Reds vs Astros....Game 2

• osu45804

  

  Reds Lineup vs Astros:
  
  Stubbs CF
  Phillips 2B
  Votto 1B
  Rolen 3B
  Bruce RF
  Heisey LF
  Hernandez C
  Janish SS
  Edinson Volquez P
• dave

  Stubbs
  Phillips
  Votto
  Rolen
  Bruce
  Heisey
  Hernandez
  Janish
  Volquez
• dave

  Heisey!
  
  Jonny Bonds getting the day off in left is somewhat surprising.
• thavoice

  Not a bad idea getting Heisey back to back starts replacing two diff guys.
  
  cannot win them all unless ya win the first five.
  
  In Baker We Believe
• se-alum

  

  Love the fact that Stubbs is doing a better job of making contact this year.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  I still get pissed everytime I see Phillips on the reds roster. SMH at the Tribe for getting rid of him bc of Ronnie Freaking Belliard.
• justincredible

  

  Haha, yeah. Who did we give up for him? That was a major fleecing.
• Heretic

  

  justincredible;734624 wrote:Haha, yeah. Who did we give up for him? That was a major fleecing.

  
  Player to be named later. I have no idea who that was. Phillips was kinda becoming a persona non grata for the Indians because (a) he flopped in his early stint in the bigs and (b) Tribe fans might know more about this, but I remember people on the Huddle talking about coaches wanting to adjust his plate approach or something and he wasn't receptive to it, so he got a prima donna reputation and they wanted to get rid of him.
• thavoice

  PTBNL.
  
  Jeff Stevens.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Yeah Phillips and the Grinder didnt get along. Stevens never even pitched for the Tribe far as I know.
• thavoice

  he was a dog in cleveland, and it is a very good chance if a trade wasnt made he woulda been outta the game already. change of scene helped him big time I think.
• dave

  Is this the best defensive lineup in baseball? Hanigan would make it slightly better but not by much.
• dave

  Cards and Cubs lost today.
• jordo212000

  

  thavoice;734591 wrote:Not a bad idea getting Heisey back to back starts replacing two diff guys.
  
  cannot win them all unless ya win the first five.
  
  In Baker We Believe

  I've been happy with Gomes so far this year, but I would like to see Heisey get some more PT. He's an upgrade defensively and he just seems to get the job done with the bat.
• jordo212000

  

  se-alum;734611 wrote:Love the fact that Stubbs is doing a better job of making contact this year.

  Stubbs (and the team in general) look a lot different this year. They all seem to have different approaches and have been extremely patient thus far. Stubbs looks like he is going to be even better than I had imagined he was going to be this year.
• karen lotz

  

  thavoice;734591 wrote:In Baker We Believe

  
  
  Saw a shirt at GABP with "In Dusty We Trusty" on it.
• Laley23

  

  Glad Phillips is in the line-up. Didnt he have to be taken out after a hit to the chest yesterday?
• Mooney44Cards

  

  dave;734590 wrote:Heisey!
  
  Jonny Bonds getting the day off in left is somewhat surprising.

  
  Barry Bonds won 8 Gold Gloves.
  
  
  
  Just sayin'.
• Midstate01

  

  Finally seeing a game at tv here from Hawaii!! At bdubs and my waitress is from Indy and a reds fan. Hopefully that's good luck!!!
• SportsAndLady

  

  Laley23;734767 wrote:Glad Phillips is in the line-up. Didnt he have to be taken out after a hit to the chest yesterday?

  
  He slid (awfully) into a base and basically did a belly flop on the dirt. Says he just got the wind knocked out of him, but it wouldn't go away...he's fine though.
• wildcats20

  

  Laley23;734767 wrote:Glad Phillips is in the line-up. Didnt he have to be taken out after a hit to the chest yesterday?

  
  He couldn't get his breath after that slide last night.
  
  
  
  And once again, I get the Cavs and not the Reds.
• wildcats20

  

  Laley23;734767 wrote:Glad Phillips is in the line-up. Didnt he have to be taken out after a hit to the chest yesterday?

  
  He couldn't get his breath after that slide last night.
  
  
  
  And once again, I get the Cavs and not the Reds.
• mhs95_06

  Volquez with command issues early, again!
• Midstate01

  

  Wow how did bill hall actually get out????? Pretty much assumed it'd be 4-0 when he stepped in the box
• osu45804

  

  Volquez is up to 32 pitches, 3 walks and a single... down 1-0 with bases loaded and still 2 out
  
  34 pitches ... 3-0