Friday Quick Hits

by JD Arney on Jun 29, 2007 3:52 PM EDT in News

Pirates fans are planning a walkout during Saturday night's game, and the team is strongarming FSN into ignoring it. There are very few franchises in all of sports that have a recent track record as bad as the Pirates, so good for those fans. I hope the walkout is huge, and hopefully someone like ESPN will cover it since FSN won't.
Reds minor league boxscores, updated daily. And the best part? There's an RSS feed. Very cool.
Trades are coming, not that that should surprise anyone. It's really obnoxious for a general manager to not comment on anything relating to transactions or the team when the team is as bad as the Reds are this year. The fans deserve Krivsky at least giving them something to talk about, and he could very easily do that without hurting himself strategically. Jim Bowden is a terrible GM, but at least he would talk to the press and make things feel a little exciting.
If you didn't catch it in the diary thread, go back and check out this diary from January. It's oh so tragic.
I'm sure you noticed the "hype this" button on the Ken Griffey Jr. post. I've started using Ballhype, kind of a Digg for sports. It's been around for a few months, and I always meant to sign up but never really got around to it until now, but it's a really cool concept. If you decide to give it a try, feel free to add me as a friend. I've also made fan groups for the Reds and Bengals, so join up, they're pretty empty at the moment. I'll be submitting stories from Red Reporter from time to time, and when I do you'll see the "hype this" button. Obviously feel free to vote for those!

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not to be stupid

but ive never understood the digg or hype thing. can someone explain it to me?

Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples.

by boobs on Jun 29, 2007 3:55 PM EDT reply actions

It's a way of finding interesting things to read essentially, or alternatively a way to promote your content, although that's more frowned up with Digg I think. Theory being that people will vote up the good stuff, and not the dull things.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. --Oscar Wilde

by JD Arney on Jun 29, 2007 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions

thanks

that makes sense

Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples.

by boobs on Jun 29, 2007 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Minor leagues

How long are we going to tolerate Jay Bruce and all of his strikeouts? Can someone give me a good reason why that guy hasn't been traded yet?

I don't know why chandrathan is so mad at me. That guy is cuh-razy.

by Slyde on Jun 29, 2007 4:08 PM EDT reply actions

I can

http://redreporter.wikidot.com/man-mountain

by Brendanukkah on Jun 29, 2007 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Now we know

Narron checked a red book in which he keeps what days he used relief pitchers and noted, "We used him four straight days (June 7-10), had an off day and used him the next day back. I wish we could use him every day."

In other words, Narron isn't accidently overusing his bullpen, he's actively doing it. Good job, asshat.

just....wow.

by sidnancy on Jun 29, 2007 5:20 PM EDT reply actions

here's an idea......

Well, he could start pitching Juan Castro.

by tonywf on Jun 29, 2007 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Oof.

I just went back and read that thread. Boy, was I down on Hamilton's potential. I may have underestimated him.

Blue asked me question at the end that I never responded to:

(me) Not only was Harris viewed as very valuable to the organization a mere 6 months ago, and not only did he do nothing in that time to negate that value (if anything, his AAA performance should have enhanced it), but the team spent more money on the 3 C's (Castro, Conine, Crosby) than Harris would have cost to keep, and he's better than any of them.

That is my frustration with this.

(blue) Are you frustrated 1)because it seems so obvious, 2) because its a big deal, or 3) because its a symptom of a bigger problem?

Of course, my answer would have been (and still is) "Yes".

just....wow.

by sidnancy on Jun 29, 2007 5:39 PM EDT reply actions

but you called the Brendan Harris deal right....

Nobody listens to Andrew

by nlt-andrew68 on Jun 30, 2007 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Where the hell is Homer's FB?

Per Lance McAlister:

K's per 9 innings
Dayton 10.85
Sarasota 10.06
Chattanooga 10.19
Louisville 7.91
Cincinnati 3.66

We're buying the Reds to win. Anything else is unacceptable. -Bob Castellini

by mattg on Jun 29, 2007 5:58 PM EDT reply actions

Dude. He's 21.

He'll come around. If you expect him to dominate up here, then you're just being unfair.

by Geki on Jun 29, 2007 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't expect him to dominate.

I read an ESPN article that said Scouts are concerned where his Velocity went. In Sarasota last year he touched 97-98 with his Fast Ball. This year he is in the low 90's. Either the Reds asked him to tone it down a bit, or there is something wrong.

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by MixFMKyle on Jun 29, 2007 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions

ive been under the impression

that hes just been working on his other pitches a lot and isnt zoned into his fastball. he's been throwing it 95, 96 though. hes fine.

Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples.

by boobs on Jun 29, 2007 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions

agree

I'm worried...

We're buying the Reds to win. Anything else is unacceptable. -Bob Castellini

by mattg on Jun 30, 2007 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions

not worried about him dominating

just wondering why he isn't throwing as hard... no one ever seems to talk about it. I say he's hurt.

We're buying the Reds to win. Anything else is unacceptable. -Bob Castellini

by mattg on Jun 30, 2007 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Walkout...

If we Reds fans ever did a walkout in the middle of a game, I think we should do it with one out in the top of the eighth (assuming that the Reds' pitcher can get an out in the eighth inning).

WTF? Pinch hit Castro for Hamilton? What a Fiastro!!! Fire Narron!!!

by Paul Householder on Jun 29, 2007 6:34 PM EDT reply actions

i havent been to enough games this year

but im sure that happens about every night

Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples.

by boobs on Jun 29, 2007 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Then it's not walking out.

It's just being a Dodgers fan.

by Geki on Jun 29, 2007 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions

maybe just the after the first batter

we can pretend it was an out on the way out of the park

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Jun 29, 2007 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions

nice January thread

is Sean JP still around? or should I even ask who that is/was?

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Jun 29, 2007 7:11 PM EDT reply actions

the pirates of the non-caribbean

I'm not sure that walking out is going to do anything for them. Does anyone think that the front office is going to get scared and start hiring competent people or spend more money on player development and/or bring in some established players? I thought back in the early 2000's that Pittsburgh was going to turn the corner. They've produced some good offensive players (Giles, Ramirez, Kendall, etc.), but they've never been able to replicate the development of pitching and lost most of the good hitters they had. It makes you wonder what Jason Bay is thinking when he wakes up in the morning. Then again, the Pirates are ahead of us in the Central, so why are we feeling sorry for them?

by tonywf on Jun 29, 2007 11:32 PM EDT reply actions