Red Reposter - 7/9/09
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Dusty Baker aint no frontrunner
So you can just forget the idea that Willy Taveras and Chris Dickerson will be platooned in CF. After Taveras started against two lefties, Dickerson was in CF and leading off against righty Rodrigo Lopez. "Dickerson hadn't played in a couple of days," Reds manager Dusty Baker said Wednesday. " ... Willy will be back in there (today)." As the Fay points out, Dickerson's OBP is .375 while Taveras is getting on at an embarrassing .287 clip. -
The Reds' top two draft picks last month, Mike Leake and Brad Boxberger are close to signing
"It's going very well with both of those guys," Reds scouting director Chris Buckley said by phone Wednesday. "We haven't been in a super duper rush, because both guys pitched a lot and were tired. Hopefully, we're pretty close." -
Dusty blames a key miscue for the loss last night
citing Laynce Nix running into the 2nd baseman to start the double play in the 3rd inning. But you know, Jay Bruce was the one who hit the weak grounder right at Utley. There is plenty of blame to go around for every single stupid hitter on this team not pulling his weight, and I think it's a jerk move of Baker to single out one guy like that. -
Ramon Hernandez is happy in Cincinnati
after a tense break-up with the Orioles. He's performing just about as we expected him to, which is to say fairly well. I like what he's done so far, but I really dont want to see him come back next year. Ryan Hanigan has been the clearly superior catcher thus far and really deserves the full time gig. Hernandez's option for next year is for $8.5 mil. -
Doug Gray continues to look at Reds rookie pitcher with Pitch F/X
Today he looks at Carlos Fisher. He can bring the fastball pretty strong, and he throws 4 different kinds of fastballs. -
These stories always make me laugh
Ichiro was asked by MLB to participate in the home run derby, because as we all know he could hit 40 home runs a year if he wanted to. But he just doesnt want to. How noble and pure of him, right? He turned them down, apparently because he doesnt want to be used as a marketing ploy like that. Shysterball recounts the (probably apocryphal) story of Ty Cobb proving he could hit homers all day if he wanted to, but he didnt because hitting homers is brutish and impure. Hooray rationalizing!! -
It looks like the league has figured out Alfonso Soriano
Throw him the slow stuff. Sori is having a tremendously sucktacular year for the Cubbies so far and, as RJ and FanGraphs argues, much of that can be attributed to the league's reluctance to throw him fastballs. This kind of thing always make me feel a bit relieved that our Reds only have one ugly contract right now, and at least he's performing at an all-star level.
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Two ugly contracts, actually...
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
by BobbyO on Jul 9, 2009 12:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If just next year counts as ugly
Let us not forget B. Ron Son.
by Colin Auscapee on Jul 9, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What about Arroyo's contract?
Hey Meat!
by chouteau on Jul 9, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bronson has been worth every penny of his contract already
so i see that one as a decent contract
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 9, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Up until about 4 starts ago.
Hopefully he comes out of his funk soon. If not, I hope he’s in the pen when Volquez comes back.
Hey Meat!
by chouteau on Jul 10, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the Reds are on the hook for at least $33 mil to Bronson for his time here from '06-'10
according to FanGraphs he was worth $36.2 mil from ‘06-’08. so as long as he doesnt maintain a 5.99 FIP (he most likely wont) this season, he’ll be worth about fair market value for the length of the contract. that is good money well spent.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 10, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or averagely spent
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
by Slyde on Jul 10, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
compared to similar contracts
i think it rates pretty well
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 10, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Willy is a disaster
but he’s only being paid 6.25 mil. that really isnt on the same level as the 90 mil still owed to Soriano.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 9, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
While we're reposting...
I’m sure you all want to see 6’1" softball pitcher Monica Abbott hit a pineapple off of a guy’s head with a 74 mph pitch.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
by Gray on Jul 9, 2009 12:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
But it took her TWO tries.
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 9, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many tries did it take you to be 6'1"?
by Brendanukkah on Jul 9, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
All of them. And I came up well short.
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 9, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Today's GAoftheGame

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
by Madville on Jul 9, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
really?
Quick, post a Jennie Finch photo.
"We're going to Adonis, son"
jch24
by obc2 on Jul 9, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
She's alredy been featured...besides these women are being chosen because of their athletic abilities
Not some sex fantasy kind of thing…just ask BubbaFan.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
by Madville on Jul 9, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, Cordero's contract wouldn't be completely
wasted if Dusty were more of a strategist and less of a politician, i.e. how many tie games or games that were led by one in 7th or 8th feature an appearance by set up guys? They pay him 12 million, put him out there in the 8th with two runners on and one out. Why a lesser pitchers has to pitch there and lose the lead or the game, rather than with a three run in the ninth (Hey, these are hypotheticals! No need to wonder when the last time there was a three run lead in the ninth was) is hidebound managing on Dusty’s part. Use your “best” reliever when the game is on the line and win more games
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