2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

[PhantomPain]

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Im the confusing one lol okay thread full of negative nancy's and not all for this Price has zero manager experience. You dont take a so called team with all the talent to win a WS now as many here proclaim and have them be managed by a guy faking it until he makes it

Prefer that to old Crusty making dumb move after dumb move.

[TheShizNo1]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

Im the confusing one lol okay thread full of negative nancy's and not all for this Price has zero manager experience. You dont take a so called team with all the talent to win a WS now as many here proclaim and have them be managed by a guy faking it until he makes it

Having a chiseled veteran didn't exactly do the trick.........

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[jasontoddwhitt]

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Im the confusing one lol okay thread full of negative nancy's and not all for this Price has zero manager experience. You dont take a so called team with all the talent to win a WS now as many here proclaim and have them be managed by a guy faking it until he makes it

Alright then, who out there that is available should be the manager of the Reds?

And don't say Jim Leyland, he's staying with the Tigers organization. And don't say Dusty Baker....cause you know, it worked out so well with zero advancement in the playoffs.

[redsrule]

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Also if they regress next year (which is entirely possibly) I guarantee you it won't be because Price is the manager. It will be because they are losing the best leadoff hitter in baseball in Choo and the most consistent pitcher the Reds have had in probably 2 decades in Arroyo. Not to mention that the offseason hasn't even begun yet and Phillips, from the looks of things, is next out the door.

[slickdtc]

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Absolutely, and many will point to Price and Baker will eat it up.

He's walking into a good situation, but not the one from this year or even last year.

I hope we can build on the foundation laid out and don't fade back into obscurity as our young guys and pieces get older and walk.

We haven't mortgaged our farm for a shot at a title yet, despite calls for it. So hopefully this will be sustained success and not a four year fun run without a playoff series victory.

[HustlinOwl]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

Prefer that to old Crusty making dumb move after dumb move.

of course you would and totally not give him any credit where this team is today right lmao typical

[HustlinOwl]

re: 2014 Cincinnati Reds Thread

Having a chiseled veteran didn't exactly do the trick.........

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lmao yea okay see where this franchise was prior to Dusty and get back to me

[HustlinOwl]

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Also if they regress next year (which is entirely possibly) I guarantee you it won't be because Price is the manager. It will be because they are losing the best leadoff hitter in baseball in Choo and the most consistent pitcher the Reds have had in probably 2 decades in Arroyo. Not to mention that the offseason hasn't even begun yet and Phillips, from the looks of things, is next out the door.

Regress because a leadoff hitter who couldnt hit against LHP and a 40 year old pitcher will be the downfall of this team lmao. I'll stick to the OS Reds theme and blame the manager

[redsrule]

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Regress because a leadoff hitter who couldnt hit against LHP and a 40 year old pitcher will be the downfall of this team lmao. I'll stick to the OS Reds theme and blame the manager

The best closer in baseball was 40 this year. Also Arroyo is only 36. When you get to a certain age, do you automatically suck? He never missed a start as a Red, unlike THREE starters this year for the Reds. You know he is going to go out there every 5th day and won't have to worry about him getting hurt and having to scramble to call up scrubs like Reynolds and Villuneava. I never said he was the best pitcher, but he was a very good 3 starter for the Reds.
Trying to discredit Choo's contributions is asinine though. He had the HIGHEST OBP for any leadoff hitter in baseball, and he played good defense. He couldn't hit lefties, you are absolutely right, but he was still an exceptional leadoff hitter regardless. The Reds are absolutely going to miss both of those guys.

lmao yea okay see where this franchise was prior to Dusty and get back to me

of course you would and totally not give him any credit where this team is today right lmao typical

The Reds were a sub .500 team in Dusty's first years. Getting top first round picks every year adds up, and while Dusty certainly deserves some of the credit, look at the talent from 2007 when he got here to 2010 when they first made the playoffs. The talent level between the two is enormous.

The Reds also have traded their future in an effort to win now. Look at the trades to get Latos and Choo. We gave up 2 prospects for Marshall as well. Last time I checked nobody on here said Dusty didn't help us get to this point, he has certainly helped the Reds become a winning team year in and year out, but he can't win in the playoffs. He's shown that before, not just in Cincinnati.
Trying to argue with you is pointless though considering you can't even type in complete sentences or use punctuation.

[PhantomPain]

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of course you would and totally not give him any credit where this team is today right lmao typical

I have no idea what your problem is man. How old are you? 13? Because you are acting and writing like it. If you think Dusty is amazing and should have retired in 20 years (or however long) as the Reds manager, then more power to you. That's your prerogative. But since I don't tell you how to think, or talk for you, I would appreciate if you didn't do that to me.

Seriously, Hustlin, your attitude is absolutely horrible. You are in the minority in thinking Dusty deserved to stay another X amount of years. Get over it and get over yourself already.

Last I checked, this is a Reds discussion. I think nearly everyone that has posted in it are Reds fans. But instead of having intelligent discussions among fans, we are exposed to your ridiculous "lmao" post one after another.

If you don't like the direction the Reds are going, there are 29 other teams out there that you can follow and root for. Or better yet, wait until Dusty lands somewhere and you have your new team with your favorite manager.

Good luck with that.

[PhantomPain]

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The best closer in baseball was 40 this year. Also Arroyo is only 36. When you get to a certain age, do you automatically suck? He never missed a start as a Red, unlike THREE starters this year for the Reds. You know he is going to go out there every 5th day and won't have to worry about him getting hurt and having to scramble to call up scrubs like Reynolds and Villuneava. I never said he was the best pitcher, but he was a very good 3 starter for the Reds.
Trying to discredit Choo's contributions is asinine though. He had the HIGHEST OBP for any leadoff hitter in baseball, and he played good defense. He couldn't hit lefties, you are absolutely right, but he was still an exceptional leadoff hitter regardless. The Reds are absolutely going to miss both of those guys.




The Reds were a sub .500 team in Dusty's first years. Getting top first round picks every year adds up, and while Dusty certainly deserves some of the credit, look at the talent from 2007 when he got here to 2010 when they first made the playoffs. The talent level between the two is enormous.

The Reds also have traded their future in an effort to win now. Look at the trades to get Latos and Choo. We gave up 2 prospects for Marshall as well. Last time I checked nobody on here said Dusty didn't help us get to this point, he has certainly helped the Reds become a winning team year in and year out, but he can't win in the playoffs. He's shown that before, not just in Cincinnati.
Trying to argue with you is pointless though considering you can't even type in complete sentences or use punctuation.

No point, redsrule. Hustlin has made his mind up and may forever be scarred by Dusty's firing. There is clearly absolutely NOTHING anyone can say that will give him any hope the Reds just might be ok.

[HustlinOwl]

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it is a discussion and if you the organization was looking for a scapegoat well the had one in Dusty 97 wins last year and 90 wins this year and the manager is shown the door?? Why sign him to two more years then? Just doesnt make sense and think all of these moves are being done emotionally and dont make a whole lot of since. Yep, Ive invested 25 plus years in the Reds and Im just going to start following another team.

[HustlinOwl]

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The best closer in baseball was 40 this year. Also Arroyo is only 36. When you get to a certain age, do you automatically suck? He never missed a start as a Red, unlike THREE starters this year for the Reds. You know he is going to go out there every 5th day and won't have to worry about him getting hurt and having to scramble to call up scrubs like Reynolds and Villuneava. I never said he was the best pitcher, but he was a very good 3 starter for the Reds.
Trying to discredit Choo's contributions is asinine though. He had the HIGHEST OBP for any leadoff hitter in baseball, and he played good defense. He couldn't hit lefties, you are absolutely right, but he was still an exceptional leadoff hitter regardless. The Reds are absolutely going to miss both of those guys.




The Reds were a sub .500 team in Dusty's first years. Getting top first round picks every year adds up, and while Dusty certainly deserves some of the credit, look at the talent from 2007 when he got here to 2010 when they first made the playoffs. The talent level between the two is enormous.

The Reds also have traded their future in an effort to win now. Look at the trades to get Latos and Choo. We gave up 2 prospects for Marshall as well. Last time I checked nobody on here said Dusty didn't help us get to this point, he has certainly helped the Reds become a winning team year in and year out, but he can't win in the playoffs. He's shown that before, not just in Cincinnati.
Trying to argue with you is pointless though considering you can't even type in complete sentences or use punctuation.

oh yes here come the personal attacks sorry forum nazi Im not writing an essay here strictly conveying my thoughts. Choo was okay in CF nothing to write home about and if giving up prospects then why have Chapman in pen (his wanting not organizations) or why sign Broxton, some of these moves didnt make sense now hearing fans want Chapman in rotation why team has a dominant closer which every team needs

[redsrule]

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oh yes here come the personal attacks sorry forum nazi Im not writing an essay here strictly conveying my thoughts. Choo was okay in CF nothing to write home about and if giving up prospects then why have Chapman in pen (his wanting not organizations) or why sign Broxton, some of these moves didnt make sense now hearing fans want Chapman in rotation why team has a dominant closer which every team needs

Without Choo the Reds aren't in the playoffs. Choo was much more important than just an "okay" center fielder. Even defensively, while he didn't have a ton of range, he caught everything he got to and has a cannon for an arm. Dusty showed that he wasn't going to get the Reds anywhere, he wasn't a scapegoat at all. I do agree it wasn't all his fault though, because Jocketty definitely made mistakes that have hurt this team, I don't understand what Chapman being in the pen has to do with giving up prospects.

[HustlinOwl]

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Without Choo the Reds aren't in the playoffs. Choo was much more important than just an "okay" center fielder. Even defensively, while he didn't have a ton of range, he caught everything he got to and has a cannon for an arm. Dusty showed that he wasn't going to get the Reds anywhere, he wasn't a scapegoat at all. I do agree it wasn't all his fault though, because Jocketty definitely made mistakes that have hurt this team, I don't understand what Chapman being in the pen has to do with giving up prospects.

sorry the prospects for Marshall made no sense why go after Marshall if you already had Chapman and then Broxton extension?