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Motts in relief. DeAza greets Motts with a leadoff basehit off a 96mph fastball.

Beckham sacrifices DeAza to second.

Viciedo infield hit and Konerko batting with runners on first and third and one out.

Paulie grounds into a doubleplay. Sox lose. We remain 1 1/2 game back.

MtFan wrote:Ismael Rogers doesn't look half bad at first glance. He throws 96-97 and seems to stay around the plate.

He tracks at just below a strikeout per inning thus far in his career. I like that.

Trivia, he rose to note in Colorado when they traded Jimenez to us.

MtFan wrote:Damon really looks like he has no business being on a MLB field as a player.

I didn't mind the Damon signing with the terms when we picked him up.

He's making the decision easier for what to do when Grady Sizemore comes back.

(for maybe a game, or two?)

I'll bet that we are in First Place when July 1 comes around.

Buckle up.

Damon is killling us.

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:26 am
Damon is killling us.

Someone in the Front Office lobbied for Damon. Tough to admit a mistake.

Cut your losses and move on.

Lowe and Dusty Baker our really pissed at each other

Baker fires back at Lowe with explosive accusations
06/14/12 at 10:27am Written by jfay 9 Comments


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Dusty Baker responded angrily to Cleveland starter Derek Lowe’s postgame rant against him. Lowe said he didn’t respect Baker over some incident a few years ago.

Here’s what Baker said:

“He had some words for me. I really didn’t want to make a public thing or a public spectacle. He’s the one who brought it up. He had some choice words for me. I really don’t care if he respects me. It doesn’t matter.

“No. 1, you’ve got to ask him why he hit Joey Votto in the back two years ago. Yesterday, he took exception to a ball inside that didn’t hit him, then hit Brandon Phillips after that.

“I’m not denying nothing. I didn’t order anyone to hit him. I told (Mat Latos) to buzz him and make him uncomfortable. That’s what happened. Nobody hit him. Then he hit our guy.

“What he was talking about was something that he said and did a few years. You got to ask him what that was. You got a lot people involved in the situation that didn’t need to be involved in the situation. It didn’t come from there.

“Go ask him since he made it public. Understand what I’m saying. I’ll let it rest at that since he’s such a big man running his mouth talking about himself.”

It really got ugly when a reporter asked Baker if it bother him when a player says he doesn’t respect you?

“Man, I don’t care,” Baker said. A lot of people don’t respect me. He don’t respect himself. The word was whatever he did and said probably there was a good chance he was drinking at the ballpark and he don’t remember what he said or what he did. OK.

“When he said I shook my finger at him to say I didn’t have nothing to do with it. It wasn’t to say I didn’t have anything to do with it. It was to say: Don’t mess with me or my team. That’s what that means. He better learn sign language. OK.

“I’m done with it.”

Asked about it, Lowe said: “I’m not going to say anything today. I don’t care what he said.”

Dusty -- I had Latos buzz him and then states

"You got a lot people involved in the situation that didn’t need to be involved in the situation."

Why start the situation again with an inside pitch.

I thought Lowe looked really, really agitated on the mound yesterday. He doesn't do himself any favors to be worked up like that, he's a better pitcher if he keeps his composure.

He needs to let go of all that crap.

Tomlin with another hit, but he also allowed a 3 run homer in the first. Tribe had started the scoring with 2 in the top of the inning, including a Choo leadoff homer.

BP HR makes it 4-2. Tomlin always subject to longball and he's playing in the most HR friendly park. Not a good combo

A bunch more hits off Tomlin stay in the field of play, now's it 6-2 Reds on 10 hits in the 5th.