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    Re: Reds Trade For Conine

    Quote Originally Posted by edabbs44 View Post
    The amount of money that will be spent on Weathers, Conine, Lohse, Cormier, Stanton and Gonzalez is amazing.
    WE CAN'T AFFORD FREE AGENTS!!!

    WAYNE IS DOING HIS BEST!!!

    What a joke.


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    Re: Reds Trade For Conine

    Quote Originally Posted by Rex Argos View Post
    I was looking through his stats from last season, and he had an OPS of 1.655 against Milton last year. Feel free to add your own punchline.
    I OPS'd 1.655 against Milton too last year.

    But he still sucks on Triple Play Baseball 2007.
    Some people play baseball. Baseball plays Jay Bruce.

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    Re: I for one like it

    Quote Originally Posted by Kc61 View Post
    Excellent post. The Reds needed a platoon right handed hitter. This is not the place to drop a ton of money or enter a long-term contract. Conine is the type of guy you acquire to fill that role.
    $2M for a 41-year-old with a sub-700 OPS that can't field any other position on the field with any competence?

    That's an absolutely appalling move. It's an insult to the fans.

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    Re: Reds Trade For Conine

    Just out of curiosity how many of you have these players Moeller, Crosby, Livingston, Hamilton Stanton, Weathers and Conine on your fantasy teams.?

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    Re: Reds Trade For Conine

    Quote Originally Posted by dsmith421 View Post
    WE CAN'T AFFORD FREE AGENTS!!!

    WAYNE IS DOING HIS BEST!!!

    What a joke.
    Then don't spend the money. Why drop millions on these guys? Use the savings on the draft and international signings.

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    Re: Reds Trade For Conine

    Quote Originally Posted by SpringfieldFan View Post
    Just out of curiosity how many of you have these players Moeller, Crosby, Livingston, Hamilton Stanton, Weathers and Conine on your fantasy teams.?
    Now or in '98?

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    Re: Reds Trade For Conine

    I wonder if we offer Harris who we dfaed to the devil rays for the rights to Hamilton. That way they get a player and we would get to keep Hamilton.

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    Re: Reds Trade For Conine

    Quote Originally Posted by edabbs44 View Post
    Now or in '98?
    98 ? That is so last century !

    One thing for sure is that Castellini has them all on his fantasy team

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    Re: Reds Trade For Conine

    Quote Originally Posted by edabbs44 View Post
    Then don't spend the money. Why drop millions on these guys? Use the savings on the draft and international signings.
    I was being sarcastic. I hate hearing Reds fans justify this idiocy with appeals to our "poverty" and the ridiculous state of the market when we're plowing a third of our payroll into players who are virtually worthless.

    And, for the record, I agree with you about the international scouting.

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    Re: Reds Trade For Conine

    Other players Jeff Conine has had the pleasure of sharing a roster with:

    Frank White
    Juan Berenguer
    Charlie Hough
    Willie Wilson

    No truth to the rumor that he was part of the famed double play combo, Tinker to Evers to Conine.
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    Re: Reds Trade For Conine

    Quote Originally Posted by dsmith421 View Post
    I was being sarcastic. I hate hearing Reds fans justify this idiocy with appeals to our "poverty" and the ridiculous state of the market when we're plowing a third of our payroll into players who are virtually worthless.

    And, for the record, I agree with you about the international scouting.
    I haven't pleaded "poverty" - I think this is an astute move for THIS year in getting that right handed bat for 1st base and who can play the corner outfield positions, DH (now with inter-league play). Does this put us in the World Series? Good Lord, no! But it fills a need we've had and everyone's been screaming for. Over on the Phillies board, they're lamenting the loss of Conine.

    It's another piece and it's not a bad one. And you're overstating how much of the payroll is going into the winter pick ups - it's highly suspect to think that we're approaching between 20 and 25 Million on those players (and that's figuring the payroll between 60 and 75 million).

    The truth is, around here, there's no pleasing some people. Oh well. Time to go pick up some pizza for dinner.

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    Re: Reds Trade For Conine

    Narron, on acquiring Conine (from Marc's blog):

    "I’m excited about it. He’s a guy that we know has had an outstanding career so far. He’s very talented, can do a lot of things with the bat, play multiple positions. I’ve admired him and respected him a long time, just by the way he goes about his business. He plays the game the right way and can bring a lot of leadership to our club."
    sorry we're boring

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    Re: Reds Trade For Conine

    Quote Originally Posted by Always Red View Post
    Narron, on acquiring Conine (from Marc's blog):



    You got to wonder if Marc's not throwin' us all a bone by dropping that quote in there from time to time.

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    "I’m excited about it. He’s a guy that we know has had an outstanding career so far. He’s very talented, can do a lot of things with the bat, play multiple positions. I’ve admired him and respected him a long time, just by the way he goes about his business. He plays the game the right way and can bring a lot of leadership to our club."
    I am starting to think that Krivsky has a string attached to Narrons backside and just pulls it when he wants this response.

    Jerry and his multiple positions, it would be nice if he had players that could play one position outstanding.

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    Re: Reds Trade For Conine

    Quote Originally Posted by dsmith421 View Post
    I hate hearing Reds fans justify this idiocy with appeals to our "poverty" and the ridiculous state of the market when we're plowing a third of our payroll into players who are virtually worthless.
    To keep things in perspective (if there is such a thing when discussing MLB salaries), I was over on the SI baseball site earlier and noticed this: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html

    ...which says the average MLB salary now is $2.7 million a year.

    The reality is that these bench guys that Kriv is plowing all this payroll into are average guys who are making average money for what they do. For the most part, they'd be making the same kind of money somewhere else.

    Except for Chad Moeller, I'm still scratching my head about Chad.

    I'm not excited about acquiring Conine, but I don't have a problem with it; he's a guy you know you can depend on, who doesn't get hurt very often, can hit a little bit. Steady, dependable, and apparently a big fan of Alex Gonzalez.
    sorry we're boring


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