Womack determined to win second base job

by JD Arney on Dec 16, 2005 11:36 AM EST in News

He can get back into a starting role in Cincinnati, which traded two prospects to New York for him last week. The Reds don't have a proven second baseman.
"I've got the mind-set of coming in and winning the job at second base," he said. "I feel I've got a lot left. I don't feel like I'm slowing down."

I just wish that just once these type of players (read: terrible) would simply say "I'm here to help as best I can". I can't get mad at him for being competitive and wanting to start, but come on. And yeah, I can get mad at DanO for not explaining to his newest acquisition that he'll be spending a lot of time on the bench. But then again he probably will be starting.

"You have to love the way that Ryan Freel plays the game, but he does enhance his risk of injury as a result," general manager Dan O'Brien said Thursday. "We all know that. So it certainly plays into the overall equation."
The Reds led the National League in homers, doubles and runs, but finished last in pitching. One of their offseason goals is to add more speed to the roster, giving the lineup a chance to squeeze out runs instead of relying on homers.

I root for a mind bogglingly stupid franchise.

I keep telling myself that this too will end and one day we'll again have a GM who doesn't have his head up his ass. It will happen. It might take a month, it might take a year, it might take (God forbid) ten years, but the day will come. It came for the Bengals and it'll come for the Reds. For now we just have to keep digging at the question of how low our Reds can sink.

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I root for a mind bogglingly stupid franchise.

Yeah, I know... It amazes me that I keep coming back.

by TheDude @ Red Reporter on Dec 16, 2005 4:41 PM EST reply actions

food for thought

Pick one:

Dick Wagner or Dan O'Brien.

by ohiobobcat on Dec 16, 2005 4:44 PM EST reply actions

More like

Dan O'Brien or Bill Bergesch.

by jprose on Dec 16, 2005 5:15 PM EST up reply actions

White Sox

Unfortunately, you're going to see a lot more of this because of how the White Sox hit the jackpot last year. I remember here in Detroit hearing the play by play guy say something to this effect

"Carlos Lee is a better player then Scott Podsednik, but this was a good trade and made the team better."

Huh??

Anyway, because it worked for the Sox (who are now stuck with Ozzie Guillen), you'll see a lot more teams looking to small ball to win games.

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by Blade on Dec 16, 2005 5:18 PM EST reply actions

Re: White Sox

"Small ball" worked for the Sox when they used it, but it's easy to look smart when you hit a ton of HRs and have a great rotation. I'm not sure how many teams will try to emmulate the "small ball" aspect of the White Sox. There didn't seem to be a lot teams the preivous year emmulating the "moneyball" of the Red Sox. If the Reds were going to copy someone's model, I'd prefer it be the A's, Twins, or Braves.

by ken on Dec 17, 2005 11:56 AM EST reply actions

Model

I'd have to go with the Jay's current plan of attack. Even though Dano has proved he doesn't know how to spend gobs of money, it would be fun to watch.
On a side note, how does ESPN qualify calling what Florida is doing as an "Overhaul"?

"When the end of the world comes, I want to be in Cincinnati because it's always twenty years behind the times."-Mark Twain

by sukr on Dec 17, 2005 5:35 PM EST reply actions