Red Reposter - Four days until Spring Training! Suck on that, winter!

we’d not likely be in a situation where I could buy her a drink.

Now, if I gave her $40 for babysitting my kids and then her drove her home because her boyfriend had to borrow her car…

Where’s Kathy Ireland?

….and get Kate Upton to hang up on him http://deadspin.com/5885390/kate-upton-hangs-up-on-colin-cowherd-after-he-asks-what-shes-wearing-how-much-she-gets-paid

I never knew that was possible.

This should be SBNation tip of the day.

The more you know…

Tomorrow, ‘fighting words’.

But now I can’t shake loose the image of Madville sitting on the pot.

this piece of gold.

Speaking of which, I’ve known a “human trampoline” or two in my day. I miss those days a bit.

maybe “stick to their word” is the wrong way to say it, since it wasn’t necessarily a promise, nor is it one worth sticking to given the current situation. Hadn’t heard what he said recently, but it makes so much sense that it doesn’t surprise me.

Bailey in the ’pen is actually a viable option the Reds would consider, Arroyo is not, at least now.

Also I think to a certain extent Arroyo has earned the benefit of the doubt, the guy was a 200 innings of league average baseball machine from 2004-2010. Other guys his age have bounced back after bad seasons (Jack Morris and Jamie Moyer), so given his accomplishments, and his contract I want to give him really the first 6 weeks of the season to prove himself, and if he is really awful in the middle of May, when he should have 8-10 starts under his belt, Zito him.

Also if anyone is going to bounce back, it is Arroyo. The reason he has been a healthy league average innings eater, with below average stuff, is hard work. From everything I read he works hard physically and mentally in the off season and between starts. I am guessing he is running himself through the wringer this off season to try and get back to where he was in 2010. Also as far as prepping a game plan, he spends a lot of time with his catcher maliciously crafting a game plan for every hitter, in multiple situations, and especially for guys in the division, his game plan isn’t just about how to get them out the first, second, and third time through the order, but how to pitch them so he can get them out the 7th, 8th, and 9th, 13th time he sees them in the same season.

I never got the Arroyo is an asshole comments, and really if he is an asshole I don’t care, I would like every player to work as hard as Arroyo does, which is why he has done more with less over his career.

Unless Chapman really amazes in ST and proves that he can consistently go 6 innings, I don’t see him starting in Cincy. I also really hope that both Bray and Marshall stay healthy so that Walt’s not tempted to shift Chapman back into the pen.

is making Chapman the long man and sending LeCure or Ondrusek to AAA. Still the best option is sending Chapman to AAA, which is also what I think ends up happening.

I was trying to hit the Taco Bell before it closed at 3, but the line there was so damn long I knew there was no chance. Conversely, next door there was this cut little Jack in the Box open all night with no line. It was never that good, but it was always that greasy. Much better than the Krystal I lived across from senior year out 21st…I still have nightmares about those burps.

Oh, and go Dores!

Yellon isn’t bad by any means, but when you read Neyer and Brisbee, it just makes his stuff look weak. And he always has opinionated items. Always.

It was a stupid decision to do so for a non-player, especially because the guy died when the team was really young. But once you’ve retired the number, it’s tricky to undo. I can see why the family of the late exec is upset.Everyone’s coming off bad here. Even Yellon.

This isn’t football or basketball.

I may have to go chrome

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I think from 02-09 he was pretty good and some years quite good. He still has serious swing-and-miss stuff, but last year was bitten by the HR bug like Arroyo was. Anyone who thinks Arroyo will bounce back should be majorly betting on Burnett.

The last two years have been below average, but getting out of the tiny park in NY, and especially away from the AL could give him a nice boost. So if the Yankees paid most of his salary, I’d be totally fine with picking him up.

so many bright pitchers came through that system. I liked their profile for drafting pitching talent.

Also if he gets called up for 3 days and then is DFA and refuses or someone else claims him then its not much of a loss to the Reds.

I don’t think many people in the Reds’ front office or many Reds’ fans would care that he was gone either.

What I was saying in the post above was that he the perfect type of player to keep around in case the Reds need a RP to be called up and abused for a couple of days because he is very much expendable.

When you fall asleep they sit on your chest, and they steal your soul.