Reds close to Saving Sean Marshall
According to Bruce Levine at ESPNChicago.com, the Reds and Cubs are close to a deal that would bring Sean Marshall to Cincinnati in exchange for Travis Wood and two minor leaguers. Those had better be some really minor leaguers. Nickname credit should go to HighlifeMan21.
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Billy, Billy, Billy...
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 21, 2011 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
MLBTR now reporting the same
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
by chesirecat on Dec 21, 2011 9:42 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Gahh, those guys break EVERY story!
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 21, 2011 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
I don't see that
Could you point out to me on MLBTR where you saw Billy Hamilton will also be included in the trade? I don’t see that. Also, John Fay just put up on his blog that the Reds are trying to acquire Marshall but a deal was not imminent.
they're just jerking people's chains
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by BigBadBruce on Dec 21, 2011 1:17 PM EST up reply actions 9 recs
And Abe really new a lot about the information super highway.
When you land a permanent gig, you should put that quote up in your classroom.
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by ken on Dec 21, 2011 1:46 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
"Man with hole in pocket feel cocky all day."
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by Pops Daniels on Dec 21, 2011 8:21 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
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Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 22, 2011 12:43 AM EST up reply actions
"Man who goes to bed with itchy butt, wakes with stinky fingers."
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
Crum-Bum Beat
by -ManBearPig on Dec 22, 2011 12:44 AM EST up reply actions
I am stunned and impressed as hell that your username was available
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
If they are giving up that much Walt bettter to be able to extend the guy.
The guy is an awesome reliever, and I wouldn’t mind seeing him closing games. But, he is a free agent after the season.
Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into Swansons. ~ Ron Swanson
I have to agree with this
Fay seems to think it’s possible the Reds turn him into a closer. Would solve one problem. I’ve always been a fan of Wood though (insert penis jokes here).
(insert penis jokes here)? Does that mean your comment is some sort of vagina joke?
by FordhamRam on Dec 21, 2011 10:23 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
To me Wood is expendable.
He had an awesome 2010, but I think 2011 is close to what we should expect. I am mainly going off of what scouts expected of him. Plus, his GB% has been terrible.
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by BigBabyBruce on Dec 21, 2011 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
my wood is also expandable
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Hey 'creds, this guy has somewhere for you to finally put it!
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I dunno
Marshall is as good as they come, but I’m leery of extensions for relievers on general principle.
I’m also a bit nervous about draining our rotation depth. I would feel much more comfortable with him stashed in AAA in case of the inevitable injury.
All that said though, I’d be cool with the deal if the prospects involved aren’t major.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
Depending on the “prospects” in the deal, I’m definitely supporting this one. If a Billy Hamilton or Daniel Corcino is included, I’m a bit leery. Hopefully they can take someone like Sappelt and Henry Rodriguez.
If they were prospects like that I'm sure they would have been named.
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by BigBabyBruce on Dec 21, 2011 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
Eh
If it’s someone of consequence like Hank-Rod or Sappelt, I won’t be pleased. I was thinking more like Negron or Valaika.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
Could Travis Wood step in and become a steady, low-WHIP closer for us?
Nope. I would be thrilled if he could, but none of us have that kind of confidence in him.
He only has an outside chance of cracking a MLB rotation someday, and that possible potential is a less-valuable commodity to the Reds right now.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
Well, it has been a good week for Marshall.
Beef O’Brady’s Bowl champion and all that.
We Are ... Marshall!
by Thundering Turtle on Dec 21, 2011 10:36 AM EST reply actions
Ah, but both teams in the game
beat Louisville this season. That should count for something.
We Are ... Marshall!
by Thundering Turtle on Dec 21, 2011 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
I guess they both indirectly lost to Kentucky too
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
Has anyone ever eaten at a Beef O'Brady's?
I can’t bring myself to even walk into that place. That name is one of the least appetizing business names I can imagine.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
I assume the food is bad
But that name…God, it sounds like the place probably smells like jr high gym class.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
It sounds like a euphimism to me
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Yeah
A really disgusting one, too.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
it's like Ocharley's
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
Good description
although it’s not as expensive as Buffalo Wild Wings either
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Well if you're gonna have a bellyache, it might as well be cheap
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by Fat Vegas Alan on Dec 21, 2011 1:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
FTFY
/2003RedsPitchingStaffLast20Years
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
I used to eat at one in Naples, FL all the time
not the worst thing in the world, good beer selection
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Dec 21, 2011 11:48 PM EST up reply actions
Any time someone plays FIU, it's a confidence booster.
Most inept athletic department in the country.
Try telling that to Ned!
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It's Official
Sad, in a way. I don’t think Wood will amount to a whole lot, but I really liked his debut. And, you know, first impressions and all.
Wood is a guy most organizations wouldn't mind having
None of us would be shocked if he consistently throws around 200 innings with an ERA+ around 110.
But I also wouldn’t be shocked if he is out of baseball in 5 years.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
If the Reds thought he was capable of an ERA+ of 110 every year they wouldn't trade him
And other than his solid debut, there isn’t a ton else there suggesting that.
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He had a strong minor league track record.
He has a history of striking out minor league hitters, and his command has improved.
I think his top level ceiling is as a number 2 starter, I think his floor (if he stays healthy) is as a 5th starter innings eater type.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
He was pretty damn bad last year
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
Yes he was
but a lot of pitchers are not that good their second season.
I think the way he pitched in 2010 is his ceiling, and 2011 is his floor. Even with as unimpressive as Wood was last year, those types of numbers make him a 5th starter on most teams.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:08 AM EST up reply actions
Okay
But:
1. Those teams don’t make the playoffs
2. That doesn’t explain how he’s going to be a #2
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
His ceiling is a #2 starter
if he puts up numbers like he did in 2010, he is a solid #2/3 starter.
Maybe mid-rotation is a better term to use.
And lots of very good teams have 5th starters who were worse than Travis Wood was last year.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
Name 4
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
Cards, Bankees...
Red Sox
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 21, 2011 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
who was the Red Sox fifth starter? Knuckleballer?
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
Better than Wood too
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."
Lackey
Who was godawful.
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 21, 2011 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
Lackey is better than Wood
maybe not last year, but their ceiling is different
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
2003 Cubs
Shawn Estes was their 5th starter.
2003 Braves, Shane Reynolds was their 5th starter.
2005 Astros, a young Wandy Rodriguez, and Ezequil Asatcio split the 5th starter duties.
2005 White Sox, Orlando Hernandez was their 5th starter.
Shwan Chacon and Corey Lidle split the 5th starter duties for the 2006 Yankees.
etc etc etc
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
All better than Wood
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."
So Estes's ERA of 5.73 over 150 innings in 2003 was better than Wood's 4.84?
Or Chacon’s ERA of 7?
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
you said "lots of very good teams have 5th starters who were worse than Travis Wood was last year"
none of the examples you posted apply
those guys were all worse than Travis Wood was
they all had ERA’s that begin with the number 5, which is worse ERA than Wood had.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
And ERA solves everything! Magic!
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."
It does when it supports your argument, just like every other stat in the world
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I was just identifying good teams with bad 5th starters, but if you want more recent evidence
Phil Hughes and A.J. Burnett and the 2011 Yankees.
Brad Penny was pretty bad as the 4th starter for the 2011 Tigers,
The role of the fifth starter seems more to be to keep the other 4 guys on 4 days rest rather than to actually be a good pitcher.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
making you look stuff up is fun
yankees don’t count because you can’t have 2 #5 starters
tigers don’t count because penny was a #4 starter
diamondbacks don’t count because they didn’t have a #5 starter
by 'tHan on Dec 21, 2011 12:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Is LetMeBaseballReferenceThatForYou a website?
Because it should be!
by FordhamRam on Dec 21, 2011 12:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah.
Yossi, I bet that in the history of the Yankees, Red Sox, and old Montreal Expos franchises, they’ve never had a 5th starter with a lower ERA+ over 100 IP than Wood had last season.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
Except for the Phillies...and they won the World Series!
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."
Vance Worley was a hell of a #5
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
I have an idea.
Instead of arguing about just how shitty Wood’s year was last year, let’s talk about if we really believe he can maintain his 2010 numbers. Because if he really is the 2011 version of himself, no one will miss him.
He was good in 2010. Good K rate, good BB rate, but he was also lucky. His peripherals indicate he should’ve had about a 4.00 ERA. I think that’s absolutely the best case scenario, but I also think it’s highly unlikely he maintains that, mainly because of last year’s debacle. He’s an extreme fly ball pitcher who saw his K rate and BB rate each go in the wrong direction by about 1 per 9.
It’s a big assumption and takes a lot of faith to think he’ll magically return to his 2010 form.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
It isn't a big assumption to think he will land somewhere in the middle
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
You're assuming that after not quite 2 years in the Majors
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."
Eh. Maybe.
But his minors performances were all over the map too. He looks like The Most Inconsistent Pitcher In The World.
And baseball has a long history of soft-tossing lefties dominating the minors but struggling in the majors.
I just think you are giving him way too much credit for 2010 and ignoring his tools and bad most recent performance.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
I have no idea what Wood will do
I would not be shocked if he pitches 210 innings next year with an ERA of 4.35, I also wouldn’t be shocked if he bounced between the bullpen, the rotation, and Iowa.
In the minors he was pretty good at striking batters out, and his command improved.
I also don’t think of him as a “soft tosser” his average fastball was 89, but he could run it up to 92 or 93 when he wanted to, which is plenty fast enough.
I really just think an MLB ready young healthy starting pitcher, with some history of big league success, even if his future is a bit of a question mark, is too much to give up for one year of a relief pitcher.
It is entirely possible that Wood would put up a greater WAR than Marshall next year just from the virtue of spending a full season in the rotation.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
you act like it is unreasonable that he will end up picking up 100 MLB innings
Even if Chapman exceeds expectations, he won’t be in the rotation by September.
Cueto’s health is an issue until he proves otherwise.
Arroyo may very well pitch himself out of the rotation.
Starting pitching is not a surplus for the Reds, and having 7 guys who can start, greatly increases the chances of the Reds not having a starting pitching disaster.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
So you think Travis Wood will be more valuable over 100 IP
than Sean Marshall will be over 70?
It feels so nice to be back to normal
If Sean Marshall regresses a bit
which is possible for a 30 year old relief pitcher who has had his work load over the last 2 years, and Wood improves a bit, yes I think that is possible.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
He's 29 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."
yeah, but now those are a lot of ifs
is it possible that Wood improves, throws well over 100 IP, Marshall slips or gets hurt, and Wood ends with more value by the end of the season? Yes, it’s possible. But I wouldn’t say it’s likely
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
Not only do think it is possible Marshall regresses
I think it is likely.
I would be much more on board with this trade if it weren’t a young cost controlled starting pitcher with previous success.
I think there is a strong chance the Reds will regret this trade.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 12:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't disagree
especially if this year doesn’t go as planned. Or if there are a rash of rotation injuries. But we still have 6 viable rotation candidates for 5 spots, and LeCure and even Fisher could make spot starts. And didn’t we re-sign Chad Reineke?
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
Exactly.
There are always 5th starter types floating around.
Hell, if things get bad enough they can trade for one in June or July. That kind of deal is usually done for a crappy A ball player.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
I hate the phrase "I don't disagree"
It’s almost always followed by an explanation as to why the person saying doesn’t agree. Which is the very fucking definition of disagreeing.
/rant
/nothingpersonal
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
the trade would again be Walt trading from a surplus
and filling a need. The trade may be lopsided, but it fills a need for both teams. I think the Cubs would get more value, but it goes along with Walt’s “win now” philosophy
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
The only quibble I have
is the notion that the Reds are trading from a surplus. Teams never get through a whole season using only five starters, or even six. Wood represents a perfectly acceptable #7 starter, which is something this team will need this year.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
+1
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
I would feel differently if there was more certainty in the top 4
Cueto’s health is a question mark.
I am pretty excited to see what Leake will do now that most the restraints will be lifted.
Latos will be fine
Arroyo could need the Zito treatment.
Chapman is a huge question mark.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
OTOH,
keeping a guy to be your eventual #7 starter instead of acquiring a lock to be a dominant pitcher for 70 innings seems a little silly during the Votto Window™
It feels so nice to be back to normal
by nycredsfan on Dec 21, 2011 12:07 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
+1
Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into Swansons. ~ Ron Swanson
by BigBabyBruce on Dec 21, 2011 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
This is true
which is why I’m okay with the deal, if it even happens (depending on the prospects, of course). But I was only pointing out that we don’t have a starting pitching surplus from which to deal.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
Right, but
there always seem to be old dudes floating around without jobs during the season who can be picked up to make a few starts here and there if necessary.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
some of whom probably would provide comparable value to Wood
doubtful they’d be better, but at least in the same ballpark
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
I hope so
And again, I’m not opposed to the deal at all (unless they let significant prospects go). But my point is only that keeping Wood gives us envious and necessary rotation depth. To think we are dealing from a surplus is incorrect.
But yeah, Marshall should be a bad ass.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
And how did having Wood as rotation depth serve us in 2011?
Damn-near worthless.
Sean Marshall helps this team in a big way right now. Wood may not ever help a MLB team, just like he didn’t help the Reds in 2011.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
This is thye reason I lean in favor of this deal
Marshall instantly becomes our best reliever. Wood is merely a backup plan.
Well
If you believe pitcher WAR is worth a damn (I think it’s decent enough), then he was better than damn-near worthless last year (1.1 fWAR). He threw 100 innings that guys like Chad Reineke and the ghost of Kip Wells would otherwise have thrown.
But my point is not that Travis Wood is too valuable to trade for Sean Marshall. I think it’s a fine trade. My point though is that we do not have a rotation surplus from which to deal. The Rays do. But we don’t.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
Sometimes there's a fWAR I don't agree with at all
This is one of them. Wood threw 106 innings bad innings, pretty close to replacement level imo. To me that’s much closer to the 0.2 bWAR then something approaching an average SP.
/Shrugs
I’d rather have him as a 6 or 7 starter than Reineke. But I guess it’s all moot now, anyway.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 6:41 PM EST up reply actions
Fewer now that we're testing for PEDs.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
"I do not always dominate batters..."
“but when I do, I prefer one-hitters.”
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
1995 Eric Milton
Oh wait, he was a #2, not a #5. Does he still count?
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Sophomore slump.
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 21, 2011 11:08 AM EST up reply actions
I still think his ceiling is a #4.
He had a strong debut, but once the hitters adjusted it started to look pretty bad.
Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into Swansons. ~ Ron Swanson
by BigBabyBruce on Dec 21, 2011 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
But damn if it wasn't crazy excited for a few minutes.
It’s the only time I’ve ever gotten a phone call to turn on the TV and watch what’s happening in a Reds game.
by the finest muffins on Dec 21, 2011 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
His command has NOT improved...that's the problem.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
I'll be shocked if he consistently throws 200 IP with an ERA+ of around 110
That would make him one of the 30 or so best pitchers in the NL. I don’t see it.
I think his upside is a 3rd starter, his more realistic outcome is a 5th starter. His floor is Matt Maloney.
/superfluousdigatYossi
It feels so nice to be back to normal
What?
I don’t understand what happened here. Whatever. Official Reds propaganda reports the two clubs are talking to no one, except each other.
I refuse to believe it until I see it on MLBTR
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they've been reporting it since last night!
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
Crum-Bum Beat
by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
welp, that's good enough for me
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Did they say anything about Willis
</deadhorse’d>
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
What the fucking fuck, Walt.
The reds better be getting Mila Kunis in this trade, too.
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 21, 2011 11:01 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Wrong Reds-Cubs trade.
The Reds sent Rule 5 pick David Patton to the Cubs for cash in 2008.
We Are ... Marshall!
by Thundering Turtle on Dec 21, 2011 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
It's a lefty-right patoon!
/reversesplits’d
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
/awkwardboyhoodexperiment'd
Doesn’t make you gay. OK, maybe it does a little.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
Campana would win the coveted "reds player I most want to kick in the dick" award if we get him.
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
by BK on Dec 21, 2011 11:05 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
on an infield single
only then will i like him
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Note: this award not given each and every season.
Once in a while, however, a player comes along that just really, really needs a full fledged boot to the dong.
Tony Campana is that player.
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 21, 2011 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
Adam Rosales was the last winner
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
I wonder how much the Dragons would ask for their Rosales banner.
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
Crum-Bum Beat
by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
You'd have to make sure obc didn't outbid you
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by BK on Dec 21, 2011 11:20 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
What trait did OCab possess that made you want to kick him in the dick?
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
being terrible at SS?
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
Crum-Bum Beat
by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
If you and MBP are correct, then Janish deserves for someone to shit on his face while he sleeps while cutting off his pinky toe
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
by jch24 on Dec 21, 2011 11:41 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Janish not only stole Cozart's playing time, he stole his spot on the big league club for a while.
If OCab should be kicked in the dick, Janish should be shot in the dick.
I lawled
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
He's kind of the Arcade Fire of Reds players
Not terrible, but certainly nothing special, but the fact that every commentator was lining up to blow him in 2010 and give him all the credit for that team winning made me hate him.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
by nycredsfan on Dec 21, 2011 11:43 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Good comparison, but I'll modify it a bit.
He used to be freaking awesome (Funeral), but every year, we have more and more evidence of declining skills and mediocrity.
by FordhamRam on Dec 21, 2011 11:46 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I can dig this
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. Funeral is good. Neon Bible is passable.
I feel like every music critic assumed The Suburbs was going to be awesome, then anointed it as record of the year without really listening to it.
OCab makes the playoffs a lot. OCab used to be awesome. OCab circa 2010 was a very meh player who got way too much undeserved credit.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
also, i paid no attention to o-cab until he was a red
& i had no idea who arcade fire was until the grammy fiasco
A lot of the love for Funeral is based on the story behind it.
The emotion from all the deaths of their friends and family members seemed to add not only context, but also created a much more concentrated byproduct in terms of the writing.
You can see the same thing happening with Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. The deconstruction of the band member’s romantic relationships created not only great song fodder, but also seemed to force the artists into that extra gear. Granted, Fleetwood Mac’s catalog as a whole outshines Arcade Fire.
excellent analysis
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
Let's not forget about the other side who derided him for blocking the slick-fielding, slugging SS Paul Janish
Hell I remember people claiming Janish could hit.260-.275 if he could only get the playing time. Stupid Dusty, why didn’t he play Janish instead of that bum OCab? Well, 2011 is why.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
By the way, the whole "OCab is a leader and a winner" spiel came as a direct retaliation to the comments above
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Funny,
I didn’t know Cowboy, Marty, Thom, and Welsh ALL read RR. Because it came from them too.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
Exactly, and it was parroted here to incite the idiots who thought Janish could hit worth a shit in the majors
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I thought the argument was more that
Cabrera couldn’t hit worth shit either, so we might as well take shitty hitting and good fielding rather than shitty hitting and shitty fielding.
All of OCab's potential errors were slowly rolling into left field
It feels so nice to be back to normal
I think that was the argument.
But they both clearly suck. So who cares.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
I thought Janish could OPS .670 in the majors.
Wow, was I wrong.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
i really thought he could hit well enough to be a starter for a couple of years with a great glove.
I did not expect him to be a second pitcher in the lineup.
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I know people here hate it, but all you had to do was watch Janish in person to know he wasn't a major league hitter
He looked bad nearly every time I saw him. Like, BAD.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
he got his shot and now we know
thats more what I wanted to see, is if he was worth any sort of extended playing time. We ended up finding out how good he was when we had a limited number of other options (though why it took so long to promote Cozart is still beyond me).
Agree with you totally on Cozart
For all my somewhat fake/somewhat sincere Edgard love, I wanted to see Cozart pretty quickly.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Na-uhhhh
Janish would have hit almost .300 in 2010 if he’d gotten the chance. By 2011, he was washed up from not getting to play in 2011.
Hey, Paul Janish had a good 2010
I would’ve much rather he been playing than O-Cab (especially during the playoffs, when Cabrera was hurt)
Good Lord, I really really really really really really really really
really really really really really really really really really really
really really really really really really really really really really
really really really really really really really really really really
really really really really really really really really really really
really really really really really really really really really really
really really really really really really really really really really
hope Zack Cozart lets us put this tired discussion behind us.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
Look, I can't defend him now, because his 2011 was truly awful
But everyone here is out of there mind if they didn’t want Janish (.268/.338./.395) over Cabrera (.263/.302/.354 and the range of a beached whale) in 2010
And creds is right, I hope Cozart makes this all moot
You're newish around here, so I'll offer you a ProTip™
Don’t get into this argument.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
That's fair
Janish probably wouldn’t have kept it up for a full season. I just wish Dusty would’ve given him more of a chance than he did
I'm not talking about 2011
I’m talking about 2010, which is stupid and not at all helpful to the current Reds, so let’s just end the conversation here
This is absolutely hysterical
It’s okay to be wrong. It happens to all of us.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I'm keeping it on ice for The Riot, personally.
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
Same here.
At least Campana went to UC.
The Riot will just drive us mad with his errors, miscues, and mediocrity.
Long ago...
I remember reading about how relievers who put up significant numbers of innings in consecutive years were highly unlikely to do it for a third year because they were likely to be injured. Does that still apply, or are the more careful practices employed by teams to manage workload mitigating that issue?
Trying to pull off "having no money and talking to no one" as well as the Reds have.
handicapping injuries is a fruitless exercise
@DavefrmLville.....is fun to follow on twiiter!
by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
off hand
Saving Sarah Marshall comes to mind.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:09 AM EST up reply actions
oh right
then i have no clue.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
Saving Sarah Silverman?
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 21, 2011 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
yes please
Individuality: Always remember that you are unique. Just like everybody else.
by joshuar9476 on Dec 21, 2011 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
What about Shaving Sarah Silverman?
It’d be long and laborious…but would it pay off in the end?
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."
put it on mute, though.
If you want it sexy, no voice.
If you want it as an 80’s porncomedy, with voice.
... I still say it was a touchdown, got tammit.
Ahem, it's SHAVING, not Saving
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."
There are a lot of good memes here.
Shaving Marshall’s Privates
Sean of the Red
Marshall Matters
But none is as good as “The Marshall Plan.”
NOTE: Every arm in this poster is lefty!
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
I tweeted it this morning
it was a play on forgetting sarah marshall, as I want Sean to close for us should we procure him
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Dec 21, 2011 11:55 PM EST up reply actions
I did it only if he can close, and is extended.
There is no reason to give up a starter for one year of a reliever.
Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into Swansons. ~ Ron Swanson
by BigBabyBruce on Dec 21, 2011 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
*dig.
Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into Swansons. ~ Ron Swanson
by BigBabyBruce on Dec 21, 2011 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
I thought you outed yourself as Walt for a second there
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
by chesirecat on Dec 21, 2011 11:18 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
i disagree
its a good reliver and a prospectish starter
@DavefrmLville.....is fun to follow on twiiter!
by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 11:20 AM EST up reply actions
yes
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
Honestly
I would rather he not close. The way Dusty uses his closers, I think Marshall would be best utilized as set-up man who would see more high-leverage situations. Kinda like how Masset was the one called upon to get out of 2-on/1-out situations in the 7th or 8th. Coco would only come in to start the 9th.
If we can get Marshall and use him with Masset as the shut-down set up men, I’d be just fine getting a titular closer on the cheap.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
Huh huh
Titular.
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 21, 2011 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
I honestly like the closer by committee idea with Arredondo, Lurch, Marshall, and LeCure.
Dusty’s insistence on using the closer in save situations with complete disregard to common sense is a serious hindrance on the team. If we have 4 plus arms and ride the hot hand a la the Nasty Boys we’ll keep them all fresher and probably end up with more wins.
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
unfortunately, the Dusty
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 11:28 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Right
As convincing as the new baseball wisdom is to us, Dusty will have none of it. He needs a closer. And if that’s the case, then I’d rather have the interchangeable high-leverage set-up men be the best we can get.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 11:41 AM EST up reply actions
He can be Stopper!
When they put me in charge, there will be a “Stopper” role and a “Closer” role. The Stopper will be the best reliever on the team, and he goes out in the high-leverage situations.
The closer pitches the 9th, if it seems like a good idea, unless the leverage is high and the Stopper is still available.
Relievers want to close, because that’s where the money is. By putting a name on it and hyping it, I give the best reliever some ammo come contract time, and he happily mows down the opponents 3-4-5 with the game on the line in the 8th.
BTW, I’m ready to be in charge, whenever you guys put me there.
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
This (except for the last part!)
The most valuable relief pitcher is a guy who can come with a 1 run lead, runners on 2nd and 3rd, and one out in the 7th, and get two outs without allowing a run to score.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
re: the last part
I understand. It takes time to set the stage for these things.
I’ll be ready when the people call.
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
she seems really happy about me wanting to sleep with her.
crashtestnipplechip citymoron
by Excalib8 on Dec 22, 2011 3:12 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
or just ease Dondo into that role
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
Coco was still used in the highest leverage situations in 2011, fwiw
On average the 9th inning is still going to have the highest leverage, because it’s the 9th inning.
The Reds will have to move another pitcher to get a closer
I posted on the other thread that they have 12 men for 12 spots, with a rotation of Latos, Cueto, Leake, and Arroyo, and a bullpen of Marshall, LeCure, Ondrusek, Bray, Arredondo, and Masset, and they guaranteed a spot for Chapman, and Bailey is out of options.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:28 AM EST up reply actions
We'll see what comes of Chapman's guaranteed spot
there has to be a trade in the works (even after the Marshall trade) for the FO to save face with the roster decisions they will have to make.
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
Did the pic disappear for anyone else?
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I can't see the pic but I can see it has 4 recs and 0 flags
I don't know why my kids call me that. I think I'm a pretty nice mom.
It went away after I refreshed
so did the monorail
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
Guys...
I’m pretty sure that’s a ski lift.
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
SBN IS CENSORING PICTURES, THE FASCISTS!
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
First, they come for the pictures
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."
by ChiDa on Dec 21, 2011 12:44 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Then for the superfluous mods.
But I was not a picture or a superfluous mod…
by the finest muffins on Dec 21, 2011 1:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
...so they just flagged me.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
me too, I thought it was a FF setting gone wrong or something
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
uh oh
I’ve been told the #Reds-#Cubs Wood-Marshall deal is not as ‘close’ as reported. certainly nowhere near done….
— Eye on Baseball (@EyeOnBaseball) December 21, 2011
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Maybe they DID want Hamilton too
’tHan was right!
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
cause I needed a subject line?
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
I didn't know Cincinnati had a monorail....
This is nuts lol twitpic.com/7wbwkz
— Dontrelle Willis (@D_Train35) December 21, 2011
Go Colts Dammit!
That's not surprising
It glides as softly as a cloud
by DerekH91 on Dec 21, 2011 11:41 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Is there a chance the track could bend?
darthmom: It's like sabremetrics, but for boobs.
by Hawkeye00 on Dec 21, 2011 12:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
not on your life my Hawkeye friend!
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 12:13 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I was very curious to see if anyone would call me a Hindu
well played!
darthmom: It's like sabremetrics, but for boobs.
I love our terrible memes!
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
He's in Philadelphia now, not Cincinnati
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
then it must be true!
Individuality: Always remember that you are unique. Just like everybody else.
by joshuar9476 on Dec 21, 2011 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
You've never been to Jungle Jims!
It’s so magical, it snows when it’s 60 degrees outside!
by FordhamRam on Dec 21, 2011 11:47 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
If this deal does go down,
I would rather see us lock up Mashall for three more years and let BP go after this year.
by Joe Nolan's Neckbeard on Dec 21, 2011 11:47 AM EST reply actions
Well....
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
by jch24 on Dec 21, 2011 1:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Looks like sombody needs to go Travis Wood
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
He has never been will never be a #2
crashtestnipplechip citymoron
by Excalib8 on Dec 21, 2011 1:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
But Jsutin said his upside was a #2...why's he lying????
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."
Who remembers last week when we were all bored and screaming, "Jesus Walt, DO SOMTHING! Don't just sit on your hands and hope for improvement from within!!"?
Yeah, me neither.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I remember, it was last week after all
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."
Well LA DEE DAH, Mr. I'm-Still-Young-AndDidn't-Destroy-My-Brain-With-Legal-And-Illicit-Drugs!
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
by jch24 on Dec 21, 2011 12:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hey! I'm not that young pinko...I'm over 30
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."
We're all foolish once
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."
Dang, you're one wof the oldies too?
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Yeah, I think I'm pretty close in age to you...if not a little younger
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 realize Wood is sort of a spare part now
but trading him for Sean Marshall AND two minor leaguers seems like a bit much.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
it can't possibly be more than org. filler can it?
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
yes
exactly what I meant.
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
I knew I shouldn't have typed that into my browser
damn my curiosity…
by pack_fan on Dec 21, 2011 3:31 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Oh god, you didn't!
I feel so bad for you.
Here, this site (meatspin.com) is a site where everyone traumatized by lemonparty can talk to each other
the worst part is I don't think its the first time
pretty sure I’ve ended up at that link via this site sometime in the past too.
I drunkenly linked to tubgirl one night to see how many people I would get
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
kids in a sandbox
You’ve been warned.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
without scooping yourself, was the burger good or bad?
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
Surprisingly good
Go check it out, seriously.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
good to hear
glad to know all had a good time.
Maybe one day I will get brave and go out and meet people. Let you judge my internet persona against who I really am.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
As I said tonight, if internet people were all as angry and manic as we are online the world be a truly terrible place
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I am not really angry (a little bitter perhaps) or manic in person
I am just awkward.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:31 PM EST up reply actions
socially awkward like a nerd or hard to get up a flight of stairs awkward, like a sofa?
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both
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:36 PM EST up reply actions
ah, the gootz...
there is recently just started a minor parody of that called “willitgoatse”, I believe. It takes user submissions of everyday objects and people use their hands appropriately to see if the object will “goatse”. My favorite is the St Louis Arch. It goatses nicely.
I can’t check it from work, so can’t link directly to it. It’s pretty much SFW, just is an unrecognized URL, so it fails the filter.
... I still say it was a touchdown, got tammit.
x
Looking through google image search…
did that work?
... I still say it was a touchdown, got tammit.
Goatse was largely disappointing actually (if you want to describe it that way)
the have an email and a twitter, thats about all that was on the page.
I am gathering what I might have seen from supergrover’s comments though.
i guess the site changed, but i'm not checking
just GIS goatse & you’ll see the extent of the old site
I still maintain that there's more to this than we know.
Either another player is coming with Marshall, or they are sending cash, or it’s a sign and trade and we’d have Marshall for a bunch of years.
But 3 players for Marshall would be dumb, and I’ll trust that Walt isn’t dumb.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
which would make sense that it has become bogged down
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
this is kinda how I feel
there were rumors of the whole Marshall for Wood+ as being part of a bigger deal. Maybe Marlon Byrd or someone. I can dream on Garza, but that ain’t happenin’
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
In our defense, you were only 9 years old.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 3:17 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Byrd would look nice in LF
talk about some OF defense!
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
That would be pretty great.
I could see that, actually. Both Marshall and Byrd are gone after 2012, they make 9.5 mil combined.
So the sticking points are which Reds players to include and how much of that money Theo is picking up.
Genius!
It feels so nice to be back to normal
OTOH, his numbers are dropping like a rock for 4 years, so I don't know.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
I'd give up BHam
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
I'd give up Mobile
But not Gulf Shores.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
by jch24 on Dec 21, 2011 12:32 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
never in a million years
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
I'd never give him up
I’d never let him down…
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
by jch24 on Dec 21, 2011 12:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I should send you a YouTube link of me singing that the day after Thanksgiving..
unless I did already..
I think I did
I shared it with everyone @ By Golly’s
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Dec 22, 2011 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
what if we coudl trade him straight up for Marshall?
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
I thought he died
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 hate the idea of a .717 OPS in LF.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
Nah. I'm thinking a cheap 4th OF type.
Tony Campana, come on down!
It feels so nice to be back to normal
he's already here
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
he's the UC kid that was the Cubs honorary Bill Hall All Star last year
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
Apparently the Braves offered the O's
Jurrjens, Prado and a pitching prospect for Adam Jones and the O’s turned it down.
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
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Makes sense...I'm guessing the O's would want more than that for Jones
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."
Hmm, would I find this funny if I listened to Tool?
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 don't think people who listen to Tool think anything is funny
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 12:40 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
x
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
by jch24 on Dec 21, 2011 12:43 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
I find you listening to Tool funny.
by FordhamRam on Dec 21, 2011 12:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I also listen to Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer
Dayman, Fighter of the Nightman, Champion of the Sun
Cannibal Corpse?
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
My favorite metal band name is still Cattle Decapitation
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
by BK on Dec 21, 2011 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
Placenta on a Stick
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
Hammer Smash Face FTW!
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 21, 2011 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
They sound interesting.
They’re no Oedipus & The Mama’s Boys though.
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 21, 2011 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
x
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
by jch24 on Dec 21, 2011 12:59 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
You're Charles Barkley?
BTW, did anyone watch him on Leno last night? I wanted to but changed the channel after correctly predicting Leno would come out of the gate with a terrible Hanukkah joke.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
So you're John Daly?
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."
Go get me another beer and stop crying!
Wait, that wasn’t a normal comand from their father?
Dayman, Fighter of the Nightman, Champion of the Sun
Believe it or not, I've never seen my dad drink
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
FTFY
Believe it or not, I’ve never seen my dad drink
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 4:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well, it depends on which one you're talking about
I’ve never met my biological dad. I’ve never seen my adopted dad drink.
Do you want to tell my puppy died now?
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I'm in a weird spot where I've tracked down my wife's grandfather...
…whose son abandoned the U.S. Marines and his family to disappear when she was a baby. I could follow up to see if my son has a living great-grandfather…but I’d run the risk of locating/indirectly contacting her father, and that might not be a good thing for anyone involved.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
Sort of in the same boat
I have a name and could easily find my biological dad (or at least the man purported to be him), but it’s totally a high risk/low reward move.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I was going to rec Petey's comment
but now I feel bad.
I don't know why my kids call me that. I think I'm a pretty nice mom.
Don't feel bad.
jch’s puppy hasn’t died yet.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
heheh, no worries at all
Here at Red Reporter we have an inordinate number of adoptees, and an inordinate number of left handed people. I happen to be both, which makes me the most special snowflake of all.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I don't think Jones is worth more than that, but
it doesn’t make sense for the Os because they aren’t in a winning part of their cycle (insert joke about how they never are).
Trading for those guys assumes they are going to win anything in the next 2 years, which clearly isn’t true.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
smart Os
unless that pitching prospect was named Teheran
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
or Delgado, or Minor, or Beachy, or Vizcaino, or Gilmartin, or Spruill, or......
God I am jealous of the BRAVES!!!
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
What I don't understand is
Coco, Mike Gonzalez, Matt Capps, and Jonathan Broxtan all available as free agents, will they cost that much more than the $3M Marshall is due next year, I am sure they won’t cost much more than Marshall, and they will provide adequate production without costing the Reds a player.
Now if the Cubs take Travis Wood, and cover all of Marshall’s contract, I will feel much better about this trade.
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Broxton signed with the Royals awhile back
for like $4m.
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
And Matt Capps signed with the Twins
And CoCo sucks.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
by nycredsfan on Dec 21, 2011 12:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
sorry, my source is out of date.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
I'd pay Mike Gonzalez $3 mil though
He’s not Sean Marshall, but Gonzo+Wood is.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
I don't want Gonzalez only because I don't want to have to watch his autism impression on the mound (too much?)
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
BREAKING AP NEWS: UncleWeez has won the coveted “Reds Reporter I most want to kick in the dick” award.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
by jch24 on Dec 21, 2011 12:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Ding Ding needs to go in the Wiki and get it over with
Ding Dong is male-specific, ding ding is gender neutral.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Apparently
and I was just beginning to ponder how much I don’t approve…
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
No
Ding ding is gender neutral.
this should be added to the Wiki. Who’s taking care of that again?
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
What the fuck, you idiot? Learn to post, asshole.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
name calling and personal attacks are not cool, bro.
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I'll take care of this, don't worry
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Oh yeah, what thell do you think you're gonna do pussy?
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
This would be way funnier if you logged into a different account for each insult.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
I was ruminating on this over lunch
I think someone should make an account called Cunte Fagte
You know, like Kunta Kinte
. . . . anyone?
this is the second Kunta Kinte reference in as many days
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
Actually, I think it's better this way
So there.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I don't mean to disagree
but I think ’creds is right.
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No no no no no!
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 21, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
Hornberger with another topical, hard-hitting baseball tweet
Still a strong feeling in baseball that Reds overpaid for Latos, especially on market flooded with starting pitchers
In other news, I don’t know how to embed tweets yet
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
Flooded with starting pitchers, really?
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."
Flooded, I tell you
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
by jch24 on Dec 21, 2011 12:46 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I'm surprised you haven't posted a bikini picture of her yet.
You know…Advent and all.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
Well, if you insist....
And fentanyl ain't that like super-morphine for elephants and soldiers with their head blown off
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Dec 21, 2011 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
Still a virgin, though.
Too clingy in my experience.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
Click on the tweet to open it. Click “details.” Click “embed this tweet.” Copypasta HTML code. Profit!
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
right next to the time, date and viaWhatever
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
when you click "open"
it should be above “Favorite, Reply, Delete”
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
This is what I see
Dayman, Fighter of the Nightman, Champion of the Sun
by btcoop71 on Dec 21, 2011 1:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
it looks like you don't have the new interface yet for some reason.
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I have a ghetto non-smart phone
So I’m out of luck
Dayman, Fighter of the Nightman, Champion of the Sun
You need to come to burgers sometime, you and FordhamRam can sit next to each other and see who can get the higher score on snake
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
by jch24 on Dec 21, 2011 1:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I already confrimed tonight
I’ll be there around 8ish as long as I find the place.
Dayman, Fighter of the Nightman, Champion of the Sun
Well, sure
Because you know Walt was at the winter meetings having to tell these pitchers to back the hell up off him.
"This is the St. Louis Cardinals we're talking about. They suck. Screw them. With a shovel. The sharp metal end. And then set them on fire." - crolfer
by rorschach1979 on Dec 21, 2011 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
via the FanGraphs article on the sidebar
Travis Wood will never be a top-tier starting pitcher at the big league level. He lacks premium stuff and is largely seen as a #4 or #5 starter by scouts. Kevin Goldstein and Keith Law both tweeted on Tuesday evening that Wood has a back-end starter ceiling.
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My sources say that his ceiling is more of a #2 starter
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Maybe I don't like this trade because it is the Cubs doing something smart
which upsets me at a deep level.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 1:00 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Yes, the Cubs are probably going to turn into a dynasty and run the NL Central for about a decade starting in two years
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
by kcgard2 on Dec 21, 2011 1:12 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
which fucking sucks
like I always new the payroll disparity existed, seeing that the Reds were never able to land big time free agents. But at least no team dominated the N.L. Central due to money alone.
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the Cubs dominated for a few years in the mid 2000's.
At least the Astros are leaving. Someone competent running that organization is a scary thought due to their market size.
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No dynasties though
Since 1995 the Central has gone something like this:
1995-Reds
1996-Cardinals
1997-Astros
1998-Astros
1999-Astros
2000-Cardinals
2001-Astros
2002-Cardinals
2003-Cubs
2004-Cardinals
2005-Cardinals
2006-Cardinals
2007-Cubs
2008-Cubs
2009-Cardinals
2010-Reds
2011-Brewers
The Cardinals, Astros, and Cubs have pretty much evenly shared the division. With the Brewers, Reds, Pirates making horrible decisions that ruined their clubs for years.
Contributing little more than than snark and wittiness to SBN since 2007.
MBP just had a "older than he thought he was" moment
I hate those.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I will say I thought they had a longer run of winning seasons
and I stand corrected
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you said mid 2000s, their run was in the late 90s
I do this quite often, swearing something happened a couple of years ago and finding out it was in ’98, THIRTEEN years ago.
/WeepsSoftly
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
wait, what?
from 95-2000 the Cubs had only one winning season (’98). I forgot that they were that bad in 2006. Though they did make the playoffs 3 times in 6 years.
And who you callin’ old? I’m not even 28 yet.
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x
Dayman, Fighter of the Nightman, Champion of the Sun
by btcoop71 on Dec 21, 2011 1:45 PM EST up reply actions 12 recs
too big to not be hilarious
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 3:24 PM EST up reply actions
well, fuck me running
I somehow transposed Astros for Cubs. I’m stupid and it’s time for my nap.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I don't know what you mean by "dynasty," but St. Louis was in the playoffs for all but one year between 2000-2006
They have most definitely dominated the Central, with the Astros and Cubs putting up a few good stretches.
Astros pretty much did the same thing
and maybe they were a dynasty, but they weren’t winning simply because they could outspend their opponents, they were winning because they made good decisions.
Contributing little more than than snark and wittiness to SBN since 2007.
Such as Roger Clemens deciding he wanted to pitch with Andy in Houston?
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."
"Pitch with Andy" is a euphamism for...
“shoot steroids in my ass with my personal Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.”
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
man, i hate the astros
hard to believe they haven’t won the division in 10 years. still seems to me like they win it every year.
This year is their last chance.
by Joe Nolan's Neckbeard on Dec 21, 2011 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
I never hated the Astros
they never really bothered me one way or the other.
It is hard to believe how much that organization has fallen since they went to the World Series in 2005.
Contributing little more than than snark and wittiness to SBN since 2007.
the astros have always been my least favorite team
much worse than the cards or cubs.
they were so good after baseball’s realignment & it felt like they beat the crap out of the reds every year. my first thought when i hear the word astros is how much i hate them, my second thought is they are the class of the division.
Except, you know, that what they're doing kind of isn't smart
Trading a guy who’s an asset for you and probably costing you below market value for a guy who has “back-end starter ceiling” potential is not really good rebuilding plan.
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
by BK on Dec 21, 2011 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
what else can they get for Marshall?
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the sign of a good trade
both fanbases are upset!
by 'tHan on Dec 21, 2011 2:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Correction:
Cubs fans and Chicago-based Reds fans are upset.
Reds fans seem excited to get Sean.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 3:29 PM EST up reply actions
YDGI
He would be the Chicago-based Reds fan.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
I am?
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
last I remember
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 22, 2011 1:02 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
but I do not subscribe to his newsletter nor webcam.
I’m just trippin all over my dick today, ain’t i?
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 22, 2011 1:05 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
More than Travis Wood
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
by BK on Dec 21, 2011 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
Who do you think would be a fair player to trade?
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For a 1-to-1 swap, I'm not sure we have any pitchers in the high minors that profiles as a future MLB starter
So, honestly, Wood + a guy or two that can help in the next year or two.
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
by BK on Dec 21, 2011 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
I think if 2011 is Wood's floor and 2010 is his ceiling, and the likely outcome is in betweem
Wood alone should be enough, especially considering Marshall is due $3.1M, and their are free agent relief pitchers who can be got without costing the Reds a player.
An average starting pitcher is still more valuable than a great reliever.
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so are you saying we should trade Chase Weems?
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
Weems for Marshall straight up
get it done Walt!
Contributing little more than than snark and wittiness to SBN since 2007.
Reddit has provided me with my favorite picture of the day
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Filming a movie...what's so hard to figure out about 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."
Wearing unadvised, poor clothing choices.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
Never ask a question that you don't want to know the answer to
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
Damnit.
I was really hoping to get front-paged… You wrote two sentances! Was it my super vague title?
crashtestnipplechip citymoron
/sad trombone
It feels so nice to be back to normal
by nycredsfan on Dec 21, 2011 2:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
what did Slyde post earlier today that ended up in the recycling bin?
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Dec 22, 2011 12:07 AM EST up reply actions
excellent meme punctuation
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 22, 2011 1:06 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yep, I didn't know what yours was
Sorry ’bout that.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Have we signed him yet?
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
MLBTR hasn't said so
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."
Anyone watching the Aussies play baseball on MLB network?
It would be sad if not a single player was better than Rowand-Smith-Lastname
crashtestnipplechip citymoron
Well either I'm getting dementia or Walt is...
If this trade goes down it will be 2 in one week where he’s given up way more than he’s getting and depleting valuable reserve assets.
Scott Roland should retire tomorrow.
fuck it dude, let's go bowling.
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 3:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
take the ringer
chop chop
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Dec 22, 2011 12:08 AM EST up reply actions
Is it possible to email a photo to a smart phone?
I know it can be done the other way around.
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I have received many photos on my Blackberry
I suppose it should work as long as the email client on the phone can handle pics (I can’t really speak for any phone other than the Blackberry, but I don’t see why they wouldn’t be able to).
And fentanyl ain't that like super-morphine for elephants and soldiers with their head blown off
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Dec 21, 2011 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
from my yahoo account to a telephone number
trying to send it to a droid. when I type a phone number into th address bar it says its invalid.
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I don't have a smart phone
I was trying to figure out a way to send dirty pictures and gifs to someone via sms
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it might be phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com instead, that seems more likely
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Hey, are you local guys doing a burger meet-up thing tonight?
I was considering crashing the party. Wherezitat?
And fentanyl ain't that like super-morphine for elephants and soldiers with their head blown off
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Dec 21, 2011 3:58 PM EST reply actions
i'm curious about that place
it isn’t too far from my grandmother’s, so I look forward to your review.
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damn, your grandma lives in a rough part of town :)
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
actually, my grandparents live in walking distance from there too
there are pockets of not so rough, but its has got bad over there in the last 10 years
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Gawwdamm world's goin to shit,
Those damn crazy kids!
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 21, 2011 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
At first I read this as a reply to jch's first comment
by pack_fan on Dec 21, 2011 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
TWSS
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 22, 2011 1:07 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
In all fairness...
….we might not limit it to her butt.
Just want you to know what the deal is going in.
****snicker***titter***
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
MLBTR is now reporting this deal is done pending physicals
two minor leaguers
Who else are we giving up?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
that seems to be the question of the evening
Sheldon is saying it is not yet a done deal, FWIW
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I wonder
if Sheldon has better sources than everyone else, or worse.
They don’t seem too happy with this deal at RLN. In addition to the years of control, cost, and reliever volatility issues, they seem to like Wood more than we do: two of Wood’s top four age 24 comparables are Maholm and Romero.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I would bet he ends up being more like Maholm than Romero.
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ESPN reporting the trade is done, pending physicals
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Red Reporter now reporting the trade is done, pending both sides agreeing
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
It's about to get physical!
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."
Physical you say?
A little something for the ladies.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Jesus, were thong briefs in fashion in the 80's?
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."
for some reason this comes up when you GIS Aaron Rowand
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Because Rowand is a pussy, duh
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Wait, which is more reputable...ESPN or MLBTR or the Hobo on the corner selling stock advice?
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."
Fran Fraschilla
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."
This is going someplace where I don't really feel comfortable
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."
/thingssaidondateswithKobeOrMikeTyson
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 5:06 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
"He called me a rapist and a recluse. I'm not a recluse."
-Mike Tyson
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Is it safe to assume that if they aren't saying who the prospects are
that they are inconsequential prospects?
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Under the new cba
Do we still get draft picks if we offer arbitration and he walks at the end of the year? Absolutely great trade if so.
FIRE DUSTY BAKER
I think we end up with something
From what I found last night if you want the type A compensation you have to offer a one year salary based on the average of the top 125 players (works out to $12M or thereabouts this year). Not sure if relievers are different though. Truthfully I have no idea, but I think that might be a key part of this deal.
This was my thought
We can arby him and get the picks or extend him, Rays style….
Would rather spend money on him than Cordero, obv…
by jeffshireman on Dec 21, 2011 6:07 PM EST up reply actions
I'd rather spend the money on a left fielder
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
wow, it is
Long time no see, how have you been?
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Fine, just fine
But way too busy. I lurk from time to time, especially when there’s news.
FIRE DUSTY BAKER
He must've been gone a long time
I’ve been here a little while, and I’m quite sure I’ve never seen him.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
Fat crazy Axl Rose agrees.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Dec 21, 2011 10:54 PM EST up reply actions
time to diiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnneeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by 'tHan on Dec 22, 2011 10:49 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It's a buffet
welcome to the buffet
... I still say it was a touchdown, got tammit.
by supergrover on Dec 22, 2011 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
Looks like you guys are the ones with the Marshall Plan now.
Does anyone have a scouting report on Travis Wood or the other minor league players in this trade?
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Sign Prince Fielder!
State high point count: 4/50
If you are grouchy, irritable, or just plain mean, there will be a $10 charge for putting up with you.
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 21, 2011 6:22 PM EST reply actions
Do we know who the other players are?
And fentanyl ain't that like super-morphine for elephants and soldiers with their head blown off
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Dec 21, 2011 6:25 PM EST up reply actions
Not named yet.
What’s Wood like?
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Sign Prince Fielder!
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 21, 2011 6:26 PM EST up reply actions
Good command, flyball prone lefty, that can hit 92-93
but sits around 89. Projects as a 4-5 starter, some people think he could be a 2-3 guy based off of his 2010 ML numbers.
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
Crum-Bum Beat
Beat me to it
I’d agree with this, with the caveat:
His command is OK, but not that great. The only way he becomes more than a back of the rotation guy is if he develops a truly superior ability to locate his pitches.
He did have one awesome, near perfect game in 2010 against Philly (unfortunately, the team gave him zero run support, which was a common problem vs. the Phillies.)
And fentanyl ain't that like super-morphine for elephants and soldiers with their head blown off
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Dec 21, 2011 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
Het MBP, are you going to Neighbors?
I am mulling over checking it out, not sure who else is going to be there.
And fentanyl ain't that like super-morphine for elephants and soldiers with their head blown off
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Dec 21, 2011 6:34 PM EST up reply actions
this was the last thing I posted before I left
you should have come.
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
Crum-Bum Beat
by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 11:38 PM EST up reply actions
My wife was originally going to work late tonight, but plans changed and she wanted to do something else
Looks like it is an interesting place, though. I will try to catch up with you guys at the next get together.
And fentanyl ain't that like super-morphine for elephants and soldiers with their head blown off
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Dec 21, 2011 11:43 PM EST up reply actions
surprisingly good burgers for a west side establishment
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
Crum-Bum Beat
by -ManBearPig on Dec 22, 2011 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
My personal reference is the Girl With The Curl
When he is good, he is very very good.
When he is bad, he is awful.
I think his numbers get a bit skewed by his shitawful games. I’ll be honest, I wouldn’t like the thought of him starting 15 games in Wrigley.
... I still say it was a touchdown, got tammit.
oh, and he busts his ass on every play.
He even flew into the dugout trying to get a foul pop once.
Nice bat for a pitcher.
... I still say it was a touchdown, got tammit.
and good wheels
He’s speedy. Remember that time he hit a triple?
Dusty has used him as a pinch-runner.
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Rumor I saw was 2 warm bodies
Kevin Coddington and Travis Webb….Also Marshall is supposed to be in Cincy tomorrow to take his physical
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by cesarhernandez on Dec 21, 2011 6:34 PM EST up reply actions
Coddington had some promise once upon a time
could end up a back-up catcher at some point. Webb I’ve heard of but don’t know anything about.
It is reported that The deal is "pending physicals that have to be taken by all four players."
It does not sound like these are PTBNL, but rather lesser minor leaguers.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 6:56 PM EST up reply actions
Webb was an 8th round pick on 2006
6-foot-4 lefthander…….did well in low minors, don’t know about his stuff…..was a middle reliever mostly in AA last season. 1-7 with a 4.41 ERA…..36 games, 5 starts. He had 36 walks in 69 innings, which isn’t good, but he did have 89 strikeouts.
"There's only one god, and his name is Death. And what do we say to Death? Not today!" --- Syrio Forel, Game of Thrones
by cesarhernandez on Dec 21, 2011 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
definitely solid strikeout numbers, and they shot up significantly with the move to the bullpen
walks certainly a concern though. Could end up as a decent bullpen guy it looks.
Coddington played at
the University of Illinois-Chicago.
We Are ... Marshall!
by Thundering Turtle on Dec 21, 2011 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
you have a thing for catcher's thighs, eh?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Did some mistakenly think he was named...
Travis Coddington?
Trying to pull off "having no money and talking to no one" as well as the Reds have.
I can tell you about Travis Wood
He works between 87 and 90, with an average fastball of 89.3, but he can top out at 92 or 93. He isn’t a soft tossing Jamie Moyer style lefty but he isn’t a burn burner either.
When the Reds drafted him he threw 95, but he had a shoulder injury in 2008, but he came back from that and hasn’t had any health issues since. He threw over 200 innings combined between AAA and MLB in 2010.
He has decent but not spectacular command.
He isn’t going to lead the league in K’s but I you can expect him to strike out 7/9IP.
He is a flyball pitcher.
He has a real nice cutter, which made some of us dream of Cliff Lee when we first saw Wood pitch in 2010.
He has a decent change up.
He is a better pitcher than he was in 2011, but he probably isn’t as good as he was in 2010. In an ultra best case scenario he is a #2/3 level pitcher, but bottom of the rotation innings eater is also likely. I wouldn’t be surprised if he puts up 1 or 2 fine seasons with an ERA around 3.8, over 200+ innings, but I think an ERA around 4.6 is a most likely outcome for him.
I know little about him personally other than he is from Arkansas, and doesn’t seem to cause any trouble in the clubhouse.
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he looks like a child molester
but seems like a nice enough guy. He’s never been suspended or arrested, which can’t be said of all our pitchers.
He works out with Cliff Lee in Arkansas in the off-season.
I’m not sure I like this trade, but it’s probably good news for Travis. There will be a lot more opportunity for him in Chicago. He’d probably be optioned to AAA if he stayed in Cincinnati, just because there are so many other starting pitchers, most without options.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
He is a nice guy.
Ran into him at the grocery store a few times. Calm and friendly dude.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Dec 21, 2011 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
he seemed pretty calm.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
has Zach de la Rocha back from South America or wherever he was?
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
Shit,
Justin has to sneak up on a glass of water.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Dec 21, 2011 10:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i am actually a fairly calm person in real life
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
Stop ruining the gags.
Next you’re gonna tell me there’s no fourth wall. Sheesh.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Dec 21, 2011 10:58 PM EST up reply actions
Baseball is really the only thing that gets my blood boiling
I am pretty sure baseball serves as a displacement mechanism for my pent up aggression.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:00 PM EST up reply actions
red reporter: it keeps me from raping and getting all stabby
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 22, 2011 1:11 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 3 recs
This seriously deserves more recognition
"This is the St. Louis Cardinals we're talking about. They suck. Screw them. With a shovel. The sharp metal end. And then set them on fire." - crolfer
by rorschach1979 on Dec 22, 2011 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
2nd Lebowski reference I've seen in this thread so far
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Dec 22, 2011 12:12 AM EST up reply actions
I love a good burn burner
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
Crum-Bum Beat
by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
i hope this doesnt happen
id rather trade homer for seth smith!
"God has blessed me and I will continue to do my best for him. This is more important than anything I could do in baseball." -Albert Pujols
the reds cannot trade Bailey if they trade Wood.
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exactly
id rather see homer traded
"God has blessed me and I will continue to do my best for him. This is more important than anything I could do in baseball." -Albert Pujols
I'm not sure how much of an upgrade Seth is over Heisey
At least Marshall is a significant upgrade
And fentanyl ain't that like super-morphine for elephants and soldiers with their head blown off
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Dec 21, 2011 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
Is Bray gone?
He seemed like a pretty good LOOGY, how much of an upgrade is Marshall over Bray?
by jeffshireman on Dec 21, 2011 6:57 PM EST up reply actions
Bray is a very similar reliever who is still with the Reds.
Currently, Marshall and Bray would be the only lefties in the Reds pen…plus whatever they do with Aroldis Chapman.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
They still have Willis, right?
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."
Bray is not nearly as good as Marshall
Marshall has been one of the best relievers in baseball the last 2 years. He Ks a lot, doesn’t walk hardly any, and has a crazy high GB%.
And to get away from stats for a moment, he’s one of the only relievers I can remember who has consistently made Joey Votto look foolish.
Some of Votto’s worst at bats I’ve ever seen have come against Marshall. That’s gotta count for something.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
I can't remember who it was or where they posted it
but someone posted Marshall v Votto numbers. Votto kills him.
/guitar solo
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
Fair enough.....BUT
since Marshall moved to the ’pen full time in 2010, this has decidedly not been the case.
9 PAs, 4 strikeouts, .143/.333/.286 line.
The sample is tiny, but even the overall sample counting Marshall as a starter is only 17 PAs. I must just remember some of those 9 PAs from the last 2 years.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
It will be nice to not have to face him anymore
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
It will also be nice to have a guy as dominant as Chapman in the 7th or 8th innings
without all of the “sheesh, i hope he doesn’t walk 4 straight batters” concerns.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
we'd never have that problem if we still had Wood
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."
Yup
I’m getting pretty excited. Right now, the team is pretty damn awesome. And I don’t think Walt is done.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
Psst... Hey Walt...
Beltran. Get it done.
Trying to pull off "having no money and talking to no one" as well as the Reds have.
While that would be totally wicked sweet
It’s not going to happen. The money isn’t there.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
There's always money in the banana stand
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."
by ChiDa on Dec 21, 2011 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
You know, it's not so far fetched.
I mean, it’s not happening, but Walt said FA hitters were approaching him saying they wanted to play in GABP.
And rumor is that Beltran is deciding between a city he prefers and a larger contract. Maybe, just maybe, the city he prefers in Cincinnati?
I know, it’s not happening.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
Sean is better, but last year they were very similar lefty relievers in a number of important ways:
SEAN VS BRAY:
ERA 2.26 vs 2.98
GP 78 vs 79
WHIP 1.097 vs 1.076
H/9 7.9 vs 6.5
HR/9 0.1 vs 0.6
BB/9 2.0 vs 3.2
K/9 9.4 vs 8.2
AGE 28 vs 28
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
Um,
the K and BB rates a VERY different, especially when taken together.
As is the HR/9 which, in Marshall’s case, is legit because of all the GBs. In fact, one could make the argument that Marshall will be even better with a competent IF defense behind him.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
Still
Bray is good. That is for sure.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 9:58 PM EST up reply actions
Absolutely. But Marshall is probably one of the top 10 relievers in baseball.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
10?
More like top 3. Fuck yeah, #fistbump.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
reliever with highest WAR is the last 2 years
according to that Dave Cameron article
@DavefrmLville.....is fun to follow on twiiter!
by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
In 2011
he had the 5th lowest xFIP
Was 8th amongst relievers in K/BB
was in the top 10 in GB%
It feels so nice to be back to normal
which means he is almost as useful as a league average starting pitcher who pitches 180 innings
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
Not true
A league average SP who throws 180 innings will give you about 2 WAR.
Marshall has been worth 5 total the last 2 years, and that ignores the higher leverage situations he’s put into.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
good thing we didn't trade him one of those!
wood is soft
@DavefrmLville.....is fun to follow on twiiter!
by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
Spruce, like Benjamin Harrison's log cabin.
by the finest muffins on Dec 21, 2011 11:14 PM EST up reply actions
sandalwood
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
sassafras
That’s his new nickname now that he’s a Cub
@DavefrmLville.....is fun to follow on twiiter!
by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
I'll like this deal a lot better
if the Cubs are throwing in some cash.
Won’t be much left to get a LFer and SS otherwise.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
We shed some salary dealing for Latos...
About $3MM methinks between Voltron and Alonso. $2.5 of it just went to Marshall (his salary over replacement player).
So we have little money left and our remaining expendable prospects to deal are Frazier, Sappelt, Jordan Smith, Kris Negron, and Heisey/Stubbs…amiright?
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
stubbs for
seth smith, heisey in cf
"God has blessed me and I will continue to do my best for him. This is more important than anything I could do in baseball." -Albert Pujols
What is the obsession with Seth Smith?
Not you in general shortstopv2, but what makes him more valuable than Heisey?
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 they almost have to be.
If they are, this is a nice deal.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
Cash would help...
Get Beltran!
/gettingoldyet?
Trying to pull off "having no money and talking to no one" as well as the Reds have.
MLBTR
says 7 teams lacked an innings-eater (200 innings pitched or more) last year, and all 7 failed to make the playoffs.
I knew it! It’s all Bronson’s fault!
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
We really should just move RR over to the MLBTR comment section at this point.
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
you gotta be kidding
Why would we want to go there? That’s a baseball blog!
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I thought it was a baseball rumor agregator?
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."
If we still had Travis Wood this wouldn't be a problem
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."
So Cubs fans (on BCB anyway) seem excited about all the Wood jokes they get to make now, which is a tad ironic.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
The feeling I got over there
was that they were excited to rehash all the old ones, not that they had new ones
I'm glad someone will be making wood jokes
about Travis.
Hate to see potential like that wasted.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
They've got two Woods now,
if they resign their old one.
Sounds awkward to me.
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
Boy, I really don't get Kenny Williams
He says they are rebuilding and trades off some pieces. Then he signs Danks to a big fat extension. What…what the hell?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 9:02 PM EST reply actions
So can we get Dunn back?
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."
That sounds oddly sexual
And it really shouldn’t
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."
Any use of the word 'want' is vaguely sexual.
“I want some ice cream.”
“You disgust me.”
Is there a mod so powerful he can ban himself?
"Sonny boy, come closer"
“Before I die (cough cough) I want you to have my pocket watch.”
“Ewwww, you’re a sick old bastard, Grenpeppy!”
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
"I want to see Joey Votto naked."
“That’s overtly sexual”
I don't know why my kids call me that. I think I'm a pretty nice mom.
by darthmom on Dec 21, 2011 9:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I think that's called 'normal'
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."
Yeah
I say this with an unblemished record of staunch heterosexuality, but he looks fabulous.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 9:22 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I think the use of the word "fabulous" just blemished your record
I don't know why my kids call me that. I think I'm a pretty nice mom.
by darthmom on Dec 21, 2011 9:32 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
If 'tHan were here
He would rec my Seinfeld reference.
You all can go to hell.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
#overlyemotionaloutburst
I don't know why my kids call me that. I think I'm a pretty nice mom.
by darthmom on Dec 21, 2011 9:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Ugh, I dislike ice cream
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."
Are you lactose intolerant?
Because that’s really your only valid excuse.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
It's too damn cold, I hate sweets and I have sensitive teeth
I’ve got plenty of valid excuses
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."
That's rough, dude
Ice cream is the snacks.
Hey! That double works!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
give a reasonable response.
You reasonable asshole you.
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I wouldn't call it reasonable
Ice cream is more than just a snack. It’s a way of life.
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
Ice cream is one of man's greatest inventions
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
just as long as he isn't Latos-Intolerent
where do I send ’tHan his royalty check and how much do I owe him?
Perhaps I should just send it to Madville de Rio, I bet he can handle it.
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We have exactly one year left to live
He probably figures, “what the hell, why not”.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
our new 1B after the Votto Window closes
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Dec 22, 2011 12:15 AM EST up reply actions
awesome, zombie Adam Dunn!
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 22, 2011 12:16 AM EST up reply actions
I think it would be cool if we had Hot Stove season in other parts of life...
tl;dr: “jch, you’ve had a real good year. You’re a major player here at RR. Unfortunately, VEB has made us an offer we just couldn’t refuse. You’re headed to VEB for one of their top mods.”
jch: “VEB?! Well, at least they think enough of me to trade one of their top mods to get me.”
tl;dr: “Uh… Yeah… Well, you see… They really wanted ‘creds, and a straight one-for-one wouldn’t get it done. We had to throw in some organizational filler, and, well, enjoy VEB.”
Trying to pull off "having no money and talking to no one" as well as the Reds have.
by badenjr on Dec 21, 2011 9:09 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
jch's peripherals are way over-rated
strikes out a lot, obp is sub .300, is an alcoholic.
"Call me old fashioned, but I think fire is magic, and it scares me a lot."
by Lucky Pierre on Dec 21, 2011 9:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Meanwhile,
KMIB can’t figure out why he hasn’t been offered a contract extension, and he’s worried because the 40-man Mod roster is completely full.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
But doesn't a jch trade to VEB free up some money for an extension?
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."
He works for the recs.
"Call me old fashioned, but I think fire is magic, and it scares me a lot."
by Lucky Pierre on Dec 21, 2011 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
I was DFA'd and joined an independent league in Japan.
Is there a mod so powerful he can ban himself?
by andromache on Dec 21, 2011 9:17 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I'm the best and everybody loves me!!
“HOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!” they all say, as I marshal the parade down RR Avenue!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
We have an avenue?
Sweet!
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."
So what if my parade is just all my stuffed animals lined up against the wall in there
They are all still saying, "HOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!"
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
That doesn't sound so sweet anymore
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've totally been /Horst'd, haven't I?
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 22, 2011 12:56 AM EST up reply actions
RSC has no SBN bucks and is talking to no blogs
by ken on Dec 21, 2011 9:36 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I'm confident in his ability to get rid of some of the redundant mods in a 3 or 4 for 1 trade for Rob Neyer
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
no, MY redundant
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
by UncleWeez on Dec 22, 2011 12:35 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm the Edgar Renteria of the RR mods, and I'm fine with that
I got rings, bitches.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Multiple wedding rings from failed marriages do not count as "rings"
/ooooooh shit, we’re getting pretty personal on jch in this thread.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 22, 2011 8:06 AM EST up reply actions
I'm on my second and last ring, thankyaverymuch
Now as far as how many rings I’ve bought, well……shut up.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Nipple rings count double!
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 22, 2011 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
Dear God, I'm praying this guy is wrong
#Cubs likely to get Daniel Corcino from #Reds along with Wood in the Marshall deal.
https://twitter.com/piodeportes1/status/149629965149798400
"There's only one god, and his name is Death. And what do we say to Death? Not today!" --- Syrio Forel, Game of Thrones
That's just some dope on Twitter, right?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
He said he broke the Pujols to Anaheim deal
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 said I stepped on my dick going to the bathroom this morning, doesn't make it true
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
by jch24 on Dec 21, 2011 11:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
that's a lot of dick steppin on this board today
I think we need a resident pudiatrist
... I still say it was a touchdown, got tammit.
by supergrover on Dec 22, 2011 8:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He says in his twitter bio that he has lots of connections
Which means he has no connections.
There’s no way Walt gives up a top 10 prospect in addition to Wood.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
Yeah, I think we're good to at ease
This guy is a putz.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 21, 2011 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
To quote myself from earlier today:
“WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK?”
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
Time to put OGC Reds on suicide watch
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
whoops, Cingrani... Corcino... same thing
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
is that racist?
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
pretty sure it is
this blog needs a damn delete button
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
i am they are both obviously Italian
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
so the vowel thing isn't always true?
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
No, alphabeticalist!
No one listens to me when I make up new but exceedingly useful words. Sigh.
by the finest muffins on Dec 21, 2011 11:15 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know if it's gonna catch on
It’s got, like, six syllables.
I don't know why my kids call me that. I think I'm a pretty nice mom.
Yeah, you're probably right.
/CharlieBrownChristmasmusic
by the finest muffins on Dec 21, 2011 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
what about like...lettrist?
letteracist? ABCist?
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
It's a perfectly cromulent word, muff
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This trade needs to hurry up and get finalized so we have something fresh to bitch about
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YES!
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
OK that twitter guy I posted may be a clown
He also sent this out:
Trying to confirm but I think Steve Ames is also in the #Cubs/#Reds deal
Which is funny, because Steve Ames is in the Dodgers organization….at Chattanoga
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by cesarhernandez on Dec 21, 2011 10:17 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I hope we get Willis, too.
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So this Danks deal is weird
I still think they trade Quentin to someone that didn’t get Beltran or Fielder
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 10:18 PM EST reply actions
Unless our payroll goes up
I don’t think that we have the money to get a LF bat and closer
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
we don't need a closer
Masset, Ondrusek, LeCure, Bray, Marshall, and Arredondo will have no trouble holding leads most of the time.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
Dusty Baker is the manager of this team.
He has yet to learn that the SS doesn’t always have to bat second. If he had to go into the season with no closer, his head would explode.
and yes we still need a closer and a LFer to win the WS
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
do you actually believe the closer part?
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
do you remember the pre-Co-Co days?
it was horrible yes we need a closer
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
Not really a strong argument
The problem wasn’t a lack of a closer. Dave Weathers was a pretty good closer in 2007, the only year he was the Reds exclusive closer. He had 33 saves in 39 opportunities (84%). With the Reds Coco recorded 150 saves in 174 opportunities (86%).
The problem wasn’t a lack of a closer, the problem was the Reds had nobody to get the ball from the starter to closer or to bail out the starter in the 6th, 7th, or 8th innings.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
You have a very selective memory
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
Coco was part of the reason the bullpen improved in 2008
but he wasn’t the whole reason.
The Reds also added Mike Lincoln (who was serviceable while unspectacular), got a full healthy season out of Bill Bray, and Jeremy Affeldt, and used Burton as the 8th inning guy for the first half of the season.
2008 was the first time the Reds had a complete bullpen since the great fire sale of 2003.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
I don't mind "developing" a closer on a losing team
But closers are important on winning teams. This team is going all in.
We not to stop thinking like losers!
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
no recent World Series Champions developed a closer over the course of the season.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
Before 2010
The bullpen was probably the best part of the Reds teams in the 2000s. We sucked, but we had some good bullpens.
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True but you don't get compensation picks anymore for deadline deals
If I’m Walt I try to make all projected A/B types moves in winter to try and get as many draft picks as possible.
Our ability to pick winners in the first two rounds is a huge advantage over the competition.
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
The other side to that
is that deadline trades should be cheaper because the receiving team doesn’t get the pick.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
I think they get more expensive because that team would be losing a pick
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
kinda like us with Cordero right now
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
But that team has always lost the pick
now, the receiving team doesn’t get one. That may not affect anything, but it definitely won’t make the price higher.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
Not to crush your dreams, but this team ain't winning the World Series unless Jay Bruce goes HAM
and about 30 other things mostly involving Scott Rolen’s shoulder and Jonny Cueto getting lucky as hell again all happen…
/debbiedowner’d
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Yeah, and?
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by Pops Daniels on Dec 21, 2011 10:34 PM EST up reply actions
And... I guess I'll be pissed if the Reds "going for it"
means that they’re counting on getting luckier than they can reasonably expect to be.
There’s an opening in the NL right now, and I don’t to see it wasted before sinking into another half generation of mediocrity.
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Seriously?
They just traded for one of the best young starters in the league, and they’re about to get one of the best relievers. I’m not sure what more you want them to do.
And I’ll point out that they were seriously UNlucky last year.
yeah
offense wasn’t their problem last year. If they get the same offensive production they got last year, a full healthy season’s from Cueto, Latos, and Leake, they will be in pretty good shape.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 10:47 PM EST up reply actions
I know it's completely irrational and I have no facts to support it whatsoever
but I like think that Arroyo is going to be at least a little better than he was in 2011.
+1
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
Are you out of you mind?
Did you see him pitch last year? I’ll be amazed if his ERA is less than 6.
by DerekH91 on Dec 21, 2011 10:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i don't think it is that irrational
if he gets a bit better he can be a serviceable innings eating 5th starter.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, I think it's reasonable to expect at least a little improvement
but I wouldn’t hold your breath for much
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My goal for Bronson
about 200 innings and an ERA with a 4 in front of it.
IF nothing else it will be hard for him to get worse.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 22, 2011 12:48 AM EST up reply actions
and if it does get worse, he gets
Zito’d
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 22, 2011 12:49 AM EST up reply actions
oh, noes
A 40 ERA? Is he gonna break Janish’s record?
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I know it's completely irrational and I have no facts to support it whatsoever
but I like think that Arroyo is going to be at least a little better than he was in 2011.
Hey, if both posts fit in there and that's what makes you happy, we don't judge.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 11:34 PM EST up reply actions
why not use Marshall as the closer?
They keep saying setup man. And Coco is apparently still hoping to return to the Reds. He wants a multiyear deal, which turned the Red Sox off. I really don’t see why the Reds should give him one if they are really getting Marshall.
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Couldn't agree more
Marshall could be a great closer, and no way in hell CoCo should get multiple years.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
LeCure or Arredondo would be fine closers
use Marshall when Arroyo needs somebody to bail him out in the 7th.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:12 PM EST up reply actions
I think LeCure would get majorly exposed as a closer
He’s at best a 7th inning guy in my mind. I loved what I saw last year from him, but I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if it was all smoke and mirrors. His primary value right now is emergency starter, something I think he is well suited for.
i don't think he has much value as the "6th starter".
As a starter he survived with pedestrian stuff and a good sense of “how to pitch”.
As a reliever his stuff improved a bit. His strike out rate last year as a starter was in the 6’s, it was in the 8’s as a reliever.
In 2010 when most of his work came as a starter for the Reds, his average fastball was 88.6, last year when most of his work was in the bullpen his average fastball was 90.3.
I watched LeCure and I saw a David Weathers type of reliever. Nothing about him blows you away, but he has 2 good pitches, really good command of them.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
LeCure could be a closer, but I doubt Dusty/Walt sees him as such.
I’m a big believer in LeCure and like him as a guy that can be whatever the bullpen requires on a particular day. If the starter goes out after 4 innings, Sam can give you 3 innings. If there’s a high leverage situation in the 6th, 7th or 8th, he can get out you of a jam.
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
Crum-Bum Beat
by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 11:58 PM EST up reply actions
I like him as a reliever, don't get me wrong
but with Wood out of the fold, he might be better served at giving us some depth as a starter. Obviously as it stands he would be in the pen.
Sam LeCure the starter is probably replacement level at best
his stuff seems to work much better in relief.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 22, 2011 12:25 AM EST up reply actions
I agree about Arredondo
He’s a year removed from his Tommy John surgery, so his control may get a lot better this season.
I’d much rather the Reds go in with the bullpen they have and spend those dollars on some hitting rather than spend for a closer.
Heck, if Aroldis pans out in the rotation, I want to see Homer Bailey as closer.
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by cesarhernandez on Dec 21, 2011 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
Throwing out the fact that I don't think Chapman is ready to start
I would be fine with Bailey being the closer, if they are willing to move him back to the rotation if an opening occurs. Which they wouldn’t be willing to do, Dusty would say something about not wanting to cause flux in his bullpen, blahblahblah.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:54 PM EST up reply actions
Dondo will be 2 years removed from TJ by the time pitchers and catchers report
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 21, 2011 11:58 PM EST up reply actions
Agree'd
but get ready for the “has never been a closer” and the “it takes a different kind of temperament” bullshit.
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by Pops Daniels on Dec 21, 2011 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
Paying a premium for a closer is just stupid with all the arms in the bullpen right now
Plus it means they have to do something about Homer Bailey.
If Homer Bailey is traded the Reds rotation is in a lot of trouble.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
Homer will not be traded.
I think they still think quite highly of his worth.
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by Pops Daniels on Dec 21, 2011 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
+1
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 21, 2011 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
but Walt said Chapman will break camp with the team so at the moment the Reds have 13 pitchers for 12 spots
I know it would be a Chanukah miracle if all 13 of those guys make it throw spring training without getting hurt (I’m looking at you Bray), but it isn’t unheard of, and if it does happen the Reds will have a very difficult to decision to make.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:21 PM EST up reply actions
i have no idea why i wrote that
the reds have 12 pitchers for 12 spots at the moment, without a closer.
get a delete button SBN!
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
no way they option LeCure
I’d make a bet with JCH that it doesn’t happen
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 22, 2011 12:04 AM EST up reply actions
If nobody gets hurt or traded and they get a "closer"
they will have to do something stupid that involves optioning LeCure, Ondrusek, or Leake, or exposing Bailey to waivers.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 22, 2011 12:14 AM EST up reply actions
Or you know they could just let Chapman start out in AAA.
Oh wait, that would be the smart move.
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by BigBabyBruce on Dec 22, 2011 12:17 AM EST up reply actions
I'm seriously at a disconnect at how optioning LeCure would be a stupid move
I think it makes the most sense if there has to be a odd man out
at best he is replacement level starting pitcher
but he is a very fine relief pitcher.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 22, 2011 12:25 AM EST up reply actions
better than the guy we acquire to be our closer?
someone has to go if we bring someone into the fold, LeCure seems like an obvious choice.
I think BBB is right and Chappy should start the year in AAA
LeCure proved last year he is far more valuable as a reliever than a starter. LeCure’s big issue was getting through the order for the 3rd time as a starter. As a reliever he can dial up his fastball to 92-93 and use that and his wicked slider as his two main pitches. I’d rather see Lurch go to AAA than LeCure at this point.
Maybe I’me just crazy and enamored with him because of the mustache, though.
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 22, 2011 12:28 AM EST up reply actions
I'm afraid he looked better than he actually is last year
I think that’s what this comes down to. I like him as a pitcher though, just that I’m skeptical he’s as good as he showed last year. I definitely wouldn’t value him over Lurch, but we’re all entitled to our opinion.
Hell make Lurch the closer
he was steady and useful last.
I am completely confident that with the 6 current guys plus either Bailey or Chapman will make a fine bullpen even if none of them were “closers” before. I am guessing that even if the Reds do not name a closer before the season starts, by about May or June the bullpen roles will shake out and a closer will be known. Hell maybe, since none of them are making really big money, they could even have a closer A and closer B, like Jack McKeon did in 1999 with Danny Graves and Scott Williamson.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 22, 2011 12:34 AM EST up reply actions
you also said throw instead of through
get an edit button SBN!
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 22, 2011 12:01 AM EST up reply actions
There's a rec button there damnit, use it
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by jch24 on Dec 21, 2011 11:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i always thought +1 means I agree
i don’t need to rec everything I agree with.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
+4
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
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by -ManBearPig on Dec 22, 2011 12:52 AM EST up reply actions
I don't disagree, but
+1
It feels so nice to be back to normal
by nycredsfan on Dec 22, 2011 8:55 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Keep it up and you'll be next on my chokey list
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And don't forget....
CoCo is already more expensive for us than he is for anyone else because if we sign him we lose a draft pick.
Trying to pull off "having no money and talking to no one" as well as the Reds have.
Yeah, and Walt has been very non-commital and unenthusiastic when mentioning him
He says they’ve talked to him, but it’s not like Walt seems eager to bring him back.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
Ghost Hunters
is showing the baseball hall of fame episode tonight. Buncha Red Sox fans.
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was it worth watching?
They had a local one, for me, at Wright Patterson AFB. Disappointing. i like the show, but sometimes it is feeling more like the other “ooh, orbs” type shows than it used to.
... I still say it was a touchdown, got tammit.
I really want to go to Waverly Hills in Louisville, it's supposed to be haunted
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Its really creepy
They do a “haunted house” there every year in the fall, but they have overnight camping tours in the summer. I know a few people that have done that and were pretty freaked out.
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by Dave from Louisville on Dec 22, 2011 1:17 PM EST up reply actions
not that great
I kept wanting them to turn the lights up so I could see more of the place. I mean, it’s not like ghosts don’t appear in daylight.
I’m reading a book about the ghosts of Old Louisville, and it’s really interesting. Makes me want to go to Louisville and check it out.
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people seem to like this deal for both teams
Reds acquire reliever Sean Marshall from Cubs
According to FanGraphs’ Wins Above Replacement statistic, Marshall was the game’s third-most valuable relief pitcher in 2012 — behind only Craig Kimbrel of Atlanta and Jonathan Papelbon of Boston.
He will give the Reds a high-leverage lefty in the bullpen and allow them to move hard-throwing Aroldis Chapman into the starting rotation. If the Reds don’t find a closer this offseason (Francisco Cordero is a free agent), Marshall has the skills to step into the ninth-inning role.
Theo likes to trade players as they near free agency, and the new CBA gives him even more incentive to do that.
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I wonder if the two minor leaguers will ever be revealed
Perhaps they will keep it a secret forever, and these two poor bastards will become chicken fuckers without ever even knowing it.
Oh, and if one of them turns out to be Corcino, I am putting strychnine in Walt’s Metamucil.
And fentanyl ain't that like super-morphine for elephants and soldiers with their head blown off
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Dec 21, 2011 11:10 PM EST up reply actions
You know what will suck?
When they make it to the Show, and they still don’t know what team they are playing for, so every at bat, it’s like, should I try to get a hit? or am i really on the other team? if i pop up should i try to catch it?
poor bastards.
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by bbjones on Dec 21, 2011 11:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That sounds like the plot of a Samuel Beckett play
It feels so nice to be back to normal
by nycredsfan on Dec 21, 2011 11:17 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
maybe i'll just stand here and wait.
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Let's not waste our time in idle discourse
Let’s do something, while we have the chance!
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by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Dec 21, 2011 11:29 PM EST up reply actions
Such is life
And fentanyl ain't that like super-morphine for elephants and soldiers with their head blown off
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Dec 21, 2011 11:33 PM EST up reply actions
...while standing next to a box that may/may not contain Schroedinger's cat.
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 21, 2011 11:37 PM EST up reply actions
oh boy
... I still say it was a touchdown, got tammit.
by supergrover on Dec 22, 2011 8:25 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
like mst3k references... quantum leap quips will always get a rec from me
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by joshuar9476 on Dec 22, 2011 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
Keith Law on twitter
said the Reds are NOT giving up Corcino, but the two players are “not zeros” and that Cubs fans should be happy.
Hmmm…..Travis Webb and ????
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by cesarhernandez on Dec 21, 2011 11:22 PM EST reply actions
Negron please.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 21, 2011 11:23 PM EST up reply actions
Theo did draft Negron back in 2006
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by cesarhernandez on Dec 21, 2011 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
good point
But he’s been pretty mediocre. In fact, he’d been kinda terrible. Barely hitting his weight, and not terribly good with the glove, either.
And we have so little depth at SS that the Reds might not want to lose him. Cozart, Janish, Didi – that’s it, if we trade Negron.
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Valaika can play a little short too, can't he?
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
He's listed at 6'0", so yeah he's a little short
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fuck you
i am 6’0"
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 22, 2011 12:59 AM EST up reply actions
Don't sassmouth me puddin', now get back over to the kids' table with BK and farn-dawg
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I maybe shorter than you ladies
but petey ALWAYS sits at the big boys table
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by PeteyHendrix on Dec 22, 2011 1:19 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
But of course
We’ve seen your “qualifications”, pony keg.
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by jch24 on Dec 22, 2011 8:35 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
it's too bad Negron isn't a better player
They’ve been using him just about everywhere. He was the starting SS once Cozart was called up, and he also played CF.
He could be the supersub Freel-type we need. If he hit better than .216 and didn’t have an unfortunate tendency to throw the ball away.
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it is too bad everyone the Reds have isn't better.
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by Yossarian22 on Dec 22, 2011 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
he was drafted as a SS
And the Reds gave him a couple of starts there once they were out of it. But he’s been a second baseman for the past couple of years.
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I hope it is Travis Webb.
I see him as just organizational filler.
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by BigBabyBruce on Dec 21, 2011 11:53 PM EST up reply actions
13 people at the burger get together tonight, damn
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gawddammit, now I'm really bummed.
Wish I could’ve made it.
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 22, 2011 1:01 AM EST up reply actions
It was a shocker, the burgers were pretty damned good despite the fact that none of us had ever heard of the place before
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dang.
newport beers on Friday?
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 22, 2011 1:05 AM EST up reply actions
it'd have to be early for me
driving to the ATL on Saturday morning
happy hour work?
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
Crum-Bum Beat
can't be there til at least 8.
got xmas dinner w/ cousins in Ft. Thomas til then.
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 22, 2011 1:09 AM EST up reply actions
well maybe you will have to host a RR get together at
the Great American Beer Fest in Denver next fall.
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
Crum-Bum Beat
I relayed the message that you were pissed at everyone!
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
Crum-Bum Beat
"Look but don't touch lady, unless you want to lose that moniker"
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
wow
biggest turnout ever?
how many did we end up having @ Gordo’s?
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Dec 22, 2011 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
Site's acting up, it must be a weekday
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I always want to pronounce "Votto Window" like I'm German.....Votto Vindow!
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I think LeCure is a pedophile
#5things moms biscuits and gravy-a house full of little boys and girls-all the hugs you want-christmas candy-safe travel
— Sam LeCure (@mrLeCure) December 22, 2011
Go Colts Dammit!
Sounds like someone's jealous of the boys and girls in Sam's house
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
and innumerate
that’s more than five things.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
you can't count
1. biscuits & gravy
2. pedobear’s dream
3. hugs
4. Xmas candy
5. safe travel
#SesameStreet
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Dec 22, 2011 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
how many biscuits?
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
Bubba just trolled the shit out of all of you guys
#smdh
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
uh no
and put some damn clothes on
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Dec 23, 2011 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
Are we going to keep this thread all day to guess about then find out about then bitch about the two prospects, or should I make another one?
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
We're almost to 1000 comments
I would start a new one, but I’m busy this morning. Go for it, chief.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 22, 2011 10:20 AM EST up reply actions
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