Like I said in an earlier blog, TB got canned by the Cubbies and I don't think he has gotten over it. Let's think about this for a second ... Why do people get fired? BECAUSE THEY DON'T DO THEIR JOB WELL. Here's another question ... would TB have a job for the Reds if he wasn't Marty's son? I think it is certainly possible that he wold not be announcing Reds games if his daddy wasn't Marty.
I want to forget for a moment about all of the inaccuracies of TB's "facts," and focus on his extremely biased opinion of all things Chicago Cubs. During the 3rd inning of today's game, TB goes off on a fan for celebrating that he got a foul ball. Apparently, another fan was hit by the foul ball and then it bounced to the fan (who knows what actually happened because it wasn't seen on tv). TB goes off, and I mean OFF about how ridiculous that fan is. Luckily, Chris Welsh brings him back to reality by saying, "It's quite possible that he didn't know she got hit." TB responds, "Give me a break. You have got to be kidding. Someone gets hit and you're celebrating like you caught the ball. What a joke." The best part is that he said all of this with the same amount of umph he had when Bruce hit the HR last year to win the division. An inning later, Soto misses a foul ball by a couple of inches. Despite the fact that Soto had to navigate around the Reds on-deck circle, including bats and pine tar sticks, TB says, "Come on. You have to make that play." This is what I say to that ... Drew "Strike Out" Stubbs should have made that routine catch in CF. He lost it in the sun and the Cubs scored. TB said nothing, just like he said nothing yesterday when the Reds made three errors. I know he's frustrated that the Reds just aren't very good, but there's no need to be unprofessional. The moral of the story: TB is the biggest joke in town.
I am officially crushed. I just learned that TB does football play-by-play for the Big 10 Network. For those of you that don't know this, I am a HUGE Nebraska fan and I'm not sure if I will be able to handle him disrespecting Corn Nation. Seriously, the guy can't get things right about the Reds (a team he has been around forever) how can we expect him to get anything right about a team that will be new to him? Luckily, the Huskers have six games on channels that aren't TB affiliated, and I can only hope that TB's love for Jim Tressel means he will be stuck with OSU games.
The goods news is that the series with the Cubs is over (after Chicago took 2 of 3), so I won't have to listen to TB if I don't want to for awhile. The bad news is that the Reds and Cubs still have 6 games this season. Sigh.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Saturday, August 6, 2011
I'm not sure how much more I can take.
This is my official plea to the Cincinnati Reds to please hire someone to check TB's "facts." I'm seriously considering quitting the blog because I can't stand listening to him. The Reds are playing the Cubs this weekend and I really think that TB is at his worst when the Cubs are playing. Am I more sensitive to the Cubs? Sure, but they are also the team I know the most about, so his "facts" about the Cubs (or the Reds when they are playing the Cubs) really get to me. Sometimes, I truly think TB is watching a different game than the one he is calling.
Big Z is on the mound today for the Cubs. After he walks Votto and Phillips in the first, Z stands on the mound and stares at Soto. He is saying nothing and doing nothing but prepping for the next pitch. TB says, "Zambrano looks like a bull loading up on steam." Sure, Z has had some temper issues in the past, but how does a guy standing on the mound doing absolutely nothing constitute a "bull loading up on steam?" Let's talk about a bull ... Cueto gives up a homer to Z in the 3rd. As Z is trotting around the bases, Cueto is pacing and yelling into his glove. TB says nothing about this. I guess pacing and yelling is calm in Cincinnati ... I'll remember this the next time I head to Kroger.
Earlier in the broadcast, TB says that Cueto's 1.88 ERA is the lowest in the majors. Shockingly, TB is incorrect. Jared Weaver's ERA is currently 1.78. After Cueto is chased in the 4th (he did have a 12.27 ERA today), TB says, "In his 16 starts this year, no one has pitched better than Johnny Cueto." You know me, I'm going to check the stats to see if he's right. I looked at the first 16 starts of some other pitchers in the league. When you compare Cueto's 16 starts to the first 16 of guys like Halladay, Weaver, Verlander, Beckett, Jurjjens, A. Sanchez, Sabathia, Price, Hamels, Garcia, Kennedy and Cain, Cueto's stats are not as good. Sure his ERA of 1.88 is good, but after 16 games, Weaver's was 1.65. All of the other pitchers also pitched more innings during their first 16 starts, had less walks, more strikeouts and better overall records in those 16 starts. Cueto plays for the Reds, therefore he is the best (no matter what the stats say).
While discussing the Reds schedule for the rest of the month, TB says, "The Reds won't play a team with a winning record." Two things: One - The Reds don't have a winning record. Two - The Reds play the Phillies at the end of the month. I believe the best record in all of baseball at 73-39 constitutes playing a team with a winning record.
This is another thing I don't get - the Reds commit 3 errors in today's game. The Cubs commit 0, yet TB finds it necessary to discuss all of the errors Castro has committed at short. Just goes to show you (once again) that he just can't acknowledge the Reds aren't the best. Here's an interesting fact for TB, the Reds are now closer to 5th place in the division than they are to 2nd!
Nice win today Cubbies! Let's go for the sweep tomorrow and make it 8 in a row!
Big Z is on the mound today for the Cubs. After he walks Votto and Phillips in the first, Z stands on the mound and stares at Soto. He is saying nothing and doing nothing but prepping for the next pitch. TB says, "Zambrano looks like a bull loading up on steam." Sure, Z has had some temper issues in the past, but how does a guy standing on the mound doing absolutely nothing constitute a "bull loading up on steam?" Let's talk about a bull ... Cueto gives up a homer to Z in the 3rd. As Z is trotting around the bases, Cueto is pacing and yelling into his glove. TB says nothing about this. I guess pacing and yelling is calm in Cincinnati ... I'll remember this the next time I head to Kroger.
Earlier in the broadcast, TB says that Cueto's 1.88 ERA is the lowest in the majors. Shockingly, TB is incorrect. Jared Weaver's ERA is currently 1.78. After Cueto is chased in the 4th (he did have a 12.27 ERA today), TB says, "In his 16 starts this year, no one has pitched better than Johnny Cueto." You know me, I'm going to check the stats to see if he's right. I looked at the first 16 starts of some other pitchers in the league. When you compare Cueto's 16 starts to the first 16 of guys like Halladay, Weaver, Verlander, Beckett, Jurjjens, A. Sanchez, Sabathia, Price, Hamels, Garcia, Kennedy and Cain, Cueto's stats are not as good. Sure his ERA of 1.88 is good, but after 16 games, Weaver's was 1.65. All of the other pitchers also pitched more innings during their first 16 starts, had less walks, more strikeouts and better overall records in those 16 starts. Cueto plays for the Reds, therefore he is the best (no matter what the stats say).
While discussing the Reds schedule for the rest of the month, TB says, "The Reds won't play a team with a winning record." Two things: One - The Reds don't have a winning record. Two - The Reds play the Phillies at the end of the month. I believe the best record in all of baseball at 73-39 constitutes playing a team with a winning record.
This is another thing I don't get - the Reds commit 3 errors in today's game. The Cubs commit 0, yet TB finds it necessary to discuss all of the errors Castro has committed at short. Just goes to show you (once again) that he just can't acknowledge the Reds aren't the best. Here's an interesting fact for TB, the Reds are now closer to 5th place in the division than they are to 2nd!
Nice win today Cubbies! Let's go for the sweep tomorrow and make it 8 in a row!
Friday, August 5, 2011
I thought TB had been fired!
No such luck. TB hasn't done a game in awhile, so I hoped that the Reds had finally realized how bad he was and canned him. Then, I switched over from WGN to FSN-Ohio today and heard his sweet, sweet voice. Ugh.
This isn't going to be a long post. I'd much rather listen to Len and Bob ... BUT as soon as I switched over, TB made one of his usual blunders. While discussing Tony Campana's inside-the-park homer in the 1st, TB said, "It is the first time a player has hit an inside-the-park homer as his first major league home run since Emilio Bonafacio did it in 2009. It's the first time a Cub has done it since 1948. If I would have told you in 1948 that the Cubs' last appearance in a World Series would be 40 years ago, you would have made a lot of money off me." My first response ... HUH? What does that have to do with anything you're talking about? My second response ... The Cubs were in the World Series in 1910, 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935 and 1945. Sure, they haven't won since 1908, but in TB's time frame, they've been there 6 times, not zero.
And then he starts talking about the lack of left-handed hitters on the Cubs' roster. He said, "You have DeWitt, Colvin and Campana in the starting line-up today. That's two (left-handed hitters) right there." DeWitt+Campana+Colvin = 3. That's it, I'm switching back to WGN pronto!
This isn't going to be a long post. I'd much rather listen to Len and Bob ... BUT as soon as I switched over, TB made one of his usual blunders. While discussing Tony Campana's inside-the-park homer in the 1st, TB said, "It is the first time a player has hit an inside-the-park homer as his first major league home run since Emilio Bonafacio did it in 2009. It's the first time a Cub has done it since 1948. If I would have told you in 1948 that the Cubs' last appearance in a World Series would be 40 years ago, you would have made a lot of money off me." My first response ... HUH? What does that have to do with anything you're talking about? My second response ... The Cubs were in the World Series in 1910, 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935 and 1945. Sure, they haven't won since 1908, but in TB's time frame, they've been there 6 times, not zero.
And then he starts talking about the lack of left-handed hitters on the Cubs' roster. He said, "You have DeWitt, Colvin and Campana in the starting line-up today. That's two (left-handed hitters) right there." DeWitt+Campana+Colvin = 3. That's it, I'm switching back to WGN pronto!
Thursday, July 7, 2011
I wish the Cubs had 9 Jay Bruces....
... I mean, he is the best right fielder to EVER play the game. At least that's what TB thinks. Last night after Bruce made a running catch in RF, TB said, "I don't think I've ever seen a right fielder play the position as good as Jay Bruce." Chris Welsh, TB's partner for the night, replied, "In a Reds uniform?" TB said, "No, in the league." Here we go again!
Now I'm not really sure if TB meant the NL or all of MLB, but either way, I think this comment is a late April Fool's joke. I'm not bashing Jay Bruce, I think he is a good player, but to label him as "the best ever" is pretty ridiculous and completely unsubstantiated ... not to mention statistically incorrect. TB, here is a lesson for you - Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) is a stat that puts a run value on a player's defense. Basically, it looks at how many runs a player saved or gave up through his fielding. The UZR of an average MLB player is 0 and a positive UZR is good while a negative UZR isn't good. Bruce's UZR is currently ... wait for it, wait for it ... -4.3 (courtesy of FanGraphs). Bruce's UZR ranks him ninth out of the ten qualified right fielders in the NL this year. In all of MLB, Bruce is 19th out of the 21 MLB qualified right fielders. Wowsa, he is the best!
Looking at the NL, Andre Either's UZR is 7.3 points higher than Bruce's, and Ethier also has more assists from right field and hasn't committed an error yet this season. Throw in the AL, and you have Swisher, Drew, Hunter and Markakis all with better UZRs and none of these guys have committed an error yet this season. Hunter and Markakis also have more assists than Bruce, while Swisher is tied with him. How can Bruce be the "best ever" if he isn't even the best in the game right now? TB, you so crazy.
The Cubbies are on WGN tonight at the same time the Reds are on, so I won't be listing to TB. I'm sure I'll be missing some doozies ... like how Johnny Gomes is a better right fielder than Ryan Braun, or how Aroldis Chapman is the best closer in baseball (his first career save last night shows this).
Good luck tonight TB! The Reds better win ... falling another game back would mean there is "absolutely now way the Reds will make the playoffs."
Now I'm not really sure if TB meant the NL or all of MLB, but either way, I think this comment is a late April Fool's joke. I'm not bashing Jay Bruce, I think he is a good player, but to label him as "the best ever" is pretty ridiculous and completely unsubstantiated ... not to mention statistically incorrect. TB, here is a lesson for you - Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) is a stat that puts a run value on a player's defense. Basically, it looks at how many runs a player saved or gave up through his fielding. The UZR of an average MLB player is 0 and a positive UZR is good while a negative UZR isn't good. Bruce's UZR is currently ... wait for it, wait for it ... -4.3 (courtesy of FanGraphs). Bruce's UZR ranks him ninth out of the ten qualified right fielders in the NL this year. In all of MLB, Bruce is 19th out of the 21 MLB qualified right fielders. Wowsa, he is the best!
Looking at the NL, Andre Either's UZR is 7.3 points higher than Bruce's, and Ethier also has more assists from right field and hasn't committed an error yet this season. Throw in the AL, and you have Swisher, Drew, Hunter and Markakis all with better UZRs and none of these guys have committed an error yet this season. Hunter and Markakis also have more assists than Bruce, while Swisher is tied with him. How can Bruce be the "best ever" if he isn't even the best in the game right now? TB, you so crazy.
The Cubbies are on WGN tonight at the same time the Reds are on, so I won't be listing to TB. I'm sure I'll be missing some doozies ... like how Johnny Gomes is a better right fielder than Ryan Braun, or how Aroldis Chapman is the best closer in baseball (his first career save last night shows this).
Good luck tonight TB! The Reds better win ... falling another game back would mean there is "absolutely now way the Reds will make the playoffs."
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Who is Ted Freese and when did he join the Cardinals?
It didn't take long for TB to mess something up today. In the bottom of the 1st, Matt Holliday is up to bat. TB says, "Matt Holliday is on his way to the All-Star game. In fact, he was voted in to start the game." Sure, Holliday could start as the DH, but unless Matt Holliday's name is really Ryan Braun, Matt Kemp or Lance Berkman, he was not voted into the starting NL All-Star lineup. TB is off to a good start, I think tonight is going to be a goodie!
While discussing the Reds 1st inning woes, TB says, "There are only three clubs that have allowed more first inning runs than the Reds, and all of them have absolutely no chance of making the playoffs. They are the Royals, Cubs and Astros." How about the 1969 Mets? In mid-August, they were 9 1/2 games back and ended up winning the division by 8 games. Or how about them 2007 Phillies? On Sept. 12, they were 7 games back and ended up winning the division. You could also look at the 2007 Rockies who went 20-8 in September to snatch the Wild Card only to lose to Boston in the World Series. Do I think that the Royals, Astros or my beloved Cubbies are going to make the playoffs this year? No, but until they are all statistically eliminated, I have better sense than to say they have "absolutely no chance." However, I will say this with a ton of confidence: TB, there is absolutely no chance of me ever liking you.
In the bottom of the 7th TB says, "Ted Freese has a nice looking stroke hitting the ball the other way." Come on Jim, his name is David, not Ted. Geesh.
My favorite part of tonight's broadcast was TB taking half of an inning to discuss facts about Brownburg, IN. He said, "We're down 8-1, give me some facts about Brownsburg. We're all going to be smarter after this." I do have to give him some props for giving Jay Cutler a shout out for being from Santa Claus, IN, but other than this, I'm not really sure what to say.
Gotta run. Turbo and Wes are exhausted from listening to another one of TB's broadcasts.
While discussing the Reds 1st inning woes, TB says, "There are only three clubs that have allowed more first inning runs than the Reds, and all of them have absolutely no chance of making the playoffs. They are the Royals, Cubs and Astros." How about the 1969 Mets? In mid-August, they were 9 1/2 games back and ended up winning the division by 8 games. Or how about them 2007 Phillies? On Sept. 12, they were 7 games back and ended up winning the division. You could also look at the 2007 Rockies who went 20-8 in September to snatch the Wild Card only to lose to Boston in the World Series. Do I think that the Royals, Astros or my beloved Cubbies are going to make the playoffs this year? No, but until they are all statistically eliminated, I have better sense than to say they have "absolutely no chance." However, I will say this with a ton of confidence: TB, there is absolutely no chance of me ever liking you.
In the bottom of the 7th TB says, "Ted Freese has a nice looking stroke hitting the ball the other way." Come on Jim, his name is David, not Ted. Geesh.
My favorite part of tonight's broadcast was TB taking half of an inning to discuss facts about Brownburg, IN. He said, "We're down 8-1, give me some facts about Brownsburg. We're all going to be smarter after this." I do have to give him some props for giving Jay Cutler a shout out for being from Santa Claus, IN, but other than this, I'm not really sure what to say.
Gotta run. Turbo and Wes are exhausted from listening to another one of TB's broadcasts.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Congrats to Starlin Castro, The Cubs' Perennial All-Star!
Congrats Starlin. You're a first ballot hall-of-famer now!
The Cards are taking on the Reds over the next few days. I think it's difficult to talk about this series without mentioning what happened last August. TB started today's broadcast by talking about the brawl, so I'll put in my thoughts as well. When most people see the video of the brawl, http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10842801&topic_id=11493214, they see Johnny Cueto pushed up against the screen and kicking his legs aggressively. When TB watches the video, he must see something else. At the beginning of today's Cards v. Reds game, TB said, "Cueto brushed his cleats against Carpenter's back." Brushed, really? Is that why Carpenter had cuts and bruises all over his neck and back? Let me guess, Cueto also "brushed" his cleats against Jason LaRue's head giving him a career-ending concussion. At least MLB saw that Cueto was out of control because if TB would have been in charge of the consequences, I'm sure Carpenter would have gotten the 7 game suspension for getting in the way of Cueto's metal cleats. Ridic.
To the game....
In the top of the 5th, TB starts talking about Drew Stubbs running on Cards catcher Yadier Molina. He says, "Even with Molina behind the plate, if running is one of your team' s major assets, shouldn't you do it even with him behind the plate?" Before I get into the details of this, TB said "Team's major asset," he did not say "an asset of Drew Stubbs," indicating that the Reds are a good running team. The Reds have stolen 54 bases and have gotten caught 27 times. Looking at the NL, this puts the Reds behind the Astros, Dodgers, Brewers, Mets, Phillies, Nationals, Padres, Pirates, Rockies and Diamondbacks. When you add the AL, they are behind the Red Sox, Royals, Angels, Yankees, Mariners, Rays, Rangers and Blue Jays. They are 11 out of 16 in the NL and 19 of 30 in all of MLB in stolen bases ... how is this an "asset of the Reds?" Oh wait, I forgot ... the Reds are great in every aspect of the game! My bad TB. The Reds have the best running game in the history of MLB.
In the bottom of the 5th, TB mentions the five NL players up for the All-Star Final Vote. When he gets to Victorino, he questions him being there saying, "Is Victorino really having that good of a year?" TB, how about I answer your question with a question. Should Victorino be an All-Star if he is batting 38 points higher than Jay Bruce, has scored 6 more runs than Bruce, has an equal amount of hits as Bruce (in 43 less plate appearances), has hit 8 more triples than Bruce, struck out 49 times less than Bruce and has a higher OBP, Slugging percentage and OPS than Bruce? Let's not forget Victorino's 3.3 wins above replacement to Bruce's .2 (stats courtesy of baseball-reference.com). Victorino also plays an incredible center field. A few posts ago, Zeke suggested that I use UZR (ultimate zone rating) when ranking defensive players. This one's for you Zeke ... Victorino's UZR is currently at 8.0 ... Well above the MLB average. On the other hand, you have Bruce at -4.3 ... a bit below the MLB average. No disrespect to the month May that Bruce had, but I think the question that TB should really be asking is, "Is Jay Bruce really having more of an all-star year than Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates?" My opinion (not that anyone is asking) is no way in he**! Jay Bruce is battling teammate Drew Stubbs to be the strikeout king of the NL (Stubbs is currently winning), and Andrew McCutchen is whooping Bruce in every offensive category except homers and RBIs (and he is just a few behind in each of those). Let's also not forget McCutchen's 4.9 WAR (only behind Bautista and Reyes) and his UZR rating of 8.3 puts him forth among all outfielders in MLB ... Bruce is currently in 53rd place.
After questioning Victorino's place in the Final Vote, TB goes on about Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum making the All-Star Team saying, "Neither one of them have the stats this year." My only question is this ... When did TB start caring about stats? All season long he's been making blind statements and not paying attention to stats. I know TB is high on Mike Leake and he really wants him to be an all-star, but I'd only choose Leake over Cain or Lincecum if I needed a few new shirts from Macy's.
Time to sign off for the night. Happy Birthday, America.
The Cards are taking on the Reds over the next few days. I think it's difficult to talk about this series without mentioning what happened last August. TB started today's broadcast by talking about the brawl, so I'll put in my thoughts as well. When most people see the video of the brawl, http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10842801&topic_id=11493214, they see Johnny Cueto pushed up against the screen and kicking his legs aggressively. When TB watches the video, he must see something else. At the beginning of today's Cards v. Reds game, TB said, "Cueto brushed his cleats against Carpenter's back." Brushed, really? Is that why Carpenter had cuts and bruises all over his neck and back? Let me guess, Cueto also "brushed" his cleats against Jason LaRue's head giving him a career-ending concussion. At least MLB saw that Cueto was out of control because if TB would have been in charge of the consequences, I'm sure Carpenter would have gotten the 7 game suspension for getting in the way of Cueto's metal cleats. Ridic.
To the game....
In the top of the 5th, TB starts talking about Drew Stubbs running on Cards catcher Yadier Molina. He says, "Even with Molina behind the plate, if running is one of your team' s major assets, shouldn't you do it even with him behind the plate?" Before I get into the details of this, TB said "Team's major asset," he did not say "an asset of Drew Stubbs," indicating that the Reds are a good running team. The Reds have stolen 54 bases and have gotten caught 27 times. Looking at the NL, this puts the Reds behind the Astros, Dodgers, Brewers, Mets, Phillies, Nationals, Padres, Pirates, Rockies and Diamondbacks. When you add the AL, they are behind the Red Sox, Royals, Angels, Yankees, Mariners, Rays, Rangers and Blue Jays. They are 11 out of 16 in the NL and 19 of 30 in all of MLB in stolen bases ... how is this an "asset of the Reds?" Oh wait, I forgot ... the Reds are great in every aspect of the game! My bad TB. The Reds have the best running game in the history of MLB.
In the bottom of the 5th, TB mentions the five NL players up for the All-Star Final Vote. When he gets to Victorino, he questions him being there saying, "Is Victorino really having that good of a year?" TB, how about I answer your question with a question. Should Victorino be an All-Star if he is batting 38 points higher than Jay Bruce, has scored 6 more runs than Bruce, has an equal amount of hits as Bruce (in 43 less plate appearances), has hit 8 more triples than Bruce, struck out 49 times less than Bruce and has a higher OBP, Slugging percentage and OPS than Bruce? Let's not forget Victorino's 3.3 wins above replacement to Bruce's .2 (stats courtesy of baseball-reference.com). Victorino also plays an incredible center field. A few posts ago, Zeke suggested that I use UZR (ultimate zone rating) when ranking defensive players. This one's for you Zeke ... Victorino's UZR is currently at 8.0 ... Well above the MLB average. On the other hand, you have Bruce at -4.3 ... a bit below the MLB average. No disrespect to the month May that Bruce had, but I think the question that TB should really be asking is, "Is Jay Bruce really having more of an all-star year than Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates?" My opinion (not that anyone is asking) is no way in he**! Jay Bruce is battling teammate Drew Stubbs to be the strikeout king of the NL (Stubbs is currently winning), and Andrew McCutchen is whooping Bruce in every offensive category except homers and RBIs (and he is just a few behind in each of those). Let's also not forget McCutchen's 4.9 WAR (only behind Bautista and Reyes) and his UZR rating of 8.3 puts him forth among all outfielders in MLB ... Bruce is currently in 53rd place.
After questioning Victorino's place in the Final Vote, TB goes on about Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum making the All-Star Team saying, "Neither one of them have the stats this year." My only question is this ... When did TB start caring about stats? All season long he's been making blind statements and not paying attention to stats. I know TB is high on Mike Leake and he really wants him to be an all-star, but I'd only choose Leake over Cain or Lincecum if I needed a few new shirts from Macy's.
Time to sign off for the night. Happy Birthday, America.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
"I would still want my kids to play for Jim Tressel" ...
... Only if my baby daddy was TB. A couple days after Tressel resigned, TB used a Reds broadcast to go on and on and on about the "integrity" of Jim Tressel and how he was the victim of "outside forces." Wow. Let me get this straight ... Tressel knowingly put ineligible players on the field, brokered a deal with the NCAA allowing these ineligible players to play in the Sugar Bowl, lied about it to OSU and the NCAA, and later acknowledged he knew about everything and CHOSE to lie about it ... Yes TB, this is exactly how someone of integrity behaves. Those "outside forces" must have been really strong.
After everything on Tressel came out, TB said that he would still gladly allow his kids to play for him. I'm just glad TB isn't my daddy. TB is whack, and instead of using the broadcasting booth as his soapbox, he should spend a little more time familiarizing himself with what is really happening so he doesn't sound like such a buffoon.
Now I'll get off my soapbox and share some of TB's finer moments from the past couple of days.
During the game last night in LA, TB said, "The Reds made up some ground last night in the West." I had no idea the Reds moved to the NL West. Sounds good to me, that's one less team to beat up on the Cubbies in the Central!
With Travis Wood batting with two on and one out in the second inning of today's game, TB said, "Travis Wood's numbers show he can handle the bat pretty well." Let me get this straight, a .083 average with 11 strikeouts in 24 at bats and a .083 OBP indicates someone handling the bat "pretty well?" Let's just hand Wood the 2011 Silver Slugger Award right now. While we're at it, let's give him the Cy Young too - I'm sure TB would agree that Wood's 4-4 record and 5.38 ERA is totally deserving. Roy Hallady is a punk, I guess.
Jonny Gomes made an awesome catch to end the Dodger threat in the 3rd inning. TB talks about the catch well into the bottom of the 4th inning, and again in the top of the 7th. In the bottom of the 4th, Reds SS Edgar Renteria commits his second error of the game. TB is silent for a moment before acknowledging that it was Renteria's second error, but immediately drops it after that. Why am I telling you this? To show you (once again) that TB has no issue relishing in the good things about the Reds, but can't acknowledge the bad things. After all, it is the 4th error committed by the Reds in two days. Interesting stat for the Reds considering ... "There is no one remotely close in the NL that plays defense like the Reds."
This woman of integrity needs to sign off for the day.
After everything on Tressel came out, TB said that he would still gladly allow his kids to play for him. I'm just glad TB isn't my daddy. TB is whack, and instead of using the broadcasting booth as his soapbox, he should spend a little more time familiarizing himself with what is really happening so he doesn't sound like such a buffoon.
Now I'll get off my soapbox and share some of TB's finer moments from the past couple of days.
During the game last night in LA, TB said, "The Reds made up some ground last night in the West." I had no idea the Reds moved to the NL West. Sounds good to me, that's one less team to beat up on the Cubbies in the Central!
With Travis Wood batting with two on and one out in the second inning of today's game, TB said, "Travis Wood's numbers show he can handle the bat pretty well." Let me get this straight, a .083 average with 11 strikeouts in 24 at bats and a .083 OBP indicates someone handling the bat "pretty well?" Let's just hand Wood the 2011 Silver Slugger Award right now. While we're at it, let's give him the Cy Young too - I'm sure TB would agree that Wood's 4-4 record and 5.38 ERA is totally deserving. Roy Hallady is a punk, I guess.
Jonny Gomes made an awesome catch to end the Dodger threat in the 3rd inning. TB talks about the catch well into the bottom of the 4th inning, and again in the top of the 7th. In the bottom of the 4th, Reds SS Edgar Renteria commits his second error of the game. TB is silent for a moment before acknowledging that it was Renteria's second error, but immediately drops it after that. Why am I telling you this? To show you (once again) that TB has no issue relishing in the good things about the Reds, but can't acknowledge the bad things. After all, it is the 4th error committed by the Reds in two days. Interesting stat for the Reds considering ... "There is no one remotely close in the NL that plays defense like the Reds."
This woman of integrity needs to sign off for the day.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
I'm an "elite" blogger.
I know that I have many complaints about TB, but I think what bothers me the most (besides pretty much everything he says), is his repeated stated belief that the Reds have the best player in baseball in each of the positions. If the Reds really have the best player in each of the positions, why are they 5.5 games behind the Cards, 3 behind the Brewers and only 1 ahead the Pirates? Yes, it was huge for the Reds to sweep the Cards a few weeks ago ... but then they turned around and got swept by the Pirates and then the Indians, and then dropped 3 of 4 in Philly and 2 of 3 in Atlanta. If the Reds had the best player in each of the positions, they wouldn't be losing to the better teams in the other divisions. Just sayin'.
During today's game, Reds SS Paul Janish made an error on a routine ground ball. Despite this, TB said, "Janish is one of the elite defensie shortstops in the game today. Castro will get there someday, but Janish is already there." If an opposing player makes an error, TB goes on and on about how bad they are, but when a Reds players screws up, they're still elite. This got me thinking about how Janish truly compares defensively to the other shortstops in the league. Here is my methodology: Janish has played 44 games at SS. I looked at each team in MLB and took stats from anyone who has played at least 44 games at SS. Among the NL, Janish ranks 6th in fielding percentage behind Tulo, Rollins, Carroll, A. Gonzalez and Cedeno. All of the players ahead of him have played more games at SS and have also had more fielding chances. Here is my question for TB, are Ronnie Cedeno and Jamie Carroll "elite defensive shortstops" as well?
When you throw in the AL, you can also put Jeter, Peralta, A. Cabrera, Ryan, Aybar and A. Escobar in front of Janish, making him (statistically) the 12th best defensive SS in the league. I guess middle of the road is synonymous with elite in TB's eyes.
No matter what happens the remainder of the season, one thing is certain ... this gal is getting TB a dictionary for Christmas.
During today's game, Reds SS Paul Janish made an error on a routine ground ball. Despite this, TB said, "Janish is one of the elite defensie shortstops in the game today. Castro will get there someday, but Janish is already there." If an opposing player makes an error, TB goes on and on about how bad they are, but when a Reds players screws up, they're still elite. This got me thinking about how Janish truly compares defensively to the other shortstops in the league. Here is my methodology: Janish has played 44 games at SS. I looked at each team in MLB and took stats from anyone who has played at least 44 games at SS. Among the NL, Janish ranks 6th in fielding percentage behind Tulo, Rollins, Carroll, A. Gonzalez and Cedeno. All of the players ahead of him have played more games at SS and have also had more fielding chances. Here is my question for TB, are Ronnie Cedeno and Jamie Carroll "elite defensive shortstops" as well?
When you throw in the AL, you can also put Jeter, Peralta, A. Cabrera, Ryan, Aybar and A. Escobar in front of Janish, making him (statistically) the 12th best defensive SS in the league. I guess middle of the road is synonymous with elite in TB's eyes.
No matter what happens the remainder of the season, one thing is certain ... this gal is getting TB a dictionary for Christmas.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Thom Brennaman is like crack...
... I know that he's not good for me, but I keep coming back for more.
I haven't been watching many Reds games lately, so I haven't had the opportunity to listen to TB's blunders. In the few games I have watched, I've been taking notes. Here is what I've got from the few games I've watched.
1. About three weeks ago, TB said, "At this time, there is no player in any position that deserves to start in their position in the all-star game more than Brandon Phillips."
TB, I'd like to introduce you to Cubbies 2nd baseman Darwin Barney. At the time TB said, this, Barney had a higher batting average, more hits, more doubles, less strikeouts, more stolen bases and an identical OBP to Phillips. At the time, Barney had 2 fielding errors to Phillips' one.
I know TB really wants BP to be a "perennial all-star," but there are teams in cities other than Cincinnati and many of those teams have some pretty talented players (did someone say Albert Pujols or Jose Bautista?).
2.While playing the Cubs in early May, TB says, "Let's face it, Garza is not very good tonight." Sure, Garza wasn't striking out batters as usual, but it was a 3-3 game and all of the Reds runs were unearned. TB, I'd like to say this ... YOU'RE NOT VERY GOOD ANY NIGHT.
3. In last night's game against the Cubs, TB called Blake Dewitt "Casey Blake." Casey Blake plays for the Dodgers ... the Reds were playing the Cubs.
4. In the 8th inning of last night's game, TB said, "Mike Leake has only given up one hit tonight." Blake Dewitt then gets a hit and TB said, "That' the third hit of the night for Blake Dewitt." At the time, Leake had given up 10 hits.
5. Right after his miscue about the hits the Leake gave up, he said, "If you take away the bad starts that Leake has had, he's had a pretty good year." Sure TB, and if you take away all of the losses that the Cubbies have, they'd be undefeated.
6. In tonight's game, Jay Bruce catches a routine pop fly in right. TB says, "There may be a better right fielder in the AL, but there isn't a better one than Bruce in the NL." I think Bruce is a good outfielder, but once again, the stats tell a different story than TB's claim. The following NLstarting right fielders have a better fielding percentage than Bruce - K. Fukudome, J. Werth, A. Ethier, C. Beltran and G. Jones. Pence and Stanton aren't too far behind either. All of these guys are also similar to Bruce in chances, so I think I'm being pretty accurate here.
I decided that I will help TB out and just tell him who the better right fielders are in the AL. Once again, stats show that C. Swisher, N. Markakis, J. Francoeur, T. Hunter, J. Bautista and J. Drew are all having better defensive years than Bruce.
I pity da fool known as TB.
I haven't been watching many Reds games lately, so I haven't had the opportunity to listen to TB's blunders. In the few games I have watched, I've been taking notes. Here is what I've got from the few games I've watched.
1. About three weeks ago, TB said, "At this time, there is no player in any position that deserves to start in their position in the all-star game more than Brandon Phillips."
TB, I'd like to introduce you to Cubbies 2nd baseman Darwin Barney. At the time TB said, this, Barney had a higher batting average, more hits, more doubles, less strikeouts, more stolen bases and an identical OBP to Phillips. At the time, Barney had 2 fielding errors to Phillips' one.
I know TB really wants BP to be a "perennial all-star," but there are teams in cities other than Cincinnati and many of those teams have some pretty talented players (did someone say Albert Pujols or Jose Bautista?).
2.While playing the Cubs in early May, TB says, "Let's face it, Garza is not very good tonight." Sure, Garza wasn't striking out batters as usual, but it was a 3-3 game and all of the Reds runs were unearned. TB, I'd like to say this ... YOU'RE NOT VERY GOOD ANY NIGHT.
3. In last night's game against the Cubs, TB called Blake Dewitt "Casey Blake." Casey Blake plays for the Dodgers ... the Reds were playing the Cubs.
4. In the 8th inning of last night's game, TB said, "Mike Leake has only given up one hit tonight." Blake Dewitt then gets a hit and TB said, "That' the third hit of the night for Blake Dewitt." At the time, Leake had given up 10 hits.
5. Right after his miscue about the hits the Leake gave up, he said, "If you take away the bad starts that Leake has had, he's had a pretty good year." Sure TB, and if you take away all of the losses that the Cubbies have, they'd be undefeated.
6. In tonight's game, Jay Bruce catches a routine pop fly in right. TB says, "There may be a better right fielder in the AL, but there isn't a better one than Bruce in the NL." I think Bruce is a good outfielder, but once again, the stats tell a different story than TB's claim. The following NLstarting right fielders have a better fielding percentage than Bruce - K. Fukudome, J. Werth, A. Ethier, C. Beltran and G. Jones. Pence and Stanton aren't too far behind either. All of these guys are also similar to Bruce in chances, so I think I'm being pretty accurate here.
I decided that I will help TB out and just tell him who the better right fielders are in the AL. Once again, stats show that C. Swisher, N. Markakis, J. Francoeur, T. Hunter, J. Bautista and J. Drew are all having better defensive years than Bruce.
I pity da fool known as TB.
Monday, May 16, 2011
I gave TB a week to clean up his act...
... But I'm pretty sure it isn't going to matter.
I haven't listened to a Reds game in a week - my brother got married, so I was out of town. I'm sure I missed out on a ton of great TB moments.
Before tonight's game starts, I need to vent a little. When I arrived back home in Cincinnati last night, I noticed that someone had tried to start my Cubs house flag on fire. They failed, but it doesn't change my annoyance about the situation. In addition to the whole fire is a super dangerous thing, my main annoyance is this: If a Reds flag would be set on fire in Chicago, it would only fuel the "Cubs fans are the worst in baseball" argument. By the way, I think this argument is total crap. In fact, I have never set a flag on fire (not even a Green Bay one), so I think it's safe to say that Cincinnati has the worst fans in baseball. I mean according to TB's logic, since it happened once, it's "not an anomoly" and even if it was the culprit's first offense, I'd like to refer to him as a "perennial" fire starter (read the previous blogs if you're confused).
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest. Now, let's get on with the fun stuff.
1. While The Cowboy and TB discuss Carlos Zambrano, TB says, "He's the first guy to beat the tar out of a teammate in the dugout." If by "beat the tar" he means Zambrano and Micheal Barrett shoved each other in the dugout, then yes, he beat the tar out of his teammate. Did Zambrano later punch Barrett in the face in locker room? Yes, but this did not happen in the dugout, nor did Micheal Barrett lose all of his tar.
2. With Rolen batting in the 6th with runners on 1st and 3rd. The Cubs are up 4-3 and TB says, "He (Rolen) can give the Reds the lead," and when Rolen hits the ball to left field he says, "And he will." Brandon Phillips scores ... 3+1 = 4. Tie game at 4 does not equal a Reds lead.
3. TB calls James Russell Jeff Samardja in the 7th. Sure, he corrects himself ... but that doesn't take away the fact that he was wrong .... again.
4. After Stubbs throws Soriano out at home, TB says, "There is no one remotely close in the NL that plays defense like the Reds." - The Phillies, Braves and Rockies are all ahead of the Reds in team fielding. The Reds are also tied with the Brewers, Mets and Dodgers in team fielding. Sounds like TB has no clue what he is talking about. I'm starting to see a pattern develop.
Towards the end of the game, Amy looked at me and said, "I can't watch this anymore." You know it's pretty bad when a Reds fan can't stand to listen to the game when their team was down 0-4 and scored 7 runs in one inning to win the game.
Sigh. Another Cubbies loss is hard to swallow, but it's good to know that I have Len and Bob on my side.
I haven't listened to a Reds game in a week - my brother got married, so I was out of town. I'm sure I missed out on a ton of great TB moments.
Before tonight's game starts, I need to vent a little. When I arrived back home in Cincinnati last night, I noticed that someone had tried to start my Cubs house flag on fire. They failed, but it doesn't change my annoyance about the situation. In addition to the whole fire is a super dangerous thing, my main annoyance is this: If a Reds flag would be set on fire in Chicago, it would only fuel the "Cubs fans are the worst in baseball" argument. By the way, I think this argument is total crap. In fact, I have never set a flag on fire (not even a Green Bay one), so I think it's safe to say that Cincinnati has the worst fans in baseball. I mean according to TB's logic, since it happened once, it's "not an anomoly" and even if it was the culprit's first offense, I'd like to refer to him as a "perennial" fire starter (read the previous blogs if you're confused).
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest. Now, let's get on with the fun stuff.
1. While The Cowboy and TB discuss Carlos Zambrano, TB says, "He's the first guy to beat the tar out of a teammate in the dugout." If by "beat the tar" he means Zambrano and Micheal Barrett shoved each other in the dugout, then yes, he beat the tar out of his teammate. Did Zambrano later punch Barrett in the face in locker room? Yes, but this did not happen in the dugout, nor did Micheal Barrett lose all of his tar.
2. With Rolen batting in the 6th with runners on 1st and 3rd. The Cubs are up 4-3 and TB says, "He (Rolen) can give the Reds the lead," and when Rolen hits the ball to left field he says, "And he will." Brandon Phillips scores ... 3+1 = 4. Tie game at 4 does not equal a Reds lead.
3. TB calls James Russell Jeff Samardja in the 7th. Sure, he corrects himself ... but that doesn't take away the fact that he was wrong .... again.
4. After Stubbs throws Soriano out at home, TB says, "There is no one remotely close in the NL that plays defense like the Reds." - The Phillies, Braves and Rockies are all ahead of the Reds in team fielding. The Reds are also tied with the Brewers, Mets and Dodgers in team fielding. Sounds like TB has no clue what he is talking about. I'm starting to see a pattern develop.
Towards the end of the game, Amy looked at me and said, "I can't watch this anymore." You know it's pretty bad when a Reds fan can't stand to listen to the game when their team was down 0-4 and scored 7 runs in one inning to win the game.
Sigh. Another Cubbies loss is hard to swallow, but it's good to know that I have Len and Bob on my side.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
It continues.
I'm watching the game on WGN today and switch over to Fox Sports Ohio for the bottom of the 3rd inning. TB is at his best...
1. With Aramis Ramirez batting, TB says, "The Cubs have not hit a ball hard enough, outside of Ryan Dempster, to break an egg." - So, what is the line drive to left field by Fukudome in the first considered? And by the way, when Fukudome was up to bat a few batters ahead of Ramirez in the same inning, TB acknowledged the hit by Fuk. Perhaps TB has some short-term memory issues and I'm being too hard on him. Perhaps not.
2. Just for fun, I decide to listen to TB for the bottom of the 4th as well. Pena is up to bat for the Cubs and TB said, "It's not an anomoly for his batting average to start with a one." I'm going to turn to my friend, Mr. Stats, to see if this is true. Shocker, it's not. Pena has been in the league for 10 years and has a career batting average of .240. Last year was the only year he hit under .200. With this being said, I think it is safe to call one year out of ten an anomoly. Speaking of Pena, here's a fun fact - Joey Votto has played three full seasons in the majors. In those three years (2008-2010), Pena has scored more runs, hit more home runs and driven in more RBIs than Votto. Sure, Votto has more hits, less strike outs and a higher average, but I just thought I'd share this since you'd never hear this type of information from TB.
3. In the top of the 9th, TB and The Cowboy discuss the Cubs' recent west coast trip. TB says, "The Cubs got run over in Arizona." - The Cubs went 2-2 in Arizona. I would consider being "run over" if the Cubs had been swept, or maybe even gone 1-3. Playing .500 ball is hardly getting "run over," but if it is, then TB should be the first to say that the Reds have gotten run over much of this season. Just sayin'.
Happy trip to Houston, TB. Try not to get run over by those 'Stros.
1. With Aramis Ramirez batting, TB says, "The Cubs have not hit a ball hard enough, outside of Ryan Dempster, to break an egg." - So, what is the line drive to left field by Fukudome in the first considered? And by the way, when Fukudome was up to bat a few batters ahead of Ramirez in the same inning, TB acknowledged the hit by Fuk. Perhaps TB has some short-term memory issues and I'm being too hard on him. Perhaps not.
2. Just for fun, I decide to listen to TB for the bottom of the 4th as well. Pena is up to bat for the Cubs and TB said, "It's not an anomoly for his batting average to start with a one." I'm going to turn to my friend, Mr. Stats, to see if this is true. Shocker, it's not. Pena has been in the league for 10 years and has a career batting average of .240. Last year was the only year he hit under .200. With this being said, I think it is safe to call one year out of ten an anomoly. Speaking of Pena, here's a fun fact - Joey Votto has played three full seasons in the majors. In those three years (2008-2010), Pena has scored more runs, hit more home runs and driven in more RBIs than Votto. Sure, Votto has more hits, less strike outs and a higher average, but I just thought I'd share this since you'd never hear this type of information from TB.
3. In the top of the 9th, TB and The Cowboy discuss the Cubs' recent west coast trip. TB says, "The Cubs got run over in Arizona." - The Cubs went 2-2 in Arizona. I would consider being "run over" if the Cubs had been swept, or maybe even gone 1-3. Playing .500 ball is hardly getting "run over," but if it is, then TB should be the first to say that the Reds have gotten run over much of this season. Just sayin'.
Happy trip to Houston, TB. Try not to get run over by those 'Stros.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
My ears are bleeding.
I lost it when I turned on Fox Saturday Baseball this afternoon and heard TB's voice. I cried (yes, it was fake) but it still caused my dog Wesley to go into a bit of a frenzy. I know I keep repeating myself, but he is just awful, and I just can't understand why he has a broadcasting gig, let alone a national broadcasting gig.
During today's game on Fox, he continues to ramble on and on and on about how great the Reds are, but can't even acknowledge a good play by the Cubbies (i.e. Ramirez's outstanding diving catch to take away an extra base hit). Don't get me wrong, I think the Reds are good, but my opinion doesn't matter as I'm not paid to be an unbiased broadcaster. When I'm listening to a game, I want to hear the play-by-play with occasional commentary. With TB, you get occasional play-by-play (which is often times incorrect) with A LOT of commentary, which is really just him blabbering about how the Reds are better than whatever team they are playing that day.
Here are a few things from today's game:
1. While explaining the sign on the Wrigley rooftops, TB said the AC stands for "Another Championship." Wrong. It actually stands for Anno Catuli, which translates into "In the Year of the Cubs." Props to my friend Elise for pointing this out.
2. While discussing the starting pitchers of today's game, TB said, "After last year, you have to put Arroyo up in the company of guys like Halladay, Sabathia and Lincecum." Ok, maybe Arroyo has won 15 games in each of the past few seasons, but seriously? The stats tell a different story ... and also show that Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright, Tim Hudson, John Lester, David Price, Justin Verlander and Ubaldo Jimenez (to name a few), all had better year's than Arroyo. I'm not saying Arroyo is bad, I'm just saying that just because he's plays for the Reds, doesn't mean he is one of the best. If you were choosing your fantasy team, would you choose Arroyo before any of these guys?
3. "Jay Bruce should have won a Gold Glove last year." Is this the same Jay Bruce that made an error on a routine pop fly in the NLDS against Philly? Although I might agree with TB that Gold Gloves should be given to a left fielder, center fielder and right fielder (instead of just to "outfielders"), it isn't the way it works, and if it did, the Gold Glove could have easily gone to Ethier or Francoeur. Pence didn't have too bad of a season either. And by the way TB, Marlon Byrd's defensive numbers last year were pretty much identical to Bruce's ... do you think he was screwed out of the award as well? Of course not ... because Byrd doesn't play for the Reds.
Perhaps the most irritating thing from today's broadcast was TB's inability to say anything positive about the Cubs. I get it, he's a Reds announcer (which is why he shouldn't have done the game today), and he was also let go of by the Cubbies in the 90's when they chose Chip Carey to announce the games instead of him. Hold a grudge much, TB? But seriously, he couldn't even acknowledge that it was a good play when power-hitting Pena surprised everyone and laid down a 2-strike bunt for a single. Nor could he say anything besides a grunting "Yes" when his sidekick Tim McCarver acknowledged that awesome defensive play by Ramirez. If it would have been a Reds player that did either of the two, he'd still be talking about it.
Chicago didn't want you and you've found your home in the Nati. Time to move on, TB.
During today's game on Fox, he continues to ramble on and on and on about how great the Reds are, but can't even acknowledge a good play by the Cubbies (i.e. Ramirez's outstanding diving catch to take away an extra base hit). Don't get me wrong, I think the Reds are good, but my opinion doesn't matter as I'm not paid to be an unbiased broadcaster. When I'm listening to a game, I want to hear the play-by-play with occasional commentary. With TB, you get occasional play-by-play (which is often times incorrect) with A LOT of commentary, which is really just him blabbering about how the Reds are better than whatever team they are playing that day.
Here are a few things from today's game:
1. While explaining the sign on the Wrigley rooftops, TB said the AC stands for "Another Championship." Wrong. It actually stands for Anno Catuli, which translates into "In the Year of the Cubs." Props to my friend Elise for pointing this out.
2. While discussing the starting pitchers of today's game, TB said, "After last year, you have to put Arroyo up in the company of guys like Halladay, Sabathia and Lincecum." Ok, maybe Arroyo has won 15 games in each of the past few seasons, but seriously? The stats tell a different story ... and also show that Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright, Tim Hudson, John Lester, David Price, Justin Verlander and Ubaldo Jimenez (to name a few), all had better year's than Arroyo. I'm not saying Arroyo is bad, I'm just saying that just because he's plays for the Reds, doesn't mean he is one of the best. If you were choosing your fantasy team, would you choose Arroyo before any of these guys?
3. "Jay Bruce should have won a Gold Glove last year." Is this the same Jay Bruce that made an error on a routine pop fly in the NLDS against Philly? Although I might agree with TB that Gold Gloves should be given to a left fielder, center fielder and right fielder (instead of just to "outfielders"), it isn't the way it works, and if it did, the Gold Glove could have easily gone to Ethier or Francoeur. Pence didn't have too bad of a season either. And by the way TB, Marlon Byrd's defensive numbers last year were pretty much identical to Bruce's ... do you think he was screwed out of the award as well? Of course not ... because Byrd doesn't play for the Reds.
Perhaps the most irritating thing from today's broadcast was TB's inability to say anything positive about the Cubs. I get it, he's a Reds announcer (which is why he shouldn't have done the game today), and he was also let go of by the Cubbies in the 90's when they chose Chip Carey to announce the games instead of him. Hold a grudge much, TB? But seriously, he couldn't even acknowledge that it was a good play when power-hitting Pena surprised everyone and laid down a 2-strike bunt for a single. Nor could he say anything besides a grunting "Yes" when his sidekick Tim McCarver acknowledged that awesome defensive play by Ramirez. If it would have been a Reds player that did either of the two, he'd still be talking about it.
Chicago didn't want you and you've found your home in the Nati. Time to move on, TB.
I can't believe I forgot this one.
This might be the best one so far this year ... I can't believe I forgot to include it.
Ramon Hernandez hit a 3 run walk-off homer in the season opener to beat the Brewers 4-2. During pre-game the next day, TB says, "Ramon Hernandez hit a walk-off 3 run homer to beat the Brewers by 4 yesterday." - 4 minus 2 is 2, big guy. Not to mention the fact that it is impossible to hit a walk-off and win by more than the amount of runs driven in with the hit. Geesh.
Ramon Hernandez hit a 3 run walk-off homer in the season opener to beat the Brewers 4-2. During pre-game the next day, TB says, "Ramon Hernandez hit a walk-off 3 run homer to beat the Brewers by 4 yesterday." - 4 minus 2 is 2, big guy. Not to mention the fact that it is impossible to hit a walk-off and win by more than the amount of runs driven in with the hit. Geesh.
Friday, May 6, 2011
I have to watch the Reds games on mute.
Some people might read this and say that I'm a Reds hater. I don't hate the Reds, but I am a Cubs fan living in Cincinnati. I watch many of the Reds games (when the Cubs aren't playing), and have recently started to watch them on mute due to Reds announcer Thom Brennaman, who might just be the worst sports announcer on tv. We all know of his love for Tim Tebow, but he doesn't seem to have a love for facts - you'll see what I mean in a minute.
Amy (my Reds-loving) girlfriend, often has to hear of the pain (almost daily) that Thom Brennaman causes me. She is actually the one who suggested I write this - I think she's hoping it's cathartic for me, but she's also witnessed many of his mishaps with me.
This blog applies solely to Thom Brennaman, not Marty. Marty is great, but my dad was a great roofer ... that's doesn't mean I should go grab a ladder.
We're 30 games into the season, so I'm sure I've missed some doozies. Here are some of my favorite TB bloopers from this season so far:
1. Brandon Phillips is a "perennial All-Star" - Huh? I may have gone to public school, but I do know that the word perennial does not apply to a player who has been an All-Star one time in nine seasons.
2. Who is James Bourgeois? According to TB, he plays outfield for the Houston Astros. That's funny, I thought that guy was named Jason.
3. Against the Astros, Chris Heisey bunts down the 3rd base line, TB says, "Wallace could have thrown him out if he wasn't playing so far back at 3rd." - Wallace plays 1st for the Astros. I think he meant to say Chris Johnson. Johnson, Wallace ... same difference.
4. "Last year, Nick Masset was the best set-up guy in baseball." - Last season, Kerry Wood, Ryan Madson, Arthur Rhodes, Matt Thornton, Scott Downs and Brian Fuentes all had a lower ERA and surrendered less hits. All of these guys also held opposing batters to lower batting averages, so it totally makes sense that Masset was the best.
5. I'm watching the Cubs v. Reds as I type this. Thank goodness the game is on WGN, but I switch over to Fox Sports Ohio just to hear TB. In 1/2 inning, he gets the count wrong (it was 2-1 on Gomes, not 2-2), and confuses Darwin Barney and Starlin Castro. I consider myself lucky that all of the games this weekend are on WGN or Fox.
Stay tuned ... there will be much more to come!
Amy (my Reds-loving) girlfriend, often has to hear of the pain (almost daily) that Thom Brennaman causes me. She is actually the one who suggested I write this - I think she's hoping it's cathartic for me, but she's also witnessed many of his mishaps with me.
This blog applies solely to Thom Brennaman, not Marty. Marty is great, but my dad was a great roofer ... that's doesn't mean I should go grab a ladder.
We're 30 games into the season, so I'm sure I've missed some doozies. Here are some of my favorite TB bloopers from this season so far:
1. Brandon Phillips is a "perennial All-Star" - Huh? I may have gone to public school, but I do know that the word perennial does not apply to a player who has been an All-Star one time in nine seasons.
2. Who is James Bourgeois? According to TB, he plays outfield for the Houston Astros. That's funny, I thought that guy was named Jason.
3. Against the Astros, Chris Heisey bunts down the 3rd base line, TB says, "Wallace could have thrown him out if he wasn't playing so far back at 3rd." - Wallace plays 1st for the Astros. I think he meant to say Chris Johnson. Johnson, Wallace ... same difference.
4. "Last year, Nick Masset was the best set-up guy in baseball." - Last season, Kerry Wood, Ryan Madson, Arthur Rhodes, Matt Thornton, Scott Downs and Brian Fuentes all had a lower ERA and surrendered less hits. All of these guys also held opposing batters to lower batting averages, so it totally makes sense that Masset was the best.
5. I'm watching the Cubs v. Reds as I type this. Thank goodness the game is on WGN, but I switch over to Fox Sports Ohio just to hear TB. In 1/2 inning, he gets the count wrong (it was 2-1 on Gomes, not 2-2), and confuses Darwin Barney and Starlin Castro. I consider myself lucky that all of the games this weekend are on WGN or Fox.
Stay tuned ... there will be much more to come!
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