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    gotta admit I love me some Brayan Pena....

    poor Wily Mo isn't even the best Reds Pena....admittedly I wasn't jazzed about the Pena signing initially but his attitude is so refreshing and it doesn't hurt that he produces now and again


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    Re: gotta admit I love me some Brayan Pena....

    Pena has been a great addition, very reminiscent to me of Ramon Hernandez in 09 who had some big hits, played 1B when Votto went down, and seemed to be a popular presence in the clubhouse.
    “I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”

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    Re: gotta admit I love me some Brayan Pena....

    I too was less than enthused when I first read about Pena's signing, but as far as I am concerned, whomever made that decision (Walt?) hit a HR. While he might not play at an all-star level, he does produce at a nice level and, as has been mentioned, that attitude. You just KNOW that it is infectious. Someone in the clubhouse having a bad day? Have 'em hang close with Pena for a couple of hours. I have also ended up really enjoying having Skip on the team as well. Guy seems to have a fantastic work ethic and is probably a great mentor for some of the younger fellas. Hope he gets over his concussion very soon.

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    Re: gotta admit I love me some Brayan Pena....

    He's impossible not to root for.

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    Re: gotta admit I love me some Brayan Pena....

    Fun player, and I love his enthusiasm, but if the Reds are seriously considering relying on him as a regular first baseman and middle-of-the-lineup bat for six weeks, that's a problem.

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    Re: gotta admit I love me some Brayan Pena....

    Quote Originally Posted by dsmith421 View Post
    Fun player, and I love his enthusiasm, but if the Reds are seriously considering relying on him as a regular first baseman and middle-of-the-lineup bat for six weeks, that's a problem.
    agree... I´m a bit surprised to see Pena play 1b today while Lutz is the dh. I thought Lutz is the better defensively on 1b but who knows
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    Re: gotta admit I love me some Brayan Pena....

    Quote Originally Posted by GADawg View Post
    poor Wily Mo isn't even the best Reds Pena....admittedly I wasn't jazzed about the Pena signing initially but his attitude is so refreshing and it doesn't hurt that he produces now and again
    Brayan has a long way to go to match the 2004 season that Wily Mo put up for the Reds best Pena.

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    Re: gotta admit I love me some Brayan Pena....

    Quote Originally Posted by tomnuetten View Post
    agree... I´m a bit surprised to see Pena play 1b today while Lutz is the dh. I thought Lutz is the better defensively on 1b but who knows
    I'm still trying to figure out why Lutz is playing over Soto. Soto hit well in Triple-A. Lutz hit like he was completely and utterly overmatched. So both get to the big leagues and Lutz, who had a sub .300 OBP gets the first start over Soto who had a .333 AVG?

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    Re: gotta admit I love me some Brayan Pena....

    Awesome signing. Reds knew Hanny was not a long term option. Loved him but he has been on the DL for Tampa 2 or 3 times. Pena knows his role and quietly becoming a team
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    Re: gotta admit I love me some Brayan Pena....

    Quote Originally Posted by dougdirt View Post
    Brayan has a long way to go to match the 2004 season that Wily Mo put up for the Reds best Pena.
    Waaaahhh, waaaahhhh, whooooooooomp.

    Thanks, Dougie Downer.

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    Re: gotta admit I love me some Brayan Pena....

    Quote Originally Posted by Chuckie View Post
    Waaaahhh, waaaahhhh, whooooooooomp.

    Thanks, Dougie Downer.

    ("Hey, this steak is great." ... "Well, you know you could get e-coli poisoning from it.")
    Completely unfair.
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    Re: gotta admit I love me some Brayan Pena....

    Wily Mo hit 26 home runs in part-time play that season and was basically the only thing worth watching on a completely garbage Reds team. That's no shot at Brayan Pena.

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    Re: gotta admit I love me some Brayan Pena....

    Quote Originally Posted by dsmith421 View Post
    Wily Mo hit 26 home runs in part-time play that season and was basically the only thing worth watching on a completely garbage Reds team. That's no shot at Brayan Pena.
    Dunn had 46 HR and 34 doubles while OPS of .956 and an OPS+ of 147

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    Re: gotta admit I love me some Brayan Pena....

    Quote Originally Posted by Ironman92 View Post
    Dunn had 46 HR and 34 doubles while OPS of .956 and an OPS+ of 147
    He was good too. That was a slow-pitch softball team. Pretty sure Jimenez and Felipe had a keg on second base for most of the year.

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    Re: gotta admit I love me some Brayan Pena....

    Quote Originally Posted by dsmith421 View Post
    He was good too. That was a slow-pitch softball team. Pretty sure Jimenez and Felipe had a keg on second base for most of the year.
    GREAT pitching!


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