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08-19-2012, 04:12 PM
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Et tu, Brutus?
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I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do isn't very nice
Indeed, Xavier, you are a bad, bad man.
This, to this point, has been another addition to the club that I somewhat scorned, ridiculed and had a queasy feeling over when the Reds made it. Despite his numbers in L'ville, my feeling was Paul had a long track record and it wasn't very good. So far, though, he's far surpassed my expectations. He's delivering quality at-bats, coming up with clutch hits and been a real spark as a left-handed batter off the bench. So here's to you, X. He may still turn out to be who I thought he was, but in the meantime he's making for an enjoyable run.
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08-19-2012, 04:14 PM
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thirsty and miserable
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Re: I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do isn't very nice
I remember I was with mth123 in liking the move at the time after I checked out his minor league numbers.
But yeah, he's done even better than I expected. 
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08-19-2012, 04:18 PM
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He's not great. But he has been a solid lefty.
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08-19-2012, 04:20 PM
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Re: I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do isn't very nice
With Stubbs' numbers against righties, Paul should start in CF, and Stubbs should start against lefties.
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08-19-2012, 04:24 PM
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Et tu, Brutus?
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08-19-2012, 05:01 PM
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thirsty and miserable
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Re: I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do isn't very nice
p.s.
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"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement." |
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08-19-2012, 05:07 PM
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Et tu, Brutus?
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"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda |
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08-19-2012, 08:55 PM
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Viva la Rolen
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Re: I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do isn't very nice
Totally small sample, but he has really been used in the right spots if you ask me.
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08-19-2012, 09:38 PM
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Tired of talk. Win!
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Re: I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do isn't very nice
Many successful teams end up with a guy who comes from nowhere to be a solid constributor.
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08-20-2012, 12:54 AM
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It will be interesting to see what happens in the playoff roster. Were I the Reds, I'd be tempted to keep him over LeCure, Ondrusek, or Simon, as those guys aren't likely to be used, especially with Leake or Arroyo also in the pen. (I'd also add another bat-- someone like Lyle Overbay, Jason Giambi, or their RH counterpart-- at the expense of a middle reliever.) Potent pinch hitters are far more valuable in short series than either glove men or long/ middle men in the pen. No one beyond Bailey, Cueto, Latos, Chapman, Marshall, or Broxton would see a meaningful inning pitched were I manager. Maybe, in extra innings, Leake or Arroyo, Simon or Massett. An eight or nine-man staff with pinch hitters loaded on the 25-man would mean other managers would/ could run out of options with middle relievers and you could own the advantage in pretty much every split. For example, the Reds are playing LA, and it's close. Seventh inning of the first game. Cincinnati pinch hits for Hanigan with late-season Scott Hairston pick-up. Dodgers counter, removing a tiring Kershaw with Ronald Belisario, one of their solid set-up guys. Baker then re-counters by pulling Hairston for Paul, giving the Reds a 200+ OPS advantage.
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08-20-2012, 01:10 AM
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Party like it's 1990
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Re: I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do isn't very nice
Nice thread. I've become a Xavier Paul fan in his short time with the Reds. 27 seems to be the magical age for many MLB'ers and guess how old Mr. Paul is? That's right, 27. Not a bad left-handed bat off the bench at all. Isn't that exactly what we wanted? He's coming through. It's a bottom line business and he's coming through.
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08-20-2012, 02:00 AM
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Re: I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do isn't very nice
It's not hard to find guys to come off the bench and get hits. They're everywhere. I'm not trying to take anything away from X because he's been great, I'm just saying there's no reason it took so long to find somebody like him.
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08-20-2012, 02:07 AM
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Et tu, Brutus?
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08-20-2012, 02:43 AM
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Hoping to be 75769013
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Re: I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do isn't very nice
Paul reminds me of Jerry Hairston Jr. Great guy off the bench, great attitude and very professional, just don't start him too much.
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08-20-2012, 06:11 AM
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Danger is my business!
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Re: I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do isn't very nice
Paul is our Xavier!
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