2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

[jake44np]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

I don't think anyone besides the players is really to sad to see Dusty go. But to belabor the point even more, this article really sums it all up nicely;

http://www.getsportsinfo.com/all-sports/mlb/the-real-reason-for-bakers-firing/

As for the new guy it has absolutely GOT to be someone with managerial experience in the majors in my mind. I love Brian Price and think he would do a good job but I'd like to see the front office get a little more creative than that, plus I believe we have him signed anyway so no one should be thinking he won't be in the Reds dugout in 2014 one way or another.

Finally, useful numbers spreadsheet style:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?...gw&output=html

Sorry but that sum up of why Baker got fired article was just horrible. Felt like a 1st grader wrote it. He just said the same things everyone else said about Baker and many of those things have been proved to not be true.

[jake44np]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

700wlw is saying the reds spoke to Paul O Neil today.

[PhantomPain]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

700wlw is saying the reds spoke to Paul O Neil today.

Um, yeah. Not sure what to say to that.

[CaseIH]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

700wlw is saying the reds spoke to Paul O Neil today.

I was a huge O'Neil fan and really hated when we traded him, but the Yankees are my 2nd favorite team cause that was my Dads team so it all worked out I guess, but I would have preferred him to stay a Red. I dont know how my dad was a Yankee fan cause both side of my family are Reds fans,lol.
I think Paul would probably make a good manager, he was fiery as a player and a leader too, but Dusty was also a fiery player but it never really translated into him as a manager.
Im thinking we need a experienced manager, Bob Brenly is and has always been my choice for manager as I have wanted him every since they hired Dusty. I got a feeling Brenly dont want to manage anymore other wise Im sure he would have a job.

[redsrule]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

Um, yeah. Not sure what to say to that.

Here is what I think about it:

[Son of Sam99]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

Here is what I think about it:

Michael Scott took the words right out of my mouth

[HustlinOwl]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

I don't think anyone besides the players is really to sad to see Dusty go. But to belabor the point even more, this article really sums it all up nicely;

http://www.getsportsinfo.com/all-sports/mlb/the-real-reason-for-bakers-firing/

As for the new guy it has absolutely GOT to be someone with managerial experience in the majors in my mind. I love Brian Price and think he would do a good job but I'd like to see the front office get a little more creative than that, plus I believe we have him signed anyway so no one should be thinking he won't be in the Reds dugout in 2014 one way or another.

Finally, useful numbers spreadsheet style:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?...gw&output=html

lmao that article is horrible as Jake said who the hell wrote that and couldnt disagree more with those points. Half the players on this team are just average ball players and lol at a manager needing to motivate grown men in a playoff game or deciding games be a leader and step up "Arroyo". My expectations for this team have gone down a lot after the Baker firing and Im expecting 3-5 years before they contend for a WS if at all. Farm system is nothing special besides Stephenson they must trade some of these young arms yes you Bailey time for you to go

[PhantomPain]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

lmao that article is horrible as Jake said who the hell wrote that and couldnt disagree more with those points. Half the players on this team are just average ball players and lol at a manager needing to motivate grown men in a playoff game or deciding games be a leader and step up "Arroyo". My expectations for this team have gone down a lot after the Baker firing and Im expecting 3-5 years before they contend for a WS if at all. Farm system is nothing special besides Stephenson they must trade some of these young arms yes you Bailey time for you to go

I agree about Bailey. We have invested so many years in him and dealt with his stubbornness for so long. If he is hesitant to sign a multi-year deal with the Reds, then trade him and get something for it (talking to you Marlins - Stanton LOL)

[Son of Sam99]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

lmao that article is horrible as Jake said who the hell wrote that and couldnt disagree more with those points. Half the players on this team are just average ball players and lol at a manager needing to motivate grown men in a playoff game or deciding games be a leader and step up "Arroyo". My expectations for this team have gone down a lot after the Baker firing and Im expecting 3-5 years before they contend for a WS if at all. Farm system is nothing special besides Stephenson they must trade some of these young arms yes you Bailey time for you to go

Thanks for the feedback.

[jasontoddwhitt]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

Did a bunch of posts disappear in here?

[SlimKibbles]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

Did a bunch of posts disappear in here?

Don't know. Recent ones? I can still see the ones I've posted over the last couple of weeks.

EDIT: Now that you mention it, I want to say there used to be more on this page. Maybe my imagination though.

[redsrule]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

OS got hacked yesterday and got reset back a couple of days. Lots of of posts and new threads were lost when it reset.

[jasontoddwhitt]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweeted out that the Reds are looking to trade Brandon Phillips this off-season and that decision came down over a month ago.

Interesting....

[SlimKibbles]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweeted out that the Reds are looking to trade Brandon Phillips this off-season and that decision came down over a month ago.

Interesting....

That info came on the heels of that ridiculous column he wrote regarding the St. Louis Cardinals that made every non-Cards fan in America puke. God was that pathetic.

[redsrule]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

It's not a shock to me honestly. He's making 50 mil over the next 4 years, and he was an average second baseman last year, and he is 32 years old.