Red Reposter - Dusty Baker Continues His Defiance of the Rules of Logic
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 28, 2009 11:20 AM EDT
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44 years ago Sandy Koufax refused to pitch in Game 1 of the World Series in observance of this day, Yom Kippur. This infuriated Dodger fans, who insisted that Koufax reschedule the Day of Atonement later during football season like all good Christian holidays. The Dodgers would go on to win the series in 7 games with Koufax starting games 2, 5, and the clinching game 7 (on two days rest), and all Jewish boys would grow up wishing they were left-handed. So today the Reposter wishes for your forgiveness for any wrongs we may have knowingly or unknowingly done against you this past year. And Mike Jacobs says, "Happy Monday everyone!".
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Big Surprise: Dusty wants to keep Brook Jacoby and Dick Pole
"Why not?" he said. "We’ve operated almost the entire year without the team that we expected to have...And offense was a bit of a question coming in." This is getting out of hand. It's like Dusty is the Emperor, but there is no one inside or outside the organization with balls enough to tell him he is stark-ass naked. Or there are plenty of people telling him everyday, but he simply rejects the definition of the word "naked". I am not at all surprised though. I refuse to allow myself to be surprised by anything Dusty says or does anymore. -
Jay Bruce is hitting .370 with 2 dingers and 11 RBIs since his return from the DL
But of course, he's only started 6 of the 12 games. There is absolutely no acceptable defense for this decision. Bruce belongs in RF everyday and Darnell McDonald belongs on the side of the road selling tomatoes. -
Sounds to me like Dusty is in love with El Nino Destructor
Here's what he had to say about Juan Francisco, who has started his major league career hitting a blistering .444: "He's very aggressive as a hitter, and he hits the ball exceptionally hard. He can get to balls that most guys won't even swing at." -
Biz of Baseball has a good discussion on the possible future of revenue sharing
The Pirates dismal season this year has once again brought the merits of revenue sharing into question. There is also question as to whether the parity that was supposed to happen because of revenue sharing is actually more evident because of the Wild Card. Could MLB be considering an expansion of the playoffs? -
The Reds may have clinched their 9th straight losing season,
but that's not the goal:"The magic number is 75 wins, and while that may not seem like much, it is one more win than we had last year and you always need to have a goal." —Manager Dusty Baker.
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Axe Hal
Q: What’s your call on Drew Stubbs for the 2010 season, keeper or not? — Roger, Riverside.
A: This is not just some fish you throw back. To me, Drew Stubbs is a whale, or at least a Great White Shark. Not only will he be on next year’s team, he’ll be the starting center fielder. I don’t care how much they owe Willy Taveras in 2010 or how much they think he can bounce back and provide; if Stubbs isn’t the starting center fielder next year then the Reds aren’t trying to win.
Sing it Hal. -
FanGraphs has an interesting read on how the best pitchers in baseball ended up with their current team
long story short, dont pay big money to a free agent starter.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again,
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
by Cy Schourek on Sep 28, 2009 11:30 AM EDT reply actions 7 recs
this needs to go green !
Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Sep 28, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Dusty would love El Niño Destructor...
He said something along the lines of “he swings at pitches that other people wouldn’t swing at”… wow
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
Oh that Hal is a hoot...
It is a wonder that the corporate morons didin’t push him to the side of the road when Bob bought the team
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
But at least we still get naked Dusty
People, please. We're all frightened and horny, but we can't let some killer dolphins keep us from living and scoring
by Man Mountain on Sep 28, 2009 12:14 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
He jus b da fat man
Another year
has past-the world
is no different.
A. Ginsberg - Haiku (Never Published)
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
The FanGraphs article is a little flimsy
Sure the free agent market is weak for starting pitchers, but that mainly because they are either traded and signed (e.g. Johann Santana) or they are simply signed before they get to free agency (e.g. Oswalt). Maybe that’s Anderson’s point, but to me it should be obvious that teams don’t let top notch pitchers walk without getting something in return if they know they can’t afford them.
Definitely a good argument.
true
but still, it is unwise to spend big money on a FA pitcher.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 28, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
That's a crap article
There’s zero analysis there.
However, I thought it’d been shown (maybe by Tom Tango?) that FA starters are almost never worth the money (to the point that the exceptions prove the rule), especially if the deal is for more than 2 or 3 years. IOW, you’ll likely vastly overpay on the open market for a starter.
"You never know how you look through other people's eyes"
That is a good article
on revenue sharing. It ain’t working.
Put too simply and crassly, it was too often more financially advantageous for clubs to field inferior teams and maximize on revenue-sharing.
The Post-Gazette’s beat writer, Dejan Kovacevic, has been harping about this for years. The Pirates don’t use the money they get to improve the team. They pocket it as profit instead.
Why improve the team, when it’s so profitable to suck?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I think this article is somewhat misguided
Or, more properly, isn’t true in particular any longer. While the Pirates in the past haven’t spent like you would assume they should (given the amount of revenue sharing they’ve received), they exacerbated the problem by giving out really, really bad contracts – see Kendall, Jason. However, this year they (along with the Royals, the other team prominently mentioned) have seemed to move towards building a long-term winner; while they haven’t spent the money on salaries this year, they’ve made themselves better (and the article mentions the draft and DR academy).
It’s true that the system (at least in the past) could/can be gamed, and there are teams that seemed to have done just that (though two who were often pointed at (the Twins and Marlins) have had success); however, this might be old news now.
"You never know how you look through other people's eyes"
The Pirates are under new ownership
So maybe they have changed.
But I’ll believe it when I see it. Pirates fans seem to think this is the same-old, same-old. They’re always rebuilding.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
they were always rebuilding and "trying" to win at the same time
which led them to sign bad contracts. I honestly think this is their first true attempt at rebuilding.
Definitely a good argument.
Pop Quiz
Poz thinks the modern triple crown should be the 3 slash line stats (AVG/OBP/SLG). It’s not an original idea – I think I first heard the same thing from Rob Neyer 5-6 years ago – but it did get me to look at the Reds. Joey Votto is on pace to win the “modern triple crown” for the Reds for the 2nd year in a row (for hitters with a minimum of 500 PA). The quiz is, before last season, who was the last Red to win the “modern triple crown” for the team?
Definitely a good argument.
sean casey!
Sig lines are for suckas.
by jch24 on Sep 28, 2009 1:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Casey did it in 1999 (.332/.399/.539)
Reggie Sanders did it in 1993 – by default since he, Sabo, and Joe Oliver were the only players with 500 PA. (.274/.343/.444)
Eric Davis did it in 1989 (.281/.367/.541)
Davis also did it in 1987 (.293/.399/.593), only because Kal Daniels only had 426 PA or he would have done it (.334/.429/.617)
Dave Parker did it in 1984 (.285/.328/.410) – awful, though only Oester and Concepcion had enough PA.
Those are the ones I can find from the last 30 years, though I may have missed one or two.
Definitely a good argument.
hopefully Votto doesn't wreck his shoulder and lose his power.
The Reds need a new manager, one like Putin.
by justin007000 on Sep 28, 2009 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Awesome Reposter
I’ve tried to decipher the virtues of “aggressive hitting” ever since Baker took the reins. Whatever advantage gained by swinging early in the count seems to be diffused many times over when pitchers realize that players – and sometimes entire teams – have a tendency to chase pitches and swing early in the count.
It’s pretty incredible that Dusty is basically saying the exact opposite of what you would hope he’d say about Juan Francisco. The biggest hole in END’s game is trying to “get to balls other guys wouldn’t even swing at.” So he values him for the very reason that’s going to be a detriment to becoming a fully-realized player. He may be able to slug .500+, but he’s going to have a .300-.310 OBP to go with it – though I’d be curious to know what pitches he’s getting his XBH’s on.
Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Sep 28, 2009 1:35 PM EDT reply actions
I think Francisco can be a good player.
Yes, he’s not going to walk a lot, but he does have the ability to get to pitches that are way out of the strike zone and still hit them with authority. He’s got a pretty good swing and good natural power, and I think he can be an .850+ OPS guy in the majors down the road. That said, his future position is not 3B. He’s a piss-poor defender without a whole lot of upside. His range hasn’t impressed me and I think I’d rather have Edwin’s glove out there than his. He’ll probably end up in a corner outfield spot, where his good arm will play and he’ll probably be able to at least be an average defender. He’s a pretty unique player, but I think he can succeed.
He is definitely a unique player
one where strikeouts absolutely will affect his value. If he can keep his strikeouts at a reasonable rate, then he can probably have some value. However, if he goes back to striking out closer to 30% (he was at 28% in Single A in 2007), then it’ll be hard for him to maintain any sort of a useful batting average. The good news is that his strikeouts have been declining the last two seasons in the minors.
I’m not sure I see him getting to the .850 OPS line without adding some walks to his repertoire though. For 600 PA, if you assume 30 doubles, 30 HR, a 20% K-rate, and a 5% walk rate (both rates are better than his minor league averages), he’d have to have a .360 BABIP to post an .850 OPS. Even with a 10% walk rate, his BABIP would need to be .330. Then again, if he becomes a 40+ HR guy, it’d be a lot easier for him too.
Definitely a good argument.
But will it be with the Reds
With Alonzo and Frazier coming along…who will end up in LF, assuming Stubbs makes it in CF and Bruce is RF?
Gomes appears to theLF guy for 2010, but there’s talk of Frazier out there and of course Votto would have to move if Alonzo reaches even close to his potential. Rolen is only here for a season or two. Maybe with Jannish at SS (if he could only hit) END could play 3B. but so could Frazier with better defense and prolly a high OBP…interesting who gets traded, who gets stuck in AAA, who gets overlooked and who gets to date Dusty’s Daughter.
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
i just look at him like i looked at Willy Moe Pena
great raw power, no defense, no discipline, strikes out a lot.
The Reds need a new manager, one like Putin.
by justin007000 on Sep 28, 2009 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Revenue sharing?
…meh………the Yankees clearly bought another world championship. CC Sabathia? Texeira?……………what a joke mlb is.
2009 payrolls of 8 playoff teams –
Yankees $201,5M
Red Sox $121.7M
Tigers $115M
Angels $113M
Phillies $113M
Cards $89M
Dodgers $100.5M
Rockies $75M
2 teams less than $100M
Might as well start another league for the small market teams.
A fledgling thought...
This just occurred to me and I’m wondering if anyone else has thought about it or written about it. In most areas of business location is less and less an issue due to globalization and the internet, etc. To be a big player in business, you no longer have to be located in a major metropolitan center like New York or Boston or Chicago or London.
So why is it that this seems to continue to hold true in baseball? It seems to be that the Reds, for example, ought to be able to get their product into as many hands as the Yankees or Red Sox. If anything it ought to be easier for them to compete these days than 20 years ago.
What am I missing? I mean, aside from the free marketing that MLB/ESPN/etc pours over the Cubs, Yanks, Sox, etc.
I think
the problem is that, as ever, the rich get richer.
It’s the successful teams who have the most leverage overseas. They’re the ones who are on TV, and they’re the ones who can afford to sign pricey foreign players.
The Yankees have made millions selling broadcast rights to Japan since signing Hideki Matsui. (Never mind merchandising.) I suspect the same is true for the Red Sox and Matsuzaka and the Mariners and Ichiro. But those weren’t cheap players to sign. Never mind the Hideki Irabus and Kei Igawas you have to sign along the way.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I think you're saying two different things here, one of which you don't intend to
First, you state “It’s the successful teams who have the most leverage overseas. They’re the ones who are on TV, and they’re the ones who can afford to sign pricey foreign players.” (though I can only find two “pricey foreign players” (Dice-K and Matsui) who’ve even played for a WS championship, let alone won one).
But the undercurrent is the “successful teams” part. Successful teams make money; bad teams don’t.
When you list New York, Boston, and Seattle, one doesn’t belong with the others. Seattle was successful by drafting and developing great talent (and trading Randy Johnson for Mark Langston); only then did they sign Ichiro! (and that hasn’t worked out so well – they’ve been in the playoffs once since he’s been there).
Cleveland is mentioned by Cy. They sold out all of those games for 2 reasons: 1. Cleveland sports fans are very loyal; and 2. Those Indians teams were very, very good – they won their division 6 out of 7 years.
Detroit is an even better example, and not just because of the Tigers. All of the nasty things people say about the Yankees are the exact same things hockey fans say about the Red Wings. The Pistons have had a winning record 20 of the past 26 seasons – no other team in the Eastern Conference can approach that.
Build a winning team, and you’ll make money. And the easiest way to do that is to draft and develop cheap, young players.
"You never know how you look through other people's eyes"
by successful
I meant financially successful. The Mariners may not be WS winners, but they have a relatively high payroll. $120 million last year – a lot more than the Reds, if not in Yankees territory.
Small market teams can win. Look at the Marlins. They are perennially on the bottom of the payroll rankings, yet they’ve won the WS twice in their short existence.
But they don’t have the international appeal of the Yankees, Red Sox, or even the Mariners.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Population still matters
for businesses, yeah, you can get 3 or 4 smart dudes in a room in Dubuque. No problem. But in order to fill out stadia, you need to get 30k coming in, day-in, day-out. That will be a lot easier, obviously, in cities with 15,000,000 than 150,000.
Except for Cleveland and their incredible range of sellouts. That city is just weird.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
just shows what a magical it is
to have a good team on the field
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 28, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
that's amore!
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
I don't think that explains the difference
The Yankees had many years where they drew as many or even fewer fans than the Reds. Fans can remember when you bought a $5 ticket and sat behind home plate, because the stands were empty.
I think the difference is media. Being in a large media market means you can leverage the team into a media empire. The Yankees were among the first teams to do that, and they benefited. The Mets are in the same market, but they were slower to get their own network.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
but a large media market = population center, no?
The only real exception I can think of is Saint Louis, who somehow became the Team of the Midwest…I don’t know enough about business to say anything other than “good businesspeople ran the Cards”, but what they’ve done is damned impressive.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
I dunno
Does the media market have to be that large?
It boggles my mind that not all Reds games are televised. Is there really so little interest? When they claim several states as their fan base?
Of course, it used to be the same with the Yankees and Mets. That’s one reason why they created their own networks.
I guess it helps to have a lot of money. But a lot of the things the Yankees and Red Sox do, like recruit overseas, are now being done even by small market teams like Pittsburgh.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
basically all the Reds games are televised
the only games that aren’t (with a few exceptions) are the weekday day games.
The Reds need a new manager, one like Putin.
by justin007000 on Sep 28, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
so
what you mean is “not all Reds games are televised.”
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
i thought that was pretty standard
the indians own their own network and don’t show their weekday matinee’s. It is a huge step up from 2006 when they only showed like 100 games. I remember when i was 10, and could only see 45 games a year. Then when I was in 6th grade my cable picked up Sports Time, and I could see like 75 games a year.
I think when Marge still controlled the team they couldn’t broadcast home games, like almost every away game was on TV, but she figured nobody would go to the game if they could stay home and watch it on TV. I was really excited in the Playoffs that year because I could watch the Reds play wearing their home uniforms.
The Reds need a new manager, one like Putin.
by justin007000 on Sep 28, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
it used to be that way in NY
But now that they have their own networks, all games are shown. Even the day games.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
*by that year i mean 1995
The Reds need a new manager, one like Putin.
by justin007000 on Sep 28, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
TBS and the Braves
Of course, TBS doesn’t carry the Braves anymore, but everyone in America could watch their games in the 90’s. Maybe now it’s too late because most media markets have been carved out, but the successful teams seemed to have jumped on these new possibilities early (Yankees with YES, Braves with TBS, and even Cubs with WGN to a degree).
by ben nevis on Sep 28, 2009 8:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That's backwards
From Ted Turner’s Wiki page (and I thought I remembered it this way):
He bought the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Hawks in 1976 partially to provide programming for WTBS.
"You never know how you look through other people's eyes"
either way
i grew up watching the cubs and braves everyday. i always liked the cubs because they were on after school, and i liked harry carey. i always disliked the braves because they would preempt wrestling.
i couldn’t watch the reds at all, just had to listen to marty and joe on the radio.
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
harry carey was the bomb
and arnie the producer was a maestro.
heyyyyyyyy……look at that kid in the sombrero!!! (immediately after a scantily clad female cubbie fan was pictured)
"I have found me a home"
The point
Isn’t so much about which came first but about a team putting their product out there far and wide.
by ben nevis on Sep 28, 2009 9:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think it helps
even to put your product out locally, in a reliable manner.
I might not be a baseball fan today, if I hadn’t gotten in the habit of turning on YES every evening.
I actually started out liking the Mets more than the Yanks, but it was a lot harder to find their games.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
yes, I think that's part of it
The Yankees got annoyed because not all their games were shown. Or they were shown on weird channels like MSG2. That’s why they broke away from Comcast and started their own network.
Supposedly, the reason the Rangers paid A-Rod so much was they wanted to make him the heart of a Hispanic media push.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
but New York, Boston, and Chicago are popluations centers
besides the large number of people living those cities metropolitian areas, there are also a number of people who have roots in those cities around the country so still root for them, so they sell more jersey’s and shit.
The Reds need a new manager, one like Putin.
by justin007000 on Sep 28, 2009 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Except...
…if the Twins beat out the Tigers (a very real possibility), their $65M payroll would be the lowest among those listed. Further, instead of saying “OMG!!! $100M to make the playoffs!!!”, you could also say “only 5 of the playoff teams are in the ”http://content.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/salaries/totalpayroll.aspx?year=2009" >top half in salary".
"You never know how you look through other people's eyes"
and yet
they havent won a championship since their payroll bloated so big (their ’00 payroll was $107 mil). isnt it ironic, dontcha think?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 28, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
it's like meeting the girl of my dreams
and then finding out she’s 5.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 30, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I've met many a "girl of my dreams"
Only to wake/sober up and realize she IS a 5.
Sig lines are for suckas.
Gotta love Koufax!
I named my kid Benjamin Koufax after the best lefty in history, who happened to have the most conviction in baseball. That’s just amazing.
I hope you all didn’t cry too much missing me over the last few weeks. I fell behind watching the games when I went on a trip to Wrigley Field in mid-September. Since then, I’ve been trying to play catch-up while playing catch-up at work. At one point I was 5 games behind. I just caught up about 30 minutes ago.
I’ll post an eyewitness report of my trip to Wrigley…eventually.
And if any of you fine ladies (and married dudes who watch chick shows – don’t make me point you out) are watching the new ABC show EASTWICK, please let me know. I’m doing some work with the show and can always use the market research of an actual American viewer.
Go Reds! They’re my favorite team.
"He's bending over, trying to rub it out." - Dodger broadcaster Charlie Steiner, speaking of Brandon Phillips' calf cramp.
sorry Petey
but Lefty Grove and Randy Johnson were better than Koufax. im sure there are probably a few more, but those are the two i can think of off the top of my head.
“Benjamin Big Unit” just doesnt have the same panache though, you know?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 29, 2009 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
why do you gotta shit on a mans whimsy?
Just go ahead and tell me Paul Wilson was not one of the top pitchers in 2004 then, just break everyone heart, you steal hearted bitch of a woman.
The Reds need a new manager, one like Putin.
by justin007000 on Sep 29, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Keep your shit off my whimsy.
I think I just found my new sig line.
"He's bending over, trying to rub it out." - Dodger broadcaster Charlie Steiner, speaking of Brandon Phillips' calf cramp.
by PeteyHendrix on Sep 29, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
ahhh sorry dude
i just needed a set-up for my “Benjamin Big Unit” punch line.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 29, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Private Benjamin or Benjamin's Privates?
You Make The Call!
by Brendanukkah on Sep 29, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
The Worst Manager In Reds History?
I used to think Russ Nixon was the worst, at least in my lifetime. He could barely fill out a lineup card and kept carting Frank Pastore and Charlie Puleo out on the mound, even when he had better pitchers in the bullpen. Of course, that was before Jerry Narron became skipper and did his best to resurrect the career of Juan Castro (with the philosophy that if you could convince a staff of reclamation projects to throw strikes [with their usual non-velocity], no one would notice as they were giving up 200 home runs a year). All of this was before the current fool-in-chief, however, a fool who thinks that Corey Patterson and Willy Taveras deserve the bulk of at bats as lead-off hitters, and that you can magically create runs by being able to run around bases you can never get on to begin with. If Earl Weaver’s old adage that managers don’t win games, just lose them, really applies then Dusty has cost this team quite a few runs and wins with his awful personnel and batting order choices. Just think of how many more games this team could win, or not lose, with someone like a Tom Kelly as its manager.
This could an interesting FanPost post season
Who’s the Worst Red’s Manager of your lifetime…biggest losing margins of managers who never won anything:
Don Hefner – ended his season 18 games out of first
Russ Nixon had a 17 Games out and a 28 Games Behind ending
Bob Boone, 10 GB, 19, GB, 29 GB
Dave Bristol 14 GB, 14,5 GB
Dave Miley 29 GB
Dusty Baker 23.5GB 2008
Dusty is right up there in some select company Hefner, Nixon, Bob Boone, Dave Miley, Vern Rapp…
Oh well at least he’s not Ray Knight
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
DON'T PICK ON DAVE MILEY
HE IS MY LAYNCE NIX!!!
The Reds need a new manager, one like Putin.
by justin007000 on Sep 29, 2009 2:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Miley was an incredible AAA manager
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
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Dave Miley was an incredible AAA manager
The Reds need a new manager, one like Putin.
by justin007000 on Sep 29, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
As much as I Disliked Knight...
….he was nowhere near as bad as Dusty, Jerry, or even Russ. Then again I hated R.K. from the moment he sucker punched Eric Davis back in ‘86. I must say, watching all of the ex-players from that team of thugs on the ’86 Mets go down in flames delights me to no end. I’m waiting for Keith Hernandez to get nailed on a stache’ theft charge.
Was he the guy that sked you:
“Hi Justin, have you ever seen a grown man naked?”
Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....
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