When I think of the Cincinnati Reds, I will always and forever think back to the Big Red Machine of the 1970s. I’m not old enough to remember watching those teams, but after a fortuitous trip to Yankee Stadium when I was seven years old transformed me into a Yankee fan for life, I vividly remember flipping through a pack of baseball cards and painfully reading about the Yankees’ sweep the previous year at the hands of the Reds in the 1976 World Series. Sure, that was decades ago, and the Reds have since given us players like Paul O’Neill and Aroldis Chapman, but the little boy in me still holds that grudge.
Tonight the Reds come in to town for a brief two-game series. It would behoove the Yankees to win both games, because these Reds aren’t big, and they aren’t a machine. Only three teams in baseball have worse records than Cincinnati, and if it weren’t for Scooter Gennett’s four-homer game from a few weeks ago or the trade rumors surrounding shortstop Zack Cozart, they’d be completely irrelevant.
Our young Jordan Montgomery takes the mound against the equally young Luís Castillo. The Yankees have historically struggled against rookie pitchers (Castillo will be making just his seventh career start), but hopefully that won’t be case tonight. Perhaps the Score Truck will even make an appearance. As Alex would say, “Let’s Go Yank-ees!”
Gardner, CF
C. Frazier, LF
Judge, RF
Holliday, DH
Gregorius, SS
Headley, 1B
T. Frazier, 3B
Wade, 2B
Romine, C
Montgomery (6-5, 101.1 IP, 93 K, 32 BB, 4.09 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, .247/.305/.413)
Aw rats I only get the Reds feed
All things considered, the good guys are in decent position. Go Yankees!
Frazier never fails to disappoint.
Oh my gawd! What a clusterfuck
So how many Yankees have hit into a TRIPLE PLAY in their first Stadium at bat?!?!?
[5] Ha!
Yay, second run
I really liked Judge's single. When he is hitting well he hits those kinds of singles.
Sweet play by Didi. And Headley with the scoop!
Quiet, Reds announcers. Too early
Hi all!
Yay
Yeah Wade! As soon as I realized he was the one running I felt good.
hi all from me too. Got the PIX feed. Where's Mel Allen?
this could be a crooked number inning...
No way to tag home there
I accept the walk.
Now how about a 3-rbi double?
well, better nothin
Nope.
Rats!
boo! damn it.
nice work Montgomery.
Oh, they mentioned on the WPIX broadcast that they used to pipe the radio broadcast into the dugout. I never knew that.
hope the yanks put this one away.... the wife has a movie she wants to watch
Todd Frazier is from Toms River?
hope he has a driver.
[26] Probably use Uber, huh?
so tommorrow is a day game. I think it's on the MLB.
Monty being very efficient tonight
Uncle Charlie to buckle Votto. Nice.
Ok well I thought he was still dealing. But my nieces called so I may have missed some semantics.
Oh, goodie. Fallon doesn't know where it's going.
Dellin! Damn phone!
Well this sucks.
Ugh
Ha, strikeout. Some insurance please
DIDI!
Thank you
Didi! Damn, man.
YES! Yankees win!
Monty was The Man tonight. Nice win. Can't root in the goldbricking game ( as AB says) tomorrow. Bollocks. Cheers y'all.
Geez, let the dogs out and missed the ninth. Good win, night all
[42] Wait up. Who let the dogs out?
[sorry]
[0] Love the baseball card, Hank. Cool intro.