My dad got to enjoy 3 Reds World Championships by the time he was my age. So far, I've only gotten to enjoy one. Step it up Redlegs!
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseb...-sox29.article
More important, he would be welcomed enthusiastically.
''He's one of my favorite guys that I ever got a chance to play with, actually,'' Sox reliever Matt Thornton said, recalling the time he spent with Dunn on Team USA last year in the World Baseball Classic. ''It was only for about four weeks that I got to play with him, but just a great clubhouse guy. He gets a bad rep for striking out a lot, but from what I've seen and talking to guys that have faced him a lot, he's had a lot of at-bats where he's 0-2 and then pretty soon it's a full count and he's drawing the walk. Then obviously, the power in his bat, he's one of the best in the game.''
I love the guy and I miss him. Favorite Red of all-time, bar none.
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I believe someday we may equate the Dunn trade in the same breath as the Frank Robinson trade.
My dad got to enjoy 3 Reds World Championships by the time he was my age. So far, I've only gotten to enjoy one. Step it up Redlegs!
Ironic that the Reds are playing their best baseball in over a decade and your lamenting the talents of a guy who doesn't have a position on the current Reds. Don't get me wrong I would like to have his bat somewhere in this lineup, but unfortunately he doesn't have a place to play for the Reds.
The Nats are up against a very difficult decision. The club is starting to come together. With Willingham, Dunn, and Zimmerman you have a nice core to any lineup. Add in Strasburg and Jordan Zimmerman, and from what I saw a pretty competent, young pen, and you have a very nice core developing. While Harper may be a couple of years away at best he is a very nice piece to have in the organization.
To me it makes sense for the Nats to hold onto Dunn and attempt to sign him to another 2-3 year contract this off season. The club is trending in the right direction right now no reason to mess with that. But if some team blows you away then I guess you have to pull the trigger on the trade.
Nope, the deals were both radically different, the people HATED the Robby trade which was a bad talent trade that had failures on the AAA star (Simpson) Reliever (Bauldshien) and Pappas. It was an attempt to get a team with bad pitching and the most runs in the league a leg up on their pitching.
Dunn was a money deal and acknowledged that he was blocked position wise, it was hated way less and hurt the team way less, the comparison is apples and tirechains
My dad got to enjoy 3 Reds World Championships by the time he was my age. So far, I've only gotten to enjoy one. Step it up Redlegs!
additionally, I have my doubts that Dunn will go on to win an MVP or hit for the triple crown. On top of that, the Reds had every opportunity to re-acquire Dunn the next offseason, but choose to pass like many major league teams did (at least at his asking price)
The package the Red recieved from Baltimore was pretty darn nice, Simpson had just won the PCL batting title, Bauldshien was a top flight middle reliever in the Sully mode and Pappas despite never catching on here was a very very good pitcher.
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