Red Reposter - So, uh...What's going on, Walt?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 12, 2011 12:02 PM EDT
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- Before we dive into our pre-weekend (or preekwend, as I like to say) links, I'd like to make another formal call for possible taglines for the site. The voting earlier this week was brisk and robust, but by no means the end-all, be-all. My esteemed comrades and I want to be as democratic as possible in this process, so if you have any further suggestions we'd love to hear them. Or if you feel strongly about any of the aforementioned candidates, we'd love to hear about that, too.
Now, your preekwend links: -
Redleg Nation brings up a very interesting point
"Does anyone think it means anything that Walt Jocketty’s contract is up after the 2011 season, and not a word has been mentioned in the media about an extension or renewal?"
This is...well, it's something, I guess. I would say that the silence on the issue is because the conclusion is foregone - Walt is going to get a contract extension and very little fuss will be made in the process. But it certainly doesbegraise the question. Does he deserve an extension? How would you evaluate his tenure? Is it possible that this disappointing season brings out the impetuous Banana Bob and Dusty gets fired, Walt does not get re-signed, and we see yet another regime change? -
Paul Daugherty never passes up an opportunity to howl at the baseball-economics-is-unfair moon
"There is something fundamentally messed up about a sport which doesn’t allow all its teams to keep their best players. Joey Votto will make $17 million two years from now. It says more about baseball economics than about snarky sportswriters that trading Votto is a conversation topic already."
I won't even lace up the gloves for this again, as I've grown too tired of it to fight the battle once more. Leave it to Joey though to bring some levity, clarity, intelligence, and reasoning to the conversation: "You’re never going to win if you put too much emphasis on your superstars. It’s such a shared responsibility to win. I won the National League MVP, and in 85 percent of the games I wasn’t changing the game. In the NFL, if I’m the MVP quarterback, I’m changing 12 out of the 16 games, maybe higher. Superstars can be overrated in this game.’’ If we don't re-sign Walt, can we make Joey the GM? -
Johnny Cueto's ERA is down to 1.96 after yesterday's gem
which currently stands as the best in the NL. Let me tell you a little story: Two roads diverged in a red wood. And being two pitchers, there they stood. Homer Bailey and Johnny Cueto chose different paths, and that has made all the difference. -
Brandon Phillips will likely be out of the lineup through the weekend
He was plunked on the elbow on Tuesday so Paul Janish has filled in at the keystone sack. It seems like it's nothing more than bruising and swelling, so hopefully he'll be back in the lineup soon enough. -
Dusty Baker says Zack Cozart will be given every opportunity to earn the starting SS job next spring
but it will not be given to him outright. This is as it should be. Though Cozart may be the best SS prospect the Reds have produced since Barry Larkin (Pokey Reese, maybe?), that is more damning with faint praise than anything else. He only played in a handful of games as a Red, but he impressed Baker and that's a lot. "He looked good. He looked very good. ... He's going to have every opportunity. That's what I can do. I can give you the opportunity. The rest is on you. It was his. Of all the young guys who have come up, he's looked the most ready to play winning big league baseball in all phases of the game."
The Reds represent quite well on Baseball America's Best Tools list
both in the majors and the minors. Perhaps most exciting is that Devin Mesoraco is rated as the best defensive catcher in the International League. He's had questions about his receiving in the past, but it looks like he's cleaned himself up quite a bit. I'm really looking forward to seeing him in a few weeks (as long as he doesn't get the Alonso treatment). Also of note, Joey Votto is awesome and Aroldis Chapman is a freak.
Reds historian Greg Rhodes is curating a tour of the old site of Crosley Field at 10am on Saturday
That's 10am at the corner of Findlay and Dalton on the West End if you are interested.
Stadium Journey reviews Louisville Slugger Field
Overall they rate the experience as a very good one, with good food, good baseball, ample parking, and a ton of fun stuff to do around the ball park.
Anemic Craig Counsell really does share the record for longest hitless streak
After checking over the historical data, it has been confirmed that both Bill Bergen and Dave Campbell held the record at 45 hitless ABs, which Anemic Counsell tied last week. In his very next at-bat though he earned a single off of now-historical-footnote Enerio Del Rosario, eliciting a hardly-noticeable fist pump and a nearly-inaudible "he's a gamer" from Thom Brennaman.
Howard Megdal at MLBTR gives us some historical perspective on the Ubaldo Jimenez Trade
He compares Jimenez to one Ernie Broglio, who the Cardinals traded to the Cubs in 1964. The career stats of the two are quite similar at their respective times of trade. Of course, no one really remembers the Ernie Broglio Trade - but not because it wasn't significant. We know it more colloquially as the Lou Brock Trade, because ended up being the best player in the deal. The question posed is, "is any one of the pieces the Rockies received going to be like Lou Brock?" Time will tell, but in the meantime this is a cool read.
A short history of Tony La Russa's complaints
Brewers Bar compiled a short history of Tony LaRussa's complaints. Man, what a malcontent! Who knew?! My favorite: In 2009, he sued Twitter over a fake Tony La Russa parody account. HT to Rob Neyer.
In case you had not heard
Dave Cameron of FanGraphs and USS Mariner in particular and the Internet in general was recently diagnosed with leukemia. The good news is that his first round of chemotherapy has produced positive results and there are no signs of cancer left. Fellow FanGrapher Carson Cistulli made up a WPA graph of the titanic struggle, which is one of the nerdiest and also most entertaining commentaries on cancer I've ever witnessed. Also, please give blood.
Tweet.
Kerry Moss:
Cueto sucks in 8th inning / RT @jluckhaupt Focusing only on what a player does poorly will likely cause you to miss what they do well #Reds
Sounds like a pretty damn good candidate for a new tagline, yeah? Word up, Drew Stubbs.
Miss Enquirer:
RT @JPosnanski: Great to see Tony La Russa get his old Kansas City A's teammate Arthur Rhodes.
I don't know if this is a joke about how old BAMF Arty Rhodes is or if it's actually true. I'm not going to look it up though. I want to revel in the magical uncertainty.
Dontrelle Willis:
Another tough one. Cant feel sorry, gotta keep grindin and most of all keep the faith.#reds#flocka
Dontrelle Willis - The Platitude Platypus.
ctrent:
Great news -- @d_a_cameron is cancer-free! still more fight left, but this is great news. Best wishes to Dave.
Again, please give blood.
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Red Reporter - Unfortunately, the pitching.
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 12, 2011 12:17 PM EDT reply actions 7 recs
I like it too
but I’m hoping it becomes totally obsolete when the Reds become a pitching powerhouse like the Giants in 5 or so years
5 years?
Try next year. Cueto, Chapman, and Leake are gonna puke all over this comment.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 12, 2011 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Cueto will have TJS in 2012
you heard it here first.
It will get better.
by Yossarian22 on Aug 12, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Given 3 elbow injuries in 4 years
i am actually a bit concerned about it.
It will get better.
by Yossarian22 on Aug 12, 2011 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
stop being so curmudgeonly
you’re in your mid-20s, dammit!
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
I can't wait to see him on the news once life REALLY kicks him square in the balls
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
TJS means, of course, to Tell Justin to Suck it
There was something in the air that night, the stars were bright, Arredondo. They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Arredondo.
by DTFH91 on Aug 12, 2011 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
You know that sweaty place between my balls and my ass?
You can lick that.
"If you intended to debate this, you need to take a side." - johnu1
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 12, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
This has got to go green
"Avoid the Clap, Jimmy Dugan. That's good advice!"
if it does, you should probably do a better job wiping
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Aug 12, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Rec for the Robert Frost-esque poem
You stay classy, Charlie Scrabbles.
by wishfuldrifter on Aug 12, 2011 12:25 PM EDT reply actions
/looks up from can of cold ravioli with sauce dripping down chin
Thanks!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 12, 2011 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
but I thought it was
two Rhodes diverged in a red Wood
"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
Yeah, except in my days as an English major at John Fay's alma mater
I learned that the two roads weren’t actually different at all, and the iconic “road less travelled by” line was just a spin the narrator made up (to “tell with a sigh” “ages and ages hence”). Look at the language: “the other, just as fair” and “the passing there / had worn them really about the same” and “both that morning equally lay.” They were actually pretty much the same road.
So basically, Homer Bailey’s about to be awesome like Cueto, according to English and Charlie Scrabbles!
by the finest muffins on Aug 13, 2011 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions
but they really weren't different at all, right?
I mean, sure — they were roughly similar, but each was unique.
And that road of life that you chose has made all the difference in your life how it is. If you’d chosen another, it might be as good, but it would be different.
And so, we make the choices in our lives the best we can. And while, in a universal sense, those choices may not always have a substantial impact on the continuation of our society as we know it, they do have a big impact on the life we actually live.
In this case, it was the conscious choice to chose the road (apparently) less traveled by, rather than the actual amount of travel on the road, that was the important thing.
Oh, I hope we get an off-season poetry discussion. Please mods?
"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
by bbjones on Aug 13, 2011 2:49 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's not the "that has made all the difference" that's being contested.
Every choice makes a difference. It’s the fact that it really wasn’t “the road less travelled.” It was just the road the guy chose, pretty much randomly.
by the finest muffins on Aug 13, 2011 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
yes, I agree with you there
And in typical Frost fashion, leaves it ambiguous as to whether
a) we’re just fooling ourselves to think we have any control over life, and we’re not only completely helpless, but to be pitied the more because we don’t think we are, or
b) despite the capricious forces of life around us, that are as likely to push us into bad luck as good, we can still by our outlook and attitude make something beautiful of life as we drift through it.
Dude had skillz.
"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
Choice (b) makes me happy.
I like that one.
by the finest muffins on Aug 14, 2011 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
you know
I never really paid close attention to that last verse, but now that you mention it…it really changes the whole meaning of the poem.
It’s not really about taking the road less traveled, as often spun in high school lit classes. It’s about how the future is essentially unknowable…and the human tendency to rationalize their choices, whatever they are.
Very appropos, I must say…
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Aug 13, 2011 6:34 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, that's it exactly!
It absolutely blew my mind the first time that was pointed out to me.
by the finest muffins on Aug 13, 2011 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wait...
So every doofus high schooler with a complicated hair cut I ever met was totally wrong? That blows MY mind!!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 13, 2011 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You're right about Votto
in the P-Doc piece. He once again shows that he is level-headed and intelligent. I say we let him go make fortunes in Boston, New York and wherever then bring him back to manage the team when he retires. At that point we can finally win our first WS in years and it will be because of Joey Votto anyway. Sound sliek a good plan to me.
Red Reporter
The Tag Line Thread Is Over There.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
The most surprising Red on the BA list
was Juan Francisco for best infield arm. I’d heard he was a minus defender at 3B.
Is it an EdE-like arm, strong but uncontrollable? Or is his problem one of range?
by Chester Drawers on Aug 12, 2011 12:41 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
His problem is range
He has a great arm, but he’s a big boy and probably getting bigger.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 12, 2011 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, he might have worse range than Edwin
and similar hands.
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Aug 12, 2011 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
He's always had a great arm
Strong and accurate.
The problem is the rest of him. Poor fielding percentage, lots of errors. His range was always below average for 3B, and it hasn’t gotten better as he’s matured and bulked up. Even when he was much younger, many scouts expected he would move to 1B or LF, just because of his body type.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
his arm was not accurate last year
I watched him struggle to get the ball near 1b in between innings. He was awful all afternoon.
"the only place they lost was the scoreboard"
by Ewok on Aug 12, 2011 2:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
but he throws it hard
so that’s gotta count for something, right?
right?
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Aug 12, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
which makes sense
b/c LF D does not matter
which is why I cannot fathom why we gave up on the Yonder experiment
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Aug 13, 2011 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Red Reporter - There Is No Gray Area, Because We're Racist!
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
by jch24 on Aug 12, 2011 12:43 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I know, right?
One gets a job, the other gets a gf, and here I am with clowns to the left of, jokers to the right.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Red Reporter:
We should have traded for Mike Morse!
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 12, 2011 1:09 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I'm eating a banana flavored Runt.
it’s quite delicious.
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Ew
Banana Runts are the worst candy in existence.
It feels so nice to be back to normal
by nycredsfan on Aug 12, 2011 1:35 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Certainly begs the question of what they're called.
"Luna Lovegood is really freaking awesome in every way." -Me
I like to say
begs for the question, when that’s what’s meant
/pendantic’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
not a fan of amyl acetate?
it’s used in candy flavoring, as well as paint, rayon, and artificial leather production.
Yay!
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
I prefer ethyl acetate for bug killing.
"Luna Lovegood is really freaking awesome in every way." -Me
hellz yeah!
How would I get some to make my son a kill jar? Local MoNH?
"If you intended to debate this, you need to take a side." - johnu1
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 12, 2011 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep, acetone would work well.
Honestly, I’ve swiped all of my ethyl acetate from the university labs, so I have no clue where to actually purchase it…
"Luna Lovegood is really freaking awesome in every way." -Me
I read that as "anal acetate"
Which just sounds unpleasant.
Molecular gastronomy can take a hike as far as I'm concerned.
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Aug 12, 2011 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Certainly begs the question of what unpleasant really means.
"Luna Lovegood is really freaking awesome in every way." -Me
or what you're really doing on Friday afternoons....
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Aug 12, 2011 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
And then there's anal nitrate, but you don't want to look that up.
"If you intended to debate this, you need to take a side." - johnu1
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 12, 2011 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed
Hate banana-flavored candy.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I love me some hate flavored candy
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
BilePops™ are yum.
"If you intended to debate this, you need to take a side." - johnu1
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 12, 2011 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Some kind of play on that Washington Senators refrain
“First in Baseball, First at Night, Middle of the National League”
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Aug 12, 2011 1:26 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I like it, but perhaps something shorter?
“First in baseball, Fourth in the NL Central”?
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
hey, you stole that
I posted recently re: Joey Votto (and his new friendship w/Frazier)
1 in your heart
3 in your lineup
19 on your scorecard
and
69 in Todd Frazier’s bed… JOEY VOTTOOOOOO
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Votto leaves the sidelines
and steps right into the action
This man really has an impressive bat out there today, folks. Swinging it with what I’m guess is a donut on it.
Steps up to the field of play and lightly taps the bat on Todd Fraziers plate. Pretty sure we can guess that this is going to be an exciting afterno….
OH HE DID IT
HE TOOK THE CHALLENGE, FOLKS
DOWN GOES FRAZIAH
DOWN GOES FRAZIAH
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In the 69 my Frazier nose will tickle your rear
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 12, 2011 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Digitodd underground
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 12, 2011 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
My bat is BIG - Aw, I'm not ashamed.
Shaped like a pickle – call it The Frayzzzzzzz
I get laid by the ladies in “The Frazier Seats”
They’re cummin’ out to see me eight days a week!
"If you intended to debate this, you need to take a side." - johnu1
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 12, 2011 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
back ground singers
eeeeight days a weeek…
I loooove love you
When I’m in the shower, they all just stare
they’ve never seen such a unit brought out anywhere
ESPN videotapin’ knowin’ it’s classic
You got to stay up late, tho, to see my vlasic
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Around Wrigleyville they call me the Humpstah
I once got busy in a Burger King™ dumpster!
But I’m not just a Humpstah, I’m also a lover
And just like Bounty™, I’m the quickerpicker upper!
"If you intended to debate this, you need to take a side." - johnu1
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 12, 2011 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
.
JOOOOOEEEEYYY
BAAAABBBYYYY
Donnn’t get
Craaaaazy
I don’t seem to be confused
I dun wrecked ya, left ya used
Ya comin’ down here slangin’ vag to the natti,
I gonna lick it up, like a Peppermint Patty
(oh, marcie)
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Red Reporter- Where Digital Underground rap battles happen
There was something in the air that night, the stars were bright, Arredondo. They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Arredondo.
It sure ain't a battle, weeze on that same team
Rooting for another dose of Big Red Machine
Hoping that after a dozen beers
Walt re-signs a Canadian for 8 more years
Play the youngsters be they Frazier or Juan
The former hits ‘em steady, the latter long-gone.
Wave the white flag if you must, I don’t care
I just ordered some Lanzallamas™ underwear!
"If you intended to debate this, you need to take a side." - johnu1
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 12, 2011 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Make that tied for third, y'hear?
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Aug 12, 2011 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
That certainly seems to beg the question
What would a good tagline be?
"Luna Lovegood is really freaking awesome in every way." -Me
Where do the comment preside on teh BrewersBar post?
want to see the list
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In other news
LaRussa hates the arch as well.
"Luna Lovegood is really freaking awesome in every way." -Me
Red Reporter
We Report, You Decide If It’s Porn
by Red_Poodle on Aug 12, 2011 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Potter Stewart'd
Molecular gastronomy can take a hike as far as I'm concerned.
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Aug 12, 2011 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like that
Although Red Hot Mama has a somewhat similar tagline that has the word “porn” in it.
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Aug 12, 2011 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Certainly begs the question of what porn is.
"Luna Lovegood is really freaking awesome in every way." -Me
I'm noticing a pattern here
But I don’t want to beggar thy neighbor by asking what it is.
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Aug 12, 2011 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd like to embugger a neighbor or two.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 12, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
"But it certainly does beg the question. Does he deserve an extension? "
AAARRRGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
It does NOT “beg the question”. It “raises the question”.
“Begging the question” is when you assume something to be true without evidence other than the statement itself.
An example of begging the question: “Tony LaRussa is a jerk because he is an asshole.”
Sorry, I don’t usually pick on grammar/usage, but this is one of those things that irks me, mostly because the proper usage is getting drowned in a sea of misunderstanding.
Molecular gastronomy can take a hike as far as I'm concerned.
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Aug 12, 2011 1:50 PM EDT reply actions
Oh, don't be such a prescriptive linguist
That’s how it’s used now, so that’s what it means. ROFLMAOASL.
"OVERCHARGE, v. To ask a higher price than you can get." -Ambrose Bierce
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Aug 12, 2011 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
irregardless of correct usage, you should probably stop being such a prude
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
by chesirecat on Aug 12, 2011 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Erps
Thanks for pointing it out, RBK. That kind of shit really irks me too.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 12, 2011 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
It certainly begs the question of how grammar is being handled these days.
"Luna Lovegood is really freaking awesome in every way." -Me
My list of BFFs, fer sher!
The ones that really get me are when people use “less” when they mean “fewer” and “nauseous” when they mean “nauseated”.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 12, 2011 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
It certainly begs the question of who is less nauseous.
"Luna Lovegood is really freaking awesome in every way." -Me
by crolfer on Aug 12, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
You are being really nauseous today
which is to say, you are making me feel nauseated.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 12, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Isn't he being obnauseous?
"If you intended to debate this, you need to take a side." - johnu1
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 12, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
she was always using the word infer
when she obviously meant imply. And I know some guys would put up with that kind of thing. But frankly, I can’t imagine why
Yeah, I don't take any lip from my ladies.
If they talk, they get the hand.
"If you intended to debate this, you need to take a side." - johnu1
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 12, 2011 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
and if they do it again, the other one?
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Aug 12, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
For me, its prepositions.
“The abominable practice of ending a sentence with a preposition is one up with which I will not put.” — Winston Churchill
"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
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Yore place for Reds baseball, the GOP Presidential field, and other things that have been huge disappointments in 2012.
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Aug 12, 2011 2:01 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
red reporter
outside of all the idiots & their stupid posts, it’s the best place on the internet
by 'tHan on Aug 12, 2011 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Red Reporter
Besides the content, it’s awesome
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Red Reporter
Where Everybody Knows Your Meme
by Red_Poodle on Aug 12, 2011 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
I like it better than any of the options on the ballot
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
i've got no problem with it
however, it would be even more awesome if this site were red sox reporter
true
Google already has a strange tendency to direct people searching on Red Sox here.
I wish FVA was around. He has a knack for these things. I liked one he posted last off-season. “Red Reporter: Where we know who’s on first.” Or something like that.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Red Reporter - Disappointing Women Since the Advent of the Interwebs
"If you intended to debate this, you need to take a side." - johnu1
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 12, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Red Reporter - We don't care what color your sox are, fool!
"If you intended to debate this, you need to take a side." - johnu1
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 12, 2011 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like this very much
It feels so nice to be back to normal
by nycredsfan on Aug 12, 2011 5:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This is pretty good
"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
Red Reporter
Unfortunately, the content.
by Cuetotally Amazing on Aug 12, 2011 5:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd
Though “Unfortunately, the commenters” might work better. JinAZ still writes here.
There was something in the air that night, the stars were bright, Arredondo. They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Arredondo.
Sigh
And Scrabbles, and Ken, and BK and TT, and TL;DR, and jch, and Mache, and Nukkah, and Creds, and Weez, and Gray, and Riverfront.
There, happy?
There was something in the air that night, the stars were bright, Arredondo. They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Arredondo.
Woman?
Fuck you
There was something in the air that night, the stars were bright, Arredondo. They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Arredondo.
Only if you buy me dinner first....
…Woman.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
by jch24 on Aug 12, 2011 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Fine
Quatman’s okay?
There was something in the air that night, the stars were bright, Arredondo. They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Arredondo.
more than ok for him
and he prefers to go there when the heat ain’t workin’, so you have to get closer to stay warm
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Aug 12, 2011 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Reading this quote again
“You’re never going to win if you put too much emphasis on your superstars. It’s such a shared responsibility to win. I won the National League MVP, and in 85 percent of the games I wasn’t changing the game. In the NFL, if I’m the MVP quarterback, I’m changing 12 out of the 16 games, maybe higher. Superstars can be overrated in this game.’’
it seems like Votto is essentially telling us we’ll be OK without him isn’t he? Dash it all, I guess we will, but I still believe he is undervaluing what he does for the team even when he doesn’t hit the game winning home run. Just having that presence in the lineup everyday makes a big difference
Dash it all??
What is this, London in the 1890s?
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
yeah
Sounds like a very, very polite kiss-off to me.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Red Reporter: Victorian Chewbacca Skeptically Approves.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Aug 12, 2011 2:21 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
x
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by supergrover on Aug 12, 2011 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I'll go ahead and get these out of the way
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
by jch24 on Aug 12, 2011 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Red Reporter - A Classless Blog for Baseball's Classiest Franchise
"If you intended to debate this, you need to take a side." - johnu1
Do we cheer foul balls like they do in St. Louis?
Good god, no. We demand some semblance of hygiene.
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to explain reference:
http://www.kfns.com/JoeSportsFan/story.aspx?ID=1515523
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Shit
I would have clapped for him, too. That was awesome.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 12, 2011 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
huh?
I was referencing the stink lines coming off his crotchital area
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Yes
but the tenor of the story you linked to was that Cards fans were dumb for clapping for a foul ball. They sure are dumb, but not because of that.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 12, 2011 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
foul balls used to get hit out Busch Stadium in Indianapolis all the time
but right now, the city owns it and is housing a lot of the Cash for Clunkers cars there. and they can’t tear it down, because it’s on the National Register of Historic Places list.
Red Reporter: Applauding another century of despair in Chicago
No matter how smart you think you are, to some folks, it's just educated grunting.
by johnu1 on Aug 12, 2011 2:43 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Oh my heavens
Due to scheduling issues, Jim Day will call the #Reds-SD series on FSO with Chris Welsh. Jeff Piecoro, Brian Giesenschlag on pre/postgame
-Tom Groeschen
like the whole game, man?
bet he pukes
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-coviner's lawful neutral Paladin / Debutante character
bet I puke
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by supergrover on Aug 12, 2011 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Dusty, don't worry
about a thing
because
Ev’y little thing
gonna be all right
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Now why haven't i seen any complaints about the new background ad?
People hated the Mauer one and not a peep about this one.
What I hate about this one is that it extends from the top to the bottom of the screen...
…even in the space that looks pure white. I have thereby unintentionally opened that ad 4 time already.
"If you intended to debate this, you need to take a side." - johnu1
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 12, 2011 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
it kinda sucks for being on RR at work, with our damn IE
We're all mad. I'm mad. You're mad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
This ad is pretty much what Bill Hicks joked about years ago
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
Red Reporter - Definitely a good argument
by NYCCats on Aug 12, 2011 2:57 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
I don't hate this
"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
definitely a good argument
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Aug 13, 2011 4:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Red Reporter - If We Were In Charge This Team Would Never Lose A Game
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
sad part is, he just might be
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Aug 12, 2011 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Red Reporter
This is a blog.
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 12, 2011 3:26 PM EDT reply actions
RedReporter
Where “www” only references “world wide web” and not a three game winning streak.
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Red Reporter
Now with more sodium!
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Aug 12, 2011 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
leave big butter jesus out of this
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Aug 12, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Good lord Fay is worse than usual lately
If you consistently misspell words like “list” you should probably look over your articles before posting them.
RR Tip
if you switch to narrow view, you see more boobs!
by 'tHan on Aug 12, 2011 3:52 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
red reporter: just skip it, then
"the only place they lost was the scoreboard"
by Ewok on Aug 12, 2011 5:24 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
pretty sure I rec'd it
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Aug 12, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Red Reporter: Where #flocka lovers love to flock
wasn’t there something said about being able to change them? If so, I’d like this one every fifth day or so.
by Chester Drawers on Aug 12, 2011 5:25 PM EDT reply actions
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"This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball." -- Bull Durham
Red Reporter: Picked last in elementary school wiffleball for a reason
"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 Aug 12, 2011 11:59 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Red Reporter: Don't call it a comeback! We been here for 142 years!
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