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Red Reposter - 5/18/09

by Charlie Scrabbles on May 18, 2009 12:09 PM EDT in News Comment 15 comments

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Nick Masset will likely miss two weeks due to an oblique strain, so why havent the Reds put him on the DL and brought up a replacement yet?

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John Fay is getting the week off. Not because he wants it, but because Gannett (the company that owns the Enquirer) is enforcing mandatory furlows for all employees. Fay does not sound thrilled by this (obviously). Try to enjoy the week off John and we here at the Reposter will do our best to get by without you. Fay really is one of the best resources we have for these little daily pieces here at Red Reporter and it's gonna suck to be without his services for a week. But in the meantime, Tom Groeschen will be filling in.
Injury updates: Joey Votto will see a doctor today about the dizzy spells he experienced in Arizona and San Diego. He left Wednesday's game in Arizona and didnt play Thursday, then left the game again on Saturday and didnt play Sunday. Votto says Saturday wasnt as bad as Thursday, but he doesnt really know how concerned to be about it. Hopefully they can figure out what's wrong with him because this team cannot afford to lose it's best hitter.

Also, Edinson Volquez originally injured his back bounding up two steps at a time on a staircase. Baker says they are working on him, but gives no indication whether he will make his next regular start or not.
Nick Masset is also injured, battling an oblique strain. In case you missed the game threads from this weekend, many Red Reporters are beside themselves over this one. According to this MLB.com article, Masset has been sidelined since May 7th. That was 3 full days BEFORE this west-coast trip. Why would the Reds choose to go short-handed on a road trip like that? With Alex Gonzalez in the same situation, no less? The most dumbfounding part though is that Baker says Masset is another 5-7 days away. That means he wont pitch for at least 15 days, which is exactly what a DL stint would limit him to. This already bit the team in the ass in Saturday's 16 inning crapfest, when starter Micah Owings was drafted into the long-man role because of Masset's injury.

So why are the Reds choosing to go short-handed in the 'pen after a 16 inning game with the Champion Phillies coming to town? Baker has not given a straight answer as to why they are so reluctant to DL Masset, but he does say this: "It's going to be at least 5-7 days before he can pitch again, so we can't go against Philly and Cleveland short-handed," Baker said. "[Those teams] are so left-handed dominant, we probably need another left-hander." This continued reluctance to use the DL, especially for guys who are not integral to the success of the team, is simply maddening. Chad at RLN agrees.
Minor League Notebook has updated leaderboards for the AA Southern League. CF Chris Heisey is at or near the top of nearly every offensive category. I was very excited about the Mudcats team this year, with a number of the Reds top prospects starting there. I expected big things from Todd Frazier, Juan Francisco, Dallas Buck, Travis Wood, and Zach Cozart, but I honestly did not see Heisey coming. He's had a very special month-and-a-half.
The Hardball Times has their weekly rankings up, and the Reds have climbed all the way to #8.

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Trade proposal

Doug from the morning show on 1250 in Milwaukee for an A(nouncer)TBNL.

He’s the one on the left. The guy on the right still wears bangs and is an expert on just about everything. He could be thrown in. The downside is that Doug has a grating voice that seems ill-suited to radio. Mike has a booming voice though that makes him sound like a Nix clone.

The reason I think this trade will work is because of the discussion I awoke to this morning. The Brewers you see, won’t be able to do well this year because of their flaws… not enough bunting and not enough base stealing. I half expected them to say “we need more HAVOC.” Of course almost all callers agreed. The conversation then devolved into what a mediocre SS Hardy was. Doesn’t dive for balls and has no range. Never mind that just this weekend he dove for a ball that preserved a late inning lead and as usual is making plays all over the place.

Oh, and too many HRs.

by ol Pete on May 18, 2009 12:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

We've already got those guys.

Well, ours are older than twelve, but still.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on May 18, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've watched a couple of Nationals games recently

and I’m surprised by how not-bad Dibble is. They seriously have a pretty decent announcing team in DC, FWIW

Ali Boombaye

by Cy Schourek on May 18, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow... 3 game losing streak

… and this place is dead. Is the season over?

Just kidding… but the energy was definitely sapped some by that trip to San Diego.

The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!

by TheC on May 18, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think the West Coast thing did it as much as the sweep

People tend to disappear a bit when the team isn’t as accessible. If they come back and win 2 of 3 from the Phillies, I think the energy will pick back up.

"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty

by Slyde on May 18, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

we could all use a little pick-me-up

tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty

by Colin Auscapee on May 18, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't be so limited colin

Never Try and Never, ever Care - That’s the Madville Way

by Madville on May 18, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh

here it is.

Bloop

by justin007000 on May 18, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i figured this was a mads post

Bloop

by justin007000 on May 18, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

it was also a west coast series where the games ended on a different day than when they started

Baseball worshiped here.

by Daedalus on May 18, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

interesting piece from Jon Heyman

on HOF voting and steroids. he’s usually a clueless Magoo, but i think he’s being pretty reasonable and clear-sighted here.

go look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls

by Charlie Scrabbles on May 18, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

depressing news

Ryan Wagner is retiring from baseball. a victim of the torn labrum. i really liked Wagner and thought he really coulda been something. my heart goes out to the guy, who is only 26.

also, Rickie Weeks is probably out for the season with a wrist injury. the Brewers are gonna miss him more than they know.

go look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls

by Charlie Scrabbles on May 18, 2009 7:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Votto

This is starting to remind me of Nick Esasky

Hope Springs Eternal!

by Caleb on May 18, 2009 7:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I posted this elswhere. I know it is against the RR Rools...but you'll shoud know that -

Vertigo is treatable:

1. According to the American Academy of Neurology, the most effective treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) caused by ear crystals in the posterior semicircular canal, is a technique called the canalith repositioning procedure, or the Epley maneuver.

In this procedure, a physician or physical therapist assists the patient in performing a series of head and body movements, which move the calcium crystals out from the posterior semicircular canal and into another inner ear canal, where it is absorbed by the body. Another technique (called the Semont maneuver) also may be effective, but additional studies are needed.

2. Remove the tumor from the inner ear
3. Stop drinking ‘Old Grand Dad’
4. Biotech Homotoxology and Ayurveda combine to (in many cases) eradicate vertigo symptoms
5. REmove Alex Gonzales from the 40 man roster.

A little rest and recovery from the flu should do the trick for Votto.He’s probably got an inner ear infections.(see cesarhernandez )

Never Try and Never, ever Care - That’s the Madville Way

by Madville on May 18, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think it could be an inner-ear infection

A co-worker went to the hospital with it recently. He was light-headed and dizzy. I think the fact he’s coming off the flu lends the diagnosis to something along those lines rather than something more ominous like vertigo.

Votto strikes me as the kind of guy that would want to get back on the field asap, and play down any symptoms he might have still been feeling.

You went full retard. No one ever comes back from that. - Sgt. Osiris

by cesarhernandez on May 18, 2009 7:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs