Farmers only: Of Sweet and Buchholz
Triple-A: Rick Sweet was named International League Manager of the Year, and the Bats lost 3-2. Sweet is really a pretty amazing manager whom the players love (and he's won MOY twice, including in '94 after back-to-back title seasons with Tucson), and the only question mark might be why he's not a major league manager. I really hope Walt Jocketty is taking notice.
High A: Yonder Alonso was 1 for 3 with a double in his pro debut and Juan Francisco was 2 for 4 in Sarasota's 4-1 loss. Zach Stewart threw a perfect inning and struck out 2.
Low A: Neftali Soto had 2 hits and 2 RBIs in Dayton's 6-3 win. Devin Mesoraco was 1 for for the 3rd straight day and the 4th time in 6 games. Mace Thurman struck out 6 (!) in his 3 innings, and he's kind of a stud. The 21-year-old Texan has struck out 42 in his 31.1 innings since being drafted in the 19th round out of Baylor. Still, he's given up 9 runs in his 15 innings for Dayton, which is not so studly.
Rookies leagues: Alex Buchholz was 5 for 5 (!!), improving to .407 on the season for Billings, in the Mustangs' 8-7 win. He's only played 24 games and has been out for a month with some sort of injury. Michael Konstanty had a 3-run homer, his 10th in 44 games, and Buchholz scored the winning run in the bottom of the 9th on a throwing error.
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Dave Miley seemed to have a similar resume
but I liked Dave Miley and to this day believe it was wrong to fire him.
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
by justin007000 on Aug 27, 2008 1:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dave Miley had no control over the clubhouse
Whether that was his fault or the players doesn’t matter. He had to go.
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.
by Slyde on Aug 27, 2008 8:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mo' Bats news
Here’s a well-written piece about our favorite minor league team ouside of Cincinnati.
Crazy well-written.
Damn.
"Being a human cannonball is not just a job, Pee Wee. It's a career."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Aug 27, 2008 7:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That writing is like a brick...house.
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.
by Slyde on Aug 27, 2008 8:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
On my vacation
I was inspired to one day open up a clothing store called the Brick Shirt House.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 27, 2008 8:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would probably be willing to use the restroom of such an establishment
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.
by Slyde on Aug 27, 2008 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Without a good business model...
..he’ll probably lose his shit.
"Being a human cannonball is not just a job, Pee Wee. It's a career."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Aug 27, 2008 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mace Thurman
would definetly fit the all-name team theyre constructing in Cincy.
If Neftali can come up too: Mace, Neftali, Homer, Edinson, Micah(?), Edwin…
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
by Cy Schourek on Aug 27, 2008 8:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Keltavious Jones
Speaking of names, how is it that I’d never even heard the name “Buchholz” until a couple years ago and now I’m aware of 3 of them in professional baseball playing under various spellings?
Kentuck Arts Festival: October 18th.
Details at Sinful Savage Tigers
by Man Mountain on Aug 27, 2008 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently you've never had Helen Keller call you a butthole before
by Brendanukkah on Aug 27, 2008 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
I can disabuse you of that "apparently" right now
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by Man Mountain on Aug 27, 2008 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
splat!
I think we overmeet as a society.
by Gray on Aug 27, 2008 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're all going to hell
to hell i say!
by chandrathan on Aug 27, 2008 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
/recs, shakes head
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 27, 2008 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did anyone else
Actually say it out loud and end up laughing harder than before?
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on Aug 27, 2008 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes
shamefully
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 27, 2008 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's on golf or.
"Being a human cannonball is not just a job, Pee Wee. It's a career."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Aug 27, 2008 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thuckin' light
Overserved and underwhelmed.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 27, 2008 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couple o' links
Harang would like Bob to populate GABP’s warning track with baseball eating dinosaurs (note: not about acquring Jim Edmonds)
Willy Tavares is now available. Anyone anxious?
Kentuck Arts Festival: October 18th.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 27, 2008 3:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Both links go to the Harang story
I guess you really were anxious. And jittery.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 27, 2008 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
Here’s the Tavares story: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3554807
Kentuck Arts Festival: October 18th.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 27, 2008 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
God help us
I’m sure Dusty looks past the .312 OBP, the .620OPS, the 30BB in 422AB and the five errors and focuses right in on the 61 SB.
He’s a deer frozen in the headlights, drooling on himself as he fumbles with the red emergency phone to Bob’s office.
by bengalred on Aug 27, 2008 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It aint Dusty I'm worried about
It’s the other two masterminds.
Overserved and underwhelmed.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 27, 2008 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
here's the problem
He’s an upgrade over Patterson so the local media will be falling all over themselves to take that angle of the story. Also, everyone will focus on 2007 (.320/.367/.382) rather than the other three more or less identical years of his career where he batted much worse.
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.
by Slyde on Aug 27, 2008 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you've hit it with the upgrade phenomenon
It doesn’t take much to upgrade at several positions, particularly CF and catcher, with re-treads like Taveras and it gives the appearance the team is “improving” or “getting closer.”
The reality is they’ll just be “less bad” while denying opportunities for younger players (Stubbs, Valaika, Homer, etc.) that could eventually provide meaningful improvement.
by bengalred on Aug 27, 2008 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
More problems
Our defense is bad. How bad? Well here’s a little glimpse. Scooping balls at first base is an important skill, even if games aren’t likely to hinge on whether a ball is successfully scooped or not. Still, it’s an indication of both the defensive skills of the first baseman and the other infielders who are throwing to him. TheJay (BrewCrewBall’s answer to Slyde) has put together this chart showing who the best scoopers are. Take a look at the bottom of the chart. There’s our future. (Third most opportunities too).
by Brendanukkah on Aug 27, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
We’ve discussed this at Justin’s blog before. Votto looks superb according to the range metrics. He’s one of the top defensive players at 1B. But those numbers don’t include scoops. As we see, that changes the picture a bit. Hopefully this is something he can get some help on during the off-season when he’s not around Reds coaches.
"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling
by Slyde on Aug 27, 2008 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
but...Tavares is a righty! He has to be able to help
yeesh. By the way, my favorite part of the Harang article (besides Aaron saying “I’m not bitching”…I had no idea he sweared) was this quote from Dustbag:
Baker particularly singled out Pettyjohn, “who is 14-5 at Louisville and has won 30 minor-league games over the last two years. I’m not opposed to a soft-tossing left-hander who throws like Tommy John (after his historic surgery) or Tom Glavine. Thirty wins? He is doing something right.”
Yes…apparently retreads are the answers to our problems, too. I’m really losing my Reds fandom quick. And I lasted through Bob Boone.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
by Cy Schourek on Aug 27, 2008 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't it tickle you though, imagining that Dusty spoke the parenthetical phrase?
by Brendanukkah on Aug 27, 2008 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can imagine Dusty (Baker) doing 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.
by Slyde on Aug 27, 2008 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I need help from my beer snobs out there
So, I’ve got to pick a couple of kegs for this Sunday, and there are too many choices. I thought one small fancy beer keg and one common type. Help and input would be much appreciated.
Overserved and underwhelmed.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 27, 2008 3:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm no beer snob, so don't take my advice
But I think a Blue Ribbon winning beer for your common beer would be good. And the scenesters would love you. I’m also fond of anything from the Great Lakes Breweries.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 27, 2008 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eliot Ness
made me forsake Christianity in college.
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 27, 2008 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
similarly
The Untouchables made me forsake Pauline Kael’s criticism in college.
Kentuck Arts Festival: October 18th.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 27, 2008 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mike Ness
turned me off to Pauline Christianity in college when I saw House of Bamboo.
Michael: Now, the soldiers are paid to fight; the rebels aren't. Roth: What does that tell you? Michael: They can win.
by havanaconnect on Aug 27, 2008 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
and here, let me turn you back on to Christianity.
Overserved and underwhelmed.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 27, 2008 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm with Brendan on the premium stuff.
Anything from Great Lakes would be decent for the smaller one, and you may end up being limited to what they have in stock. I don’t think I’ve ever seen their entire selection in their keg room, so I’d at least make a short list in case they don’t have what you want. I’d say they’re bound to have at least one Great Lakes beer there, though. If not, anything from Christian Moerlein is good, and in a pinch I’d trust anything from Bell’s, Dogfish Head, BBC, or Brooklyn as well.
And yeah, for the big one, almost everybody drinks Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Light, or in the scenesters and Brendan’s case, PBR.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 27, 2008 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
#9 and Dortmunder.
I’m sure the Dortmunder is too dark for most folks, but that is because they are all racists..
Magic Hat #9 is a good choice, but it is only in a 1/6 barrel so it might not be enough.
You get Dortmunder and I’m there for sure..
Sept 6th - Duffers Open - http://duffersopen.org/ - Play some golf with your fellow RRs.
by snohio on Aug 27, 2008 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You guys suck
I wish i could be there damnit. I might try to make a stop-by after the show/afterparty deal. It wouldn’t be incredibly late, 12:30 or so I would imagine. :)
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on Aug 27, 2008 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool with me
we were going ’till 2:30 or so last year. Call and see.
Overserved and underwhelmed.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 27, 2008 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
who from rr have you gotten confirmation on pops?
by chandrathan on Aug 27, 2008 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your family
and the Menace. That’s it. I was hoping for more with the free booze and food and all.
Overserved and underwhelmed.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 27, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd go, but frankly I don't have the time
I’m currently involved in fierce negotiations on the house I’m selling and the house I’m hopefully buying. I’m pretty sure I’ll be packing all weekend, unless I’m helping my brother-in-law build his deck. It sucks a little to be me right now.
"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling
by Slyde on Aug 27, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's alright
I still owe you a drink or twelve.
Overserved and underwhelmed.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 27, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
things are looking up already!
"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling
by Slyde on Aug 27, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know my deal
So don’t start with me. :)
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
by jch24 on Aug 27, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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