Red Reposter - OBITUARY: Aaron Harang's Reds Career
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 7, 2010 10:30 AM EDT
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Many have already written elegies for the once-mighty Harang, so I won't do it again here
Edinson Volquez pitched well (better than Harang) in his "rehab" start down in Dayton yesterday, striking out 10 in 6.1 innings. Harang labored to get through 2.1 against the Rockies in what is most likely the last start of his Reds' career. Walt and Dusty would be stupid not to sub in Volquez (or LeCure or Maloney or anyone else, really) for Harang the next time through the rotation. Aaron Harang has been one of my favorite Reds these very dark past 5 years, anchoring a piss poor staff of rotation mates and courageously leading them to 70-win seasons. He is but a shell of his former self now. Watching him yesterday, alls I could think of was Jake "The Snake" Roberts in the documentary Beyond the Mat. I think what I want more than anything else now is to see him one last time, in the World Series, as he takes the mound in an emergency situation. He pitches an incredible 5 shut out innings, clinching game 6 and the Ring. I know I'm being ridiculous, and this will only happen in my dreams. Still, Moses deserves better. -
Hey, do you remember when everyone wanted Francisco Cordero to go climb a tree?
Baller's been throwin' rocks recently, tossing 10 straight innings without giving up a run. Better still, in his last 8 games he hasn't given up a walk. Reds fans have been bristly to their mercurial closer this season, as walks have haunted him like a Scooby Doo villain haunts a rundown skating rink or covered bridge. The bullpen is looking quite strong for the stretch run. They should be able to hold a good lead, especially one of 6 games. -
Jay Bruce will take batting practice tomorrow
and if all goes well, he could be back in the lineup as early as Wednesday. He's been throwing and running and jumping and catching and dancing, but he has yet to hit. Once he shows he can do that without pain, he'll be cleared to play again. As for Laynce Nix, he has yet to run on his ankle. It doesn't seem like he's all that far from doing that though, so he should be back pretty soon too. You have to hope one of these guys gets healthy quick, because I'll be damned if they play any more with just 3 OFers. What is that all about? I mean, come on! Am I right? -
That beloved legend, that hero of Reds fans across the globe, that savior of the season
Aaahhhhh, I'm just kidding. Nobody really liked Jim Edmonds, did they? Mercifully, it appears he most likely will not don a Reds jersey ever again. His strained oblique is apparently much worse than originally believed and it doesn't look like he'll be healthy before the season ends. This should open up a spot on the roster for a much more deserving (and much less annoying) player, such as Danny Dorn, David Sappelt, or Wladimir Balentien. Balentien is the more rounded player, as he plays good defense in the OF corners and has hit the snot out of the ball this season in AAA. Dorn though is strictly a platoon player, as he's smashed the hell out of right-handed pitching throughout his entire minor league career. He also plays the OF corners, but not as well as Wladdy. Sappelt is a speedy CF who has torn the minors to shreds this season, winning the AA Southern League MVP. Now that it seems more likely that Edmonds will be culled, look for one of these guys to take his place. -
Have you missed Mike Leake as much as I have?
Don't worry, because he should be back pretty soon, as long as everything goes as planned. Leake was shut down a few weeks ago due to fatigue, but he will start long-tossing and working himself back into pitching shape. The ass end of the rotation has been smelling just so of late, and a resurgent Leake could be exactly what this team needs to push them over the finish line. Word is he'll long toss for a week and then work back onto the mound. If things go well, he could be back in the game for the last few weeks of the season.
In news from the Bizzarro World
Dan O'Brien and Wayne Krivsky were on hand to watch the Reds sweep the Brewers last week. Fay makes no attempt to hide his admiration for the two erstwhile Reds GMs, as he credits their work building the farm system for the terrific team we see on the field today. I get the sense that Reds fans are pretty ambivalent about DanO and SweaterBritches, but it's hard to refute the results. Also in this article, Fay talks with current executive Bill Bavasi, who had some admiration of his own for farm hand Yorman Rodriguez. Dig this: "When I was in Billings, he (Yorman) turned 18," Bavasi said. "He's played most of the year at 17. You put him at Moeller High and you wouldn't have heard of Bryce Harper."
That cute little boy from down the street Kenny Rosenthal has some interesting stuff in his latest
"Uh-oh", was all the scouts were saying at Aroldis Chapman's debut. I can totally dig on that shit. Also, The Reds and Dusty Baker have talked a bit more about a contract extension. Apparently the money is a sticking point, as Baker's $3.5 mil salary makes it difficult to justify a raise.
Redleg Nation asks "Is there one guy on another team that just gets under your skin?"
Before you all fall out of your chairs shouting out "CHRIS CARPENTER CHRIS CARPENTER OMFG CHRIS WLB CARPENTER!!!", Chad already mentioned him. Any others? Personally, I get all irrational in my hatred of Derek Jeter, Jonathan Papelbon, and Aramis Ramirez. Those guys are jerks.
MLBTraderumors has an informative run down of the Bronson Arroyo sitch
He is compared to other 2nd-tier free agent starters Kevin Millwood, Ted Lilly, Javier Vazquez, and Dave Bush. They are very confident that Arroyo will get a multi-year deal if he hits the FA market, projecting a two year deal for $20 mil. He should also hit his IP mark to up his club option from $11 mil next year to $13 mil since he's been such a horse. This isn't a slam-dunk easy decision either way, so it will be interesting to see how the Reds handle it. Personally, I think they should pick up the option, but I wouldn't be angry if they didn't as long as they spend the savings wisely.
Ask Hal
Q: Seeing Jay Bruce take a shaving cream pie to the face during his post-game interview got me to wondering what was the best clubhouse prank you ever saw? — Frank, Milford.
A: The pie in the face routine is getting old, almost a cliché. Everybody does it and I can’t understand why players aren’t looking for it. It is as boring as The Wave. I’ve seen tons of pranks, but one of the best was when Scott Brown came to the majors armed with nothing with a fastball. When he saw other pitchers throwing curveballs he wondered how he could do that. So they sent him to a sporting goods store to ask for a box of curveballs. He actually went, and the players called the store to let them in on the gag. They sold a dozen balls, and when he used them and they didn’t curve he went back to the store demanding his money back.
Chris Carpenter, for all his (many, many) faults
understands that Joey Votto is a mensch. "He doesn’t have any holes," Carpenter said. "You’ve got to mix it up and try to be one step ahead of him. If not, you’re going to get beat – unless he hits it at somebody. He’s a tough out, and it s a fun challenge to go against him, no doubt about it." Yes, he is all of those things and more. He also volunteers at the local SPCA and makes his own stationary out of dryer lint. /dreamy sigh
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This Harang thing breaks my heart
He deserved, and continues to deserve, better.
frater, ave atque vale
You may outfit the Trolley.
I know. He's a great guy and it's horribly sad to see the downfall
And I admit, I had to google “frater, ave atque vale.” The Tennyson poem is appropriate, though.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 7, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Find a translation of the original Catullus if you can
It has the wonderful Roman literary virtue of directness in grief.
The Victorians always seem to be fondling themselves with their elegies.
You may outfit the Trolley.
by Man Mountain on Sep 7, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
TWSS
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Sep 7, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
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Gnight, Slim
by supergrover on Sep 7, 2010 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
well
that’s what I get for letting my two year old pretend to type.
She likes Brandon Phillips because her brother wears 4.
\trying to seem topical
Gnight, Slim
she already spells better than Justin!
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Sep 7, 2010 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What makes it funny
…is that I spent about 2 minutes trying to figure out which post it was a reply to just to see if I could get the joke. Then I read your explanation.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
It's pretty much the smartest thing he's ever said
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
trans.
brother, hello also farewell?
by Pete Harnisch 89 on Sep 7, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
"We're looking [for outfielders] under bridges, rocks, everywhere. We can't find one right now," Baker said.
Great, we’re going to end up with a troll and a lizard playing in the OF.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
by Cy Schourek on Sep 7, 2010 10:40 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
that's okay
Bill James projects the troll at .285/.365/.441
by occams_tiger_teeth on Sep 7, 2010 10:43 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
when will we get confirmation
the redlegs are going Harangless?
Also what are the chances Leake’s little rest didn’t cure his case of Harang?
by occams_tiger_teeth on Sep 7, 2010 10:41 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Sometime between now and his next "scheduled" start
Based on how the team usually announces these things, I’m going to set the sooner/later at 2 hours before first pitch saturday.
(see, it’s like an over/under but it’s sooner or later because “over” and “under” don’t really make sense in a temporal sense.)
i think leake is more like cueto last year ... his arm is tired and with some rest will be back to normal
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
I think Moses is a good analogy for Harang
He took the team through the wilderness, but he won’t be with them in the promised land. Hopefully, he’ll at least get to see it though.
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by Slyde on Sep 7, 2010 10:41 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
And what was the name of Moses' brother?
That’s right.
I wonder if there’s a college study that shows how exposing my generation to Three’s Company set gender relations back approximately 715 years
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Sep 7, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Adam?
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by Slyde on Sep 7, 2010 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Before people start talking about it
I believe Balentien also has an oblique injury. It’s all the rage in Redsland!
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Yeah, I was confused by everyone clamoring to bring up Balentien. I thought he was DL'ed.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 7, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
When will then be now?
Soon
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
@btcoop71
by btcoop71 on Sep 7, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
smoke if you got 'em
Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Sep 7, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm surrounded by assholes!
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
by jch24 on Sep 7, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Funny, she doesn't look druish
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Sep 7, 2010 11:24 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
by joshuar9476 on Sep 7, 2010 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
That's racist!
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Sep 7, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Truer words were never spoken on RR.
If you want to see real bashing, check out Red Reporter…it’s crazy over there - hr
by RedsMasochist on Sep 7, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
That "Ask Hal" story about Scott Brown is ludicrous
Dude was drafted by the Reds in 1975, and came up in 1981. Six years in the minors (and 24 years on Earth) and he had never seen anyone throw a curveball? I’m sorry, but bullshit. The retarded offspring of inbred billygoats is smarter than that.
Ludicrous. Ludicrous, I say.
I wonder if there’s a college study that shows how exposing my generation to Three’s Company set gender relations back approximately 715 years
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Sep 7, 2010 11:01 AM EDT reply actions
That struck me immediately as a baseball legend as well
but it’s a great story and reminded me too well of some of the guys I played high school baseball with.
You may outfit the Trolley.
by Man Mountain on Sep 7, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Reminds me of when I framed houses
My Boss sent me to the truck to retrieve a “Purple handled board stretcher” to repair a board I had cut short, Funny part is – My boss kept me so baked I actually started to look for it.
WYSIWIG
in the pizza business ....
… i have sent employees for dough patch repair kits and even sent one to another store for “sauce thinner”. the store sent him back with a bucket of water.
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
We once got a girl (of course!) to ask an auto parts house for blinker fluid
Oh, and when I worked in radio I convinced not one but TWO coworkers to ask the building manager about the rooftop pool/exercise room.
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
At the movie theater we hazed the noobs by having them fill the water fountain.
And blow the assistant manager.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Sep 7, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Lemme guess, you were the "Ass. Man."
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
There is a big difference in fooling a newbie
and fooling someone who has been on the job for over six years. It’s not like cureveballs aren’t commonplace in the minors.
I wonder if there’s a college study that shows how exposing my generation to Three’s Company set gender relations back approximately 715 years
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Sep 7, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
We just happened to go off on a tangent. We do that sometimes. :)
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
sometimes? more like multiple times per thread
and this is where i’ve tried to post a pic of a train all day, but have yet to get it to work …
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
They've got to pick up Arroyo's option, don't they?
At the very least. Personally, I’d like the Reds to sign him for another couple of years. I’m not sure if the Reds will pay him market value though, so it may be just for next year.
As much as I love our young little dudes on the mound, they need a seasoned vet to eat some innings and provide some stability as they go through some growing pains. Harang is obviously not that person anymore, so I think it has to be Arroyo. Cueto is much better but is still erratic at times, Leake is working some things out, and I don’t trust Bailey at all. Wood/LeCure/Maloney are going to have their struggles as they figure out their place in the bigs.
We’ve got a great pitching future, but I think they need Arroyo around for another couple of years to settle things down when the young’uns get roughed up.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
i have moved towards this position as well
If next year is disappointing they can trade him.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
by justin007000 on Sep 7, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I think if they were able to use the money
savings on a stud outfielder or a stud shortstop that would go a long way toward making me forget about Arroyo.
by occams_tiger_teeth on Sep 7, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
But what stud shortstop is available?
The few out there are not going anywhere, and could you get a stud OF for $11 million? Maybe, but Holliday makes $19 million per year, so I don’t know about that.
Of course, there are always non-stud OF available for less, but you have to decide if, say, Josh Willingham is enough of an upgrade to warrant spending the money in LF rather than SP.
I wonder if there’s a college study that shows how exposing my generation to Three’s Company set gender relations back approximately 715 years
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Sep 7, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Exactly. There's no real downside to picking up the option
Reliable pitching is always in demand and they can trade him if the rotation turns out not to need him.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 7, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
There are potential downsides
It’s a lot of money and if his age catches up to him, we very well might have another Harang-ish situation on our hands. Badroyo has stayed away for the lion’s share of his starts, but I don’t think any of us would be shocked if he reared his ugly head a little more frequently next year.
but it is only a one year deal
if the Reds have nothing better to spend $12M on, they should keep Arroyo.
The troubling thing about Harang is he has been lost in the wilderness for 3 years, we knew that this was a possibility in 2008 when he hurt his elbow.
If the Reds have a better way to spend Arroyo’s option money, than by all means do it, but who is on the free agent market that the Reds would want?
Joey Votto is my MVP.
by justin007000 on Sep 7, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree it's always a possibility, but unlikely considering Bronson's track record
and he’s actually a year older than Harang. If he was going to show signs of breaking down, you’d think we’d start seeing them. Maybe not, but he just doesn’t exert himself like Harang or some of the harder throwers do.
And maybe I’m missing someone, but I don’t see a superb market at SS right now, especially for Bronson-level cash.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 7, 2010 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Jose Reyes, if the Mets decline the option
The mets hold an $11 million dollar option on Reyes. I assume they pick it up – he’s only 27, and while he’s no Hanley, he hits better than most SS when healthy.
If for some crazy reason the Mets decline the option, he would probably have multiple suitors and could make more than we could save by cutting Bronson loose.
I wonder if there’s a college study that shows how exposing my generation to Three’s Company set gender relations back approximately 715 years
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Sep 7, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Jeet-ah!!!!
There’s always the possibility of trading for a big contract.
And “we haven’t seen him start to break down yet” is not a reason that he won’t. We hadn’t seen it in 2007 with Harang either. $13M is a lot of money (in case you didn’t know). Spending that money on anybody is rarely a no-brainer, even if it is just for one year.
I’m with Charlie. I’d pick up the option, but I also wouldn’t be surprised or upset if the Reds didn’t (unless they just sat on that money). There are holes to fill and if the team goes with the “bring everybody back and repeat” philosophy, they’re going to be hurting next year.
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It's also important to note that (IIRC) Arroyo has a $2MM buyout if we don't pick up the option.
So $2MM is already sunk costs that we pay either way. So it’s really an $11M option, which is fair market, trade-able value with no long-term commitment. If Arroyo was on the FA market, we’d be one of his suitors, and we’d be clamoring for him.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Sep 7, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
The Captain's never leaving NY
Ever.
Although he needs to stop playing SS for the Yankees, yesterday.
by Highlifeman21 on Sep 8, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I just don't think it's as much of a no-brainer as some are making it out to be
It’s a lot of money and pitching is something we’re doing okay on at the moment. Of course, everything really depends on the off-season market. If there’s a better way of spending that money, I trust Wally to be smart about it.
I guess my issue with it is the possibility of Bronson taking the place of a better option because of the contract.
Say everyone is healthy next ST. That means you could have Cueto, Volquez, Bailey, Leake, Chapman, Wood, and Arroyo all up for 5 spots (that’s not including Maloney and LeCure, who I think will be traded, but will also be in the mix if they are still in the org). It’s certainly possible that, out of that group, there could be 5 better options than Arroyo, but we’d be stuck with a $13 million #5 starter, with better players stuck in AAA.
OTOH, injuries are inevitable, and it’d be a shame to drop Arroyo and then be stuck with only 4 healthy starters and have to go sign a scrap heap player to fill the void.
As to the SS question, I doubt a good FA will be available, but between the potentially available corner OFers, and the possibility of trading for a big contract, I think there might be better ways Walt could spend that money.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
You very well could be right, and there is of course no guarantee that Arroyo will stay healthy
It just makes me very, very nervous to have such a young rotation, especially since we’ve seen the struggles they’ve had.
Most of Walt’s moves have been good ones, so I guess I’ll just sit back and trust his judgement.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 7, 2010 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
bronson arroyo reminds me of a right handed jamie moyer
he may pitch til he’s 45!
"Yahan Sentona's strikeouts are way down this year" Jake Liscow
This is also a possibility
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by Slyde on Sep 7, 2010 12:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, that very possibility is why this is a tough call for me
If he keeps giving 200+ league average innings over the next few years, I don’t mind having him around.
That’s just never guaranteed, though.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
how many other reds pitchers are likely to give 200+ league average (or better) IP
over the next few years?
"Yahan Sentona's strikeouts are way down this year" Jake Liscow
200+ innings? Not many. (Maybe Bailey)
Between 160-190 better than league average innings? I’d say Cueto, Volquez, Leake, Chapman, and Wood.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
I don't like all this SS talk
Janish should be our everyday guy to be followed by your buddy Cozart when he gets his act together. Left field is the giant void we’ve got to fill right now and 3B is the giant void that we’ll need to fill in a few years, if we’re lucky.
I would like to see Janish get a shot
But I think it’s pretty clear that the Reds don’t have much faith in him.
It’s going to be Cozart or another incarnation of A-Gon/Slo-Cab next year.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
gawd, I hope not
I fear very much that Jeter is turning into Cabrera.
Only more expensive.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
we already see enough grounders up the middle
pasta-reaching Cabrera, I’m not sure how much Jeterian pasta-dives I could stomach.
None, probably.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Sep 7, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
They have pasta on the baseline?
And O-Cab is reaching for it? No wonder he is so slow. Carb overload can make you sluggish!
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 7, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed...
SS is not the Reds most pressing need. I think the Reds need a table-setter at the top of the lineup and a stud outfielder. If only there were one of those on the market this year… I don’t know… Like say… Carl Crawford! I haven’t really heard anyone suggest this, but he seems like a perfect fit on the Reds to me.
Ditch Gomes and Cabrera, and let Crawford bat leadoff. It would take some money, but if the Reds let Arroyo go, I’d bet they can find what they need to make the numbers work.
If they can’t get Crawford, I’d be satisfied with using the funds for the veteran presence that Arroyo provides. I don’t think you get both.
Crawford's career OBP is .337
He made $10 million this year, and will be getting a big raise.
Of course, it would be the best defensive OF in baseball (Crawford, Stubbs, Bruce) and probably the fastest since those old 1980’s Cardinal teams.
I wonder if there’s a college study that shows how exposing my generation to Three’s Company set gender relations back approximately 715 years
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Sep 7, 2010 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
fuck those cardinals teams, though.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Sep 7, 2010 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
It's weird, I didn't really mind the Cardinals back then
They weren’t in our division, and we never faced them in the playoffs.
Fuck them retroactively, though.
I wonder if there’s a college study that shows how exposing my generation to Three’s Company set gender relations back approximately 715 years
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Sep 7, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
It all hangs on what the payroll will be
If it’s level, the Reds will have virtually no spare change to improve the team if they pick up Arroyo’s option, with almost all the other money going to available talent through guaranteed salary, arb raises and, hopefully, extensions.
To my mind, Arroyo’s option isn’t worth it under any circumstance, just the ones in which allow the team to also add a few pieces, including a corner OF.
His greatest virtue is being a known quantity and a pitcher that will almost certainly eat 200+ IP. Volquez is the only other starter who’s logged a full season in the majors and posted an ERA under 4 – and he’s recovering from TJ surgery. So Arroyo’s pricetag buys some piece of mind and insurance, but it’s a luxury item and not a staple good.
Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Sep 7, 2010 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Not renewing his contract
Would be like ordering a hamburger.
“Are you sure you don’t want cheese?”
“Yes ma’am, I don’t appreciate what it does for the burger”
WYSIWIG
Chapman isn't ready to be a starter, I don't think
and re-send me the avatar. I deleted it before i could add it. I have no intention on welching on a bet.
So you'll be using this avatar until 10/07, right? :)
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
Can you resend it to me, so I can send it to Tim? I don't still have it
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
ahahahaahahahha
ahahahahahhahahahhhaaa
Man oh man. I’m seriously considering making that my avatar when you’re done with it. That is literally the best picture ever.
here’s an animated gif!
http://www.pleasecomebackfromtown.com/post/361591448
the more i think about it the more i convince myself that we'll trade for zach greinke.
i have zero basis for this thought other than the fact that the royals are about to enter their third rebuilding effort of the past 10 years and we have a surplus of players at the positions they are in need of.
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
I don't know about Greinke, but I have thought of this
I could see them dropping Arroyo and either trading for or signing a younger, solid pitcher who will serve Arroyo’s purpose for less money.
Or going for a huge, top player like Greinke. A rotation of Greinke, Cueto, Volquez, Leake, Chapman.
Are you kidding me?
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
If that were the rotation, there would be no shortage of wood
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
by jch24 on Sep 7, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
That's a rec.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Sep 7, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
i guess there wouldn't be much room for wood there.
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
Travis has been better than all 5 of those guys in his limited starts this year
except maybe Greinke! and chapman sucked when he started inAAA!
to me,
i can see wood being the odd-man out if it came down to either him or leake. seems like the organization is higher on leake. plus, when leake is at his best, he has better stuff than wood.
also, i think it’s a bit short-sighted to say that chapman sucked… since you didn’t bother to elaborate on that, i won’t either.
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
I mean, factually he was not good as a starter.
I think his future is still as a SP, but Wood has more proven success™ than Chapman as a starter!
i thinked sucks is a bit strong of a word
and his mechanics improved after he moved to the bullpen.
If I had to guess, Chapman will start 2011 in AAA, so he can get a little more seasoning, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
Didn't David Price do the same thing?
Up for the Rays’ playoff run, pitched great out of the pen, then started the next season at AAA?
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.
Strike TWO!
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
problem is
they have to decide on Arroyo’s option by 15 days after they win the World Series. No way any sort of deal is in place by then.
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What the hell is an elegy?
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
I believe the correct term is eugoogoly
sometimes pitchers die in freak gasoline fight accidents
by occams_tiger_teeth on Sep 7, 2010 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
and you get a rec for the Zoolander reference
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
@btcoop71
Thanks a lot
Now I’ve got “Wake me up before you go-go” stuck in my head.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 7, 2010 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Elegy: n
el·e·gy /ˈɛlɪdʒi/ –noun, plural -gies.
1. a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, esp. a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
2. a poem written in elegiac meter.
3. a sad or mournful musical composition.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 7, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Sentence: You have never written an elegy.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Sep 7, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You don't know what elegy means.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Sep 7, 2010 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
It was hit hard by Votto.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
I refer you to the post:
•Many have already written elegies for the once-mighty Harang, so I won’t do it again here.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 7, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
"Gas these days costs an A-R-M and an elegy."
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
"If my aunt had an elegy then she'd be my uncle!"
There's nothing you can type that I can't read... Unless it's illegible or insane...or both.
I'm thinking about getting ...
one of those new elegy TVs.
You're never as bad as you look when you lose. You're never as good as you look when you win.
Oh, you can post on RR, but not answer my text or phone call.
:P
Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.
ah, crap!
Phone was set to silent instead of vibrate. I was wondering why I seemed to be so unpopular today.
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
why would today be any different from every other day?
by thevole on Sep 7, 2010 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
don't your peeps assume you're busy at the new job?!?
bad form to dial during business hours!
"Yahan Sentona's strikeouts are way down this year" Jake Liscow
Feels like they'll probably soldier on without calling up an OF
Wlad’s out indefinitely and they may not want to poach any more players from Louisville and send them out west with the playoffs starting there Wednesday. Still, Dorn would be useful against a righty like Chacin.
This team is a little punchless against righties right now. Heisey’s power has fallen off precipitously, Phillips generally hits for less power against righties and is slumping and Gomes career platoon splits are intact.
Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Sep 7, 2010 11:18 AM EDT reply actions
I'm sure Edmonds taught Bruce how to strain his oblique, too.
Fucking Cardinal double agent Edmonds.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 7, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Home runs and strained obliques and swan dives.
What the hell else is Edmonds good for? What a jerk.
wonder if the Cards would consider dealing C Rasmus to the Reds?
"Yahan Sentona's strikeouts are way down this year" Jake Liscow
Plus, their GM hates our GM.
And vice-versa.
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by RedsMasochist on Sep 7, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I highly doubt it.
As contentious as that situation has been, I don’t think they want to open the possibility of him playing them 18 times a year and owning them. My guess is he goes to the AL.
If they would trade him, I’d take him in a second. Platoon him with Stubbs in CF, that’d probably be the best CF production in the NL.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
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There's nothing you can type that I can't read... Unless it's illegible or insane...or both.
by Pops Daniels on Sep 7, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
My irrational hate is reserved for Albert Pujols
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
That hate is not irrational
Hate of Prince Albert is rational hate. As rational as any hate can be.
I wonder if there’s a college study that shows how exposing my generation to Three’s Company set gender relations back approximately 715 years
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Sep 7, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
I like Albert Pujols
The only player I can think of that I really hate is Jim Edmonds.
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He's a really good baseball player
Any hate directed at him is probably rational – that is, “he’s really good and I hate him because his team beats our team.”
My irrational hatred is reserved for players in the division who I hate for no reason whatsoever. Hunter Pence, Craig Counsell and (recent addition) Jason Motte. It has nothing to do with how well they play, I just plain hate them.
I think Pujols is a pompous ass
I also think he took/takes PEDs, although I have absolutely no proof.
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
remember when you said EE was one of your favorite Reds?
"Yahan Sentona's strikeouts are way down this year" Jake Liscow
Are you going to follow me around the site all day asking inane questions?
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
yup
i’m home now with a sick child.
i can do this all day!
"Yahan Sentona's strikeouts are way down this year" Jake Liscow
Which kid?
Maybe I can send Syd over to sacrifice a live chicken and heal them.
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
eldest son and westie sick today
so is westie’s bro in law.
school district down here informed me new virus going that can lead to meningitis is going around.
good times!
"Yahan Sentona's strikeouts are way down this year" Jake Liscow
I hate La Russa more than I hate Albert
And I hate Jim Edmonds as well
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
@btcoop71
Oh yeah, I hate TLR
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I love Steve Kragthorpe
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
@btcoop71
Be careful, TLR feeds on hate
Hate, and kittens.
I wonder if there’s a college study that shows how exposing my generation to Three’s Company set gender relations back approximately 715 years
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Sep 7, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I despise Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez and Josh Beckett
I’m not even sure why on the Beckett thing. I just want to punch his smug, pudgy face every time I see him.
I just get the feeling Pujols has steriods in his past and he’s been lying about it and I hate dishonest people. I could be wrong, but that’s why it’s irrational, right?
Rodriguez is just a sociopath.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 7, 2010 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't hate Pujols
I hate Brett Myers, but I wouldn’t call it an irrational hate. He beat up his wife.
In public. Being a jerk is bad enough, but being stupid enough to do it on a Boston sidewalk…oy.
Irrational hate…Chipper Jones. Can’t stand the guy.
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by Pops Daniels on Sep 7, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Chipper's my irrationally hated player too.
I think it might just be his name. And his face. And his team.
by the finest muffins on Sep 7, 2010 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
New Member, lifetime fan!!
Hello everyone,
This is my 1st post on Red Reposter (please go easy on me). I found this site a few moths back and have been an avid reader ever since, I just now officially signed up. All of you do a tremendous job of running this site (Slyde, Brendanukkah, BK, Charlie scrabbles, Gray, Justin, Jch, and many more). The articles are entertaining and informative!!
I have been a reds fan since I can remember, my dad became a fan in the early 60’s before Pete arrived so you can say I grew up with the team. I still remember my brother and I on our patio on summer nights in the 80’s while my dad listened to Marty and Joe on the radio. And I still have vivid memories of the wire-to-wire 1990 club.
I am from Terre Haute IN, which is right on the Illinois border, here it is 45% Cubs fans 45% Cards fans 10% everyone else. So you can imagine how sick I am of everyone around here talking bout the cubs and cards every year (not this year hehe). The good part is we get FS Ohio and FS Midwest!!
This season has been absolutely incredible and hopefully this continues well into October!! And the future could not look brighter for this organization!! I look forward to talking with you in the coming weeks and months!!
by Hunting for a RedOctober on Sep 7, 2010 11:46 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Hi hello and welcome!
Grab any empty seat you can find. Refreshments are in the back, but stay away from the brownies. Madville made them, and we’re not sure what’s in them.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Thanks for the advice!!
If you hear me giggling then you will know why.
by Hunting for a RedOctober on Sep 7, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
The times, they're a changin'
I thought for sure I would be mentioned in some paternity/dick joke.
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
Hey, did you hear the one about jch's dick?
He used it too much and now he’s got 20 kids! HAW HAW HAW!
by thevole on Sep 7, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
and chlamydia!
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Sep 7, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
first rec!
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
i'm pretty sure he is talking about JinAZ
Joey Votto is my MVP.
by justin007000 on Sep 7, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah, Terre Haute, the armpit of Indiana
Just kidding, Terre Haute is alright. I’ve gotten drunk there quite a few times. Welcome!
"We don't worry about the pennant much, we just like to see the boys hit it deep."
by beasleymachine on Sep 7, 2010 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn Steve Martin!!
Yeah the smell has gotten better over the years EPA’s been crackin down!! We do have a few places to get drunk around here, helps when you have Indiana St. here in town.
by Hunting for a RedOctober on Sep 7, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I've been to the McDonald's in Terre Haute more times than I can count.
It’s always the breakfast stop on the way to Missouri. :)
by the finest muffins on Sep 7, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Welcome! :)
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Sep 7, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Welcome aboard!
You seem like a nice, decent dude so I’m not sure why you’d want to post here, but hey, the more the merrier!
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 7, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Almost, indeed. ;-)
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 7, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
i have not and will never show that video to my wife
i am afraid of the ramifications it may have on my marriage.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 7, 2010 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
why should i be wary of that?
trust me, she’s seen muuuch bigger.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 8, 2010 7:42 AM EDT up reply actions
She swore to me she wouldn't tell anyone!
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
Happy birthday, thevole!
You’ve kind of been promoting this day for a while now, haven’t you? Did anyone remember?
by the finest muffins on Sep 7, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
speak for yourself, urinebovine
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
Thnx much!
Yeah i’m ok, but it seems like alotta decent dudes are around this place!
by Hunting for a RedOctober on Sep 7, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I went to Depauw
I’m one of them douchebags.
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seriously?
One of my best friends is an assistant coach for their football team.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Sep 7, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
That's weird. I had some friends that went to Hanover
they’re much more normal than you seem.
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I just think you are special, that's all
:-)
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hey, I know Dick Towel
He’s one of the administrators of IT at a former place of business
Of course, I’m lying
and i don't have feelings that can be hurt by most mortals
but Slyde’s causal disdain makes me tear up a bit
is it true
That there’s a huge cave underneath the college?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Depauw
One of my great friends was a starting offensive lineman for Depauw a few years back. John “Oak” Andrews he was there from 2001-2005 ish.
by Hunting for a RedOctober on Sep 7, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I looked hard at that school.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
looked, smelled....whatever
AMIRITE?
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
I don't know anyone who went there!
But I know where it is! (trying to fit in)
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.
Even after going there
…. you still can’t spell DePaul right. Strange.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
My first job was in Chicago
the Depauw-DePaul distinction was a HUGE pain-in-the-ass. After telling a guy where I just graduated from, he proceeded to tell me first about the two degrees he got there, then about a huge party he was at that ended up in a seedy Chicago bar. All along I was trying to explain the difference in the schools. Last time I spoke to a stranger in an elevator.
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Thnx
Yeah living here all my life I just got immune to it, believe me the last decade has been a nightmare couldn’t say much when the Cubs and Cards are kicking your ass year in and year out believe me though I have been keeping a list and it’s coming back around this year!! 1 good thing is I get to see them all play in TV everyday.
by Hunting for a RedOctober on Sep 7, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel for you. I grew up in Iowa, which is half Cub, half Cardinals
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 7, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Right on
So yeah you def know my pain. Thankfully those days appear to be over it is our turn.
"The dog lives here, Pete. You're just visiting." Marge Schott
by Hunting for a RedOctober on Sep 7, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Jerome Bettis says Ladanian Tomlinson is not done
and that he still has quick feet and a burst.
uh……anyone want to second that opinion?
"Yahan Sentona's strikeouts are way down this year" Jake Liscow
I'd agree with the part that he's not done. I think he could be effective as part of a tandem backfield
Don’t know about the speed burst, though.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
This sentence no verb!
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
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by Pops Daniels on Sep 7, 2010 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Jerome Bett is a fraud!
There, fixed it.
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by Slyde on Sep 7, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
interesting, seeing as LT won't even be there starter
that’ll be that Greene feller, who spells his first name kinda funny
by Highlifeman21 on Sep 8, 2010 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
TechBench is now accepting computer equipment donations
Please contact me via email if you would like me to come to your house and haul away your junk.
I honestly don’t care how old it is. If you want it to go away, I’m the guy.
WYSIWIG
is that a promise?
you’re gonna haul away my junk?
by Highlifeman21 on Sep 8, 2010 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
pranks
That curveball story does seem awfully hard to believe.
Reminds me of a prank usually played on newbs by surveyors. They send you to the hardware store to buy 200’ of baseline. (A baseline is a theoretical construct, and not to be bought in hardware stores.) I never fell for it, but a friend of mine did. She went to the hardware store and asked for baseline. They were in on it, and tried to give her a bunch of other stuff: drain snakes, electrical cable, etc. She was knowledgeable about home maintenance, and recognized all stuff for what it was. She knew it wasn’t baseline, but didn’t realize she’d been punked until she came back and complained about the idiots at the hardware store.
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Yeah, but don't forget
Hal just has to take people’s word for stuff because, you know…
There's nothing you can type that I can't read... Unless it's illegible or insane...or both.
by Pops Daniels on Sep 7, 2010 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I love this city
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
You linked the wrong godamn site.
http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/region_central_cincinnati/elmwood_place/police%3A-man-shot-with-bow-and-arrow
shit, Pops needs the support.
There's nothing you can type that I can't read... Unless it's illegible or insane...or both.
by Pops Daniels on Sep 7, 2010 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
That looks to be a better article
BTW, anyone know the whereabouts of a Mr. Slyde last night when this happened?
Police say Spivey is described as a heavy-set white male wearing white sweat pants, an orange shirt and driving a 1995 green Dodge Intrepid with no rear window.
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS!
I AM A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON!
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by Slyde on Sep 7, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
The book would have been better had it mentioned the Stratus
Although the Stratus was after the 90 Reds, wasn’t it?
by Highlifeman21 on Sep 8, 2010 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
ooooohhhhh, this dude's in a heap o' shit
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
wow, their commentors give the Enquirer a run for its money
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
Yeah, we have a huge problem there.
We keep banning them and they just reregister with different names and e-mails.
There's nothing you can type that I can't read... Unless it's illegible or insane...or both.
You could ban the IP
Or at least the IP they made the account with. It’s actually really simple to implement.
WYSIWIG
Not my particular arena.
I have no pull in that department. The people who do are reluctant to prohibit comments for fear of free speech reprisals.
There's nothing you can type that I can't read... Unless it's illegible or insane...or both.
top this, jch
The Spaceman Pitcheth again….and wins!
"Yahan Sentona's strikeouts are way down this year" Jake Liscow
by obc2 on Sep 7, 2010 12:47 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
fine
This lady had her cat stolen at a gang bang party in North Austin.
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
Why does it not surprise me one bit that you frequent a site called BroBible.com?
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
what is this country coming to?????
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
A few less beavers, I suppose
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'm kinda excited by the Portland Timbers, gotta be honest
Tell me to you don’t love the antics of the (now retired) Timber Jim?
That is absolutely awesome, by the way
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
Which is awesome, the stolen kitty or the Spaceman?
Spaceman should be coaching somewhere. Dude is loopy, but he obviously has some knowledge he could impart.
The stolen kitty is not so awesome, but the gang bang….well, it depends on the players, I guess.
I wonder if there’s a college study that shows how exposing my generation to Three’s Company set gender relations back approximately 715 years
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Sep 7, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Spaceman is awesome
The kitty thing is just a pun waiting to happen.
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
Spaceman could have eaten a few starts in dayton this year.
by Eastwindquinn on Sep 7, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Especially if he sprinkled some weed on them for breakfast.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Sep 7, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Spaceman? I thought he was a fancy doctor type in New York City.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the caftans.
by andromache on Sep 7, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I've really hated David Ortiz at times.
Anytime he gets a called third strike, he gives the ump this ridiculous glare. It’s not even all that rare! No one is out to get you! You were wrong! Wrong!
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the caftans.
I never liked Ortiz
Because during the steroid era, he was the most obvious steroid abuser in the American League, and no one ever called him on it. The entire Red Sox team was loaded with guys who looked like the cast of Pumping Iron. Ortiz went from a weak, fat singles hitter to a light-tower slugger overnight and the same people who were accusing McGwire and Bonds remained silent about Ortiz and the other Red Sox. Unsuprisingly, of course, it turned out he was juicing.
I never really got all that upset over the steroid thing, growing up in the era of players who would pop greenies before the game to rev up after smoking a joint that afternoon, which they needed to come down after doing lines of coke off of a hookers ass all night.
But it bugged me that the Red Sox in general, and Papi in particular, seemed to come off as the saintly little underdogs who got by on scrappiness and grit, instead of the steroid-fueled monsters with a bajillion-dollar payroll.
I wonder if there’s a college study that shows how exposing my generation to Three’s Company set gender relations back approximately 715 years
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Sep 7, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
with all this talk of irrational dislike
it reminds me that I have an irrational liking for Roy Halladay., The guy beat Travis Wood’s near perfect game, I should hate him, but I don’t. I just like him and he is such a bad ass out there, doesn’t high five or talk to his teammates he just goes out and handles his business when he’s working.
as for irrational dislikes, I think we all know I have too many of those to mention, but Jayson Werth is at the top of the list as is Jim Edmonds. Hollywood is not for me—I can’t stand his personality. I also thought it was a bad trade which made me like him even less.
i'd like to see timb's new avatar
we’re all waiting, dude.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 7, 2010 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks!
the original was just meant to be temporary and I never bothered changing it. I randomly decided to get an upgrade last night
Irrational hatreds...
Current: Felipe Lopez because he looks like he always smells good and I hate those guys like I hate people who are tan in January. Also, Zambrano. Recent past: Steve Trachsel because it took him forever to suck. All-Time: Larry Bowa because Phillies phans used to argue that he was better than Concepcion.
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Sep 7, 2010 2:50 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 2 recs
And how's this for irrational?
I’m pretty sure that I’m gonna hate Bryce Harper.
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Sep 7, 2010 2:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I know I'm gonna hate Bryce Harper
You do that shit with the eyeblack, you’re just announcing yourself as a primo douche.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 7, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
No joke.
That dude needs to either fix his eyeblack or play softball.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I've seen pictures of Dave Sappelt with his eyeblack the same way.
Here’s hoping he’s the exception to that rule.
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by RedsMasochist on Sep 7, 2010 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions
ha!
“Felipe Lopez because he looks like he always smells good”.
that’s exactly what it is! rec’d!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 7, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
let's not forget the neck tattoo
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
and the fact that its his fault we had to watch Royce fucking Clayton attempt to play baseball.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Sep 7, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
aaaarrrggghhhhh
I had almost forgotten!
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
royce's flavor saver, magic man's 'stache, bray's socks...
it’s like we traded for the Frankenstein of shitty baseball players.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Sep 7, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Ahem
he (Leake) could be back in the game for the last few weeks of the season
Not that I want him rushed, but the “last few weeks” starts approximately when?
You're never as bad as you look when you lose. You're never as good as you look when you win.
i could see him back in 2 weeks time
sorry, i should have clarified that a bit more.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 7, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
BTW
What the heck is Jo-eh doing in that photo, anyway?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
the original caption on the photo says he's imploring his teammates to "keep their eyes open"
me? i think he’s calling Jim Edmonds a kaka-doodoo.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 7, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
My theory is that he's readjusting his glass eyes.
That’s right, I think Joey Votto is actually blind, but he’s so awesome no one’s noticed yet.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the caftans.
while batting?
I could see while fielding (easy, Paul!), but while batting?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Shouldn't he also be sticking his tongue out?
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the caftans.
He's probably showing up another umpire. :P
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
I think he is saying
“Oh, what , you gonna cry now, Edmonds? Is that it, you big baby? You gonna cry, you whiny little bitch? Get outta here!”
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by Slyde on Sep 8, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lineup yesterday
the lineup yesterday, minus a couple players, was so bad i doubt it would even cut it in Lousiville. shockingly they put up five on ubaldo but still we cant run out 5 minors players, a couple should-be minors, and expect to win. we can beat up on the losers but we simply dont have the talent on the field to beat a team over .500. Votto, Phillips, Gomes and Hernandez were the only true pros, the rest wouldnt make it in any other club expect for the AAAA teams For God’s sake Aaron Harang got a start! when youre praying for nix to come off the DL you know youre in trouble. I hope to hell they can hold on and not pull a Pads but fuck if im not worried
by Pete Harnisch 89 on Sep 7, 2010 3:47 PM EDT reply actions
I was more worried about this road trip than the west coast one
The Cards are the Cards, and the Rockies are always tough when they are making a run at the playoffs in September. I’m not throwing in the towel by any means, but I’d like to see a lot better game from our boys tonight.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Sep 7, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
yesterday
was the rest-the-vets, Sunday lineup. Dusty ran the first string out on Sunday against the Cards, so Monday was veterans’ day off.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
yeah
thats probably right and honestly running harang against ubaldo is accepting a loss its just frustrating seeing how many were left on base
by Pete Harnisch 89 on Sep 7, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I kinda suspect
Dusty was assuming the game would be lost, with Ubaldo against Harang.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
It is really starting to look like that in retrospect
atually, though, one of the things I hated most about what Dusty did yesterday was pinch hitting for Maloney.
Lineup
CincinnatiReds Phillips 4, Cabrera 6, Votto 3, Rolen 5, Gomes 7, Hernandez 2, Stubbs 8, Heisey 9, Cueto RHP
I guess the trial is over, so Janish has reverted back to witness protection.
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
@btcoop71
thank gawd
his throw yesterday over BP’s head was atrocious and opened the floodgates. 4 errors since OCab’s injury is a concern.
But…..with his 102 OPS his bat can carry his (lack of) glove.
"Yahan Sentona's strikeouts are way down this year" Jake Liscow
Ocab's
team-leading 10 errors aren’t a concern?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
This is exactly what he wants, BF, don't be drawn in.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the caftans.
No reason, I guess,
but there can’t be very many things more futile than arguing with obc about Paul Janish.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the caftans.
arguing with timb about Paul Janish?
Arguing with highlifeman about politics?
Arguing about trains, religion, or whether kids these days are spoiled?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Don't forget...
renters are stoooopid!
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.
SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKING!!!!
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
As a smoker, that's my least favorite one...
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.
smoking is incredibly stupid
especially for people who have children.
"Yahan Sentona's strikeouts are way down this year" Jake Liscow
obc is way more myopic than I am about Janish
All I said was he couldn’t hit (and he can’t). His teammate can’t hit either.
obc will actually say he cannot field, which is just plain crazy.
he can field and throw
but he’s slow of foot. his range factor/ 9 innings this season is almost identical to Jhonny Peralta’s career mark.
And Peralta has the range of an Easter Island statue…
"Yahan Sentona's strikeouts are way down this year" Jake Liscow
janish has a -0.8 UZR rating per Fangraphs
that can’t be good.
"Yahan Sentona's strikeouts are way down this year" Jake Liscow
you know UZR is meaningless
with a sample size that small.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
So, what does that make Cabrera's range?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Ocab has 10 errors in 891 SS innings
Janish has 4 errors in 332 SS innings
"Yahan Sentona's strikeouts are way down this year" Jake Liscow
so they're even on an errors per innings basis
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Well, Janish has made a ton more plays at SS
Cabrera: 10 errors, 152 PO in 899 SS innings
Janish: 4 errors, 74 PO in 332 SS innings
So Cabrera has 0.011 errors and 0.169 putouts per inning, while Janish has .012 errors and 0.223 putouts per inning. Which is to say: Janish has made a lot more plays while making errors at almost exactly the same rate.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
BOOM BOOM BOOM
shake the room
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
THAT's a defense
Let me make it clear that while I was teasing Bubbafan, I never doubted the ontological truth (shown mathematically, visually, statistically, and athletically) that Paul Janish can play some defense
Yeah....I was just making a joke
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
@btcoop71
No Bruce, no Nix
hurts at Coors Field vs a RHP. It would be big of Phillips to start smashing the ball and stay on base long enough to be batted in.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Sep 7, 2010 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Despite all his rage, he's still just a Bruce in a cage?
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
then someone will say what is lost can never be saved
but in the case of Jim Edmonds, I’m OK with him not ever being saved
Any KSK fans here?
Looks like Ufford (CC) is gonna have to shave his head.
"Fuck it, we'll do it live."
Just for fun
Some light reading before the game thread makes it up.
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
I especially love the "holymaurymotherofgod" name
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
I somehow missed this
UK fans vandalize Louisville students’ cars after Saturday’s football game.
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
holy cow
40 cars scratched, and their tires slashed? Apparently by one guy? Busy fella…
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Yeah, I'm guessing he had some help, or a shit ton of Red Bull & vodkas :)
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
c'mon jch, it's the UK/Loserville game.
It was definitely a plastic handle of Kentucky Gentleman.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Sep 7, 2010 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
i didnt know that 40 Louisville fans owned cars!
"Yahan Sentona's strikeouts are way down this year" Jake Liscow
by obc2 on Sep 7, 2010 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I'm thinking the latter
Because they only saw one guy on the security camera.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Poz on Aroldis
and other flamethrowers here
"Yahan Sentona's strikeouts are way down this year" Jake Liscow
"....(insert fast pitcher name here) people know they're right"
Poz just summed up religion for me.
There's nothing you can type that I can't read... Unless it's illegible or insane...or both.
Fuck, George Grande is back?
GO AWAY!
The Reds are quickly returning to mid-00’s form.
by Brian B on Sep 7, 2010 6:30 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Say it aint so.
I may have to sit this one out.
There's nothing you can type that I can't read... Unless it's illegible or insane...or both.
I like GiGi more than Keels.
And at least we aren’t playing StL.
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.
I will very politely disagree with you there.
I’ll take Keel’s blandness over Mr. Sunshine Enema any day.
There's nothing you can type that I can't read... Unless it's illegible or insane...or both.
That's bullshit...
if you’re going to disagree you can at least be an asshole about it!
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.
Fine then.
You can suck a fart out of my asshole.
There's nothing you can type that I can't read... Unless it's illegible or insane...or both.
ewww gross
you want a creep like him that near your butt?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 7, 2010 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
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