Egg on your face trades - RedsZone.com - Cincinnati Reds Fans' Home for Baseball Discussion

Ltlabner · 08-18-2006, 02:22 PM

"The Trade" certinally prompted strong reactions. SS being acquired has prompted some to begin questioning whether Kriv is competent and should be our GM. Some even bashed the WMP for BA trade and predicted doom and gloom, especially in concert with acquiring Hatteburg.

What trade/player move were you adament was going to be a huge flop and set the franchise back 100 years only to be proven wrong?

OR

What trade/player move did you think was going to rocket the Reds to 10 straight world series championships only to end up being a complete bust?

We've all been wrong about player moves before. Although the numbers said it was a horrible move, the history said it was a horrible move and your gut said it was a horrible move it somehow worked out for the best.

Which moves have left you with egg on your face?

PS: This is meant to be a thread where we laugh at ourselves and our mistakes for our own enjoyment. It will require you to admit you were wrong about something. Good luck and God Speed.

Red Leader · 08-18-2006, 02:28 PM

I can't remember a trade that I thought wasn't going to work out and I was surprised it did. I must say I'm surprised at how much the WMP-Arroyo trade has benefitted us.

dfs · 08-18-2006, 02:29 PM

Not a trade, but a free agent siging.
I thought Rick Mahler was leading this team to the promised land.

oops.

dabvu2498 · 08-18-2006, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by dfs

Not a trade, but a free agent siging.
I thought Rick Mahler was leading this team to the promised land.

oops.

Another free agent signing that I was particularly excited about was Dante Bichette. I suck.

Farney · 08-18-2006, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dabvu2498

Another free agent signing that I was particularly excited about was Dante Bichette. I suck.

Actually Dante Bichette wasnt a free agent, he was aquired from the Rockies for Jeffry Hammonds and Stan Belinda. Clearly the trade I thought would get the Reds over the hump was the Griffey trade. I remember reading the 2000 Reds preview in the DDN and being shocked that Hal Mccoy picked the Reds to win the division!

dabvu2498 · 08-18-2006, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Farney

Actually Dante Bichette wasnt a free agent, he was aquired from the Rockies for Jeffry Hammonds and Stan Belinda.

Jeesh. How quickly I forget. I really do suck.

And actually, looking at Bichette in his time here, he wasn't awful, but I think he gave us all a good lesson in "Coors Field."

Razor Shines · 08-18-2006, 02:29 PM

Well I'm kind of optimistic so my mistakes are usually the other way. Like getting Jr., at the time I thought getting him meant that the Reds were going to be contenders for years to come. And most of my friends are Cubs' fans, so I talked a lot of trash and obviously I've gotten a lot back. I still like Jr. though and hopefully he can help carry us the rest of the way this year.

paulrichjr · 08-18-2006, 02:29 PM

So far the Loshe trade has looked good while I thought Krivs had lost his mind. The Arroyo trade also didn't appeal to me but I appear to be wrong on it as well. Trades that I was right about....Oh well that is for another thread.

flyer85 · 08-18-2006, 02:30 PM

None ... that I care to remember anyway.

NJReds · 08-18-2006, 02:45 PM

I loved the Griffey trade.

I also wasn't against the O'Neill - Kelly trade. The Reds were platooning O'Neill, and he wasn't really hitting lefties well when he did play against them. He really took off late in his career, though. Didn't see that one coming.

Johnny Footstool · 08-18-2006, 02:50 PM

I thought Ryan Dempster was the young ace the Reds needed to anchor the rotation for years to come.

Farney · 08-18-2006, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Footstool

I thought Ryan Dempster was the young ace the Reds needed to anchor the rotation for years to come.

Yea me too! I remember Redszone went nuts with happiness and somebody said that we can now sit back and enjoy our first real ace since Jose Rijo. Haha, oh the memories!

Razor Shines · 08-18-2006, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Farney

Yea me too! I remember Redszone went nuts with happiness and somebody said that we can now sit back and enjoy our first real ace since Jose Rijo. Haha, oh the memories!

So who are you really?

Farney · 08-18-2006, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Razor Shines 1B

So who are you really?

Ryan and I have always been Reds fans, even when we were with the Jays.

registerthis · 08-18-2006, 03:37 PM

The Griffey trade.

I drunk the Kool-Aid after the '99 season and was convinced that Junior was the magic potion this team needed to storm to the WS. I ignored all of the red flags the pitching staff had thrown up, figuring there was no reason they couldn't duplicate their success from '99. Well, the team didn't completely tank, but they didn't come within sniffing distance of the WS, and, well...you all know the story of the last 5 years.

08-18-2006, 02:22 PM	#1
Ltlabner 2009: Fail Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 7,441	Egg on your face trades "The Trade" certinally prompted strong reactions. SS being acquired has prompted some to begin questioning whether Kriv is competent and should be our GM. Some even bashed the WMP for BA trade and predicted doom and gloom, especially in concert with acquiring Hatteburg. What trade/player move were you adament was going to be a huge flop and set the franchise back 100 years only to be proven wrong? OR What trade/player move did you think was going to rocket the Reds to 10 straight world series championships only to end up being a complete bust? We've all been wrong about player moves before. Although the numbers said it was a horrible move, the history said it was a horrible move and your gut said it was a horrible move it somehow worked out for the best. Which moves have left you with egg on your face? PS: This is meant to be a thread where we laugh at ourselves and our mistakes for our own enjoyment. It will require you to admit you were wrong about something. Good luck and God Speed. __________________ a super volcano of ridonkulous suckitude. I simply don't have access to a "cares about RBI" place in my psyche. There is a "mildly curious about OBI%" alcove just before the acid filled lake guarded by robot snipers with lasers which leads to the "cares about RBI" antechamber though. - Nate Last edited by Ltlabner; 08-18-2006 at 02:36 PM.

08-18-2006, 02:28 PM	#2
Red Leader Puffy's Daddy Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Centerville, OH Posts: 20,422	Re: Egg on your face trades I can't remember a trade that I thought wasn't going to work out and I was surprised it did. I must say I'm surprised at how much the WMP-Arroyo trade has benefitted us. __________________ 'When I'm not longer rapping, I want to open up an ice cream parlor and call myself Scoop Dogg.' -Snoop on his retirement Your Mom is happy.

08-18-2006, 02:29 PM	#3
dfs Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,422	Re: Egg on your face trades Not a trade, but a free agent siging. I thought Rick Mahler was leading this team to the promised land. oops.

08-18-2006, 02:29 PM	#7
Razor Shines Licking County Settlers Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 6,174	Re: Egg on your face trades Well I'm kind of optimistic so my mistakes are usually the other way. Like getting Jr., at the time I thought getting him meant that the Reds were going to be contenders for years to come. And most of my friends are Cubs' fans, so I talked a lot of trash and obviously I've gotten a lot back. I still like Jr. though and hopefully he can help carry us the rest of the way this year. __________________ "three dimes, a one hundred dollar bill and and 87 ones..."

08-18-2006, 02:29 PM	#8
paulrichjr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Savannah, TN Posts: 2,775	Re: Egg on your face trades So far the Loshe trade has looked good while I thought Krivs had lost his mind. The Arroyo trade also didn't appeal to me but I appear to be wrong on it as well. Trades that I was right about....Oh well that is for another thread. __________________ Tim McCarver: Baseball Quotes I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter, that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit.

08-18-2006, 02:30 PM	#9
flyer85 He has the Evil Eye! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: south of the border Posts: 23,858	Re: Egg on your face trades None ... that I care to remember anyway. __________________ What are you, people? On dope? - Mr Hand

08-18-2006, 02:45 PM	#10
NJReds Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 5,410	Re: Egg on your face trades I loved the Griffey trade. I also wasn't against the O'Neill - Kelly trade. The Reds were platooning O'Neill, and he wasn't really hitting lefties well when he did play against them. He really took off late in his career, though. Didn't see that one coming.

08-18-2006, 02:50 PM	#11
Johnny Footstool Churlish Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 13,669	Re: Egg on your face trades I thought Ryan Dempster was the young ace the Reds needed to anchor the rotation for years to come. __________________ "I prefer books and movies where the conflict isn't of the extreme cannibal apocalypse variety I guess." Redsfaithful

08-18-2006, 03:37 PM	#15
registerthis Harry Chiti Fan Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 5,872	Re: Egg on your face trades The Griffey trade. I drunk the Kool-Aid after the '99 season and was convinced that Junior was the magic potion this team needed to storm to the WS. I ignored all of the red flags the pitching staff had thrown up, figuring there was no reason they couldn't duplicate their success from '99. Well, the team didn't completely tank, but they didn't come within sniffing distance of the WS, and, well...you all know the story of the last 5 years. __________________ We'll burn that bridge when we get to it.

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