Awesome. This makes the Bray move more puzzling though.
Great job by Wayne on this move.
OK,that's a good start. One down, two to go. Mercker and Brower come on down.
Reds Fan Since 1971
This team is trying to win in 2008. Everyone keeps saying "If they would only do..." then they would prove to me they are trying to win. Well Stanton is gone, a closer is here, 2 young and very good pitchers are in the rotation not named Harang or Arroyo, and a name manager is at the helm. I don't agree with all of the moves but man this team seems to be heading in the right direction very quickly. I long for the days of discussing Carl, John Allen, JimBo, Danny Graves as a starter, etc. Give Cast and Krivs credit - they are doing the things to win.
Tim McCarver: Baseball Quotes
I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter, that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit.
They couldn't even get a PTBNL for him, now that is bad, why was he even on the team to begin with.
Tim McCarver: Baseball Quotes
I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter, that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit.
I hope Krivksy learned his lesson. If you don't want to have this conversation in the future, don't give multi-year contracts to guys who are likely to be washed up before it's over.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
Sounds like they found Wes Helms was the best they were going to do and decided to just eat the money rather than bring him on board. Curious? Yes. Refreshing? Absolutely. Of course, now that he's cut, look for the Phils or someone else to give him a shot on the cheap.
I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs and 4,000 hits."
-Pete Rose
Good.
But I was really hoping to pitch to the Reds' FO the idea of renaming the bullpen the "Crypt," from which each pitcher would emerge in a dry-ice fog to Vincent Price's "rap" from "Thriller."
Now that the crypt-keeper's gone, though....
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