Red Reposter - 4/7/09
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 7, 2009 12:10 PM EDT
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Print- Mark Sheldon asks if you've written off the Reds yet for this season. He also has a few choice quotes from Dusty:
"He (Santana) usually leads the league in strikeouts. A lot of people don't get a lot of runs against Santana. Aaron matched him except for that home run he gave up to the youngerster (Daniel Murphy) we don't know either. There weren't many negatives today. People look for negatives when you lose, but they played a good game and beat us today."
- Hall o' Famer Hal is not amused by all the Reds' excuses for the loss yesterday. "Santana is too good!" "It was cold!" "Taveras was sick!" Methinks Hal needs to settle a bit. It's gonna be a long season here for the Reposter if he maintains this level of curmudgeonness.
- Bob Hunter at the Columbus Dispatch gives us some commentary on the game yesterday. He's worried about the offense too.
- You know, it seems everyone has something to say about the offense now after only scoring 1 run and mustering only 3 hits yesterday. Anyone else get the feeling that if the Reds had won the game 2-1 we'd be hearing a completely different song?
- Jay Bruce and Joey Votto are comfortable in leadership roles for this young team, but both realize that they still have much work to do to get better. I challenge anyone to find more than 1 thing wrong with either of these guys. I dare you.
- Darnell McDonald experienced his first ever Big League Opening Day yesterday, and I really do feel good for the guy. He seems like a decent fella who's worked hard his whole life for this. Congrats D-Mac!
- Doug has been posting videos of the two futures games over the weekend. He has them scattered between a few different posts, so be sure to check them all.
- CSG gives us the "Dusty Bunch".
- And in case you hadnt heard, Arroyo threw a bullpen session yesterday instead of being in the parade. It seems like he feels just fine now, and he will be making the start Thursday as was orginially scheduled.
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McDonald
That’s a nice story. Really, you have to be happy for a guy like that who gets to the bigs…on another team.
There’s a good reason he’s 30 years old and just experienced his first opening day: He isn’t any good. In over 5300 minor league PA, he has an OPS of .725. You could argue that Corey Patterson has played often in the majors with a career OPS of .698, but there’s two big differences: 1. CoPat has done that in the majors, and 2. Patterson is an excellent baserunner and defensive CF; McDonald spent 2/3 of his MiL career in RF or LF.
Really – how did Gomes lose his job to this guy?
Often wrong, never uncertain.
Taveras had a cold and was going to miss Opening Day
but then he got better and said he could play, but he still didn’t.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 7, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't get it, either
I could understand it if he was a defensive whiz in CF, like Janish is at SS. But he’s not. Surely there’s a right-handed CFer out there somewhere with a bettter glove and better stick than Darnell, that’s willing to work for league minimum.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Chris Heisey looked impressive in the futures game...
I have to believe he could manage to make a fool of himself less than McDonald has already. Plus, he’s speedy. And bats right handed!
We want to build long period of time. I didn’t come here for the shot run.
Drew Stubbs anyone?
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Apr 7, 2009 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
what if Stubbs was Lincecum?
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
Too soon.
He showed in ST that he’s not quite ready.
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
by "Red" Moskau on Apr 8, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I doubt they'd use an actual prospect that way
They want the kids to play every day, not warm the bench until Taveras needs a day off.
I was thinking someone like Kevin Thompson, say. Good speed, decent glove, some power, never got a shot in the Yankees organization because he was blocked by Bubba Crosby. Now considered too old to be a prospect…but he’s not as old as Darnell McDonald.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Actual prospect > Hairston in left
We want to build long period of time. I didn’t come here for the shot run.
Hairston was my biggest disappointment of the day
It was like he was trying to do an impression of the Donkey in LF.
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
by "Red" Moskau on Apr 8, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't understand the Gomes decision either...
but I’m not gonna’ clobber McDonald. It’s a great story, and I hope he plays well enough to stay in the bigs all season long. People have been lambasting the guy, but I’m gonna’ give him a pass for Opening Day jitters. I want to see good things happen to good people. (Don’t get me wrong, not with a total disregard for winning) Besides he DID get one of the 3 hits, and he DID successfully HAVOC (not sure if we’ve endorsed the use of HAVOC as a verb?), when he could’ve been scuffling over bad ABs and unsightly defense.
The venom should go toward Dusty. Uncle Walt brought Gomes in, but he has to let the manager choose the guys he goes to war with. My suspicion is Dusty made a shortsighted decision based on Taveras being ill and having an affinity with McDonald more than Gomes— no different than Rose or Lou or any other Reds manager identified more with some players than others. I think he is overlooking what Gomes can bring to this locker room. A swagger that is missing (still) with this team. The Reds may have the swagger on the bump, but not in the everyday eight (plus).
You want ANOTHER way to judge Dusty? Let’s see what Gomes elects to do. How did Dusty manage this move with a guy we could need on our bench in the next two weeks? I fear that Gomes has no faith in getting a fair shake or an opportunity to contribute, so ANY offer will be a better option than Louisville. I hope I’m wrong.
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
by "Red" Moskau on Apr 8, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I think you have the wrong blog
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Hahahahaha!
Excellent. I love the sombrero.
And Adam Dunn's spirit, ranging for revenge / With Ate by his side come hot from hell, / Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice / Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war...
by Paul Householder on Apr 7, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
In other opening day news:
One of the stupider bets I have made in my life...Slyde, what’s my avatar next week?
Can’t say I can’t swallow my pride, I guess.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
this particular post
makes me want you to use this one.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
fair enough
I’m away from a computer for a few days, so I’ll get on it upon my return.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
for it to work properly
you will only be able to reply to comments by me
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
That .jpg needs a more descriptive file name.
We want to build long period of time. I didn’t come here for the shot run.
My own personal bad Opening Day bet...
Calling for a BP strikeout/pop-up at the beginning of his SAC fly at-bat. Glad to give up that fiver, even if it was to a Cubs fan.
Got Irish car-bombed at Buffalo Wild Wings (Delaware) while blocking out the Mets gloating in my presence. But I’m back from the 15-hour DL.
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
by "Red" Moskau on Apr 8, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah it's silly to obssess over offense at this point
A Dunn and Griffeyfull Reds may have only scored 1 run yesterday too.
The defense however, I think could be questioned off that game.
We have yet to see any of what Dickerson, Hanigan, and Taveras will do though.
Griff's was off Liriano.
If that counts.
I don't need a hot breakfast to have a good time.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Apr 7, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
H aHa Ha Ha Ha Ha...Good lord help me...
From B. Hunter’s article
"This is a lineup that no longer has Adam Dunn and Ken Griffey Jr., and frankly, doesn’t look all that scary.
That could explain why almost everybody — Baker, general manager Walt Jocketty and several players — spent so much time before the game talking about how strong the Reds defense is going to be."
The biggest problems with changing the Reds format to speed, defense and pitching are:
1.The defense is still questionable although we’ve yet to give Wily a chance to fuck up and EdE played well OD. and as cokane just pointed out Hannigan and C-Dick sat the bench.
2. Hernandez is too happy. He’s always smiling and joking around with the pitcher and his arm is not quite as good as mine. I want to see Hannigan get in there and raise some hell.
3. Dust-collarteraldamage-y Baker just isn’t showing any kind of logical leadership or when necessary, any imagination. He couldn’t be worse for this team of young guys.
So when I look at the possible defensive/offensive lineups and bench players, I am already obsessing on the obvious limitations of both.
Its probably going to happen - bend over
So Chris Valaika is a 2B and Todd Frazier is a LF now?
Apologies if I’m a few days late on noticing that. So do you guys have a shortstop of the future anymore?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
we never really have had one
Neither player was ever seriously considered for the position, I don’t think. There were rumors that Valaika suddenly was finding range there, but I guess that’s not true anymore.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Dusty says it's Janish
However, I find it hard to believe they would be teaching the shortstop of the future how to play 1b, 2b, 3b, and even outfield.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Who needs a shortstop anyway.
Once they traded keppinger, they gave up on the season.
/average WLW listener
Preach it, Chuck.
You know, it seems everyone has something to say about the offense now after only scoring 1 run and mustering only 3 hits yesterday. Anyone else get the feeling that if the Reds had won the game 2-1 we’d be hearing a completely different song?
I’m not trying to throw him under the bus (yet) but there’s pretty much just one guy responsible for the piss in the punch bowl at yesterday’s party.
"What wrath, Daddy?"
Another case of Opening Day jitters, ESPN national telecast, etc.
He’ll settle down in front of 14,000 paying customers.
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
by "Red" Moskau on Apr 8, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I like DRH
I’d like to see him get a couple more shots before they send him down. He started out reasonably well but wasn’t getting the low fast ball strike call. I believe that this is because the umpire:
1. Had a very tight zone
2.Had a hard time seeing Danny in the rain
3. Is prejudiced against ‘little people’
The kid will be alright once he gets the butterflys out, wish i could say the same for Darnel.
It is like waiting 11 years for Heather Mitts and then forgetting your Viagra…
Its probably going to happen - bend over
sooo
because you like herrera its ok for him to do bad?
but because you dont like darnell, its not ok for him to have one of our 3 hits?
"strikeouts are a lot sexier than groundouts"
Smitty Smitty Smitty...
Don’t try to find the end of the Mobius strip.
That’s just Madville being Madville.
"What wrath, Daddy?"
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 7, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks Alan
I like Danny Herrera
I feel really badly for Darnell’s big day.
DRH has a future, an upside it appears, Darnel doesn’t have much room for screw ups at 30.
And remember Smitty here at RR we attack the idea not the person…well most of the time!
Its probably going to happen - bend over
um, smitty was attacking the idea
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Sorry...I am so sensitive; like a young girl when 1st in love
blah blah blah
Sorry….
Its probably going to happen - bend over
smitty
mads is the drunk guy at the end of the bar who is generally foul, but everyone likes anyway.
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
mmmmm.... Heather Mitts.....
I like her a lot— and not just because she has a baseball name…
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
by "Red" Moskau on Apr 8, 2009 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Soon she's gonna be Heather Feeley
So here’s a toast to Heatrher Feelme er Feeley
Its probably going to happen - bend over
When I'm reincarnated...
I want to come back as a backup NFL quarterback.
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
I might feel good for Darnell McDonald
if he wasn’t ruining my team with his complete lack of talent. He’s another awful OF that has no business being on a major league team that the Reds use anyways, following in the footsteps of DeWayne Wise, Quinton McCracken, Jason Ellison, Norris Hopper, Corey Patterson, Buck Coats, Todd Hollandsworth, Kenny Kelly, Jason Romano, and every other try-hard piece of shit outfielder I’ve had to sit through over the past five years. I’m tired of it. I don’t care if he’s a nice guy. I don’t care if he worked real hard to get to the majors. No amount of hard work is going to make Darnell McDonald a guy who deserves to be on a major league roster, and I’m tired of my team harboring him and everyone like him.
That's really not a fair statement
some of those guys could field their position.
"I usually shoot it pretty straight."- a boating enthusiast
by Colin Auscapee on Apr 7, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
"The list is long and distinguished."
“Yeah, like my __________!”
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
by "Red" Moskau on Apr 8, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
No one should be talking about the offense today
They should still be talking about the defense. I don’t care how talented your offense is, teams go into games facing Santana expecting only to plate one or two guys. Although, I will say as an aside, that we had a couple chances to get a couple more…
Regardless, that game goes into extras if it weren’t for our defense. At least one of those bloops should have been grabbed by Hairston. He looked tentative out there in RF and he’s got to understand that if he’s charging in from the OF and the SS is charging out, he’s in charge.
yes
but those frequent SS RF collisions can throw a scare into even the firmest of cherries.
"I usually shoot it pretty straight."- a boating enthusiast
by Colin Auscapee on Apr 7, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Even money that Freel's the SS involved
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
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