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Reds Tidbits (2009 season)

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c-rowbuckeye;1439445; said:
And even crazier, we let him hit lead off last year!
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Only if he was playing SS that day. :wink2:

Dustyball 101:
The Dusty does not suffer base cloggers at the top of his lineup. SS, 2B and CFers are not basecloggers. They are fast (and if they are black, better equipped to handle hot weather than white guys).
 
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Jaxbuck;1439476; said:
Only if he was playing SS that day. :wink2:

Dustyball 101:
The Dusty does not suffer base cloggers at the top of his lineup. SS, 2B and CFers are not basecloggers. They are fast (and if they are black, better equipped to handle hot weather than white guys).
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And if they can't hit, even the better to handle his daughter:biggrin:. And he played center a few of those says too...
 
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Depends on who he was traded for but I know Houston has been shopping for a guy like Kepp so actually Kudos to the Reds for selling him off instead of sitting it out.

Kep is of no use to the Reds as SS becuase of his rediculous lack of range, he was a redudant part on this team now so I'm glad to see them send him along. It may not be much but its the right type of move.

Now if they could have included WT in the trade......
 
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Redundant in the sense that you could put him at SS, but he sucked at it? I guess.

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad the pulled the trigger and got some undetermined value for him - but to me it also only clouds the picture at SS since there are fewer and fewer bad options as the days go by.
 
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jlb1705;1441324; said:
Redundant in the sense that you could put him at SS, but he sucked at it? I guess.

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad the pulled the trigger and got some undetermined value for him - but to me it also only clouds the picture at SS since there are fewer and fewer bad options as the days go by.
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There are guys on the club who can field SS light years better than Kepp, the spares that back up other positions can out hit him so that makes him redundant to me (and obviously to the Reds as well). If you are going to be a backup/bench player you have to have a very good glove or a big bat. Kepp is a statue on defense with a light bat that also has a history of injury problems. I wish him well but its no loss at all for this team.

Its not often I agree with these dickheads so don't ruin my mojo.:wink2:
 
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Jaxbuck;1441314; said:
Depends on who he was traded for but I know Houston has been shopping for a guy like Kepp so actually Kudos to the Reds for selling him off instead of sitting it out.

Kep is of no use to the Reds as SS becuase of his rediculous lack of range, he was a redudant part on this team now so I'm glad to see them send him along. It may not be much but its the right type of move.

Now if they could have included WT in the trade......
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they probably tried but Houston laughed in walt's face and told him they already had him once
 
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My only thought, and I can't explain it (except I think he's insane) is "Oh, please dear god, no!"

Reds to meet with Gary Sheffield about possibly signing


By Hal McCoy
Staff Writer

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

SARASOTA, Fla. ? The Cincinnati Reds have interest in outfielder Gary Sheffield and there probably will be a meeting with him and/or his representatives today at Ed Smith Stadium.
Sheffield, one shy of 500 home runs, was released this week by the Detroit Tigers. While he makes $14 million, the Reds could sign him for as little as the major-league minimum.
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DGADBTWSOM;1442076; said:
My only thought, and I can't explain it (except I think he's insane) is "Oh, please dear god, no!"
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:slappy:

Another guy who won't clog the bases because he'll never be ON base to clog them up.

Damn I really think Jax and I could do a better job at this point and I'm not even a Reds fan. Of course I'd have to leave the team when Angelos finally dies and the time comes to get the Orioles organization back to where it was in the 60s 70s and early 80s....but it's nice to dream right?
 
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