Cincinnati Reds (66-45) @ Chicago Cubs (43-66) August 9-12

[Rice Cube]

Generous strike one call forced Brett Jackson to expand the zone. Foul on third pitch.

 

[2SeamHeat]

Yeah, mine is a blank white screen right now. How do you have audio? Is it free or did you get the package?

I have subscriptions to both MLB.tv and MiLB.tv. The audio comes with those subscriptions.

 

[Rice Cube]

That was a pretty wicked breaking ball.

 

[dabynsky]

Generous strike one call forced Brett Jackson to expand the zone. Foul on third pitch.

Yeah I have noticed a few strike calls have been pretty wide. Brenly is calling Jackson a free swinger now.

 

[dabynsky]

Leake is getting a huge zone, and Clevenger has gotten tossed.

 

[Rice Cube]

They just tossed Clevenger. Ump doesn't like his shitty strike zone questioned.

 

[dabynsky]

No he does not like it because it appears like Clevenger just said it was the same pitch.

 

[Mr. Cub]

Thrown out on the basepaths like a nincompoop.

Valbuena hit! :woot:

Haha I see.

 

[Rice Cube]

Interesting, the AB and strikeout still credited to Clevenger.

 

[dabynsky]

Interesting, the AB and strikeout still credited to Clevenger.

Yeah that is how that works. I don't feel so bad about the BJax strikeout given the area that he has to defend with this ump, and I guess it is pretty clear that Clevenger was yelling it was the same god damn spot at the ump before getting tossed.

 

[2SeamHeat]

That TOOTBLAN sounded a bit dumb there.

Nanananananananana, nananananananana TOOTBLAN! TOOTBLAN, TOOTBLAN TOOTBLAN! Nanananananananana TOOTBLAN!

When we left off, our hero was standing on second after a well-hit double showing his great offensive prowess. Just at that moment, his older sidekick El-Sorry-Oh-No, hit the ball toward short stop. Would our hero run and try to make it third base like a dumb ass? Or would he make the smart move and stay at second in hopes that the Castrominator might drive him home?

What... the Rizzo runs? -pow- -kablam- -sis boom bah-

Oh no! How could this be? The Rizzo was trapped once again and sent to the dungeon of dugout. What will become of our band of heroes now that the Rizzo is out?

Tune in for the next inning.... same out time, same out channel.

Nananananananananananana TOOOOOOOOOTBLAAAAAAAANNNN!

 

[Rice Cube]

I guess he'll get a talking-to after the game about keeping his mouth shut :lol: Wonder who the emergency catcher is. Probably still Barney.

 

[Rice Cube]

Four-game series with a three-game set coming up so I guess they'll try to milk as much out of Volstad before burning the pen.

 

[dabynsky]

I guess he'll get a talking-to after the game about keeping his mouth shut :lol: Wonder who the emergency catcher is. Probably still Barney.

Harry Pavlidis:

Hey Jeff Nelson, you had to let Steve do what he did, he didn't bark loud until you told him to get back in the box.

It would seem to match what I saw, but I couldn't tell for sure.

 

[Rice Cube]

Reds TOOTBLAN :woot:

 

[Rice Cube]

This is technically a quality start and Volstad's ERA is now under 7 :lol:

 

[dabynsky]

Volstad hasn't been terrible these past two starts. It will be interesting to see how the rest of the season goes for him.

 

[Rice Cube]

He'll still likely be non-tendered.

 

[Rice Cube]

Billy Williams in the booth with Pat and Keith.

 

[2SeamHeat]

I guess he'll get a talking-to after the game about keeping his mouth shut :lol: Wonder who the emergency catcher is. Probably still Barney.

Isn't it Reed.... oh wait.... never mind.