(((((((((( Rookieeees 20*** Road Favorite Game Of The Month ))))))))))

[THE_ROOKIEEE]

THIS WILL BE MY 2ND GAME OF THE MONTH PLAY THIS MONTH FOR MAY ( LOSS ON WASHINGTON ) AS WE CONTINUE OUR QUEST TO PAD MORE UNITS TO A SO FAR DECENT SEASON.....

PHILADELPHIA 20-16 (12-4 ROAD) VS CINCINNATI REDS 20-17 (7-9 HOME)

ITS NOT TOO OFTEN THAT THERE IS A SWEET SITUATION SPOT AS WE HAVE TODAY WHERE A TEAM GETS LUCKY DUE TO A SITTING OF AN ELITE PLAYER... MOST TIMES COACHES SIT ELITE PLAYERS IN GAMES WHERE THERE TEAM STILL HAS A DECENT SHOT OF WINNING WITHOUT THEM.... BUT IN TODAYS GAME AN ELITE PLAYER IS SITTING OUT DUE TO DIZZYNESS WHICH ISNT BEING SAID BUT BASICALLY ITS A MODERATE CONCUSSION..... HE WILL BE EVALUATED TODAY AND WILL NOT BE IN THE LINEUP

JOEY VOTTO IS THE FOUNDATION TO THIS LINEUP FOR THE REDS .... HE IS IMO THE ONE PART THAT MAKES THAT ENGINE GO.... WITH SEASON STATS OF A .366 BATTING AVE / 5 HRS WITH 27 RBIS AND STATS AGAINST LEFTIES OF .325 2HRS AND 9 RBIS... YOU CAN BET THE REDS WILL MISS HIM TONIGHT AGAINST COLE HAMELS AND THE CHAMPION PHILLIES

COLE HAMELS IS A CAREER 8-2 IN THE MONTH OF MAY AND AGAINST ALL CINCY HITTERS LIFETIME( 39 AT BATS .139 / 1 HR / 3 RBI'S WITH 11 K'S )... HE ALSO SPORTS A 3-0 RECORD WITH AN ERA OF 0.60... HE HAS HAD 2 COMPLETE GMS AND A SHUTOUT ..... IN HIS 2 STARTS AT GREAT AMERICAN BALLPARK HE IS 2-0 WITH .86 ERA 11 K'S..... AWESOME STATISTICS WHEN CONSIDERING THAT THE REDS AS A TEAM HAVE BATTED ONLY .221 AGAINST LEFTIES THIS YEAR....

BELOW IS HOW CINCINNATI STAT LEADERS HAVE DONE AGAINST HIM....

J.VOTTO 5 HR 27 RBI'S .366 /.325 VS LHP ( SITTING OUT )

B.PHILLIPS (SEASON 6HRS 27 RBIS .262 AVE) ~~ IS 1-12 WITH 6 K'S VS HAMELS
J.BRUCE (SEASON 11HR 23 RBIS .231 AVE ~~ 0-4 VS HAMELS/ OVERALL .161 AVE AGAINST LEFTIES THIS YEAR WITH NO HRS
R.HERNANDEZ 1HR 13 RBIS .283 ~~ IS 1-2 WITH 1 HR AND 2 RBIS VS HAMELS


THE REDS TOP 3 HITTERS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY ARE J.VOTTO .419/B.PHILLIPS .344/HERNANDEZ.327....THEIR HOTTEST HITTERS OVER THE LAST 7 DAYS ARE BRANDON PHILLIPS .286 AND HERNANDEZ .250....JAY BRUCE IS IN A 3-22 (.136 AVE) SLUMP.....


MEANWHILE THE PHILLIES HAVE ONLY BATTED .251 FOR THE MONTH OF MAY BUT HAVE HEATED UP AGAIN AS THEY HAVE BATTED .272 OVER THE LAST 7 DAYS WITH 39 RBIS, 8HRS AND A 105 TOTAL BASES.... THIS PHILLY TEAM HAS BEEN ALMOST UNBEATABLE ON THE ROAD GOING 12-4 WHICH IS TOPS IN ALL OF MLB..... IN 16 GAMES ON THE ROAD THEY HAVE AVERAGED 6.8 RPG WITH 109 RUNS, 23 HR'S, AND A .286 BATTING AVE.... ....

NOW THEY GET TO PLAY ON THE ROAD ONCE AGAIN IN THE HITTER FRIENDLY GREAT AMERICAN BALLPARK

ACCORDING TO ESPN “MLB PARK FACTORS” GREAT AMERICAN BALLPARK RANKED

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/...or&season=2009

THIS YEAR SO FAR ~ 4TH IN RUNS/ 6TH IN HRS
2008 MLB RANK ~ 7TH IN RUNS / 4TH IN HRS
2007 MLB RANK ~7TH IN RUNS / 2ND IN HRS
2006 MLB RANK ~ 1ST IN RUNS / 3RD IN HRS
2005 MLB RANK ~ 4TH IN RUNS / 6TH IN HRS

PF = ((homeRS + homeRA)/(homeG)) / ((roadRS + roadRA)/(roadG))

NOW CINCINNATI STARTS YOUNG JOHNNY CUERTO WHO IS BLOSSOMNING AND TAKING STRIDES IN BECOMING A DECENT PITCHER... THIS SEASON SO FAR HE IS 4-1 WITH A 1.93 ERA(3RD IN NL) WHIP OF 1.01(3RD IN NL)WHILE HITTERS HAVE HIT ONLY .267 AT HOME AGAINST HIM.... IN HIS LAST 3 STARTS HE IS 3-0 WITH A 1.64 ERA WHILE OPPONENTS ARE MANAGING TO HIT ONLY .173 AGAINST HIM

THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST GAME AGAINST PHILLY AND AS WELL AS HE HAS DONE THUS FAR I THINK HE WILL BE ON THE LOSING END TONIGHT..... NOT BECAUSE OF HIS PITCHING BUT DUE TO THE BIG LOSS OF JOEY VOTTO.... CINCINNATTI BATS ONLY .269 AT HOME AND IN THE LAST 7 DAYS THEY HAVE BATTED (.201 AVE WITH 5HR/ 21 RBIS/ 65 TOTAL BASES) ....BY COMPARISON PHILLY LAST 7 DAYS(.272 WITH 8 HRS AND 105 TOTAL BASES )

THE REDS ALREADY SLUMPING OFFENSE WILL CONTINUE TO SLUMP EVEN MORE WITHOUT VOTTO IN THE LINEUP.....SOMEONE WILL NEED TO STEP UP AND I DONT THINK THERE IS SOMEONE TO FILL THOSE BIG VOTTO SHOES.... AND THOSE THAT TRY WILL SUBSEQUENTLY TRY TO DO TOO MUCH AND WILL HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER......IT DOESNT GET ANY EASIER FOR THE REDS COACHES TONIGHT, OR FOR THE UP-COMING DAYS AS THEY WILL TRY TO FIND A LINEUP TO FILL THAT BIG VOID STARTING WITH A PITCHER WHO HAS COMPLETELY DOMINATED THEM...... PHILLY FALLS INTO AN ALMOST PERFECT SPOT TONIGHT !!!!!!!

20** ROAD FAVORITE GOM ~~~ PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES -139
5***** UNDER 8.5 (-120)
3*** -1.5 R/L +120

OTHER PLAYS TONIGHT

5**** UNDER 11 TEX/DET -110
2*** PADRES -140
2*** TWINS +108

[PHILLYBIRDS20]

already on it like it alot bol

[THE_ROOKIEEE]

thx good luck philly!!!

[ChicagoKid2009]

gl today rook

[THE_ROOKIEEE]

Thx Chi-town

[boiseboy]

best of luck with your rgom roookiee and the rest of your plays!!!!!!

boise...

[g_rock65]

Excellent write-up!! Will be riding your coattails tonite!!!

[agent318]

GL Rook.

[THE_ROOKIEEE]

best of luck with your rgom roookiee and the rest of your plays!!!!!!

boise...

thx boise.... lets hope my favorite and your favorites hit today!!!

[indybulldog]

good luck Rookiee, just read your write-up. Good stuff, mine is much abbreviated, and I'm on the same side as you.

[THE_ROOKIEEE]

Excellent write-up!! Will be riding your coattails tonite!!!

THX G-ROCK AND AGENT318

[twentyonekid]

bring that biggie in rook

[THE_ROOKIEEE]

good luck Rookiee, just read your write-up. Good stuff, mine is much abbreviated, and I'm on the same side as you.

GLAD TO HEAR YOUR RIDING INDY.... THANKS

[THE_ROOKIEEE]

Thx Kid21

[THE_ROOKIEEE]

20** ROAD FAVORITE GOM ~~~ PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES -139
5***** UNDER 8.5 (-120)
3*** -1.5 R/L +120

OTHER PLAYS TONIGHT

5**** UNDER 11 TEX/DET -110
2*** PADRES -140
2*** TWINS +108

lidge will be demoted b4 seasons end

we should have never sweated this one out but.......

philly cashes

2 late plays

2*** sf/sd under 7 (-110)
1** dodgers -147