If At First You Don't Succeed...

I'm going to try this again. And this time, no pictures. I lost the first bit of the conversation, so we'll just jump right in middle. We thought we'd give you a bit of insight into our lovely real time conversations while watching Reds games. We had to "watch" this one online, though. Which isn't really watching. Anyway, here we go:


Christina (8:21:03 PM): oh, someone was growing facial hair
Christina (8:21:09 PM): I wanna say it was kearns
Christina(8:21:26 PM): but I get so frustrated with their groomin that I can't remember
Christina(8:21:36 PM): I meant to add a g to that
Jacci (8:21:50 PM): Groomin adds the perfect touch, though
Christina(8:21:59 PM): nice and southern
Jacci (8:22:22 PM): Bunt pops?
Jacci (8:22:30 PM): That doesn't make sense.
Christina(8:22:33 PM): nope
Jacci (8:23:03 PM): But, it's an out for them which is good for us, so I'll take it.
Christina(8:23:38 PM): yes
Christina(8:23:45 PM): uh-oh
Christina(8:23:59 PM): there is a coaching visit to the mound
Christina (8:24:08 PM): oh, because he just loaded the bases
Christina (8:24:11 PM): damn
Jacci (8:25:24 PM): Good job Claussen.
Christina (8:25:48 PM): a wild pitch when the bases are loaded?
Christina (8:25:51 PM): bad idea
Christina (8:25:59 PM): you can't walk him!!!!!!
Christina (8:26:06 PM): there is no where to put him!!!!!!
Christina (8:26:11 PM): throw strikes dammit!!!!
Jacci (8:26:24 PM): Damnation. I can't copy and paste the IM into the blog
Christina (8:26:44 PM): why not?
Christina (8:26:57 PM): son of a mother
Christina (8:27:02 PM): he just walked him
Jacci (8:27:10 PM): I guess itw as just too long. I got it in small snippets
Jacci (8:27:14 PM): GREAT!
Christina (8:27:16 PM): I would like to make my own visit to the mound
Christina (8:27:19 PM): oh no
Jacci (8:27:20 PM): Me too
Jacci (8:27:22 PM): With a bat
Christina (8:27:22 PM): it's overbay (it is important to note here that we hate Overbay. Almost as much as Steinbrenner)
Christina (8:27:26 PM): ha
Christina (8:29:00 PM): oh no
Christina (8:29:05 PM): he's gonna walk overbay
Christina (8:29:13 PM): I don't even like overbay's picture
Christina (8:29:18 PM): looks very full of himself
Christina (8:29:31 PM): or Overbay is going to score on his own
Jacci (8:29:33 PM): Yes he does.
Christina (8:29:37 PM): OH CRAP
Christina (8:29:43 PM): Game Over
Christina (8:30:02 PM): Not another visit to the mound
Christina (8:30:07 PM): TAKE HIM OUT!
Jacci (8:30:10 PM): Coaching visit to mound = bye bye Claussen
Christina (8:30:18 PM): best be
Jacci (8:30:23 PM): It will.
Christina (8:30:27 PM): it should have equaled that last time
Christina (8:33:03 PM): hey
Christina (8:33:09 PM): hadn't seen Coffey in a while
Christina (8:33:45 PM): I wonder if Claussen just doubled his ERA with that one
Christina (8:34:13 PM): he was on my fantasy team too
Christina (8:34:22 PM): I guess I can say goodbye to winning that
Jacci (8:35:00 PM): Yeah. I totally forgot about the second season of that
Jacci (8:35:11 PM): I think Coffey may have played briefly on Thursday
Christina (8:35:14 PM): eh, it's not going so hot
Christina (8:35:39 PM): really? I thought I saw that game too
Christina (8:35:51 PM): no, wait, not Thursdays
Jacci (8:36:15 PM): Thursday was an afternoon game
Christina (8:36:20 PM): ah yes
Christina (8:36:25 PM): I saw wednesdays
Christina (8:36:31 PM): GO DUNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Christina (8:36:46 PM): strike
Christina (8:37:06 PM): strike
Christina (8:37:11 PM): not what I meant Dunn
Christina (8:41:15 PM): GO VALENTIN!
Christina (8:41:22 PM): HOMERUN! HOMERUN!
Jacci (8:41:25 PM): Go Valentin indeed!
Jacci (8:41:45 PM): Kearns singled! Missed that.
Christina (8:41:49 PM): yes he did
Jacci (8:41:53 PM): Not a home run, but in play without outs
Christina (8:42:01 PM): a single
Jacci (8:42:04 PM): HOly crap! Kearns made it to third
Christina (8:42:13 PM): and newly skinny Kearns made it to 3rd
Jacci (8:42:15 PM): Lost weight, picked up speed.
Jacci (8:42:16 PM): Yes he did
Jacci (8:42:30 PM): Coaching visit to mound for them. HA!
Christina (8:42:32 PM): why is there a coaching visit to the mound?
Christina (8:42:38 PM): they're up by 8
Jacci (8:42:38 PM): Because we scare them so much
Christina (8:42:50 PM): Encarnacion is up
Jacci (8:43:02 PM): And that 8 could quickly disappear if he freaks out too much
Christina (8:43:06 PM): better not make me even sadder that Randa left so he could be called up
Jacci (8:44:39 PM): He better be amazing. Considering that Randa was only supposed to be filling his spot til he was ready
Christina (8:44:50 PM): and he popped out
Christina (8:44:55 PM): way to go
Christina (8:47:03 PM): Keisler!
Christina (8:47:04 PM): yay!
Christina (8:47:13 PM): too bad we're already down by 8
Jacci (8:47:28 PM): We can make it
Christina (8:48:11 PM): Keisler looks quite hungover in his picture
Christina (8:48:22 PM): or like he just hasn't slept in days
Jacci (8:49:10 PM): He always looks like that I think. He always has puffy eyes
Christina (8:49:56 PM): he should try some cooling cucumber slices
Jacci (8:50:12 PM): He should.
Christina (8:50:13 PM): because that's manly
Jacci (8:50:18 PM): It would feel wonderful
Jacci (8:50:19 PM): Very
Christina (8:50:30 PM): I think it would feel kind of slimy
Jacci (8:50:40 PM): Not if they were fresh from the garden
Jacci (8:50:46 PM): They're not so wet then
Christina (8:50:48 PM): I guess
Jacci (8:51:21 PM): Or he could get the fake paper ones from the cosmetics aisle
Christina (8:51:30 PM): yes
Christina (8:53:19 PM): Grounds into a double play!
Christina (8:54:40 PM): PIGPEN!
Christina (9:00:23 PM): Freel stole a base
Christina (9:01:12 PM): the gameday is going nuts
Christina (9:01:25 PM): it won't let me see the current inning
Christina (9:02:06 PM): yay! 2 to 9
Jacci (9:02:10 PM): Hooray!
Jacci (9:02:15 PM): Slowly making our way back up
Christina (9:03:03 PM): gameday is working again too
Jacci (9:03:20 PM): Yes it is
Christina (9:03:33 PM): and the Reds website just changed it's headline to "Claussen dismissed after ineffective outing"
Christina (9:03:40 PM): I'd say that's an understatement
Christina (9:05:28 PM): lopez stole a base too
Christina (9:05:32 PM): and they walked casey
Christina (9:05:42 PM): coaching visit!
Christina (9:05:50 PM): oh, it's Griffey
Christina (9:06:01 PM): HOMERUN!
Christina (9:06:41 PM): or fly out
Christina (9:06:49 PM): at least lopez got to third
Jacci (9:07:28 PM): Good enough
Christina (9:07:44 PM): Yay Aurilia!
Christina (9:07:51 PM): GO DUNN!!!
Jacci (9:08:00 PM): Yay yay yay. Go Reds Go
Christina (9:08:01 PM): DON'T STRIKE OUT THIS TIME!
Jacci (9:08:10 PM): Walking him would be okay.
Christina (9:08:18 PM): yes
Christina (9:08:25 PM): then kearns can hit a grand slam
Jacci (9:08:32 PM): Which it looks like they're going to do
Christina (9:08:44 PM): YAY!!!!
Christina (9:08:46 PM): no, he hit it!
Jacci (9:08:49 PM): Scoring play!
Christina (9:08:51 PM): go dunn!
Christina (9:08:56 PM): I hope it was a homerun
Christina (9:08:59 PM): I hate gameday
Christina (9:09:03 PM): it's so delayed
Jacci (9:09:11 PM): I know. The anticipation is too much
Jacci (9:09:26 PM): Looks like it was in the perfect place to be a homerun
Christina (9:09:35 PM): nice double though
Jacci (9:09:36 PM): Double. Good enough
Christina (9:09:40 PM): and he's in scoring position
Jacci (9:09:40 PM): And looks like an error
Christina (9:09:43 PM): yes
Christina (9:09:50 PM): and here comes kearns
Jacci (9:09:58 PM): Go Kearns!
Christina (9:10:12 PM): make our Bring back Kearns Campaign worthwhile!
Jacci (9:10:25 PM): Indeed. Intentional walk, mayhaps? Nope, there's a strike
Jacci (9:11:03 PM): HOMERUN KEARNS!!!
Christina (9:11:06 PM): dammit kearns! don't strike out!
Jacci (9:11:11 PM): HOMERUN!
Christina (9:11:22 PM): HOMERUN!
Christina (9:11:32 PM): maybe if we both say it it'll happen
Jacci (9:11:49 PM): It has to
Christina (9:11:49 PM): Full count!
Jacci (9:12:01 PM): Go Kearnsy!!!!
Jacci (9:12:12 PM): Damn it
Christina (9:12:12 PM): dammit!
Christina (9:12:26 PM): it wasn't even a sac fly either
Jacci (9:12:33 PM): Nope, how disappointing
Christina (9:12:34 PM): Valentin is up though
Jacci (9:12:37 PM): Yep
Jacci (9:12:48 PM): It's about time for another homerun
Christina (9:12:51 PM): he didn't hit a homerun last night, so he is obviously due
Jacci (9:12:57 PM): Yep
Christina (9:14:46 PM): don't just strand Dunn at 3rd! hit it!
Christina (9:15:51 PM): this may be Santos' last inning too
Christina (9:15:57 PM): his pitch count is pretty hight
Christina (9:16:03 PM): without a t
Christina (9:16:41 PM): Damn
Christina (9:16:44 PM): stranded dunn
Jacci (9:17:05 PM): Poor Dunn
Christina (9:18:00 PM): we have 2 more hits than them
Christina (9:18:03 PM): that is sad
Christina (9:18:29 PM): at least we're in a spot to win it though
Christina (9:18:49 PM): so long as our pitching can keep them from scoring more
Christina (9:19:00 PM): Keisler is back!
Christina (9:19:06 PM): yup
Jacci (9:19:07 PM): yeah, much faith in Keisler
Christina (9:19:10 PM): santos is done
Jacci (9:19:15 PM): Bye bye santos
Christina (9:19:45 PM): not so nice seeing you
Jacci (9:21:25 PM): NOpe
Jacci (9:21:31 PM): Now it's time to kick some booty
Christina (9:21:47 PM): yes
Christina (9:22:00 PM): walking this guy isn't the way to do that
Jacci (9:22:48 PM): No it isn't.
Jacci (9:22:52 PM): Butt kicking!
Christina (9:23:12 PM): yup, he walked him
Jacci (9:23:25 PM): Great.
Christina (9:31:53 PM): crap
Christina (9:31:59 PM): it is now an 11 to 5 game
Jacci (9:32:06 PM): Sucktastic
Jacci (9:33:02 PM): uh-oh. Internet tried to die there for a sec
Christina (9:35:44 PM): not good
Jacci (9:36:28 PM): It came back to life.
Christina (9:39:21 PM): damn, we're going 123
Jacci (9:40:02 PM): Crap
Jacci (9:40:17 PM): I think it just might be over. I'm not one to give up on anything until the end, but I don't think we've got any hope
Christina (9:42:21 PM): I know
Christina (9:42:23 PM): it's sad
Christina (9:42:37 PM): uhoh
Jacci (9:42:51 PM): More runs for them? Because that would just be awesome
Christina (9:43:06 PM): they changed pitchers but Olmedo is staying in the game as shortstop
Christina (9:43:12 PM): I hope lopez isn't hurt
Christina (9:43:38 PM): and no more runs
Jacci (9:44:12 PM): Well at least no more runs.
Jacci (9:44:15 PM): Maybe he's tired
Christina (9:44:41 PM): no, no more runs for us
Christina (9:44:44 PM): that's bad
Christina (9:44:56 PM): super new hottie is pitching though
Jacci (9:45:18 PM): Go Standridge! Do something to validate your hotness!
Christina (9:45:44 PM): I'd like to make a different kind of coaching visit to the mound
Jacci (9:45:55 PM): Hahaha
Jacci (9:46:09 PM): Crap. I guess I'm going outside to sit with my neighbors while they drink by the fire.
Jacci (9:46:20 PM): I suppose if they're at my house i should make an appearance.
Christina (9:46:24 PM): well, this game is a lost cause anywya
Jacci (9:46:27 PM): Yep
Jacci (9:46:31 PM): I've given up on it
Jacci (9:46:50 PM): Perhaps if I give up on it they will win
Christina (9:46:57 PM): yeah

So there you have that. My plan didn't work. I gave up on the game, and they lost it. They tried to make a comeback. But 7 runs doesn't cut it when the bad guys have 11. Oh well! They'll take it today and win the series. How else are they going to make it to the playoffs?