If the Reds had last years bullpen, they would have about 4-5 more wins right now. Hopefully Marshall returns soon, Broxton improves when he returns, and maybe Walt can make a trade for a Jesse Crain or someone else.
Hopefully the Reds can at least squeeze out a .500 road trip.
Vottomatic (06-20-2013)
Free Donald Lutz. To go back to the minors and develop as a player. He isn't hitting for average, or getting on base or hitting for power. His OPS is a Janishian .584. What is exactly the point of having him ride the pines?
Vottomatic (06-20-2013)
I wasn't home for the game today, but I'd like to protest the use of the term "Peglegs" in the title. It's 2013 or so, shouldn't we all be beyond using these offensive slurs for handicapped Pirates?
It is on the whole probable that we continually dream, but that consciousness makes such a noise that we do not hear it. Carl Jung.
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
Should we start calling this fellow "Handicapped" Bates?
http://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/08/ar...ies-at-91.html
Speaking of "peglegs" and baseball of course brings Bill Veeck to mind (he cut a hole in his wooden leg and used it as an ash tray). His book "Veeck as in Wreck" is superb, a classic. He wrote a chapter about his leg entitled "I'm not Handicapped, I'm crippled".
Here's a little clip for all you Peg Leg Bates fans. Obviously not very handicapped.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq2VKteAqTQ
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
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