Edinson appears in music video promo.

[redhawk61]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4wkmqrib7U

Someone wanna translate

[xavr1]

I think he is saying "I hope this video gets me a tryout with the Bengals."

[ChatterRed]

He said, "If Dusty bats Corey Patterson leadoff one more time, I'm gonna..........%$^&*"


Seriously, when did Chris Henry learn spanish?

[reds77]

Henry took heat for having his Bengals jersey on. Will Volquez take heat for sporting his Reds cap?

[Captain Hook]

This isn't good.I expect young guys to act like fools from time to time but I hate to see them act like fools with a gun.It would be nice to know a little more about the video before saying too much more about Edinson.

[CRedsLarkin11]

Well that's just great

[dunner13]

wow this makes me feel really good about our future ace..........maybe we would have been better with keeping hamilton.

[texasdave]

Perhaps Edinson is taking the opening line to the Reds' 2009 ad campaign song ("Paint the Town Red") literally.


Courtesy of ORG:

"Next time the cops come, we're going to run right towards them." That's the first line of the song the Reds' chose to be the song for their 2009 ad campaign? Odd choice for a baseball team.

[DTCromer]

What? Star athletes carrying guns? You don't say!

[dunner13]

What? Star athletes carrying guns? You don't say!

Yeh im sure this was a video on how athletes need to protect their families, or how to properly secure your firearm........riiiight.

[redsfandan]

And I thought I did stupid things when I was young(er)... :rolleyes:

[WildcatFan]

My spanish isn't good enough to catch everything they're saying with the slang and the weird Dominican accents, but the Maseo guy does say that you can look for yourself, and there's nothing illegal in the car — no drugs. He also says something about the gun speaking for him, and it sounds like a sort of warning for people not to mess with Volquez, who he calls 'The greatest in the world.'

I'm assuming carrying a handgun in your car is not illegal in the Dominican, and might even be a wise choice for a guy like Volquez who is making so much money in America and is well-known in the area.

That said, he needs to know better than to let these types of videos find their way to the Internet. It's bad publicity no matter which way you slice it.

[redsfandan]

My spanish isn't good enough to catch everything they're saying with the slang and the weird Dominican accents, but the Maseo guy does say that you can look for yourself, and there's nothing illegal in the car — no drugs. He also says something about the gun speaking for him, and it sounds like a sort of warning for people not to mess with Volquez, who he calls 'The greatest in the world.'

I'm assuming carrying a handgun in your car is not illegal in the Dominican, and might even be a wise choice for a guy like Volquez who is making so much money in America and is well-known in the area. ...
good point.

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That said, he needs to know better than to let these types of videos find their way to the Internet. It's bad publicity no matter which way you slice it.
I wonder if he cares about the reaction here since it sounds like he may want the video to be a warning to people where HE lives.

[WildcatFan]

He probably doesn't care, but I bet his employers do. Even so, I don't think it's much to make a fuss over. The Reds will probably give him a stern talking to, telling him to make sure he doesn't let it happen again.

This is one of those situations where it's nice to be in a small market. Imagine if the same video came out with Joba Chamberlain. Skip Bayless might explode.

[GoReds33]

I really cannot blame him. I don't like these types of things getting into the media, as it puts a negative light on my favorite team. However, if having a gun is legal where he lives, he likely has no other choice than to protect himself. I would just prefer he not put it on the internet.

[Orodle]

I'm not against athletes carrying guns in their house or even their car. However, just dont take it into a night club and flashing it around youtube isnt a good idea either.

[dougflynn23]

:eek: The one line I could translate was "Willy Taveras? WTF? Damn you Walt Jocketty"...and then he pulls out the gun!

[AccordinglyReds]

OMG. Perhaps not the best way to portray himself in a PR stance, but I don't get why people are getting pissed off and comparing "if it was in Cincinnati" (ORG). He's in his own damn country and it's not even him talking about the stuff.

[fugowitribe]

I also agree that it is not good PR, but at least he didn't go Plaxico Buress on us.

[Stephenk29]

I spend a week in the D.R. last January. It was not unusual to see a man holding a gun out in the open let alone in his glove box. Keep in mind that the D.R. is a third world country as well, extrememly poor, and people will do anything if desperate enough. It is also near Haiti, where people frequently kidnap Dominicans and sell them into slavery. My advice to Volquez, get a bigger gun if anything, then leave in the D.R. when you come back to the states.

[mlh1981]

Edinson comes from a different country with different cultural beliefs and backgrounds. What may be odd/inappropriate to us could very well be normal for him, and there are probably a lot of things that we do that they would frown on.

Thank Goodness he never wears his Reds cap like that on the mound, though, though I gotta say it's a bit strange to see a baseball player going around with his team cap on. I don't think I've ever seen that before.

[Trace's Daddy]

Sure would like to know what knowledge his partner was dropping in the video. Can anyone translate what he was saying?

[thatcoolguy_22]

Who really cares? This is just something to talk about in the final couple of weeks until spring training.

[thatcoolguy_22]

From OnBaseMachine in the ORG


Would you care to post this on the Volquez thread? Maybe people will stop making a big deal out of it now.

Reds on Volquez
Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 04:33 PM EST

Reds public relations director Rob Butcher said Walt Jocketty has spoken with Mario Soto about the Edinson Volquez video. According to Soto, it is part of a staged professional video shoot for Merengue artist Maceo.

This is on a set for a promotional video for his new album and he got Edinson Volquez there to led some star powe

http://thelotd.com/ctrent/blog

[Natty Redlocks]

I think he is saying "I hope this video gets me a tryout with the Bengals."

This thread should've ended right here, IMO. Good one.

[morande]

Are we sure this is in the DR??? Ive seen him around town in a few cars, one an acura and one I'm not sure if it was his or Javis but they were in a mercedes, Can anyone tell what kind this is??

[ChatterRed]

I believe that video was made at the same party Michael Phelps attended and smoked pot.

[Moosie52]

I spend a week in the D.R. last January. It was not unusual to see a man holding a gun out in the open let alone in his glove box. Keep in mind that the D.R. is a third world country as well, extrememly poor, and people will do anything if desperate enough. It is also near Haiti, where people frequently kidnap Dominicans and sell them into slavery. My advice to Volquez, get a bigger gun if anything, then leave in the D.R. when you come back to the states.


So maybe he wasn't drunk? That gives him a leg up on some NBA players.

[ChatterRed]

I just wish he'd been wearing a Bengals or Xavier cap.

[Ghosts of 1990]

Uhhhhhhh....... ?

[Jerome]

Tip for Edinson--If that is not your gun, I suggest going out and buying one at the Walmart Dominicana.

http://jeromesredscare.blogspot.com

[jhiller21]

The video is actually really funny.

Volquez hands him the gun and says in spanish "This is yours"

Maceo proceeds to explain to reporters not to mess with him, and there is nothing illegal in the car.

An enthusiastic "Ohhh baby!" seals the deal