Game thread Aug 26 @ Pittsburgh

by Red Menace on Aug 26, 2005 7:17 PM EDT

The longest Reds road trip in 16 years rolls on! The good guys are 2-1 so far.

Mark Redman vs. The Harangutan

Redman has a 5-13 record despite a not-horrible 4.78 ERA.

Harang has 3 quality starts in a row.

Not a bad looking lineup. Pena gets a start over Kearns. Casey batting 5th. Strugglin' Dunn is 6th.

...And the Reds strand 2 in scoring position in the first.

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There must be a record...

For the number of times in a game a team can fail to advance a runner from second with nobody out.

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

by Paul Householder on Aug 26, 2005 7:48 PM EDT reply actions

Jr

Does Griffey playing on the wet field make anyone else nervous?

by Red Menace on Aug 26, 2005 8:32 PM EDT reply actions

Nah.

Lost season anyway, not sure why the Reds should save him...

He's one of the few reasons to watch the Reds anyway. I hope he gets to 40 HR.

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

by Paul Householder on Aug 26, 2005 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions

2 homers

What idiot wanted to sit him?

by Red Menace on Aug 26, 2005 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions

What idiot wanted to trade him?

Please God, don't let the Reds trade Griffey no matter how old he is. We'll never be able to replace him.

Brian B

by Brian B on Aug 26, 2005 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Replace him?

Replace a 35 year old centerfielder with a brittle body and who's having his first good year in four?

i think we can do that.

besides, you get rid of griffey and then put a winning team on the field and everyone will forget we ever traded him.

fans come to see a winning team, no matter who is playing on it.

by Pete on Aug 26, 2005 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions

can't replace him

I'm not as worried about how many fans come through the turnstiles as you. So I'd rather win with Griffey than dump him and try to win with someone else.

Besides, the only way "everyone will forget we ever traded him" would be if Griffey gets hurt again after leaving the Reds. I'm not going to hope for that.

Brian B

by Brian B on Aug 28, 2005 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Injuries

"I'm not going to hope for that."

I don't think anyone would. But it's silly not to admit that there's a huge possibility of Griffey getting hurt again in the next few years. It's a big risk to take with how much money he's making.

I'm not saying I want him to go either, I don't really know how I feel about it. I actually think I'm fine whether he stays a Red or gets traded. I see the good in both.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. --Oscar Wilde

by JD Arney on Aug 28, 2005 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions

"I don't think anyone would"

Of course nobody would admit that. But if he's not injured and continues to play like Griffey, then we're only setting ourselves up for regretting the trade.

Trading him doesn't guarantee that the money is going to be spent well on a #1 starter. What if you end up with Kris Benson or Oliver Perez, and they sit out with arm troubles? Or Kerry Wood? I'll take my chances with what Griffey offers, knowing that when he's healthy he does what he's paid to do.

"It's a big risk to take with how much money he's making."

Griffey earns what he's paid, and the Reds should be lucky to have the opportunity to have him on their payroll. Most good teams have at least two players making more than $10 million. The Reds don't have anyone else making more than $8.5 million.

Brian B

by Brian B on Aug 28, 2005 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions