Now I sincerely hope the DBacks meet the Chisox in October. Best wishes to Dunn and Junior and I hope they both get a ring. They'll always be favorites in my heart even if they may not have been destined to be a winner in Cincinnati.
Cedric 3/24/08It's absolutely pathetic that people can't have an opinion from actually watching games and supplementing that with stats. If you voice an opinion that doesn't fit into a black/white box you will get completely misrepresented and basically called a tobacco chewing traditionalist...
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
His homeruns will fly farther in the dry air...
Pennant or bust!
We might be looking at a decision that Walt made between keeping Harang and re-signing Dunn, actually. I'm a huge Dunn fan, but I also think a 30 year-old ace signed below market value for a few years is a heck of a lot more of a valuable commodity than a 28 year-old OF who only has two months left on his current contract.
I'm not convinced that holding onto one pitcher disqualifies the Reds from being in rebuilding mode. Reasonable contracts for aces in their primes don't grow on trees.
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In the next month or so, I would like to see an interview with Jocketty or BCast to hear what they say about where this team is going. Because right now, I haven't the foggiest.
The farm system isn't exactly flush with prospects. If there is to be any improvement in the next year or two, it's going to have to be bought.
And if they don't intend to buy it and instead grow it, I'd like to know for 2009 season ticket budgeting reasons.
She used to wake me up with coffee ever morning
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
It just doesn't look right.
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