Game 120: Reds at Pirates
by Slyde on Aug 12, 2008 5:00 PM EDT
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Karstens came to Pittsburgh as part of the Xavier Nady deal with the Yankees and has yet to give up a run to the inferior National League. Volquez came to the Reds in a deal for Josh Hamilton. Hamilton > Nady, therefore Volquez > Karstens, right?
As a team the Reds are batting .218/.279/.380 in August, but they just traded that do nothing cancer Adam Dunn. Small ball will rule the day and the Reds will score 10 runs tonight. Bank it.
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I'll be here for a little while
but i’ll be at cameron’s swim lesson for most of the game!
by chandrathan on Aug 12, 2008 5:01 PM EDT reply actions
lucky you
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
i know!
I get to miss the Pirates and reds. I don’t want to watch, but I know that if I’m home, I’ll wind up watching it.
by chandrathan on Aug 12, 2008 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Who's playing?
US men’s team doesn’t play until 5AM tomorrow morning, I thought.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 12, 2008 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
DC United was hosting the New England Revolution
in the semifinals of the US Open Cup. It’s the oldest tournament in American soccer, and the winner gets a berth in the regional Champions League. DCU beat New England 3-1 behind a brace from Luciano Emilio. Good to see the Reds won, but I had a great fucking time at the game, and feel like I made the right decision.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 12, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
You probably did.
The U.S. men’s team lost this morning too. Orozco got a red card in the 3rd minute, so we were playing short the whole game. It felt like watching a Reds game! (Zing!)
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 13, 2008 8:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Lineup via Fay
Chris Dickerson lf
Jeff Keppinger ss
Jay Bruce cf
Brandon Phillips 2b
Javy Valentin 1b
Edwin Encarnacion 3b
Corey Patterson cf
Paul Bako c
Edinson Volquez p
also:
Dickerson is one excited dude. “When they first me, I had no thoughts. I was ‘holy cow!’”
So, I guess Dickerson gets first this thread.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
In case you were wondering
the hotheads at Fay’s blog have already turned their ire to EdE. They won’t stop until the entire team is made up of Jeff Keppinger.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
I really hate sharing my rooting interest with those dolts.
Why can’t they find a team that isn’t the Reds?
And they LOOOVE them some Rosales. Ugh.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 12, 2008 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
backup QB syndrome
standard issue
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
So take a good look at this lineup
... and then tell me what the 2009 Opening Day lineup will look like. This isn’t it, is it?
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
Take out Valentin put in Votto
other than that…
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
they won't even win 58 games with this team....
AKA redsfan68 Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Aug 12, 2008 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow.
This could end up being pretty damn unwatchable.
- Dickerson leading off in his ML debut.
- Kepp still at the top of the order.
- BP still cleaning up.
- LLM BATTING 5TH.
- “K”orey in the lineup.
- Maybe we’ll get good Wagon? Maybe not?
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 12, 2008 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Dickerson
is probably the only one excited about this game.
But good for him. I’m glad someone in the Reds clubhouse is happy to be there.
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He had no thoughts when they first him.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
he was HOLY COW!
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
faycaraylovechild
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 12, 2008 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Seeing that lineup
Blech. Seriously.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
I guess playing Hanigan again would have made too much sense.
At least this lineup has a good righty/lefty flow, which, as we all know, is the key component to winning baseball.
this lineup would be so all up ons
if they could get rid of EdE. dude is just not clutch.
im defecting. those Dunn haters look like they are just having waaaay too much fun. better to laugh with the sinner than cry with the saints, right?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 12, 2008 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Jeff Karstens!
Check out his batting stats. Not bad for a guy new to the NL, eh? ;-)
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A serious question for the braintrust
With the money the Reds cleared (in theory) by making the moves they have, what do you guys think happens?
Do you think they make a run at one of the big fish and horribly overpay (CC, Tex), do they overpay for a middle-of-the-road guy (Burrell), or do they sign low-level free agents to plug the holes and hope for the best?
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
They'll probably have to overpay
to get a big name free agent.
If they pay big bucks for Pat Burrell, we’ll only have one question left for Walt Jocketty: whether he prefers Sartre or Camus.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't see them going after Burrell
or any other name FA. None of them feel like the kind of guy that makes our leadership drool.
am i mistaken
in remembering that a few years ago, Burrell was only interested in going to Boston or NY? maybe he’ll follow the dollar signs this offseason, but the Mets look like a good fit for him. just my opinion.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 12, 2008 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Haven't heard that before
Though it’s certainly possible he said something like that. The Mets would be a good fit for sure. Over the past year or so he’s really sounded like he wants to stay in Philly, a few grumblings about defensive replacements aside. It could all be fluff to help get the fans and media off his back, but Philly is also one of the few teams that will be able to afford him this winter and have a need for him. Plus he’s played with the core guys for several years and gets along well with everyone. The devil you know ….
Camus can do, but Sartre is smarter
Well, Scooby-Doo can do-do, but Jimmy Carter is smarter.
/that episode was on yesterday
by Brendanukkah on Aug 12, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Definitely overpay
I’m thinking middle of the road guys, if not shitty journey men (see david weathers)
by RedHotHollywood on Aug 12, 2008 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly
what they do with the money “saved” by the recent moves will say a lot about whether this is a real rebuilding project or a half-assed one.
This is where Castellini would worry me. I hope Jocketty plans on a real rebuild and that Bob and the ticket office stay out of his way.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions
too much money eaten
not enough tickets sold
they’ll stand pat. 2009 will be pretty ugly.
BK? What were hyou doing the other day?
"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.
Full vid?
http://www.break.com/index/burger-king-employee-takes-bath-in-sink.html
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
Yeah... if anyone's hiring dishwashers, let me know.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions
What # did Dickerson get? Anyone?
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
He got No. 21
Can’t think of any other great 21s for the Reds off-hand
by cesarhernandez on Aug 12, 2008 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Does this mean he's going to bat left handed and play first base?
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
and fratteberg'd too, brah
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Duh
Totally forgot about the Mayor. How could I? I have a co-worker who is in love with Sean Casey. Named her dog after him. She gets irritated when I make jokes about how slow of a baserunner he is, and how he’s a GIDP machine.
Helluva nice guy. Met him once and he was just fantastic.
by cesarhernandez on Aug 12, 2008 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
And Captain Insano
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Just stopping in to say:
Fucking BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Overserved and underwhelmed.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 12, 2008 6:06 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Reds < Winner of Little League World Series
Overserved and underwhelmed.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 12, 2008 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I rec'd this
But I’m on the bb, so who knows. Is there a mobile version of RR without all the bells/whistles? That would be sweet.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
He'll get it
I mean the Yankees would do that in a heartbeat. 6 years, 100-110 mill easy.
Btw, Fay’s minions hand out recs like candy over there.
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by chesirecat on Aug 12, 2008 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cause
you can rec yourself. All the knuckledraggers do it.
Overserved and underwhelmed.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 12, 2008 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions
The real sin is that they don't check themselves first.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 12, 2008 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
*IF* that's true
and that’s a biiig “IF,” then I think he might be a little out of whack for the market.
But if he let that be known to the club, then there might be a decent reason to trade him. But why after the deadline?
"I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball" - Pete Rose
by Officer Dibble on Aug 12, 2008 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
So then
He would have rejected arb and we get the 2 first rounders?
Overserved and underwhelmed.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 12, 2008 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I expect there will be A TON
of stuff that will trickle out over the next few weeks intended to make Dunn look like a complete douchebag.
I’m not looking forward to it.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions
The article just makes Arroyo come off as a d-bag to me.
Very “we don’t need Dunn! We got pitching! (like me!)”
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
my thoughts exactly
he thinks this rotation with its +5.00 ERA is a backbone of a good team? i guess we can be thankful we pay him to pitch and not manage.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 12, 2008 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think this was intended to make Dunn look bad
Asking for $100 million for player like himself isn’t out of the question for some teams.
But it clearly is for the Reds and given that Jocketty doesn’t do contract negotiations in season AND knew he’d never sign him, the trade makes sense. The timing seems odd, but I think it makes some sense.
i think its a tad high, but not exorbitent
i mean, he’s all of 28 years old. Carlos Lee is a decent comp and he was 3 years older when he got his big cash deal. 120 is too much, but i wouldnt be surprised if he got 100.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 12, 2008 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I wasn't speaking to this particular article
but more generally.
Quotes like Arroyo’s will be used to say that Dunn was just another of those money-grubbing modern athletes who don’t know how to play the game with passion, blah, blah, blah
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions
well
I’m sure he knows he can’t get 100mil on the open market; that’s just his price for staying in cincinnati.
chris dickerson
the first steps to the hall of fame!
by RedHotHollywood on Aug 12, 2008 7:08 PM EDT reply actions
C-Dick walks in his first ML AB.
Already clogging bases, picking up right where Dunner left off.
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A WALK
at lead off!!!
O, God, Norma, bring me a chair!
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It's kind of the Pirates' FO to give the players name tags
the Reds might want to look into this.
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When he third it. I had no thoughts. I was Holy Cow
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Like Homer Simpson
too much of his love can be scary
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
LLM hit it hard
but alphabet soup made a pretty decent play to rob him
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
The Pirates' color guy
DOES NOT like BP’s home run trot. He was choking on his adam’s apple
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Pitcher's throw pitches at his ear all the time
but he just keeps swinging at them.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Everyone's gonna have to do their part
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
It's because the lazy influence of Adam Dunn is gone.
He has the extra scrap to get it (making an out
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
c'mon
now that Dunn’s gone all of us have to finish out our posts
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
“DunnBucko how that happened.” Stop living in the past, ‘mache.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 12, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Welsh is pissed!
Things have gotten so bad, even the ‘stache has turned salty lately.
Of course the anti-Marty sitting next to him just keeps making excuses for inexcusably bad play.
Say what you want about Grande
But he’s still the most dominant Mother-Boy competitor in American history. He holds records that will never be broken.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Busy Outs
Make it the slogan for 2009
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God I hate saying this
but that would have been a double two days ago.
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indeed
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Another thing about Adam Dunn.
He was generally a very good baserunner.
He didn't do stupid shit like Corey just did
but most major leaguers look pretty damn good when compared to Corey Patterson in anything besides defense
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Quickerson?
(Slightly less phallocentric)
Tanzen!
by Verka Serduchka on Aug 13, 2008 7:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice play by "Old Professor" LaRoche.
(bonus points)
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Along with their rebuilding project on the field
I think the Pirates also just promoted a new booth for the remainder of the season. Currently, they’re featuring a traffic reporter and Snagglepuss.
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If you are going to clean house
might as well change everything….
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i salute you .... i have never been able to listen to the other team broadcast ....
i do want to listen to ucher once though
"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.
Volquez has a decent pitch count so far.
Maybe he can get to the 7th or 8th tonight.
I noticed the other day EdE went with the high socks
Good move so far.
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no grande ... he should have caught that ... even welsh thinks so
"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.
Karstens is hitting .500.
Corey Patterson weeps.
only took dickerson
3 innings to shit the bed, meet your ‘09 Reds!
by RedHotHollywood on Aug 12, 2008 7:53 PM EDT reply actions
oh well, we'll just say he doesn't have passion for the game ...
"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.
DId you know that Chris Dickerson really doesn't like baseball?
Football is his real passion.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
kayne west
told me that chris dickerson doesn’t care about black people
by RedHotHollywood on Aug 12, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Playing time
Corey found the way to get into the lineup BANG THE MANAGERS DAUGHTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I dont want to buy anything sold or processed. I dont want to sell anything bought or processed. I dont want to process anything sold or bought. I just wanna hang out with your daughter. Its what I am good at.- Lloyd Dobler(1985)
by Griffeys Animals on Aug 12, 2008 7:54 PM EDT reply actions
I think you mean Playa Time
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
Can I get an amen!!!
I dont want to buy anything sold or processed. I dont want to sell anything bought or processed. I dont want to process anything sold or bought. I just wanna hang out with your daughter. Its what I am good at.- Lloyd Dobler(1985)
by Griffeys Animals on Aug 12, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
At least with her he get to third base and home!!!!!!!!!!!
I dont want to buy anything sold or processed. I dont want to sell anything bought or processed. I dont want to process anything sold or bought. I just wanna hang out with your daughter. Its what I am good at.- Lloyd Dobler(1985)
by Griffeys Animals on Aug 12, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
The 2009 Reds
Populated by 25 Corey Patterson clones, are going to be all over that
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we'll trade patterson
for Andruw Jones and his .164avg and huge contract. Dusty needs more veteran presence
by RedHotHollywood on Aug 12, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I know
I personally blame Andruw’s epic failure for keeping attention from Patterson’s epically worse failure (although I do suppose the $ make Andruw a bigger loser)
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Yeah, can he at least hit that?
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
He'd like to hit it
but he keeps popping up on her infield grass
/recycl’d
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
If he's half as bad at that as he is at baseball
then that says a lot about Dusty’s daughter. Mostly, “I need that girl’s phone number”.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
tonight?
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
Welsh said he couldn't remember the best pitcher he got a hit off of
Tom Seaver, Chris. The answer is Tom Seaver. You were a Castro-esque 1 for 2 against him. You’re welcome.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 7:55 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
i'll give that stat a rec
"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.
He owns Seaver and should be used as a pinch hitter in every Old Timer's game from here until eternity if Seaver is pitching.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
Edinson gets out of it
Nice job after the double to work out… helped by some bad baserunning.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
whats up team?
besides general suckitude? Who thought the reds would score two runs in the first inning let alone all of the rest of august?
by johnny cueto thinks we're sellouts on Aug 12, 2008 8:01 PM EDT reply actions
Dunn took the last train out of Liberty City, burnt it to the ground.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Javy wants playing time!
Well guess what buddy? With the team this undermanned, you got it!!!!!
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Nacho Libre strikes again!!!!!!!
I dont want to buy anything sold or processed. I dont want to sell anything bought or processed. I dont want to process anything sold or bought. I just wanna hang out with your daughter. Its what I am good at.- Lloyd Dobler(1985)
by Griffeys Animals on Aug 12, 2008 8:05 PM EDT reply actions
yes, but
i don’t hate the people on the train
by RedHotHollywood on Aug 12, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
More like the Zapruder film
“back and to the left, back and to the left”
by RedHotHollywood on Aug 12, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait, how long has LLM been a red?
If Freel is the longest tenured it can’t be more than 5 years, but it seems like I’ve been watching him PH since birth…
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Are you 5 years old?
Crolfer! Finally, someone you’re older than!
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
C Trent and Jeff Brantley
feel vindicated that the Reds can score runs without sitting back and waiting for the home run.
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I thought CTR wanted to keep Dunn?
And Brantley can have a warm glass of shut the hell up.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
During that short little winning streak after Bruce was called up
When the Reds were absolutely knocking the piss out of the ball, the C-Word put a post up about how Dusty’s strategy of running, moving guys over, and hit-n-run was bearing fruit.
It was insanity.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
That's a damn shame.
As a wannabe hipster counterculturist, it sucks how he’s shaping into a cog for the Reds media machine. Fuckin’ Christ, Trent.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
well, it wasn't his finest piece of analysis
but I think he’s improved in that regard. By which I mean he’s thinking more like me.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
You nailed it right on the head
about C. Trent. He’s a wannabe. He plays this B.S. hipster card to cover for the fact he has zero personality.
by cesarhernandez on Aug 12, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
and he STILL won't return my New Bomb Turks 7"
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Clothes and music don't make you hip.
It’s what’s on the inside that’s important.
Phone's ringing, Dude.
I think that's the textbook definition of a shit sandwich.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I dunno
I just looked up “shit sandwich” in my Scatoculinary Miscellany and it said that the shit in a shit sandwich is supposed to be on the inside.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I could have sworn I just saw 2 home runs.
Is it just that we weren’t waiting for them?
Ooh, a groundout to 2nd!
That’s only happened 212 other times he’s been at bat this year
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Fucking Rich Cope.
He stole the Aflac trivia question from last night’s Dunn thread. Who has the most home runs for the Reds on the current team?
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Is Transformers worth watching?
It is starting right now on HBO
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i'll give it my same review as i gave wanted
it sucks, but in all fairness, I never saw it
by chandrathan on Aug 12, 2008 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
right now megan fox alone is better than reds baseball
but I enjoyed transformers quite a bit. It is better if you have a large tv and surround sound, but it all is just a precursor to the GI JOE/Transformers movie that will be set during WWII
by johnny cueto thinks we're sellouts on Aug 12, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
For Megan Fox, absolutely
It also has an outstanding plot, by which I mean the plot is so dumb that you give up and stare at Megan Fox to the exclusion of all other brain functions.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
eh forget it
it is on OnDemand this month. I have plenty of time to watch it.
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If you haven't seen it, it's worth at least checking out.
Megan Fox dude. And, the Linkin Park song at the end works extremely well with the end of the movie. This was seriously a highlight for me. Step off.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Josh Hamilton
liked it enough that he went to see it three nights in a row. And dragged Johnny Narron with him.
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Welsh just told us opposing runners are 14 for 22 in steal attempts
“That’s less than a 50 percent success rate.”
Way to keep it close, Witchcraft.
I thought he had him.
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We're getting Owings
So sayeth The Arizona Republic:
DENVER – Right-hander Micah Owings is one of the players to be named later in the deal that brought Adam Dunn to the Diamondbacks on Monday.
It’s unclear if Owings has yet to be placed on waivers. He will have to clear waivers if he is to be traded before the end of the season.
It’s possible that Owings has been placed on waivers already and was claimed by another team, at which point the Diamondbacks would have pulled him back off waivers. That would mean he would not be able to be traded until the conclusion of the regular season.
It’s also unclear is Owings’ physical condition could be a factor in the deal. He is expected to miss his start Wednesday with shoulder stiffness.
by cesarhernandez on Aug 12, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Awesome.
I automatically like this deal a little bit better.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm realllly hoping Esmerling Vasquez is the third guy.
Walt dealing Dunner for 3 young pitchers would actually make this a good deal in my opinion.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
What if
it were Wilkin Castillo?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
A catcher who's never OPS+'ed 770?
I can’t say I’m blown away. We’ve got Ryan Hanigan already (who just came up from AAA) who’s hit just as well or better at about every level, and walks more. I think if Hanigan wins the starting job, and Bako and Valentin hit the road, I’ll take Castillo as a backup, but I’d rather have a pitcher.
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by BK on Aug 13, 2008 5:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice find
I like it, personally. Owings is still young, and could pan out very nicely. I’m upgrading my previous grade from F to C-.
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Although I don't like the part
about Owings having “should stiffness”
by cesarhernandez on Aug 12, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
You guys can stay with me if need be
We can carpool to the stadium.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
Anybody got a quick scouting report?
Stats don’t look too bad for a young guy.
He's gotten the label of a thrower
the guys at the Backs’ SBNation site seem to think he lacks a legit 3rd pitch, so they weren’t hopeful about him sticking at SP for too long.
As for his ballyhoo’d offensive prowess, he’s really just a free-swinger who sometimes makes contact. App’tly
I’m sure someone else will come along soon with his notebook specs.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
despite having the name Micah
his in fact a man and he throws right-handed.
And the Snakepit guys call him Pwings, which is a very good nickname for internet nerds.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
Oh, and he's from Gainesville, GA
so CTR will probably slurp him a bit, even if he Owings did go to Tulane.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
That's good news.
Did you hear that Jeff Keppinger is a Georgia Bulldog
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Hunker down
Overserved and underwhelmed.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 13, 2008 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions
I had a girlfriend from Gainesville, GA
It would distress me to hear of C. Trent and slurping any further.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 12, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
*Pwnings
Sorry. Carry on.
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I like Pwings better
since it adds no extra letters.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
Pwings? Like those items that let you fly for unlimited amounts of time in Mario 3 or until you go hit?
Awesome.
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by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 13, 2008 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought Pwings
Sounded like what happened in the back seat on weekends during high school. So awkward…...
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
He scares me a bit
but there’s real potential for him to be a solid contributor. Okidoke.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
He's better than a sandwich pick
Assuming no serious shoulder injuries, I approve of this deal.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
Hal McCoy also reporting Owings
From a sound source: One of the two yet to be identified players coming to the Reds in the Adam Dunn deal is Arizona pitcher Micah Owings.
The third-round pick of the Diamondbacks in 2008 was 8-8 with a 4.30 ERA in 27 starts last season, his rookie year, but has fallen on rough times this year — 6-9 in 18 starts with a 5.93 ERA.
Shades of Homer Bailey.
by cesarhernandez on Aug 12, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
He's a totally different kind of pitcher than Bailey
but other than that, shades of Bailey
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Hal can wear anyone's shades he wants, Slyde
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
He started off well
but fell off a cliff once the shoulder started giving him problems. Hopefully that won’t be a long-term issue. I think he just started back in Tuscon.
yeah
he’s made two starts in Triple-A and the first one was just on August 2nd.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
He doesn't appear to have missed any starts this year though
so the shoulder thing may not be that serious.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
okay
so I guess he pitched out of the bullpen most of July with a couple of starts thrown in. So, I don’t know anything about his health. Where’s my poking stick?
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
I recall the shoulder thing
when “Baker’s Dozing” wisely dropped him from the roster.
It looks like the shoulder problems have been around, if not terribly serious, for a while.
Did you ask your wife?
I'll ask her
111000110001100000100101111100001010001011?
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Micah
doesn’t have any extended history of injuries, AFAIK.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Hope Kremchek blessed this
But if he’s healthy, I’m much happier about this. During the interivew with Grande Baker said that he was “surprised” how hard AZ went after Dunn. I discounted it to normal manager bluster but there may have been some truth to it all.
I hope Kremchek got a second opinion from someone who actually know how to diagnosis this stuff.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
/fay'd
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Owings
was the player it was rumored the Yankees were getting for Randy Johnson two years ago. They really wanted him, and offered to throw in a few million extra to make it happen, but Arizona wouldn’t give him up. So they settled for Ross Ohlendorf. Who was recently dealt to the Pirates (along with Karstens and others) for Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte.
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Its been a rough few days, fellas.
My favorite player was traded. My favorite place to drink has been invaded by Russians. I stayed up last night to see that meteor shower thingy, couldn’t see it, and then was called in to work early.
At least nobody invested in my “I believe in Adam Dunn” t-shirts, eh?
And Owings…eh…
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Can we get it one last time for good measure?
because i DO believe in Adam Dunn
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On the AZ Republic site
some commenters are whining that the D-Backs gave up too much, and now its not so good of a trade. Whatever.
Micah Owings
is the kind of player who generates a lot of fan love. Really, really nice kid, very competitive, contributes on both sides of the ball, etc.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
at least Volquez seems to be doing well
I just got here…am I right about that? And who else isn’t emotionally ready for a 4 game winning streak at all?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
He won the Silver Slugger award last year?!
Seems kinda dumb to give those to pitchers, but it looks like he can hit a bit.
Dusty will probably have him hitting cleanup on his off days.
The first time this year
that Micah pitched against the Giants, the folks at McCovey Chronicles complained that they were now facing a lineup where all nine batters were better than their cleanup hitter. (Bengie Molina)
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Wait, I thought the PTBNL couldn't be on their 25-man roster?
Owings is clearly on the active roster.
All right, Corey with the McRib!
and they appear about as often
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The offense is so much better when they don't depend on the home run
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
Really
you can tell a huge difference with the team now that the clubhouse cancer known as Adam Dunn has been cut off and shipped elsewhere
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sorry, I just arrived
whats his stats today?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
36-24-36
but only if he’s 5’3”
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
/cracks whip
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I really like Dick
erson.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
Personally
I don’t like more than one Dick in the game.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
That's what she s...
Wait, that’s not what she said.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 12, 2008 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
did they first him?
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
before they second him
i had no thoughts
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Check out
the Red Sox-Rangers slugfest. Big Papi hit two three-run homers in the first inning. (I thought Gameday was screwed up at first.) It was 10-0 at the end of the first.
But the Rangers are coming back. It’s 12-10 now. In only the 5th inning.
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wrong
he drove them in on a diving catch.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
alas no
Despite the offensive fireworks, Hobbs is just 1 for 3 with a walk, one RBI, and one run scored. The Rangers’ only homer was by Kinsler.
It’s now 14-10 in the 6th. Sounds like a football score…
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Tied 14-14
in the top of the 6th.
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15-14
holy crap, they did it. They actually came back and took the lead, after being down 10-0 in the first.
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Scott Feldman
Gave up 12 runs, but won’t get the loss.
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double for Hamilton
And he comes around to score, making it 16-14.
It’s only the 7th inning.
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This game is unreal
Sox take the lead again, 19-16. Over 350 pitches thrown so far.
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Rangers fall just short
Papelbon gives up a run, but the Sox prevail, 19-17.
And I see Dunn got another walk in Colorado…
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The Wagon is at 118 pitches?
Dusty’s trying to sneak one by us…
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well, it's not like he's been looking tired lately
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
Yahoo has him at 98, but I don't think it updates until the end of the inning.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
Probably not.
I heard it from Grande, so that was probably wrong.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Jesus christ
It’s not that damn hard to look at the friggin’ scoreboard to see the pitch count
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typical
say bye bye to your lead Dbacks!
/Reds fan’d
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
too much grammar
not enough racism.
/bitter’d
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Totally.
He only had one hit tonight, a bloop double.
In his other four PAs, he had 2 walks and 2 strikeouts. HE COULDN’T EVEN MAKE CONTACT IN ANY OF THOSE FOUR!! WE GOT RIPPED OFF!! NEVERMIND THAT HE WAS ON BASE 3X!! HE DIDN’T HIT A HOME RUN IN HIS FIRST GAME! HE SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
/dumb
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
That's a good start...
“DUNN IS SO LAZY AND HE DOESN’T RUN OUT TO HIS POSITION DID YOU SEE HIM WALK TO FIRST ON THOSE WALKS HE JUST WALKED HE DIDN’T HUSTLE AT ALL HE DOESN’T HAVE SAVVY TO HIT TO ALL FIELDS!!! HE’S NOT GETTING PAID TO WALK1!!!!!!!!!!!11”
Hope that helped.
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by BK on Aug 13, 2008 5:25 AM EDT up reply actions
He's listed as number 32 on their website... that's gotta look weird.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Especially when their number 44 was Owings, who's alledgedly a Red now.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Bill Bray time
im looking forward to finding out how we’ll lose this one
by RedHotHollywood on Aug 12, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions
clap clap clap clap clap clap clap
nice start Wagon, I needed some positivity at this point in my Reds fandom.
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Micah...
Where does he fit in next year? does this mean we are in for another trade?
by chandrathan on Aug 12, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions
rick ankiel
that’s how micah fits in
by RedHotHollywood on Aug 12, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I bet we get rid of a pitcher.
I’m firmly in the “trade Homer in the offseason before his stock falls any more” camp.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
i was thinking it might be harang for a bat
by chandrathan on Aug 12, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
that would be
incredibly, incredibly, bass ackward
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
check your non-crystal one
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
I doubt it
I doubt he proves to be healthy the rest of this season.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
Bullpen? Left Field?
I’m not sarcastic about the latter either. Free swingin’ is how we like ‘em in Cinci
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Uh, i sure as hell don't suggest it
but Corey Patterson has played a full seaso with this team. nothing they do will surprise me now
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I guess you can never have enough pitching
or he’ll play LF for all I know
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
I think they might consider moving Homer to the bullpen.
at least until he gets his shit figured out.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
I remember some "he needs a lot of time to get stretched out" excuse
that meant he couldn’t be in the pen. They said the same thing about Luke Hudson.
ruh roah.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Dickerson is #21?
no more love for Sean Casey…this is a whole new team and I guess we’re going the Indians route.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
HOLY FUCKING HELL LLM IS A GOOD FIRST BASEMAN
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It's the second outstanding play he's made in a week
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
And damn Elpidio was on his horse
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
1st multiple RBI game for CPat since his moonshot at Yankee stadium right?
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that's a coincidence and irrelevant
but yes
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
"Brandon Moss on deck"
really warms the cackles.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
He did start for the World Champion Boston Red Sox on opening day this year.
For what that’s worth.
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by BK on Aug 12, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
2 months of nonstop bitching from the Northeast United States?
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
frank robinson
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I did not know that about his career
I’m going to consult my local library to learn more about this subject.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 12, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
as far as I can tell
Sept 15, 1993 – Keith Kessinger and Johnny Ruffin.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
BTW
That night, the lineup had one player with an OPS over .800 (Reggie Sanders). Tonight’s lineup had one player with an OPS over .800 (Edwin Encarnacion).
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
Well let's hope these fellas end up a little more distinguished than their predecessors
although ruffin was decent for awhile.
BTW, Slyde, ten bucks you solved tomorrow’s AFLAC trivia question
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When you need someone to nail-down a four-run win
he’s your guy
Fun game
1-0, PD
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by Man Mountain on Aug 12, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe it WAS all Dunn's fault?
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
And some people thought...
...the Reds would never win another game.
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Yeah, but...
...the Pirates have kinda pwned us this year.
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Well that leaves one true outcome.
We know what’s coming up next time in his next at-bat…
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LOL
Same old Dunn.
The home run is probably next.
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On the Cincy Sports News front that now means something
since the Reds have packed it in for the nest 3 years…
The Bengals are thinking of resigning Chris Henry (do whats the risk? the reward is huge)
and
Chad Johnson is thinking of legally changing his name to Ocho Cinco so he can have it on the back of his jersey… not even joking.
Wow Cincinnati is becoming a laughing stock of the sports world!
Certainly not at Madison Bowl where the Post-Dunnera mood was festive-
Many of the guys were giving me grief because the Reds won without Dunn. Great to see them play some small ball blah blahblahh…
Oh BTW ‘If Valentin was at first this season instead of Votto he’s hit 30 HRS” blahblahblah
Yow!.
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker
Island Update (Post Dunn, not done posting)
Back home in Santo Domingo and it is hot. I mean hot, hot. My toothpaste is runny, hot.
I have a new laptob and internet in my house. I know, it’s ridiculous. Will try to get back to updating y’all more often with a perspective from the DR. Here goes…
Hoy and the Listin Diaro both ran the same AP story on the front page of their websites this morning about Vólquez winning his 14th on the season. Nothing special really in the article but the first sentence kind of sums up things these days:
Edinson Vólquez trabajó hasta la séptima para salir del estupor en que se encontraba luego del Juego de Estrellas, para llevar a los Rojos de Cincinnati a una victoria de 5-1 sobre los Piratas de Pittsburgh, en su primer partido desde que canjearon a Adam Dunn.
Edinson Vólquez worked until the seventh to leave the stupor he had found himself in after the All-Star game to carry the Reds to a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in their first game since they traded Adam Dunn.
The big sports news around here is olympic boxing though. Juan Carlos Payano is a big medal hope for the DR. He beat Frenchman Jerome Thomas yesterday and is up against an Italian in the second round. Two other Dominican boxers, Félix Manuel Díaz y Argenis Núñez, are also potential contenders for medals. It is a bit different when your country is pinning its hopes on two or three athletes to bring home a few medals. In the United States it seems you have to be trying to win 8 gold medals for anyone to care about you.
Tanzen!
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