I personally cannot. It pains me to go on Redszone every day and see no topics of news.
I personally cannot. It pains me to go on Redszone every day and see no topics of news.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Last season?
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
“Everything that happens before Death is what counts.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
I agree Reds news has been scarce but it could always be worse.
Last year on this date the Reds signed Willy Taveras.
maybe we should create a fake page announcing all the deals that "happen"....Krusty could be the moderator....imagine the missed heart beats by the folks that haven't been keeping up!
Last off-season eventually turned out to be dull, but I was actually anticipating a lot of action by the Reds. When the off-season started, I was excited with the potential moves that lied ahead. Instead, it was an epic failure based on the results and from my/our expectations.
The difference is this season I'm expecting squat and will be delivered squat. And sadly, I'm actually ok with it. The Reds front office has fully graced the presence of mediocrity and shows no signs of trying to shake that label. Apathy has set in.
"....the two players I liked watching the most were Barry Larkin and Eric Davis. I was suitably entertained by their effortless skill that I didn't need them crashing into walls like a squirrel on a coke binge." - dsmith421
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
“Everything that happens before Death is what counts.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
But last year brought Taveras, Hernandez, and a 2 yr deal for Lincoln all of which generated much angst or debate. Then there was the Rhodes signing and the Gomes/Nix pickups which answered the much debated question about what was going to happen in left.
This year has been mostly crickets.
"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
Couldn't you say that this year has been the debate on whether or not to pick up Gomes, the release then re-signing of Nix, & the question about Hernandez' return.
Add in the Harang and Arroyo rumors along with the whispers of the Counsels and Carrolls of the league and this season could be considered more exciting.
I realize this is the proverbial 'eye of the beholder' conversation. Both have been excruciatingly boring bordering on horrid.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
“Everything that happens before Death is what counts.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
Well they signed Nix and Burke after much soul searching, what more do you guys want?
Duck incoming.....
I mean gee just think of all the round table hours that Jocketty, Bavasi, and Baker must have put in for you guys to come to those horrendous decisions. We still await with bated breath what the prognosis on Willy T will be.
Last edited by Spring~Fields; 12-27-2009 at 08:01 PM.
Seems like the non-tendering of Gomes has made more noise than last year's Willy Taveras disbelief, and Hernandez is an after-thought for both offseasons. At least this offseason, the Reds have been rumored to be buying players or selling players. Last offseason, we weren't in any rumors, IIRC.
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