Reds Win In 10!

Edgar Renteria came in as a pinch hitter in the 10th
inning, and delivered a walk off RBI single

By:  Coop


The Florida Marlins won yesterday, and the Reds looked pretty terrible until late in the game.  Well, today, the Reds looked terrible until late in the game too.  Last night, the Reds' 9th inning rally was not enough to win the game, but today, their 8th and 10th inning rallies were enough, they win it 4-3, here is how.


In the 1st inning, Omar Infante hit an RBI single to center, Coghlan scored, it was 1-0.  So Edinson Volquez gives up another 1st inning run.


In the 8th inning, Wes Helms hit an RBI double, two runs would score, it was 3-0 Fish.  Those two runs came off Aroldis Chapman by-the-way, his first two earned runs Chapman has given up this year.


In the Cincinnati 8th, there were two outs, and none on.  Then the Reds put together 5 strait hits, including a Jonny Gomes RBI single, a Miguel Cairo RBI single, and a Paul Janish RBI single.  Just like that the Reds tied the game up, 3-3 the score.


The game would remain tied until the 10th.  Brandon Phillips lead off the inning with a walk, followed by a Jonny Gomes walk.  Then Miguel Cairo laid down a bunt in front of the plate, the pitcher, Mike Dunn, threw it to 1st, and the throw forced the 1st baseman to come off the bag, Cairo would reach, the bases were loaded and no one was out.  A great situation for the Reds.  At-bat was Ramon Hernandez, they brought some outfielders in, so there were 6 infielders, including the pitcher, Ramon was looking to at least hit a fly ball to deep center, but instead he hit a grounder to short, Rameriaz would go home to get the force out.  The bases were still loaded though, but with 1 out.  Paul Janish was the batter now, and he popped one up!  Was it a sac fly to win the game?!  No, it was a little pop up to 1st, two gone.  Then Edgar Renteria came up as a pinch hitter, 1-2 was the count, and he hit one to left field, a BASE HIT, A RUN SCORES, AND THE REDS WIN! The former Marlin punishes his old team with a walk off single.  


The Reds are now over .500, 14-13 their record, and sit 2 games behind St. Louis for 1st place in the NL Central.


The Reds will not play until next month.  Or tomorrow, how ever you want to look at it.  Game time is set for 4:10 (later start due to the Flying Pig Marathon), the game will be televised on Fox Sports Ohio.


For highlights of this game, click HERE

Draft Update

By:  Coop


The Bengals are currently participating in the 8th round of the draft.  So far the Bengals have selected: AJ Green (WR, UGA), Andy Dalton (QB, TCU), Dontay Moch (DE, NEV), Clint Boling (OG, UGA), Roberts Sands (S, WVU), Ryan Wahlen (WR, STAN), Korey Lindsey (CB, S. ILL), and Jay Finley (RB, BAY).

Reds Comeback Falls Short

By:  Coop


Travis Wood gave up two home runs in the 1st inning, and 5 total runs.  He looked terrible.  In the Reds half of the 1st, Jay Bruce went yard for his 3rd homer of the year.  Jeremy Hermida would hit a home run in the 4th to make the score 7-4 Marlins.  That remained the score until the 9th.  Paul Janish hit an RBI double to plate Hernandez, the Reds were now only down by 2.  Then, Drew Stubbs hit an RBI single to left to plate Janish, Reds only down by 1.  Then, Jay Bruce came up to bat.  Stubbs stole 2nd.  The count was 2-2, and Jay Bruce struck out looking.  The pitch looked outside to him, and me, and many Reds fans.  But, not to Chad Fairchild, the home plate umpire.  


So the Reds fall to 13-13, the Cardinals are tied in the 10th, if they lose, the Reds sit 1 game back, if they win, the Reds will be 2 back.

Bengals Draft Andy Dalton, Dontay Moch

By:  Coop


In the 2nd Round of the 2011 NFL Draft, the Bengals selected Andy Dalton, the Quarterback from Texas Christian.  


Last season, he lead the Horned Frogs to a a perfect season (14-0), including a victory in the Rose Bowl over Wisconsin.  He also had wnet 209/316 for 2857 yards, a completion percentage of 66.1, threw 27 touchdowns, threw 6 picks, and was sacked only 8 times.


While the Reds had the Big Red Machine, is Andy Dalton the New Big Red Machine (--me, I came up with it, and you cannot use it)?

In the 3rd Round of the Draft, the Bengals got Dontay Moch, a DE from Nevada.  Moch had 64 total tackles last season, along with 43 solo tackles, 21 assists, and 9 sacks.  He is a great defensive player, and had a great combine.  He also lead the Nevada Wolf Pack to an 12-1 season, with a win over Boston College in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.

Bengals Draft AJ Green

The Bengals selected WR AJ Green as their 1st pick in the 2011
NFL Draft.

By:  Coop


BREAKING NEWS:  "With the 4th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals select...AJ Green."


Yes, the Bengals have just now drafted AJ Green, the former Georgia WR.  Green may be the best offensive player in the draft, and either him or Julio Jones is the best WR in the draft.


In 2010, Green had 57 receptions for 848 yards, averaged 14.9 yards per catch, and had 9 touchdowns.


He had a great career with the Bulldogs, in all 3 years he played, he had at least 53 receptions, 808 yards, and 6 touchdowns.


The Bengals are happy to get him, and we'll see if he makes a difference on Carson Palmer's return.


As a Bengals fan, I am very happy in our pick.  I expect a great NFL career from AJ Green.

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Cincy Pounds 15 Hits, Beat Milwaukee In 10

Drew Stubbs (6) celebrates his home run with teammate, Joey Votto (19)

By:  Coop

The Cincinnati Reds were trying to win the series against Milwaukee, and continue their dominance of the Brewers.  If they were going to pick up the win, Sam LeCure would need to pitch well, and the Reds would have to get enough runs off of Yovani Gallardo.  Well, Same LeCure pitched pretty well, could have been better, and the Reds got a good amount of runs off of Gallardo, as they scored 6 times against the Milwaukee pitcher.  But, those 6 runs were not enough to win the game in regulation, but in 10 innings the Reds came up with the victory, 7-6, here is how.


After the first two batters, Drew Stubbs and Jay Bruce, reached base via single, Joey Votto came up to bat.  Well, he did what he is payed to do, hit home runs.  He hit a 3-run jack to left center field, it was 3-0 Cincinnati, that was in the 1st inning by-the-way.  Still in the 1st, with Gomes on 3rd, Paul Janish hit a sac fly, Gomes would just slide in ahead of the tag, it was 4-0 Redlegs.


The Brewers would battle back, however.  In the 3rd, Carlos Gomez hit a 2 RBI single, Gallardo and Weeks would score, the Reds' lead was cut in half, 4-2 the score.  


Then, in the 4th inning, Lucroy would grounded into a fielder's choice, it would have been a double play, but the throw to 1st was just late, allowing Prince Fielder to score, and it was a 1-run-ballgame, 4-3.  


Milwaukee would tie it up in the 5th when Prince Fielder hit a grounder to 1st, Votto threw to 2nd for the out, Renteria then tried to complete an inning-ending double play, but his throw was wild, as it rolled way behind Bill Bray who was covering 1st, that allowed Weeks to score, the game was tied at 4 thanks to the E6.


The Reds would take their lead back in the 6th when Joey Votto hit an RBI single to plate Edgar Renteria, 5-4.  Then they would get an insurance run when Brandon Phillips hit an RBI single to bring in Stubbs, 6-4 the score.  Brandon Phillips has been doing very well recently, hopefully he can continue the success.  


The Reds 2-run lead would not last very long.  In the Brew Crew's half of the 6th, they would tie it up thanks to RBI's by Kotsay and Weeks.


6-6 would remain the score until the 10th inning.  At bat was Drew Stubbs.  Stubbs hit this one well, it is going back to center field, and it is gone!  It was a 415 foot home run to dead center, putting the Redlegs up 7-6.  In the bottom of the 10th, Francisco Cordero earned the save, his 4th of the year, and sealed the game up, giving the Reds a victory.  LeCure gets a no-decision, while Aroldis Chapman picks up the win, he is now 2-0 this year.


Oh yeah, and just-so-you-know, Jay Bruce had a 4-hit ballgame.


Cincinnati now has a 13-12 record, and are tied with the Cardinals for 1st place in the NL Central, but the Cards have not played yet.  If they win, the Reds are in 2nd, if they lose, the Reds are in 1st alone.  Let's root for the Astros tonight.


Tomorrow is an off-day for Dusty's Boys, and will open up a home stand with a 3-game series versus Florida.  They will play Friday at 7:10 PM ET, the game will be televised on Fox Sports Ohio.

Arroyo And Bruce Help Reds Drink Brew

By:  Coop


Dusty Baker put together a different lineup, it had Jay Bruce batting 2nd, and Brandon Phillips batting 4th.  This was the first time this season Bruce has batted higher than 5th, and the also the first time Brandon Phillips has not batted 2nd, but B-Phil does have some experience batting cleanup, as that was his primary batting spot back when Ken Griffey Jr. and Adam Dunn were in Cincinnati.  Anyways, both players did well, both played a good role in this game, as did Bronson Arroyo.  They helped the Reds beat the Brewers in game 1, 9-5, here is how.

Scoring Summary

			CIN	MIL
	2nd	R Hanigan grounded out to third, B Phillips scored, M Cairo to second.	1	0
	3rd	J Bruce homered to right (391 feet), D Stubbs scored.	3	0
	3rd	B Phillips singled to center, J Votto scored, B Phillips to second advancing on throw.	4	0
	3rd	J Gomes singled to left, B Phillips scored.	5	0
	3rd	R Hanigan doubled to left, J Gomes scored.	6	0
	3rd	B Arroyo singled to center, R Hanigan scored.	7	0
	5th	E Almonte safe at second on throwing error by shortstop P Janish, J Lucroy scored.	7	1
	7th	C Gomez hit sacrifice fly to center, C Counsell scored, R Weeks to third.	7	2
	8th	J Lucroy singled to center, C McGehee scored, M Kotsay to second.	7	3
	9th	B Phillips singled to center, D Stubbs and J Bruce scored.	9	3
	9th	R Braun homered to center (425 feet), R Weeks scored.	9	5
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Bronson Arroyo got the win as he went 6.1 innings, gave up 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned, walked 2, and fanned 4.

The Reds are now 12-11, and sit 1 game behind the Cardinals for 1st place in the NL Central.  

Next, the Reds will send Mike Leake out to the hill to battle Marco Estrada.  Game time is set for 8:10 PM, and will be televised on FS Ohio.