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Fuggin BS and a complete waste. The Giants didn't win a game this series until today. We lost game 3 and 4 on our own. Game 3 due to errors and game 4 due to Cueto. Giants won today where it counted, that douchebag Posey hit the GD Grandslam. I'm fired up and mad, so excuse the GD remark. I had to hit the vodka to take the sting away. Adam has it right b/c he doesn't set himself up for failure like Dan, Hugh, and I do. He always expects the worst which dictates that he can't be emotionally attached or upset when these things happen.

We won more games than any Reds team since the BRM, yet we lost in the first round. Good thing is that in 2010, the Phillies kicked our @sses. This year we kicked our own @sses. In a year or two no one will kick our @ss, not even ourselves. The national media kept hyping the second coming of the BRM, well the BRM lost playoff games before they won the whole F'n show. It will happen, and we're due. We haven't won a playoff series in 17 years, or a WS in 22 years. It's our time now (or soon to be).

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Now that you're all lathered up, why not shave?

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Chippawastud, I will make one more statement that you may not agree with. You like to say that the Reds announcers are all Homers, and I disagree entirely. I'm a radio guy over the tv crew. Marty is very critical of this team. This year, Thom and Chris were critical too. I have complained about Jim Kelch all year for his lack of baseball knowledge and lack of enthusiasm, but Kelch looks like a HallofFamer compared to this terrible TBS announce team. Joe Simpson needs to give up altogether. He's horrible. Thanks to FSO and MLB.tv for showing me that us Reds fans are blessed to have such great announcers/playbyplay guys. I'll never complain about Jim Kelch again after listening to the TBS crap this week.

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Did not expect the best home team in the NL to be the first team ever to win the first two on the road and then lose all three at home. :bh

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Oh and for the record, my fourth and final child will be here on Oct19th. Her name is Abigail Rose Sutherland. Guess where the Middle name Rose came from. :)

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She will be as sweet as a rose? :confused:

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Well, that sucked.

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By that logic, looks like the Cubs are a shoe-in in 2013! :r

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You mean her middle name will not be "Stubbs?"

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No, I actually enjoy the radio guys (most of the time), the TV ones are the guys who try and convince you how great players like Stubbs are. The radio guys were very critical of the team, particularly Dusty during yesterdays game. TBS announcers almost feel like throw-away announcers, I'm not a big fan of most of ESPN's guys either, but it is tough to always make baseball interesting. :2

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Might be better for Andy's sanity later in life when she starts dating. She would 'strikeout' with the guys. ;s

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good one! Then again, all she needs is to hit one "home run!"

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Dusty signs his extension. Not sure how to feel about this. :hm

http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/sports/baseb...sion-with-reds

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I like it. You have to reward a guy for getting the 2nd best record in the entire MLB

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First skipper to get us to the playoffs twice since Sparky. No way the FO was gonna let him go without a fight. I dont agree with his every move nor his lineups, but it was a forgone conclusion that he was gonna get asked back.

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He's NOT the one that didn't hit in the clutch!

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He IS the guy who fills out the lineup card every day. :2

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Unless we get a leadoff hitter and cleanup hitter, Dusty is gonna keep marching Ktubbs out there every week. Frazier has the potential to be a cleanup hitter, but I wouldn't start him out there next year. Hopefully no more Rolen after this year, maybe a miracle will happen and some poor club will actually want Ktubbs in the offseason.

Luddy was great this year, but doubt he'll be back. Please don't overpay when he turns down the option to test the market, Walt.

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:r

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From the sounds of it, hopefully Stubbs already has a foot out the door. They are reportedly having Hamilton play CF all fall/winter/next season. I surely hope his skill set tranfers better to the Big Show than the last over-hyped/under-performing CF/Leadoff hitter the Reds had. :rolleyes:

If Ludwick can be had for around $5 mil., I think the Reds would be well suited to sign him up. :2

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I don't think Hamilton will be ready next year (I think he's gonna be a bust). I'll be happy if we do get Ludwick at that price, but He may try to start a bidding war, especially if he gets the comeback player of the year award.

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B. Hamilton will not be ready for ML next year. It does seem that Drew will be gone. What I would love to see is J. Hamilton return, but that seems unlikely. M. Bourne would also be a great lead-off hitter and CFer, but Bore Ass is his agent. Time will tell, I reckon....

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What's up with all the J. Hamilton talk in Cincy? Never gonna happen. I know the Enquirer wants readership, but at least speculate on realistic options. What's next? A-Rod to Cincy?:hn

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Rumors say they have Billy Hamilton is playing lots of CF in fall ball in hopes of capitalizing on all that speed. Can't be any worse than Stubbs at the top of the order. Although Stubbs has a fine glove.

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Being an above average fielder doesn't make up for being the worst CF in the NL offensively. :2

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Don't buy in to too much of the B. Hamilton hype, Mac. I'm still thinking he's gonna be a bust. I hope I'm wrong, though.

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I agree with this completely :tu

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I hear ya Andy...but damn he is fast. :D

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He's supposed to have speed like Ricky, but I've heard that one before.;)

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A lot of the sting is gone from us losing to the Giants after watching the Cards meltdown. They looked just as foolish as we did. Had it all but locked up, then the Giants ran them over. At least we had an excuse b/c of Cueto.

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+1. I hated seeing us lose, but at least we got beat by the best team in the NL

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On the stopwatch, he is faster than Rickey, Stubbs was never close to that speed. :2

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But like Stubbs, that speed means nothing if you can't get on base.
Hamilton is hitting well in the minors and doing fair in the fall league, but that won't necessarily transfer to the Bigs.

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Phillips got robbed! I didn't expect any of the other Reds finalists to get a gold glove this year, but Phillips deserved it IMHO.

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Bump?

I got called a homer on this on another board. I think I have a legit point if you use range as a physical attribute rather than the range factor stat.

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The kid from Chicago set the record, that stands out in voter's minds. Also, I do believe that Phillips gets less Errors based on some preferential score keeping sometimes. :2

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Phillips deserved the gold glove. He made a ton of game saving plays.

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Game saving? :confused:

I liken most of Phillips 'Gold Glove-esque' plays to the 'Pro-Bowl' catches that C. Johnson (OchoCinco) used to make. He makes stuff look more flashy/difficult/cool/interesting than most middle infielders do. And lest we forget that most of us are Reds fans. Does he have above average range? Yes. Does he make some plays that most 2B's can't make? Yes. Does he make plays that no one else can make? No. :2

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I'm a Reds fan, but I'm not basing this solely on my loyalties. None of the other Reds players who were finalists deserved to win. Not even close. With that said, I'm not completely unbisaed either.

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Bruce won a Silver Slugger, Frazier placed third in RoY, and Manager of the year will be announced shortly. I'm pulling for the Dust.

Edit: loks like Davey Johnson beat Dusty and Bochy. Congrats to him. Very deserving. I wish he got a fair shake when he was here.

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Davey Johnson deserved it :tu

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Broxton signed as our new closer. Chappy to the rotation. Good move. Now we need a leadoff and cleanup hitter and some more bullpen depth.

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I just hope Chapman doesnt blow out his arm. He was a reliever last year and had fatigue

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Yeah, dunno if I like the move or not. Altho he was a starter in Cuba, so one can hope.....

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ahhhhhh Choo......bye bye Stubbs!

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/1...-soo-choo.html

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If this comes true, I might actually find it easier to cheer for the Reds. Unloading dead weight like Stubbs will make them such a better team. :tu

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it's officially official now, the Reds just tweeted deal is done!!!!!

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A Bore Ass client. Looks like they'll have him for 1 year only.

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Oh no!! Adam's boy got traded away!

Seriously, good trade :tu

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Boras owns Major League Baseball, thats the unfortunate truth. :bh