Farmers only: Get to know Yonder

by Rick House on Aug 4, 2008 1:44 AM EDT in News Comment 32 comments

Dickerson

Triple-A: Chris Dickerson went 3 for 5 with a run and the go-ahead RBI as Louisville won 2-1. Adam Pettyjohn (12-4) won his 5th straight start, and Josh Roenicke threw a perfect inning for his 3rd save.

Double-A: Justin Turner was 3 for 4 in Chattanooga's 3-2 win. Sam Lecure allowed just 1 run in 7 innings, striking out 3, and Sean Watson struck out 2 for the save.

Lotzkar

High A: Todd Frazier doubled and Juan Francisco tripled in a run in Sarasota's 3-0 win.

Low A: Justin Reed singled in Keltavious Jones in the 5th for Dayton's 1-0 win. Kyle Lotzkar struck out 2 before leaving in the 3rd with an undisclosed arm injury. Juan Rafael struck out 7 in relief for the win.

Rookies: Tyler Stovall was 2 for 4 with an RBI, but Billings lost 4-3. ... The G-Reds managed just 4 hits but won 6-2. Three of those hits came from Humberto Sosa, who had 2 doubles and 2 RBIs. In a makeup game beforehand, Matt Maloney struck out 9 in rehab relief, and the Reds won 2-0.

Saturday night: Chris Valaika had 3 hits and 5 RBIs, Danny Dorn had 2 doubles and Drew Stubbs had 3 hits in Chattanooga's 13-2 win. The Lookouts got 20 hits. ... Todd Frazier launched a walk-off homer in the 15th. ... Zach Cozart had 3 hits. ... Juan Duran hit his first homer.

Alonso

Finally, Yonder Alonso -- the Reds' 1st-round pick who scouting director Chris Buckley thinks we'll sign by the August 15th deadline -- spoke with teenage brothers associated with the Miami Herald in a story published yesterday. Here are a few of his statements:

Q: What really ticks you off?
A: People that are not neat. I don't like it at all. I like to be very neat.

Q: Does your mind ever wander during a game or during a break?
A: Yes, a lot. Too much. I just start thinking about a lot of things but don't tell my coach. He would probably get mad, but I definitely start wandering off. I don't know why. I just do it.

Q: What is the coolest prank you have ever done?
A: My roommate was sleeping and I wanted to mess around with his hair. So I shaved half of his hair and made a U on the other half.

Favorites

Cartoon character: Doug.
Superhero: Iron Man.
Movie: Spy Kids (emphasis mine).
Color: Red.
Animal: Lion.
Video game: Call Of Duty.
President: George W. Bush.

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Interesting

Lastings Milledge’s favorite cartoon is Doug, too. Strange.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 8:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Interesting because Doug's favorite cartoon is?

pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"

by dunnateher on Aug 4, 2008 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

1. Jeff Kepp at short

pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"

by dunnateher on Aug 4, 2008 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

2. Dusty's playhouse

pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"

by dunnateher on Aug 4, 2008 8:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not sure

if we should sign anyone whose favorite animal is a lion. The correct answer is clearly platypus. This kid already lacks hustle and grit.

82 wins is gonna change everything!

by Pops Daniels on Aug 4, 2008 9:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

What if it is a fuck lion?

Bend over and drop your pants, Mr. Babar.

by Slyde on Aug 4, 2008 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Oh, you mean

he wants to revive a German safari fetish. Cool.

82 wins is gonna change everything!

by Pops Daniels on Aug 4, 2008 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm more concerned about the last answer.

But then again, what kind of question is that? Millard Fillmore all the way, baby.

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Aug 4, 2008 9:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I always liked W.H. Harrison

he had the decency to die within a month or 2 of taking office, and he’s a Cincy boy.

82 wins is gonna change everything!

by Pops Daniels on Aug 4, 2008 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe he thought they meant

favorite current President. I like Andrew Jackson. That guy could knew how to party.

Bruce Bonser? Boone Bonser? Boot Bonser? BOOSE BONZER?

by Lakeman on Aug 4, 2008 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Even if it was favorite current president

he could have had the dignity to abstain.

Bend over and drop your pants, Mr. Babar.

by Slyde on Aug 4, 2008 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Big day for the bereavement pool!

Skip Carey goes to that great spare rib planetoid in the sky, and the beheading craze jumps from Canada (with new grislier details) to Greece.

And maybe Bernie Mac.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 9:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I get the Careys mixed up...

Is there a Skip and a Chip?

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Aug 4, 2008 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yip

Bend over and drop your pants, Mr. Babar.

by Slyde on Aug 4, 2008 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

chip is the one who's alive

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Aug 4, 2008 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

nice

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 4, 2008 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's why his friends call him "Whiskers"

Because he’s so alive.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

1989, bitches.

"Being a human cannonball is not just a job, Pee Wee. It's a career."

by Fat Vegas Alan on Aug 4, 2008 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and morgan freeman

link

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Aug 4, 2008 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Insert Driving Miss Daisy comment here.....

1st Cincinnati Reds Player: These guys don't look so tough.
2nd Cincinnati Reds Player: Yeah, that's what Custer said when the Indians took the field.

-Eight Men Out

by Willie Mays Hayes on Aug 4, 2008 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You have to be careful driving in the Dark Night?

by Brendanukkah on Aug 4, 2008 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No one had Solzhenitsyn?

by ken on Aug 4, 2008 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sign this kid now

I like several of his answers. Especially the favorite color one.

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Aug 4, 2008 1:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good to see that

Pokey Reese is still livin the dream in Columbus. He’s hittin a smokin .233.

1st Cincinnati Reds Player: These guys don't look so tough.
2nd Cincinnati Reds Player: Yeah, that's what Custer said when the Indians took the field.

-Eight Men Out

by Willie Mays Hayes on Aug 4, 2008 1:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

With a Nationals farm team? Get out!

If Bowden is doing this as a massive prank, it’s long passed the point of being funny.

At the moment, they’ve got William Bergolla too, I see.

by DevilsAdvocate on Aug 4, 2008 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You should totally use this as your avatar

How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?

by jch24 on Aug 4, 2008 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

soooo...

is anyone else worried about Lotzkar? it seems to me that, looking over the events of the last week, some real nasty voodoo is afoot. hopefully it isnt serious, but the way things are going i wouldnt be surprised if his right arm had turned into a frog.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 4, 2008 3:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Here's his latest baseball card

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

by Madville on Aug 4, 2008 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i think thats slyde

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Aug 4, 2008 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

this isn't really worth a whole fanpost, but I think you ought to know

I had that old “Hey Leonardo” song (she likes me for me!) stuck in my head at work today, so naturally, the first thing I did when I got back was do some youtubing and wikipediaing. It turns out that Blessid Union of Souls is from Morrow, Ohio. And yes, that’s how they spelled Blessid.

Anyways, it also turns out they made a baseball-themed album for the Reds in 2003. If anything sums up the Reds’ 2003 season, its that BUoS made an album for them 4 years after their hit single.

The single off of the album is especially apt for the Reds’ pitchers that year…treat yourself to “Go Home”

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Aug 4, 2008 5:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs