Edinson Volquez will start on Opening Day
I'm really surprised Dusty made this decision so early. His rationale: "You want to go hard, soft," Baker said. "You want to break up Volqie and Cueto. You don’t want them to try to out radar-gun each other. Whoever the fifth starter is going to be — other than Homer (Bailey) — is going to be softer. If Bronson is No. 1, you’ve got two softer guys back-to-back."
He started game 1 of the playoffs last year, as we all remember, so it seems the Reds are really confident in him.
Also, it looks like ben nevis posted this an hour earlier, but nobody reads FanShots.
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I feel like I should ridicule Dusty for the reasoning.
But then I think about it and it’s not a bad idea.
Are they saying that Bailey is not going to be the 5th starter though? I’m confused.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I'm speculating
but I think he’s tipping his hand a bit. In his mind, the 5th starter spot is down to Leake/Wood, but he can’t really come out and say that yet, or at least he doesn’t want to. But he did, so he had to catch himself and backtrack a bit. I think he’s got in his mind that Homer will be #4 and Leake/Wood will duke it out for #5.
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 22, 2011 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
Hell, he could have made this announcement last month
Why on Earth does he need to explain why he made this decision?
Maybe the Brewers have tipped their hand and left the lineup card out at a McDonalds.
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I guess if I were the questioner:
Me: Dusty, why did you pick Volquez?
Dusty: Because I wanted to.
Me: Any other reason?
Dusty: STFU.
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Also, he could wait until later in spring to announce it like he has the last few years.
This announcement was a bit unexpected.
by Brian B on Feb 22, 2011 2:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Any way you go
You’re going to have a hard-hard or soft-soft at some point.
Volquez (hard)
Arroyo (soft)
Cueto (hard)
Wood/Leake (soft) or Bailey (repeated hard)
If you put Bailey in the 5 spot, you have Bailey then Volquez.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Maybe he's REALLY tipping his hand, and he's secretly planning on a 4/6 man rotation.
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6 man rotation.
Leake always seemed to suck when he had an extra day of rest though!
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
the issue here is not that they are in a row
You don’t play the same team five straight games so it doesn’t matter. You can have a hard/soft/hard/soft … then you see somebody else and it’s soft/hard/soft … move on to the next team.
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and it really won't matter much
with off days, day to day injuries in the staff, and what not, the rotation will be busted up anyway.
"If you have selfish ignorant citizens you're gonna get selfish ignorant leaders."-George Carlin
by justin007000 on Feb 22, 2011 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
I'm pretty sure that's the norm.
Hard/hard/hard/hard merits a call to your doctor.
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by andromache on Feb 22, 2011 3:32 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Dusty's taken his knife-spoon worldview a little too far
I just read that the one thing Reagan and Gorbachev agreed on is that "Cujo, you're rabid" is the best line ever said in a film. - Jon Wurster
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Feb 22, 2011 12:43 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
with a 5 man rotation, no matter what it lose balance.
"If you have selfish ignorant citizens you're gonna get selfish ignorant leaders."-George Carlin
by justin007000 on Feb 22, 2011 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
same
it is like cute scary. Like I feel like I could buy this for a child and they would love it.
"If you have selfish ignorant citizens you're gonna get selfish ignorant leaders."-George Carlin
by justin007000 on Feb 23, 2011 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
This is pretty much what I was expecting and have no issues with it
I thought Dusty might hand it to Bronson just because of the whole “veteran leadership” thing, but I know he likes to separate Cueto and Volkie. And this way, Vampire Arroyo can start the night game.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Feb 22, 2011 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
Uh....
A starting rotation is 5 guys, right? 1-2-3-4-5-1-2, etc., right?
So…how on earth could you have a five man rotation that doesn’t have two hard or two soft in a row? And if you have three hard throwers, how can you not have two of them go in a row?
Man, I gots to know.
yeah, not sure I follow his logic
unless he’s really just worried about Cueto and Volquez “out-radar gunning” each other, and less so with Bailey. But I find that kind of hard to believe
Joey Votto on Colin Cowherd: "I don’t know who he is"
You can't, but most of our series aren't five games.
He might switch it up, start someone on short rest, or give someone a spot start to keep it consistent on getaway days.
Shouldn't matter...
Let’s say you have 3 series in a row. 1-2-3 start the first series, 4-5-1 start the second, 2-3-4 start the third. There is no way to set up a rotation with three hard throwers where two of them won’t pitch in consecutive games.
I think the other explanations are the real ones. Baker just thought this sounded better.
he may start with a 4-man rotation
Volq,Arroyo,Cueto,Wood
"When you chart (the plays) and see where it broke down there was no common theme to it." - Bob Bratkowski
I don't think we need a fifth starter for a while
and I think Homer has it locked down. He doesn’t have options.
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 22, 2011 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
Not til April 10
But as far as can tell, it doesn’t make sense to leave the fifth starter off the OD roster until then like it did with Leake last year. Unless there’s something I’m missing about options – or they just don’t care about burning one for Wood or Leake – they’re going to have all 5 starters up.
I think it’s still possible that Leake or Bailey wind up in the ’pen,
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Feb 22, 2011 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
I hope Leake just heads to AAA if he doesn't make it
Considering he made the team by skipping the minors and was decently effective, I think it’s reasonable to say that he probably won’t need or use all of his options. I’d rather not stall his development in the bullpen, and I just don’t think Homer is suited to that role. Peripherals and advanced stats (I know, not a be-all-end-all) point to him taking another step forward this year.
Plus, we’ve got so much depth, with Maloney/LeCure/Fisher, that they could step in as longmen, giving Leake, who we assume has a brighter future, time to develop.
Joey Votto on Colin Cowherd: "I don’t know who he is"
Why?!
What if Volquez just goes out and lays an egg this spring? I think we all know that he’s the big question mark in the rotation just because we have no idea what we’re going to get. What if we don’t like what we see? How does Dusty backtrack from these comments then?
I don't think it'd be that hard for Dusty to say:
“Volquez didn’t look as confident as we thought this spring, so we’re rearranging the rotation to help him out a bit.”
I mean, as far as we-were-super-wrong-and-have-to-backtrack things go, this is pretty minor.
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I should have read this before commenting
"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs
Volquez has a rotation spot unless he's hurt
After that, why does it matter when he starts?
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by Slyde on Feb 22, 2011 11:52 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
It's actually brilliant strategy!
Match up our worst starter against their best pitcher. It’s a game we are likely to lose anyway, but it gives us a better chance in the other games!
by 'tHan on Feb 22, 2011 12:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Volquez is our worst starter?
"If you have selfish ignorant citizens you're gonna get selfish ignorant leaders."-George Carlin
by justin007000 on Feb 22, 2011 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
i fucking don't
it is a shitty dead industrial town.
Although when i get back in a few weeks, I am looking forward to having coney’s delivered to my car.
"If you have selfish ignorant citizens you're gonna get selfish ignorant leaders."-George Carlin
by justin007000 on Feb 22, 2011 7:28 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I guess you are right.
If Volquez doesn’t look right out of the gate – missing velocity or something like that – everyone would have to assume it is because of some kind of injury at this point. If he simply stinks, he’ll be given the chance to work through it, and that would probably just be written off as “it’s spring”.
How does he backtrack?
Easy – “After seeing his performance this spring, he’s changed our minds.”
Boom. Done.
"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs
Or this ...
…“this just in from the ballpark. The Reds have decided to scratch Edinson Volquez as the Opening Day starter tomorrow and will instead start Johnny Cueto. Fans who want refunds on their tickets should go the 4th Floor in the Annex to an office where Helen Waite works.”
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it is just spring training
Volquez won’t be working on pitching well in the spring. He will be working on getting ready for the season, which is different. If Volquez developed a new pitch he will try it out. He will have days of working on different things, which may not get hitters out that day.
Last year Coco had an ERA of 0 in spring training. I can’t find the numbers but I believe in 2009 Coco had an ERA north of 10 in spring training.
Cueto and Arroyo pitched poorly last spring. Spring training doesn’t mean shit to those who made the team.
"If you have selfish ignorant citizens you're gonna get selfish ignorant leaders."-George Carlin
by justin007000 on Feb 22, 2011 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
So doing a GIS for "Hard, Soft, Hard" wasn't such a good idea.....
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
@btcoop71
Sorry about that
I was in college and experimenting.
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without looking
wasn’t it mostly the teams with bona fide #1 starters though? Greinke, CC, Lincecum, Felix, etc?
Joey Votto on Colin Cowherd: "I don’t know who he is"
If Ryan Dempster is a #1 starter, the Cubs have serious problems. Plus, Buehrle wasn't an absolute lock
Given the fact that Volquez opened the playoffs for us, I’d say we were in an appropriate situation to announce today.
fair enough
I still think Buehrle was a pretty easy choice (even if it was going the “Harang” route), and Dempster was probably a pretty easy choice too. Big Z is a d-bag, and Garza is both a newcomer and arguably not as good as Dempster, who’s been there awhile.
I would’ve placed us among the teams with more of a question mark—PITT, OAK (though I suppose Brett Anderson would get it), ARI, etc. It’s not really a big deal, though
Joey Votto on Colin Cowherd: "I don’t know who he is"
when teams know, the usually announce it know
because they way they will set up their spring rotations will tell us who will open anyway.
"If you have selfish ignorant citizens you're gonna get selfish ignorant leaders."-George Carlin
by justin007000 on Feb 22, 2011 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
out radar-gun each other?
i agree with his decision to break up Volqie and Cueto but i disagree with his reasoning. it’s when he uses logic like this that really annoys me.
i’d have no problem buying “historically these guys only go about 5-6 innings per start so we want to try and give the bullpen a rest in between their starts.”
I'd buy that logic. Just starts from last year, Innings Per Start:
Bronson Arroyo: 6.54 (32nd best in MLB)
Mike Leake: 6.17 (62nd)
Travis Wood: 6.04 (90th)
Johnny Cueto: 5.99 (99th)
Matt Maloney: 5.85 (116th)
Homer Bailey: 5.74 (131st)
Sam LeCure: 5.55 (161st)
Aaron Harang: 5.43 (171st)
Edinson Volquez: 5.23 (195th)
Aroldis Chapman: 0.00 (T-274th)
Doesn't Chapman have an undefined number of innings per start?
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4.5 in Cuba
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by justin007000 on Feb 22, 2011 5:18 PM EST up reply actions
a cuban paseo equals 4 american cents
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by justin007000 on Feb 22, 2011 6:25 PM EST up reply actions
Sweet ride, brah
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by Slyde on Feb 23, 2011 7:51 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Aroldis Chapman can divide by zero.
As can the other 273 pitchers that did not start an inning last season.
you can't come out and say that they don't go deep into ballgames
however, with there being a day in between Opening Day and Game 2, whatever The Dusty does to the bullpen on Opening Day, they’ll be rested for Game 2
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 22, 2011 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
he should let Arroyo prep for his starts with a 60 pitch relief performance.
"If you have selfish ignorant citizens you're gonna get selfish ignorant leaders."-George Carlin
by justin007000 on Feb 22, 2011 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
So I guess I get to see Cueto on the hill for the first game I get to see live,
as I have to work on OD and the Saturday night game as well. Just bought my ticket today through the PNC Beat the Box Office Promo. If anyone wants to beat the box office go to www.reds.com/pncoffer Password: GOREDS.
Don't do crack, drink chocolate milk and enjoy every moment.
Thank you for that password!
I’ve got my Opening Day tickets (I get them every year from a friend who has season tickets but doesn’t like the hoopla of opening day) but I’ve got family coming in for Opening Night and was worried about getting good tickets.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Feb 22, 2011 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
No problem.
Honestly i figured they’d make it a little more difficult for non-PNC customers to get in. I just bought $5 tickets for the Votto bobble head, the Sparky baconator statue and the Chappy action figure nights.
Don't do crack, drink chocolate milk and enjoy every moment.
Yeah, I figured you'd have to have an account number or something
But I just bought mine for Opening Night, and it worked fine! I had to get a bunch of them and my Dad has a back problem and doesn’t climb well, so I was worried that the Infield Box seats would be gone by Saturday.
Thanks again!
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Feb 22, 2011 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
Given the relative parity between Reds starters (at this point) and lack
of an established hierarchy in the rotation, I’d almost have taken any justification from Dusty as a tiebreaker.
The nice thing about not having a clear ace is that you don’t have to worry about making a futile attempt to match up against opposing teams’ #1. After a week or two into the season, engineering starter matchups is prohibitively difficult.
The much more meaningful decision will be who to include in the rotation – and I really hope that one isn’t made based on who’s “soft” or “hard.”
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Feb 22, 2011 1:24 PM EST reply actions
Seriously
Dusty’s daughter should have no say in this.
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Soft, hard or based on the relative nastiness of their hook.
Sorry, I read Dusty’s comment and it immediately turned into a sex joke in my head. No wonder poor HighLifeMan can’t get RR access at work.
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Feb 22, 2011 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
HighLifeman hates poor people!
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 22, 2011 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
then why do I do volunteer work?!
and why do I talk to my brother?!
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 22, 2011 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
to make fun of them?
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by nycredsfan on Feb 23, 2011 8:17 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
make fun of my brother, yes
his situation doesn’t have to be so
as for volunteer work, it’s b/c it’s something that just stuck with me from the Boy Scouts
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 23, 2011 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
this is turning into your own little "I've been to Cuba"
"College actually kind of beat that out of me, making me more, well, of an asshole."
by Cy Schourek on Feb 23, 2011 8:49 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
"If Bronson is No. 1, you’ve got two softer guys back-to-back."
uhhhhhhhhh…. what is happening on that boat?
"Me carrying a briefcase is like a hot dog wearing earrings." ~ Sparky Anderson
This move makes perfect sense given Volquez' comments about his contract.
He turned down stability because he thinks he’s gonna make bank this year. If he wants ace money, let him earn it.
by Supreme Olajuwon on Feb 22, 2011 2:24 PM EST reply actions
Excellent handle
Most excellent
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 22, 2011 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
Hi, Hello, and Welcome!
Love the nick.
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So, for those that don't read FanShots you should all probably check out btcoop's newest
I heard about this today. I’m not really all that shocked (if it is true) because, after all:
But avoiding the shit (I’m punny, damnit!) this is a pretty good piece on just why the Cubs suck — lack of stability. Pretty much anywhere.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
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by Farneyismycopilot on Feb 22, 2011 2:38 PM EST reply actions
I'm paralyzed by indecision on whether to promote this to the front page
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Feb 22, 2011 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
Promote! Promote!
I wonder if I can get a bright yellow pair for my pig.
When I buy a pig.
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by BigBabyBruce on Feb 22, 2011 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
I mentioned this here to specifically get it up on the front page. I think it would be a good
thing for the community to read and, uh, discuss.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
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by Farneyismycopilot on Feb 22, 2011 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
Done
"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs
Heh heh
I didn’t see this, but I think I was in the middle of doing it myself when you did it. I cleaned up the headline a bit though, because I’m not sure how the HLM’s censors would like the word “shat” in a headline.
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 22, 2011 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
i'm not sure it matters where the word is
headlines shouldn’t have any more weigh than the body of a story
They're a bigger font
Ergo, they weigh more.
by Brendanukkah on Feb 22, 2011 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
Aw man, I was proud of myself for fp'ing something with "shat" in the headline. :)
"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs
Or ""SHAT!", my dad said"
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 22, 2011 3:31 PM EST up reply actions
$#!* my dad says should have been renamed "cancelled show"
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by BK on Feb 22, 2011 6:58 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd to fuck and back, good sir.
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by Farneyismycopilot on Feb 22, 2011 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
doesn't matter where it is
headline, body, footer, tag, metatag
all the same
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 22, 2011 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks
You can be my Ollie North.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Feb 23, 2011 2:57 AM EST up reply actions
Um
johnfayman John Fay
Arroyo is fine with the decision to start Volquez on Opening Day. “I think I’m best suited for the No. 2 hole anyway,” he said. #reds
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
@btcoop71
by btcoop71 on Feb 22, 2011 2:43 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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by BigBabyBruce on Feb 22, 2011 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
Well, he does have a nasty hook. Some things just go better together ...
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by Farneyismycopilot on Feb 22, 2011 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
There's nothing soft about that
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
Wrong color, dude
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by jch24 on Feb 22, 2011 3:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Wow, so Bronson just came out to teh Fya?
I knew those pats on the ass from Hani weren’t so “innocent.”
Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939
by Hawkeyegirl96 on Feb 22, 2011 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not that innocent, brah
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 22, 2011 3:44 PM EST up reply actions 9 recs
Did I laugh? Yes. Did I rec this? Yes. Do I hate you for putting a voice to the image? YES.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
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by Farneyismycopilot on Feb 22, 2011 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
Hah
I predicted this. If he’s your ace in the post season, he’s your ace during the regular season. Unless you acquired Cliff Lee in the offseason, which the Reds didn’t.
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this announcement is;
1. Ill-timed
2. Not well thought through
3. Tells us what we need to know about ST competition
4. says Fuck You to Cueto and Arroyo
5. The Dustbrain returneth
Meanwhile Dusty says:
“BLOW ME MADS”
Dr. Serizawa: "If my device can serve a good purpose, i would announce it to everyone in the world! But in its current form, it's just a weapon of horrible destruction. Please understand, Ogata!"
Hideto Ogata: "I understand. But if we don't use your device against Godzilla, what are we going to do?"
this really isn't that big of a deal
if this is the worst decision Dusty makes this year, he will win MOY.
"If you have selfish ignorant citizens you're gonna get selfish ignorant leaders."-George Carlin
by justin007000 on Feb 22, 2011 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
This was a better decision than starting Laynce Nix on opening day last year.
And about as important.
by Brian B on Feb 22, 2011 6:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Fair, but I'm still pissed Darnell McDonald started in CF on OD 2009
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Volquez v Greinke
Fucking bring it. I can’t wait to face the North Chicago Brewers.
I would love to begin with a sweep to try to silence those misinformed folks who think Milwuakee is the class of the division.
Volquez is going back to the All-Star game this year, and it begins on opening day.
I’m really looking forward to our late May series against Philley, revenge will taste so sweet.
LETS DO THIS FUCKING THING!
"If you have selfish ignorant citizens you're gonna get selfish ignorant leaders."-George Carlin
hard-soft-hard -- sadistic version
The most extreme example I can recall: 1980 Astros. I remember one NL hitter looking at the upcoming rotation and predicting a case of the stomach flu before facing…
Nolan Ryan, Joe Niekro, and JR Richard in that order. That team won 93 games.
You're never as bad as you look when you lose. You're never as good as you look when you win.
JR Richard may be one of the most underrated pitchers of the past 30 years
"College actually kind of beat that out of me, making me more, well, of an asshole."
He was just friggin awesome until the stroke
Once he learned to throw strikes more often than not, he was a force. He was one of those guys you went out of your way to see pitch – like Pedro in his prime, or Doc Gooden in 1984-85.
What a shame his career got interrupted the way it did. How many people realize Nolan Ryan does NOT hold the single-season strikeout record for the Houston Astros?
Or even if I just like such as judged a fish contest that would get me outta the house and in some air.
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Feb 23, 2011 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
Oh dammit
I just looked up Richard in Wikipedia, to find out what he has been doing with himself.
Now I’m depressed.
Long story short: suffers a stroke in 1980, when he was the best pitcher alive and contracts were just starting to get juicy. Gets scammed out of a bunch of money, pays a bunch more to his wife in a divorce settlement, and winds up living under a bridge.
Good news is, he seems to have gotten his life back together, but damn, dude got dealt a couple of cruel twists.
Or even if I just like such as judged a fish contest that would get me outta the house and in some air.
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Feb 23, 2011 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
Arroyo has a new multi-year contract. Cueto has a new multi-year contract.
They are secure in their place. Volquez feels like he has something to prove this year. If this decision helps fire him up to get back to that elite status, then it is a brilliant move by Dusty. Volquez thinks he can be a staff ace. By making this announcement, Dusty is telling him he believes it too. I think this is a case of Dusty knowing his players. Volquez needs this more than the other two.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
by TheC on Feb 22, 2011 6:12 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
I think we forget about the politics for lack of a better word.
I think you’re on the correct track.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Hmmmm yes that's an interesting observation C...
Hopefully Volquez’s arm doesn’t fall off before opening day.
I sincerely hope that you are correct.
Dr. Serizawa: "If my device can serve a good purpose, i would announce it to everyone in the world! But in its current form, it's just a weapon of horrible destruction. Please understand, Ogata!"
Hideto Ogata: "I understand. But if we don't use your device against Godzilla, what are we going to do?"
hard, soft, hard, soft
I feel there is a TWSS joke in there somewhere but I just can’t put my finger on it.
Consume excrement and expire......
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"If you have selfish ignorant citizens you're gonna get selfish ignorant leaders."-George Carlin
by justin007000 on Feb 23, 2011 1:18 AM EST up reply actions
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