Hey, it was four years ago on Dec. 27 that the Reds signed Eric Milton.
Apparently the Reds are sending me a message by making insultingly stupid free agent signings on my birthday.
Go Team to Be Named Later.
Hey, it was four years ago on Dec. 27 that the Reds signed Eric Milton.
Apparently the Reds are sending me a message by making insultingly stupid free agent signings on my birthday.
Go Team to Be Named Later.
Last edited by M2; 12-27-2008 at 03:19 PM.
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Sorry, I just disagree. When a hitter with a BA driven OBP slumps...he's not "just making outs". Odds are, a player with a higher BA is able to put the bat on the ball. Those kind of players are just hitting them where they ARE when they slump. That can still advance runners. A player with a high walk rate...I guess when they slump they still walk at the exact same pace....riiiiiiight. Players don't walk more often and less often during a season. Nah, walkers are consistant.
After letting this sink in more, I can not underscore how mad I am about this.
Go read the comments of the idiots on the Hal McCoy blog. They don't get it.
http://www.daytondailynews.com/o/con....html#comments
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Not true. And I'm pretty sure you know that. Even if we assume that a large portion of his hits were bunt singles (which they weren't when I watched him in Houston), those bunt singles will STILL advance runners and force the defense to make a play. A walk will NOT do that no matter how much you guys seem to want it to. A walk is NEVER as valuable as a hit. ANY kind of hit.
No, but that is the story that the owner has been selling. I would expect moves that help either A) in the short term B) in the long term or C) Both.
Singning Taveras is D) none of the above. Its the worst kind of move for a team like the Reds. It not only kills the team in 2009, but likely blocks guys like Stubbs, Dickerson or even Heisey from getting an audition. The Long Term was made worse IMO with no short term improvement. It was time to see if Dickerson can be an answer over the course of a season and it is what I like least about this move. Our best hope is that this is a cheap enough deal that Taveras can be painlessly jettisoned or sent to the end of the bench when the time comes (and it already has IMO).
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