Austin Kearns, Manchild

[Chip R]

You know what this smells like to me?

[RedsFan74]

Originally Posted by Garrett

I'll say one thing. Things are so much more entertaining over here than the "Old Guard". Sorry to all of you on my attack of the team's underperforming sacred cow.

Troll.

[Garrett]

Originally Posted by TeamBoone

Somehow, I don't remember you mentioning this at all.

Your beef (from my perspective) was with Austin asking for, and being granted, PERSONAL time to attend to an unpublicized PERSONAL matter when you feel his first priority should lie with his team and with you.

Nope, I was disappointed early on in the season when he took the better part of a week to report to Louisville. I was disappointed when I saw him in spring training with a big gut. I was disappointed that he hasn't shown much maturity.I'm disappointed in his batting average. And I was disappointed he wasn't in the lineup in Chicago after his noted exploits last year late in the season.

[westofyou]

153 at bats since the AS Game

.268/.361/.497/.858

I like it myself.

[OnBaseMachine]

Originally Posted by Garrett

Nope, I was disappointed early on in the season when he took the better part of a week to report to Louisville.

His father had heart surgery during that time! I don't know about you, but I would rather spend time with my sick father than show up a day early to impress you or Dan freakin' O'Brien. Ask any other Redzoner, and they will tell you the same thing. Believe it or not, some things are most important than the game of baseball.

[westofyou]

Believe it or not, some things are most important than the game of baseball.

I'm begining to think that some of these things that are more important might be named "Garrett"

[Casey_21]

I was gonna comment on this supposed to be 'post', but I think WOY, TB, Chip, Barry11, Smith, and the rest of the crue pretty much summed it all up for me. I highly doubt Garrett, that if your Dad was seriously ill, you would spend a half of day with him, and jet off to finnish up your day at work... especially when you didn't have to. Give Austin a break.

[joeberk]

From Marc Lancaster:

Austin Kearns will be back with the team tonight as the proud father of Aubrey Ryan Kearns, born Tuesday in Lexington. New mother Abby is reportedly doing fine.

http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs...all-around.asp

[westofyou]

Originally Posted by joeberk

From Marc Lancaster:



http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs...all-around.asp

Selfish prick attending the birth of his kid.

[TRF]

Ya know, I rode the "Austin needs to want to play" train. I was solidly behind his demotion. I didn't give a rat's behind that he took 72 hours to report. that 72 is in the CBA. His father was ill then, and now he's a father. Of course he had more important things to do than hit a ball with a stick.

Didn't Browning leave a playoff game because his wife was in labor?

[Casey_21]

Awwwww..... Congratulations Austin and family!!!

[Blimpie]

Originally Posted by joeberk

From Marc Lancaster:

How come we weren't consulted when they were picking baby names? We DO have rights, you know!

[Casey_21]

Hmmm... You want to insert foot now? Or would you have missed that for work too??

[Joseph]

I thought Austin was working on moving to 3B this offseason, not THAT!

Congrats to Poppa Kearns.

[macro]

Originally Posted by Casey_21

Hmmm... You want to insert foot now? Or would you have missed that for work too??

We're still waiting for a reply...