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    SI.com gets on board the "Reds as Sleeper Pick" bandwagon

    From CNN/SportsIllustrated:

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...wsletter030810

    Sorry if this has already been posted; didn't see it anywhere.
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    Re: SI.com gets on board the "Reds as Sleeper Pick" bandwagon

    If I remember correctly, SI picked the Reds as their sleeper team in 1999 as well. I was on an airline reading the story.

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    Re: SI.com gets on board the "Reds as Sleeper Pick" bandwagon

    Hey, does anyone know why Jose Arredondo has not had surgery yet? It would seem to me they would have done his Tommy John surgery soon after they signed him. The sooner he has the surgery, the sooner he can help.
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    Re: SI.com gets on board the "Reds as Sleeper Pick" bandwagon

    Didn't they pick the Reds as their sleeper pick last season?

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    Re: SI.com gets on board the "Reds as Sleeper Pick" bandwagon

    Every year theres stories about the Reds as a "darkhorse team" somewhere. Tell me when its Labor Day and we're doing more than treading water at best and I might care about writer's "darkhorse predictions".
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    Re: SI.com gets on board the "Reds as Sleeper Pick" bandwagon

    Quote Originally Posted by MikeS21 View Post
    Hey, does anyone know why Jose Arredondo has not had surgery yet? It would seem to me they would have done his Tommy John surgery soon after they signed him. The sooner he has the surgery, the sooner he can help.
    I asked John Fay on twitter yesterday about Arredondo and he said he had his surgery a month or two ago.

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    Re: SI.com gets on board the "Reds as Sleeper Pick" bandwagon

    Quote Originally Posted by Slyder View Post
    Every year theres stories about the Reds as a "darkhorse team" somewhere. Tell me when its Labor Day and we're doing more than treading water at best and I might care about writer's "darkhorse predictions".
    Maybe ... but there's a heck of a lot more buzz around this team than anytime since 2000 IMO. So much buzz Bob Marley would be jealous.

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    Re: SI.com gets on board the "Reds as Sleeper Pick" bandwagon

    SportingNews 2010 Reds team preview:

    http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/arti...s-2010-preview

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    Re: SI.com gets on board the "Reds as Sleeper Pick" bandwagon

    Quote Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
    SportingNews 2010 Reds team preview:

    http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/arti...s-2010-preview
    I guess he's not entirely on the bandwagon yet. I found it funny that he ranked offense, pitching, bench and manager and gave the highest grade to the manager with a B. He ranks the pitching a C with no mention of the bullpen. Like most of the preview reports, I'll take it with a grain of salt.
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    Re: SI.com gets on board the "Reds as Sleeper Pick" bandwagon

    Some of this has validity, I guess -- none of it surprising -- but Reds as a dark horse because their new facility has charging stations for iphones? I mean, color me skeptical.
    There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.

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    Re: SI.com gets on board the "Reds as Sleeper Pick" bandwagon

    What? No Blackberry charging stations?

    Color me uber skeptical.
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    Re: SI.com gets on board the "Reds as Sleeper Pick" bandwagon

    Another to bump. Likewise, here's the list of predictions from various SI writers. One writer picked us in that list (Cliff Corcoran) and he was correct on 3 of the 4 playoff teams (picked Dodgers instead of Giants). One other writer got 3 of 4 also, albeit picking the Cardinals over us.

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...cks/index.html

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