O'Brien Denies Bowden Story

by JD Arney on Jul 8, 2005 12:52 PM EDT in News

From the DDN:

That, though, isn't what some folks in Washington say is the obstacle. They say that obstacle is a refusal by Reds General Manager Dan O'Brien to return Bowden's phone calls or e-mails.
It's the second time this season that charge has surfaced, the first time in the Dayton Daily News and again Thursday in The Washington Post. O'Brien flatly denies it.
Said The Washington Post report, "Don't look for Eric Milton to wind up in Washington by the July 31 trade deadline. A club source reiterated yesterday that the Reds won't return Bowden's calls and that they aren't going to do anything to help Jim win."
O'Brien is in Billings, Mont., with the club's Pioneer Rookie League team and laughed aloud when the report was read to him.
"I've probably not talked to Jim in about 10 days," he said. "I explained to him at that time that our manager, Jerry Narron, and the coaches asked me for 10 days to two weeks to get a handle on our personnel. He said he would get back to me then."
O'Brien paused and laughed again before saying, "I got an e-mail from Jim Bowden today giving me his new e-mail address."
O'Brien said not much is active on the trade front anywhere right now, "But I expect appreciable activity to pick up during the All-Star Game."

My opinion of O'Brien would change quite a bit if he could get rid of Milton. For anything. Anything at all.

The next month should be quite interesting in Reds Land. And then football starts, so we've got that to look forward to at least. And the offseason. Maybe some more trades ... or something.

I wonder what it's like to root for a team that goes to the playoffs? It's been six - ten years, I can't really remember.

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complete games

Nevermind the playoffs. I can't remember the last time we had a starting pitcher who was remotely a threat to throw a complete game. It must be nice...

by Red Menace on Jul 8, 2005 1:07 PM EDT reply actions

playoffs

Lets start smaller tah that, if Adam Dunn ever hits a sac fly then we may start to improve until that time come, like ive siad before, this team will never win.

by bocephusbuddy on Jul 8, 2005 1:50 PM EDT reply actions

where've you been?

Dunn's sac fly has come and gone, so you need a new theory.

Brian B

by Brian B on Jul 8, 2005 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Playoffs...

2002. It covers over a multitude of sins. Go Bucks.

Don't mind me...just pitching to contact, that's all...

by Paul Householder on Jul 8, 2005 2:21 PM EDT reply actions

Billings?

What the hell is he doing in Montana two weeks before the trading deadline? Don't they pay scouts to scout low-level prospects?

by bobestes on Jul 8, 2005 5:00 PM EDT reply actions

Billings?

Great fishing, beautiful mountains, a place to lay back and contemplate.

by Billingsfan on Jul 9, 2005 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Unless someone makes you a Godfather offer, don't do it. Stand pat and build for next year. I was a big fan of dealing this season but we can not make any deals and "win" them right now. I really think this team is close to being in the hunt and Challenging St Louis. Hopefully DanO can pull the trigger on the right kind of deal (ala Joe Morgan, a very good player who became great and put the Reds over the top) this off season. And do not trade with St Louis/Chicago/Houston. Or pitchforks, tar & feathers and the like will be coming your way

"Baseball is a simple game. You throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the ball." ~Manager Joe "Skip" Riggins, Durham Bulls

by Caleb on Jul 8, 2005 6:16 PM EDT reply actions

When you say "stand pat"

You mean, of course, to not trade any major building blocks, such as Dunn, Griffey, Kearns, Pena, Lopez, Claussen or Harang, right? (Keep Freel, too, I guess?)

No matter what, Randa should be dealt before the deadline, and hopefully, the Bad Man also. I'd not want to help Chicago, Houston or St. Louis by trading Randa to them, and the most logical trading partner would actually be Minnesota. I would love to foist the Bad Man on an unsuspecting Chicago, Houston or St. Louis.

Mercker should stay, because he has a two-year contract with a home-town discount. The jury is still out on Eric Millstone.

Don't mind me...just pitching to contact, that's all...

by Paul Householder on Jul 8, 2005 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions

exactly

Keep the main cogs. It may require a trade like Lee May and Tommy Helms for Joe Morgan and Geronimo to put them over the top but first we need to acquire good, solid starters. Call DanO and tell him to look at 1969-1971. There are a lot of comparisons between the two eras. It seems simple to me. he has the blue print in front of him he just needs to look at it.

"Baseball is a simple game. You throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the ball." ~Manager Joe "Skip" Riggins, Durham Bulls

by Caleb on Jul 8, 2005 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Randa

I think it would even be okay to send Joe to Houston (Chicago and St. Louis have no need to trade for Randa). What are we afraid of? He's a free agent anyway, so it should not matter as long as we get someone good in return.

Brian B

by Brian B on Jul 8, 2005 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions