Give me 3 reasons why Baker should be retained for next year?
by Richard L on Aug 23, 2009 11:55 PM EDT
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PrintReds are playing lousy. I am sure even the players would agree. What is at the root of this problem? Yes, the team has injuries, but which team does not? Yes, we have a young team, but so do other teams. What are the roles and responsibilities of the manager and his coaches? When you see poor execution, do you agree it is the manager and the coaches problem of not preparing the players adequately? We are not talking about high school or class A players here when they are still learning the game. Why should fans pay top dollars to see a quality discounted team to perform? Historically, the Reds never had any quality pitchers coming up from their farm system. Why is that? Are the scouts too busy checking other things out? Or was it because of the old Schott's days of running a cheap scouting system? Everywhere we read, the Reds have excellent prospects coming up through Louisville, their top farm team. Why do almost all the top prospects fizzle out in Cincinnati? May be we had been spoiled by Sparky days. Where are the proud Reds players? Stand up and be heard.
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I'm in favor of a separate category
FanPosts™, FanShots™, and FanRants™.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
by Gray on Aug 24, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
3 Reasons:
1. Bob Castellini
2. Walt Jocketty
3. Dusty’s Daughter
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
i think it's more like....
1. Bob Castellini
2. Bob Castellini
3. Boob Castellanus
we aren’t going to win next year… i predict 100 losses.
3 reasons
1. Meteor hits and takes out the 29,287 managerial candidates that are better than him.
2. Bob Castellini starts dating Dusty’s daughter.
3. Dusty promises free beer on him at every home game.
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
Nobody hits a hanging curve ball like RRers.
OK, I’ll play.
1. Just when we think the Reds can’t mess it up any worse, they do.
2. Dusty was traded with Ed Goodson from the Braves to the Dodgers. Goodson’s son Kirk played for the Huntington Cubs in 1991 when I covered them, thus, I have a Kevin Bacon-like connection to the manager of my favorite team.
3. Aw, heck, I got nothing.
We Are ... Marshall!
by Thundering Turtle on Aug 24, 2009 1:02 PM EDT reply actions
Well, I'm babysitting a hairdresser, so that counts.
We Are ... Marshall!
by Thundering Turtle on Aug 24, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Turtle...that sounds - well...
nevermind.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
Don't worry Maddy.
Just throwing the occasional curve, just for grins.
We Are ... Marshall!
by Thundering Turtle on Aug 26, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Don't worry everyone. It's a question, not a demand.
So, you don’t have to give him three reasons. You can if you’d like, but it’s not required.
People always asking, 'Uncle Jemima, why you sell booze?' I say 'sell whatchu know' and I knows about booze.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 24, 2009 1:15 PM EDT reply actions
No demand here
Not trying to be sneaky either. Just very disappointed with the way the Reds played this season. Like most of the fanposts here, it is really hard to come up even one good reason why Dusty should keep his job after this season.
1. Why play a hurt player like Bruce, Cueto, Voltron, Hannigan? I would always expect better results from a back up guy. And beating the hell out of our pitchers when they haven’t had a real break from pitching in years is senseless when planning for a winning season.
2. Base-running is simply pathetic, head first into home? How many torn labriums can one team have before they wise up to the faults?
3. Always playing small ball, not just when you have to. He tries sneak security runs in by sacrificing far too often. Let a rally be just that! Don’t simply assume Janish or Roseales are going to strike out when someone is already on 2nd base.
4. Why didn’t he punish the bad players sooner, Gonzo played everyday he could until he was traded by the higher ups.
5. He needs to be someone a good player like Votto wants to play for, Ever call in sick for work and blame it on an imaginary funeral? I play golf with his dad.
6. Unload one of these overpaid punks like t-virus and hire a few new coaches. You get what you pay for with Dusty. If only there was a farm for coaches? O wait. Rick sweet would could interim! I hear hes doing a bang up job down in Louisville
Wow! You gave me 6 reasons
But, you gave me 6 reasons why Baker should be fired rather than retained for next year.
Im sorry, what was the question again?
I just assumed thats what he had going on here. RR and all. My bad.
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Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American recording artist. She began playing in clubs in the New York City area while also working at Interscope Records as a songwriter for several established acts, including Akon who, after hearing Gaga sing, convinced Interscope Records chairman Jimmy Iovine to sign her to a joint deal with the label and Akon’s Kon Live Distribution label.
She began working with a collective called the Haus of Gaga in 2008, and released her debut album The Fame in August of the same year. The album peaked at number one in countries such as the United Kingdom and Canada, and topped the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart in the United States. To date, the album has spawned the international number one singles “Just Dance” (nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 51st Grammy Awards) and “Poker Face.” After opening for New Kids On The Block and the Pussycat Dolls, Gaga headlined her first tour, The Fame Ball Tour.
Musically, she is inspired by glam rockers such as David Bowie and Queen, as well as pop singers such as Michael Jackson and Madonna.
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* 1 Biography
o 1.1 1986–2004: Early life and education
o 1.2 2005–2007: Career beginnings
o 1.3 2008–present: The Fame
* 2 Musical style and influences
o 2.1 Fashion
o 2.2 Relationship with gay community
* 3 Discography
* 4 Awards and nominations
* 5 References
* 6 External links
Biography
1986–2004: Early life and education
Gaga was born in Yonkers, New York as the eldest child to Italian American parents Joseph, an Internet entrepreneur, and Cynthia Germanotta, a telecommunications assistant.123 By the time she was eleven, Gaga was set to join Juilliard School in Manhattan,4 but instead attended Convent of the Sacred Heart, a private Catholic school.5 Having learned piano at the age of four, Gaga went on to write her first piano ballad at thirteen and began performing at open mic nights by the age of fourteen.6 At the age of seventeen, she gained early admission to the New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. There, she studied music and improved her songwriting skills by composing essays and analytical papers focusing on topics such as art, religion, and socio-political order.67 Gaga later withdrew from the school.8
2005–2007: Career beginnings
Grayscale image of two young women standing side-by-side. The woman on the right is blond and wears a leotard while tilting her head back. She keeps her body straight and holds her waist with her left hand. The other woman is a brunette. She stands facing the blond woman. Her hands are raised up to her head with her fingers spread. She wears a silk robe that comes up to her knees. Her face has a hint of smile.
Lady Gaga (left) and Lady Starlight at their weekly party New York Street Revival and Trash Dance.9
Gaga signed with Def Jam Records when she was nineteen years old, after record executive L. A. Reid heard her singing down the hallway from his office. However, she claims Reid never met with her, and after three months, she was dropped from the label.10 She moved out of her parents’ house and started performing downtown in the Lower East Side club scene, with bands Mackin Pulsifer and SGBand.11 Wanting to differentiate herself from the prevalent rock and roll scene, she chose to focus on pop music. Around the same time, she started taking drugs and performing at burlesque shows; Gaga said her father “just didn’t understand” it, and that he could not look at her for several months.125 One day, music producer Rob Fusari, who helped Gaga write some of her earlier songs, compared her vocal style to that of Freddie Mercury. He nicknamed her Gaga, after the Queen song “Radio Ga Ga.” She began to use it as her stage name and was known thereafter as Lady Gaga.12
Throughout 2007, Gaga collaborated with performance artist Lady Starlight, who helped her create her onstage fashions.13 The pair began playing gigs at downtown club venues like the Mercury Lounge, The Bitter End, and the Rockwood Music Hall,9 with their live performance art piece known as “Lady Gaga and the Starlight Revue.”14 Billed as “The Ultimate Pop Burlesque Rockshow,”15 their act was a low-fi tribute to 1970’s variety acts.16 In August 2007, Gaga and Starlight were invited to play at the American music festival Lollapalooza.17 The show was critically acclaimed, and their performance received highly positive reviews.69 Having initially focused on avant-garde, electronic dance music, Gaga found her musical niche when she began to incorporate pop melodies and the vintage glam rock of David Bowie and Queen into the mix.18
During this time, she began writing for artists signed to Akon’s Konvict label, as well as Fergie, the Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears, and New Kids on the Block.5 After hearing her sing a reference vocal for one of his tracks, Akon formed the opinion that she was also a good singer.19 He ultimately convinced Interscope Records chairman Jimmy Iovine to sign her to a joint deal with his own label, Kon Live Distribution,10 and would later call Gaga his “franchise player.”20 Through her affiliation with Akon, Gaga started to work on her own new material for her debut album with producer RedOne. Already having a solid selection of electro-glam, David Bowie-esque, and Queen-inspired songs, Gaga wanted to mix her retro dance beats with urban melodies, a pop chorus and still retain a rock and roll edge. The first song they produced was a mash-up of Mötley Crüe’s “Girls, Girls, Girls” and AC/DC’s “T.N.T.”12
2008–present: The Fame
A distant image of a blond woman performing onstage. She is clad in a white leotard. She is singing onto a microphone in her left hand. Her right hand is held by somebody whose appearance is not clear. On her left, two African dancers imitate a pose where they appear to be looking at the woman throuogh a camera.
Gaga performing at the New Kids on the Block: Live tour.
By 2008, Gaga had relocated to Los Angeles, working closely with her record label to finalize her debut album The Fame.12 Gaga said that she combined a lot of different genres on the album, “from Def Leppard drums and handclaps to metal drums on urban tracks.”10 She began to work with a collective called the Haus of Gaga, who collaborate with Gaga on her clothing, stage sets, and sounds.5 The Fame received mostly positive reviews from critics; according to the music review aggregation of Metacritic, it has received an average score of seventy-one out of hundred.21 Times Online described the album as “a fantastic mix of Bowie-esque ballads, dramatic, Queen-inspired midtempo numbers and synth-based dance tracks that poke fun at celebrity-chasing rich kids.”5 The Fame peaked at number one in Austria, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Ireland, and at number four in Australia and the United States;2223 worldwide sales as of May 28, 2009 stand at 2.3 million copies.24 The album’s lead single, “Just Dance,” was released on April 8, 2008, and has topped the charts in six countries – Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.25 It received a Grammy nomination for the Best Dance Recording, but lost to Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.”26 The second single, “Poker Face”, was released on September 23, 2008, and has reached number one in nearly twenty countries, including almost all major music markets in the world. “Poker Face” became Gaga’s second consecutive number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 2009.27
Afterward, the Haus of Gaga turned its focus further upon the American market with Gaga going on her first ever concert tour with fellow Interscope pop group, the reformed New Kids on the Block. Gaga started her stint with them in Los Angeles on October 8, 2008, and continued through the end of November.28 She appeared as a guest artist on the song “Big Girl Now” from their new album, The Block.29 Gaga’s first headlining North American tour, The Fame Ball Tour, began on March 12, 2009, and has received critical acclaim.3031 In May, Gaga opened for the Pussycat Dolls in Australia. Her performance there was well-received, with a reviewer claiming that she upstaged the Dolls.3233 Around the same time, the music video for her international third single, “LoveGame,” was banned by the Australian channel Network Ten, who refused to play the video reasoning that it contained sexually explicit imagery.34
Gaga appeared semi-nude, wearing only plastic bubbles, on the cover of the annual ‘Hot 100’ issue of Rolling Stone in May 2009.2435 In the issue she discussed that while she was making her beginnings in the New York club scene, Gaga was romantically involved with a heavy metal drummer. Gaga described their relationship and break-up, saying of it, “I was his Sandy, and he was my Danny [of Grease], and I just broke.” He later became an inspiration behind some of the songs on her debut album The Fame.36 Gaga also stated that she is bisexual and is inspired by beautiful women, which she says makes her boyfriends “uncomfortable.”36 She later regretted the comments she made of her sexuality, saying, “I don’t like to be seen as somebody who is using the gay community to look edgy. I’m a free sexual woman and I like what I like. I don’t want people to write that about me because I feel like it looks like I’m saying it because I’m trying to be edgy or underground.”37 She had previously told a crowd at one of her concerts that her song “Poker Face” lyrically discusses fantasizing about a woman while being in bed with a man.38 She also appeared on rapper Wale’s single “Chillin.”39
Musical style and influences
Lady Gaga “Just Dance”
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Gaga has been primarily influenced by glam rockers such as David Bowie and Queen, pop singers Michael Jackson and Madonna, artist Andy Warhol, poet Rainer Maria Rilke, fashion icon and entertainer Grace Jones, and fashion as a whole.341040 Gaga’s vocals have drawn frequent comparison to Madonna and Gwen Stefani, while the structure of her music is said to be reminiscent of classic 1980s pop and 1990s Europop.41 In reviewing her debut album The Fame, The Sunday Times asserts “in combining music, fashion, art and technology, Lady [Gaga] evokes Madonna when she was good, Gwen Stefani circa Hollaback Girl, Kylie 2001 or Grace Jones right now.”42 Similarly, The Boston Globe critic Sarah Rodman comments Gaga draws “obvious inspirations from Madonna to Gwen Stefani… in [her] girlish but sturdy pipes and bubbly beats.”43 Baby A. Gil of The Philippine Star asserts that her voice is “just right for the mix of dance and rock that she does.”44 As an artist, Alexis Petridis of The Boston Globe commented that although Gaga lacks originality, “pop music doesn’t have to be blindingly original or clever to work: it needs tunes, and Lady [Gaga] is fantastically good at tunes.”41 Though Gaga’s lyrics are said to lack intellectual stimulation, “[she] does manage to get you moving and grooving at an almost effortless pace.”45
Fashion
A blond woman in a bob-cut, sitting cross-legged on a transparent platform which is full of bubbles and lit from inside in pink. The woman is wearing a dress made of transparent bubbles of varying sizes. She is holding a microphone in her left hand and appears to be smiling.
Gaga wearing a plastic bubble dress while performing a concert on The Fame Ball Tour.
Gaga has stated that she is “very into fashion” and that it is “everything” to her.546 Her love of fashion came from her mother, who was “always very well kept and beautiful.”3 She claims that: “When I’m writing music, I’m thinking about the clothes I want to wear on stage. It’s all about everything altogether — performance art, pop performance art, fashion. For me, it’s everything coming together and being a real story that will bring back the super-fan. I want to bring that back. I want the imagery to be so strong that fans will want to eat and taste and lick every part of us.”46
Gaga says that she channels Versace in everything she does, and considers Donatella Versace as her muse in many ways.5 Melissa Magsaysay of Los Angeles Times commented, “[Gaga’s] aversion to wearing a top and bottom at the same time […] swigging champagne and being fanned by oily men in Speedos [is] very Donatella-esque.”47 Gaga has her own creative production team called the Haus of Gaga, which she handles personally. The team creates many of her clothes, stage props, and hairdos.48 Gaga is a natural brunette, but her hair is dyed blonde because she was often mistaken for fellow musician Amy Winehouse.3
Towards the end of 2008, comparisons were made between the fashions of Gaga and recording artist Christina Aguilera, noting similarities in their styling, hair, and make-up.5 Aguilera later claimed she was “completely unaware of [Gaga]” and “didn’t know if it [was] a man or a woman.”5 Afterward, Gaga released a statement in which she welcomed the comparisons due to the attention providing useful publicity.49 Gaga said, “She’s such a huge star and if anything I should send her flowers, because a lot of people in America didn’t know who I was until that whole thing happened. It really put me on the map in a way.”4950
Relationship with gay community
Gaga is considered by some to be a fledgling gay icon.515237 She attributes much of her early success as a mainstream artist to her gay fans, saying, “The real struggle is that they didn’t want to play my music on the radio. We fought and we fought and I played every club. I had chicken dinner with every program director I could get my hands on. The turning point for me was the gay community. I’ve got so many gay fans and they’re so loyal to me and they really lifted me up. They’ll always stand by me and I’ll always stand by them. It’s not an easy thing to create a fanbase.”53 She thanked FlyLife, a Manhattan-based LGBT marketing company with whom her label Interscope works, in the liner notes of her debut studio album, The Fame, saying, “I love you so much. You were the first heartbeat in this project, and your support and brilliance means the world to me. I will always fight for the gay community hand in hand with this incredible team.”54 She believes that “there is no fucking spirit in the world like in the gay community. […] I’m always gonna be the most supportive chick on the planet of the gay community. Every time I go to cities to play, even in arenas, I always make sure I play a second show at a gay club.”37 In response to those who have referred to her as a gay icon, Gaga said, “If I can let people in on that joy [of gay culture] then that would make me a deserved gay icon, but it’s not going to be for my shoes. It’s gonna be because I really love [the gay community].”52
Some of her first major performances were at events related to gay culture. Her first televised performance was in May 2008 at the NewNowNext Awards, an awards show aired by the LGBT television network Logo, where she sang her song “Just Dance.”55 In June of the same year, she performed the song again at the San Francisco Pride event.56 Gaga said that “being invited to play” at the event “was a real turning point for me as an artist.”53 When she appeared as a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in May 2009, Gaga praised DeGeneres, a lesbian and gay icon, for being “an inspiration for women and for the gay community.”57
Discography
Main article: Lady Gaga discography
* 2008: The Fame
Awards and nominations
Year Nominated work Award Result
2009 “Just Dance” (featuring Colby O’Donis) Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording26 Nominated
“Poker Face” MTV Australia Award for Best Video58 Nominated
Herself MTV Australia Award for Breakthrough58 Nominated
“Poker Face” MuchMusic Video Award for Best International Artist Video59 Won
MuchMusic Video Award for People’s Choice: Favourite International Video59 Nominated
Teen Choice Award for Choice Music: Single60 Nominated
“Just Dance” (featuring Colby O’Donis) Teen Choice Award for Choice Music: Hook Up6061 Won
The Fame Teen Choice Award for Choice Music: Album (Female Artist)60 Nominated
Herself Teen Choice Award for Choice Music: Female Artist60 Nominated
Teen Choice Award for Choice Music: Breakout Artist60 Nominated
Teen Choice Award for Choice Celebrity Dancer60 Nominated
“Poker Face” MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year62 Pending
MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video62 Pending
MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video62 Pending
MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist62 Pending
“Paparazzi” MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction62 Pending
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing62 Pending
MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects62 Pending
MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography62 Pending
MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction62 Pending
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“Just Dance” · “Poker Face” · "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) · “LoveGame” · “Paparazzi”
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“Chillin”
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“Beautiful, Dirty, Rich” · “Fashion”
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NAME Germanotta, Stefani Joanne Angelina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lady Gaga
SHORT DESCRIPTION Pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Yonkers, New York
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on Aug 24, 2009 11:41 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
I was SURE it was Madville
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
by "Red" Moskau on Aug 25, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Wasting space
Boobs, you are wasting my space here. So why don’t you write your piece somewhere else.
my question is why is this "rant" not an acceptable post
but this is: "We definitely have to do something to commemorate the Reds landing in the basement of the NL Central. I dont recall the preseason predictions, and i would love to have a link from a Mod showing what we all predicted, but i dont think anyone here thought this was a last place ballclub before the season started.
The last restaurant I ate at was Gordo’s, the last movie I saw at the theater was Tropic Thunder, the last vacation I took was to Chicago, the last person I would want on the Reds roster is Willy Taveras(considering salary), the last GM I’d hire for the Reds is Jim Bowden, the last beer I had was an Old Style, the last thing I had to eat was an egg white omelette on a strawberry bagel, the last bobblehead I got was Edinson Volquez(and it resides at Chez Ash), the last Red Reporter i saw was jch (and he didnt ignite his clothing this time), and the last television show I watched was Man vs Food.
So……..what are your lasts?
Go Reds! And take Mike Brown with you."
did this post get deleted?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Re-phrase the question
What if I change the question to " Give me 3 reasons why Baker should be dismissed at the end of this season?"
Here's an actual question and answer:
Why did Dusty Baker cross the road?
Because he had his dick stuck in a chicken.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 27, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Gray, Youre just a mean old man that lynchs children that loose their ball in your yard.
Your heart is colder than a polar bear’s toenails.
What manager could win with THIS team?
Who turned Rhodes from a LOOGY to a quality set up guy?
Who turned Masset into a valuable commodity?
Who allowed Chris Dickerson to play after he dropped flyballs and played himself out of the line up?
Lord knows, I’m no Dusty fan, but prior to Bruce’s injury this 90+ loss team was playing .500 ball and there might be a reason for all that. Dusty’s done an average job and I’ll give you 4 million more reasons why he’ll be managing this team next year.
Hey, wait a minute!
These are just reasons why Terrell Owens isn’t committing suicide!
by Brendanukkah on Aug 26, 2009 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
I know he seems like the easy target
But have you not noticed Gray, and his resemblance to the grumpy dwarf?
Lets see...7 dwarfs
1. Happy – 
2. Sleepy –
3. Grumpy – 
4. Doper – 
5. Sleazy -
6. Dick
7. Dusty
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
5. Sleazy – 
6. Dick – 
7. – Dumpy – 
Snow White – 
I think that about covers it…I don’t really see that much resemblence to Gray in any of this group…however…
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
by Madville on Aug 28, 2009 7:59 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
That's racist!
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 28, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks Mads,
That Snow White with the 3 headed Satan dog is my kind of fetish.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 28, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
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