Cincinnati Reds Aug 19, 2009

xanboo · Aug 18, 2009

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=statsBlock><TD>Aug 18 - Lost 8-5 vs San Francisco</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=statsBlock><TD>Aug 16 - Lost 5-4 vs Washington</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=statsBlock><TD>Aug 15 - Lost 10-6 vs Washington</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=statsBlock><TD>Aug 14 - Lost 2-0 vs Washington</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The reds are playing very bad baseball and after losing 4 games at home the line just looks very odd. Reds are -115 against a hot San Fran Giants team that is trying to make it to the playoffs, with that said I looking really hard at the Reds.

In a cover story out on Thursday morning, Arroyo told USA Today that he uses "10 to 12" different types of supplements a day, up to 16 when he pitches, and that several are not approved by Major League Baseball. "I have a lot of guys in [the locker room] who think I'm out of [my] mind because I'm taking a lot of things not on the [MLB-approved] list," Arroyo told the paper. "There's a caffeine drink I take from a company that [former teammate] Curt Schilling introduced me to in '05. I take some Korean ginseng and a few other proteins out there that are not certified. But I haven't failed any tests, so I figured I'm good."

I think he shows up again and pitches a gem of a game.:think2:

Reds -115 $500

hno: Lets Go Reds I see alot of value on this game

Take Care All

xanboo · Aug 19, 2009

Reds -110 adding an extra $200 ^<<^

The Giants will now turn to Barry Zito (8-11, 4.44 ERA), who is looking to get some help and rebound from his only loss in five starts.
The left-hander allowed three runs and struck out five in five innings while the Giants managed four hits in a 3-0 loss at New York on Friday. The 2002 AL Cy Young Award winner is 4-4 with a 4.25 ERA in his last nine starts, getting no runs of support in any of those defeats with three coming on the road.
That stretch, though, includes a 4-2 home victory over Cincinnati on Aug. 8, as Zito yielded two runs and three hits in six innings. He's 3-2 with an 8.59 ERA in six career games against the Reds.
Cincinnati is on a four-game slide and is 8-23 since the All-Star game, tying Baltimore for the worst record in baseball following the break.
The Reds give the ball to Bronson Arroyo (11-11, 4.74), who pitched a two-hitter in Thursday's 7-0 win over Washington. The complete game was the right-hander's third of the season, equaling a career high while tying four others for third in the NL - one behind Giants teammates Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum.
Prior to putting together that stellar outing, Arroyo went 0-3 with a 4.91 ERA in four starts - all Cincinnati defeats. He lost to Zito on Aug. 8 when he was reached for three runs in seven innings. Arroyo, however, is 3-0 with a 1.99 ERA in three home starts against the Giants since joining Cincinnati in 2006.

jmp · Aug 19, 2009

xanboo said:
"There's a caffeine drink I take from a company that [former teammate] Curt Schilling introduced me to in '05. I take some Korean ginseng and a few other proteins out there that are not certified. But I haven't failed any tests, so I figured I'm good."

For what it is worth, that is the exact story right before the shut out game versus washingston.

ZJP6050 · Aug 19, 2009

i dunno what the supplement thing has to do with this game, but arroyo has pitched well lately. still, i do not like the reds here. gl though

xanboo · Aug 19, 2009

ZJP6050 said:
i dunno what the supplement thing has to do with this game, but arroyo has pitched well lately. still, i do not like the reds here. gl though

nothing its more of a chase i'm on the reds here my chase is 3-0 and looking for another win

thanks