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QUOTE(kyyle23 @ May 25, 2007 -> 10:43 AM) Freel has been in the league (officially, he was up with the blue jays in 2001) The Reds need arms, not to stockpile aging utility players Ryan Freel is Rob Machoviak with a better OPS. Juan Castro is making 2.25 Million for being a good glove. (Don't get me started). Funny you mention stockpiling of aging utility players, the Reds have Conine, Hatteberg, Castro, and a ton of old middle relievers. 69 Million dollar payroll for the worst club in baseball. We're having the same discussions at redszone.com We don't understand either.

Ok - I ask for transporation questions and my favorite team is already on a fire sale????? Lots of thoughts - - Thanks for asking, but Homer's gonna be starting in Cincy by July 4th. - You could probably have Griffey - You might be able to get Dunn, since Jerry Narron's an idiot. - I'll pass on Crede. If Encarnacion could hit, he wouldn't have been sent down. He was hit-unlucky and in pressing he started wailing away. There are times now that he's been looking better with plate discipline. - You may have any reliever named Stanton and Weathers. I don't think Wayne Krivsky has officially embraced the Twins philosophy because he's relying on too many vets. If he had the Twins philosophy, he'd be running kids out there. Thanks for the transportation info in the other thread. I like going to Sox games, but the last couple of years has been a pain to get there.

Hi all - Not a Sox fan - but like to travel to watch baseball games. I have tickets for Sat. July 7th against the Twins. I'm looking for public transporation help. I usually go the Dan Ryan and park - but I've heard the Dan Ryan is a mess. I'm coming up from Indiana - without taking the Skyway over - I figure I have these options- 1 - Dan Ryan traffic is overblown - go for it. 2 - Take a Pace bus -Go Go White Sox Shuttle 3 - Take the Metra Electric from Hazel Crest to Roosevelt or to Downtown and transfer to a Red Line going south. Which one is the best option? Thanks for the info and see you at the park!

Union will never allow the DH to leave - because it costs "jobs" from teams, therefore cost-subsidzing other players' salaries which drops salary levels to a point where the pension plan is affected. I wish I was making this up, but that was the theory a few years ago.

Posted from your friendly rivals at redszone.com - Pablo Ozuna fans, rejoice. REDS R Freel 2B F Lopez SS K Griffey Jr. CF R Aurilia 3B A Dunn LF S Hatteberg 1B A Kearns RF D Ross C E Milton P SOX S Podsednik LF P Ozuna 2B P Konerko 1B J Dye RF A Pierzynski C J Crede 3B J Uribe SS B Anderson CF J Contreras P

I thought Hawk was nobody without Wimpy. DJ is almost Wimpy-like. I actually enjoy Hawk - he's a homer and not afraid to show it.

I got to run - good to see you Sox fans - good luck the rest of the way tonight.

Here's a pitcher you all probably lit up in Kansas City or Minnesota. Congrats on the win tonight. Sheesh.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 05:59 PM) http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/04/05/reds_arrest.html ? That's our boy Ryan. He can pound the Budweiser pretty well.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 05:50 PM) There's a particular industry in Chicago which would love that trade. The Trib?

Here comes the Ryan Freel for Jon Garland rumors...... To answer the above. Yes, Claussen sucks.

Hope you all like softball scores.

QUOTE(BFirebird @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 05:31 PM) Why is Rich Aurilia hitting 4th and Dunn 5th? Well, besides that lucky shot. Rich Aurilia's home/road splits last year were sick. He hits very well in the GABP band box and not so well anyplace else. We have a manager that believes in "little things" and "scrappy". Strikeouts (which Dunn is known for) isn't scrappy or a "productive out". In another words, we have no idea why Narron's in love with RA hitting fourth, We figure Aurilia's got pictures of Narron with a pony.

Welcome to our world - Claussen had a great outing on Sunday. He dropped his ERA about a point.

Rich Aurilia's line against RHP - .222/.260/.311/.571 He's our cleanup hitter. We should be crying. Plus he's like 4 for his last 25 since he took over 3b for an injured Edwin Encarnacion.