I know "Chicks" dig the longball, but Dunn's homers aren't MVP worthy. He's still hitting under .200 with RISP. He chokes when it counts. His defense is forgetable. He's Dave Kingman at best. Dunn's play is rarely the reason that the REDS' win games. It's more often the reason the REDS' lose games.
Volquez and Keppinger. However, lately Dunn has taken the place of Keppinger since being put on the DL.
Maybe I am mistaken, but to say Dunn doesn't deliver in big spots a week after he hits a walk off against the indians, and on the west coast trip goes deep in the first game to give the reds a lead against LA when the defense and Arroyo let this team down and then hits a homerun off of hoffman to win the game then gives the reds a lead yesterday with a homerun. I think Dunn backers over value how good he is, but Dunn bashers try to convice you that the reason this team loses is not because of the lousy bullpen or starting pitching its because of Dunn. I come down with the dunn backers on this one.
Last edited by kfm; 05-26-2008 at 12:38 PM.
Actually, he is right in line with today's best players as to home runs when needed (i.e. the game is close) and hr's with men on base.
He's considerably better than Dave Kingman, and as has been stated a billion times, he's cut his K rate, increased his BB rate, all from the 7 spot with no one behind him, and his defense has improved this year...
I think you've got it backwards as to the fact that he's rarely the reason that the Reds lose, and more often the reason that they win...
I can think of a game in Wrigley that Votto single-handedly won for us.
For the most part I think it has been Phillips, Dunn, Volquez, and Votto.
"YES! He rips it. Is it high enough? It's gonna be gone! Adam Dunn has done it again. Big #44 can take all day to round the bases here, thats done and gone- lookout dunner they're waitin for ya at home plate." - George Grand
"Did that just happen?" - Chris Welsch
wow, I see Volquez's name in almost every post and yet some people still think the trade was a bad idea.
I would also have to say Dunn, Volquez, Cordero and Bako. I think Cordero and Bako have done a great job with the development of the young pitchers and Bako has done a great job calling the game with the Reds young pitchers.
Dunn is starting to turn it on as the true most important player on this team. As Dunn goes so go the Reds. It's going to be interesting if he wants to give the Reds an I'm comfortable with this team semi discount. If not then we sign him before he is an FA or he walks. I just see the Red Sox saying bye bye Manny and hello Adam. He would fit in well there and be a great replacement for the aging Ramirez.
Dunn, in his worst season, was better than Dave Kingman. Its not even close. I don't know how you can say that, other than you hate the guy and don't care how wrong you are.
In fact, this entire post is complete garbage. Oh, what's that? He's hitting under .200 w/ RISP? Well, guess what? Now he's hitting .256/.397/.558 . I guess in the 3 days since you typed that he's morphed into the greatest clutch hitter since whoever the last guy is that you think was a great clutch hitter. "He chokes when it counts." Yeah, him and everyone else who has ever played a game where even the great ones fail 7/10 times.
Rarely the reason the Reds win games, more often the reason they lose them? Prove it. Oh, wait. YOU CAN'T, BECAUSE ITS NOT TRUE.
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I think that this season should just show that Dunn will be Dunn. Not the best player in the league but at the right price, the right man in left field. Now Bruce needs to replace Jr next year.
I would like to see more runners get on base in front of Dunn, just to see what he could do over a season, given the opportunity. In my mind, he seems to be more of a solo shot type of slugger, but I don't know that that is a reflection on the team's poor OBP in general, or that he is such a poor "clutch" hitter. I also fail to see how it is appropriate that any member could say that any other member's post is complete garbage.
I suppose I'll just post this in every thread that has the name Dunn in it until this finally gets understood...
He hits HR's with men on base just as well as any other slugger in recent history...
http://www.redszone.com/forums/showt...63#post1607563
113/252 now, for 44.84%
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