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Doug Capilla. Hey, the Reds traded Rawley Eastwick for him at the deadline; he had to be good!
I thought Bob Boone would be a better manager than McKeon. That Gary Redus would be a superstar. That Eric Milton would come around. I started listening to sabre guys because of Milton's failure.
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07-31-2012, 12:02 PM
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* I cannot find any reference to Sparky saying that about Householder, though he was always talking big about the young guys in the minors. Sparky did hang the "next Mickey Mantle" noose around Kirk Gibson as a young guy, and Gibby struggled with that for some time. Last edited by Always Red; 07-31-2012 at 12:06 PM. |
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07-31-2012, 12:36 PM
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Dan O'brien, etc....ugh.
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07-31-2012, 12:41 PM
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"But I do know Joey's sister indirectly (or foster sister) and I have heard stories of Joey being into shopping, designer wear, fancy coffees, and pedicures." |
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07-31-2012, 12:42 PM
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Even the folks who thought the Milton signing was awful were wrong. Because while we all thought he'd be bad, he ultimately turned out to be far worse than we'd ever think.
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07-31-2012, 12:46 PM
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"But I do know Joey's sister indirectly (or foster sister) and I have heard stories of Joey being into shopping, designer wear, fancy coffees, and pedicures." |
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07-31-2012, 01:12 PM
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Stat Wanker Hodiernus
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I was wrong about being wrong about Matt Belisle. I argued for the longest time that he'd come around, given his solid K:BB rate. But he kept on struggling and you guys convinced me I was simply missing something. Lo and behold...
Seriously though, I really liked the Graves to the rotation move. Oops.
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07-31-2012, 01:19 PM
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"Opening Day.... Pfffft! We get all excited, thinking they're gonna have some kinda great year....Same thing over and over. Disappointment. What time do you want me to come over?" - My Dad. Opening Day 2012. |
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07-31-2012, 01:21 PM
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 A gas can would have been an improvement.
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07-31-2012, 01:22 PM
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"Opening Day.... Pfffft! We get all excited, thinking they're gonna have some kinda great year....Same thing over and over. Disappointment. What time do you want me to come over?" - My Dad. Opening Day 2012. |
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07-31-2012, 01:51 PM
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Has big taste
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I'm with Benihana, Brandon Claussen was the first thing I thought of. I thought he was the real deal. I have no clue what he's doing these days. He could have fixed my car last week and I wouldn't have recognized him.
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07-31-2012, 02:44 PM
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Please come again
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Eric Milton is not happy you are talking badly about him.
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07-31-2012, 02:55 PM
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Has big taste
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Great, pedro, as if Milton didn't haunt my dreams enough already.
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07-31-2012, 03:04 PM
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Please come again
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07-31-2012, 03:06 PM
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That picture of Milton used to be my avatar for a while. There's a haunting sadness in his eyes.
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