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DOWNTOWN PANTHER

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  1. With as bad as the White Sox are you would think that they would be bringing up some of these guys for a look. Charlie Leesman may not be #1 on their radar, but the dude keeps striking fools out. He had another 8 ks tonight. Get this dude up to Chicago!! Y not???? Youre losing to the Twins and Astros. What is there to lose????
  2. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 1, 2011 -> 08:14 AM) Boy you really like to gloat. Didn't get much attention growing up or what? If you disagree with my post then tell me why I'm wrong. If not, then move along. I didnt call anyone out or say anything negative about anyone. Relax. I dont come on here to fight or argue. If you're going to respond with something negative.. Dont bother. I wont respond to it. I enjoy the board and chime in from time to time.
  3. The season is half way through. I think that the Adam Dunn experiment can be called a failure to this point.
  4. How is Adam Dunn working out so far?? Dont mean to say I told you so.. But..
  5. In Ohio there are not many White Sox fans that I am aware of. I am in Cincinnati, and if you are not a Reds fan it seems that you are a Cubs fan. Personally I cannot stand the Cubs or Cubs fans.
  6. This is AWESOME!! Im happy the Reds can have him for at least 3 more years. I like our team this year!!
  7. QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 03:33 PM) seconded. I'm going to add an edit. One of the things I like most about the Reds is that they hate Cubs fans as much as we do. Also when i was in oxford, the 6 dollar tickets to an empty stadium was awesome. I can definately say that collectively the people who live in Cincinnati DESPISE the Cubs. Cubs fans re the WORST!!
  8. QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 03:08 PM) You won't be saying any of this when Johnny Cueto, Edinson Volquez, and Aroldis Chapman are regular DL members in a couple of years because of how much Dusty will overuse them. Just ask Cubs fans. As a Reds fan we have had 1 winning since 1999. So I will take a couple post season runs and trade them for a little "business as usual" a couple years down the road.
  9. QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 02:48 PM) Since I spend alot of time in Ohio, I am familiar with the Dunn situation. Which is more intriguing to me is your stance on Dusty Baker, what are your thoughts? I have never posted any opinion of mine on Dusty, but I will say that I was very pleased with him this season. Reds fans are fast to second guess and pound on the manager for his ability to manage a pitching staff and lineup. This season was no exception. I think that Dusty did a tremendous job of managing the staff and pen. I look simply at wins and losses, and this year he had a big impact. For this team he is a perfect candidate IMO. Right now the Reds have a very solid fusion of young talent and veteran leadership which Dusty blended very nicely. In 2011 I think the Reds are the team to beat in the Central. I think Dusty can make a run this year at October baseball, and the staff has a very high ceiling. He definately is a risk taker. Thats not a bad thing though.
  10. QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 12:52 PM) I am a pretty big fan of the Reds, and most of their fans hated Adam Dunn because their team sucked when he was there. They also put him in the OF which was a ridiculously dumb move. Lucky for them they had an MVP type player to replace his production, otherwise they would have felt the pain. What gets lost in this post is the fact that Dunn was asked to play 1st base but was not receptive in any way shape or form to change positions with the Reds. You assertion that the Reds were "riciculously dumb" to not move him would be correct had they not tried to do that. Which says alot about the Reds management at the time, allowing Dunn to continue playing OF. Walt Jockety (the current Reds GM) would never stand for that.
  11. QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 11:29 AM) The Reds didn't get the max value out of Dunn because they played him in the OF. That's part of the reason why the Reds were so bad. For every run Dunn produced, he cost them probably 3/4 of a run in the OF. That's not going to be an issue anymore since we have the luxury to stick him at DH. The Reds didn't get better because they were without Adam Dunn, they got better because of Joey Votto, Brandon Phillips, Jay Bruce, and their cheap, young and talented pitchers in 2010. Hell, you're telling me you'd rather have Jonny Gomes' butcher glove in LF and his average bat instead of Adam Dunn? I would tell you that the Reds were better off with the young team they had this year. Which included Gomes. Gomes from a chemistry viewpoint fits better with this team than Dunn would have. So yes, I would rather have Gomes than the logjam on the basepads. Guys. Dont get me wrong. Im not here to rain on the Sox. I hope the Sox do well. Im just saying that Adam Dunn hits Home Runs and thats it. He is a liability on the bases, and will limit your lineup from a "get em on, get em over, and get em in" point of view. He hits alot of his home runs in meaningless times. It seems his power numbers are inflated by a pitchers concessions when the game is out of reach, or just all together meaningless.
  12. QUOTE (Chi Town Sox @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 11:25 AM) I think that is easy for you to say when the man that came up behind him at first was NL MVP which is fine, but I think the Reds success has more to do with their young pitching/hitting finally maturing and a lot less to do with Adam Dunn being in the lineup Actually Dunn never played 1st for the Reds.
  13. QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 10:19 AM) I love when the disgruntled fan comes over to educate everyone on the negatives on a newly acquired player is. Well Sir I might remind you that the same interwebs that work in Cincy work here as well. And considering Dunn has been linked here for a while, we are pretty up to date on his strengths and weaknesses. But thank you for coming over here to tell us all of his flaws. For any argument you raise, I can trump you with the following fact. AT LEAST HE IS NOT MARK KOTSAY. /thread Disgruntled fan??? My team won the NL Central last year. I think I speak on behalf of the Reds fans when I say that not having Dunn is a good thing. For the Reds at leat. I think we can politely agree to disagree. All I can say is lets hear your take on your 56 Million dollar man come July. I think you may be taking this a bit too serious.
  14. QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 09:53 AM) It wasn't meant to be a direct comparison. I was just saying that striking out a ton doesn't suddenly make a player awful. It doesnt help. Also, unless the 3rd base coach has a miller lite and a box of white castles there dont expect him to hustle either.
  15. Dont take my word for it. Check in with me at about midseason and let me know then. You guys dont have to shoot the messanger here. Alos, for the person comparing Adam Dunn to Reggie Jackson. Relax!!
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