Wednesday Links for the Sick
I'm fighting my first cold of the season and it's moved into my sinuses, so all you get are links once again. Special thanks to Scrabbles and Kyle for posting something worth talking about the last couple of days. I hope to be back to a healthier level tomorrow.
- Baseball Prospectus has the Hot Stove Preview up for the Reds. It's behind the subscription wall, so I can only give you a blurb:
So here's the suggestion that they sneak up on people by giving Milton Bradley a multi-year offer to play left field in a park he'll continue to thrive in. Skip the cautions over dealing in-division, and try to get Alcides Escobar and whatever else from the Brewers for Arroyo, resolving their shortstop problem and adding a hitter who, while he won't get on base a lot, will deliver more power than you expect because of his ability to make contact in a homer-happy park.
Bradley's not a bad idea, but he might be too expensive and risky for a team that isn't quite ready to compete. I have to think the Brewers would be more likely to trade Hardy than Escobar, especially if they are taking on salary. I wouldn't mind having either one. - Crosley Field Terrace likes the new Mariners GM's plan to set up a statistical analysis department. I think he also is personally asking me to hassle Jocketty at Redsfest next month. Sounds like a plan.
- Doug's been doing some thinking about Justin Turner. He's an interesting, under-the-radar prospect in my opinion. I think he'll be a good player some day, but probably not for the Reds.
- The Orioles are interested in adding Wayne Krivsky to their front office. Is it too late to trade him for Brian Roberts?
- Can you name the last 10 NL MVPs in 3 minutes? How about the last 10 AL MVPs? I got all of the NL and missed 2 from the AL.
- The AFL has named 6 finalists for the Dernell Stenson Award. None of them are Reds prospects, but I think it's good to think about Stenson every once in a while to remind ourselves how quickly it could all end.
- Brew Crew Ball thinks that the Brewers could get CC Sabathia if they just add a 6th year to the deal, even if they don't match the Yankees money. As little as I want to see CC face the Reds 5 times a year, I'm kind of rooting for Sabathia to pick the Brewers over the Yanks. And once he does, I'll start rooting for him to get hurt. :)
- Does anybody know if the MLB Network is going to be carried by Time Warner in Cincinnati? If it is, I may very well get fired for lack of output in my job.
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Coco Crisp acquired for Ramon Ramirez!
By the Royals, that is. KC traded RHRP Ramon Ramirez to Boston for Crisp. Decent enough deal for both teams. That leaves the Royals with an OF surplus. Could David DeJesus be on his way out? Mark Teahen? Hmmmmmmm.
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by Thundering Turtle on
Nov 19, 2008 10:12 AM EST
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Good
That takes Crisp off the table for Jocko to consider.
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by Pops Daniels on
Nov 19, 2008 10:15 AM EST
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I kinda liked the idea of getting Crisp
Probably would have been fine with trading our Ramon Ramirez to get him, too. Ah well.
by Brendanukkah on
Nov 19, 2008 10:19 AM EST
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I'll depart from my usual take that I don't know if personalities matter or not in the clubhouse
but I cannot stand Crisp. He would be hard to root for.
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by Pops Daniels on
Nov 19, 2008 11:19 AM EST
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It appears that Crisp nearly was traded to the Reds.
This from Peter Gammons:
“The Red Sox surveyed what was a surprisingly small market for Crisp — Cincinnati was the other club with the most interest — and decided that with Jeremy Affeldt starting out the 2008 free-agent market by signing a two-year, $8 million deal with the Giants, it likely will be easier to find another outfielder than secure a low-cost power reliever.”
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by Thundering Turtle on
Nov 19, 2008 5:11 PM EST
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So...
Gammons and the Red Sox think we are fools for holding the idea that Affeldt went for less than he could have gotten? And if they’re still looking for a low-cost power reliever, I’m willing to listen to them on Majewski. Their offer can start with a bowl of beans.
by Brendanukkah on
Nov 19, 2008 5:13 PM EST
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I think they will trade an outfielder
Yankees fans are dreaming of having DeJesus as their new CFer.
Reality will probably be Teahen to the Cubs.
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by BubbaFan on
Nov 19, 2008 4:43 PM EST
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Huh
1. Bradley in LF is an interesting concept. There is no doubt he can hit the ball (career OPS+ 118, Pat Burrell’s is 119), and he’s still only 30. But, his 509 PA this year was the 2nd most of his career, and he only played in the field 29 games; plus there’s the whole throwing stuff at fans thing.
2. Shame on you for wishing injury to Sabathia. I just want to see him turn into Rick Ankiel (because once he loses the ability to throw strikes, there’s no way he can play the outfield).
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by sidnancy on
Nov 19, 2008 10:19 AM EST
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I'll be amazed if Bradley signs with a team from the NL.
He’s so injury prone and doesn’t play the field much. I’ve long admired his talent, but can’t imagine he’ll stay healthy.
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by Thundering Turtle on
Nov 19, 2008 10:21 AM EST
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I'm firmly in the Sign Bradley camp
that bat in our lineup, even if it’s only for 115 games, could turn 2009 into a contending season.
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by JJ on
Nov 19, 2008 10:59 PM EST
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really?
You think his bat at 115 game is more significant that Dunn’s was for 155?
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by Slyde on
Nov 20, 2008 9:19 AM EST
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I'm fairly high on Justin Turner.
Solid bat. Good range and glove for 2B. “Scrappy.” Sorry. Insert “gritty” if it makes you feel better. Or we can just say he’s a “ballplayer.” You get tthe idea. I don’t see why he can’t be better than SD’s Matt Antonelli, who was a first-round pick.
I’ve always liked players form Cal State-Fullerton. Terrific program that prepares players well. Turner could make it at 2B if Valaika remains at SS. There is an increasing feeling among scouts that Valaika can do just that. At worst, I figure Turner is a valuable trade chip.
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by Thundering Turtle on
Nov 19, 2008 10:29 AM EST
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Hardy for Arroyo
Make it stop. This is from an expert at Baseball Prospectus? I wonder how he/she would set up the rotation. Sure would be sweet for a team like the Reds to look at their pitching matchups and see Suppan, Arroyo and Bush.
No wonder, its a Cubs fan – Kahrl concentrated in history in earning her AB at the University of Chicago (1990) and her MA at Loyola University Chicago and now resides in Chicago, Illinois.
by ol Pete on
Nov 19, 2008 10:52 AM EST
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Apparently Escobar makes the Brewers front office want to throw Hardy on the scrap heap, according to the blogosphere
Either that, or they’re so spooked about losing Sabathia and Sheets that they’ll give up anything for anybody that can throw a ball 60 feet, six inches. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love Bronson, but I would trade him for Hardy in an instant.
by Brendanukkah on
Nov 19, 2008 10:56 AM EST
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I should've said Escobar
but either way – NO WAY
Plus the Brewers have to throw something in on the deal? The whole thing started because Melvin was talking about trading for Matt Cain and there were rumors about Greinke. Did Kahrl notice the Brewers ain’t exactly burning up the world at 2nd and 3rd? Maybe trading infielders away wouldn’t be such a great strategy.
by ol Pete on
Nov 19, 2008 11:02 AM EST
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I agree
I don’t see the Brewers trading either of those players, but that doesn’t make me covet them any less.
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by Slyde on
Nov 19, 2008 11:17 AM EST
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Sports Illustrated has the same NL preview for free
Here. The whole Brewers discussion is daft and that’s the nicest word I can come up with.
Here is one nugget of pain: Whether they keep Sabathia or not they need to take a risk on a journeyman starter from among Bartolo Colon, Freddy Garcia and Jon Lieber to help round out a rotation otherwise stocked with question marks.
by ol Pete on
Nov 19, 2008 1:20 PM EST
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"The Brewers need to get harder, better, faster, stronger."
Sabathia will be your black Kate Moss tonight.
by Brendanukkah on
Nov 19, 2008 2:08 PM EST
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MLB Network
I think all TWC areas will have the MLB Network, as Time Warner has a minority ownership in the venture.
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by Russ on
Nov 19, 2008 11:13 AM EST
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oh, Russ, you better not be getting my hopes up for nothing
thanks!
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by Slyde on
Nov 19, 2008 11:17 AM EST
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That would make sense
Time Warner offers MLB Extra innings so I don’t see why it wouldn’t offer the MLB Network.
Meanwhile, those bastards still don’t have NFL Network. And the one local broadcast channel carrying the Bengals game tomorrow is WLWT in Cincy, which Time Warner Dayton does not carry. So do I go to a bar to watch the game, try to watch the crappy feed on my computer, or just not bother?
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by cesarhernandez on
Nov 19, 2008 4:46 PM EST
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Best defense in the NFL vs. a Harvard QB with the left side of his line missing
Chris Perry and Cedric Benson will also play prominent roles in this game. Give it a miss.
by Brendanukkah on
Nov 19, 2008 5:06 PM EST
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it's kicking the nbc thursday night lineup off of the high def channel
that pisses me off
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by chandrathan on
Nov 19, 2008 5:16 PM EST
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And the low-def channel, if I'm not mistaken
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by BK on
Nov 19, 2008 5:17 PM EST
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Bwah ha ha ha!
I can switch back and forth between the NFL Network and NBC Thursday comedies, all in glorious HD! Huzzah for living out of market!
by Brendanukkah on
Nov 19, 2008 5:21 PM EST
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i can switch back and forth between a shitty game on
NFL network, NFL Network HD, NBC, and NBC HD
4 Channels devoted to that garbage
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by chandrathan on
Nov 19, 2008 5:23 PM EST
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no they are moving it to a backup channel in standard definition
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by chandrathan on
Nov 19, 2008 5:22 PM EST
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M's to hire Don Wakamatsu to manage
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3711540
No big league managing experience, like the other contenders for the job. But Wakamatsu is a former catcher, has been a bench coach, and has been a minor league manager.
by ken on
Nov 19, 2008 11:28 AM EST
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I hope the M's get Fozzy Bear on the jumbotron saying "Waka Waka-matsu!"
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by Slyde on
Nov 19, 2008 11:34 AM EST
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i bet the M's hope
they get Fozzy in to play 1B/DH. just about any muppet would be better than what they were running out there this year.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Nov 19, 2008 12:13 PM EST
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Trading Bronson for anything less than a 'Matt Holliday' level player is bad biz.
Excellent pitchers are almost impossible to find. Great ones are rarer, good ones are expensive as hell and decent experienced 10-12 wins a year guys are worth a lot. Bronson is worth a lot. Yeah he sucked the 1st half of ‘08 but he’s a solid #4 guy and he can hit!
What happens if Cueto falls apart or Harang gets injured…as of now we have a 4 man rotation consisting of:
Wagon
Aaron
Bronson
Cueto
with some other good possibles but you can never have enough good pitching.
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by Madville on
Nov 19, 2008 12:20 PM EST
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you cant enough good pitching
but we dont have a shortstop. we dont have anyone close to being a shortstop at this point. Phillips is the best shortstop option we have, and he is the 2nd baseman. Hardy is worth more than Bronson and we are trading from a position of relative security to one of anemic paucity.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Nov 19, 2008 12:32 PM EST
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You don't think Gonzalez, if healthy, is "close to being a shortstop"?
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by Man Mountain on
Nov 19, 2008 12:37 PM EST
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"If healthy" seems like a pretty significant qualifier
Also, what about the health of his son? He missed a lot of time in 2007 to attend to his fatherly duties, and I don’t think anyone begrudges him that. But it is a consideration. Have we ever heard any updates on the little guy’s condition?
All that said, I would still take Hardy over a healthy Gonzalez. Even if you had them both on the team, it would seem to be a worthwhile experiment to shift Sea Bass to 3rd and try EdE out in left.
by Brendanukkah on
Nov 19, 2008 12:47 PM EST
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A healthy Gonzo is definately an upgrade, but
His condition is a big unknown so far. Yet I would hang onto Bronson unless the deal is just too sweet to say no. J.J. Hardy is tempting, he’s a righty with some pop. Who else would the Brewer’s want take instead in such a deal? I’m more interested in dumping Bailey and Danny Richar or Wilkin Castillo for J.J. than Bronson.
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by Madville on
Nov 19, 2008 1:06 PM EST
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But if Gonzalez is healthy,
as the Reds say he is and expect him to be, then the Reds have him under contract without having to pay the kind of price it would take to get Hardy.
I’m as skeptical on Gonzalez as anyone — it is wise and sober to be skeptical of a Keppinger/Gonzalez depth chart at SS and to plan accordingly — but we don’t know that Gonzalez can’t cut it yet.
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by Man Mountain on
Nov 19, 2008 2:49 PM EST
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i dont
even before his knee injury his defense was in decline. his FRAA over the past 5 seasons (excluding this past season, of course):
2003: -3
2004: -4
2005: -9
2006: -9
2007: -10
he’s a guy who’s gotten by on reputation as a slick fielder for quite a while, though his best season was 2002 when he was league-average. im afraid even if he is completely healthy he will have naturally regressed to the point where we might as well run Keppinger out there.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Nov 19, 2008 1:16 PM EST
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FWIW
Justin’s numbers have him at
2005: 5.1
2006: 5.4
2007: 4.3
But I think the Reds really shouldn’t underestimate the effect of missing a year with a broken knee cap. As Erardi said a few weeks ago, you’ll know if the Reds are serious about competing in 2009 based on whether or not they plan for Gonzalez to be the shortstop next year.
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by Slyde on
Nov 19, 2008 1:22 PM EST
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so...
we wont be serious if he is playing?
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Nov 19, 2008 1:27 PM EST
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This guy is Serious when he is playing

by Brendanukkah on
Nov 19, 2008 1:30 PM EST
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Wow, I had 100% stripped him from my memory
Now he’s back but I can’t remember my first day of school.
by Red Menace on
Nov 19, 2008 2:55 PM EST
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You had a Yahoo Serious lunchbox
And a Young Einstein Trapper Keeper.
by Brendanukkah on
Nov 19, 2008 2:58 PM EST
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In regards to Kepp, I've always been a fan BUT
Hardy does have some pop in the old bat. If He’s not up to SS maybe JJ at 3b with EdE in LF.
BTW – Slyde to ease your cold and sinus condition, you may want to try the following:
2 Zicam capsules
Taken with 3 Adivl caplets
4 Shots of Maker’s Mark
and a bowl of Grandma Sheil’s Roasted garlic soup:
Recipe: Roasted Chicken and Garlic Soup
Ingredients:
1 whole chicken
3 bottles of Shmaltz Beer
9-12 cloves garlic (unpeeled)
3 medium carrots
3 stalks celery
1 medium sized turnip
1 medium sized parsnip
3 medium sized yellow onions
1 sprig rosemary
4-6 sprigs flat parsley
3 sprigs thyme
1 small bunch sage
1 bay leaf
1 small bunch fresh celery greens (from the ends of the center stalks)
8 black peppercorns
3 whole cloves
Kosher salt and fresh-ground black pepepr as needed
Extra virgin olive oil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rinse the chicken and cut it up the chicken into pieces, reserving the back and the neck. Season the back and the neck with salt and pepper and place on one side of a roasting pan. Toss the garlic, unpeeled, in some olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper, and place in the other side of the roasting pan. Roast at 350 degrees until bones are browned and garlic is soft, about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, season remaining chicken pieces with salt and pepper. In a 12-quart stockpot, heat 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil over high heat until almost smoking. Place chicken pieces skin-side down in pot and leave them there until the skin is fairly dark brown, about 5-8 minutes (you will have to do this in batches; just remove the already-browned pieces to a plate while you brown the remaining pieces).
Tie the parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, celery greens, peppercorns, cloves, and bay leaf into a sachet d’epices. (This is just a “bag of spices,” and could be some leek greens wrapped around the spices and herbs, tied up with twine, or a pouch of cheesecloth also tied up with twine. If you lack any of these, you can always toss the herbs and spices straight into the soup, but it’s impossible to get them out later, so you’re liable to crunch down on a peppercorn or get a woody thyme stem stuck between your teeth.) Peel and coarsely chop the carrots, parsnip, and turnip; chop the celery and peel and quarter the onions.
When all the chicken is browned, pour off the oil in the stockpot (reserving the brown bits in the bottom of the pot, unless they have turned black, in which case you should rinse out the pot). Peel the garlic by pulling apart the peel, which should now be brittle and separated from the meat of the clove, or by squeezing the cloves and scraping out the meat with a knife (take care not to mix in any bits of the peel). Place all the ingredients in the pot (with the neck and back on top) and fill with cold water, making sure not to fill all the way to the top (to avoid boiling over). Place on medium-high heat, uncovered, until the soup comes to a boil. Once the boil is reached, partially cover the pot and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 1-2 hours. Remove sachet d’epices, back, and neck (which can be nibbled on but will break into a million tiny bones under pressure from a soup spoon). Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve immediately, or let cool to room temperature covered before transferring to tupperware for refrigeratio
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by Madville on
Nov 19, 2008 1:37 PM EST
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i think that's the most coherent you have been in months
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Nov 19, 2008 1:42 PM EST
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Its just the Scmaltzs doing the talkin'

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by Madville on
Nov 19, 2008 4:14 PM EST
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if anyone wants to read the full BP preview
it is up over at SI and its for free.
by Charlie Scrabbles on
Nov 19, 2008 1:04 PM EST
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Ty Wigginton?
How about Wigginton? MLBTrade rumors says Houston is trying to trade him, as a salary dump. He’s arb-eligible, 1 year to FA. Plays 1B,2B,3B and OF, as fantasy owners know. Career OPS+ of 105, last 3 years: 112, 107, 128. Bats RH. 30 years old. From the baseball-reference stats, he appears to be an average 3B defensively.
Leave Votto at first, play Wiggy at 3B, put EdE in the outfield. Or, get Beltre for 3rd, and play Bruce, Wiggy and EdE in the OF.
What would it take to get him? If Houston is really concerned about salary, it might not take that much.
Good idea or dumb idea?
by bbjones on
Nov 19, 2008 3:55 PM EST
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Reds schedule
Just got the e-mail announcing the 2009 Home Schedule.
What is it with these exhibition games? The Yankees are playing the Cubs for theirs. They’ve never had an exhibition game at the beginning of the season before.
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by BubbaFan on
Nov 19, 2008 5:11 PM EST
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Don't a lot of teams play an exhibition game right after spring training but before the first game?
The Reds have done it a number of times. Typically I think it’s against the Indians. And I think it makes a lot of sense to hold it in the Carolina stadium, to sort of welcome them to the organization. Not sure where the Cubs/Yanks matchup came from though. Probably the two biggest money-making teams that don’t involve the Red Sox.
Couple other things:
- Opening Day on Apr. 6? Fuck the heck?
- Yay! The Reds aren’t playing the Nationals the day after the trade deadline this year! I can see our whole team before we start dealing away players!
- Why are we playing Toronto again? It looks like the rest of the interleague teams we have are from the AL Central.
- Brutal stretch in September where we play 17 days in a row.
- October baseball!
by Brendanukkah on
Nov 19, 2008 5:20 PM EST
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the nationals do it every year against the orioles
by Daedalus on
Nov 20, 2008 2:00 AM EST
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well, if the nationals do it....
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by chandrathan on
Nov 20, 2008 8:48 AM EST
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MLBN will have a rival to baseball tonight ... and on it will be harold reynolds
by joshuar9476 on
Nov 19, 2008 5:20 PM EST
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It will be immensely superior
simply by not having Steve Phillips and John Kruk.
by Brendanukkah on
Nov 19, 2008 5:22 PM EST
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kruky's the one guy i like ...
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by joshuar9476 on
Nov 19, 2008 5:23 PM EST
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will reynolds have his own segment where he assaults waitresses?
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by chandrathan on
Nov 19, 2008 5:24 PM EST
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one can only hope
Reds fan for 40 years!
by gejoe on
Nov 19, 2008 7:21 PM EST
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i was looking through Fay's blog
and saw a few comments saying that people are glad the Reds didn’t get Crisp because they don’t like him. I see that here to, but it is different I will explain why….
The people who comment on Fay’s blog tend to love Ryan Freel. Freel has been arrested twice during his tenure with the Reds, and got in a fist fight with a team mate. Why do I feel like Freel isn’t considered a “bad egg” simply because he is white?
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by justin007000 on
Nov 20, 2008 8:50 AM EST
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Silly
Why do I feel like Freel isn’t considered a "bad egg" simply because he is white?
Because he’s just being scrappy, that’s why.
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by sidnancy on
Nov 20, 2008 8:53 AM EST
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what he did, he did to himself
he doesn’t treat others like dirt. people like crisp, on the other hand, are jerks. that’s why people don’t like him. it’s that simple.
by Daedalus on
Nov 20, 2008 3:11 PM EST
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You're right
Other than, you know, the fist fight
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by sidnancy on
Nov 20, 2008 8:31 PM EST
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I don't think a DUI is just a private matter - it's reckless endangerment of others. I think it's a jerk move.
This is to everybody, actually – but I guess I didn’t know Crisp was so widely disliked. What did I miss?
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
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Nov 20, 2008 8:42 PM EST
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I think people on this site are just more into Count Chocula
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by Slyde on
Nov 20, 2008 8:47 PM EST
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Nah
I think it’s less about race and more about the fact that people became fans of Freel before he became the “bad egg”. It’s like with family, once you’ve committed yourself to someone, you’re willing to ignore their flaws a bit.
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by Slyde on
Nov 20, 2008 9:21 AM EST
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If it's any help
I dislike Freel in a more personal way than I do Crisp. It is a lot like family in that I feel like I’m stuck with him. Sitting across the Thanksgiving table from the guy you’d never interact with in any other setting and the rest of the family just loves him and you know things about him that they just will not see. I dislike Crisp in a sort of Jim Edmonds way. He’s some other family’s fucking problem, I aint adopting him.
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by Pops Daniels on
Nov 20, 2008 9:32 AM EST
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I'll rec that sentiment.
Why have I been blogging for so long? It's certainly not because of the paycheck. Because I could be making a lot more money as a doctor or a professional athlete.
by Slyde on
Nov 20, 2008 9:49 AM EST
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so Freel is the drunken husband
who goes out, gets drunk, gets DUI’s, and is an embarrassment to the family? He is that uncle. Can we call him Uncle Farny?
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by justin007000 on
Nov 20, 2008 9:34 AM EST
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As long as Uncle Milty doesn't get jealous...
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on
Nov 20, 2008 10:15 AM EST
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Freel got in a fist fight with a team mate?
Who?
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by BubbaFan on
Nov 20, 2008 5:18 PM EST
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why do i feel like Rotoworld made a mistake in their blurb about Ben Davis
Yeah, it’s the same Ben Davis. The second overall pick in the 2005 draft will try to make the Reds’ Double-A affiliate as a pitcher after seeing some action on the mound in indy ball. Davis last caught in the majors in 2004. He’s a career .237/.306/.366 hitter in 1,512 at-bats.
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by justin007000 on
Nov 20, 2008 10:10 AM EST
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ok, I give
where’s the mistake?
Why have I been blogging for so long? It's certainly not because of the paycheck. Because I could be making a lot more money as a doctor or a professional athlete.
by Slyde on
Nov 20, 2008 10:13 AM EST
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seriously?
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by justin007000 on
Nov 20, 2008 10:14 AM EST
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Wondering how he caught in the majors in 2004 when he was the second overall pick in 2005?
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by BK on
Nov 20, 2008 10:16 AM EST
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Oh, the 2005 draft
I get it.
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by Slyde on
Nov 20, 2008 10:16 AM EST
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