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Ghosts of 1990 · 01-20-2009, 01:29 AM

this was our big RH bat.

Stephenk29 · 01-20-2009, 01:36 AM

Kinda cool to see him so pumped to be a Red.

It's a good signing, but unfortunetly he will be asked to do more than he can really provide. He is probably the perfect bench type player a good team needs. Things will really fall together if they find a true big right handed bat. I'm not that optimistic though, and its unfortunate that Gomes will probably take some barage of hate from all of us unfairly because he wasn't the bat we wanted him to be.

Ghosts of 1990 · 01-20-2009, 01:52 AM

He's a good clubhouse guy, a good young man. But this just isnt what we needed. And lets all get real. It might as well have been a big league deal because he's going to be in Cincinnati opening day. Every year the Reds get a recycled OF or pitcher that they can try to sift into gold. Some work out to have a decent but not stellar season and go elsewhere for money and some are never heard from again.

I guess my hopes were just a lot higher.

DannyB · 01-20-2009, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by akron3344

cantu was the right hand bat

Just signed with the Marlins

Farnsie · 01-20-2009, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by JayBruce32

He's a good clubhouse guy, a good young man. But this just isnt what we needed. And lets all get real. It might as well have been a big league deal because he's going to be in Cincinnati opening day. Every year the Reds get a recycled OF or pitcher that they can try to sift into gold. Some work out to have a decent but not stellar season and go elsewhere for money and some are never heard from again.

I guess my hopes were just a lot higher.

I'm with you on the first line... What I like the most about him is his mentality and fighting spirit. Loved how he handled the Red Sox and the Shelley Duncan - Iwamura situation. I know, maybe it wasn't the smoothest thing to do but man was it lovely to watch.

timothy1 · 01-20-2009, 06:39 AM

I like that he's pumped up about becoming a Reds player but looking at his recent stats, I'm in a wait and see mode. Good move that it's mainly a minor league signing.

texasdave · 01-20-2009, 11:21 AM

If you put two (Gomes doesn't make the Reds a strong playoff contender) and two (Gomes regains his stroke) together you just might get four (the Reds shine Gomes up strictly against LHers and flip him for a quality prospect at the trade deadline). After all what is the point of keeping Gomes in the second half of the season if the Reds aren't in contention and he is exiting stage right come October?

GOYA · 01-20-2009, 04:05 PM

The deciding factor here is the reason behind Gomes' stats falling off the table last season. I saw him with Durham last year and I didn't see anything to be impressed with besides raw power.

mmt1552 · 01-20-2009, 04:45 PM

This is a solid, low risk, high reward kind of signing. If utilized correctly, Gomes as a right hand bat off the bench that gets some starts against left-handed pitching could work out very well. The problem is that if he's the everyday starting left fielder instead of a Dickerson or (hopefully) another potential free agent, then the Reds are going to be in trouble scoring runs next year.

NastyBoy · 01-20-2009, 06:51 PM

Does anyone know if he has any ill effects from heart attack?

JoshFogg · 01-20-2009, 08:38 PM

Gomes is terrible. A good team, or a team serious about being taken seriously, doesnt even look at or consider johnny gomes.

Emin3mShady07 · 01-20-2009, 09:02 PM

^^he has very good platoon splits against lefties and off the bench and as a spot starter he could help the team a decent amount

JoshFogg · 01-20-2009, 09:10 PM

That is such a lame, worn out, and repetitive justification. YOu are not a politician, stop acting like one.

Slyder · 01-20-2009, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Emin3mShady07

^^he has very good platoon splits against lefties and off the bench and as a spot starter he could help the team a decent amount

If he can hit the ball off anyone other than a little league pitcher or a tee. I wonder if teams have ever told a pitcher who was fairly safe to try and groove a few for guys like Gomes just to see if they couldnt get the reds to keep him around to watch him hit like Corey Patterson when the at bats started to count.

Emin3mShady07 · 01-20-2009, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Slyder

If he can hit the ball off anyone other than a little league pitcher or a tee. I wonder if teams have ever told a pitcher who was fairly safe to try and groove a few for guys like Gomes just to see if they couldnt get the reds to keep him around to watch him hit like Corey Patterson when the at bats started to count.

That's funny, but c'mon Gomes isn't THAT bad. He cost 600K, that's barely anything. He may not take the team over the top but at the same time he wont prevent the organization from making a move that would help them compete. He is a viable backup option and a decen value signing IMO.

01-20-2009, 01:29 AM	#31
Ghosts of 1990 The Future is Now Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3,886	Re: Reds sign Jonny Gomes to a minor league deal this was our big RH bat. __________________ 2009 Attendance Record: 3-5 2010 Attendance Record: 2-9 2011 Attendance Record: 3-4 2012 Attendance Record: 3-4 2013 Attendance Record: 1-1

01-20-2009, 01:36 AM	#32
Stephenk29 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 709	Re: Reds sign Jonny Gomes to a minor league deal Kinda cool to see him so pumped to be a Red. It's a good signing, but unfortunetly he will be asked to do more than he can really provide. He is probably the perfect bench type player a good team needs. Things will really fall together if they find a true big right handed bat. I'm not that optimistic though, and its unfortunate that Gomes will probably take some barage of hate from all of us unfairly because he wasn't the bat we wanted him to be. __________________ "The Hall of Fame is there to keep alive the memory of people. You don't need to do that with people like Buck [O'Niel] and Joe [Nuxhall]. Nobody's forgetting those guys." - Joe Posnanski

01-20-2009, 01:52 AM	#33
Ghosts of 1990 The Future is Now Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3,886	Re: Reds sign Jonny Gomes to a minor league deal He's a good clubhouse guy, a good young man. But this just isnt what we needed. And lets all get real. It might as well have been a big league deal because he's going to be in Cincinnati opening day. Every year the Reds get a recycled OF or pitcher that they can try to sift into gold. Some work out to have a decent but not stellar season and go elsewhere for money and some are never heard from again. I guess my hopes were just a lot higher. __________________ 2009 Attendance Record: 3-5 2010 Attendance Record: 2-9 2011 Attendance Record: 3-4 2012 Attendance Record: 3-4 2013 Attendance Record: 1-1

01-20-2009, 06:39 AM	#36
timothy1 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fairborn, Ohio Posts: 43	Re: Reds sign Jonny Gomes to a minor league deal I like that he's pumped up about becoming a Reds player but looking at his recent stats, I'm in a wait and see mode. Good move that it's mainly a minor league signing. __________________ "I can throw out any man alive." - Johnny Bench

01-20-2009, 11:21 AM	#37
texasdave Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,574	Re: Reds sign Jonny Gomes to a minor league deal If you put two (Gomes doesn't make the Reds a strong playoff contender) and two (Gomes regains his stroke) together you just might get four (the Reds shine Gomes up strictly against LHers and flip him for a quality prospect at the trade deadline). After all what is the point of keeping Gomes in the second half of the season if the Reds aren't in contention and he is exiting stage right come October?

01-20-2009, 04:05 PM	#38
GOYA Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 5,143	Re: Reds sign Jonny Gomes to a minor league deal The deciding factor here is the reason behind Gomes' stats falling off the table last season. I saw him with Durham last year and I didn't see anything to be impressed with besides raw power.

01-20-2009, 04:45 PM	#39
mmt1552 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 29	Re: Reds sign Jonny Gomes to a minor league deal This is a solid, low risk, high reward kind of signing. If utilized correctly, Gomes as a right hand bat off the bench that gets some starts against left-handed pitching could work out very well. The problem is that if he's the everyday starting left fielder instead of a Dickerson or (hopefully) another potential free agent, then the Reds are going to be in trouble scoring runs next year.

01-20-2009, 06:51 PM	#40
NastyBoy Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sinsinnasti Posts: 678	Re: Reds sign Jonny Gomes to a minor league deal Does anyone know if he has any ill effects from heart attack? __________________ "I notice that I'm throwing hard when I hear the crowd gasping," - Chapman

01-20-2009, 08:38 PM	#41
JoshFogg Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 58	Re: Reds sign Jonny Gomes to a minor league deal Gomes is terrible. A good team, or a team serious about being taken seriously, doesnt even look at or consider johnny gomes.

01-20-2009, 09:02 PM	#42
Emin3mShady07 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lake Orion, MI Posts: 454	Re: Reds sign Jonny Gomes to a minor league deal ^^he has very good platoon splits against lefties and off the bench and as a spot starter he could help the team a decent amount __________________ Baseball is not necessarily an obsessive-compulsive disorder, like washing your hands 100 times a day, but it's beginning to seem that way. We're reaching the point where you can be a truly dedicated, state-of-the-art fan or you can have a life. Take your pick. ~Thomas Boswell Having a life is overrated.

01-20-2009, 09:10 PM	#43
JoshFogg Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 58	Re: Reds sign Jonny Gomes to a minor league deal That is such a lame, worn out, and repetitive justification. YOu are not a politician, stop acting like one.

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