NLDS: Cincinnati Reds vs. Philadelphia Phillies

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Some tweets regarding Polanco:

FUCK..............sounds like a Herniated Disk......goddamn it!!

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LOL, I see the Reds fans of VSN have met the Phillies fans of VSN. Enjoy.

Its not fun man........How about you join the Reds side for this series so there is some interaction?

Its the frikkin playoffs, and apparently smack talk is a no no.......WTF?

[nflman2033]

Reds fans haven't seen the postseason in 15 years, there are dudes on this board who weren't alive in 1995. So most of us are happy to see the first round and don't expect to win, not that we don't want it. but lets face it they are serious underdogs, they are not only taking on the top seed and hottest team coming in, the Reds are the coldest team coming in.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Reds fans haven't seen the postseason in 15 years, there are dudes on this board who weren't alive in 1995. So most of us are happy to see the first round and don't expect to win, not that we don't want it. but lets face it they are serious underdogs, they are not only taking on the top seed and hottest team coming in, the Reds are the coldest team coming in.

I agree with everything except the bold.

The Braves are beat up, exhausted, and nearly blew their spot against a Philly team that didn't even give a shit the last series. The Yankees, Twins, and Rays limped into the playoffs playing meh baseball, and SF nearly blew the division the last weekend.

The Reds have been feeling good since the Bruce HR.

But yeah, for this team to be two years ahead of schedule, with all of these great looking young players, anything we do beyond this point is gravy. We have a SP staff built for the regular season, the deepest in the NL. But we have no ace, and we have to face teams with 2 or even 3. It'll be tough.

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I agree with everything except the bold.

The Braves are beat up, exhausted, and nearly blew their spot against a Philly team that didn't even give a shit the last series. The Yankees, Twins, and Rays limped into the playoffs playing meh baseball, and SF nearly blew the division the last weekend.

The Reds have been feeling good since the Bruce HR.

But yeah, for this team to be two years ahead of schedule, with all of these great looking young players, anything we do beyond this point is gravy. We have a SP staff built for the regular season, the deepest in the NL. But we have no ace, and we have to face teams with 2 or even 3. It'll be tough.

Yeah, the Reds were one of the few teams in this field to actually come into this feeling confident.

I still think they are huge underdogs in this series, but Cincinnati should be proud of their team. The hitting alone on that team is enough to make other teams envious.

Once the young arms get going (and Cueto/Volquez become more reliable) they will be a force in the NL for years to come.

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Volquez throwing a lot of pitches

[wingsfan77]

Can't have a much better start than that! 4-0 Phils.

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Is it me, or did Orlando Cabrera completely ruin the game for the Reds? With two outs and a runner on first, he fielded one up the middle headed towards the first base side, instead of throwing to first to end the inning he tried to backhand flip to Phillips at second, rolled it there, and everybody was safe.

From there, Halladay gets a single to drop in and Victorino singled with the bases loaded. Volquez didn't even last the inning. 4-0 now, and the game is probably over now.

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Nite nite volquez

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Is it me, or did Orlando Cabrera completely ruin the game for the Reds? With two outs and a runner on first, he fielded one up the middle headed towards the first base side, instead of throwing to first to end the inning he tried to backhand flip to Phillips at second, rolled it there, and everybody was safe.

From there, Halladay gets a single to drop in and Victorino singled with the bases loaded. Volquez didn't even last the inning. 4-0 now, and the game is probably over now.

Yep turning point of the inning right there. The guy has a history of makin bone headed decisions in the field.

[wingsfan77]

Sooooooooo does anybody else want to question whether or not Halladay is ready for the post-season?

[Warner2BruceTD]

Sooooooooo does anybody else want to question whether or not Halladay is ready for the post-season?

Who questioned it?

[Warner2BruceTD]

Is it me, or did Orlando Cabrera completely ruin the game for the Reds? With two outs and a runner on first, he fielded one up the middle headed towards the first base side, instead of throwing to first to end the inning he tried to backhand flip to Phillips at second, rolled it there, and everybody was safe.

From there, Halladay gets a single to drop in and Victorino singled with the bases loaded. Volquez didn't even last the inning. 4-0 now, and the game is probably over now.

I disagree.

The runner was half way up the line before the ball crossed the bag, he really didnt have a play anywhere, he could have ate the ball, but he tried to make a play.

Obviously it didnt matter anyway.

[mcstl25]

I didn't follow the lead up to this game at all, what was the rationale for starting Volquez in game one?

[Warner2BruceTD]

I didn't follow the lead up to this game at all, what was the rationale for starting Volquez in game one?

His last 4 or 5 starts were lights out. Dusty wanted to sandwich Arroyo in between two hard throwers, and he wanted Wood in the bullpen to give them 4 lefties against the lefty heavy lineup.

In hindsight, should have started Wood, who gives the Phillies fits.