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Reds Tidbits (2007 Season)

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schwab;848846; said:
Once again, I'm with you. I have rooted for the Reds against every MLB team to this point, and there isn't a team out there that could catch my eye like these damn born losers have! :biggrin::(:wink2::tongue2::!

Oh well. 1990 came and went, and I witnessed the whole damn thing. So at least I've got that going for me, which is nice.

Come to think of it, the Browns are my only favorite squad that have never kept up their end of the bargain, but at least this way I've got something to dream about. Back to the dreads....
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The Reds are my sports cross to bear as well.

Buckeyes? Plenty of winning and the 02 NC in my life time.
Steelers? 5 SB's in my lifetime and consistently decent at worst.
Lakers? Titles galore
Reds? BRM and 1990, thats it and they have sucked moose balls for the better part of a decade now.

Its not hard to be a Buckeye, Steeler or Laker fan. The fucking Reds otoh......

Worst part for me is there is no hope of improvement. The owner thinks WK and Narron are the answer. Thats all she wrote. Those 2 ass clowns could no more make a winner than any 2 of us could.
 
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I've said it before that I think it can't get worse, and it does. Bob C had a talk with the players before the game, glad to see it helped. Well, if they weren't going to contend, I had hoped they'd get their dicks kicked in so that maybe they would do something to turn this ship around. Part one of the mission is accomplished, now let's hope they pick their dicks up and start doing something to make this team better for next year.

Burn baby burn! The fire sale is coming!
 
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MuckFich06;848916; said:
I've said it before that I think it can't get worse, and it does. Bob C had a talk with the players before the game, glad to see it helped. Well, if they weren't going to contend, I had hoped they'd get their dicks kicked in so that maybe they would do something to turn this ship around. Part one of the mission is accomplished, now let's hope they pick their dicks up and start doing something to make this team better for next year.

Burn baby burn! The fire sale is coming!
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I agree, but the problem is this team just continues to get worse...They gave up 12 freakin' runs to the nationals...Yeah the Fuckin' Nationals...The team that actually has a worse record than us...:!

It is getting dreadful to watch...Glad I got tickets to go to the game on Sunday...I am more excited for the Taste of Cincinnati afterwards...
 
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crazybuckfan40;848979; said:
I agree, but the problem is this team just continues to get worse...They gave up 12 freakin' runs to the nationals...Yeah the Fuckin' Nationals...The team that actually has a worse record than us...:!
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Actually, the Reds have just entered a three-way tie for the worst record with the Nats and the Rangers.

So yes, the Reds are somehow WORSE than you thought. Ouch.
 
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I'm only gonna do this once, because this is out of character for me....but, GD, if we are this bad, I am willing to just flippin' start the hell over...I promise this team will never win with Adam Dunn wearing that uniform, good luck to the AL team smart enough to trade for him and make him their DH...I am all for a fire sale, and I don't ever give up, so I would consider that more like trying hard to win, just not for this year (or next)... which, unless you're kidding yourself, what does next year look like right now? If we don't start making trades, :(:!:mad2::smash::2004::huh::teeth::sick1::moody:


EDIT: after reading my own post, I think next year is all we've got!!!!!! Lookin' better already!!!
 
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Jaxbuck;848878; said:
The Reds are my sports cross to bear as well.

Buckeyes? Plenty of winning and the 02 NC in my life time.
Steelers? 5 SB's in my lifetime and consistently decent at worst.
Lakers? Titles galore
Reds? BRM and 1990, thats it and they have sucked moose balls for the better part of a decade now.

Its not hard to be a Buckeye, Steeler or Laker fan. The fucking Reds otoh......
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Just the one cross? Lucky bastard. Reds, Bungles, CBJ, and Cavs here. Good lord. I need the kind of help money just can't buy. :bonk:
 
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schwab;848989; said:
I'm only gonna do this once, because this is out of character for me....but, GD, if we are this bad, I am willing to just flippin' start the hell over...I promise this team will never win with Adam Dunn wearing that uniform, good luck to the AL team smart enough to trade for him and make him their DH...I am all for a fire sale, and I don't ever give up, so I would consider that more like trying hard to win, just not for this year (or next)... which, unless you're kidding yourself, what does next year look like right now? If we don't start making trades, :(:!:mad2::smash::2004::huh::teeth::sick1::moody:


EDIT: after reading my own post, I think next year is all we've got!!!!!! Lookin' better already!!!
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IMO next year looks promising with some young talent, a young healthy bullpen, and if Dunn is gone then that means we got something in return that hopefully is worth a damn...We arent goign to get anything for guys like Lohse, Stanton, Hatte, Conine...

Our problem is putting big numbers on the score board unless we hit homeruns or the other team gives us a few runs by walking us, but then we are never patient enough at the plate to take the walks...

Also the thing that is killing me is the defense...Gonzalez IMO made 3 bonehead moves last night...The throw that he threw to EE should of just went to first, just get the out and they never score that run...If you are going to throw it at least make sure the other guy is out of throwing lane...

Then the time when he didnt call EE off for that flyball that was all his...He should of been yelling the whole time...

Then of course the error he made...I don't know what happened to his defense and his bat isnt what it was earlier in the season...I am all for finding another team for him if we can as well...
 
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I'm all for a fire sale just as much as the next guy, but in order to have a fire sale that builds towards the future, you have to have chips that carry some value to other teams (which we have few of), and a GM you have faith in to get good return on said chips (at this point WK is scaring me).

I am terrified of the potential pennies-on-the-dollar deals we could see for Dunn/Arroyo/Freel etc.

The worst part of this whole team right now is what BuckyKatt stated earlier, it just seems that nobody gives a shit that they are playing this bad. Narron and Krivsky both refuse to own up to anything, and the owner seems to be turning a blind eye to it all (although I somehow think this isn't how he feels behind closed doors, at least I hope so).

You have an eight game homestand against the Nationals and Pirates, anything less than 6-2, possibly 5-3, is unacceptable. Funny thing is, I was going to chalk up both losses in the Pirates series because I feel that a couple of their starters will probably own us at this point.
 
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crazybuckfan40;849199; said:
Also the thing that is killing me is the defense...Gonzalez IMO made 3 bonehead moves last night...The throw that he threw to EE should of just went to first, just get the out and they never score that run...If you are going to throw it at least make sure the other guy is out of throwing lane...

Then the time when he didnt call EE off for that flyball that was all his...He should of been yelling the whole time...

Then of course the error he made...I don't know what happened to his defense and his bat isnt what it was earlier in the season...I am all for finding another team for him if we can as well...
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I agree, the D has bothered me more than anything, save Narron's (ab)use of the pitching staff this past week. Gonzalez has made far more bad plays than spectacular. Rightly, Krivs identified this as a team that can't afford to kick the ball around and brought in a SS that has been kicking the ball around. Gonzalez needs to start stepping it up because his bat does not make up for that kind of D.
 
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Hmm, wonder what they're gonna do with Uncle Milty?

DDN


An interesting observation: While Narron is aware of what pitchers are doing in the minors, twice in the last week he has been asked about disabled pitcher Eric Milton (left elbow soreness), eligible to come off the DL today.

"I don't know, to be honest with you, how he is," said Narron. "I can't tell you how close he is or when he'll be back."

In others words, "Who?"

When Milton was asked if he had a moment to discuss his situation, he said, "I can't talk about it."
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The Magic man is on his way back to Cincy, and Coffey is heading to the Louisville...

Good news all the way around...It will not allow Narron to kill Coffey and have his arm fall clean off on the mound, allow him to rest his arm a little and also allow Burton, Salmon, and the Magic man to get some innings under duress...

Also Bray was shut down for a couple days after his last outing at Sarasota due to shoulder stiffness...I really hope this one is no big deal...
 
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