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Red Reposter - 7/23/09

  • Bronson Arroyo seemed a little bitter that he didnt get to stay in to face Manny Ramirez last night
    Ramirez came in to pinch-hit after Arroyo gave up a pair of walks and a single with one out in the 6th. Arroyo was then pulled in favor of Nick Masset in hopes of inducing a ground ball double play to get out of the inning. "I would have liked to have faced him," said Arroyo. "I played with him long enough (on the Boston Red Sox) that I probably have a better insight into his mind than anybody else here. That's Dusty's call, his job, not mine."

  • Walt Jocketty is not coming right out and saying the Reds are sellers
    but it's looking more and more like winning this season is becoming more and more of a pipe dream. "We're not looking for any short-term fixes," Jocketty said. "I think if we do anything, it would probably be closer to the deadline, because that's where these things seem to develop. I'm going to try and do something that's going to improve the club for the long haul."

  • Now that the Reds are sitting shiva for this season
    P-Doc comes out with his annual "baseball is unfair to small-market teams" populist BS rant. I get so tired of this argument. The Reds are out of contention because the money they have is spent poorly (Taveras, Lincoln, Hairston, Cordero, Hernandez), not because they dont have enough of it.

  • Baker says Relax
    Dusty spoke with Micah Owings before his start on Wednesday and told him to calm down on the mound. "He has some of the best bullpens for games, as far as spotting pitches and his location. We were discussing how to take that mind-set and that relaxation across the lines and into games. If you can hit it in the 'pen, you can hit it in games, too,"

    Also in this piece, Edinson Volquez threw 45 pitches on Wednesday and looked an felt good. He'll throw again on Friday and if all goes well he'll head out for a rehab assignment. And Alex Gonzalez will be back with the team on Friday in Chicago.

  • Rob Neyer has noticed Ryan Hanigan
    and hopefully soon enough the rest of the league will. "Does anyone know why it's taken Reds catcher Ryan Hanigan so long to get a real shot in the majors? The guy's got a .383 career on-base percentage in the minors -- including .376 in Triple-A -- and if last night's performance against the Dodgers is any indication, he's got a killer throwing arm. Hanigan turns 29 in a few weeks, and don't be surprised if he's still playing when he's 39." HT to RLN

  • FanGraphs looks at Daniel Ray Herrera with Pitch F/X
    noting he has the most effective change-up among relievers. Basically, Pitch F/X doesnt know what's happening (much like the hitters) when DRH is on the mound.

  • Doug Gray has released a midseason top 10 prospects list
    And the list isnt all that different from his preseason list. The guys you expect to rise (Zach Stewart, Chris Heisey) have jumped to the top of the board. Yonder Alonso remains the best player in the system.

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re: P-Doc

I can see where he is coming from. Yes the Reds spent poorly on Taveras, Hairston, Lincoln, etc. but I think his point is small market teams like the Reds can’t afford that. Teams like LA can miss on Andruw Jones, Jason Schmidt, and Juan Pierre, but still have funds to be able to buy more pieces.

Mainly what I am trying to say, and what I think P-Doc is trying to say is if you are small/medium markets you don’t have the ability to recover if you miss.

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by MixFMKyle on Jul 23, 2009 10:21 AM EDT reply actions  

agreed

And more importantly, if you have limited resources, you MUST have a plan. The Yanks don’t need a plan. They just decide what they need each offseason and go out and buy it. The point is there doesn’t ever seem to be a plan.

Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?

by nycredsfan on Jul 23, 2009 10:31 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

i think there is a plan

it’s “speed and defense.”

It’s just not working.

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jul 23, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

Okay, there needs to be

a good plan.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Jul 23, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

I will add a caveat

I do think Walt has a solid plan for the minors. He seems to be into taking it slow with guys and letting them develop. There have been plenty of instances this year where fans have been clamoring (with me being loudest usually) for guys to get promoted and they don’t. I’m not sure I always agree with their philosophy, but at least it seems like they have a clear idea of what to do with the prospects and they won’t deviate from the plan. And honestly, it’s probably not a bad idea. They took it real slow with Jo-eh and he’s had nothing but success in the bigs, even though he wasn’t a huge, big time prospect on the national scene a la Bruce. Hopefully it works out that well for others too.

Now we’ll see if their minors plan ever translates to big club success

Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?

by nycredsfan on Jul 23, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

i dont think it really matters if you have 150 mil or 75 mil

you still have to know baseball enough not to pay for jerks like Taveras. smart teams like Oakland and Tampa dont give money to guys like Taveras because they know better. sure, if the Dodgers miss on Andruw Jones they can recover and the Reds cant, but the point is to know better to begin with. and as many of the readers on this site have demonstrated, it is not that difficult.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 23, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

do you think Taveras is tradeable?

i know there was a discussion about this earlier, but it was a lot of speculation and “ifs”.

by GrooveLeg on Jul 23, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions  

only dumb teams like the Reds would want Taveras

so call the Royals. and if they dont want him, then tough titties.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 23, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

"tough titties" HAHA!!!

rec’d for not hearing it in years

laughed out loud

"Avoid the Clap, Jimmy Dugan. That's good advice!"

by jmgard6 on Jul 23, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yes, but LA

Was at least smart enough to eat their losses on Andruw and not play him everyday. This org. Has shown a willingness in the past to eat reliever contracts, I hope they do the same with Taveras. They don’t even have to trade him, just make him the 5th OF.

Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?

by nycredsfan on Jul 23, 2009 11:12 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

i know many of you realize this, but it bears repeating

A big help to Tampa’s “plan” was drafting in the top 3 of the first round for 10 years

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jul 23, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

true

but you still have to draft smartly.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 23, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

But seriously

the biggest spenders in baseball didn’t make the playoffs last year (while the team with lowest payroll int he AL went to the Series) and hasn’t won a championship since 2000. There have been no repeat championship winners thiat Walt looked at thes decade. Baseball’s playoffs have reatured more different teams than any other major sport.

There’s no serious competitive imbalance; there a smart imbalance. which, in this case is not me saying Walt is dumb. What I thought during the off-season (and allowed myself to get swayed by all you people claiming better defense would win the day….how dare you give me hope) was the organization, decided the time wasn’t right for adding meaningless payroll, and the players weren’t right to add meaningful payroll, so he punted. He didn’t spend a lot of money, had more to spend as the season progressed, but won’t spend it until he finds exactly what he’s looking for.

I disagree with him. I think this team could have competitive this year. He is content to ride out the string and see what he can do in the winter, while keeping the team close enough, so fans still come to the game.

I hope he’s right.

by timb116 on Jul 23, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

defense and offense aren't polar opposites

You can find good bats that can field their positions. Pujols is the poster child, but its unfair to compare anyone to him. So how about BP, Kinsler, Chipper Jones…these guys actually exist.

I agree with nyc. The Reds need a plan. I thought they fired Krivsky too early, a young GM who’s been dreaming about his opportunity will be dreaming of a plan, and I think he had one. But now I’d like to see Jocketty given 4 years. Lets see his plan. Let’s see what he can do. I am incredibly pessimistic about it, but let’s see it fail or succeed in due course before scrapping it all again.

by Cy Schourek on Jul 23, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Bronson doing his best Jack Parkman impersonation?

If I insult the coaching staff, they’ll trade me away cause they’ll think I’m a cancer.

I once defended the managerial styles of Jerry Narron after a Reds loss in a bar after a long night of drinking. I wish I could say that I don't remember doing that.

by chazerize on Jul 23, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions  

I'm gald Bronson said something

he should have stayed in. I forgot that he had played with Manny. Bronson is a groundball pitcher too. It was worth a shot, I think. Nevertheless, Massett has been typically good so I can’t say it was as crazy as putting Weathers in to face Pujols who was batting .500, almost, off of Stormy.

That game was very disheartening. As for P-Doc, I think CharlieScrabbles makes a good point about money poorly spent. I didn’t know we were paying Dusty 3.5 mil! Edwin Encarnacion makes way too much. I think it’s absurd that many of the guys we rely on the most, such as Votto and Hanigan, are making very little in comparison. Clearly, as others have said here, we are not getting what we paid for. If we spent money wisely, we might have a shot on our smallish budget.

by Red_Poodle on Jul 23, 2009 11:03 AM EDT reply actions  

one addition

The Sportscenter Manny/Los Angeles fans love fest was disgusting this morning. I don’t typically watch Sportscenter (I find it obnoxious). I shouldn’t have the day after a loss like that.

by Red_Poodle on Jul 23, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions  

my grandpa told me something's worth is only what someone is willing to pay for it

but that couldn’t be further from the truth in this case. in baseball, there is a huge difference and the front office doesn’t seem to grasp that concept too well (see CP and WT).

by GrooveLeg on Jul 23, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions  

re: Edwin's salary v. Votto's salary

That only has to do with MLB service time and team control of a player. When he hits his first arb year, Votto will make more than Edwin.

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Jul 23, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions  

plus

Edwin only makes $2M in 2009 and his contract value is only $500k more than Willy Taveras.

And Poodle, it’s actually great that we are getting production from Votto and Hanigan at a bare bones price. That’s the most ideal situation.

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

by Slyde on Jul 23, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

I agree with that absolutely

it’s just I’m dissappointed the stuff we are paying alot for isn’t giving us the production we need

by Red_Poodle on Jul 23, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

if dusty left Bronson in

and Bronson gave up the grand slam, it would have been “How can you leave Bronson in, with 100 pitches, to face Manny Rameriz with the bases loaded?”

I was ready to get him out of there.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jul 23, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I think Dusty was right. The last thing you want is for Bronson to be facing Manny and throwing junk

I also don’t think Masset’s pitch was that terrible. low and inside at 95 is a good first pitch. Someone should remember to think Manny is a great hitter

by timb116 on Jul 23, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Aaron Harang is toast

Volron’s hurt, gonzo’s hurt (he ain’t that good anyway) Bruce is hurt…EdE was huurt (he’s not so great either)
The talent just ain’t here this year gang.

Last night’s loss again demonstrates that speed, defense and pitching don’t win against speed, defense, pitching and HITTING.

I’ll take defense, hitting and decent pitching, fuck the speed.

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin

by Madville on Jul 23, 2009 11:23 AM EDT reply actions  

I just want to see an easy, solid win

I can’t remember the last one of those we had (I don’t count the two random Bronson shut-outs).

by chazzilla on Jul 23, 2009 12:14 PM EDT reply actions  

weirdness

Friday’s game is a day game? That’s kind of strange.

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by BubbaFan on Jul 23, 2009 12:18 PM EDT reply actions  

forgot about that

Jeez. Don’t they work or anything?

I could never be a Cubs fan. Friday night baseball is my favorite.

Yeah, yeah, I probably need to get a life or something. But still…no baseball on Friday night? It just ain’t right.

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by BubbaFan on Jul 23, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

I direct you to my signature ...

Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans

by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 23, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, and Firday day games are the coolest damn thing on the planet

First time I saw one was in May of 1990 at Wrigley. First Stadium besides Riverfront I ever saw….still love the place.

My streaking Reds were in first and the picthing match up of Tom Browning vs Dave Bilecki was an easy win, I thought. First nine innings were scoreless. Andre Dawson was hitting close to .400, so Sweet Lou walks him intentionally five times! (ML record). Browning goes ten scoreless. In the 13th Sabo hits a bomb. In the bottom, Luis Soto hits one. In the 16th, with bases loaded and two outs, Dave Clark hits a single up the middle to win for the Cubs. At one point on a deep flyball to right center, I had to look DOWN to see Billy Hatcher make a running catch two steps shy of the wall.

Cubs win game; Reds win World Series. Hot girls in bikinis, beer, sun, and a church of baseball. Friday day games are awesome.*

*Nowadays, of course, I wouldn’t sit in the bleacher with those drunk idiots for free. My Chicago friend has access to tickets 13 row behind home plate. Less drunk people, but Cub fans are still stupid, even when they’re sober.

by timb116 on Jul 23, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

i like wrigley

but i am glad i grew up with a more modern ballpark to attend, getting out of Wrigley is a nightmare, it can take over an hour to get from your seat to the train. Plus you don’t have worry about poles blocking your view at grreat american.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jul 23, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

I hate Wrigley.

60% of the seats have views blocked by pillars.

by jsl413 on Jul 23, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

That's a rec for accuracy.

Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans

by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 23, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

I saw Harangs last start before going on the DL last year

and there was a pillar that from my vantage point blocked my view of the grass between home plate and the mound. I had a really hard time getting into the game because of it.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jul 23, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

how bad are the Cubs fans?

I’m thinking of walking out on everything I have to do this weekend and take in a game at Wrigley.

by Red_Poodle on Jul 23, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

i went to a Phillies Cubs gane in August 2006

they weren’t so bad, because it was the end of 2006. They were terrible last year. JOkes on me I’m living with one in a couple of weeks.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jul 23, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

well, the good news is that you'll be the only one there who knows a baseball game is being played

everyone else is just getting drunk and texting pictures of themselves to some friend. By the time they know there’s a game going on, it’s the seventh inning and some B list star is leading a song.

by timb116 on Jul 23, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

lol!

thanks for the info, I may go up, if I can free up the time. I just hope we can do some kind of damage. Maybe a homerun or five from Votto would cheer me up

by Red_Poodle on Jul 23, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

I got some scalped ones when I went

About 10-15 rows up from first base. No obstructed sightlines, only a few obnoxious fans, $30.

by Brendanukkah on Jul 23, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

The good news

Joey does have quite the history of hitting home runs against the Cubs. 10 of his career 41 homers have come against the Northsiders. There was also that memorable day (May 7, 2008) when he hit three homers in a game at Wrigley.

You should go.

by Brendanukkah on Jul 23, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Check that

The game was in Cincinnati. But all the Cubs fans in the stand made it seem like Wrigley.

Yeah, that’s the ticket!

by Brendanukkah on Jul 23, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

that is an amazing stat actually

If I do make it up there, I will get some scalped tickets, being the only one wearing red and stomp over numerous Cubs fans to rescue all the Joey V homeruns before they get thrown back on the field

by Red_Poodle on Jul 23, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

As if the RR gathering was different from that!

Well, we also took time to pick fights.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Jul 23, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

just one pole

"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.

by joshuar9476 on Jul 23, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Luis SALAZAR.....

Worst part was I was drunk until the eighth. Right then, I decided I had just missed an awesome ballgame and would never do that again. Weird decision

by timb116 on Jul 23, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Being an avid fan this season, following RR

The crash to futility has hurt much more this year.

by jsl413 on Jul 23, 2009 12:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah, I didn't pay as much attention to the Reds before I started reading this site

(in the summer of ’06, back when they were enjoying a fast start, before The Trade). Thanks a lot for making me more attention to a shitty team, jerks!

by Brendanukkah on Jul 23, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hot Damn!

We haven’t had a thread devoted to the trade in a while!

Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,

by 'tHan on Jul 23, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

you wanted things to be like they used to be

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

by Slyde on Jul 23, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

What are you doing in here?

I thought all hell was breaking loose at work. Go fix it.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jul 23, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

I fuckin' hate regional dudes

and their fancy $200 suits.

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

by Slyde on Jul 23, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

FeLop's .373 OBP and Kearns' .311 SLG

it didn’t work out well for either team, but I’m still pissed that Lopez is deciding to actually peak during his peak years.

by Cy Schourek on Jul 23, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

we shoulda kept Brendan Harris instead of signing A-Gon

I like A-Gon, but I think it’s clear now that he’s past his sell-by date and can’t stay healthy.

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by BubbaFan on Jul 23, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think A-Gon falls in the same category as The Trade and CoCo

Krivsky was a good GM overall, but his achilles heel was reactionary deals. (i’m a poet!)

We needed relievers, so he way overpaid for one bad one and one injured one.
We needed a shortstop, so he overpaid for an aging all-glove/no-hit guy with rapidly declining skills.
We (again) needed bullpen help, so he waaaaay overpaid for an elite closer and sapped too many of the team’s resources.

I won’t blame him for Dusty because I don’t think that was his idea.

Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?

by nycredsfan on Jul 23, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Couldn't agree more. Normally, without RR, I would have expected nothing

and received nothing. You guys and gals gave me hope. I hate you all for it

by timb116 on Jul 23, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Seriously.

Still no eyewitness thread?

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Jul 23, 2009 12:41 PM EDT reply actions  

From what I understand, the camera exchange will take place tonight at TTC

So, knowing jch, it’ll be up right after he gets back tonight.

"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san

by BK on Jul 23, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Again I ask, why wait for the pictures that can be added in later?

This thing will be missing 80% of its original content by the time it gets posted.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jul 23, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Then you write it ...

BURN!!!!!

/Pummeled by Ash

Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans

by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 23, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

We established long ago that I am far too lazy to do such things.

Also, I forget everything.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jul 23, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Then quit your bitchin'

/dodges shoe

Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans

by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 23, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

That wasn't bitching, that was me pretty calmly asking what I

believe to be the obvious.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jul 23, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

When ever a woman opens her mouth it's either to bitch or nag. Or both.

You can’t argue this. It is as true as the sun rising in the east and dinosaurs walking with people.

Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans

by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 23, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Um

So Mark Buerhle just pitched a perfect game.

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

by Slyde on Jul 23, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions  

It's a good thing the Sox got rid of Juan Uribe

"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san

by BK on Jul 23, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

This is more legitimate than David Cone's PG

Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans

by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 23, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh yeah, and Dewayne Wise brought back a HR in the 9th to save it

It’s bizarro day!

"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san

by BK on Jul 23, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Here it be:

One of the greatest catches The Hawk has ever seen. And according to him, he knows baseball.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jul 23, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

I pee a little every time I see it.

Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans

by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 23, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

That sounds like a problem.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jul 23, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Catheters are for bitches.

And old farts.

Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans

by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 23, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey...I resemble that remark

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin

by Madville on Jul 23, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

am I alone?

It was a nice catch, but not what I would call “great.”

by ol Pete on Jul 23, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

it was great because of the situation ... that's all

"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.

by joshuar9476 on Jul 23, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Just because you can still make that catch doesn't mean that its not a great catch...

Ah the burden of being Pete!!!

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin

by Madville on Jul 23, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

agreed

It saved the perfect game. That’s what made it cool.

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by BubbaFan on Jul 23, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

too be fair

it is a pretty genuine reaction to what happened, it isn’t a spine tingly but it doesn’t sound like bullshit either.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jul 25, 2009 1:56 AM EDT up reply actions  

The Dragons/Timber Rattlers game is on tv here in 'sconsin

I’ve never used one of those websites that lets you watch tv from hither and yon, but if someone wanted to, I thought I’d throw a heads up.

Milwaukee Time Warner channel 32 if it matters.

by ol Pete on Jul 23, 2009 7:42 PM EDT reply actions  

Does anyone know whether the Reds would think maybe Hu or DeJesus, Jr

would look good in a Reds uniform. Hu is 25 and is major league ready. I wonder what the Dodgers want for them.

by timb116 on Jul 23, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions  

There were a lot of people here who were clamoring for Hu before the season started

I think he’d be a decent return for Weathers or Rhodes.

"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san

by BK on Jul 23, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

He's an MLB ready defensive SS, but his bat this year is an insult to Cozart
Already considered the best defensive shortstop in the minors, this Taiwanese pixie broke out with the bat in 2007 thanks to a more aggressive approach at the plate. After he lit up Southern League pitching and won MVP honors in the Futures Game, Hu’s hit parade continued in Las Vegas. The question is whether that performance, comprised of a repeat-level improvement and an altitude-driven showing, was real or a fluke. The power may be illusory, but Hu has the bat speed and hand-eye coordination to sustain a .300 average with lots of doubles and few walks or strikeouts, giving the Dodgers a dirt-cheap, major league-ready shortstop to replace Furcal possibly as soon as the trading deadline.

Man, he has a .633 OPS!!!!

by timb116 on Jul 23, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Taiwanese pixie

Huh?

I wonder if someone would ever say that about a prospect out of Alabama or Mississippi? Doubt it.

Hmmmm … Alabama pixie. Sounds like Brantley could have a new nickname.

Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans

by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 23, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe for Weathers, but I'd want more if I was giving them Rhodes

"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san

by BK on Jul 23, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

I like the idea of putting him to the mix, but what's the difference between him and Janish

a little better defense for absolutely no offense. Although, having two player on your team called “pixies” would be cool

by timb116 on Jul 23, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

It would be a wave of mutilation

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

by Slyde on Jul 23, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

LMFAO

You may hate L.A. but we love you guys!!! see you soon!!!

by intotheblu on Jul 24, 2009 1:46 AM EDT reply actions  

I'm damn near IM illiterate

But is LMFAO “laughing my fat ass off?”

by Brian B on Jul 24, 2009 8:33 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions   2 recs

Hai.

Have you ever been to South Milwaukee? I hear it’s great, go take a stroll.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jul 25, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

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