Fifth Annual Redszone Postees Awards

[savafan]

Time for the nominations.

The Categories from last year (any ideas for new categories this year?):

Most missed poster

Miss the daily Richard Hand expose on typing with both eyes closed? Wish Fox could still regale us with constant rumors from his unnamed baseball sources? Fiind yourself melancholy over the absense of a myriad of former posters? Who's missed most?


Best tag line

The tag line is that little thing at the bottom of some posts. No, not that little thing at the bottom; the other little thing. Who inspires best? Makes you laugh? Makes you scratch your head trying to decipher those in jokes that are sure to make sense if only you start licking toads.


Best Moniker

Like the understatement of princeton, that Ivy League professor of Reds-related knowledge? Or, Hey Kids! How about Krusty? Does one of the Teamsters make you think about things even before you read their posts? If so, show them you care!


Most Valuable Poster

Whose information do you read first, agree the most with, or disagree but read first anyway? Who finds things you'd never, ever get to read without their help? Who makes you think most?


Most Clever

Best use of poetry, tone, statistics, one-liners to get the point across. Who made a point this year that just made you stop whatever else you were doing and go "uh-huh".


Best Armchair GM

Who would you rather run the Reds than Jim Bowden? Who is the next Theo Epstein?


Best Trademeister

Who comes up with the best deals? Whether it be plausible or not, which of the ADD posters here entertains you with their constant tinkering with the Cincinnati roster?


Best Discussion

Which discussion throughout the year made you think the most? Made you turn to the most? Got the most response? Made you bang your head on the keyboard and curse the heavens because it came up so slow?


Worst Typist

Whether it be grammatical, misspellings, or unclear wording, who makes you scratch your head and wonder what they're taking?


Funniest

Who makes you shoot milk through your nose everytime they post? Who makes you giggle even before you open their posts?


Best Use of Statistics

Which sabre-head helps you understand the game best?


Most Long-winded

Who can't ever shut up, even though you already get the point and wish they'd just stop, they just keep going and going and going, even though they've already gotten across everything they wanted to say they also go off onto other tangents like that time I was sittin in my car and suddenly I thought of a great trade involving Danny Jackson and a gorilla except this gorilla is like the gorilla in Congo and have you ever seen that movie it's really not bad... Nevermind.


Most Positive

Begging the pardon of Rosy Red here, who's the rosiest of us all? Whose glass is consantly half full?


Most Negative

Who is the eeyore?

Best Use of an Emoticon

Who http://www.redszone.com/forums/images/smilies/confused.gif deserves http://www.redszone.com/forums/images/smilies/beerme.gif and http://www.redszone.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbup.giffor coming up with all the best of these little guys http://www.chriscaffery.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/dragon.gif http://www.chriscaffery.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/icon_dorks.gif http://www.chriscaffery.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/lightsaber.gif out of all us posters.

Nicest

Who is the person most likely to give you the Junor Jersey off their back? Who makes you grin like a little kid?


Best Moderator

Who do you depend on the most? Which one of those guys seems to fix everything?


Best Chatter

Only those that have attended the chat room may vote in this highly contested award. (Haynes underwear will be given to the winner. But not Haynes' underwear.)


Most Off-Topic

I like potatoes!

And, I submit for new awards this year:

Best Newcomer


Who has joined Redszone in the last year and made a lasting impact? The Rookie of the Year.


Best Outsider

Favorite fan of a team other than the Reds


The Marty Brennamen Award

Who does the best job of play by play during the game threads?

The Old Red Guard Award

We all know the post. What was the most memorable post of the last year? The one that really made you think, reminisce or stand up and cheer.

Best Historian

Who does the best job of bringing back yesterday when baseball was a game and those who played it were gods?

Lifetime Achievement Award

Who has provided the most to Redszone for the duration of their time spent here? Someone who has been around since the early days and hasn't skipped a beat. The Frank Sinatra of Redszone.

Most Tired Topic of the Year

What one topic showed up in about 300 threads a day? The one that you swore you would go postal on someone if you saw one more thread about it ever again.

[Heath]

It's already time for the Red Posties?

Wow. Time flies.

[TRF]

Most Missed: SteelSD. No matter what happened, he was among our best. I also miss creek14 a ton.

Best tag line: duh. mine.

Most Valuable Poster: probably M2, though I find Doc Scott and Johnny Footstool right up there.

Most Clever: FCB. hands down. A sardonic wit.

Best Armchair GM: A bizarre amalgamation of SteelSD and Team Clark

Best Discussion: "The Trade"

Funniest: Puffy with an honorable mention to Raisor.

[redsfanfalcon]

Most tired topic of the Year: Adam Dunn trade ideas

[Johnny Footstool]

I really dislike popularity contests.

[M2]

Most missed

If you hang around long enough, this gets to be a long list. I miss creek a ton. I've been Jonesing to hear from Big Donkey for almost a year now. I keep hoping Steve4192 and RosieRed have new handles and that I'm just enjoying their stuff under different monickers, because they were two must-reads for me. I keep hoping that Red Storm or N.E.R.F. (New England Reds Fan) will re-emerge someday. And, of late, I really miss Steel.

Best monicker

Gandalf the Red, though I'm partial to Dunnomite as well

Most Valuable Poster

Cyclone's had a superhuman year. He's kicked us all up a notch.

Most Clever/funniest

Puffy, he's been quiptastic in 2006.

Best Armchair GM

Red Leader (and I'm sure Puffy will have something clever to say about that), RL habitually offers up good ideas and interesting perspectives.

Best discussion

The Redszone mock draft was a blast. Among other things, it helped identify just who in the heck all those draft prospects were.

Best use of statistics

Steel, he did fabulous job of demonstrating the effect of the Reds' big summer move.

Best newcomer

Ltlabner with shout outs to mth123, dabvu, Always Red, edabbs, Redsmetz and dougdirt

Lifetime achievement

WOY - historian, stats wiz and bon vivant extraordinaire

[princeton]

posts by TeamClark and WoY are much fun. FCB is such powerful medicine that I can only swallow small doses. RFS62 and TeamClark show wonderful sportsmanship.

[Caveat Emperor]

I really dislike popularity contests.

It's not like anyone takes these seriously. It's just a way to have a little bit of fun for everyone who spends way too many work hours checking the site to see if the Reds have traded for another soft-tossing lefty. ;)

[Doc. Scott]

I really dislike popularity contests.

Quiet, now, or I'll put up a slam site and call you a **** (http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/articles/content/a12708/).

(Edit: "****" is a banned word? That's news. You can say that on prime-time TV!)

[Strikes Out Looking]

Most missed - Big Donkey
Best gamethread play by play -Caveat Emptor
Most Valuable Poster - Team Clark (I wish he could be unshackled!)
Best Chatter - The great Kitty Duran
Most Negative -FCB (sorry FCB, but well, read the posts)
Best Discussion - I actually like the Kearns trade rumor thread before the trade actually happened

[StillFunkyB]

Most missed poster
creek

Best tag line
Kitty Duran. Hey, alot of people copied it!


Best Moniker
This year, I would have to say "Strikes Out Looking"


Most Valuable Poster
There are a TON. Too many to list. We really have alot of very smart people here.


Most Clever
I have no idea, because I am not that clever. :(


Best Armchair GM
I have always wanted Raisor to run the Reds.


Best Trademeister
Can we just name this the Krusty award?


Best Discussion
"The Skinny"

Worst Typist
Another one where just about anyone could win on any given day.


Funniest
BCubb, and Redsland


Best Use of Statistics
Too many to list, once again.

Most Long-winded
I have no idea really.

Most Positive
?

Most Negative
?

Who is the eeyore?
?

Best Use of an Emoticon
This used to be Krono's department. I'm really not sure anymore.

Nicest
Too many to list again.


Best Moderator
Joseph. DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA REDS! :)


Best Chatter
GAC

Most Off-Topic
?

And, I submit for new awards this year:

Best Newcomer
?

Best Outsider
MattyMo4Life. He gave me good tips on where to park in St. Lou

The Marty Brennamen Award
I didn't follow a whole lot of game threads this year.

The Old Red Guard Award
Is this the same as "Post of the year"?

Best Historian
WOY

Lifetime Achievement Award
WOY

Most Tired Topic of the Year
Anything Adam Dunn
Trading of Junior
The trade

[Raisor]

Most missed poster
creek

wait one second. Where the sam hill is Creek?????



Best Armchair GM
I have always wanted Raisor to run the Reds.




Oh dear Lord. I'm too much of a ego manaic, and I don't own a pair of leather pants, so I'm probably not qualified.

Well, except for the ego manaic thing.

[Ltlabner]

This is my first year hear at RZ so I don't feal right about commenting on some of these topics. However, here are my thoughts on some of them.....

Best tag line I really liked Kitty's won/loss tag line.

Best Moniker Harangatang

Most Valuable Poster WOY. Honerable mentions to Cyclone, RFS52, GAC, Spitball and RedsManRick

Most Clever Heath. Honorable mention to Johnny Footstool. I rarely agree with him, but he always makes me think, often times has a funny quip an I like his avitar.

Best Armchair GM All of Redszone rolled into one. I'm not copping out, but I've never been part of a forum with so many people with the singular focus of enjoying the Reds. The combination of the many skillsets here would make a killer GM.

Best Trademeister Well, the most active would be Krusty.

Best Discussion There was a thread about "the trade" a few days after it happened. People disagreed but it was an even, educational and eye opening discussion. I enjoyed it very much.

Worst Typist Sorry, Captian Morgan but sometimes I have no idea what you are posting. Honorable mention to.....myself. I am a horrible typist and speller.

Best Use of Statistics Cyclone.

Most Long-winded GAC, you are the man! Course, I can go on and on myself so I can't point the finger too much

Most Positive Redsmetz. Always chears me up.

Most Negative Sorry, FCB, but you get my vote. I respect your insights and appricate that you challenge my thinking, but somedays I think you could depress the entire Hallmark card writing team (except the condollences department, of course).

Best Use of an Emoticon Traderumor is pretty fond of them. (BTW - how do you get that "throwing up" icon?)

Nicest Many too choose from: Redsmetz, RFS, dman, GAC, Cyclone, Kitty, all of "the teams", Matt700wlw, Redsfanalways1966.

Best Moderator Paintmered.

Best Chatter Sorry, but I can't pick one. There was a great crew in the chat room last season. I spent many nights while traveling on business chatting away with Kitty, GAC, Strikes out Looking, Dabvu, Nate, Ridersin, GainesvilleRed, and I know I'm forgetting many others. Thanks guys for making my borning nights much more tollerable.

The Old Red Guard Award The thread about Cory Lidles plane crash is a moment(s) in time that I will never forget. Lots of people were chipping in bits of information as the story was unfolding then the horrible news came across.

Best Historian WOY

Lifetime Achievement Award Not sure I should vote since I haven't been around long. I will say that M2 and WOY are two that have always expanded my knowledge and forced me to think about what I was posting.

Most Tired Topic of the Year While there were some great conversations about it, frankly, "the trade" has about run its course with me. An honorable mention to any trade proposal concerning Adam Dunn

People I'm glad came over from Cincinnati.com this year Jimbo and Terminator came over from Cincinnati.com around the same time I did (Terminator a little sooner, I think). Anyway, glad they made it over. There might be more of you out there, but those are two folks I knew over there.

[Danny Serafini]

I'm not going to vote on most of these because there are a lot people here who add a lot to this board, and I know I'd leave someone out and kick myself later. But I do have to vote on Best Moniker, because every time I see the name Javy Pornstache it makes me chuckle! And I want to say the Rookie of the Year would be impossible to decide, because we've added a number of wonderful posters this year.

[Falls City Beer]

It may seem unfathomable, but I'm generally an incredibly cheery guy in my "real" life.

No need to apologize for calling me a pessimist. I'm not dying, y'all.

[Team Clark]

It may seem unfathomable, but I'm generally an incredibly cheery guy in my "real" life.

No need to apologize for calling me a pessimist. I'm not dying, y'all.

FCB, I for one appreciate you a great deal. I may not always agree with you or like what you say but we have always found a way to be respectful to one another. For that sir, you have my respect. :thumbup:

[Team Clark]

Most missed poster

Certainly Creek. Let's not forget LarkinFan though.

Best tag line

Kitty's. I stole it too...:p:


Best Moniker

Javy Pornstache

Most Valuable Poster

RFS62 and M2 It's a tie.

Most Clever

Johnny Footstool and Heath. Tie.

Best Armchair GM

Raisor

Best Trademeister

The entire Redszone squad....

Best Discussion

"The Trade" Drew a few lines in the sand did we folks?:laugh:


Worst Typist

No idea

Funniest

LTBLATNER

Best Use of Statistics

SteeSD and Cyclone. They changed my mind on several occasions and helped me improve my evaluation arsenal.


Most Long-winded

GAC

Most Positive

RFS62

Most Negative

FCB

Best Use of an Emoticon

DocScott

Nicest

TRF

Best Moderator

ChipR

Most Off-Topic

Cincibuckeyenut

Best Newcomer

LTBLATNER again


Best Outsider

MattyMO

The Marty Brennamen Award

No idea

The Old Red Guard Award

Cory Lidle

Best Historian

Linedriver

Lifetime Achievement Award

RFS62

Most Tired Topic of the Year

Wayne Krivsky Good or Bad...:laugh:


[/QUOTE]

[Willy]

I don't really get into all of this but I did want to say that I really miss REDREAD.

Solid guy!

[Smokin Joe]

What ever happened to Guernsey, I always enjoyed reading his posts.

[TRF]

Nicest? me?

Jerk. :)

[Team Clark]

Nicest? me?

Jerk. :)

Must have been a misprint. I was "misquoted".

[remdog]

I don't really get into all of this but I did want to say that I really miss REDREAD.

Solid guy!

He'll be back once the baseball season gets closer to actually playing some ball.

Rem

[TeamBoone]

Most Missed: No contest... STORMY!

[RFS62]

Most missed poster

I really miss Cougarquest, Letsgojunior, Larkinfan, GeoJ, Stormy, Steve4192 and Creek... they were staples of the board and always a must read. Some check in from time to time, but not enough for my tastes.


Best Moniker

Corkedbat, Spitball, Boobhat, ScrapIrony…. These names crack me up


Most Valuable Poster

It’s really impossible to say who’s the most valuable. WOY, M2, Steel…. Those guys did most of the heavy lifting here this past year.

But Cyclone kicked it into a higher gear and was always there with brilliant statistical analysis and very sharp observation. He gets my vote this year.


Most Clever

Redsland and BCubb. Those two guys should consider getting a job where they have to write, and stuff. They both slay me, over and over again.


Best Armchair GM

Cincinnati Chili, Team Clark, Princeton, and Doc Scott. Love what they bring to the forum.


Best Trademeister

Doc Scott. Really a fine baseball mind. His blog is awesome, btw.


Best Discussion

The trade. We beat it to death, up one side and down the other. But at least every possible viewpoint was ‘cussed and discussed.


Funniest

Puffy, Red Leader, J McLain, Pedro, Wheels.. Not funny “ha ha”. Just funny. :p:


Best Use of Statistics

Cyclone and WOY. Best balanced use of stats on the board.


Most Long-winded

My good buddy GAC thinks he's getting paid by the word.


Most Positive

SuperBarry11, The teamsters, Sandy... great people


Most Negative

FCB wins this award every year. His passion for the game runs deep, and he isn't afraid to show his displeasure for what's going on. We need guys like this. He likes to act all tough, but he's really a very fine man who does a lot in his community. Someday, hopefully, the Reds will live up to the standards he expects and demands. Oh, wait..... they already did once, back in 1869.


Best Use of an Emoticon

Krono. Hope all is well, buddy.


Nicest

Sandy, Team Casey, Team Morris, Team Boone, Superbarry11, Vaticanplum, RedsBaron, GAC. What a fine group of people.


Best Moderator

I appreciate them all. They take a lot of crap with no reward.



Most Off-Topic

Every now and then a thread takes a wacky turn. Right now we have Vaticanplum trying to research architecture and being hijacked by flashbacks to Burger Chef. Talk about disjointed...and it's still an outstanding thread.


Best Newcomer

Vaticanplum blazed onto the scene with a passion and intensity that made many fans this year. She's got a broad range of interests, and always has something valuable to contribute. If she keeps up this pace, she will own the board very soon.


Best Outsider

MattyMo and Ramp


The Marty Brennamen Award

Caveat is the man.


Best Chatter

GAC is master of his domain.


The Old Red Guard Award

"How to identify Redszoners in public" by JMcLain. I don't know what year it was posted, but it is money, baby.


Best Historian

WOY gets my vote as the most accomplished historian here, among many worthy candidates. Every year he takes it to another level. His website is incredible. Anyone who hasn't checked it out is really missing something. He has the ability to put things in perspective with common sense, intelligence, and a scary warehouse of knowledge about the game we love.


Lifetime Achievement Award

Team Clark, Randy in Charlotte, RedsBaron, Ochre, Roy Tucker, GAC and MWM. I always look for everything any of these guys post.


Most Tired Topic of the Year

All the different flavors of "Dunn Sucks... Dunn is great"

I'm really sick of it all.

[RollyInRaleigh]

Uniform guru

That one belongs to my friend, macro.

[texasdave]

Being from Houston this board is my main source of information on my favorite professional sports team. Even during the slow times of the baseball season there are always posts on this board that stop and make me think. I especially enjoy reading posts about the Reds' minor league system, because to me prospects equal hope. So I want to say thanks to the many fine posters concerning the Reds' farm system. In particular major props to DougDirt.

[Red Leader]

Most missed poster

I really miss Creek, CougarQuest, and lately Krono.


Best Moniker

Boobhat and Javy Pornstache and the ultimate for me. Both are absolutely genius inventions for names and make me laugh like a 12 year old looking at a "dirty" magazine everytime I see them .


Most Valuable Poster

So many. WOY, M2, Cyclone, dougdirt, OnBaseMachine, Steel, Doc Scott, Caveat Emporer, dabvu, registerthis, vaticanplum...I could go on for awhile. Lots of knowledgeable posters have displayed their knowledge over the last year.

But, if I had to choose one, like others have mentioned, Cyclone was "the man" this year. Tons of useful stats and explanations as to what they show and how they are relevant for analyzing whatever was being discussed.

Most Clever

Redsland and Natty Redlocks. Redsland, the stuff you post is gold. Natty, your song lyrics have been an absolute wonderful addition to Redszone for me.


Best Armchair GM

M2 and Doc Scott. Incredibile knowledge of everyone's teams, their strengths, weaknesses, their farm systems, who's overrated / underrated. I'm amazed by the information these guys hold in their noggin.


Best Trademeister

Move over, Krusty. Although he hasn't passed you in pure volume (who could?), I like the deals RedEye has proposed this year. All of them make sense and are realistic in nature.


Best Discussion

The Draft, and the Redszone draft. I've never been more prepared for a draft in my life thanks to all of the discussion and knowledge that was typed in those threads. The Minor League forum has been a huge success, IMO. These two threads are two shining examples of why that was.


Funniest

Puffy. Hands down. One of the funniest people I've ever come in contact with. This award should be re-named the Puffy Award. The quick-wit he displays along with the intelligence behind it, is priceless. I can't tell you the number of times people I work with have looked at me while I explode in laughter at one of his posts. Thanks, Puffy.

Best Use of Statistics

Agree with '62. Cyclone and WOY. Best balanced use of stats on the board.


Most Long-winded

GAC wins the award by default.


Most Positive

SandyD and vaticanplum get this award. They are both just happy people whose positive aura spills out onto the board when they post making you feel the joy that they possess..


Most Negative

FallsCityBeer. No competitiion, but that's not a bad thing all of the time. I enjoy your posts.


Best Use of an Emoticon

Krono. Another repeater. Krono's use of emoticons is unmatched.

Nicest

Sandy, Vaticanplum, Puffy, RFS62 are real good, nice people, but this award goes to Roy Tucker for me. Roy, the help you gave me this year will never be forgotten. I owe you big time. Thank you so much for your advice and wisdom. I'll never know how to thank you enough. It's funny how, if you spend enough time on these boards, some of these people almost feel like family to you. I'd say Roy is my 2nd Dad.


Best Moderator

paintmered.


Worst moderator

Me. I'll try to pick up the slack this coming year. For those that didn't know, I was appointed the moderator of the Minor League forum and there were problably 5-10 posters that spent more time in there than me. I promise, I'll do better next year.


Best Newcomer

Agree with '62 again: Vaticanplum. There was some pretty stiff competition this year as a lot of new posters were excellent additions, but vaticanplum was, IMO, the best.

Best Outsider

MattyMo


The Old Red Guard Award

"The trade" threads. Excellent discussions.


Best Historian

WOY. I don't know how he does it, but every year he gets better. I'm simply blown away with his knowledge.


Lifetime Achievement Award

Roy Tucker. I think I nominated M2, WOY, and '62 last year. This year Roy Tucker joins the "elite" for me.


Most Tired Topic of the Year

Adam Dunn.



I'd like to thank everyone on the board, especially those of you who contributed countless posts to the Minor League forum this year, as well as Boss and GIK. Another awesome year of Redszone.

[Always Red]

I'm still wet behind the ears here, so I'm not going to vote on anything or anyone.

I just wanted to say that this is a tremendous place, a great resource for Reds fans, and fans of baseball in general. Thank you so much for those who run this board, and I would urge anyone who uses this board regularly to go and donate, so this resource remains as it is.

I thought I was a hard core baseball fan, until I "met" others on here, people who really do know the game in far more depth than me. Sometimes I come here and just read and learn, and on other days I participate more often, but I usually come here nearly every single day.

My eyes have been truly opened to what statistical analysis can tell you (which is much more than I ever dreamed it could) and what it cannot do- predict the future accurately.

I absolutely love the diversity of opinion here. If we all agreed on how to improve the Redlegs, then this would be a boring place! Sometimes I shake my head, often I laugh at the great humor, but I am never bored, and I always learn.

This place is a treasure, I'm glad I found it, and look forward to participating for years to come!:beerme:

[Falls City Beer]

Most missed poster

Krono


Best Moniker

poopy & captainmorgan in a tie


Most Valuable Poster

Lately RedsManRick has been tearing it up.


Most Clever

vaticanplum


Best Armchair GM

Almost always a tie between M2 & Steel



Funniest

Krono & dabvu



Best Newcomer

I don't know if she's technically a newcomer, but VP wins this hands down.

[Doc. Scott]

Best Use of an Emoticon

DocScott


Thinking of something in particular? I don't remember using emoticons overmuch in the past.



Best Trademeister

Doc Scott. Really a fine baseball mind. His blog is awesome, btw.



Best Armchair GM

M2 and Doc Scott. Incredibile knowledge of everyone's teams, their strengths, weaknesses, their farm systems, who's overrated / underrated. I'm amazed by the information these guys hold in their noggin.


You guys are kidding me, right? Of all the people that post regularly on the board, I'm the one who gets the credit? It's not like I possess any particular qualifications besides paying $22 a year for a domain name and having the ability to look stuff up on The Baseball Cube.

Anyway, I'm deeply flattered.

[RFS62]

You guys are kidding me, right? Of all the people that post regularly on the board, I'm the one who gets the credit? It's not like I possess any particular qualifications besides paying $22 a year for a domain name and having the ability to look stuff up on The Baseball Cube.

Anyway, I'm deeply flattered.



Anyone can pay the $22 or look up stats on the Cube.

You can write with style, and I respect your analysis of the stuff you look up and observe.

So there.

:mooner:

[Red Leader]

Anyone can pay the $22 or look up stats on the Cube.

You can write with style, and I respect your analysis of the stuff you look up and observe.

So there.

:mooner:

Actually, mine was a joke. Sorry, Doc. :p:





Just kidding. I feel the same way as '62 (again).

[Team Clark]

Anyone can pay the $22 or look up stats on the Cube.

You can write with style, and I respect your analysis of the stuff you look up and observe.

So there.

:mooner:

I'll most certainly Second that!

[TOBTTReds]

Time for the nominations.

Best tag line

Kitty

Best Moniker

Ricardo Cabesa

Most Valuable Poster

Cyclone


Best Armchair GM

Me, I'm always right:thumbup: ....No, Cyclone

Farm Director

DougDirt

Best Discussion

This is actually my least favorite: People crying over signing guys to minor league deals or players that we know won't factor and paying them the minimum and won't make the roster. The over reaction knee jerk response of any signing is very much over the top here.


Funniest

Redsland (I think he does the recap of news every once in a while with a twist).

Best Use of Statistics

Cyclone


Most Long-winded

.


Most Negative

FCB

Best Use of an Emoticon

:confused:

Most Off-Topic

Redsupport

Best Outsider

The Marlins guy...but he is really the only outsider I have seen I think.

Best Historian

WOY goes back to far for me....Redsupport brings up a lot of people that no one (or few) have heard of. I leave this award blank.


Most Tired Topic of the Year
Adam Dunn = Dave Kingman
Dunn K's too much
Krivsky is awful


:beerme:

[GridironGrace]

GL to all nominees

I really only read posts.. and i love hanging out in the game thread doing PBP sometimes .. but for the most part anyone who's really done PBP for a complete game does a WONDERFUL Job.. and I thank you all for keeping this So. KY guy who cant watch the games up to speed :)

[dabvu2498]

I've only been around a few months, but I'll give this a shot.

Best tag line: KittyDuran -- Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Best Moniker: JavyPornstache gets my vote as well.

Most Valuable Poster: Cyclone and WOY always have me scrambling to learn more.

Most Clever: FCB -- my hero.

Best Armchair GM: M2 no doubt, props to RedsManRick as well.

Best Discussion: Faster to slide or run-through the bag. Me likey.

Worst Typist: CaptainMorgan007 hands down

Funniest: Redsupport kills me

Best Use of Statistics: Have to go with Cyclone here

Nicest: Kitty Duran

Best Moderator: ChipR, but that's just cause I've seen more of him than others, no offense to you all.

Most Off-Topic: Me, maybe???

Best Newcomer: Ltlabner, edabbs, mth all deserve serious consideration

Best Historian: Why not just call this the WOY award?

[WMR]

Cyclone was en fuego this year and RedsManRick's posts are always logically driven and well thought out...

missin' my boy Steel.

Most tired topic: 'The leave Krivsky to his devices people'

Best newcomer: Don't think he's technically a newcomer, but Redsupport is a very interesting poster

[redsupport]

I am a rookie I only had one at bat as a red and I whiffed. Who am I?

[Heath]

For those who voted me most clever, I appreciate it, and as always, the check is in the mail. :D

Most missed poster
I miss creek. I wasn’t here in the ORG or Stormy days. I miss Raisor too. But in a totally platonic way.

Best tag line
I stole KittyDuran’s. I wasn’t the only one.

Best Moniker
FCB – the man’s true to his sponsor. It’s the only way I can explain his posts. :D

Most Valuable Poster
M2 and traderumor

Most Clever
Redsland and BCubb during the season is reason enough

Best Armchair GM
I’d vote M2 here along with woy. Austin Kearns can toss in some good ones as well, even if I don’t agree with him. RFS62 has some real good ideas.

Best Trademeister
Krusty for sheer volume. Trader Frank Lane would be proud.

Best Discussion
This is should be renamed the ‘About 10 of You Best Discussion Award’ :D

Uniform Change was very good topic. It was civil, interesting, informative, and opinionated without any mud slinging. Strange, huh?

Worst Typist
WVPacman.

Funniest
On a good day redsupport just absolutely floors you with unknown Reds. .

Best Use of Statistics
Cyclone for up to date – and woy for the history lessons we need to know.

Most Long-winded
My Brownie-fan buddy GAC. Most of it is stuff we wish never happened to him with the house and falling out of tree and stuff like that. But, hopefully we helped with the Therapy of RedsZone.

Most Positive
LilAbner, Vaticanplum, & the Queens of Positive goodness TeamBoone and Kitty Duran


Most Negative
FCB – but that’s just who he is. Nothing against the man, I never met him, so I base it on stuff I read.

Best Use of an Emoticon
Krono :thumbup: Hurry up, we miss you. Your posts are less than 40 a day. :D

Nicest
KittyDuran and the Annual RedsZone dash for Team Pictures. Bless you Kitty.

Best Moderator
I wish Boss would post more on baseball topics than system stuff. But if it wasn’t for GIK and Boss, we’d be swimming in the cesspool of cincy.com or mlb.com message boards. Dudes, tip of the cap to you ya’ll.

Best Chatter
GAC – when I was there. Dude multi-tasks a lot with beer drinking, game updates and random conversations. Kudos to Kitty and TB as well through the year for the “shows” ;)

Most Off-Topic
I searched and searched OT stuff. The best ones to me were gas prices and the Dom Heffner “Down Memory Lane” – What was from Cincinnati but were no more. GREAT STUFF – good thought Dom.

Best Newcomer
LilAbner, redsmetz and last season’s late call-up vaticanplum. And I’m married.

Best Outsider
Astrobuddy….just kidding. Sorry – MattyMo4Life and Ramp101.

The Marty Brennamen Award
Tornon – Dude carried us through the Western Swing of Crapola. Double Stars for you.

The Old Red Guard Award
Johnny Footstools’ Comment of Claussen’s Wang-Chung fastball where it tops out at 86. I’m STILL chortling over that one.

Best Historian
This award should be retired and given to woy on a permanent basis.

Lifetime Achievement Award
The Triumverate of Redread, RFS62 and M2. Honorable Mention to RANDY_IN_CHAR_NC & traderumor.

Most Tired Topic of the Year
Any thread involving “The Trade”, Adam Dunn trade proposals, and winter blahs.

[Always Red]

I am a rookie I only had one at bat as a red and I whiffed. Who am I?

The immortal Candy Sierra, 1988. :D

[redsmetz]

I'm still wet behind the ears here, so I'm not going to vote on anything or anyone.

I just wanted to say that this is a tremendous place, a great resource for Reds fans, and fans of baseball in general. Thank you so much for those who run this board, and I would urge anyone who uses this board regularly to go and donate, so this resource remains as it is.

I thought I was a hard core baseball fan, until I "met" others on here, people who really do know the game in far more depth than me. Sometimes I come here and just read and learn, and on other days I participate more often, but I usually come here nearly every single day.

My eyes have been truly opened to what statistical analysis can tell you (which is much more than I ever dreamed it could) and what it cannot do- predict the future accurately.

I absolutely love the diversity of opinion here. If we all agreed on how to improve the Redlegs, then this would be a boring place! Sometimes I shake my head, often I laugh at the great humor, but I am never bored, and I always learn.

This place is a treasure, I'm glad I found it, and look forward to participating for years to come!:beerme:

I too still consider myself a new comer and not versed enough to make these breakdowns. It is a great place and everyone makes it that.

[M2]

I miss Raisor too. But in a totally plutonic way.

You mean like he's lost his planetary status?

[Heath]

You mean like he's lost his planetary status?

Like I pressed the wrong vowel, you hoser.

Thanks :D

[RFS62]

You mean like he's lost his planetary status?



:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[OnBaseMachine]

Best Moderator
I appreciate them all. They take a lot of crap with no reward.


Brown-noser.:mooner: ;)

[OnBaseMachine]

Most Valuable Poster

So many. WOY, M2, Cyclone, dougdirt, OnBaseMachine, Steel, Doc Scott, Caveat Emporer, dabvu, registerthis, vaticanplum...I could go on for awhile. Lots of knowledgeable posters have displayed their knowledge over the last year.

Your check is in the mail, buddy.:beerme:

[vaticanplum]

I just tried to do this but I failed miserably. I'm so bad with names that I was trying to describe pictures and it was just awful. Also, I keep blanking on things that I know I have had strong opinions on at one time...I think I have killed my brain. Case in point: tagline. I know somebody has a tagline that absolutely kills me, but I have no idea who it is nor what it references. I'll probably remember it next June and have to bump this thread.

So my random notes:

I love, love, love the game threads, and I want to thank everybody who stops by and participates in them. They are the antithesis of all of this intellectual offseason analysis and I think they're a great release; I don't care how much they careen into directions unknown. I've never been a long-standing part of any message board before and those threads are the perfect example of why I've stayed on this one: sharing, if only briefly and anonymously (and one time that I remember, drunkenly), the joy and agony of following your team with other people who do too. Those threads saved me from the world's most boring job, and therefore potentially suicide, more times than I can count.

I also think that those threads contain quite a few of the greatest one-liners on the board, including what was, for some inexplicable reason, my favorite post of the year. Esteban Yan was self-destructing, and Pedro broke out with "I Yan't Believe It". This made me giggle for about three weeks. I'm laughing at it now.

Off-topic: the Cincinnati thread that Heath mentioned, and also the African watering hole.

I hate it when people attack others' fandom. My nomination for most tired topic of the year. It's pointless and irrelevant and there's no resolution to it.

I also want to say how much I appreciate the minor league forum. I don't even read it as much as I should, but I know that it is the best collection of such information that I'm going to get anywhere, and the ones who are big posters there are people who are really putting time and thought into keeping the rest of us up to speed on something more obscure. dougdirt, Doc Scott...well, here I am with my name problem again, but the rest of you know who you are.

My favorite username is tuna.

I wish superbarry11 would post more.

I thought I had more to say but I forget.

EDIT: I already remembered something I forgot.
Best use of an emoticon: anybody who can manage to squeeze in this dude
:roll:
but he has to be used sparingly or he loses his power.
And also continuing with the game thread props, Matt700wlw and his jumping home run smiley faces. I used to loathe emoticons, but I've come around and I think matt and those jumping dudes are responsible. It's very Pavlovian; with the way he uses them so consistently and always for the same thing (homers), I now associate them with joy. Which I guess is not so weird considering that they're jumping smiley faces, but even so.

Very disappointed that no one has nominated me for best-dressed. I know you can't see me and everything, but it's all I aspire to.

[Heath]

Very disappointed that no one has nominated me for best-dressed. I know you can't see me and everything, but it's all I aspire to.

Actually, VP there are pictures of you on the picture board, which, if I remember correctly are available for public display. :D

[vaticanplum]

Actually, VP there are pictures of you on the picture board, which, if I remember correctly are available for public display. :D

No, I took them down a while ago.

[Chip R]

I'm going to give this a whirl here. As a mod, I don't want to appear like I'm playing favorites so I'm limiting my awards to just a few categories.

Most missed poster: Creek, darlin', I know you're out there. I can see you lurking on here. Post every once in awhile, would you? Adam would want you to. ;)

Best Discussion: I have to say that the best thread on here - besides any thread that had to do with Burger Chef ;) - would be when GAC's house burnt down and the Zone pulled together in support of GAC and his family and how folks gave him all kinds of stuff to replace what he had lost. I'm proud to be a member of a community that was so giving to someone who lost pretty much all his material posessions.

Best Newcomer: I'm not going to go with a who here but a what. I think the best newcomer is obvious: The minor league forum. I can't say I frequent the forum but it provides a great service for people on here.

Most Tired Topic of the Year: I have to say The Trade.

[Spring~Fields]

There are so very many that contribute to the interesting and informative comments within Redszone throughout the year that I just want to say that I really appreciate each of you for making RZ one of the best stops for me on the Internet.

[OldXOhio]

Sorry to hijack this thread for a second, but in light of some of the comments in this thread...

WEHT: Krono, Creek and Steel (particularly enjoyed his posts)? Been out of pocket for some time and did not realize they were no longer walking the halls of RZ.

[Handofdeath]

Best Discussion - I actually like the Kearns trade rumor thread before the trade actually happened

I just posted something I saw on CNNSI and I expected it to bring in a few replies and to quickly be forgotten. It truly amazed me what happened. It was almost scary. Allow me to say as a newbie who was introduced to this site by TRF this year that I have enjoyed my time here very much. If I ever insulted anyone or treated anyone on this with disrespect I am sorry. It was not intentional. Thank all of you very much for the entertainment. I may be a traditionalist but all of you are all right in my book. I would also like to ask that in the spirit of the season that Steel be allowed to post again. Happy Holidays to all!

[Redsland]

Most missed poster - SteelSD – A smart, insightful, and passionate fan of the Reds and baseball in general. I learned a lot from him, and hope he’ll be back. I also miss RedStorm and REDREAD.

Best tag line – Johnny Footstool (quoting RFS62) - "1908, you pretentious, know-nothing, poseurs. You dumb-asses think a goat has cursed you. That's how much you know about baseball." -RFS62

Best Moniker – RedsManRick – It reminds me of a comedian on the Bob & Tom Show named Greg something. He played the clarinet, thus earning himself the nickname Flute Man Greg.

Most Valuable Poster In past years I’ve forced myself to name just one person here, but I can’t do it anymore. There are too many people who are must-reads for me. Among them: M2, westofyou, Caveat Emperor, Cyclone792, cincinnati chili, MWM, and jmcclain19.

Most Clever – Puffy – He’s good for at least one chuckle a day. Chip R, BCubb2003, and pedro are also high on my list.

Best Armchair GM – M2 – Knowledgable, outspoken, logical, and passionate. I’d be happy to serve as his field manager.

Best Discussion - GAC’s house burning down – First a frightening few days, followed by months of reminders about the good people we have here at RedsZone. Other good threads include the explications of various trades, and, of course, the Dan O’Brien Fired! thread.

Best Use of Statistics – westofyou – Sometime’s he’ll simply do a drive-by in a thread by posting nothing but that stats that just happen to show how insane the previous poster is. I love those threads. Steel and Cyc also deserve mention.

Most Positive – GAC – “Nobody scores on Danny Graves.”

Most Negative – Falls City Beer – Just because you don’t like what he says doesn’t mean he’s wrong.

Best Use of an Emoticon – :runaway: - I love this little guy. I wish I could use him more.

Nicest – KittyDuran – What a genuinely nice and giving person. She’s one of RedsZone’s treasures.

Best Moderator – Chip R – He keeps order with precious little yelling, and even has a little fun along the way.

Best Newcomer - mth123 – Lately I’ve apparently been trying to rep him a lot, because every time I do, the board tells me I have to spread it around a bit before I can come back to him.

Best Historian – westofyou – Can there be any doubt?

Lifetime Achievement Award – RFS62 – He’s an Episode IV Obi Wan Kenobi in an Episode II world.

[cumberlandreds]

Here's a few of mine.


Most missed poster

Krono. This board just isn't the same without 2,000 posts a day.


Most Valuable Poster
TeamClark. Has the most inside knowledge of just about anyone in RZ.

Most Clever
BCUBB Very clever one liners. Always read those.



Best Trademeister

Krusty Don't usually agree with them but interesting.


Funniest
Krono He needs toreally come back.

Best Use of Statistics
Cyclone I don't really understand a lot of his stats but they are interesting and I marvel at how he spends the time with them.


Most Positive

RedsMetz always seems to be positive.

Most Negative

FCB or OnBaseMachine Although they may be negative they are usually just telling it like it is.

Best Use of an Emoticon
Krono Man,this guy comes up a lot. Where is he?

Nicest

GAC He seems like a great guy to be around. I'm always laughing at the things he tells about doing.

Best Moderator

Boss Hog He's the best.


The Marty Brennamen Award
Caveat Emptor is the best out of many good one's. Gallen and Tornon are very good too.
Best Historian

WOY He is the true hostorian of RZ. I always try to find his post about historical trivialties.

Lifetime Achievement Award

WOY again.

Most Tired Topic of the Year

Dunn or Krivsky bashing. I've quit clicking on those threads.

[deltachi8]

I'm no good at these things but Iknow one winner:

Nicest is without question Kitty Duran. What a genuinely nice and thoughtful person. She made my visit to GABP and treat this year.

[Puffy]

Most missed poster

RFS - being as how old and senile he is, I miss the old RFS. When he had his wits and stuff.


Best tag line

RFS62's.

Best Moniker

RFS62 - Reds Fan Since 1862. How can you beat that?

Most Valuable Poster

RFS. Even though he is old and senile, he still has just enough baseball savvy to let you know that back in the day (way, way, way back) he had a brilliant baseball mind.

Most Clever

RFS62. A madman. When he told the story about the time he stole that cow, and his friend tried to make it with the cow. I want to party with him, cowboy. If the two of us got together, forget it.


Best Armchair GM

RFS62.


Best Trademeister

RFS

Best Discussion

The "New James Bond??????" with the 6 question marks at the end by you guessed it - RFS62. I mean 6 question marks were the absolute perfect number to convey the question we all had with the so-called new james Bond, freakin perfect!

Worst Typist

RFS - in his defense though, neither typewriters nor keyboards were invented when he was growing up, so we need to cut him some slack here.


Funniest

Red Leader - just cause of all the props he gave me earlier.

Best Use of Statistics

RFS62.

Most Long-winded

RFS62. Get him talking about Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin and he just won't shut up.

Most Positive

RFS62. Always stays positive no matter how bad the Reds are.

Most Negative

RFS62. Never is positive no matter good the Reds season is going.

Best Use of an Emoticon

RFS - how he uses the :confused: when his senileness kicks in is amazing.

Nicest

RFS. Always a kind word - even though he relates all life's problems with a scene from his favorite movie (Brokeback Mountain), he's still a nice guy.

Best Moderator

Over on the peanut Gallery - RFS62.

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Frank Costanza of Redszone - RFS62

[RFS62]

Screw you, hippie

:mooner: :mooner: :mooner: :mooner: :mooner:


Wait, what were we talking about?

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:


Oh yeah... Abner Doubleday. What a jerk. If I told him once, I told him a thousand times. No freakin' way a walk is as good as a hit.

[Yachtzee]

Oh yeah... Abner Doubleday. What a jerk. If I told him once, I told him a thousand times. No freakin' way a walk is as good as a hit.

Was that back when you two were garrisoned at Fort Sumter, holding back "Johnny Reb?" ;)

[creek14]

Hey guys, I'm here. I check in every couple of days just to make sure the Reds haven't traded my beloved Adam.

Honestly, between fighting the bad guys at work and fighting that damn melanoma crap the rest of the time, I just don't have the energy to fight here too.

But I still love ya all. :luvu:

[deltachi8]

miss reading your posts Creek!

[RFS62]

miss reading your posts Creek!



Absolutely!!!!

:beerme:

[savafan]

miss reading your posts Creek!

I'll third that!

[Mario-Rijo]

Most missed poster

The REAL TeamClark!! I won't say anymore as I might drive myself mad thinking about it. Krono and Creek also.

Best tag line

ChipR, whenever I hear someone say that so and so is untouchable or whenever I hear someone complain about the Reds I take solice in knowing that the game is the draw. The players and their achievements are just the cherry on top.

Best Moniker

harangatang. I thought this as soon as we got Aaron myself, so to see someone with the tag line was pretty cool.


Most Valuable Poster

TeamClark (Great Source of all things we may not know otherwise), Cyclone792 (Great use of statistics and puts it in a way us morons can understand), Falls City Beer (The great stimulator, albeit in a way I don't always agree with, he keeps the debate raging) TradeRumor and Redsland also get mentioned here.




Most Clever

George Anderson:
My Grandpa told me the other night in a bar the trade was off!! Too me it was so funny, not too fancy but perfect for that particular discussion. "a real trade rumor" was the thread.

Best Armchair GM

M2: He's a very good observer and doesn't usually make snap judgements.


Best Trademeister

Krusty: He's the most creative and he always has an idea.

Best Discussion

4th and 5th Annual Redszone Awards: You tend to find out peoples true thoughts on one another. Special mention to the Dick Pole discussion.

Worst Typist

fewfirstchoice: Space out those sentences brother.


Funniest

Puffy: He is usually the most consistently funny.


Best Use of Statistics

Easy Cyclone792


Most Long-winded

Sorry GAC, I'm not sure who it is but I haven't noticed it with you as much as some others. I am going to go with myself, I notice I do that at times. And I am working on it.

Most Positive

VaticanPlum is my fav in this area.

Most Negative

FCB is too easy to target. So I am going to go with someone who I have noticed just recently has gotten awfully negative. edabbs44: lighten up ed it's baseball.

Best Use of an Emoticon

Paintmered: Not so much emoticons as his avatar, that too me is a the funniest avatar and an unofficial emoticon IMHO.

Nicest

Max Venable is a really nice person, just talk to him.

Best Moderator

Paintmered is who I seem to notice alot and he is one of the few that I think "moderator" when I see his posts.

Best Chatter

KittyDuran is very active in the chat and talks to everyone.

Most Off-Topic


:confused: I'm not real sure, I'll update later.



Best Newcomer

jojo: seems to post some really good points, quite often.

Best Outsider

We should just name this award the MattyMo award.


The Marty Brennamen Award

OnBaseMachine and Big Klu (Has his always updated Reds HR leaders list on hand). Caveat Emperor does an outstanding job.

The Old Red Guard Award

GAC's terrible ordeal. It was very interesting to see people who really don't know each other all that well show such kindness.

Best Historian

OldRightHander!!! This man is money!

Lifetime Achievement Award

M2: Nuff said

Most Tired Topic of the Year

Any trade thread of completely foolish proportions. I.E. (example) Dunn for some re-tread 3rd, 4th or 5th Starter.

[Team Clark]

Hey guys, I'm here. I check in every couple of days just to make sure the Reds haven't traded my beloved Adam.

Honestly, between fighting the bad guys at work and fighting that damn melanoma crap the rest of the time, I just don't have the energy to fight here too.

But I still love ya all. :luvu:

Miss ya Creek! :wave:

[KittyDuran]

Best Chatter
GAC – when I was there. Dude multi-tasks a lot with beer drinking, game updates and random conversations. Kudos to Kitty and TB as well through the year for the “shows”
Heath, I think you got the Teamsters mixed up... IIRC, it was me and TeamCasey doing the "shows"...:D

[RBA]

MOST CLEVER:

Austin Kearns, tixe, vaticanplum, bucksfan, 4256 Hits

Most missed poster

Farrah Fawcett

Most Tired Topic of the Year

Postees Awards



Most Valuable Poster

Again, Farrah Fawcett Swimsuit. That came in very handy.

Best tag line

"It's too big to eat" by Rodney Allen Rippy

Best Moderator

Remdog

[Yachtzee]

Most missed poster

Farrah Fawcett



Gone but not forgotten.

http://www.badfads.com/images/farrah01.jpg

[harangatang]

Best Trademeister:
Krusty

Most Positive:
MartyFan

Most Realistic:
Falls City Beer
Notice the word "negative" isn't used, hey sometimes the truth hurts and FCB isn't afraid to say it.

westofyou History Award:
westofyou

Best Newcomer:
Ltlabner or Redsmetz

Best Moniker:
dabvu2498, what?

Best Avatar:
Cedric
The picture of Kim Jong-Il from whatever that puppet movie was made me laugh everytime I saw it.

Most missed:
Rob Dicken
With all due repect, the discussion where he said Griffey was a good fielder because he said he was is one of the funniest things I've ever read on this board.

Funniest:
BCubb2003

Most valuable poster:
RedsManRick
This guy has been tearing it up lately.

[redsupport]

what happened to rob dicken? I've got to know!

[BoydsOfSummer]

Most missed poster

SteelSD. Sad end to a sorry episode.

Best tag line

RFS--Just because he's paranoid doesn't mean Puffy is not out to get him.

Best Moniker


BoydsOfSummer of course.


Most Valuable Poster

WOY and Cyclone. Stats and baseball history presented very well. I learn almost daily. I totally dig it.


Most Clever

BCubb and Redsland. Top notch and worth a daily visit just in case one of these two break out with a classic.

Best Armchair GM

Some non-combustible compound of M2, Krusty, Cyclone, Steel and WOY

Best Trademeister

See above. Let Krusty whip 'em out. Let Steel,Cyclone and WOY crunch the numbers and analyze it. Then run it past M2 for final reasoning.

Best Discussion

The Dunn bashing threads suck, but they bring out some serious baseball analysis, which I VORP'n love.


Worst Typist


WVPacman. He's not drunk, he just cnat tpye. Never has being called up to TORG meant so much to somebody.

Funniest

Too many to list.

Best Use of Statistics

Cyclone breaks it down to a level where a simple doof like myself even gets it.


Most Long-winded

GAC is in serious danger of being overthrown by LitlAbner. It's cool though, ramble on my brethren.


Most Positive

SuperBarry just bubbles with it. She is a candidate for most missed also.

Most Negative

I'll pile on FCB here too. I don't see it as a bad thing though. I find his agonizing endearing. I'd love to drink a beer or twelve with him and ***** at the newest stiff the Reds run out to the mound.

Best Use of an Emoticon

I don't really know.

Nicest

Never met Kitty but her sweetness is apparent. Always getting goodies for us.

Best Moderator

They go fairly unnoticed to me. Like umpires, I guess you don't notice the good ones. I'm not sure I could name any of them.


Best Chatter

GAC seems to like it the most. I seem to miss the best ones.


Most Off-Topic

Dunno.

Best Newcomer


mth comes to mind. I recall trying to rep him a few times only to find out I need to spread it around.


Best Outsider

Vatican Plum. That yankee fetish makes her a semi-outsider.


The Marty Brennamen Award

Caveat is King, there are none higher. Even Marty Brennaman calls him Sire...

The Old Red Guard Award

None come to mind immediately.

Best Historian

WestofYou. I'd buy the book and purchase several others for gifts.

Lifetime Achievement Award

GIK and Boss. Thanks guys.

[Jpup]

Most missed:

Krono

Best Tag Line:

I don't really read them, but I like mine. :p:

Best Moniker:

CoffeyBro, you know his story. :)

MVP:

M2, Team Clark, savafan, Matt700wlw, Doc. Scott and ChipR and there are many others that I would really miss if there were not around.

Most Clever:

Redsland

Best Armchair GM:

M2

Best Trademeister:

reds44, although I don't usually agree with his trades, he does a nice job. :thumbup:

Best Discussion:

The Skinny by Team Clark

http://www.redszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48584

Funniest:

Krono used to be but he's missing.

Best Use of Stats:

westofyou

Most long winded:

Ltlabner

Most Positive:

vaticanplum, reds44, Austin Kearns

Most Negative:

Falls City Beer

Best Use of Emoticons:

Krono use to be but he's missing.

Nicest:

Team Clark

Best Moderator:

I really like them all and thank they do a nice job. :beerme:

Most Off-topic:

redsupport, it's funny most of the time. :laugh:

Best newcomer:

there are a bunch of good new zoners. If you have been called up this year, you have probably been worthy of this award.

Best Outsider:

I don't see anyone as an outsider. There are not too many fans of other teams unless you count vp, but she loves the Reds too. :cool:

Marty B award:

it's been so long, but thanks to all of those that helped out. I don't get into them that much, but you guys do a great job.

The ORG Award:

I can't think of one off the top of my head, but I'm sure it came from Redsland. :laugh:

Best Historian:

WOY

Lifetime Achievement Award:

I have been around, but a couple years now, but I would probably go with all of those mentioned in my MVP vote.

Most Tired Topic of The Year:

bashing the front office, talking about Jim Bowden, and giving Adam Dunn hell for a bad couple of months. Praising Walt Jocketty would rate up there as well.

[TeamCasey]

Heath, I think you got the Teamsters mixed up... IIRC, it was me and TeamCasey doing the "shows"...:D

Ummm ...... does this have anything to do with breastcicles?

I plead the 5th. ;)

[KittyDuran]

Ummm ...... does this have anything to do with breastcicles?

I plead the 5th. ;)Sure....:laugh: But forget about pleading...how about having a 5th?:all_cohol

[RBA]

NICEST

KITTY DURAN

MOST BI-POLAR IN CHAT

I forgot his nick, but he would often go from high praise of the team to saying they were the worst ever in 2 seconds. Anyone know who I'm talking about?

[vaticanplum]

I forgot but I meant to give props to reds44 for something or other. Just a good, smart kid. He might be running baseball in about ten years.

[SunDeck]

Was that back when you two were garrisoned at Fort Sumter, holding back "Johnny Reb?" ;)


Ah, so it's RFS(18)62. I get it- that guy's old.

I'll give this a try, but honestly I can never remember who is who on this board.

Most missed poster

Krono, really gone? Crap.
And I have given up hope that RedStorm will ever show up again. That guy had serious chops.

Best tag line

I never really understood what a tagline was.

Best Moniker

Ditto.


Most Valuable Poster

Creekie gets my vote, but there are about twenty posters who make up the heart of the board who deserve mentions. They are the folks who post with clarity, who keep their heads when others are losing their's, and who never post things they wouldn't say to a friend face to face. Without them, this board is just Cincy.com all over.


Most Clever
It comes in all flavors. WOY has a way of dropping the right verbal bomb or stat. Redsland is a must read, always. M2 and NWM...I can never remember who is who. Always clever.

Best Armchair GM

M2

Best Trademeister

This award has always and will always belong to Krusty.

Best Discussion

Tough one, there. For me it depends on the circumstances. When the Reds are playing, I'd say the best discussion is a game thread or the chat. Otherwise, my favorite discussions are the ones that just go everywhere, like our old last poster threads. This stuff brings out the real funny stuff.

Worst Typist


WVPacman.


Best Use of Statistics

WOY

Most Long-winded

Anyone who types more than about 20 lines at a time. I just can't deal with that much text.


Most Positive

TC

Most Negative

Hard to name- really. I just tend to gloss over the negative stuff and go somewhere else.

Best Use of an Emoticon

I like the butt thing.

Nicest

Kitty fer sure.

Best Moderator

They all do a great job, if you ask me.


Best Chatter

GAC- never misses saying hi to someone who comes into the room.


Most Off-Topic

I don't really think there is such a thing, but that thread about the waterhole was pretty far out there.

Best Newcomer

Sorry newbies- I know y'all are out there, but I don't spend enough time here anymore to recognize the names.


Best Outsider

Don't get this one.


The Marty Brennamen Award

I'll second the nomination of Caveat here.

Best Historian

We should stop awarding this one- WOY has it locked up.

Lifetime Achievement Award

RFS- he's been here forever (because he's really old, evidently). He's a pillar of the RZ community.

[Chip R]

MOST BI-POLAR IN CHAT

I forgot his nick, but he would often go from high praise of the team to saying they were the worst ever in 2 seconds. Anyone know who I'm talking about?


Can you narrow it down some? :lol:

[Topcat]

Although I still feel like a newcomer lol. I felt the need to post nominations on a few of the subjects I know enough to form an opinion on.:)

Most missed poster: Has to be Creek, and for this I do blame Adam Dunn;) (let the gossip begin!)

Best Discussion: Absolutely loved the adopt a prospect thread for personal reasons lol. Close tie was doing Redleaders MLB draft.

Best Newcomer: Vatican Plum she was an absolutely wonderful addition to this board.

Most Tired Topic of the Year: I have to say The Trade.

Most Valuable Poster : Woy for his insight and well balanced thoughts.

Most Clever – Puffy – The man is flat out walking fun and oozing with sarcasm and sweaty tequila :beerme: :D

Nicest – KittyDuran – Fantastic woman who made a impression on me in my very first days here. the world is a better place and Redszone has its true gem in her.

Best Play by play in game threads: This is the easiest no doubter of them all Caveat emperor. The early threads in season before your bar exam are of Vin Scully praise. Sharp wit, fluidity, and just enough detail to make you feel the angst during painful moments that happened during the game.

Minor League stats and info guru: DougDirt you are fantastic! I know its your passion but still it takes time and effort. You did that for many of us and for that I commend you and you are my MVP for this season:beerme:

[TeamCasey]

For those of you missing Krono, he's away on travel. I suspect we'll see him after New Year's.

BTW, he'll have nice comments to come back to. :)

[oneupper]

REDSZONERS had a banner year, posting well in the clutch and outplaying their pythag. Kudos to everyone who contributed tho this great board (except those who were DFA's with negative rep points).

Most missed poster

SteelSD? Well, part of him.


Best tag line

I stole KittyDuran's tagline for a while, even though I only made it to one Reds game this year (they won).

Best Moniker

Matt700wlw. Yep, we get it you work in radio.

Most Valuable Poster

Cyclone792 had a great year, don't know where he found the time.


Most Clever

Krono is the king of one-liners


Best Armchair GM

M2 is great a dissecting every move. Hire Him!


Best Trademeister

Schroomytunes is the lord of impossible trades.

Best Discussion

For me, it was the Barry Bonds/HOF/Steriod discussion. The topic returned several times with different versions, but the moral/legal/ethical/practical aspects of it were insightful. So many shades of gray!
Runner up, the discussion on the WBC, since it was all so new!

Worst Typist

as;dliojas;ldfja;er\???


Funniest

Redsland is a PRO. BCubb is an exceptional Random Thinker. But I'll give the nod to a Rookie. Natty Redslocks, who has posted about a dozen Song and Poem parodies in the last few months. I can't get his "Adam Dunn" parody of "Green Eggs and Ham" out of my head!


Best Use of Statistics

Cyclone and WOY.


Most Long-winded

Cyclone and WOY. But it's because they have a lot to say.


Most Positive

Edskin. Who treats us to a flower spring rant every year.


Most Negative

While everyone thinks Falls City Beer, I'll give my vote to his evil twin flyer85.

Best Use of an Emoticon

:p: .

Nicest

vaticanplum. She makes me want to be 20 years younger and single so I could ask her out. (Yeah, I said, it...but the rest of you guys thought it).


Best Moderator

Like umpires and refs, the fact I can't remember who is a mod, means they're all doing an awesome job.

Best Chatter

GAC is the Chat Room King. I've only been a couple of times, but he's always willing to type it up with everyone.


Best Newcomer

Great Rookie crop this year! Honorable mentions to edabbs44, Reds44, Ltlabner, redsmetz and a ton of others. My vote goes to dougdirt, who has practically taken over the Minor League Talk forum with incredible passion.

Best Outsider

MattyMo4Life and Astrobuddy come to mind.


The Marty Brennamen Award

Caveat Emptor is absolutely incredible at this. But Kudos to everyone who tried their hand at the PBP (myself included). It's not easy and it's valuable for those who may not be able to get information on the game otherwise (blackouts, traveling, etc.)

The Old Red Guard Award

99% of the posts were good. Hard to remember the best.

Best Historian

Hard to take this away from WOY. Linedriver's "Today in History" series always brings back memories.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Boss-Hog and GIK. It's THEIR site (so I'll suck up).

Most Tired Topic of the Year

The complaining about the whining about the complaing about the whining on the game thread. Relax guys. [/QUOTE]

GREAT JOB EVERYONE

[Red Leader]

Nicest

vaticanplum. She makes me want to be 20 years younger and single so I could ask her out. (Yeah, I said, it...but the rest of you guys thought it).


Dude!!!!!!

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[TeamCasey]

Best Avatar - ChipR's of course! ;)

[vaticanplum]

Nicest

vaticanplum. She makes me want to be 20 years younger and single so I could ask her out. (Yeah, I said, it...but the rest of you guys thought it).

This "nicest" thing kind of slays me, I have to be honest...much like FCB with his pessimism, I don't know that people consider me nice in real life. You never know how people see you, I guess, but I suspect that I'm too direct and impatient to be considered nice...fair, maybe, but nice? KittyDuran and Chip, those are actually nice people.

Also I am overflowing with undatable qualities, I promise. I am an insomniac, I can't cook, and I walk like a duck. But nevertheless my "nice" Internets alterego is flattered by your single and 20-years-younger parallel universe self. :)

[Chip R]

This "nicest" thing kind of slays me, I have to be honest...much like FCB with his pessimism, I don't know that people consider me nice in real life. You never know how people see you, I guess, but I suspect that I'm too direct and impatient to be considered nice...fair, maybe, but nice? KittyDuran and Chip, those are actually nice people.

Also I am overflowing with undatable qualities, I promise. I am an insomniac, I can't cook, and I walk like a duck. But nevertheless my "nice" Internets alterego is flattered by your single and 20-years-younger parallel universe self. :)


You are very nice, VP. But as far as nice posters go, no one holds a canle to our newest bestest buddy, blackpower. It's just so good of him to keep reminding us how The Man keeps a brother down. Invaluable advice. ;)

[GAC]

I think I've won the "Most Long-winded" Award every year!

I feel like Sally Fields at the Academy Awards.... "You like me! You really, really, like me!"

And it's not that I'm long-winded at all, but that you all are just very slow readers.

And I don't go off on tagents either. I don't even know what the wrod means! :lol:

Most Missed

creek
guernsey
LF
Marty and Joe

Best Trademeister

Krusty is still da king!

Best Armchair GM

anyone who is a fan of baseball. This forum is full of them (or it) ;)

Best Newcomer

Quite a few have been added this past year who have made valuable contributions

LilAbner
mth123
redhawkfish

Best Outsider

MattyMo4Life

Best Historian

Other than rfs62 and RedsBaron (who were eyewitnesses), you have to go with woy and Sandy.

Most Tired Topic of the Year

The "trade". Everything, no matter what the discussion, leads back to "the trade".

Most Negative

Negative is such a harsh word. More like pessimistic.

FCB hands down. Articulate and well respected. But what a pessismist!

Lifetime Achievement Award

rfs62, RedsBaron, Randy IN CHAR NC

Funniest

BCubb and Redsland

Nicest

rfs62.

He makes me sick sometimes with his niceness. :mooner:

Best Moderator

Not going there. I just wouldn't want their job. It's more full combat childcare.

[Yachtzee]

I just wanted to chime in and put in a few votes:

Most Valuable Poster

As great a year Cyclone has had, I have to give it to Team Clark. First of all, he adds a dimension to the board that would otherwise be lacking if he weren't here. I enjoy his ability to give us the inside view of the game. Second, he did a great job on those podcasts and took a lot of input from Redszone. I hope he finds the time to keep up with those. Great job, TC. Keep up the good work.

Best Use of Stats

Cyclone hands down. He's really good at getting you to think and I think he's had some HOF worthy stats posts this year.

Nicest

Kitty Duran, hands down. Who else goes through the trouble of getting all those extras from the giveaway nights and offering them up for those of us who can't make it to the games? Kitty isn't just nice, she is a genuine good soul.

Best Newcomer

I would consider vaticanplum for this award. As a September call-up from last year, she really came on this season. She's my vote for Redszone ROY. LtlAbner made a good showing too.

[oneupper]

This "nicest" thing kind of slays me, I have to be honest...much like FCB with his pessimism, I don't know that people consider me nice in real life. You never know how people see you, I guess, but I suspect that I'm too direct and impatient to be considered nice...fair, maybe, but nice? KittyDuran and Chip, those are actually nice people.

Also I am overflowing with undatable qualities, I promise. I am an insomniac, I can't cook, and I walk like a duck. But nevertheless my "nice" Internets alterego is flattered by your single and 20-years-younger parallel universe self. :)

See, your niceness betrays you, VP. You probably should have told me to get my wrinkly butt out of your business and called the mod police on me. :)

Modesty is a virtue, too, my dear (note fatherly tone), but as a father of two fantastic teenage girls, I'll tell you what I tell them: DON'T SELL YOURSELF SHORT.

What we know from your interaction on this board:
- You can spell :)
- You can articulate an idea or thought (i.e. you're smart)
- You're insightful
- You're respectful and open-minded.
- You're nice

and I can go on...but that puts you ahead of 95% of what's out there (being a REDS fan is a plus also). Set your standards high and don't settle (professionally or in your personal life).

Now I can blush...:redface:

[Team Clark]

I just wanted to chime in and put in a few votes:

Most Valuable Poster

As great a year Cyclone has had, I have to give it to Team Clark. First of all, he adds a dimension to the board that would otherwise be lacking if he weren't here. I enjoy his ability to give us the inside view of the game. Second, he did a great job on those podcasts and took a lot of input from Redszone. I hope he finds the time to keep up with those. Great job, TC. Keep up the good work.

Thank you for the kind words. Quite humbling actually. I have always enjoyed posting here. There are relly great people here who inspire you to put aside your own way of thinking. I really admire that and have learned an immeasurable amount about the game due to those folks. Just when you think you know a lot about the game....

We have not forgotten about the Podcasts. We have had a lot of issues with the Host. I have several shows "in the can" that we will put up once our host conversion is complete. They really are a lot of fun to do.

[Ravenlord]

Most missed poster

Miss the daily Richard Hand expose on typing with both eyes closed? Wish Fox could still regale us with constant rumors from his unnamed baseball sources? Fiind yourself melancholy over the absense of a myriad of former posters? Who's missed most?
Stormy by far.:(


Best tag line

The tag line is that little thing at the bottom of some posts. No, not that little thing at the bottom; the other little thing. Who inspires best? Makes you laugh? Makes you scratch your head trying to decipher those in jokes that are sure to make sense if only you start licking toads.Kitty, simply cause everyone stole hers and i kinda like Duran Duran.


[qoute]Best Moniker

Like the understatement of princeton, that Ivy League professor of Reds-related knowledge? Or, Hey Kids! How about Krusty? Does one of the Teamsters make you think about things even before you read their posts? If so, show them you care![/quote]third year running i've still gotta go with Poopy, though i haven't seen them on the board in a very long time.



M2


[quote]Most Clever

Best use of poetry, tone, statistics, one-liners to get the point across. Who made a point this year that just made you stop whatever else you were doing and go "uh-huh".BCubb, Johnny Footstool and when i actually understan the joke they're making westofyou and pedro.



Best Armchair GM

Who would you rather run the Reds than Jim Bowden? Who is the next Theo Epstein?a combonation of M2, Cyclone, and princeton.



Best Trademeister

Who comes up with the best deals? Whether it be plausible or not, which of the ADD posters here entertains you with their constant tinkering with the Cincinnati roster?though he very rarely starts the trade thread, i find that i enjoy WilyMoRock's proposals.



Best Discussion

Which discussion throughout the year made you think the most? Made you turn to the most? Got the most response? Made you bang your head on the keyboard and curse the heavens because it came up so slow?the thread i'd like to vote for here is two years old now, so i just say it's moot and move on.



Worst Typist

Whether it be grammatical, misspellings, or unclear wording, who makes you scratch your head and wonder what they're taking?WVPacman and CaptainMorgan, though when i can decipher what they're saying, i enjoy it.



Funniest

Who makes you shoot milk through your nose everytime they post? Who makes you giggle even before you open their posts?Redsland and BCubb.



Best Use of Statistics

Which sabre-head helps you understand the game best?Steel, woy, Cyclone, myself.



Most Long-winded

Who can't ever shut up, even though you already get the point and wish they'd just stop, they just keep going and going and going, even though they've already gotten across everything they wanted to say they also go off onto other tangents like that time I was sittin in my car and suddenly I thought of a great trade involving Danny Jackson and a gorilla except this gorilla is like the gorilla in Congo and have you ever seen that movie it's really not bad... Nevermind.GAC and Cyclone and Steel, but usually in a good way.



Most Positive

Begging the pardon of Rosy Red here, who's the rosiest of us all? Whose glass is consantly half full?75% of teh board.



Most Negative

Who is the eeyore?FCB


Best Use of an Emoticon

Who deserves and for coming up with all the best of these little guys out of all us posters.Krono, and i wish he'd come back.


Nicest

Who is the person most likely to give you the Junor Jersey off their back? Who makes you grin like a little kid?RFS



Best Moderator

Who do you depend on the most? Which one of those guys seems to fix everything?Ochre and paintmered.



And, I submit for new awards this year:

Best Newcomer


Who has joined Redszone in the last year and made a lasting impact? The Rookie of the Year.Cyclone and vaticanplum.



Best Outsider

Favorite fan of a team other than the RedsRamp




Most Tired Topic of the Year

What one topic showed up in about 300 threads a day? The one that you swore you would go postal on someone if you saw one more thread about it ever again.Adam Dunn. please, new members, do a search before posting the topic.

[reds44]

I forgot but I meant to give props to reds44 for something or other. Just a good, smart kid. He might be running baseball in about ten years.
:beerme: :beerme: :beerme: :beerme: :beerme: :beerme:


Thanks buddy.

[reds44]

First of all, let me say thanks for everyone that gave me props in the thread. I appreciate it.

I have to be honest, redszone has taught me alot of things about baseball. I have been a member since 2003 (I think), but this is the 1st year I really got into posting. I probably learned more about baseball this year then the previous 15 years of my life combined. If you read enough and have an open mind, you can really learn alot from the posters on this board. All of them (yes you OBM).

I had some issues with the board early on this year, but I worked through them. Redszone really is a great place. :tear:

Anyways, here are my nominations.

Most missed poster
Redstorm


Best tag line
I don't know what it is. Is it the thingy under the avatar?


Best Moniker
Cyclone

Most Valuable Poster
I disagree with FCB alot, but alot of the time he is right.


Most Clever
Whoever's idea it was for the original 3rd person rally thing. I even tried to steal it.


Best Armchair GM
Nobody. Redszone has some god awful trade proposals.


Best Trademeister
M2


Best Discussion
FCB. That man makes discussion.

Worst Typist
captainmorgan

He types like he's got a lil captain in him. I'm pretty bad also.

Funniest
Redsland


Best Use of Statistics
Cyclone


Most Long-winded
Me. Remember when Edwin was on the DL, and when Jerry refused to play him? I know you all loved that.


Most Positive
Anyone who defended the Washington trade ever.


Most Negative
FCB. Honroable mention to OBM.

Who is the eeyore?
What? Got a lil captain in you?

Best Use of an Emoticon
It was either MattWLW or Krono. I can still see his jumping smilies after homeruns.

Nicest
BarryLarkin11

She caught some crap during the Shack sexual assault, and was still gracefull.




Best Moderator
Paint. That man does the job.


Best Newcomer
Toron. That man does game threads well.


Best Outsider
Ramp

REGGIE ABERCROMBIE!!!!!!1


The Marty Brennamen Award
Toron

Most Tired Topic of the Year
Adam Dunn trades

[Puffy]

Most Clever
Whoever's idea it was for the original 3rd person rally thing. I even tried to steal it.



It was Raisor.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-12/916060/raisor.jpg

[Raisor]

[QUOTE=Puffy;1216625]It was Raisor.



You're just lucky my wife isn't reading over my shoulder.

[Chip R]

[quote=Puffy;1216625]It was Raisor.



You're just lucky my wife isn't reading over my shoulder.


No, you are lucky she isn't reading that. :eek:

[Raisor]

[quote=Raisor;1216693]


No, you are lucky she isn't reading that. :eek:

Amanda can hit really hard, true that...

[flyer85]

so who is the best looking? ... besides Raisor

[gonelong]

Most Valuable Poster

http://www.mostlyposters.com/images/posters/thumbnails/24120.jpg

Best use of poetry, tone, statistics, one-liners to get the point across. Who made a point this year that just made you stop whatever else you were doing and go "uh-huh".

gonelong (http://www.redszone.com/forums/showpost.php?p=944324&postcount=367)

Best Discussion

... any one of the strikeout bad/strikeout who cares threads. I almost always learn something new on them. Its like watching a movie for the 15th time and then noticing a poster in the background of a scene that you never noticed before.

Funniest

This post is a hoot. (http://www.redszone.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1217715&postcount=98)

Most Positive
Most Negative
Who is the eeyore?

I don't notice these categories. I gravitate towards those that provide information, insight, and justification for their position.

Best Use of an Emoticon
:help:

Best Chatter

We want a pitcher, not a belly-itcher.

[Raisor]

so who is the best looking? ... besides Raisor

There is NO ONE better looking then Raisor!

[remdog]

There is NO ONE better looking then Raisor!

But there are plenty of people better looking THAN Raisor! :p:

Rem

[KronoRed]

BTW, he'll have nice comments to come back to. :)

Aww shucks :redface: