Red Reposter - Where Were You When You Heard The Reds Re-signed Ramon Hernandez?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 18, 2009 11:15 AM EST
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Hall o' Famer Hal weighs in with his opinion on the Hernandez signing
and he does little to convince me. "Hernandez hit only .258 last year with five homers and 37 RBIs, but...(he) is the kind of guy I want around when I want to have fun and a guy I want to have around when I need somebody to watch my back." Sorry Hal, but this team needs a catcher, not Danny Glover. Hal also tries his hand at a bit o' statistical analysis. He discusses Jay Bruce's LD% and Aaron Harang's DER. It's actually pretty impressive for an old-timer. -
Mark Sheldon wonders if the re-signing of Ramon Hernandez will prohibit the team from signing a LF
He says Jonny Gomes is the better choice over Laynce Nix (duh), but "you have to wonder if catcher Ramon Hernandez's re-signing on Monday for one year at $3 million takes away some of the dollars for left field." He says there are other in-house options, but gives the impression that Gomes would be the superior choice. -
Matthew Pouliot likes the Hernandez signing as well
"He's 33 now and clearly on the decline, but if the Reds give him a fair amount of rest, he should be good for a dozen homers and his typical .330-.340 OBP." -
The Fay has the Boss Man's word on the signing:
"It was an offseason priority. When you look at the alternatives, they’re not great. I think he and (Ryan) Hanigan are a good combination. Corky (Miller) is going to go to Triple-A that that gives us some depth."
Craig Calcaterra says the Blue Jays would seriously consider Brandon Phillips
if the Reds were to make him available. But --get this-- they would want him to play 3B. The very same 3B Scott Rolen used to man. He then quips on the Rolen deal, "given that the trade apparently filled no holes for either team and harmed one financially, I'm tempted to deem the Rolen trade the most pointless trade in recent memory." So this is one of the head-shakingest bits of internews I've read in a while.
Jack Moore at FanGraphs writes about the recent non-rumor of the possibility of the Reds trading Joey Votto
Walt Jocketty retorted, "Oh God, no!" when asked about it. Moore says, "With Votto producing as he has through his career, he is one of the best assets in the MLB. Jocketty’s response was right on the money." This gives me hope. Thanks to Dave from Luhvull for the FanShot.
Long time head athletic trainer Mark Mann resigned his post last week.
He has accepted a job with Morgan Stanley as a financial advisor(?). God speed, Mr. Mann!
FanGraphs lists the best baserunners according to BP's baserunning metrics
and Brandon Phillips comes in as one of the leaders of the pack, up there with such speedsters as Michael Bourn, Chone Figgins, Ichiro, and Dexter Fowler. Ride on, BeeP!
FanHouse takes a look at the Reds' offseason
They do a pretty good job reviewing the roster situation, though they inaccurately say that Joey Votto is arb-eligible for the first time this year. Here's the course of action they recommend:
"I think the Reds' biggest goal this offseason is to simultaneously dump one of their two overpaid starters without weakening the rotation. If money is a problem for them, they at least have a chance to fill their holes in the outfield and shortstop internally, but beyond Cueto and Bailey, there's not much their system has to offer in terms of pitching. The problem for them is that it won't be easy to find someone willing to take Arroyo or Harang without the Reds paying a lot of their salary, and so the amount of money freed up by a trade would probably be minimal."
Which is to say, we're probably boned.
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"I think the Reds' biggest goal this offseason is to simultaneously dump one of their two overpaid starters without weakening the rotation."
I think the Reds should get better at every offensive position without spending a dime!
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 18, 2009 11:27 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
imagine how much easier that could be with Zach Stewart around
"There is no harder thing than to have Glenn Beck outlive your child."-The Onion
by justin007000 on Nov 18, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah i lack that
"There is no harder thing than to have Glenn Beck outlive your child."-The Onion
by justin007000 on Nov 19, 2009 3:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I voted MEH
because I think Jeff Brantley’s girlfriend should be heard from.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 18, 2009 11:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
That......cheating.......WHORE!
"Santa Claus doesn't use Craigslist." -- 'tHan
by jch24 on Nov 18, 2009 12:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Will Afghan headless goat game make Olympics?
In Afghanistan, galloping to get one’s goat
KABUL — Is the world ready for a sport played with a headless goat carcass?
Haji Abdul Rashid thinks it is and has big plans: corporate sponsors, television rights and beyond.
“We want it to become an Olympic sport,” says Rashid, who heads the Buzkashi Federation.
To understand how ambitious — even crazy — this is, consider the game. Buzkashi, which means “goat grabbing,” is a violent sport with virtually no rules. Players, called chapandaz, gallop at breakneck speed over a dusty field, fighting over a dead animal without a head.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Nov 18, 2009 12:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
you may laugh
but I’m currently ~1/3 into this book, which is a serious, legitimate, treatise on power relationships in AStan. Unlike, uh, this.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
by Cy Schourek on Nov 18, 2009 8:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
so
What’s the deal with the headless goat?
Why headless?
And what do they do with it after the game? Do they eat it?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Nov 18, 2009 8:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Headless improves aerodynamics
not really. Most likely the head just falls off too fast if someone grabbed it, or someone would accidentally stick their fingers in the eyes or mouth and that can’t be fun, living or dead. They probably used to play with a headless goat centuries ago, and now they just realized it’s more fun if the heads already off.
And there’s no chance they eat it, play only stops when the goat is beaten to hell. All the organs would be pulverized, bile over everything, etc. I bet they just feed it to their dogs or something.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
by Cy Schourek on Nov 18, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wondered
if it was a safety thing. With the horns and all. (You’ll poke your eye out!) But it sounds like safety is the last thing they’re concerned about.
It’s probably to avoid arguments about who’s really got the goat – the player with body or the head.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Nov 18, 2009 9:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting read from RJ at DRaysBay
Talking about how the Rays go against conventional wisdom in process and worry less about results (assuming the results will take care of themselves). The relevant quote to the Reds:
The Rays take unconventional to entirely new levels. Public opinion seems to matter not in the least on any move they make. Whether the move turns out great or not so great, this unit sticks to their guns because they are confident in their processes.The Rays are one of those teams that don’t do the safe thing simply because it is safe. This is a trend that the Reds need to buck, but they don’t show any signs of doing it right now, which is why they are still trying to win now and build for the future.
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 18, 2009 11:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
correction
“they are still trying to win now without spending much money while also building for the future.”
"If you have a spaceship and are looking for a hilarious astronaut with an irregular heartbeat and thirty million dollars, I am prepared to leave as soon as tomorrow."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Nov 18, 2009 11:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
While glancing, I thought that said "Interesting read from Ray J at DRaysBay"
and thought to myself, “Why in the world do I care what someone who’s only famous b/c of a sex tape displaying him and Kim Kardashian bumping uglies has to say about the Tampa Bay Rays, much less baseball in general?”
by Highlifeman21 on Nov 22, 2009 1:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
Mann also emphasized that his decision to leave the organization was in no way connected to his mother’s retirement from the club late last week. Wilma Mann served as the Reds’ director of scouting administration for 37 years before recently retiring from the post.
“You fired my mom? I hate you hate you hate you! You’re not my real dad!”
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 18, 2009 11:34 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
So, do you think Mark Mann's
first client will lose 30% of his/her portfolio investing in Doc Kremcheck’s poking stick conglomerate?
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 18, 2009 11:36 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
"stick futures, dammit!"
“it’s the future of medicine! you hear about how they dont want ladies to get mammograms no more? it’s because poking sticks are coming back in a biiiiig way! we’re going to be rich!”
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 18, 2009 11:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In the Fanshots
Snake the Jake linked to an article in the NYT about how Zack Greinke lives in his mom’s basement.
In the comments to that post, I linked to an article by Jonah Keri about how shy guys are the new market inefficiency.
Yay, statheads!
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 18, 2009 11:36 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
The Cardinals aren't interested in Jason Bay because of his defense
but still maintain some interest in Adam Dunn. Huh?
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 18, 2009 11:39 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
i'd cry if Dunn went to St. Louis
like actually cry, because I like Adam and I hate St. Louis.
"There is no harder thing than to have Glenn Beck outlive your child."-The Onion
by justin007000 on Nov 18, 2009 3:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It's definitely illogical.
But Jason Bay may require an expensive multiple-year commitment that Adam Dunn won’t, for pretty much the same offensive contribution.
IAN! I'm on traain!
by andromache on Nov 18, 2009 4:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking they probably also want a lefty power bat
since Pujols and Ludwick are both right-handed.
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 18, 2009 4:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe
they just don’t want to tip their hand this early.
In NY, this is known as the “Bubba Crosby will be our opening day center fielder” ploy.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Nov 18, 2009 4:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And somewhere in upstate New York
A wall just got punched.
by Brendanukkah on Nov 18, 2009 4:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In all fairness, Bay is worse in LF than Dunn
Economies of scale, if you will
by Highlifeman21 on Nov 22, 2009 1:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mickey Mouse is 81 today
I think he’s had some work done:
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 18, 2009 11:42 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
he still pulls bootie like he did when he was 23
by GrooveLeg on Nov 18, 2009 11:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
oh yeah
If I hear the word 'perky' again, I'll puke
by nycredsfan on Nov 18, 2009 12:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why does she have three eyes?
"Santa Claus doesn't use Craigslist." -- 'tHan
by jch24 on Nov 18, 2009 12:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's Hindu Minnie.
"If you have a spaceship and are looking for a hilarious astronaut with an irregular heartbeat and thirty million dollars, I am prepared to leave as soon as tomorrow."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Nov 18, 2009 12:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Minnie shall not eat of the Clarabelle
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 18, 2009 12:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And she shall own one of these franchises while her kids attend medical school
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 18, 2009 12:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know, I know
Racist!
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 18, 2009 12:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not a cab company?
ZING!
"Santa Claus doesn't use Craigslist." -- 'tHan
by jch24 on Nov 18, 2009 1:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You're confusing one of the planet's billion-folk religions with another.
But yo, this little discussion reminds me of this article and some of my own cross-country traveling experiences:
’You’re getting the last room in Huntsville,‘’ the man at the front desk rasped. I was in the heart of a certain kind of Texas — the kind I’d probably only visit in pursuit of a story — and the room was a godsend. I thanked the man and we shook hands — not a gesture you often see enacted between owner and customer at the front desk of an Econo Lodge. But he was Indian and so am I, and it was our little way of touching base.
This was two years ago. As I was then new to America, I asked him bluntly what on earth had brought him to a place like Huntsville. My naked curiosity amused him. ‘’Why shouldn’t I be here?‘’ he said. Indians like him were everywhere, especially in places like Huntsville. Go 15 miles west and you’d find a motel run by his cousin. Ninety miles south and there was another cousin in another motel. An uncle had a place, too, somewhere in Georgia. Wherever there was a motel in the United States, he said — and I mistook this assertion for hyperbole — there were likely to be people from India running it. The statement, I learned later, was not all that far from the truth.
BTW, the article was written and published over ten years ago.
"If you have a spaceship and are looking for a hilarious astronaut with an irregular heartbeat and thirty million dollars, I am prepared to leave as soon as tomorrow."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Nov 18, 2009 1:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I read an article recently about how Disney is finally going to take some risks with him.
It’s always been assumed that Mickey would be handled (or not handled) something like a museum piece but I guess he’s going to be a little bit of a punkass bitch in his new video game.
"If you have a spaceship and are looking for a hilarious astronaut with an irregular heartbeat and thirty million dollars, I am prepared to leave as soon as tomorrow."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Nov 18, 2009 12:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
is that how they worded it?
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
by boobs on Nov 18, 2009 12:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"You got a problem with that, coon dick?"
"If you have a spaceship and are looking for a hilarious astronaut with an irregular heartbeat and thirty million dollars, I am prepared to leave as soon as tomorrow."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Nov 18, 2009 12:46 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
thats racist?
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
by boobs on Nov 18, 2009 12:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Uh oh, timb's gonna be angry
Todd Frazier was named the Reds top prospect by Baseball America.
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 18, 2009 12:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That makes me happy, Slyde
I wish the top prospect was a Brandon Webb clone (with a good shoulder), but I’ll settle for a middle infielder who can OPS 850.
Now, when is Brandon moving to SS?*
*A move so desperately needed that I favor the summary execution of anyone within the organization who opposes it…..except Paul Jnaish, of course
by timb116 on Nov 19, 2009 3:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hell yes...he's been on my radar since last ST
Kid’s got a future, at least at the plate.
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.
Winston Churchill
by Madville on Nov 19, 2009 5:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This is Walt's way of saying, "Glad to have you back, Ramon."
When you look at the alternatives, they’re not great.
"If you have a spaceship and are looking for a hilarious astronaut with an irregular heartbeat and thirty million dollars, I am prepared to leave as soon as tomorrow."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Nov 18, 2009 1:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
“It was between him and a polished turd, but the turd was just too expensive.”
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 18, 2009 1:45 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
also a nice show off suport for Tatum, and Corky.
"There is no harder thing than to have Glenn Beck outlive your child."-The Onion
by justin007000 on Nov 18, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Taintum can blow me
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.
Winston Churchill
by Madville on Nov 18, 2009 10:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
fuck you old man
"There is no harder thing than to have Glenn Beck outlive your child."-The Onion
by justin007000 on Nov 19, 2009 3:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This is why sportswriters get a bad name
…because some are either lazy or uninformed:
“He’s 33 now and clearly on the decline, but if the Reds give him a fair amount of rest, he should be good for a dozen homers and his typical .330-.340 OBP.”
Really? Know how many times he’s been over .330 OBP in over 300 PA? Four, and not since 2006. If his career OBP is under .330, how can over that number be considered “typical”, and how can he be “good” for that number if he’s “clearly in decline”?
It’s guys like this that give the whole profession a bad name.
"You never know how you look through other people's eyes"
by sidnancy on Nov 18, 2009 2:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
his whole job is to write about baseball
why should he check his facts and think about what he is writing before it hits the presses?
"There is no harder thing than to have Glenn Beck outlive your child."-The Onion
by justin007000 on Nov 18, 2009 4:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why should he be any different than other reporters...
You know like the guys who work for Time or Newsweek or Fox News…lazy fucking liars most of them
Sportswriter and reporters for the most part are more about themselves than the news or the facts.
And most sports commentators and writers are pretty stupid as well.
I don’t mean to be elitist, but hey a lot of these guys are sports fans who love going to the games for free and hanging out on the periphery of major league sports.
Or they are worn out has beens…
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.
Winston Churchill
by Madville on Nov 18, 2009 10:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I heard that, you son of a bitch
"He wears his hat like a left hander!"
by TimMcCarver on Nov 18, 2009 11:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
the sports writer worth his salt i know is Thundering Turtle
truly a one in a million, that fella!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 18, 2009 11:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
my drunken analyasis
hernandeza is fuckin worhtless. like why the fuck? He is a waste of resources, this team will never win unless they comit to losing first!!! Let us have a few 60 win seasons like the Tigersin 2005, and bam, votto, cueto, bailey, bruce, stubbs, francisco, frazier, phillips=sucess. really i’ll take one absoultely god awful seaosn in order to bring october back to cincinnati. honestly i’ve had it with this team i’m a white sox fan now.
GOOOOOOO WHITE SOX!!!!
"There is no harder thing than to have Glenn Beck outlive your child."-The Onion
by justin007000 on Nov 19, 2009 3:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fuck you young twit
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.
Winston Churchill
by Madville on Nov 19, 2009 7:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
totally deserved
"There is no harder thing than to have Glenn Beck outlive your child."-The Onion
by justin007000 on Nov 19, 2009 1:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
how'd the Dailey paper turn out?
"Nate Silver is a genius" .... BK
by obc2 on Nov 19, 2009 10:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In light of the Danny Glover comment...
I propose Ramon’s new nickname be Murtaugh.
Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.
by snohio on Nov 19, 2009 9:50 AM EST reply actions 4 recs
He's just too old for this shit!
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 19, 2009 9:54 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly..
See, it fits..
Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.
by snohio on Nov 19, 2009 10:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This is something I can get behind
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 19, 2009 10:08 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
A Guy To Watch Your Back...
…wow, what a ringing endorsement. Nothing like having a back-watching buddy who can’t hit, field, or play, while paying him over a mill to pretend that he can. As it is, he’s a broke down, 33 year old dead weight hitter with a noodle arm. That’s not my idea of a good catcher or a wise investment (even as a backup). Maybe we should sign Danny and Mel and make them share catcher duties (and bat them lead off if any of the other out machines keel over).
by tonywf on Nov 20, 2009 12:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It would make sense if Rose were still manager.
"There is no harder thing than to have Glenn Beck outlive your child."-The Onion
by justin007000 on Nov 20, 2009 12:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But At Least...
….Bo Diaz could play solid D, which to me is more important than anything when it comes to catcher. Hernandez adds nothing, at least at this point in his career.
by tonywf on Nov 21, 2009 9:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder how old diaz's sons are and if they're doing anything with baseball
http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Obits_D/Diaz.Bo.Obit02.jpg
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.
Winston Churchill
by Madville on Nov 22, 2009 4:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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