In Which I Make a Deliberate Attempt to Irritate Half of You (Part II)
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In Which I Make a Deliberate Attempt To Irritate Half Of You
I wish this guy were playing left field for the Reds right now.
(Editor's note: I gotta do some of these posts for myself. :) )... Read More...
Catching up with some former Reds.
- Wily Mo Pena signed a minor league deal with the Mets.
- Ryan Freel went on the 15 day DL.
- Adam Dunn hit his 4th homer of the season.
I just had to throw that last one in...... Read More...
Adam Dunn: Clutch Hitter
In the latest edition of The Bill James Gold Mine, James awarded his "Clutch Hitter of the Year" to Manny Ramirez (who was certainly deserving). In the discussion about the award, James identified only two othe... Read More...
Opening Day…and more
Some choice items from around the interwebs...
--Mark Sheldon wants to know how many of you have written off the season already. Not me.
--Dusty Baker's explanation for the poor defense in the outfield yester... Read More...
On those future Reds
Doug went to Dayton today, and he has some initial impressions of today's Futures game. This is one that I like:
Yonder Alonso doesn’t swing at pitches that aren’t strikes.
Sounds good to me, bu... Read More...
Give Willy Taveras a chance
In the wake of an off-season which saw the Reds make few moves of note, General Manager Walt Jocketty and company received a significant bit of criticism for the signing of Willy Taveras to play center field. M... Read More...
Equal time for the Dunn haters
Have to post this from a couple of days ago...
During the game, Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Dunn made three errors while subbing for Youkilis at first base, underscoring a major dilemma for Manager Da... Read More...
Short Hops
--John Fay has the scheduled rotation for pitchers beginning with Tuesday's intrasquad game.
--Aaron Harang is looking to rebound.
--Eric Davis says this year's Reds team reminds him of the 1990 team. I'm not... Read More...
Adam Dunn
Today's issue of the Sporting News has an interview with Adam Dunn. It's on page 30. Also shows his rankings in HR, K's and BB's since '04.
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Leatherpants gets another ex-Red
From ESPN:
The Washington Nationals and Adam Dunn have agreed to a two-year contract, according to multiple reports.
The deal could be announced as early as Thursday, the Washington Post reported.
I'm very c... Read More...