Terry Francona is the Reds' new manager

[westofyou]

Oh, c'mon. There's not a single die-hard Reds fan here who could go a whole season without checking the standings, following up on scores, etc. And everyone is just echoing what someone else said, regarding Francona. You don't have to try and make a grand re-entrance at the expense of the Reds.

Excuse me... who the F are you?

Christ, you're absolutely the most miserable fan on this board, your contribution is negative almost 100% of the time, you come off as a mean natured scold and have no ground to stand on concerning other posters motivations.

Read the room for once

[NebraskaRed]

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...e/75520590007/

Less than a week before the Cincinnati Reds decided Terry Francona was their man for the job, they had no idea whether he wanted to manage again, never mind whether he wanted to do it for another small-market Ohio team just one year after stepping away from the Cleveland Guardians for health reasons.

So team president Nick Krall, who barely knew Francona, called the two-time World Series champion from Chicago during the Reds’ off day before their final weekend series of the season against the Cubs, and asked.

Nick Krall, famous for being a smooth-talker

[UPRedsFan]

Klu you quite literally missed almost nothing by skipping 2024 besides fine seasons by Hunter Greene, Tyler Stephenson, and Elly De La Cruz being wasted. But I do like to think that this hire augers for at least a 2025 worth checking out.

Don’t forget Lowder doing a great impression of Andrew Abbott’s debut.

Lowder first 6 starts 1.17 era
Abbott first 6 starts in 2023 1.21 era

Pretty exciting rotation to think about for next couple years. Enough to bring Francona out of retirement.

[JCM11]

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...e/75520590007/



Nick Krall, famous for being a smooth-talker

I'd like to hear some of the names on that initial list of 100 lol.

[Bourgeois Zee]

I'd like to hear some of the names on that initial list of 100 lol.

Leo Durocher, Casey Stengel, Vern Rapp...

[OldFashionedRed]

Excuse me... who the F are you?

Christ, you're absolutely the most miserable fan on this board, your contribution is negative almost 100% of the time, you come off as a mean natured scold and have no ground to stand on concerning other posters motivations.

Read the room for once

Who am I? A Reds fan, and not one who needs to try and one-up others all the time, or use MY Reds as a step-stool. Miserable fan? Not at all, and you don't even know me. But I do know your comments are negative ALL of the time, not "almost". I've yet to see you comment specifically in a game thread, about a player, like a civil person. It's always some little one-liner quip you probably got off ChatGPT. Seriously, get off your high horse and try being real. EDIT: try being a little less nasty, thanks.

[OldFashionedRed]

Don’t forget Lowder doing a great impression of Andrew Abbott’s debut.

Lowder first 6 starts 1.17 era
Abbott first 6 starts in 2023 1.21 era

Pretty exciting rotation to think about for next couple years. Enough to bring Francona out of retirement.

He's going to be incredible IMO. Those K's will go up.

[M2]

Seriously, get off your high horse and try being real.

Here's some real for you - what you said in response to Big Klu was one of the most obnoxious posts I've seen in 24 years on this board.

[M2]

For anyone who thinks Francona rides his team with a heavy hand, I've got some chicken and beer that says otherwise. FWIW, at the time when all of that went down in Boston, I thought way too much was being made of it, but Francona was replaced in both Philly and Boston by lunatic screamy guys because they were a supposed change from Francona's player's manager style.

[mth123]

Who am I? A Reds fan, and not one who needs to try and one-up others all the time, or use MY Reds as a step-stool. Miserable fan? Not at all, and you don't even know me. But I do know your comments are negative ALL of the time, not "almost". I've yet to see you comment specifically in a game thread, about a player, like a civil person. It's always some little one-liner quip you probably got off ChatGPT. Seriously, get off your high horse and try being real. EDIT: try being a little less nasty, thanks.

This is a joke right? BigKlu and WOY have been two of the consistently best, most well-informed posters on this board for 20+ years. You seem to have a lot of conflict with a lot of posters. The common denominator might just be you.

And you are right, we don't know you, but your posts reflect on you as a miserable and not too well-informed poster. Maybe it's just your wording, but that's how you come off to me. For that reason I have you on ignore, but when others quote you, I can see your posts and they don't support your position here.

[JCM11]

The ignore feature is a thing as are private messages.

[M2]

The ignore feature is a thing as are private messages.

Yep, my ignore list just got a much-deserved update.

[Old school 1983]

Back to Tito. Previous posts asked what of his former guys could we lure here. How about Carlos Santana? Could allow CES to start in AAA.

[CaiGuy]

Back to Tito. Previous posts asked what of his former guys could we lure here. How about Carlos Santana? Could allow CES to start in AAA.

Santana could be that "veteran" guy that some want to bring in, a la Scott Rolen.

But I'd kind of lean towards keeping Steer there instead of exposing to LF more.

Then again, Steer would be a good utility guy as he didn't hit enough this year for 1B.

[Old school 1983]

Santana could be that "veteran" guy that some want to bring in, a la Scott Rolen.

But I'd kind of lean towards keeping Steer there instead of exposing to LF more.

Then again, Steer would be a good utility guy as he didn't hit enough this year for 1B.

I think he stays in left field unless the Reds bring in someone that’s bonafide to be better. Steer is a solid piece to keep around. If they do bring in someone bonafide better, he could be a valuable trade chip too.