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.