Red Reposter - Joey Votto Continues to Stretch the English Language's Ability to Describe His Excellence
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 16, 2010 10:20 AM EST
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Another foot of snow fell here in Columbus since this time yesterday, so the Scrabbles household is staying home from work today. So while I'm outside building a few more snowmen (I almost have enough for a starting nine), here's some baseball reading to help stave off the cabin fever. Also, today is Papa Scrabbles' 50th birthday. Happy birthday, Pa!
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Joey Votto’s Opposite-Field Power and Amazing Fly-Ball BABIP | FanGraphs Baseball
Dave Allen thinks that not all of Votto's 0.373 BABIP last season was just good luck, citing exceptional opposite field power and ability to prevent infield flies. I hope he's right, though I wonder if the latter in particular is a skill or just luck.
"He probably will not have a BABIP of over .370 next year, but it will most likely be quite high. This great BABIP coupled with his great — and opposite-field fueled — power and his walks result in one of the game’s best young hitters." -
The Fay got his Prospect Handbook from Baseball America
and he gives a little blurb for each one on the list. He also reminds us that just two years ago, Jay Bruce was BA's #1, Homer Bailey was #9, Johnny Cueto was #34, and Joey Votto was #44. Votto as clearly had the better Major League career thus far, but he's also a few years older than the other guys. -
10-game Power Packs go on sale on Saturday
It guarantees you a ticket to Opening Day, the Civil Rights Game, the Reds Hall of Fame Induction game, and Scott Rolen Bobblehead Day. You also get to choose 3 games. -
Jon Heyman has a list of the biggest surprises of the offseason
and the Aroldis Chapman deal makes the list at #9.
"The Reds, who allegedly had monetary issues, made one of the bigger deals of the winter when they signed Cuban refugee Aroldis Chapman, a 21-year-old let-handed pitcher, to a $30-million, six-year deal. Chapman is said to have the talent of Randy Johnson but needs to harness his control. Some other teams wondered if there's a maturity issue, as well, but Cincinnati believes he'll be ready for the rotation soon."
It irritates me that even people as well-connected as Heyman still can't understand the financial specifics of the Chapman deal. Yeah it's $30 mil, but it's being paid out over 10 years. And yes, the Reds were really strapped for cash this winter, but Chapman is only being paid $1 mil this season. How is this difficult to understand?
Cannons in the bushes: Part 3, the left fielders
At +8 Runs, Todd Frazier had the third best arm rating (it's actually control of running game more than arm, per se) among all minor league left fielders last season. This is despite scouting reports of fairly average arm ratings.
Fake Teams takes a look around the NL Central at prospects who could be just an injury away from the Bigs
Here's what they say about the Reds:
"The Reds have a logjam in leftfield to start spring training with Chris Dickerson, Wladimir Balentien, Todd Frazier, Chris Heisey, Juan Francisco and possibly Jonny Gomes battling for the opening. Why the Reds would look to sign Gomes is beyond me. Once Scott Rolen takes his annual trip to the DL, I could see the Reds calling up Todd Frazier to play 3B, assuming Frazier does not make the team out of spring training. Frazier is also a candidate to play left field, and can play 2B or SS in a pinch."
Fay asked Dusty Baker a few questions about heading into the Spring Training
"Q: What's your biggest concern going to the spring?
A: How much depth we have on the bench. How we're going to be if we need to pinch-hit or double switch. Most teams, except the real rich ones, don't have a bunch of veterans guys they can afford to carry on the team."
Fay also spoke with Walt Jocketty
Lots of good stuff in this one about Walt's key acquisitions (Aaron Miles and Orlando Cabrera), the LF logjam (Chris Dickerson looks to be the early favorite), and the 5th starter spot (Matt Maloney and Justin Lehr have the early edge).
Baseball Prospectus' David Laurila had some questions for Chris Heisey
snippet:
"DL: Do you pay more attention to your batting average or your on-base percentage?
CH: I would say on base percentage for sure. It’s more important. Getting on base is the whole point of the game, because that’s how you end up scoring runs, so I’d like to increase my walk numbers a little bit. But while I’d like to walk more than I do, at the same time I like to stay aggressive. I’ll still swing early in the count, because usually that’s when you get a good fastball to hit. I think there’s a fine line between walking a lot and not being aggressive enough, so I like to balance those two out."
There is a lot more there too. Head over and read the whole thing.
Jay Bruce: Handsome Optimist
CNati.com has up a short video interview with Bruce. Hard to believe, but he reminds us that he's still only 22 years old.
Circling the Bases does a fine job breaking down the Reds depth chart going into spring
The one head-scratcher to me is that Todd Frazier is listed as the #6 option (behind Miguel Cairo?) at 3B.
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Some Canadians are just uniquely fantastic.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 16, 2010 10:29 AM EST reply actions
haha
Do any of the parts of this ray gun look strangely like some old pole lamp from the 1950s?
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
I've used that one.
And it always worked well with hipster girls by appealing to their retro, thrift antique fetishes.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Feb 16, 2010 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
that's exactly why I cast my balls in laminate formica
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 Feb 16, 2010 12:23 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I see.
You should do a little marketing. Bring in that top dollar slumming it hipster looking for unique accessories.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Feb 16, 2010 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
Let's go to war with the space aliens
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
wow Pete, them are some globes!
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
Happy Birthday, Papa Scarbbles!
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 16, 2010 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
how'd the terrorists figure out how to fly trains?
by Daedalus on Feb 16, 2010 11:09 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
They hate our freedom just that much.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 16, 2010 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
Haven't you heard
they can do anything! Escape from prisoners on US soil, blow things up in NYC when on trial, and scare lots of people just by their existence. The one saving grace is that Cuba is like Kryptonite to them
by timb116 on Feb 16, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Strange piece by Heyman
Some of the stories are surprises, but a lot of it wasn’t – Holliday re-signing with St. Louis, Abreu doing the same with LAA, Mets players getting hurt, etc. Chapman, the Cliff Lee trade, and the Sheets signing are the only things that were really “surprising,” imo.
Buried at the back of the article was an interesting bit about Chapman’s agents, the Hendricks bros. Kendry Morales, who apparently introduced them to Chapman, just fired them as his agent because of a financial dispute.
I'm guessing the article "list of ten things that happened this offseason"
did not sell as well.
IAN! I'm on traain!
Something that happened in the offseason...
Mets Lower Outfield Wall, Will Still Suck
By Roy Edroso, Tuesday, Feb. 9 2010 @ 10:35AMComments (4)
The Yankees built a new park with closer and shorter outfield fences, hit a lot of homers and won the World Series. The Mets built their new park with reasonable distances and higher walls (“they want it to be as neutral as possible,” a designer told the Times), and look what happened to them. They hit 95 home runs last year, the fewest in the majors.
It’s too late to bring the fences in, but the Mets have given up on neutrality and are cutting down the center field wall from sixteen feet to eight.
Unfortunately the wall can’t be raised for opposing teams, who actually hit more homers at Citi Field than they did at Shea the year before. But at least when opponents tee off on one of the Mets’ many injured pitchers, it’ll make for a lively, high-scoring event, which is about the best we can hope for, as we no longer expect the Mets to win games.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 16, 2010 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
Yes, and he also wanted his catchy headings,
so he had to include gems like
Close’s call
Mauer’s Power
and Wolf in Sheeps Clothing
Great stuff like that is why he gets paid the big bucks and I do this shit for free.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
Has anyone here ever purchased one of the Reds' 'Power Packs?'
Can you buy four tickets to each game or do they limit you to two?
Is there a stinkin’ service charge or ‘handling fee’ for every ticket to every game?
Should I assume that in order to choose my three games, I’ll get a voucher for future ticket purchases or do I have to choose my games Saturday morning when I try to buy the package?
Lil’ help?
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 16, 2010 11:12 AM EST reply actions
I bought one a couple of years ago,
but IIRC, they ask you how many seats you want first, then only have certain areas with that amount of seats together. Some sections don’t allow you more than 2 seats together because of preexisting sales etc.
It was a bit of a pain when we did it because we did it on-line and you are randomly selected seats, and they give you like 5 minutes to accept or not. If you don’t really dig it, there’s really no guarantee that you’ll randomly get better seats, so you kind of roll the dice.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Feb 16, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
Realized I didn't answer your other questions.
In the past, they had specific power packs with games already selected and there were quite a few options. I don’t think they do vouchers for those kinds of deals. I don’t think there’s a handling fee either if you buy directly from the Reds. But, with all of their deals, it could have changed since I last dealt with it.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Feb 16, 2010 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
they did an episode of mythbusters on that
it turns out that power packs aren’t a feasible means of transportation. They built a homemade power pack, and it looked good, but it just lacked the thrust to get the contraption AND a human off the ground. Too bad. It’d be fun to be tooling around in power packs in the future.
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
by boobs on Feb 16, 2010 1:36 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
What about that dude at the Super Bowl though?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Who?
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 16, 2010 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
you do need some pretty potent
Anti-G’s to get off the ground and begin a forward motion.
(All bets are currently off on where this reply goes!!)
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
The future? It'd be fun right now, dammit!
Again with ‘the future’ whenever someone mentions power packs!
I want my power pack now. Before my ear hair starts to alter my aerodynamics!
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 16, 2010 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
God Shmod, I want my monkey man!
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Feb 16, 2010 2:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I am amused
that there is some confusion about the origin of his name.
… he started using “Shammgod Wells” at age five, at least initially for the sake of peer acceptance ….
I think it’s fair to say that most 5-year-olds are concerned about this.
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
Three cheers for awkward, cumbersome and likely fragile vehicles!
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 16, 2010 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
That looks AWESOME.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Is this from Orbit.com?
'The secret to chili is you gotta have good mooseburger in there."
Sarah Palin
Thanks for your help but..
..that’s not really answering my questions.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 16, 2010 11:32 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
You want me google the Red's site
Gather all the information for you. call them and verify it then call you and find out which games you want to go and if you can get 4 tickets in place of 2 tickets etc…do I understand you request?
RAE…teach this guy to read.
'The secret to chili is you gotta have good mooseburger in there."
Sarah Palin
power packs
every year i get really excited about getting one, but never do. then half way through the year i’m really glad i didn’t get one.
Sonny my pitched my wild
Yeah, they always come with responsibility packs.
IAN! I'm on traain!
by andromache on Feb 16, 2010 11:53 AM EST up reply actions 8 recs
Very fine work.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 16, 2010 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
I was kinda partial to cromnavulent
Though it sounds vaguely like how one might describe a disease.
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 Feb 16, 2010 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
If you haven't seen Joey Votto play baseball
it’s like looking into the face of God and having him tell you: “You are my greatest creation.”
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 Feb 16, 2010 1:04 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Similar to a young kid looking into jch's eyes and saying
’you’re my father?"
'The secret to chili is you gotta have good mooseburger in there."
Sarah Palin
by Madville on Feb 16, 2010 1:37 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
That's hilarious until it actually happens
Oh wait, it’s even funnier then. Carry on. :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
for those interested, that IS the correct alternate of "autobiography"
it’s from a rarely used, but highly literate, Indiana dialect that few actual Hoosiers have ever heard of.
Pops is already on retainer to help me
Well, he said he would help me, if I did that thing for him.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
"Some things are the same wherever you go"
“Like if it feels like more than two fingers…”
by Brendanukkah on Feb 16, 2010 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
Is this really O.J.'s glove?
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
And to think of all i've done for you
1st you throw me over for obc and now Pops is going to ghost write your life story….
'The secret to chili is you gotta have good mooseburger in there."
Sarah Palin
I was gonna ask you, but wasn't sure if your frail old ticker could handle all the sordid details :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Its more like we'd get too drunk and rowdy to ever get any work done.
'The secret to chili is you gotta have good mooseburger in there."
Sarah Palin
That too
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
hey JCH
have you ever let a cig on a gas stove?
by justin007000 on Feb 16, 2010 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
I currently have a gas stove, I'll let you take a guess
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
"You are my greatest creation"
Already taken:
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
Is it possible that Gomes
has a “health related” issue they are keeping quiet?
Things that come to mind are HGH, chronic baldness, monochropiosis or just an ongoing fear of the left field wall.
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
well if it is a substance abuse matter
obviously signing him would require a physical which would uncover the problem and suspend him for 50 games or 200 years, whichever comes first. So, waiting it out until the substance can’t be traced … whatever that means to the medics among us.
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
Given that he's had open heart surgery already
I doubt he’s juicing and I wouldn’t expect other drugs to be in play. I’m guessing that he really doesn’t want to sign a minor league deal and he can’t figure out why his defense is killing his value – just like Jermaine Dye.
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so then it is
a fear of the left field wall.
AHA!
I knew we’d get that chicken to fess up.
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
Jonny's got a clutch heart...
Walt: Jonny it worked out for you last year…quick stint at AAA and then you were back in the saddle and you got a heck of a lot of playing time.
Jonny: You know why I don’t use no agent…cause I’m clutch. Who you got that’s clutch in Left field…that’s right Nobody..
Walt: lets take a look at your UZR from 2009 and you’ll understand my concerns, and Dusty’s too…
Jonny: Fuck you – what you need to take a look at is up Dusty’s butt to see if his brain has atrophied
Walt: Well what if I threw in a guarantee that you can room with Laynce Nix ….
Jonny: I"m calling Wily…motherfucker is always getting a deal and he hasn’t had a hit in 2 years…
'The secret to chili is you gotta have good mooseburger in there."
Sarah Palin
The Nationals seem to be in the throw a bunch of crap at the wall and hope some sticks portion of their development
They just signed Chien-Ming Wang for $2 mil with another 3 in incentives. Actually a pretty good deal if he can return to form at all.
I’m still glad we’re not in that stage anymore. (except in LF, of course)
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
I wish we signed CMW for that same contract
If he bounces back from his injury, he could be a solid MOR (middle of rotation) SP, which has plenty of value. He’s the kind of guy that would have added the depth we desperately need to this paper thin rotation. 1 guy goes down during the season, and look out….
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 16, 2010 7:11 PM EST up reply actions
Is it weird that that's a good deal?
Cause it is
when a friend of mine
tried to explain the sport of curling to me, I thought he was joking. Sweeping brooms in front of a giant stone hockey puck? That can’t be real.
But according to CNBC, it is real. Only the “brooms” don’t really look like brooms. They look more like swiffers.
Is there any reason to have separate men’s and women’s events? It looks like a sport where strength wouldn’t be a huge advantage.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
We had a curling team in HS
I swam my freshman year. The curlers were the only people we were allowed to pick on.
My girlfriend
wore curlers to go swimming.
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
by johnu1 on Feb 17, 2010 1:00 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Speaking of HS here a photo of Harold and Roy - 2 fellows I went through grade school and HS with
Harold and I (with another friend George Ross) performed onour guitars in the 6th grade talent show. Don’t know when Roy took up the mandolin.
This is the kind of personal historical insight that is important for RRs to share… it is hard to unlive your past…
'The secret to chili is you gotta have good mooseburger in there."
Sarah Palin
They were in my HS graduating class.
Harold was a nice guy…not an academic or an athlete..but eaasy going…Roy however would (in the old days) just as soon of busted your head open with a bottle as not. Handsome pair ain’t they now.
'The secret to chili is you gotta have good mooseburger in there."
Sarah Palin
awesome wallpaper
they just don’t make it like that anymore.
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
Well you just need to to a place like Sherman Williams
Those cheesy kind of faux designer stores have all kinds of horrid wallpapers complete with matchy matchy borders
'The secret to chili is you gotta have good mooseburger in there."
Sarah Palin
Glad to see that Bruce and Heisey
have drank the “injuries were the problem” kool-aid
"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
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