Dontrelle Willis was always a favorite of mine.
Dontrelle Willis was always a favorite of mine.
goldglover9 (09-08-2020),goreds2 (09-08-2020),KronoRed (09-08-2020),Powel Crosley (09-08-2020)
they got clay kirby too late
The great middle reliever, Sean Marshall, who was so great, we traded a 2nd year left-handed starting pitcher and 2 top rated minor league prospects for, finished his career with the Reds.
He battled mental illness after his son committed suicide.Originally Posted by Bruce Berenyi
Last edited by redsfanmia; 09-08-2020 at 06:41 PM.
When I see the 2016 Reds, I see a 100 loss team and no direction.
Revering4Blue (09-09-2020)
Jim Kern, Bob Bailey, Juan Samuel, Benito Santiago, Cesar Cedeno were all past their prime when the Reds got them.
Some people might quibble with are Dave Parker, Ken Griffey Jr and Tom Seaver all significantly less than they had been elsewhere.
I'll duck after posting, but how about Eric Milton, Paul Wilson, Ramon Ortiz, Rick Mahler...
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Great defensive center fielder of the Orioles Paul Blair was on the Reds 1979 Division Champion team.
* Attended the 1990 and 2010 Reds Division clinchers *
Go 76ers, Go Steelers and Go Bucks
757690 (09-08-2020),mth123 (09-08-2020),Revering4Blue (09-09-2020)
Trick question, they were never great!
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
As a Kid I used to say Joe Hoernor go sit in the corner. That guy was beyond bad. Desperate for pitching in 1977. Keefe Cato on the other hand was outstanding in the 80s. He was almost as good as Candy Sierra or Joe Edelen.
Bruce Berenyi (09-08-2020)
None of the players in the first post were ever great either.. They were notable players who had significant roles on their teams. The closest were Frank Viola and maybe Jerry Reuss.
Last edited by mth123; 09-09-2020 at 02:05 PM.
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Steve Avery
Everything is perfect, but there is a lot of room for improvement. --- Shunryu Suzuki-roshi
757690 (09-08-2020)
Good one. Mark Wohlers as well.
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would Ron Gant qualify?
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change, the realist adjusts the sails.
William Arthur Ward
mth123 (09-09-2020)
That's the first guy I thought of. The Reds had him at the start of his career, but traded him to the Giants before he got his first major league win. 372 wins later with the Giants, the Reds again acquired "The Big Six," but Matty only had one final win left in his arm.
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
The Reds received Amos Rusie when they traded Mathewson to the Giants. Rusie was once a great pitcher, and is in the Hall of Fame, but by the time the Reds got him he was done. He never won a game for the Reds.
A decade before the Reds acquired Rusie, they got Old Hoss Radbourne for his final season in 1891. He no longer was a 60 game winner.
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
The Reds traded Ribant for Bo Belinsky in 1970. He wasn't great but he was famous for a no-hitter and dating movie stars like M
amie Van Doren.
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