Just tweeted by Brandon Phillips:

 

I hate the Marlins. All they do is (whine) and moan about everything, all of them, they're little (whiners), all of 'em. I really hate the Marlins. Compared to the Marlins, I love the Chicago Cubs. Let me make this clear - I hate the Marlins.

 

It worked so well earlier in the week he thought he'd make another go of it.

Just tweeted by Brandon Phillips:

 

I hate the Marlins. All they do is (whine) and moan about everything, all of them, they're little (whiners), all of 'em. I really hate the Marlins. Compared to the Marlins, I love the Chicago Cubs. Let me make this clear - I hate the Marlins.

 

It worked so well earlier in the week he thought he'd make another go of it.

 

I don't care who you are, that's funny right there.

I think that's all you can do is laugh this series off and move on, everyone struggled, not just him. He is basically having fun with it and that's fine, this one series isn't going to make or break their season. Their 2 huge road trips will do that, anyone that watches the Reds knows that BP has all the talent in the world, but can be immature at times.

 

Reds just need to take care of business against the Marlins and then we will see what this team is made of on that west coast trip.

Rasmus on the year, before his grand slam ... .250 BA, .821 OPS with RISP with 6 homers in 92 at-bats.

 

It was hardly "unlikely" ...

 

OK, put him in the Hall of Fame then. Not giving him to much credit on that one. Bronson's fault all the way. Had him 0-2, then Bronson went 3-2 and had to put one in the bread basket. Not sure where you got those numbers, but the graphic on the TV screen did not match your numbers.

Just tweeted by Brandon Phillips:

 

I hate the Marlins. All they do is (whine) and moan about everything, all of them, they're little (whiners), all of 'em. I really hate the Marlins. Compared to the Marlins, I love the Chicago Cubs. Let me make this clear - I hate the Marlins.

 

It worked so well earlier in the week he thought he'd make another go of it.

 

Now that us funny, good 1

Cody is no Albert but he has been very solid for the Cards. I think Rome is selling him a little short, he has a bunch of homers this year

The Cardinals came into GAPB, pulled down the Reds pants, and spanked their butts. How the Reds respond this next series against the Marlins will be huge. The Reds face another very tough pitcher in the 1st game of the series in Josh Johnson. The Cards are on a roll, and go home to play the hapless Cubbies. This season could get out of control real quick if the Reds don't regroup against the Marlins. If the Reds head out on their west coast trip trailing the Cardinals by more than 2 games then I think they're in real trouble.

OK, put him in the Hall of Fame then. Not giving him to much credit on that one. Bronson's fault all the way. Had him 0-2, then Bronson went 3-2 and had to put one in the bread basket. Not sure where you got those numbers, but the graphic on the TV screen did not match your numbers.

 

The numbers on the TV graphic were wrong then. Here's a link to his splits: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?n1=rasmuco01&year=2010&t=b His OB+Slg would be 3rd on the Reds so he's hardly a light hitter. That was only his 5th at bat this season with the bases loaded.

The Cardinals came into GAPB, pulled down the Reds pants, and spanked their butts. How the Reds respond this next series against the Marlins will be huge. The Reds face another very tough pitcher in the 1st game of the series in Josh Johnson. The Cards are on a roll, and go home to play the hapless Cubbies. This season could get out of control real quick if the Reds don't regroup against the Marlins. If the Reds head out on their west coast trip trailing the Cardinals by more than 2 games then I think they're in real trouble.

 

That's my assessment as well. To say I was hugely disappointed with the series with the Cards is an understatement. But the way the Reds respond to it is far more important than that series alone. There's a lot of ball left to be played and I hope they take it as a humbling wake up call rather than put their collective heads down and mope through the next few series.

To say I hate the Cardinals and LaRussa is putting it mildly, but you have to respect the whole Cardinal organization from top to bottom. It's clearly one of the best in baseball.

Jocketty's inability to acquire Lee will be the difference between playing in early October and playing in late October.

OK, put him in the Hall of Fame then. Not giving him to much credit on that one. Bronson's fault all the way. Had him 0-2, then Bronson went 3-2 and had to put one in the bread basket. Not sure where you got those numbers, but the graphic on the TV screen did not match your numbers.

No one is putting him in Cooperstown, but you're clearly underestimating the guy.

No one is putting him in Cooperstown, but you're clearly underestimating the guy.

 

He is a very good player and having a productive year.

Okay I guess it is time to weigh in with my thoughts on the Cards series. I have been reading this week's posts but have been too busy spending some quality time here @ my favorite summertime hangout Dale Hollow lake with my 3 grandkids before they head back to school. I know this will surprise most of you but my main disappointment was the fact that the Reds were not able to at least salvage 1 win out of this series. I fully expected Carp and Waino to step up as they did and win their games but I thought the Red's might be able to hold their own with Cueto going against Garcia. This Red's team came into the series with a lot of offensive question marks and left it with many more. Most of you are looking for me to blame the "toothpick" for any losses but I only blame Dusty for setting the tempo of the series. He tried to play down the importance of the series and I think that was a huge mistake. He had a chance to flip his rotation like Tony Larussa did but he didn't want to play chess with Tony. This team has had trouble with the Cards this year and they needed too know that they could beat them, because we all know that they will probably have to at some point in the playoffs, if they get there, It may or may not have cost this team the division only time will tell. He sent a guy out there to open the series who has clearly been struggling the last month and he could have gone with one of the hottest pitchers on his staff instead, Wood. He chose not to and we all know the results, Tony got the first win and set the tone for the series. Not only did they get beat the first game but they were embarassed in front of a large Monday night crowd at home with bad offensive execution, bad defense, you name it. Then BP had to really pull the move that will probably haunt him for a long time to come with his statement to the media which really fired the Cards up. Once again we all know how that turned out. This team has clearly showed resiliency throughout the year but let's see how they react to a day off and a tough matchup with Johnson and the Marlins on Friday night. This team could come bouncing back like they have or put their tails between their legs and go hide in the corner like a scared bunch of rabbits. Let's hope they respond positively because to date they have given us a lot of hope for the future of this franchise. I think it's time for the "toothpick" to make some big decisions with players in certain spots. There are guys on this team that need some downtime and others that need to see more time on the field. Let's hope he can make the right moves to help this young team get things turned around quickly before they head West for what could be a killer road trip.

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