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1. Didn't think Phillips would improve his plate discipline
2. I really didn't think Dusty Baker was as bad as Cubs fans screamed. He's not, he's worse.
3. I thought maybe Walt would do us some good.
4. I thought Jay Bruce would hit .280 with 30+ HR's this year.
5. I thought Harang would have a pretty good bounce back year.
6. I thought Edwin would break out this year as well.
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Originally Posted by
Raisor
I was wrong about....
You had me at hello.
You had me at hello!
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Originally Posted by
Always Red
I really thought that Bob Castellini was going to be a great owner. I think that he wants to own a winner, but has no idea of how to go about doing so.
That is mine, as well. It is also sounding like he likes to meddle in things, so we now have George Steinbrenner, but without the money and winning and stuff. In other words, a simply bad owner.
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Once I was wrong about Raisor being wrong but the replay showed otherwise.
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I was wrong about:
1. Dusty not being so bad; I thought that his rapport with the players would allow them to play better--no matter how bad his in game managing is.
2. Bob Castellini not being Carl Linder Jr. To be a successful owner, sometimes you have to spend a little $$$ up front and be a civic cheerleader not a civic downer (i.e. don't whine that your team doesn't have a big market--you make your own market).
3. Willie Taveras. He just stunk.
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I once thought I was wrong about something, but then after careful consideration I realized...
I was wrong
At least the Pirate's organization is still the worst...oops
What's it gona take to finally pull the Reds out of the ditch? Volquez and Cueto looked so promising, but young pitching can go "poof" just like that
Meanwhile the Blazers and the Vikings are franchises on the rise so my attention is being diverted away from Cincy baseball. I still tune into the games, but I'll see a new player and ask myself...when did they get this guy? If Dusty and Walt can't get things turned around, who else is out there that can...and is willing to try?
I don't think there's a right answer to these rhetorical questions, but a lot of "wrong" answers have already been tried...
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1. David Weathers - I thought "reality" would catch up to Stormy two years ago. I was very wrong. Weathers always battled and did a fine job for this franchise.
2. Jay Bruce - I didn't see this as a breakout year for Jay, but I did expect solid improvement
3. Walt Jocketty - I thought that Walt would come up with a blockbuster by the trade deadline that would put his stamp on this franchise and signify the direction he would take this franchise. Unfortunatley, I believe the Rolen deal fulfilled only the second part and I am less than immpressed to say the least. I was hoping for a turnaround, but just got more of the same.
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I never thought that the Reds offense could get worse with time, but the past two seasons has proved me wrong.
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August 22, 2003
W L PCT GB RS RA DIFF
Cincinnati 57 70 .449 9.5 568 693 -125
August 22, 2004
W L PCT GB RS RA DIFF
Cincinnati 59 64 .480 22.5 582 690 -108
August 22, 2005
W L PCT GB RS RA DIFF
Cincinnati 57 67 .460 21.5 646 690 -44
August 22, 2006
W L PCT GB RS RA DIFF
Cincinnati 66 60 .524 1 634 642 -8
August 22, 2007
W L PCT GB RS RA DIFF
Cincinnati 56 70 .444 9.5 603 675 -72
Pittsburgh 54 71 .432 11 566 641 -75
August 22, 2008
W L PCT GB RS RA DIFF
Pittsburgh 57 71 .445 21 593 693 -100
Cincinnati 57 72 .442 21.5 545 648 -103
August 22, 2009
W L PCT GB RS RA DIFF
Pittsburgh 51 70 .421 17.5 502 557 -55
Cincinnati 51 71 .418 18 476 581 -105
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I thought they'd win 82 games. I thought Willy couldn't possibly be as bad as Corey. I thought we'd spend money. I thought, I thought, I thought. I was wrong.
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Votto. I thought he'd take a step backwards this year.
I was wrong about EE, but only previous to last year. After last year, I pretty much figured he'd wind up a disappointment.
But I hate that I was right about most everything else. I predicted Bruce to have a tough year based mostly on his lack of plate discipline. I thought Volquez would take a big step back, but not the TJ surgery. I thought the offense would be the worst I've seen in Cincy in my lifetime. I knew Gonzo would be awful, and Taveras was about as predictable as it gets.
I did think Jocketty would be better, but I'm not sure he's worked under a situation similar to what the Reds face right now. He could be one of those guys who can be great in certain situations, but clueless anywhere else.... like a doctor outside of the medicine they practice.
And mostly I was right about Castellini the day he bought the Reds. If there was ever anything I wish I was completely wrong about, that would be it. I don't think this organization has the first clue how to be successful in today's world of baseball. The Reds are pretty much the Pirates these days, and that's sad because unlike Pittsburgh we happen to have the worst franchise in the NFL (maybe even all professional sports). Maybe I'll catch Favre fever up here in the Land of Lakes. :)
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Team Clark
I was wrong about Brook Jacoby. I thought the time he spent with Rudy Jaramillo would have taught him something. I was dead wrong.
Touche' TC good call. I just got done sending someone a PM about the likelihood of him getting his walking papers at the end of the season.
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RFS62
I was wrong when I thought that the Reds could never play so badly for so long that I would lose interest in them.
Man, is that ever true. At the moment the Reds are even worse than the Pirates.
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I was wrong in thinking for a moment that the Josh Hamilton trade was decent.
I was wrong in thinking that Bruce would have a decent season.
I was wrong in thinking that Dusty "can't be that bad".
I was wrong in thinking that Jerry Hairston knew how to play baseball.
I was wrong in thinking that RedsZone was a decent place to come and discuss things but all that it seems like now is a giant place for people to scream LET'S TRADE X PLAYER. Yeah, that's going to solve things. Let's just ****ing trade everyone.
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Mario-Rijo
Touche' TC good call. I just got done sending someone a PM about the likelihood of him getting his walking papers at the end of the season.
Hard to say what the current front office is thinking. Honestly, at the end of the year meeting with Dusty and Walt, I can not think of one thing he could lay on the table to save his job.