Red Reposter - This Town Ain't Big Enough fer but One Rookie Phenom
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 11:44 AM EDT
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You know how yesterday I said we needed more wins like the one on Monday?
Yesterday's win was not like that. After the 2.5 hour rain delay, Rusty Owings came out and nearly gave back a 7 run lead. Here's Dusty's take:
"We came back out and padded the lead and good thing we did. It just seems like no lead is safe. Everybody is going to have their turn to give it up. But the back end of our bullpen - Masset, Arthur and Cordero - did a good job to save that for Leake. That would have been a nightmare for him - his third one and our third one. That was a near disaster. It's a win but boy, games like this test your heart and test your everything. I'm tired right now."
I can't blame Owings for his shoddy performance. It had been a full 2 weeks since he last saw game action. It's hard to stay sharp when you can't get into games. Dusty stays rigid about his roles in the 'pen and Owings is the long man, but he has to realize that his long man isn't going to be effective if he only pitches every 2 weeks. I suppose that's a good thing, because it means our starters are throwing so well. But you can't dump it on Owings when he pitches like this. On a brighter note, here's what Corky Miller said about catching Mike Leake, who was brilliant again last night: "It's not surprising anymore, people know what he's got. But his pitches are tough to hit. I don't want to say it, but he's kind of like Maddux where the ball moves so much where it's hard for guys to square up." Maddux comp. Bonus. Now if we can just get Matt Maloney up here we'd have 2/3 of the Braves Big Three. -
The Reds watched Jason Isringhausen pitch yesterday and liked what they saw
They liked him so much that they offered him a deal right then and there. "He looked good. He's a long ways from being able to pitch in a game," Jocketty said. "But he looked good, and just after looking at him, he looked like he's healthy. He's going to have to go out and pitch for a while. I've got a call into his agent to talk to him and see what happens." Jocketty expects resolution within the next few days. -
Gary Matthews Jr has an out clause in his contract that says he can be granted free agency if he is not called up by the 24th
My money says he'll be in Louisville the rest of the year. The Reds aren't going to call him up and he won't get a job anywhere else. -
The Sporting News is calling tonight's Titanic Struggle Stephen Strasburg's first real test
He has yet to face an offense as potent as the Reds' and has yet to pitch in a ballpark as hitter-friendly as GABP. Something tells me Reds fans are going to walk away from this saying, "Strasburg? Eh, he's ok, but he's no Mike Leake." -
Speaking of Strasburg vs. Leake
John Erardi, Enquirer writer and co-author of "The Wire-to-Wire Reds: Sweet Lou, Nasty Boys, and the Wild Run to a World Championship", talked to Marty Brennaman about Strasburg coming to town: "There aren't too many pitchers who if I was a paying customer I'd pay to watch pitch. I'd have done it for (Bob) Gibson and (Sandy) Koufax and (Tom) Seaver, and this kid (Strasburg) probably falls into that category. You know on a given night they may throw a no-hitter or strike out 20, and you'll pay to watch that." Comparing Strasburg to Gibson and Koufax? Is Marty writing commercials for MLB now? After heaping the praise on the Nats phenom, he drops a big ol' reality hammer on him: "But for me, considering that he's doing it without any minor-league experience at all? (The Rookie of the Year) It's Leake. Next to Bronson Arroyo, he's the most consistent pitcher in this rotation."
Brandon Phillips was out of the starting lineup last night for just the second game so far this season
"Nothing is wrong. He hasn't had a day off," manager Dusty Baker said. "I could see him and Joey [Votto] are spent. It always happens after All-Star Games. If it was around the corner, it would be no problem. But they went coast-to-coast and back and didn't have any off-days." I would expect Votto to get the day off on Thursday with the day game after a night game. He will definitely be in the lineup tonight against Strasburg.
The Cardinals look likely to add some starting pitching before the deadline
and some fans may want Walt Jocketty to interfere in an attempt to keep the Cards from getting better. This kind of thing happens pretty often between the Red Sox and Yankees (Alex Rodriguez being the prime example) but Jocko says it won't happen with the Reds. It takes plenty of extra resources to make a trade just to keep a competitor from getting that player, and the Reds are kinda strapped for cash right now. So we'll let the Cards do whatever they want. It just means they'll have more guys they are obligated to invite over to watch the World Series.
Slyde talked about this just yesterday
The Reds definitely read Red Reporter and are taking our advice! Famous! Drew Stubbs has been working tirelessly of late to hone his bunting skills.
"He is starting to get it now," said Hatcher. "We’re working on mechanics. He has been getting it, but he has been afraid to get out there and do it, when to do it. We’re also working on when is the best time to do it, the best time for him to bunt. He is getting repetition and starting to feel it. He tried one the other day, but he bunted it a bit too hard and the guy made a good play. But just to see him try it was heartening. And bunting will force him to keep his eye on the ball. If he keeps his eye on the ball, he’ll follow it a lot more and that will help him cut down on his strikeouts (93 in 307 at-bats)."
If Drew Stubbs can add bunting his arsenal I think he can be a very potent offensive player. He certainly has the speed to do it, and I think if Hatch keeps working with him he can get good enough to use it successfully in the game. Adding 20 bunt singles to his 20 home runs would make him a dangerous player indeed.
The one thing I love the most about sabermetrics is the way it can widen your eyes with surprise
Yesterday there was a report that Nationals GM Mike Rizzo was "acting like Adam Dunn is Ryan Howard" in trade talks, and thus it was unlikely that anyone would meet his demands. Jack Moore at FanGraphs made a quick comparison of the two lumbering sluggers and found them to be remarkably similar. In fact, the only major difference between the two is their wallets. I would venture to guess that few baseball fans would equate the two in terms of quality, but the numbers bear it out.
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I'm worried that we'll have another shitty lineup against Strasburg tonight.
I just hope he’s still throwing that changeup at 91, and hopefully our guys can murder it. I’m afraid of his curveball and not much else with our team. I’m sure he’ll do well, though, especially if we have last night’s lineup again.
we won't have last night's lineup again
Dusty specifically the reason he ran out last night’s lineup was so that the first stringers would be fresh for Strasburg.
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Well, Rolen isn't healthy, which sucks.
by Jake Liscow on Jul 21, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, that does suck
But we knew that was part of the Scott Rolen package from the get-go.
BP will be back, and while Votto is a due a day off, it won’t be today. And Ramoan might be activated.
Though I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the scrubs who get hits off Strasburg. It often seems to work that way. Perhaps because they’re not as well-scouted as the big names.
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I suppose so!
I was hopin we’d get lucky on Rolen’s health. Hopefully this is all he misses :o I’d settle for 140 games heh
by Jake Liscow on Jul 21, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. Just brilliant.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
though I must say
Strasburg didn’t look overweight at all in the Little League team photo they released.
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I feel bad for Owings.
He really has tried to fill multiple roles since coming to the Reds (long man, starter, short reliever, pinch hitter), but he has shown terrible control. His days are numbered. Maloney, Bailey or Harang would all be better choices to be long relievers.
by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Jul 21, 2010 11:53 AM EDT reply actions
I agree
Owings struggles with his control last year. Plus his velocity continues to fall of the table. Last night he working between 86 and 88, I think he may have hit 90 once.
I still believe there is something wrong with his shoulder, it may not even cause him pain, but it is stealing his velocity.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
His mechanics are terrible.
His arm looks like it’s going to fly off every time he throws a pitch. If he’s not hurt, he will be.
by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Jul 21, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
he spent time on the DL in 2008 and 2009 with shoulder issues
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
His velocity has remained pretty consistent throughout his career.
He was throwing 90.0 when he first came up and he’s at 88.9 right now. While many guys are able to add velocity when they move to the bullpen, that is not always the case. Owings has also been the long man out of the pen, meaning he’s had to work multiple innings and thus can’t throw everything he has into just one. I simply don’t think he’s a very good pitcher and I don’t think he’s ever going to be a good pitcher. His stuff is subpar, his control is subpar, his mechanics blow, his mound presence doesn’t exist, and he’s no longer the best hitting pitcher on the staff. I’d like to see him DFA’d shortly.
i would think
especially after last night, he would be the one at the bottom of the totem pole.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
esp since Leake, Harang, Bailey, etc. are all long-reliever possibilities.
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Wood to the pen to make room for whom, though?
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Strasburgh
Walt is working on a trade right now.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
in cincinnati
if we want to sell more jerseys we just change our player’s names to their uniform number
and all the games we'll lose!
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But Strasburg puts fans in the seats!
by Brian B on Jul 21, 2010 2:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
harang or bailey or something
because i think they’ll be back in the rotation even if I don’t like it
I just am looking for ways to keep wood on the big club
Id like to see him give it try as a position player
problem is he never can stay in the game as a pitcher to get ABs.
But he has talent as a hitter send him down to AA as a LF/1st basemen and see what happens.
But obviously his days are number for the bullpen.
While I don't think he'll ever have the plate discipline to truly succeed as a hitter
it’s worth a shot, since I think anybody can tell he’s not going anywhere as a pitcher. If we can get him through waivers and to accept being sent back down to AA or lower to start over as a hitter, then there’s no point in not taking the Ankiel route.
they could send him to the Arizona Fall League
and have him work in winter ball as a hitter.
But I agree he is only a good hitter due to his limited number of at bats, if he gets 300 at bats in a season pitchers will see his lack of plate discipline and capitalize on it.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it'll take more than the AFL and winter ball to figure out how to regularly hit major league pitchers
Ankiel became an OF in 2005 and didn’t hit the majors until the end of 2007 (although he was hurt for a good chunk, since he’s Rick Ankiel). He proceeded to basically have one full season’s worth of good baseball before pitchers figured out how to take advantage of his lack of discipline and experience. I don’t think Micah Owings is nearly as good an athlete as Ankiel is, either. Ankiel has come up and mostly played CF poorly, but he’d probably be about average in a corner. I don’t think Owings could handle any spot in the OF and his bat isn’t likely to play at 1B, so we might just have to accept that Micah’s not very valuable and move on.
Ankiel also had quite a bit of pharmaceutical assistance, didn't he?
by RedsMasochist on Jul 21, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, he's admitted to HGH use.
It was before it was banned by MLB and prescribed by a doctor following Tommy John surgery (well, that’s what he’s copped to, so he’s probably still on it), but that’s another possible consideration.
Fangraphs has an article that claims that he was a bit of a flame thrower in the minors
They claim while he worked between 88 and 91 and a starter he could run it up to 95. Furthermore the article states that in the minors when Owings worked in relief he threw 94-97.
I don’t know if we’ve seen Owings hit 91 in relief, much less 94.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
A scouting report from 4 or 5 years ago has basically no value.
Yeah, maybe he could throw a little harder in the minors (or maybe some guns were a little juiced), but he’s sat 88-90 in his major league career, which isn’t out of line with what that report says. Either way, so much can happen in that period of time, especially with a pitcher, that you can’t really take anything from it. I don’t think Owings has had a serious shoulder injury go completely unnoticed, despite I’m sure multiple MRIs and other attention to his arm due to the other injuries, for the entirety of his four years in the majors. It’s much more likely that it was a bad scouting report or Owings changed something mechanically, resulting in a velocity drop, which is very common in the minors.
Owings is not and has never been a good pitcher
There is no reason to keep him around.
Leake’s a better hitter.
by GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Jul 21, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't feel bad for him...
he plays major league baseball
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not anymore he doesnt
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by boobs on Jul 21, 2010 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
topical humor is the best!
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
way to rub it in
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Look at the bottom of the thread.
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read on below
Owings sent down, Fisher called up.
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how bad do you have to be, to be demoted for Fisher?
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by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Um, Fisher isn't that bad
And you are the worst about blowing Owings’ struggles out of proportion.
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by Slyde on Jul 21, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Fisher was pretty good last year
but he has struggled at the big leagues this year.
And yes I think Owings sucks.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Fisher has thrown 11 innings in the bigs this year
7.2 of those innings were shutout innings.
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by Slyde on Jul 21, 2010 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
he also has a bb/9 of 7.36
He has walked at least one batter in 6 of his 12 outings, plus he has hit one batter, so in 11 IP he has allowed 9 BB’s and 1 HBP.
We can go all day cherry picking small sample size stats.
I will admit that Fisher has done a nice job in AAA this year, and he was a solid reliever last year. Perhaps he will excel this year as he gets more opportunities as these stats come from extremely small sample sizes. But then again Fisher kind of feel off the cliff late in the season last year, but that could have been fatigue, or it could have been that the league has figured out his book and he is unable to adjust. But Fisher throws fairly hard and he might have some upside if he can put it together.
I also think the demotion of Micah is good. If Micah has a future it is as a Weathers-esque middle relief pitcher. If Micah can find his command he could be effective for one inning at a time.
And all and all we are talking about the 12th man on the staff, his impact isn’t that great.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
You should drop you maiden name and take on Owings
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by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
This is exactly what my point was
You say he has struggled in the big leagues this year, and I point out that he’s thrown 11 fucking innings. Has he struggled? Sure, but that doesn’t mean shit about what the future might be. 11 innings of stats don’t tell us a damn thing.
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my comment on Owings for Fisher was flippant and not completely serious
and really they are the 12th man on the staff, if this is our biggest bullpen problem, we are okay.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 22, 2010 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe I don't read the minor league stuff on this site as closely as I should.
But Jared Burton’s been good, right? Why’s he not getting the call up?
by the finest muffins on Jul 21, 2010 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Looking at the numbers, Fisher has been better than Burton in the minors this year
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Not that that is the only reason they've chosen Fisher
I’m guessing they like what they see out of Fisher more than Burton.
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Walt has seemed unimpressed with Burton.
Guy just hasn’t been the same since he hit the DL in 2008 with a strained shoulder. I don’t know if there is something wrong with his shoulder, or if his other health problems (asthma and whatever he had this year) have sapped him off his stuff. But in 2008 his average fastball was 92.2 MPH and last year it was 90.5.
I hope he can get it together, it was fun when he was a dominant reliever.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 22, 2010 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
oh you guys are so on top of things.
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
Should Joe Mauer have bunted?
I say yes, but I disagree with this guy.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
Terrible
The writer is an idiot.
Mauer has a 63% of making an out if he swings away (his OBP this season is .367), and a non-zero chance of making more than one out (he already has 17 GIDP). Peralta was playing back; Mauer said both that he hasn’t been feeling comfortable in the box and that Perez is pretty intimidating. Finally, that 19/30 history of bunting for a hit might not be a fluke; Ichiro!, a guy the defense should always expect to bunt, is actually more successful than that (and he was the first person I looked at, so it’s not like I had to look far).
The writer wanted a big hit from Mauer, because “that’s what he’s paid to do”. Unfortunately, it isn’t; he’s paid to help the team win, and trying to bunt for a hit there is at least defensible and probably the smart play.
"You never know how you look through other people's eyes"
But he's Joe Mauer
How many times has he bunted before with runners in scoring position? You shouldn’t be giving up an out with Joe Mauer at the plate.
I’d think if that was Joey Votto in that same position with the Reds I’d be pretty miffed if he went up and tried to bunt
Bart: "Dad, what's a Muppet?"
Homer: "Well, it's not quite a mop, not quite a puppet, but man... (laughs, then pauses) So, to answer you question, I don't know."
the difference between Mauer and Votto this year is substantial
add to it that Mauer has been struggling mightily and i can at least see his point. i wouldnt want my Joe Mauer doing that, but i wont crucify him for it.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
i use him in softball league. we fuckin’ raaaaaaake.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
thats the point. he wasn't giving up an out. he determined that was the best way NOT to get out in that situation
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
I'm not sure I agree with Mauer
but David Brown is overly bitter in hiscriticisms. Look at the way he handled the Votto situaiton. He has a chip on his shoulder and is not a good writer.
Just wanted to say that I'll be at Momo's with Daedalus in all likelihood.
I’ll be the guy in the Natstown grey giveaway shirt and Potomac Nationals hat. Really dig the P-Nats and I’m bummed car issues have kept me away for all but Jordan Zimmermann’s last rehab start. Remember, it’s not DC hype tonight folks. What’s the average at GABP for a Wednesday night? If you’re selling this out or close to selling it out it’s because people outside of the DC market are coming to gawk and gab. And I certainly hope you guys are not trying to make bucks like Cleveland with their Strasburg only merchandise stands. I would hate to see significant Strasburg jersey sales at a road ballpark in the middle of a pennant race. Reds fans and Reds ownership does not seem like it would be that desperate.
I’m off the grid, but I’ll be anxious to see what you guys have to say after this game. Hoping that Strasburg can put in the 2 running, 6IP, 7Ks that I expect and that the offense, especially Willingham and Desmond can step it up for tonight’s game. This one depends on which Arroyo shows up more than anything. If Arroyo shows up, Reds should be good because Clippard pitched a lot last night and Storen will be facing a tougher lineup this go ‘round. If Arroyo doesn’t show up, Strasburg will be empowered to pound the zone more with the fastball and not have to worry about the solo shots that I expect will be one of the Reds two runs. Wish Rolen was playing so that we could see how Strasburg would fare against him after all the pain he caused us in DC in earning his all-star spot. Votto vs. Strasburg, Ex-Expos farmhand BP vs. Strasburg, and the rest of your killer offense vs. Strasburg will have to do.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
Hmmm
Did they sell well in Cleveland? Money is money, I guess
Bart: "Dad, what's a Muppet?"
Homer: "Well, it's not quite a mop, not quite a puppet, but man... (laughs, then pauses) So, to answer you question, I don't know."
Yep.
Got to make that Chapman money back somehow, I guess and pay for Votto’s arbitration.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
by souldrummer on Jul 21, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps you should encourage some of your fine Red Reposters to be bringing the coal...
….before you attack our toddler fanbase. You got to remember that we’re toddlers. We often wander around aimlessly trying to walk and throw up all over the guests when we eat too much ice cream.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
by souldrummer on Jul 21, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of toddler fanbase...
…did you ever notice the hip hop fashion that Cincinnati Reds gear has become. I always ask my homies (African American friends) ‘Are you a Reds fan or just wearing the hat?’ and most often I would get the latter. But lately I’ve been getting more of a fan response and I likey! I think our young players are attracting young fans. One of my friends called Votto a “G” the other day after the I hate the Cubs comments.
It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself. -Gertrude Stein
I have a friend going to school in Richmond, VA
he was really surprised by all the African American Reds fans there, until he realized it was a fashion statement.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe this?
Lil Wayne
Volquez
It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself. -Gertrude Stein
except 'Lil Wayne didn't earn those tear tattoos!
he just got ’em for street cred!
by Highlifeman21 on Jul 21, 2010 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
He's earning them now, though.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 22, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
im pretty sure the red color and big "C"
have been adopted by the Crips as an unofficial logo.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Linked the original fanpost at Federal Baseball...
…if you’d like to make yourself heard.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
No problem.
Things happen. Worse for me as it increases the chance I will be the lone defender of the faith.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
I didn't see any actual jerseys around GABP
but the $20 jersey t-shirts are everywhere in the ballpark. All the pro shops, most of the stands around the ballpark, everywhere. You’re lucky if you can find a Mike Leake shirt anywhere in GABP, but Fatsburg? Anywhere you want, baby.
I also noticed the Reds pulled out some old hats that said “44 Dunn” on the front and were colored Red without a Reds logo anywhere on them and were just selling them like they were Nationals hats.
The bandwagoneers don't really buy the jerseys.
They get the T-shirts. Great America like much of America may like a winner. Don’t worry, folks. Strasburg can own July and August from the hype perspective, but I hope that Leake is lying in wait to seize his own hype in a ROY campaign during the playoff push in September and October.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
Leake was easy to find early this year
Might just be that they haven’t met the demand. Happened with Gomes earlier this year.
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by Slyde on Jul 21, 2010 1:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
They didn't have any Leake stuff until at least two months into the season.
It made me sad, so I got my Leake shirt at Champs. They were out of Leake stuff last night, but it was wet and he was starting so that’s not a big surprise.
That's not true
I saw Leake shirts in the pro-shop in late April or early May. I remember because I was like, Damn, that was fast. I was also annoyed because I wanted a Cueto shirt and they were nowhere to be found. So, I bought a custom one online.
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THAT'S NOT TRUE!!
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by ZJiff30 on Jul 21, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I rec'd this. But somehow you also got flagged. My fault.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
S'allright
I don’t get flagged all that often.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
do you know your rec to flag ratio?
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
No, but I'd bet it's like 1,000,000 to one.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
Can you do mine next?
I really want to know how many times I’ve been flagged if at all.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
heh heh
your one flag is a “troll” flag.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Sweet!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
What'd you flat of mine?
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
the one where you asked if you had been flagged at all
Take no chance, take no prisoners.
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
by jch24 on Jul 21, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good job! I'll rec this!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I want to know mine too
/no one cares
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
I do!
It’s fun to learn!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
sure
it’s not like i have anything to do today at work.
90/1
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
:(
I thought I was more objectionable than that.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
flag'd!!
for having an inaccurate opinion of yourself!
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
You'd have more flags if all of your objectionable stuff
wasn’t too long and boring to read.
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by ZJiff30 on Jul 21, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
i rec'd it for it's comedic timing
and delivery. i very much disagree with the sentiment though. so turn that frown upside down!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
that's a backwards sad face!
not an upside down frown!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Pshh
I read all of your stuff too. Even if it takes me hours.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
Once you complete that Hooked on Phonics course,
you’ll start reading faster, I’m sure!
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
by andromache on Jul 21, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
how many flags have OBC and 'tHan given out?
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
the 'tHan account has given out 43 flags
we have no record of the now defunct chandrathan account.
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He's flag happy!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I like it.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I want the power!
Have I been flagged on any other SB sites? Other than Rocky Top Talk, I’ve been flagged a lot there.
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
I'm pretty sure you get flagged for just showing up
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
(lowers head in shame)
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
I meant at RTT, not here.
We like you here.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
you've been flagged once each on 3 other sites
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Hmmm.....interesting
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
he was a jerk anyway
we are better off without him!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
You can do your own!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
now that he's married
that’s pretty much his only choice.
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by Slyde on Jul 21, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
Talk about pumping your rec count!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
damn you, Slyde
such an easy rec, but so deserved
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
you make the no sex after marriage joke about once a week
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
And you pine for Maloney about once a week
we all have our things.
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and you pine for Wood everyday!
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by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
his wife's been pregnant for nearly 9 months
it’s probably all he can ever think about nowadays.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
The scheduled her to be induced!
Sex has to be just around the corner now!
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So when's JCH coming over?
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
when is the birthdate going to be?
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't stop believing....
You poor delusional bastard.
by RedsMasochist on Jul 21, 2010 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
What was my flag for?
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
Green'd!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I may be getting a Votto All-star jersey for my birthday in September. Shhh. I'm not supposed to know.
It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself. -Gertrude Stein
I saw it in the gift shop down the first base line
i wanted to vomit, then I wanted to break the glass pull the jersey out from the gift shop and use it to clean up my vomit.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but don't you usually see jerseys of the opposing team's top player or two?
I think that’s typical.
by the finest muffins on Jul 21, 2010 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I will be there, but I didn't buy the tickets.
The giveaway tickets for the Reds blood drive just happened to be today’s game, so I’ll probably be sitting in the middle of a section full of smug, holier-than-thou heroes. That’s why I give blood, anyway (besides the tickets).
I bet the Reds are disappointed they gave away these tickets for a game that will probably end up having large walk-up ticket sales anyway.
so what did i do to cause last nights rain delay?
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by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
God is a stickler for spelling.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Jul 21, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
that asshole
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
chris welsh's comment at the time was classic ...
something a long the lines of, he didn’t know whether to move up, back up, block it, or spit on it as it bounced by …
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
He should have blocked it.
Catching it would have been tough with the bad bounce it took on the wet grass but he should have blocked it and saved the run. Texeira would have made such a difference for Zim and his gold glove potential….But a man who wants to play for the Yankees gets no love from me, and I can’t blame for passing down the slog toward respectable.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
I think he should have and could have blocked it to
I’ve seen Votto make similar plays and he isn’t necessarily a gold glove first baseman but he is definitely above average I think. Dunn didn’t move at all. I know Dunn is huge and it was late so I can understadn why he didn’t move quickly, but you have to help out your 3B more than that
Certainly...
…I don’t mind him messing up those plays but so much right now. Rizzo says “You’re client just failed to block a ball that cost us a game that Ryan Howard would have blocked. You’re going to have to come down from that 15M and the ChiSox who’ll have him DH don’t let that bother them in trade talks.”
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
I just saw this picture from the Reds HoF gala
It looks like Nick Masset is on trial, Harang is his defense lawyer and Leake is an up and coming prosecutor ready to take him down
It’s fun to see the players in suits, it really makes me see them in a different light.
by Red_Poodle on Jul 21, 2010 1:32 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Cueto's already lost the jacket and tie
cause he’s ready to party!
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
New lows in premature posting!
…but I hate it when players end up wearing long-sleeved collared shirts UNDER their Jerseys.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
nobody is satisfied when i post prematurely.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Johnny Gomes apparently interested in daring Strasburg to get him for the Sombrero
The Reds are clearly aware of Wednesday’s opposing starter. Today, legendary Reds beat writer Hal McCoy asked Reds outfielder Johnny Gomes, who has 99 career home runs, about the prospect of hitting his 100th tonight. “I’d rather do it Wednesday when we’re on ESPN and I can hit one off the kid,” Gomes said. “If I do that, I’ll do cartwheels around the bases.”
(via Nationals Journal, 7/20/2010)
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
by souldrummer on Jul 21, 2010 1:38 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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by Slyde on Jul 21, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
someone actually just gave me a novelty sombrero
I need to get some gold spray paint. I’l give it to Gomes if Strasburg manages to sombrero him.
i have a novelty sombrero
I got at on Cinco de Mayo day at 5/3 Field in Toledo.
They also had fireworks.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
5/3 field in both Toledo and Dayton?
I did not know that
Bart: "Dad, what's a Muppet?"
Homer: "Well, it's not quite a mop, not quite a puppet, but man... (laughs, then pauses) So, to answer you question, I don't know."
I think the West Michigan Whitecaps also play in 5/3 field in Grand Rapids.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
No, the 5/3 Burger is served in Grand Rapids
The Whitecaps just also happen to play there.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 21, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
wouldn't it be 53%?
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
I can count to 8! Over and over!
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
why do you count to 8?
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
really
shouldn’t you just count to 4?
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Because all music is in 4/4 time!
But really, I did think 8 was more of a dance count.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
well 4 at the most
i’m assuming if he can count to 4, he can count to 2 and 3.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
There's plenty of 5 count music out there.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
most of the 5 count music i've played
was conducted in pastern or 3 and 2.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Almost all the 5/4 music I've played was conducted in 5, so there.
Thbbbbbbt.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
most of the shit i conduct is in 50
that’s so much bigger, and therefore better. thbbbbtttt.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
i'd like to see a 50 count conductors pattern
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I assume that as a music teacher, he deals in octaves.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
but that really isn't counting though
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
if you don't have intervals memorized, there is a lot of counting involved
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
damn
i bet youtube makes teaching so much easier nowadays, huh?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
you have no idea
I barely ever play cds or even mp3s anymore.
I teach a whole rock unit to 8th graders with youtube as my only resource.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
bad ass
i wish i had an 8th grade music teacher like you. mind couldnt sing or play piano. she just had been teaching since before they required teachers to, you know, know about what they taught.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
music teachers were some of the last to be required to know what they are doing
In a lot of states they still don’t
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
coincidentally
i saw her in a restaurant a few months ago. i didnt say hello.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn
don’t mess with Entwistle’s bass
Bart: "Dad, what's a Muppet?"
Homer: "Well, it's not quite a mop, not quite a puppet, but man... (laughs, then pauses) So, to answer you question, I don't know."
When I teach a history class
if it is modern American I’m going to use youtube, may important events are forever archived on there.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
If i ever take another class
I am gping to do nothing but watch YouTube videos the whole time.
by Brian B on Jul 21, 2010 3:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I laughed harder at this than 'nukkah's
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
seriously though
it’s not “Five thirds” field. It’s Fifth Third field. So either 1/5 plus 1/3, or 1/5 of 1/3.
I was right!
I CAN count!
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
I mean, yeah, if you want to round to the nearest percent.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
Green'd
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Please take my poll
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disagree
I don’t see boobs anywhere
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Jul 21, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
... That was my Honda.
Actually they found some used parts, so they might be able to fix it after all. Now I just have to go through the hell of filing a claim against my own girlfriend. Ugh.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
wait
ladybug crashed into your car?
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
a vulture walked in front of me
I hit the brakes. She hit me. No fun.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
why was she following so closely?
and why did you stop for the vulture?
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
She really wasn't.
We were on the highway and it walked out right when I was almost to it. They’re kind of large birds… Even had I hit it, I guess I’d still have some pretty nice car damages… A lot fewer problems, but still some damage.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
so she wasn't paying attention?
break up with her now. Do you want that kind of bad driver to schlep your kids to soccer practice?
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Best possible strategy:
taking relationship advice from Justin!
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
who else would you trust?
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Of all the claims you could be filing against a girlfriend, this is probably the least painful
Also, women drivers, amirite?
by Brendanukkah on Jul 21, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Saudi's got it right!
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
"In Kazakhstan,
“we say to let woman drive a car is like to let monkey fly a plane. Very dangerous!”
We shouldn't have given women this power.
“In Kazakhstan, we say to give a woman power is like to give a gun to a monkey. We have stopped doing that since the 1999 Astana Zoo Massacre.”
3. Maybe?
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
One of my all time favorite RR moments
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
by jch24 on Jul 21, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
In related news, Colin Cowherd should go to the morgue in The Crazies
and have that one doctor dude sew his lips together.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I like him when he talks to people that he knows are better than him.
The guy thinks he’s the most amazing person in the world though and constantly insults working class people. He just seems incredibly entitled and pompous and totally degrades his own listeners. He completely ignores what callers and e-mailers say and goes off on some random stupid tangent about how the person is nothing and not important- they’re stocking shelves or something. He’s a prick who needs to be taken down a few notches.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Yup. I couldn't survive without listening to him talk about how great he is.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
that sounds like all radio pundits
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
i'm going through my yahoo account
and categorizing/deleting old emails. i just found one i got from bubbafan in july of 2007 that was about harry potter spoilers. odd
i just got your email about ash
you were the reason i sent her a shitty email that confused the hell out of her. Way to go asshole!
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
"the guys billy has in the pipeline for '08 and beyond are freakishly good."
what the hell was i talking about?
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
and KC Ross-Miller!
Whom LSU fans think picked LSU over UK…..
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
i also have email where we were sure that donovan had signed
and we were getting Lucas, Patterson and Calathes!
yeah i remember those days well
we would have been so much better!
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
Maggard'd
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
i had a photoshopped desktop background of donovan with a UK shirt holding a bunch of $100 bills
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
Given all of the flag excitement on this thread, my new resolution is to flag any UK reference during baseball season
You’re welcome
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Jul 21, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I love the queen mum
WHAT NOW, MOTHERFUCKER?
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
by jch24 on Jul 21, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Hmm
She’s dead, and you posted that necrophilia article. A suspicion forms.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 21, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah!
What now, MOTHERFUCKER?
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Jul 21, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
thats that thing where your icon showed up on the left if you were lurking
thats how we found out alan came back as fat vegas alan
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
Does that mean it gave up hope, sold out, and sulked away into obscurity?
I was wondering where that feature went…
An elitist clique of like-minded douchebags and prudish twats!
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
Coincidentally, this is shortly after I started posting regularly
by Brendanukkah on Jul 21, 2010 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
i also found a series of emails from april of 2007
where me and you were discussin UK, and were very excited about the possibility of adding Jai Lucas, Michael Sanchez, and Alex Legion. however, we were convinced UK had no shot at Patrick Patterson.
good lord
Good lord in deed.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
X
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
looks like i don't need to finish that book now
Bart: "Dad, what's a Muppet?"
Homer: "Well, it's not quite a mop, not quite a puppet, but man... (laughs, then pauses) So, to answer you question, I don't know."
What if you have the British version?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
then he only saved about 18 pounds
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
great i could lose some weight!
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
WTF
I posted a brief, level-headed assessment of the fan reaction to Strasburg outside of DC, pointing out that most seem to enjoy watching him succeed, in large part, I think, because he seems like a good character. I noted that this is entirely opposite the prevailing opinion on Bryce Harper, who is regarded by everyone who meets him as a colossal cunt, and everyone I know wishes him the worst as a result.
I just noticed the comment has been deleted – so, WTF? It might be wise for a board with that few posters to refrain from eliminating any non-troll content they can get.
I'm pretty sure you posted it at Federal Baseball, not here
the only thing you’ve ever had deleted was at Federal Baseball, about 20 minutes ago.
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probably cuz you said cunt..
and they don’t allow swearing over there
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
This was a comment not a fanpost, right?
Patrick is pretty determined to make it a family friendly site. There’s a contingent of older fans who prefer PG and at least one kid that I know of who they’d like to keep it clean for, I suppose. Probably limits during the day thread stuff. I’m neutral on that. Didn’t create the community and I play by the rules.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
that is stupid.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
It ain't the dissenting opinion.
We’ve had a lot of Johnny come latelys who’ve put up opinions that make no sense or are just not contributing to the discussion. It’s strictly language. Again, language doesn’t bother me but that’s where Patrick comes from. Certainly hurts us with hockey migration from Caps fans to Federal Baseball but that’s the spirit with which Patrick runs the site and I respect that. On the flip side, I wouldn’t be surprised if the PG stuff and the standard of decorum is part of what got Patrick to earn a press credential this year. The guys they extended press credentials to tend to be the straighter cats as opposed to Capital Punishment who can be more ranty in his opinions. For you guys here, it’s got to seem like we’re the Sisters of the Poor sometimes here. For me, it’s just different strokes for different folks. I roll through Japers’ Rink which can be edgier sometimes and I roll through here and Federal Baseball as well.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
so JCH will never get a press pass?
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
buncha fuckfaces can get bent if ya ask me
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
did you really use the c-word?
Probably not a good way to introduce yourself to a new site. A lot of the other SBNation blogs don’t allow cussing.
I bet if you reposted it with the language cleaned up they’d let it stay. An apology might in order as well.
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Other SBNation blogs are kind of lame. I'm just sayin'
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Especially ones with the initials VEB.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I went to check to see if any new SBNation blog has popped up with those initials
in order to give a funny response about not picking on such-and-such fanbase but there’s still only one VEB. However, I did find that there’s now a Northern Illinois blog, good for them. A MAC school has joined the fray! I hope, when Akron finally gets one, the blogs name is something grossly sexual involving a zipper.
A boy can hope!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 22, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
How'd You Get the Beans Above the Frank?
A Blog About the Painful Relationship With Zips Athletics.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 22, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
which C-word?
there are two of ’em.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
oh, now that i followed the thread all the way up, never mind.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure
they allow you to say “Cubs” over there.
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Flag'd
For use of the really bad C-word.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Crolfer?
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 22, 2010 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm hoping for a good, close, low-scoring game tonight!
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
Threads like this are why RR is great. There's a bunch of green here folks and
everyone is bringing the funny.
Good job everyone! I’ve enjoyed reading this thoroughly.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Shut up! You suck!
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Fuck you, too!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
All of you shut up, and fuck me too!
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
I got your over/under at 4.5 drinks
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
what's with you and bukkake?
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
now that you're marreid...
aw forget it.
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TWSS
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by jch24 on Jul 21, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Green!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll burn your house down, but first you blow me!
by Brendanukkah on Jul 21, 2010 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
spoken like a true man of god.
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
Fuck you!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
What's a Jared Burton gotta do?
Fisher up, Owings down, according to Reds twitter
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Fisher has 9.3 K/9, 1.9 BB/9 and a 1.86 ERA in 29 innings
maybe he’s learned something? Still think Burton should be up instead.
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Agreed. Dude had his chance
OTOH, maybe Fisher is just a placeholder for Springer or Izzy and they didn’t want to do that to Burton.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
oh god, even worse
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
As I said last night
I don’t care if the Reds sign Zombie Hitler, as long as he gets outs in high leverage situations.
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
He is cold-blooded
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Hitler throws gas
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
by btcoop71 on Jul 21, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Maybe the thinking is Fisher fits more of a long mans role
since he was a starting pitcher until last year.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Good luck to him.
I think he’s gotten a bum deal.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
Yeah, I think he's an obvious consequence
of Dusty’s rigid adherence to bullpen roles—even when they have stupid results, like somebody like Owings never pitching.
Also there’s been a lot of vitriol around these parts directed at him, when really he’s been a slightly below average pitcher for several years. He has no business starting for this team, but he’s a serviceable fifth starter for most major league teams and a decent enough bullpen option even on this one. If he were to ever pitch…
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Slightly below replacement level, did you mean?
in 2007 and maybe 2008 he was a serviceable 5th starter for a mediocre team. He is not that pitcher anymore. Good guy I’m sure, but not very useful for winning games.
No, slightly below average.
As in, he’s posted an ERA+ of 111 in 2007, and then right at 80 ever since: 78 in 2008, 80 in 2009, 79 in 2010. Keep in mind that the league average is 100.
And sure, his WHIP has been near 1.6 the past two seasons (lifetime: 1.423), but league average this year is 1.375. So no, he’s not too far below average there either. Certainly, if you look at his actual performance, he’s been below average but by no means the worst around. Or even on the Reds staff.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
So what you're saying is that he sucks, but not as much as some other guys suck.
So he’s only moderately sucky by comparison.
by RedsMasochist on Jul 21, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure, but people have been acting like he's the suckiest suck
who ever sucked.
Which he totally isn’t. And I would place him more on the “light to moderate” range of suckiness. Again: we’ve had, and continue to have, worse.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
who's worse on the staff than Owings?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Paul Janish
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Jul 21, 2010 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
WINNAR!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
He was a different pitcher after going through shoulder difficulties in 2008.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't mind Dusty's use of Owings
it seemed that whenever Owings came in for an inning just to get his work in, the next day he would need to cover multiple innings. He needed to be saved for long games, or short starts.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
well... i don't mean to brag...
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
by GrooveLeg on Jul 21, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
yeah, I thought he was out too, but I guess not.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
the two are mostly unrelated
You can have a ton of service time and still have options if you were never sent down.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Yep
Cueto still has 3 options as does Bruce.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
a dagger in my heart!
boobs, how could you??
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
don't like the future of journalism?
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
it can be a high stress job
in this Internet age.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Oh, and today's lineup via the Fya:
Brandon Phillips 2b
Orlando Cabrera ss
Joey Votto 1b
Jonny Gomes lf
Jay Bruce rf
Miguel Cairo 3b
Drew Stubbs cf
Ryan Hanigan c
Bronson Arroyo p
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I predict the Reds hit 2 homers, walk 5 times, and strike out 10
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
some guy found Dunn's home run ball on a piece of drift wood well down the ohio River
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
On a side note
it pissed me off that Reds fans were booing Dunn when he came up to bat. I wish this town could have appreciated a great player, who was an excellent HOF caliber hitter, rather than disparaging him for being a bad fielder and having a low batting average and not being “clutch”.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
He has a career OPS of 909, which is pretty damn good.
And he has good counting stats, he is 30 and has hit 338 home runs. He seems to have been blessed with good health, and if that continues he could probably hit 600 home runs. Even if he his health suffers i’m sure he could go to the AL stay off the field, and continue to collect his home runs.
Plus he did it all without steroids, in the steroid era.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Dunn has interesting through age 29 comps at Baseball-Reference
1. Darryl Strawberry (913)
2. Jose Canseco (902)
3. Rocky Colavito (892)
4. Reggie Jackson (892) *
5. Harmon Killebrew (885) *
6. Sammy Sosa (870)
7. Troy Glaus (869)
8. Ralph Kiner (860) *
9. Barry Bonds (857)
10. Boog Powell (852)
Three Hall of Famers and some asterisks. Sosa and Bonds put up Hall of Fame stats but Sosa won’t and Bonds may not get into the HOF due to the stain of steroids. Conseco’s stats in themselves make him a borderline case for the Hall if not for steroids. If Strawberry could have held himself together, his career probably would not have fallen off a cliff at age 30, and he could have been a Hall of Fame Caliber player.
I don’t think it is hyperbole to think Dunn could go into the Hall one day.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Who would have thought that
Reggie Jackson, Harmon Killebrew and Ralph Kiner would be the asterisks on that list?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
oh, i could have made that more precise.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
puh-leeze
im as big a Dunn-apologist as anyone, but there is no way in hell he gets into the HoF. for one, the writers have to vote for it. nahgonnahappen. for two, he has 338 homers at age 30. at best, he has 6 good years left in him, and i think im being very liberal here. in those 6 years, he needs 43 homers per year to reach 600. do you really think Adam Dunn will hit 43 home runs at age 36? because i dont think he’ll do it ever again.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
oh
and this totally ignores the part of your argument where HoF candidacy is based solely on home runs.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 21, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
he has a pretty on base percentage too
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
He's have to get 550 plus HR to get in the HOF discussion
It’s a bit early for that. RBI, batting average, defense, and a lack of playoff performance (partly due to his own weaknesses) will keep him from HOF discussions unless he continues his 35+HR/year for at least 5 more years.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
dude, dunn is one of the youngest players to have the number of his home runs he has now - ever!
for realz.
Where does he rank in all time K's?
It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself. -Gertrude Stein
He won't get in based on the third nipple alone.
Go ahead google it.
It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself. -Gertrude Stein
Jocketty expects Isringhausen to sign later today
Like Scrabbles has said, I guess I’d rather have this than us give up good prospects for a guy who could easily suck.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Jocketty is very familiar with Isringhausen
If he thinks Izzy’s worth signing, then he must’ve seen something familiar in his tryout.
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Yeah, I'm not too worried about it.
As Fay pointed out the other day, Arthur Rhodes had TJ surgery at age 37, so it’s not out of the question that he could be effective.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
I don't get the impression that Jocketty is the kind of guy that "takes a flyer" on someone during a playoff race
If it were Krivsky, I’d be concerned.
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Well, except GMJ.
There’s no guarantee either one (Springer or Izzy) will even ever see the MLB roster, and if they do I trust that they are the right person for the job.
I don’t think Walt would call either one up ‘hoping’ that they will somehow be good.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Jocko has earned a lot more trust than I've ever seen from a Reds GM. :)
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 21, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
According to people ranting in the comments there
in general, outfielders don’t. Huh.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Eric Davis said he never wore a cup
and then one day he got hit by Pascual Perez (I think) and he wished he had been wearing one.
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Funniest exchange I saw this summer was between a nine-year-old catcher and an ump:
Ump: “Hey kid, you wearing a cup?”
Catcher (that just moved in from 1B): “No.”
Ump: “You better put one on, son, because I don’t want to be held responsible for when you’re 40 and your mother is nagging you about not having grandchildren.”
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 21, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I think most infielders and pitchers do
Outfielders don’t. Outfielders usually don’t need them.
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I think I'd still wear one...
You still have to bat as an outfielder…
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
When I was a catcher I only wore one when I was behind the plate.
I took it off to bat.
It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself. -Gertrude Stein
but did he jog off the field like Mansionios did?
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Jul 21, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
BTW everyone I won the Little Caesars pizza eating contest today at work.
It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself. -Gertrude Stein
by Travis Rehl on Jul 21, 2010 5:54 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Well done, my man.
Wednesday at my house is Little Caesar’s night, so I hope to partake in some of that goodness as well.
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I rec'd this. Because you are a man of distinction.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 22, 2010 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
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