What would YOU do with Chapman?
by Jordan Tuwiner on Mar 12, 2010 5:46 PM EST
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PrintI've heard many different opinions on what level Aroldis Chapman should start at. While I've heard opinions from general MLB fans I have not heard specifically from Reds fan, which brings me here.
My feeling is that Reds fans want to take it slowly with Chapman and make sure the investment was a good one. I would think fans of other teams would like to see the Reds push Chapman straight to the MLB.
So my question is, what would YOU do with Aroldis Chapman?
Thanks,
Jordan
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I voted AAA
purely for selfish reasons. The Bats play the SWB Yanks at the end of April, and I wanna see the Cuban heat.
AA might be more realistic, though.
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If AA happens I'll have to pull my best BubbaFan impression and trundle over to Raleigh with my camera.
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you should do it anyway
Minor league baseball is teh awesome. And everyone says AA is the best.
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by Brendanukkah on Mar 13, 2010 12:30 AM EST up reply actions
Toledo
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 13, 2010 2:57 AM EST up reply actions
I've heard a lot of good things about the Mudhens
Their ballpark turns up on “best ballpark” lists a lot. And I hear they usually sell out.
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I enjoyed the two games I went to in Toledo
beautiful ballpark.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 13, 2010 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
Did you sit in "the roost"?
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I did not
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 13, 2010 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
Don't forget Fifth Third Ballpark too..
In Grand Rapids home of the West Michigan Whitecaps.
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I took AA.
I just think that is the best place for him right now- it’d be the best way to develop him.
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Zebulon, NC
the Mudcats. same as last year.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 12, 2010 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 12, 2010 11:57 PM EST up reply actions
The only answer is AA, of course
MLB makes him too expensive for this small market team, and sending him to AAA allows for temptation to bring him up too soon.
I voted A, for two reasons.
1. I’m selfish. I want to see him play in Dayton.
2. It gives area fans a chance to get to Dayton, see what this kid is all about, and get excited. Even if he only spends a month in Dayton, plenty of Cin/Day fans can get there to see him.
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and why hasn't Barry Levinson made a good movie in like fifteen years?
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by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 13, 2010 12:01 AM EST up reply actions
muderland lulz.
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by Cy Schourek on Mar 13, 2010 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
AAA or AA either...but I'm guessing he's gonna be hard to keep down on the farm.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
RavensFan, the structuring of Chapman's contract...
…is probably going to prevent the Reds from calling up Chapman before June. I don’t have a good enough grasp of the specifics to try to explain them to you and I’m too tired tonight to find the Red Reporter thread where we most recently discussed it.
It’s here somewhere if you want to look for it. Or maybe a Red Reporter will step in here and either provide the link that I’m too lazy to provide or type the explanation I’m too stupid to type.
I think (THINK!) the consensus around here is that because of the contract and because he’s an important part of the Reds future, we don’t really wanna see the Reds call him up before June and we don’t really wanna see him piling up innings in September if the Reds don’t find themselves at or above .500
So my answer to your poll question puts our young millionaire lefty where every Cuban boy dreams of being after they find their way off the island… in Zebulon. As a Mudcat.
Hope that helps.
By the way, congrats on the O’s great season last year.
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by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 13, 2010 12:26 AM EST reply actions
Thank you very much.
I did hear about that part of his contract. Just check www.mattwietersfacts.com.
by Jordan Tuwiner on Mar 13, 2010 1:30 AM EST up reply actions
My favorite:
Matt Wieters Once Blew A Kiss To A Coma Patient. The Patient Immediately Awakened And Proceeded To Win A Spot On The Olympic Speed Skating Team.
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by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 13, 2010 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
This is the last thread where it was discussed at length I think
http://www.redreporter.com/2010/3/10/1365465/red-reposter-seriously-aroldis-in
And at the risk of shameless self-promotion, here was my attempt to explain the contract implications:
http://www.redreporter.com/2010/3/10/1365465/red-reposter-seriously-aroldis-in#32345787
Basically, the Reds will have a pretty messy arb situation in the offing if they keep Chapman up from OD 2010 onward. I don’t think the financial – not to mention player development – risks are worth the reward. It’ll be great to see him
AA might be a good level for him, but I agree with John Fay (Cincy Enquirer beat writer) that he might need a support system, at least initially. Hopefully Fossas and Soto can both be there and he can move up to join Alonso et al. in Louisville quickly.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Mar 13, 2010 12:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I agree that is stupid to argue over which is better
PC or Mac.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 13, 2010 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
Thank ya, 'KRP.
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by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 13, 2010 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
What would i do with chapman...well....
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
by Madville on Mar 13, 2010 8:57 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
It looks as if...
..she’d do something with you, Mads. But I guess it’s your dirty-old-man fantasy so maybe she’d let you choose the brunch spot in the morning.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 13, 2010 9:12 AM EST up reply actions
Alan,Alan,Alan...
I am always taken with beauty and strength of the female athlete..esp. soccer girls.
And look this is no cheesecake photo either…
Real women doing real things
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
I think the better question to ask is
what WOULDN’T I do with Chapman.
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AA
Aside from the money issue. Eventually, not everything is gonna go his way: a ball’s gonna go through an infielder’s legs, an umpire’s gonna squeeze him, he’s gonna lose his release point, etc. It’s better that he learn to deal with things like these in Zebulon than in GABP.
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Whatever do you mean by 'boobs'?
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by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 13, 2010 2:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
We are not supposed to do cheesecake photos any more - Slyde said.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
To heck with that!!!!
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u39/nicole82erin/PHOTOS/pinups-1.jpg
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
I missed that.
Was I sick on “New Community Guidelines Day”?
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by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 14, 2010 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
No but at one time some the RR women were rolling their eyes at the juvenile antics of those of us who werre posting 'girlie' pics.
Like this photo of the cowgirl BBQ Queen
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
My, that's quite a prominent triangle.
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by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 14, 2010 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, I never said that
I may have discouraged it, but I never said you couldn’t post them. My philosophy is don’t cross the pornography line and keep it in moderation. Just keep in mind that there are chicks on this site too, and those broads don’t like to be objectified.
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Ok - I admit that I may have overareacted...
But I did it in the best interest of those broads on board.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 15, 2010 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm trying to figure out how that could have even happened.
BBJones?
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by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 15, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
That's the best thing that could happen to Grolsch
One of the worst beers ever.
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 15, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
this coming from someone with your screen name
by Daedalus on Mar 15, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Puleeeeeeeezzzzeee
I love this ad cause it shows Libs copping a feel from in shot and sitting at a table with his brother and some crossdresser named Fernanado.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
It's like their implied motto is:
“Blatz- good for washing the flavor of cock out of your mouth.”
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Mar 15, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I'm am sniggering aloud but can't bring myself to tell the FMM why...
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
is that racist?
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No.
BUT since you bring up the concept of race..do you think that by having a RR BBQ fest we might be able to interest some African American Red’s fans to participate in RR? I mean my son-in-law is a BBQ beast…
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
I'll host
We aint shy. And besides, we need to hang out.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Mar 15, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you know lots of Negroes?
I do.
there’s my son-in-law
his brother
his younger brother
his Dad
his Uncle
Most of my neighbors…
This could be the start of something big…
what that?……..oh…..
My son-in-law says he’s in for the BBQ and the party…but that he finds baseball painfully boring…(he’s an aau basketball coach)
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
I'm not sure how to react to this, since you're baiting
Every bit of my being tells me I should reply with, “You best be jokin’, nigga”.
But the politically correct side of me implores me to say, “Of course, anyone and everyone is welcome”.
You get the point. If someone has been putting up with your old incorrigible ass, I say I owe them a beer. Bring ’em all. :)
"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
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
A more appropriate response would have been "sniggawhaaaaat?"
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by BK on Mar 15, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I would love me some more RR diversity.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
Okay, but you should know
White people scare the hell out of me.
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Race mixing is thehope for the future of the planet.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 16, 2010 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
That is Senator Bullworth from the movie Bullworth
his answer to the problems of racism was for all the races to cross breed so individual races would cease to exist.
Of course it is funnier in context.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 16, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Justin doesn't feel the need to explain his art to you
…well, okay, he does, but you get where I’m going with this.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 16, 2010 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
The Census is very racist
Asking for the complete names of all the people living in your domicile, and asking you to specify precisely which type of Hispanic if you pick Hispanic…
I forget how many names you can list, but it was a lot, I wanna say at least 8 or something, and then you could continue on if you had more than 8 on a separate form.
If that doesn’t target Hispanics, I don’t know what does!
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 17, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
I put "reformed white trash" on mine.
I just want to be counted.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on Mar 17, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I cain't find the place where you check 'Hill Jack'
This census in fucked up
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
It's alphabetical
Appalachian-American
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 17, 2010 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Funny story about race
So last November my wife and I are filling out our application for marriage license, and she gets to the part where it asks for Race. No check boxes, no options, gotta fill in the blank.
My wife turns to me and says “Do I put Polish?” (She’s 100% Polish, btw, and Blonde, dangerous combo)
I look at her with a blank look on my face, not sure if she’s serious. She says to me “Well? Do I?”
I say “No Sweetie, just put White, Caucasian, or if you want to get really technical Non-Hispanic Caucasian. Polish is more of an ethnicity than a race.”
She says “Ok”, signs her form and gives it to the Town Clerk.
After we leave, I ask her on the way out to the car “You weren’t serious about putting Polish for your race, were you?”
She says “But I’m Polish”.
I look at her and say “Yes Sweetie, I know…”
Needless to say, she hasn’t appreciated me telling the story, but her family’s enjoyed it (remember, Polish people) and my family’s enjoyed it (only my Mom’s side is Polish).
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 17, 2010 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you put me down as a dependent?
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by Slyde on Mar 18, 2010 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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