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REDblooded
06-25-2007, 10:27 PM
If Reds management released Josh Hancock last season for being overweight, why did they then bring in Stanton and Guardado? I know things ended tragically for Hancock, but I'm just sayin...........

reds44
06-25-2007, 10:31 PM
Stanton and Guardado are both older, so naturally they are going to get bigger. See also: Ken Griffey Jr and David Weathers

Hancock wasn't old.

reds44
06-25-2007, 10:32 PM
nevermind, double post

HokieRed
06-25-2007, 10:33 PM
Maybe they learned their lesson from the ridiculous decision to release Hancock.

REDblooded
06-25-2007, 10:34 PM
why are we looking at Schoenweis again?

REDblooded
06-25-2007, 10:35 PM
Stanton has like 6 chins, yet still can't use them well enough to distract the batter to record an out.

He got it!
06-25-2007, 10:48 PM
Todd Coffey isn't exactly svelt either.

The Reds easily have the heaviest bullpen in the league.... I wonder if Wickman is available next year?

Vada Pinson Fan
06-25-2007, 10:54 PM
Maybe SD Starter David Wells as our chubby reliever next year, anyone? Anyone? LOL!

He got it!
06-26-2007, 07:25 AM
Perhaps we could add Ray King as a left handed specialist..... or sign Sidney Ponson to bolster the rotation.

nate
06-26-2007, 07:29 AM
It has been speculated that Hancock's weight was the public reason they gave for releasing him and the organization knew about the "recreation" which was a bigger reason for the boot.

With Eddie and Stanton, they've been in the league a long time. Giving a young player an off season directive is probably more about instilling discipline than it is about the directive itself.

Moosie52
06-26-2007, 07:44 AM
It could have been an attitude problem with Hancock, or maybe the team knew he had a drinking problem. They should have.

Chi-Town Red
06-26-2007, 07:48 AM
David Wells..:beerme:..Adam Dunn

ChatterRed
06-26-2007, 07:57 AM
I heard they were interested in making former umpire Eric Gregg a reliever until they found out he'd already died.

jimbo
06-26-2007, 11:05 AM
If Reds management released Josh Hancock last season for being overweight, why did they then bring in Stanton and Guardado? I know things ended tragically for Hancock, but I'm just sayin...........

Stanton and Guardado are both veterans with a proven successful track record. Hancock hadn't established himself, was coming off an injury, and was competing for a job. Very big difference and not a fair comparison.

mroby85
06-26-2007, 12:30 PM
hancock would still be the best reliever in this teams bullpen.

redsupport
06-26-2007, 03:20 PM
so would ryne duren

DTCromer
06-26-2007, 04:10 PM
If Reds management released Josh Hancock last season for being overweight, why did they then bring in Stanton and Guardado? I know things ended tragically for Hancock, but I'm just sayin...........



Or maybe they knew he had a drinking problem and didn't feel like dealing with it. Saying we cut him because of his weight is easier to say than we cut him because of his personal issues.