called a ball. But the 3rd base ump made a bad call on the 3-2 pitch that was in the dirt that he said he offered at.
• osu45804

  

  Washington is up 8 - 5 in the 8th too
• mhs95_06

  Does the new Cubs manager make a mistake made by many managers of over-managing by taking our a hot pitcher(Cashner) in favor of a closer(Marmol) who is prone to wildness and has blown several saves that way.
• osu45804

  

  I HATE Marmol
  
  Will remain a 4 game lead b/c the Nats are up 12 - 5 in the 8th
• mhs95_06

  Great job by the very much improved Cubs bullpen for 3 innings. Kudos to the new Cubs manager for getting Wells out at the start of the 7th so he couldn't leave the bullpen with any inherited runners!
• mhs95_06

  Stubbs should have never swung at the first pitch, even if it was a strike(which it wasn't), from Marmol. That let Marmol get off on the right foot by getting an out without thrrowing a strike. Marmol, until he gets a lot more history to the contrary, should never get an out until the 2nd strike!