Rolen doubles and has a two hit night. Heisey ground out on an early pitch. Mes slams a ball where the third baseman makes a good play. And we get Harris who has been less than helpful. He flys out and this one is mercifully over
Rolen doubles and has a two hit night. Heisey ground out on an early pitch. Mes slams a ball where the third baseman makes a good play. And we get Harris who has been less than helpful. He flys out and this one is mercifully over
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"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
Lol! I'm as ticked as anyone... I can't stand to watch them right now its so frustrating. I spend much of the game texting friends, venting about players and Dusty. My point is everyone (including myself) is over the top right now. People have dug in on players and the same arguments are re-hashed only with new verbiage, rhetoric, and prose (see what I did there) while mixing in some personal barbs to ensure a reaction.
I'll give you credit, you start a ton of topics and stay very involved in these threads... I'm just pointing out that the expectations, coupled with the early season disappointments have made things unbearable on many fronts. I use this site to keep up on Reds news, learn things I never learned as a player, and as a therapist when I'm upset with the play of the home team... Things just seemed to go overboard in the criticism of players tonight and the things I read on twitter were embarrassing to the Reds fan base.
Keep discussing the Reds... Keep voicing your frustration... Keep doing what you want, because I get just as red assed as anyone. I'm just saying on nights like tonight, it can make anyone a little crazy. I'm just going to step back from the ledge, realize the season is 2 weeks old, hope like hell that things turn around.
Glad I was able to spend some time tonight watching Bill Bray "figure it out."
Wonder if he is any good at algebra.
Nice job by the Reds tonight in their quest for the worst offensive performance by a supposedly good team during the month of April in the history of the world.
Nice posts last page wheelhouse and traderumor.
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"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
I'm going to next Thursday's game, hopefully they're playing better. I'm glad folks appreciate my perspective. I am struggling to hang out here because the complaining is starting to reach the level of WLW Sportstalk discussions.
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
Why not? He's in the last year of his contract in the same year where the Reds have spent a ton of money and talent expecting to win. He's had enormously talented teams in the past and underachieved. You get 70% value on your payroll with Dusty. Winning for the Reds is a burning necessity given the new contracts, so don't expect the same patience as has been there in the past. The Reds just got in a more Yankee-like circumstnance over the past month-win or be gone with you is now a necessity.
"Don't trust any statistics you did not fake yourself."--Winston Churchill
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"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
Dusty Baker and Marvin Lewis have the safest, cushiest jobs in professional sports. Every once in a while, they win more than they lose and everyone scrambles around to praise them. When they lose, it's "oh, well it's Cincinnati, what do you expect?"
No lose situation for both of them.
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"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
Because Jocketty is smart enough to know that Dusty is not the problem, randomness is the current problem. Firing the manager in April would be counter to the offseason moves and would be a symptom of an organization in disarray. All this slump has done is set the torches blazing for those who didn't want Dusty hired in the first place.
Last edited by traderumor; 04-19-2012 at 08:09 AM.
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
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