Red Reposter - Raise a glass to a Red Hot 1990
by ken on Feb 26, 2010 7:00 AM EST
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Print- Maker's Mark Honors 1990 Reds Team
Maker's Mark is producing a limited batch honoring your favorite baseball team, the 1990 World Series champion Cincinnati Reds! 8,000 units will be made, retailing at about $24. Proceeds will benefit the Reds' Hall of Fame museum. - NYT Bats Blog - A Prediction That Lives in Infamy
NYT writer Tyler Kepner describes how as a 15 year-old visiting his first ST in 1990 he spotted Paul O'Neill at a Denny's. Kepner mustered up the courage to introduce himself and offer a copy of his homemade baseball magazine. Sine he predicted the Reds to finish 5th, he was hesitant about approaching O'Neill. But Paul was a gentleman and told the pup "we’re going to surprise you." (HT to Baseball Musings). - Big League Stew - A look back at Red Hot
We can't talk about the '90 team without mentioning the famous Red Hot video. Thankfully, Big League Stew just linked this new jack swing classic.
In non-nostalgia news:
- ESPN - Former employee of Chapman's agents under investigation for embezzlement
Rodney Fernandez, who was fired by the Hendrick Brothers days after the Chapman signing, is under investigation by Florida police for some $300,000 missing from the bank account of former Hendricks client and Angels' 1B Kendry Morales. Fernandez said he was told by members of the Hendricks agency to keep quiet about rumors of financial indiscretions in December and January so it would not adversely affect Chapman's free-agent contract negotiations with the Reds. Better check your balance, Aroldis. -
CNATI - Dickerson wants a shot in CF
I can understand where Chris Dickerson is coming from. Never a ballyhooed prospect, he's performed at every level but his team has never committed to him. Responding to C. Trent: "I don't understand why [nobody is mentioning him as a contender for the starting CF job]. Why, maybe it's just because, I don't know. I have no clue," Dickerson said. "I can understand that I struggled some last year, but it's funny because people forget that before I got hurt I was hitting, I hitting close to .350 over the last month-and-a-half. My on-base percentage was close to .389."
I'm not sure I agree with the question's premise. I would not be surprised at all if Dickerson gets the nod after a rough start by Drew Stubbs, whose ability to consistently get on base against major league pitching is not a given. Of course, Drew Stubbs isn't ready to concede anything. - The Big Lead - Preposterous Notions: NL 2010? Take the Reds
The latest article to tab the Reds as darkhorse contenders. But I'm linking this for the impressive youtube'ing, including an interview of Jay Bruce that I haven't seen. Among other things, Bruce discusses a Hank Williams talking statute in his locker that Adam Dunn passed on to him. - Sheldon - Miles happy to have fresh start
Besides the injuries we've heard about, there could be another explanation for Aaron Miles' awful 2009: "I had some personal problems, too, with my marriage," said Miles, who was going through a divorce that's still not finalized. "But for the most part, the injuries were hard to overcome early in the year. Once I started to get a little healthy, I didn't have that many at-bats under me. I didn't get a whole lot of playing time at the end of the year when I could have come on." -
Chris Burke suffers fractured finger
Reds utility infielder Chris Burke suffered a fracture in his right ring finger on Thursday during a spring workout. The Reds were performing fly ball drills on a practice field when a ball tipped off Burke's finger and dislocated it. He was taken for X-rays, which revealed the fracture. No word on how much time he'll miss. - USATODAY.com - Homer Bailey glad spotlight is elsewhere
Homer Bailey is not an afterthought this year in ST, but he's definitely no longer a focus thanks to the presence of Aroldis Chapman. That's fine with him. Homer talks about some of the pressure he faced when he first came up to the Reds in 2007: On his drive from Louisville, Bailey got a shocking sign of what was to come. As he drove across a bridge into Ohio, he saw a billboard of himself holding a baseball with flames sizzling off it and a caption saying, "He has come."Right away, he felt the pressure.
- FanHouse - Dusty's Trail a Ticket to Operating Table?
FanHouse takes a fair look at what is perhaps Dusty Baker's defining managerial characteristic - his treatment of young pitching. Personally, I don't think he's done a bad job at managing the staff since joining Cincinnati, with the exception of two Aaron Harang outings. I'm also not sure how relevant the Pitcher Abuse Point comparisons are, simply because I haven't seen anything tying PAP to pitcher DL time. As expected, Dusty's "victims," like Kerry Wood, don't throw their former manager under the bus. - John Bale signs with the Japanese Reds
John Bale is sort of playing with the Reds this year, if you don't look too closely at his uniform. The Hiroshima Carp have signed the LHP and former Red to a one-year deal. Bale already spent three years with the club between 2004 and 2006. Bale pitched poorly in limited time with Kansas City last year. - Houston Chronicle - 2010 season may dictate future for Astros' Berkman
This could be Lance Berkman's last year as an Astro. The team holds a 15M option for 2011 with a 2M buyout. "It may come down to a situation where if things don't go well, they don't pick up my option, then I probably won't be back. "If they don't pick it up, I'll probably take my ball and go home." I can't really believe that he'd retire. A Rice man is not a quitter! (HT to MLB TradeRumors).
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The Reds Hot video has come full circle
OMGReds picked it up because I threw it up on Twitter just for fun. Now RLN and BLS are posting it too, and we link back to them. I think we’re caught in an infinite loop now.
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He seems to really dig OMGReds
and I think he and CTR have become buddies. I think that’s the big driver.
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Darkhorse Reds
This is the third straight year the Reds have been one of the favorite darkhorses (oxymoron!). I wish people would just let them be a darkhorse and stop pointing it out!
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with any other player
I’d think, “Why is a guy making that kind of money eating in a place like Denny’s?”
But Paul O’Neill, I can totally see. His fellow broadcasters rag on him all the time for his eating habits. He talks about food a lot in the booth, drooling over things the fans are eating, asking for pizzas to be delivered, etc.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
His sister was a New York Times food writer, right?
I think she has a book.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 27, 2010 7:56 AM EST up reply actions
Yes, her name's Molly O'Neill.
Her book is called Mostly True. It’s good—lots of baseball, some good “young Paul” stories. I’d recommend it.
by the finest muffins on Feb 27, 2010 9:24 AM EST up reply actions
sounds interesting
I’ll have to check it out.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Woooo boy!
Put some ice cream on top of dem ribs and hmmm. That’s it right there.
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dunno
I haven’t heard Brantley.
But the other broadcasters constantly make fun of Paulie’s immense appetite. And he goes nuts when the camera guy shows the ballpark food. He starts begging someone to get him takeout.
And the only thing he seems to miss about baseball is the grub. Wherever the Yankees go…Paulie remembers the food served after the game. The Mexican spread after Houston games, the seafood after Tampa games, etc.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I read Bucs' Dugout previews of some NL Central teams...
..man, the Astros are a mess.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 26, 2010 7:52 AM EST reply actions 7 recs
Reposter photo caption
Darren: I just went and got you a pheasant!
Dusty: You call that a pheasant? That thing was only this big.
Jocketty: Good lord, enough with the pheasants already! I can’t wait to fire you this year.
Dusty: What’s that?
Jocketty: I said I can’t wait ‘til Meijer sells fresh deer.
Dusty: Oh yeah, that stuff’s tasty.
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by Slyde on Feb 26, 2010 8:28 AM EST reply actions 5 recs
Damn you, I was about to suggest a caption contest
But you’ll win easily with that gem.
"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
I don't get it
"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
I looked it up
"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
i was hoping that comment would make you look it up
that team also featured a quarterback named Smelley
USC fans made up shirts that said
My ’Cock is Smelley
Some say a comet will fall from the sky. Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still. Followed by millions of dumbfounded dips**ts.
I want to sign Berkman for next year
Playing half his games at GABP? Final stat line:
.372 avg, 64 HR, 163 RBI
Freakin’ sweeeeeet.
"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
Center
"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
I like it!
And I like that you understood that I meant basketball. :)
"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
It could have been football or hockey
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Feb 26, 2010 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
But it wasn't, fuckface
Actually it was a reference to Bob Knight’s conversation with an NBA GM about Michael Jordan before the draft. :)
"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
I really like that backcourt
Phillips regularly scoring 25 on 10 for 30 shooting, while DRH racks up the assists and improbably wins the dunk contest.
Herrera
I want to start calling him Pocket Herreracles. Thoughts?
I be so turned up, I be swaggin to da max
by coocooforcocoapuffs on Feb 26, 2010 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
Left field!
He’s not too bad there. Better than Gomes.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Anyone want to guess who said this?
“All funnels I know go down.”
"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
John Daly?
Jenna Jameson?
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Feb 26, 2010 9:15 AM EST up reply actions
You got the first name
"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
The Pheasant Killer
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
Liked the Hoss article, brief and uninformative as it was.
To me, he and Cueto are the ticket to success right now. Arroyo is the rubber armed douche that he is and my gut tells me that Harang is past his prime (hope I’m wrong there), so Hoss and Total Recall are it. They both have the talent to be dominant starters right now. Cueto is closer to refinement than Hoss, but their both on the come.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
I don’t think Tall and Deceptive™ is headed downhill.
Maybe. Is this his option year or is that next?
Not sure
I would think next year.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Feb 26, 2010 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
their= they're
and ‘on the come’ is, well, aw, fuck it.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
reply'd
I’m hangin’ up the keyboard ’till I have more coffee or cocaine.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Feb 26, 2010 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
Why limit yourself? Have both!
"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
Nice story on Bruce
via Cincinnati.com, with the money quote from Trusty Dusty.
"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
My first reaction was..
..“That’s cool. Dusty’s gonna leave him alone because he’s young and talented and there’s no need to rush him. He’s playing Major League Baseball at 22/23.”
But them I thought about it.. Does Dusty have any kind of track record when it comes to young MLB-ready uberprospects? When I think of Dusty’s hitters I always think of Bonds, Sosa, Alou and Kent and such.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 26, 2010 9:59 AM EST up reply actions
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 26, 2010 10:04 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Dustyisms
I’m reading Dusty’s quotes and I can’t help but see the Sphinx from Mystery Men. The “Stay the Course” paragraph I found particularly amusing.
I be so turned up, I be swaggin to da max
by coocooforcocoapuffs on Feb 26, 2010 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah
was that even English? That quote sounded like he was texting and his phone started mis-guessing his words for him.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Feb 26, 2010 2:07 PM EST up reply actions
I have a problem
I need to find a USB mic today, mine’s all busted. Anyone know where to find one?
"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
The GameStop in Kenwood owes me $5, I'll be heading there at lunch.
"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
It wouldn't be USB though would it?
"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
I don't remember a USB port on the PS2
Of course, I haven’t looked at one in 3+ years.
"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
Gamestop FTW and then some
Got a brand new mic AND a copy of the Naked Brothers PS2 game for a cool $4.25!
"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
It's a shame I'm in CT, I have 2 mics
And I’d most certainly let you borrow one
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 26, 2010 9:52 AM EST up reply actions
I plan on having two now
Already have an RMA with EA, but a spare would be nice.
"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
i busted mine too.
when the circle comes up to hit it, i always slap it against my leg like stevie nicks and her tambourine.
Sonny my pitched my wild
I blame the kids
It honestly couldn’t have been me, as I don’t sing.
"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
kids love to sing
Sonny my pitched my wild
by GrooveLeg on Feb 26, 2010 10:15 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
So I guess Paul WIlliams will take just about any gig these days.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 26, 2010 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
God I love that pic
Gets me every time.
"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
Time for me to be really predictable
Atta boy Chris Dickerson!
You tell ‘em! You SHOULD get a shot in CF. None of this "let’s just make it Stubbs’ to lose" shit. Open CF competition, loser backs up Mads’ bromance, Jonny Gomes, in LF, too.
I know how to force the Reds’ hand re: Dickerson in CF. I’ll draft Drew Stubbs in ALL of my fantasy baseball leagues, since I should do some sort of research to prove that guys on my fantasy teams have legendarily SHITTY years, and perform well under their career norms.
I think Dickie deserves a shot
But Stubbs is the one that the organization has invested the time, money, and draft pick in. The better player should win the job out of spring training, but if their performance is similar, the tie goes to Stubbs. And I think that makes it his job to lose.
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
Agree
But I think Dickerson will get some playing time this year, maybe 300-400 PAs. For someone with his injury history that should be plenty.
Probably right
Dusty will find a way to get him into the lineup at least a few times a week. It’s not like the organization has given up on him, he’s just gonna need to earn it, just like everyone else in that outfield this year. This “I’m entitled” bullshit isn’t getting him anywhere, especially given his past.
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Feb 26, 2010 1:10 PM EST up reply actions
Just listened to Marty's Cubs rant again.
And the Hitler Reds thing.
I’ve seen/heard both at least 10 times and I still laugh out loud at each one.
“Triple A, Schmiple A..This is THE BIGS”
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
Marty got carried away
but I loved it. Funniest part was Cowboy in the background kinda screwed into the wall being forced to agree with the Brennmeister. I live up here in Cubbo land and I had to listen to them bitch about the Brennamans for weeks on end after that.
Then somebody tossed a beer on Victorino’s head and they all had to find a lot of ways to justify that one. Believe it or don’t, Cubs fans can justify nearly everything — even chickens and goats, lots of farm animals there at Uncle Wrigley’s Cabbage Patch.
I just knew that I would now be having train sex with a very odd broad in no time. I didn’t expect the bitch to shoot me though. (Pops Daniels)
It was pretty unprofessional from a guy who started a riot
because of Dave Pallione and Pete Rose. Normally, I’d be hacked that the manager was suspended 30 days because of the announcer’s indiscretion, but, since the manager was Pete, the team probably performed better in his absence.
Anybody else having trouble opening the ESPN article?
The page starts to load and open but it stops after the headline and a StubHub banner ad appear. The same thing happens with any ESPN article I click on from the main page or the Reds page.
I get the headline and then I can click on ‘print’ and look at the cleaned-up version of any story (which I prefer anyway) but that’s it.
Any idears?
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 26, 2010 10:30 AM EST reply actions
Who had Burke?
We had a poll last week on the first ST injury. Does this count?
I just knew that I would now be having train sex with a very odd broad in no time. I didn’t expect the bitch to shoot me though. (Pops Daniels)
Looks like Burke will miss 3 weeks
It’s gonna be really hard for him to make the team.
http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/2010/02/26/at-least-3-weeks-for-burke/
pity
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 26, 2010 11:03 PM EST up reply actions
All this stuff about 1990 makes me want to watch Wire to Wire.
I be so turned up, I be swaggin to da max
by coocooforcocoapuffs on Feb 26, 2010 11:05 AM EST reply actions
More Jay Bruce video...
Just saw this the other day— Bruce with the Harlem Globetrotters this offseason.
by the finest muffins on Feb 26, 2010 11:21 AM EST reply actions
Huh and all this time I did not know that Bruce was black.
Yu Na...if I were 40 years younger and single.
The next rec I give will be #2,000 I've handed out
Yes, I’m bored.
"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 had me until House Plant, sorry. :)
"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
Then figure out why my computer can't open articles about the Jacksonville Jaguars winning coin tosses to determine draft orders!
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 26, 2010 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
It's a bad banner ad, probably
I’ve seen it on ESPN before in IE. One of the many reasons I run FF with AdBlock.
"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
Ah.
So it’s more likely the banner ad and not some sort of Mac compatibility issue?
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 26, 2010 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
I would guess so
More vaguely, something in the page’s source code is pissing off your browser. Have you tried clearing the browser cache completely?
"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
Yup.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 26, 2010 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
sounds like the sbnation guys are running espn.com
is there a big diet coke ad fucking everything up?
It's usually the stupid assed java ads that screw up in my experience
"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
I just got a brand new MacBook.
In your opinion, what browser should I run and what ad-blocking thigy should I use?
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 26, 2010 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
I'm a Firefox guy, with the AdBlock Plus extension
It won’t hurt to try them all though and see what works best for you.
"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
agree on Firefox and Ad-Block
But it’s good to have more than one browser. There are some sites that don’t get along with Firefox, just as there are some sites that don’t get along with whatever you’re using now.
Plus, if you have two different browsers, you can use the other one to test image links, to make sure they don’t display as “do not hotlink” images. ;-)
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
And you can use one for normal activities and the other for
Um, nevermind.
"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
Where should I go to find a decent bottle of wine in this city?
Pops? You lurking?
"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
Kroger.
Columbia Crest Grand Estates Merlot
2005 or 2006. Either is about as good as it gets for under $15.
Finding the 2005 is like getting a little kiss from Tinkerbelle.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 26, 2010 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
The Krogers near my house are a damned crapshoot
They’ve all gone to the new design where they cram all the liquor/wine/beer into one long aisle, reducing your choices and making it hard to find anything. I’m considering just running down to the river and hitting up Party Source.
"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
Jungle Jims
if you are willing to travel. Wide selection of wine and beer. They have wine tastings for a nickle a glass.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 26, 2010 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
do you trust your sources?
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 26, 2010 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
holy poop on a stick
at least you guys have wine in your Kroger…
we 18th century Kentuckians have to hike back to the car, drive through the snow to the liquor store, and get out in the cold again for a freakin’ bottle of wine. By the time I get to the liquor store, I’m generally pissed off enough that I decide to get bourbon instead.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Feb 26, 2010 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
College Basketball Capital of the World
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Feb 26, 2010 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
Looks pretty stupid to me
"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
ask Devan Downey
He’ll tell ya.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Feb 26, 2010 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
Wine at a pharmacy?
"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
If I lived among all those idiots I'd need to get booze wherever I could
(dirty little secret: I lived there for about six months)
"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
The Rite Aid in Bluffton, OH has a state license to sell Liquor
I bought quite a bit of rum there when I was an undergrad.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 26, 2010 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
The KY laws crack me up
“Okay Kroger you can have a liquor store attached to the grocery store, but there can’t be direct access from the grocery side. People need to walk out one door and back in another.”
Does anyone know why this law exists?
"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
Today has been a perfect representation of my frustration with this job
I’ve been bored to tears most of the day.
"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
but we can buy beer there...
and on Sundays now too. I’ll never forget the first Super Bowl day I woke up and forgot I hadn’t bought booze in advance…the agony!
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Feb 26, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
I have a hard time imagining not being able to buy whatever I want pretty much whenever I want
I wish everywhere was like Vegas, personally. Buy it whenever, open containers allowed, just don’t be a dumbass.
"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
Crap, this was the one I was searching for
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Feb 26, 2010 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
I wouldn't send you on a wild goose chase.
I’m telling you- this is bottle of wine that is very easy to find (at least in Columbus). It’s accessible in way- popularity/availability, price and what the kids today are calling ‘drinkability.’
Your Kroger should have it.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 26, 2010 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
Found the 2005, score!
Thanks buddy.
"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
Excellent.
Hope you enjoy(ed?) it.
How much did you spend? It usually runs between $12-17. I remembered after the fact that if you don’t get it on sale at Kroger it might cost you $16.99.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 27, 2010 7:58 AM EST up reply actions
It was on sale for $12
The missus had it and said it was pretty decent.
"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
The missus?
You went and got married without even inviting us?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
was obc best man?
were BK and Slyde bridesmaids/
Pictures?
Yu Na...if I were 40 years younger and single.
Nah, no marriage
Just a cute nickname.
"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
it's not cute
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by Slyde on Feb 27, 2010 5:10 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
somebody please green this
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 27, 2010 5:25 PM EST up reply actions
thank you
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 27, 2010 6:28 PM EST up reply actions
Neither are you, but we keep you around
"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
weak
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by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 1:54 AM EST up reply actions
You're a west side guy, so I cannot help you
However, if you find yourself in Hyde Park, Kenwood, Montgomery or Blue Ash, I’m your man
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 26, 2010 5:50 PM EST up reply actions
Dude, it seems like there are NO liquor/wine stores over here
It’s bizarre.
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Some slack
Glad to hear Miles had some marital problems last season. Makes him the earlier frontrunner for the obc/jch award…
I’m gonna give him a break and start backing him Rosales style. Any word on what uniform # he’ll be wearing?
put me on the Pisswater bandwagon. All aboard…..RR Reporter style!
by Ewok on Feb 26, 2010 2:20 PM EST via mobile reply actions
according to the reds roster
Miles is wearing #3.
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Those are big shoes to fill!
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by BK on Feb 26, 2010 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
It's a tough row to hoe
Going 0-3 with two failed attempts at bunt hits and a strikeout.
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Have you and Peach selected a favorite 2010 Red?
Early odds favorite Votto?
by Ewok on Feb 26, 2010 2:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Votto has been and still is mah homeboy, eh
She’s a Braves fan, so she loves Chipper.
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I saw on 'Baseball Tonight' last night...
..unfounded speculation that this might be Chipper’s last year.
Bobby Cox is retiring. So maybe Chipper will too.
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by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 26, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
I wonder if he knows
LaTroy Hawkins got off to a rough start when he came to the Yankees, because he chose to wear #21. Paul O’Neill’s number. Fans hated that, and booed him constantly. Finally Jeter took him aside and told him it was becoming a distraction and he should change his number. He did, and wore #22 after that.
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But this would be in reverse
I’ll cheer like hell for any #3 not named Taveras.
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A good fan-made sign for the centerfield seats..
“WE LOVE YOU BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT COREY PATTERSON OR WILLY TAVARES!”
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by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 26, 2010 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
I forgot about him
I suppose if the fans don’t mind Willy wearing that number, they won’t mind anyone else.
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Likewise
Mental scarrification made me say, “Oh, Griffey.”
by Brendanukkah on Feb 26, 2010 6:50 PM EST up reply actions
this dickerson thing has gained national attention...
am i alone in thinking this is no big deal? technically he shouldn’t be calling out his teammate by name, and he could have kept it private… but still, i don’t think this kills the mood of the clubhouse at all and people are overreacting.
Sonny my pitched my wild
TRADE HIM NOW, HE'S A CLUBHOUSE CANCER!
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Whatever gets the guy a shot to play everyday
If he thinks he’s an everyday player, and Walt disagrees, and wants to trade Dickerson to a team that actually values him and will give him a shot to play everyday CF, then do it.
We have our savior in Drew Stubbs, we’re fine.
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 26, 2010 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
also this is retarted
Dickerson has as much ability as anybody," manager Dusty Baker said. "It’s just a matter of him staying healthy, the same thing I said last year. People want to know why he didn’t play every day, and that’s because I wanted to keep him healthy with his history of injuries.
give us a break, dusty. taveras was just too good to pass up and you know it.
Sonny my pitched my wild
How long is this history?
since he debuted in 2008?
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by justin007000 on Feb 26, 2010 7:02 PM EST up reply actions
I think it goes well back into his minor league career
and was one of the reasons it took him a while to get to the Reds.
He definitely should’ve kept his mouth shut. But part of me wonders about the setup to his rant and if he might’ve been goaded a bit. Is Daedalus at ST?
No, she isn't
But she could be goading him from Beirut. :-)
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I don't think it's a big deal, but I think he's a prick for speaking up about it
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by BK on Feb 26, 2010 7:02 PM EST up reply actions
how's he a prick?
he’s worked very hard, done everything asked of him, played some impressive baseball, and for what? i dont blame him one bit for being frustrated. he kicked some ass in ‘08 so the Reds signed Taveras. he was the best OF the Reds had last year (not saying much, i know) and he’s being talked about as a platoon option in LF. he sees a guy like Stubbs come up, do less than he did, and basically get handed the job. i’d be pissed too.
of course, it isnt that black-and-white. Dickerson cant be an everyday CF. but the Reds should at least be looking at a 3-way platoon in LF and CF instead of just giving the CF job to Stubbs. Dickerson probably shouldnt have sounded off to the media about it, but i certainly wont blame him for it. he’s probably been saying the same thing to Dusty for a while and is getting nowhere. what would you do?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 26, 2010 9:38 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
The way I read it, he's implying that the job should be his to lose, not Stubbs'
And I don’t think that’s right. What good is bitching to the media about your situation doing to help? I understand he’s frustrated, but nobody’s going to say “you made a good point Chris, the job is yours”. He’s still going to have to work for it, just as Stubbs will have to. As soon as he shows that he’s a better player than Stubbs, then I’m fine with him bitching that the job isn’t his, but he hasn’t stayed healthy enough to convince me (or anyone else of that). Where the fuck was this last year when he was in camp competing against Willy Tafuckface? I think he had a better case then than he does now.
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maybe he wants to be traded
I think it’s pretty obvious why Dickerson won’t be the starting CF. Yes, Dusty mentioned his injury history. It’s quoted in the RR report on Dickerson:
“I like what I see in Dickerson but you look at his track record with injuries . . . that what makes you apprehensive. He’s had four operations on one knee, two on the other, his shoulder and ankle. I like what I see but he’s got to stay healthy.”
He spent time on the DL after that as well. And he missed most of spring training 2007 because he hurt his ankle in one of the first spring games. (There’s a theory in sports medicine that guys with a lot of speed, like Dickerson, are prone to injury, because while their muscles are unusually strong, the rest of their bodies – tendons, bones, ligaments – are not.)
However…I think it’s pretty clear the Reds don’t see him as an everyday player, and probably wouldn’t even without his injury history. They think he can’t hit lefties. And they aren’t going to platoon Stubbs. They do see him as an everyday player. They’ll want him to play everyday, against lefties and righties, and to play the same position every day.
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So trade him
Find a club that actually values him, that will play him everyday, or at least vs RHP.
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 26, 2010 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
that could be good for him
But if it’s not good for the Reds, they aren’t going to do it. It kind of sucks, but that’s how it goes.
There was talk of trading for Dickerson a couple of years ago, but I haven’t heard anything since. There don’t seem to be a lot of teams interested. Since the Reds aren’t using him as a starter, other teams don’t see him as one, either.
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he has value to the Reds thought
as long as he put up numbers like he did last year, he is very valuable as a 4th outfielder.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 26, 2010 11:08 PM EST up reply actions
seemed to me like he was responding to a question
which isn’t the same thing as asserting he should be the front-runner.
If any lesson is learned, never say anything that can be used against you, even in spring training.
I just knew that I would now be having train sex with a very odd broad in no time. I didn’t expect the bitch to shoot me though. (Pops Daniels)
If I were management I would ignore it
Perhaps if I were Dusty I would pull him aside and tell him that I am happy he is enthusiastic and wants a starting job, but he needs to exercise tact when dealing with the press.
Like we have all been where he is, but we didn’t have people around who would broadcast our thoughts to the world.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 27, 2010 1:53 AM EST up reply actions
This Dickerson conversation has me thinking back...
1999 is the year I became a “paying attention” fan, so it’s sort of my magnetic north when it comes to Reds teams. So I’m trying to remember the outfield situation that year. I know Vaughn was in left, and Cameron started in center. But I’m fuzzy on right field. In my memory at least, Dmitri Young, Michael Tucker, and Jeffrey Hammonds all stand out as major players in that lineup. I don’t remember any of them as some other guy’s backup. Anybody know if I’m remembering correctly? Was there a true starter in right that year? A platoon situation? Injuries?
I guess that’s the team I flash to when I think of having more than 3 starter-quality outfielders on a team. And that’s, as they say, “a good problem to have.” Anyway, not really sure what my point is, beyond the questions. Just processing out loud (well, not really, but… you know.)
by the finest muffins on Feb 26, 2010 11:35 PM EST up reply actions
Baseball Reference
has pages for each year, every team.
Looks like the starters were Vaughn, Cameron, and Tucker.
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looking at it closer
It looks like it was a platoon of sorts. Tucker didn’t get a lot of at-bats against lefties. But Young appears to have been used equally against lefties and righties. It looks like they shuffled their outfielders around, with Young playing both corners, and Hammonds playing all three positions.
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Thanks, Bubba.
I’ve looked at that site for individual players, but not for teams or seasons. Looks like my memory isn’t entirely faulty.
by the finest muffins on Feb 27, 2010 9:26 AM EST up reply actions
that team puts a smile on my face
Too bad Neagle lost 10 starts to arm issues. I am guessing having healthy Denny Neagle for 33 starts rather than 19, would have got them the one extra win they needed.
That team also makes me smile because I went to opening day that year. I was sitting close to the jumbo-tron but I was in the ballpark. Shame Tomko didn’t have his A-game that day or season, or for the rest of his career.
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by justin007000 on Feb 26, 2010 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
It doesn't hurt for C-Dick to let the world know that he wants the job.
He didn’t do it in an asshole kind of way…
I don’t think he’s the guy for CF unless he and Stubbs would platoon.Although his CF defense is stellar.
Dickerson seemed uncomfortable in LF last season defensively and Gomes is the kind of player who needs to play a lot. The platoon system doesn’t strike me as all that good for Jonny.
But kudos to C-Dick for bitchin’ alittle, he ain’t getting any younger.
Yu Na...if I were 40 years younger and single.
Felipe Lopez
Had to take a pretty big pay cut, though.
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amazing
without looking, im pretty confident in saying that is the cheapest contract ever for a 4.5 WAR player.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 27, 2010 12:10 AM EST up reply actions
according to
Heyman, it’s 1.75 million, plus performance incentives.
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Damn good move by the Cardinals too
They needed infield help, and got it cheaply. I was wondering who was going to take Felipe. I figured whoever did would be getting a nice bargain. Shame it has to be the one team I’m sure is better than ours in the division.
by Brendanukkah on Feb 27, 2010 12:39 AM EST up reply actions
why is he so cheap?
Just the market this year? Off the field issues? Injury worries?
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Probably a combination of those
Felipe’s work ethic has been questioned by more than one team and his performance history is inconsistent at best. The fact that he recently fired Boras leads me to believe his demands were more than the market was willing to bear early on and by the time they lowered, there wasn’t much in the way of money or jobs for him to find.
Was it his demands or Boras?
Boras is always asking for something insane and what I’ve heard from Floppy is that he was hoping for a multi-year deal as a starter.
I'm sure he was hoping for that, but what FA wasn't?
It’s the agent’s job to read the market and get the best possible deal for his client, and Boras clearly failed at that. I’m sure Felipe could have overruled him and gotten a better deal than what he got now, but I’m also sure that Boras was whispering in his ear that he was gonna get that multi-year starter deal the whole time.
Boras was all class the whole way
"We wish Felipe well. He’s a fine player," Boras said. "We understand that a player gets frustrated when we contact all 30 teams numerous times and there is not a starting job for him."
Way to absolve yourself of any fault for seeking a three-year deal.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/MLB-offseason-buzz-012010
there are rumors
that Johnny Damon and the Yankees couldn’t come to an agreement because the Yankees are not on good terms with Boras. They were pretty ticked off when Boras announced that A-Rod was opting out during the WS.
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But they worked with Boras on Teixeira the following year
I’m sure the Yankees don’t care for Boras but are level-headed enough to recognize that you need to dance with the devil to build an evil empire. ; )
by ken on Feb 28, 2010 12:46 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't doubt
they’ll do anything it takes to win. They did end up signing A-Rod again, despite Cashman’s vow to the contrary.
But I could see it hurting their dealings with players who are considered nice, but not necessary in the grand plan. Like Nady and Damon.
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i know im in a distinct minority
but i LOVE Scott Boras. dude is razor-sharp and damned good at his job. nobody cuts off their fair share of the fatted calf like Boras does.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 28, 2010 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, no doubt
There’s a reason he gets the big fish. I think his strategy is mostly effective – set an insanely high target and dare the teams to meet it. Even if he doesn’t get what he proclaims the player’s worth, his clients usually end up with a pretty good deal while the team can tell its fans that they signed a player for less than the original asking price.
I think with Felipe, though, he bit off more than he could chew. Which was his former client’s detriment.
Shame the Reds have Miles
Lopez would have been a nice 2B/SS/3B backup, although given his history with the organization he may not have wanted to return to Cincinnati.
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by justin007000 on Feb 27, 2010 12:54 AM EST up reply actions
do you think they wanted him?
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Probably not
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by justin007000 on Feb 27, 2010 1:11 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, FLopez's time in Cincinnati wasn't all that smooth
Plus, we’re much better off in the middle infield than St. Louis is, and don’t forget that the fact that we have Miles means we don’t have Taveras. I’ll take that combination over having Lopez, thanks.
by Brendanukkah on Feb 27, 2010 9:07 AM EST up reply actions
how about we never signed Taveras
didn’t have to trade him for Miles, and picked up a 4.5 WAR player for $1.75M?
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by justin007000 on Feb 27, 2010 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
And where do we play this 4.5 WAR player?
Not 2B.
Not SS (b/c wow is he awful defensively as a SS)
Maybe 3B once Rolen gets hurt.
Not LF.
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 27, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
I doubt he would want to go anywhere he didn't have a good chance to start
based on his season last year, he deserves to start somewhere, and since he’ll be 30, he has to realize he doesn’t have many chances left for a big multi-year deal. If he’s going to punt on this contract, the last thing he’d want to do is put himself in a position where he can’t prove that he’s still worth a multi-year deal. Lopez may not be coming into St Louis with a starting job in hand, but it’s not unrealistic to think that he could get some regular starts at 2B, SS, and 3B for them, especially if he hits anywhere like he has the last two seasons. That’s not the case with the Reds. BP and OCab are 140+ games type players and the Reds already have better options backing up at 3B.
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Boras is great with the mega-stars
But a more marginal player is probably better off with someone who’s not going to ask for the moon. If Lopez had fired Boras before the winter meetings he might’ve done better.
Dusty on Dickerson
‘Stubbs hit 8 home runs in probably 1/2 the at-bats Dickerson had, what did Dickerson have, 2? Reality’s reality.’
Dusty, please look at Dickerson’s 2008 big league numbers. And then after that, please go look up the phrase, “Small Sample Size”
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im convinced
that Dusty just plain dont like him. i dont know why, but he has it out (or is it in?) for him.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 27, 2010 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
He posted a comment to her blog
I don’t think it’s still there. (Not because she deleted it, but because she changed blogging software, and lost all her old comments.) But it was quoted here on RR.
She was complaining about recent car trouble, and made a comparison to Dickerson:
you know, I kind of felt like Chris Dickerson in my luck. I mean, last year he deserved to be on the Reds more than Dewayne Wise or some of the other jokers we had. The guy is fast. He’s on the 40 man roster. With some of the others who have been given the chance, why hasn’t he? Look at his dirty uniform. He’s a basestealer.I’m not advocating him because I think he’s a star; no, he’ll never be more than a fourth outfielder. But the alternatives who got a chance were no better than he is. I should name my car after him.
He posted this comment:
Hey thanks for the kind words about being nothing more than a fourth outfielder jerk. Keep eating those hot dogs and the long winded and highly overdrawn rambling to the porfessional scouts and personel. See ya in 2008
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What's a porfessional scout?
Do they also just get paid to watch games?
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 27, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
No way that was really him.
But if it was, the lack of punctuation is telling: He’s “nothing more than a fourth outfielder jerk.”
by the finest muffins on Feb 27, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
I think it really was him
But I don’t hold the typos and lack of punctuation against him. A lot of people don’t bother with correct spelling and punctuation on the Internet. Some of them are even in graduate school, and spell worse than that.
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by BubbaFan on Feb 27, 2010 12:25 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
What makes you think it's really him?
And I’m not holding the lack of punctuation against him. Just noting that, without the comma, he’s calling himself a jerk.
by the finest muffins on Feb 27, 2010 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
the comment was signed
“Chris Dickerson,” and it’s not like he was famous enough then for anyone to bother impersonating him. This was back in 2007. He hadn’t even cracked a big league roster then.
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I can't hold that incident against him
because it is very possible some Reds fan came across her blog and did it as a joke. I mean it could have been somebody from RR.
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by justin007000 on Feb 27, 2010 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think so
Nobody cared enough about Dickerson back then to bother. Except maybe his mom.
And it didn’t sound to me like someone who knew Daedalus. The insult is the kind of generic Internet insult people leave when they don’t know who they are insulting.
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How in GOD's name am I the first to rec this?
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Really? Not "no1CF" or something easier?
He must have a hard time picking a vanity plate.
by ken on Mar 1, 2010 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
number1centerfield ?
LOL. You gotta be kidding me.
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He unfriended me too, for some reason
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by BK on Mar 1, 2010 10:03 AM EST up reply actions
Did you make fun of the shirt he wore to Ryan Braun's party?
And if you didn’t, why didn’t you?
by Brendanukkah on Mar 1, 2010 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
maybe all of RR
is now on his blacklist.
He does seem awfully thin-skinned. The thing is, what Daedalus said about him wasn’t that bad. She was actually defending him, sort of. If his response had been just a little more temperate, we would all probably be his biggest fans.
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griping to the media
doesn’t generally endear you to the manager.
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I'm also convinced The Dusty does not like Dickerson
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 27, 2010 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
I'm convinced Dusty doesn't like anyone who is injury prone.
Think back—he ragged on Bruce for not staying healthy a couple years ago, even though it wasn’t true. Taveras couldn’t get into his doghouse by sucking, only by getting hurt. Gonzo impressed him by coming back quickly from his injury, but once he wasn’t producing post-injury he got traded.
Obviously there are holes in this theory (we’ll see what he does with Herndandez, the walking injury) but it seems to me he sours on guys he doesn’t think can stay healthy.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
Why is Dusty firing back via the media?
Why doesn’t he just say that this is something that I want to remain in house?
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 27, 2010 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
Also in Rosecrans article
Dusty is only mentioning home runs. He compared Dickerson’s home run total to Nix’s, yet Nix was an out machine. I would hate for Dusty to look at stats beyond what the put up on the secondary scoreboard…
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by justin007000 on Feb 27, 2010 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
Rich Aurilia
is still looking for a job. He says he’ll retire if he doesn’t get one by the end of spring.
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Someone tell Rich Aurilla that his Spring is long over.
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by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 27, 2010 6:01 PM EST up reply actions
Projected Lineup
Cabrera, as we all predicted, is the #2 hitter. Dusty flat out said:
“You’ve got a two in Cabrera,” Baker said. "Right now you’ve got the No. 1 spot, you’ve got Stubbs and if he’s not playing, Dickerson slides right in there without me tearing up my lineup … since he’s not in competition.
I realize lineup construction isn’t that big of a deal but a couple of things… First if Dickerson can be a lead off hitter, why can’t he bat second on days that he and Stubbs are in the lineup together? Also I know Cabrera is a shortstop, but Dusty you do realize that he has a career OBP of .322 and last year his OBP was .316? If Dickerson can’t bat second because he isn’t playing or you have you inane need for knifey spooney, why can’t Rolen with his career .370 OBP which is holding steady but his falling slugging percentage bat second?
Come on Dusty lets manage the game the right way and get the little things right.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
Also
why are you taking a swipe at Dickerson? It seems unprofessional…
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by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 1:17 PM EST up reply actions
Uh, boy
It sounds like the Dick is in Dusty’s doghouse.
I don’t think it was a swipe at Dickerson so much as a swipe at Trent.
Sounds like his post got C-Dick in trouble.
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Read like it was a swipe at both Dickerson and C Trent
Basically a big FU to both of them.
C Trent for asking Dickerson the question, and Dickerson for answering honestly.
But Orlando Cabrera 2nd is criminally stupid. This really leads me to believe that with The Dusty making the lineups, they’ll win in spite of him. That being said, mark me down for these Reds run by The Dusty as putting up a stellar 75-87 record.
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 28, 2010 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
I think his justification for putting BP ahead of Rolen makes enough
sense, but it could just as easily apply to Stubbs-Rolen. Rolen might get better pitches with Stubbs’ speed, so it makes perfect sense to stick Rolen in the 2 hole. Trent is right in saying it’s all a mostly noise, but I do think that re-jiggering things to put guys like C-Dick/Stubbs, Rolen/Hanigan and Janish/Cabrera in the 9 spot in front of Votto could net at least an additional win for free.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Feb 28, 2010 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
Fooling around with the Lineup Analysis tool
I think there could be up to a 3 win gap between Dusty’s lineup and an “optimized” lineup. That figure is probably close worthless as I don’t expect Dusty to bat Rolen leadoff or pitchers 8th — and I think the lineup tool fails to account for certain elements of comfortability, team cohesion, bat control etc — but there’s really no excuse for not wising up a bit.
Cabrera will quite possibly end up the worst hitter in the starting lineup. He should not be getting the second-most PAs and hitting right in front of Votto.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Feb 28, 2010 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
but i mean
you know what would happen if he went with a line up of
Stubbs
Dickerson/Rolen
Votto
Phillips
Rolen/Gomes
Bruce
Cabrera
Hernandez/Hannigan
Pitcher
He would have 3 left handers in a row on the days Dickerson starts. I mean horror of horrors? I mean god forbid he pinch hit for Dickerson with Gomes late in a game against a left handed reliever?
I mellow out on Dusty in the off season but than he starts saying stuff again.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
I'm almost surprised Rolen isn't batting 3rd
The Dusty’s lineup formula recently looked something like this:
1. CF
2. SS
3. Veteran Respect (Which I would think would be Rolen not Votto)
Not that I’m complaining Votto’s 3rd, b/c I think he’s perfect for 3rd, but I really am kinda surprised Rolen’s not batting 3rd.
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 28, 2010 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
I'm sure he would be if Rolen was here first.
But even Dusty couldn’t move Votto out of the 3 spot after how well he hit there last year. Especially since the clean-up spot is reserved for BP.
good thing Griffey is gone...
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 10:58 PM EST up reply actions
Dusty is so oldschool
He decides in advance who has the job and where that player will bat in the line up,
Kinda takes the wind out competing for a job…you know the best wins kind of thing.
I could support that approach with a veteran winning team..but it seems a little ill advised with the number of young players coming onto the scene…some like Stumps has done well in a small sample but I don’t see that he’s ‘earned’ the starting job as of yet. just sayin’ it is impossible to Dusty proof the line up or the batting order.
Yu Na...if I were 40 years younger and single.
I kind of feel like with the acception of Bruce
The outfield should be a day to day decision of who is the hot hand, between Balentin, Stubbs, Gomes, and Dickerson there is enough talent that somebody will stick.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
why an exception for Bruce?
He kind of struggled last year.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I'd give Bruce an exception b/c he has the biggest ceiling of all our OFers
Balentien is raw, and we really don’t know his ceiling.
I’m obviously biased against Stubbs, and I don’t think he has the high ceiling as some believe he does. I want to see him play everyday to see his true colors for better or for worse, but I also want our best Reds out there, and right now I think he’s either our 3rd or 4th best OF.
Gomes is a platoon guy, but since he plays LF, I’m ok with his bat and crappy D. Now if he’ll just consistently hit RHP, that remains the question.
Dickerson should be our starting CF vs RHP.
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 28, 2010 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
'Useless as a reliever'
at 34 does not translate to acceptable starting pitcher. And I don’t think Lincoln is useless as an RP. But maybe he’ll surprise. It could also be a work-around for the fact that they don’t necessarily want him in the bullpen, but have his $2MM contract hanging out there.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Feb 28, 2010 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
i'll buy 2 extra hotdogs and one extra beer everytime I go to a Reds game
if we can out form under Lincolns contract.
Anyone else willing to “sacrifice” for the greater good?
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 4:39 PM EST up reply actions
Actually last year I pretty much stopped eating and games, and I usually don't drink at games
I tend to like to eat before I go in. I can park at Fountain Square for $4, go to Rock Bottom, have a couple of beers and a burger for $30, which isn’t real far from the cost of a couple of beers and a couple of hot dogs in the ball park.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
Rock Bottom is fantastic.
I wish there were more of them in this area. Hamilton could definitely use one.
The food isn't great
but the beer is fresh and fantastic. I went to Rock Bottom before a game last year, got a nice buzz going, walked to the ballpark and took my seat shortly before the first pitch. Harang allowed 5 runs to score in the first and I was sober before the Reds even came to the plate…
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
Then what'd you do?
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 28, 2010 11:47 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Hamilton could also use just about anything
when i’m home i have no place to drink besides my house or my friends houses.
But Hydes does make delicious chocolate pies on Monday.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
Ha, you're telling me.
The best bar in Hamilton is probably Major Leagues…and Major Leagues is, well, kind of pathetic. The BW3 in Hamilton is even shutting down because they don’t want to pay their slightly raised rent anymore. At this point there’s probably more things to do in Ross than there are in Hamilton. You pretty much have to drive to Oxford or Newport if you actually want to have some fun with your weekend.
I was almost killed driving by Major Leagues once
I was in the pit orchestra for the musicals high school, and it was about 10PM and I was driving home from a long rehearsal and somebody pulled out of Major League’s heading the wrong way and came right at me, I honestly don’t remember how I didn’t hit him, I just remember the head lights, and then straightening out again and seeing his tail lights in my rear view mirror.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 11:57 PM EST up reply actions
did you go to Hamilton High?
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 11:57 PM EST up reply actions
Kent Tekulve had some unforgettable baseball cards.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 1, 2010 12:15 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, I see
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 1, 2010 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
yeah
but i’ll take beer from rock bottom over the mediocre mass produced water down garbage they serve at the ballpark.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 1, 2010 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
you can just buy it in a bottle
it doesn’t really matter though. if you prefer rock bottom then good for you!
when i'm out I prefer draft beer
I can drink bottled beer in my house/apartment/car/public park/mini-golf course.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
You have your own mini-golf course!
JELLOUS!
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Mar 1, 2010 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
All you need is one of these
a putter, a golf ball, and a back yard.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
You don’t even need the putter and the golf ball if all you wanna do is sneak in at night to have sex on it.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 1, 2010 6:56 PM EST up reply actions
I'd rather see some of our younger options @ RP
However, it wouldn’t surprise me if we see Kip Wells, or if he puts up good ST numbers Mike Lincoln head North as the 5th SP to essentially buy the Reds some development time with their younger SP options.
Unfortunately, we don’t have a clear cut option while Volquez is injured to assume the role of 5th SP. Rather than let a young guy get his brains beat in as the 5th SP, I’m ok with Wells or Lincoln getting their brains beat in until the end of May as the 5th SP.
By the end of May, I fully expect a younger option to emerge as our 5th SP.
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 28, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
Wells and Lincoln don't make much sense as anything other than spot starters
Maloney, Owings and even Lehr have a more legitimate claim to a starting spot, ST performance notwithstanding. And if you assume Lincoln is staying cuz they don’t want to cut his $2MM contract, his best role is in the bullpen – where he’s had stretches of success. Once Bray is healthy, you’d have to think he’d slide back in there – and it wouldn’t kill Ondrusek or del Rosario to have some more development time.
This whole year is a test balloon in my mind. You’ve got the options on Harang and Arroyo to consider, Volquez’s recovery, Leake, Chapman and Wood’s peformance in AAA, and there’s no telling how the bullpen turns over. Year-to-year performances can be pretty erratic. But the ’pen should be good in any possible world.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Feb 28, 2010 6:47 PM EST up reply actions
Lincoln starting the spring opener
I don’t get it. He’s 34, hasn’t started a game since 2001 and was bad out of the ‘pen last year, then got injured. They’ve already got Maloney, Owings, Lehr and some dark-horse young guys in the running – but maybe they’re just trying to exhaust all possibilities.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Feb 28, 2010 4:08 PM EST reply actions
Seems like a throw it against the wall and see if it sticks move
Lincoln’s useless as a reliever, as we have better guys to make the 25 man roster, but Lincoln might actually have some value as the 5th SP to start the season until end of May, and then we can reevaluate our 5th SP with guys like Maloney or Wood.
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 28, 2010 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe the reds want to get him some work early so if he doesn't 'stick' he'll stilll have time to find another ML deal somewhere.
Yu Na...if I were 40 years younger and single.
What is there left to evaluate on Maloney?
he is 26, has had success at every level in the minor leagues, he was terrible last June but pretty solid in September. He has nothing left to prove at AAA, and I doubt he could be worse than Lincoln.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
I'd rather Maloney get an extended Spring Training
And then come up and unleash his wrath on NL hitters by the end of May and then beyond.
The starts we give our 5th SP in April and May will not make or break the 2010 Reds. The starts we give our 5th SP post-May, however, will.
And, I want Kip Wells to be our 5th SP for our Opening Day rotation so I win my bet.
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 28, 2010 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
Maloney needs to step it up if he wants to be considered.
There’s Wood, Androidis, Leake and Slyde all of which are champing at the bit for a shot too.
Yu Na...if I were 40 years younger and single.
why extended spring training?
wins in April and May are just as important as wins in August and September. Imagine if the Reds had won one more game in April or May of 1999.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 5:32 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I hear ya
But the season’s a marathon, and Maloney’s only ever had a season high of 30 GS in 2009 between AA, AAA and MLB, and his next highest was 28 in 2007 between AA and AAA.
I’m not sure it’s wise to give him another 30 GS season in 2010, but rather maybe give him a 25 GS season, and maximize his MLB starts, presumably after May.
I don’t want Maloney to break down, seeing as they’ve kinda stretched him out between 2007 and the present, going from around 170 IP to 146 IP to 190 IP. I’d rather have an effective Maloney for 150 – 160 IP, rather than run him past 175 IP where I’m afraid he’d lose effectiveness.
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 28, 2010 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
He is 26
He threw 175 innings, the “rule” is add on another 30 innings pitched, so if he is effective he can throw 200 innings this year. Plus I don’t think he would be happy starting the season in extended spring training. Plus the Reds will need the innings early rather than late, Leake and Chapman maybe be MLB ready in August or September. Volquez could be back in August (although I wouldn’t want to use him in the rotation in 2010). Plus Wood will have more seasoning in AAA.
I see your point, but I think you are misguided.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
I tend to agree with Justin
That and another 4 bucks gets me something of a sandwich.
I vote for the guy who seems to have the best stuff early to be on the roster early in the season. If he begins to lose it, then we replace him with somebody better. That’s the coach’s main job.
A win on April 20 is worth as much as one on Sept. 20.
I just knew that I would now be having train sex with a very odd broad in no time. I didn’t expect the bitch to shoot me though. (Pops Daniels)
Agree on Volquez
There’s really no reason to use him in the rotation this year unless somehow the Reds are in the thick of the race and they just don’t have another arm that can cut it starting.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Feb 28, 2010 6:48 PM EST up reply actions
even if they are in the thick of the race
I doubt he will be an effective starting pitcher this year. I am guessing though he can come in out of the bullpen for an inning with his mid 90’s gas and low 80s change up and take care of business. It usually takes relief pitchers less time to return simply because they don’t have to build up to a 100 pitch count, and they have less pitches to “re-learn”.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
Misguided is probably the nicest way to categorize my Cincinnati Reds fandom
I don’t really believe in prospects due to our lack of history of development.
I have trouble putting stock/faith in kids, since they lack the track record of producing at the MLB level, but the Catch 22 is that you have to give them the opportunity to perform or else they’ll never establish a track record of producing.
I realize the Reds are essentially handcuffed by their limited resources, but I think they need to get more creative with their personnel, rather than rely on a less than reliable farm system.
Maloney should get a shot to be the 5th SP, since he’s no worse than the other options, but at the same time he’s not exactly heads and or shoulders above the other options. Again, a Catch 22. Damned either way.
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 28, 2010 9:09 PM EST up reply actions
So do you think this team is too young to win 80 games this season?
85?
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 28, 2010 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
I see better than 75
simply because the NL-C is weaker up and down than before. I can see another 6-8 wins inside the division.
I just knew that I would now be having train sex with a very odd broad in no time. I didn’t expect the bitch to shoot me though. (Pops Daniels)
i looked through your pictures and i have a few observations.
first, you look reasonably similar to JCH. I think it’s the combination of height, thinness, backwards hat, and shorts.
you are 100% that chipotle is the greatest place on earth.
i saw a yankees hat. i can’t approve of that.
finally, i see several pictures where you are drinking bud light, but not one picture of you drinking high life!
My pictures are inconsistent
In some I’m around 190 lbs, others, 230 lbs, and various weights in-between.
You definitely didn’t see a Yankees hat on me. I cannot be held responsible for the company I keep, especially friends and family. I’m married to a Yankees fan, and her brother is the biggest Yankees fan I know.
Bud Light is the “family” beer, and I catch shit for living the High Life. Apparently Bud Light is a high class beer compared to High Life in the eyes of my in-laws. I tend to drink whatever is cold and free, and more often than not that happens to be Bud Light. I’ll work on incorporating more High Life pictures in the future.
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 28, 2010 9:35 PM EST up reply actions
"Because you don't need to drink Bud Light to feel special."
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 28, 2010 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
You'd look reasonable similar to me too....
If you’d get a damned haircut.
"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
Different managment now
Jim Bowden and company didn’t have a clue how to draft, trade for, or develop young talent. The turn in the organization began under Dan O’Brien who had a couple of nice drafts netting us guys like Bailey, Bruce, Wood, Fisher, Rosales, LeCure, and Janish. Plus he started to seriously scout Latin America which is how the Reds found Cueto. Now not all of those guys are super stars and some of them may not make the majors, but they still are better than what we had before.
Than Krivksy came on board and via draft he landed: Stubbs, Valakia, Jordan Smith, Frazier, Sotoa, Corzatt, Lotzkar (derailed by injuries.
Plus Krivsky got Maloney via a trade.
Walt’s drafts have been really good, which I think surprised some people, I mean he drafted and developed Puljols and Morris, but when we think of Walt’s success in St. Louis we tend to think of him as a wheeler and dealer rather than a drafter and developer. He also kept most of the front office in tact that had been drafting in previous years.
But he has landed us Alsono, Stewart, Villarreal, Sulbaran, Leake, and Boxberger.
With the exception of Stewart the Reds haven’t been trading these guys a way either, rather they are letting them develop.
I was reading an interview with some member of the Reds front office, and he was asked how things have changed since he was hired in 2004. He said in 2004 and 2005 the Reds were trying to feel their AAA roster with “6 year guys”, where now they actually have genuine home grown prospects in Louisville.
Prospects in this organization aren’t cursed, they were just poorly picked and poorly developed.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 10:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
While I don't agree with your opinion of Maloney's future
I do think he’s the best option for the #5 spot. I don’t ever expect him to be anything special, but I do think he can be a league average starter this year, plus he’d give the rotation a lefty.
I just love his minor league stats
i mean he had to be doing something right to have the strike out and walk rates that he compiled. I tend to speak in hyperbole about him, I really don’t see him as the next Tom Glavine, but I mostly use Glavine as an example of a guy who never did throw hard but got the job done. Maloney has an unusual amount of strikeouts for a soft tossing left hander. I think the Reds may have something in him, and I think he has been undervalued for most of his professional career.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 11:44 PM EST up reply actions
I can agree that he may have been undervalued.
I just see his ceiling as a 4.00 ERA type guy. There’s certainly value in that and I think he’s earned an extended shot in the majors, but I don’t think his minor league numbers have any shot of holding up in the majors, especially in the strikeout column.
I compared him to other highly touted soft tossing left handers who failed
Guys like Sowers and Claussen and a few others I made a comment about it several months ago, and Maloney had much better strike out and walk numbers than the other guys, especially in AA and AAA. I expect his strike out rate to drop, but I think it can hover 7/9IP, down from the 8.4/9IP that it was in AAA.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 11:55 PM EST up reply actions
I think it'll be closer to 6, and possibly lower than that.
That said, he should be able to maintain a respectable K/BB, since his control is pretty good. I just don’t see any strikeout stuff out of him, though. I’m guessing his AAA numbers are a result of superior control, because his stuff is fringe-average at best.
I have honestly not seen him pitch
I was in Europe when he was up the first time around, and I was in Chicago after his late season call up. I was under the assumption that he had a nice breaking ball or change up, that still looked good after his below average fastball.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 1, 2010 12:02 AM EST up reply actions
His curve is probably his only above-average pitch.
He’s got solid command of all three pitches, but his fastball doesn’t have great movement and he tends to elevate it, which isn’t good when combined with his below average velocity (even for a lefty). His change isn’t bad, I’m just not sure how effective it’ll be given his below-average fastball. That said, this is the year to find out what he’s got, and he’s a better option than anybody else at this point. More time in the minors isn’t gonna help him.
According to fangraphs his curveball comes in at 68MPH
that is a 20 MPH difference from his fastball. His change up in 78 mph, seems like he should be able to change speeds enough to confuse hitters.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 1, 2010 12:23 AM EST up reply actions
not according to fangraphs
his fastball was around 87. Maybe he could before Tommy John surgery.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 1, 2010 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
It's very possible I'm wrong about Claussen
But I thought I remembered him dominating the Marlins @ GABP a couple years back, and was working around 94-95. But then again, that’s the stadium gun. And I’d been drinking. Heavily.
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 1, 2010 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
I think your memory is playing tricks with you.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 1, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
You're kilin' me with links that don't open a new window
I’ll have to look during my Senior Management Capstone class on retrosheet for the game I was thinking of.
Like I said, lotta drinking, just remembered the stadium radar gun.
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 1, 2010 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
I went to that game
He did pitch well but pitching well and throwing hard don’t equate. Claussen was pretty much a league average pitcher in 2005, but he did it with an 87 MPH fastball.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
is it unusual
for a reliever to start in spring training? It’s probably only going to be a couple of innings anyway, isn’t it?
The Yanks are starting their spring opener with Chad Gaudin.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Dusty says Lincoln is in the running for the 5th spot
Maloney, Wood, Lehr, Well, Chapman, and Lincoln are all in the running.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
him too
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
Because last year he wowed everybody with his:
5.11 K/9
4.81 BB/9
1.06 K/BB
?
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
yes
actually because of his history with the new pitching coach, and because dusty said he can’t use owings as a pinch hitter if he’s a reliever.
His history with Pryce is
A pretty nice 2007, struggling in 2008 until he was demoted to AAA. He eventually ended up on the DL. His shoulder is toast, he has missed time with shoulder issues last year and the year before.
If he has a future it is in middle relief.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
maybe
they want a “swing” pitcher for the fifth spot. Long relief and spot starting?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I have no idea why they are doing it.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Feb 28, 2010 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think anybody throws more than two innings in the first four or five games.
There are too many guys that need to see action and historically (perhaps not as much these days) your pitchers have not been ‘game-ready’ until at least mid-March.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 28, 2010 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
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