Reds Tidbits (2008 season)

[Jaxbuck]

Nice win, but I'm not about to get sucked in again by this team - at least not until they fix all of these things:

• Losing games the other team tries to give away.
• Losing games that Harang starts (I know, they won tonight)
• Losing 60% of their games inside the division.

They won't suck me back in this year but this is how close they are for '09 imo.

#1 get a CF who can be a true leadoff hitter and above average glove man.
#2 get one more MLB caliber starting pitcher
#3 Sign Dunn to LTC, say goodbye to JR
#4 now it gets tricky, move BP to SS and let Kepp play 2B

Now you have:
CF glove man with >350 OBP
2B Kepp
RF Bruce
LF Dunn
1B Votto
3B EE
SS BP
C whoever
P Volquez/Harang/Cueto/x/Arroyo


If the glove man in CF is the type of leadoff hitter I envision those first 5 guys will flat work a pitcher to death. Bruce and Votto appear to be able to hit lefties quite well so if Dusty had a brain and could read stats/splits etc and maybe just put his best hitters in a spot to get more AB's. I know, its heady stuff.

2 things I know to be true
#1 they won't move BP over
#2 Dusty would sooner die than have 3 lefties in the middle of the lineup regardless of the fact they are his best hitters.

Since they won't move BP over you now have to acquire a SS who can hit and play above average defense or choose to be deficient defensivly at SS with Kepp. By not making thsi simple move you are essentially wasting Kepps value to the team.

Not sure who they could move to get a MLB quality starter and at this point I don't see that being Homer.

Not sure if the CF solution exists in house or not, the minor league guru's over at RZ seem to think he may.

WJ gets paid to figure out the how but to me the what, as in what they need, is that simple and that short of a list. One starter, a CF and a position switch.

 

[Mike80]

Something I just noticed...

there are only 2 - count 'em 2 - teams with .500 or better records on the road. they are Anaheim (21-12) and Philly (19-15)....

So (not to stir the hornet's nest), there likely won't be more than 1 or 2 teams getting up to 90 wins and right now I seriously doubt anyone will be above 95 wins. right now only Anaheim is on pace to get above that (with 99) and Philly is right at 95...

I don't think Boston will get there unless their road numbers improve (they aren't going to go .800 at home over the entire season like they are now.....

Just saying, it's a long season......I don't personally think the Reds are going to factor, but maybe they'll throw a bone for next year out there....

 

[Best Buckeye]

Jmo Jax, but you are too big a fan not to get sucked in again this year.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Jmo Jax, but you are too big a fan not to get sucked in again this year.

All I have to do is stay clean and sober of my Reds addiction one day at a time untill the Buckeyes open fall camp. Then I can easily replace one addiction for another.

 

[Best Buckeye]

All I have to do is stay clean and sober of my Reds addiction one day at a time untill the Buckeyes open fall camp. Then I can easily replace one addiction for another.

well then you are going to have to start by say , limiting yourself to 1 post in the Red's thread per day for hmmm two weeks? and then none at all.
Think you can do that?

 

[Jaxbuck]

well then you are going to have to start by say , limiting yourself to 1 post in the Red's thread per day for hmmm two weeks? and then none at all.
Think you can do that?

Sure.

I'll just save it all up for one big ass post a day.

 

[Best Buckeye]

Sure.

I'll just save it all up for one big ass post a day.

NONONONONONO I can see you are going to be a hard case. so we need more control. say no more than 2 sentences per post under 7 words each.
AND if you break the rules than you lose beer , whiskey and sex priveledges for that day. And you know that means your wrists will get weaker.:tongue2:

 

[Jaxbuck]

NONONONONONO I can see you are going to be a hard case. so we need more control. say no more than 2 sentences per post under 7 words each.
AND if you break the rules than you lose beer , whiskey and sex priveledges for that day. And you know that means your wrists will get weaker.:tongue2:

Listen. If I give up my Reds fix(or any sports fix for that matter) I am going to have to deal with things like work and the old lady to fill the time.

Personally its going to take a hell of a lot worse than 3 postseason appearances in the past 32 years or whatever its been for that to happen.

 

[Best Buckeye]

Listen. If I give up my Reds fix(or any sports fix for that matter) I am going to have to deal with things like work and the old lady to fill the time.

Personally its going to take a hell of a lot worse than 3 postseason appearances in the past 32 years or whatever its been for that to happen.

Listen , I am not totally heartless and only am trying to help you rid yourself of this devastating disease. so here is what you need to handle your work the wife and your rehab. one word .


Pitchinhorseshoes.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Listen , I am not totally heartless and only am trying to help you rid yourself of this devastating disease. so here is what you need to handle your work the wife and your rehab. one word .


Pitchinhorseshoes.

I can see how the horseshoes would help with the old lady but if I hit someone from work with one of those I'm going to jail.

 

[Best Buckeye]

I can see how the horseshoes would help with the old lady but if I hit someone from work with one of those I'm going to jail.

When you are at work you are supposed to be working. Let's stay focused here.

 

[Jaxbuck]

When you are at work you are supposed to be working.

Riiiiight.


Lets get back to the part where I use a horshoe like Gatorubet uses his date brick.

 

[Best Buckeye]

Riiiiight.


Lets get back to the part where I use a horshoe like Gatorubet uses his date brick.

Well in that case just make sure you deliver the throw with a soft , uplifting motion rather than a a hard onr so as to not cause a skull fracture. But in either event you may be sure of uninterupted passion.

 

[Dryden]

Good show last night. The Reds looked like a big league ball club with pitchers and a bullpen and defenders on the corners and everything.

Too bad that shit only shows up about once every six or seven games, though.

Personally, the highlight of the evening for me was when FSN Ohio put up the graphic while the Sox were batting in the 8th inning how they were one of the MLB leaders in runs scored in the 8th with 40 or 50-something runs in the 8th inning of their games played, while the Reds were at the bottom with 17 8th-inning runs. Welsh mentioned he'd asked the truck to double check that number because only 17 runs in the 8th sounded too bad to be true, while I was sitting there yelling at my TV, "It is true when your bench for the first half of the season was Castro, Freel, Hatteberg, Hopper, and Valentin you dumb sonofabitch!"

I'm sure those five put the fear of God into setup men across the league.

 

[Thump]

Thump curious as to how many front runner red sox fans were at the game tonight.

40%-50%