Jay Bruce Retires

[JaxRed]

Jay Bruce announced his retirement today. It would be nice (if he wants it) to do the ceremonial one day contract and retire as a Red.

[Wonderful Monds]

And I’m officially old as hell

https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/st...984271873?s=20

[JaxRed]

HIs statement

[NebraskaRed]

The excitement of that moment...you can still feel it!

[Ron Madden]

Joel Luckhaupt of the Pawnee Lerpiss family
@jluckhaupt

Most career HR by a player who debuted with the Reds
Frank Robinson 586 HR
Adam Dunn 462 HR
Edwin Encarnacion 424 HR
Johnny Bench 389 HR
Tony Perez 379 HR
Lee May 354 HR
Joe Adcock 336 HR
Jay Bruce 319 HR
Reggie Sanders 305 HR

[cincinnati chili]

[Ron Madden]

C. Trent Rosecrans
@ctrent
I'd love to see Jay Bruce stop by Great American Ball Park on his way home from New York to Beaumont for a round of applause. He'll be back here at some point for his induction into the #Reds Hall of Fame

[Wonderful Monds]

Gotta say I’ll always appreciate Jay Bruce


But man that one guy here who (deservedly) got a ton of flak for constantly posting about him kinda nailed it when he called him Ben Grieve lol

[WildcatFan]

He was both a great Red and a player who never quite lived up to lofty expectations. I vividly remember watching his debut and the 2010 division clincher. Seems like an all-around good dude. A well-earned retirement.

[Wonderful Monds]

Dang, didn’t realize that Jay had moved up 5th all time in home run leaders among active players

[Wonderful Monds]

Joel Luckhaupt of the Pawnee Lerpiss family
@jluckhaupt

Most career HR by a player who debuted with the Reds
Frank Robinson 586 HR
Adam Dunn 462 HR
Edwin Encarnacion 424 HR
Johnny Bench 389 HR
Tony Perez 379 HR
Lee May 354 HR
Joe Adcock 336 HR
Jay Bruce 319 HR
Reggie Sanders 305 HR

Feels crazy that Edwin is 3rd on that list

[kearns and dunn]

Hey bud, tried to send you a message but it didn’t go through (you got too many!). Long story short, from a lurker, good to see you!

[Roy Tucker]

[Ron Madden]

Charlie Goldsmith
@CharlieG__
Among all of the (recently) active players in MLB, Jay Bruce ranked in the top ten in home runs and RBI.QUOTE

see list here:
https://mobile.twitter.com/CharlieG_...253953/photo/1

[Bob Sheed]

I always liked Bruce as a player, and he always came off as super genuine and down to Earth in interviews.

His hot and cold streaks toward the end were frustrating as a fan though.

Maybe him and Arroyo can start a band and travel the country or something.