Harry Chappas

QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 06:54 AM) Adkins sucks ass. But we did have 6 innings to score freaking 1 run to win this thing. Our offense is slumping- KGJ please? It seems like we haven't won a game in weeks- lets at least salvage a game at HOME. Our record at home after the ASG is 6-9. Thats not good. With Santana pitching today and the Yankees coming to town- we might see our division lead shrink to 8 games by Sunday nite. I'm starting to get alittle worried here guys. 6-12 if you include Oakland.

Good things about last night. Bullpen was great even Adkins at least now we know he isn't going to be thought of as an option hopefully never to be heard from again. Baj better be a plane right now. Hermanson is going to blow one once and a while. Iguchi blocked the ump, he couldn't see the play. Dye is the Dye from April talk about looking lost at the plate. The Twins know Crede and Uribe are not Major league hitters and Rowand is somehow this escaped DJ. Can someone explain to Harrleson that Thomas and Everett played at the same time why can't Griffey and Everett. We can not work a count. The Twins won because they foul off good pitches and work a count. This is what Crede, Iguchia nd Uribe need to do but they are incapable. I thought Anderson looked lost but got it together he, Blum and Pyrz looked good. Again Dye, Crede and Uribe utterly lost. We need a bat, big time.

QUOTE(beck72 @ Aug 16, 2005 -> 06:25 AM) IIRC, John Allen is the REds "C.O.O.", and is fully involved in all deals. I'm not sure who the reds "C.E.O." is Schootzie IV.

Builds up the audience for 10:00 SportsNite on COmcast.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 11:31 AM) This trade will likely all revert back to whether or not the Reds ownership wants to trade Griffey Jr. I'm not sure why everyone thinks they'll change their mind about 2 weeks after saying no to the trade the first time. If I am the Reds owner and the GM says we are getting Chris Young and Rogo... oh and we are paying $4M a year to get rid of Griffey, I as the owner may say right now. Hell no. Then as a week or so goes buy and more diliberations go by the owner realizes maybe this is a good idea. The thing is the Reds owner really has nothing to lose by nixing the original deal, they are not in the hunt and can trade him in the offseason. Now after a couple of weeks he may be convinced that this is in the Reds best offer. My thought is JR is now involved and future money and what not is the issue. Also there does not seem to be a fan backlash in Cinncy over the idea of trading him. Another ownership concern.

That is the old Scooby Doo Rookie Kelly Wunsch lunchbox thing. Jenks should be brinning that out there.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 11:01 AM) Yeah, get the tougher games out of the way first, then DL him. He'll go on the DL about Aug 30. Atkins is not getting the work to start the doubleheader in Texas McCarthy can come up and start and give us a 6 man rotation for September.

Is he the third Japanese player on that team Kaz and the SS from last year? Good for Shingo.

I think the point is the Twins are not as formidable as we thought in July and we have over half of the Yanks and Boston games done with and are 4-3. We also have off days each of the weeks in this month which will really help the pen. Good baseball is all we need, no mistakes.

NL teams will give up less due to the fact that he is a DH waiting to happen. Do they want him, yes they pay in $$$ and players what an AL will, I don't think so. He wants to be close to home for ST and the season (Houston, Atlanta.) He also seems to like being out of the spotlight (NY). He had a much better offer from Seattle than CIn but didn't like being west coast (Ana). Cleveland has Hafner cheap at DH and is not goign to give up prospects to get him. It is a nice fit but these teams could ahve taken the risk earlier and much easier than now. The Sox are the favorites and the risk is well worth it for them. As for Chris Young his K's look to be way to high at AA with a lower average to really excite me. What about Sean Casey and Aaron Freel under the radar of all of this? They seem like a better deal for the Reds for Rogo and Young.

Paul Konerko and Frank Thomas make more then Griffey this year. They both are unsigned next year. Marte is another contract that may be traded. Win something and they may be brought back. Lose and we get Griffey at 1B/DH next year instead of Konerko. If Everett's option is for $7M next year, I thought I read this, he is not coming back. Remeber how Contrears and Garcia replaced Ordonez last summer. Well KW definitly thinks ahead on $$$ for the next season. Also Griffey and Williams have the same first name, a real ice breaker (Seinfeld reference).

Quite Frankly whoever has taken over/in charge of programming at ESPN needs to be fired. The 50/50 show should be its own episode it is interesting but I want SportsCenter for a reason.

QUOTE(Iguana @ Aug 11, 2005 -> 11:59 AM) How come this isnt considered bush league by the media and what uribe did to lee is? Or a-rod hip checking a baseball in play? Gotta love the double standard.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 03:42 PM) Well with help from Bernie Williams. If not for two crap pitches to A-Rod we sweep and only give up two runs.

WHAT THE f*** HAPPENED???????????????????????????????????????? glad he is safe in all, if it is a FC his RISP drops

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 01:39 PM) Thank you Jermaine Dye. Thank you Neal Cotts. Thank you thank you thank you. Who is up???

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 01:37 PM) With the Twins budget they would have probably lost Hunter and/or Radke to keep him. Then again, Ortiz is way better than either of those guys. Ortiz is not better than Hunter and Radke IMHO.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 12:36 PM) He's signed through next season. It's less than $2 million. Considering he's only at about $500,000 this season its still a good deal. 750K all-star bonus to make 1.95M next yr

QUOTE(Steff @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 12:33 PM) And that Paul Slownerko sucks.. don't forget about that. There are plenty of people warming the crow up for me. A dish I will enjoy.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 12:28 PM) Well the same guys that hit also defend in case you didn't know. Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. Not sure what that means but I thought it sounded nice.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 12:20 PM) He's the most overrated player on Soxtalk. Everybody loves his stolen bases, but not only can he not drive home runs, he doesn't score that many. This'll get ya in trouble. We are winning because of pitching, defense and the mental state Ozzie has this team in. Everything they do offensivly can be questioned except Iguchi (although I would like for him to stop giving himself up.) Do you get the feeling they are almost afraid to change things up? It seems every other week we are talking about being in a huge slump? Have we come from behind in a game since the beginning of July.....

QUOTE(robinventura23 @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 12:21 PM) Bottom 4TH B:2 S:0 O:0 Alex Rodriguez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Aaron Rowand. Bottom 4TH B:0 S:0 O:0 Hideki Matsui singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jermaine Dye. Alex Rodriguez to 2nd. Bottom 4TH B:1 S:0 O:1 Jason Giambi grounds out to first baseman Paul Konerko. Alex Rodriguez to 3rd. Hideki Matsui to 2nd. Bottom 4TH B:3 S:3 O:2 Bernie Williams strikes out swinging. Bottom 4TH B:0 S:1 O:3 John Flaherty pops out to first baseman Paul Konerko. Thank you for your work.

What is Pods RISP? He only has 18 RBI, I know Uribe has a ton of RBI but 18???? This guy and Uribe need some time off send down Adkins to get work and get anyone that can play the outfield. 3 have three off days the next three weeks.

Can we get the PBP againn, what did Cano Sheff and A-Rod do? Sorry but scrolling through this is better than a Sportsline. It makes my day. Thanks.

QUOTE(beck72 @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 06:09 AM) and those performances are from the sox #4 and #5 starters. I'll take it, with the offense bound to step it up a bit Our #5 and #4 out pitched their #2 and #3, not by much but I thought Hernandez had an easier time then Mussina and the same last evening, again not by much. If you think we are worried about Hermanson's back what to do think the Yanks are thinking of Johnson's??? Man I would still like to see another LH bat.