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Unintentional humor of the day

Hal McCoy on the latest move by the Reds:

The Cincinnati Reds filled their leadoff hole by signing free agent outfielder Willy Taveras to a two-year deal.

Taveras, who turned 27 on Christmas Day, hit only .251 with a .308 on base average with the Colorado Rockies, but stole 68 bases in 75 tries.

They may have lost Junior Griffey and Adam Dunn, but hey, at least the Reds have Willy Taveras leading off for them now...

 

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I don't understand

Why this is humorous. Nothing in the article suggests he is expected to replace Griff’s or Dunn’s output.

by brettgardner on Dec 27, 2008 12:42 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They may have lost Junior Griffey and Adam Dunn, but hey, at least the Reds have Willy Taveras leading off for them now…

I think this is the punchline.

It's a crazy messed-up world... It's a doggy-dogg world...

by oc on Dec 27, 2008 1:00 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It is humorous to suggest...

…that signing Taveras would fill a team’s leadoff hole.

He’s a terrible hitter.

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 27, 2008 1:14 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I laughed

It was a two-part joke: first, the fact that Taveras “solves” their leadoff situation; secondly, the fact that it was evidently a priority, over replacing the production of Griffey and Dunn.

Just a shitshow. Good for the Reds.

"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."

- The Huntressatron

by Chase Irwin on Dec 27, 2008 1:18 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Damn...

a leadoff hitter with a .308 OB%, where can we get one of those.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Dec 27, 2008 12:43 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well

He did leave out this: “But in 2007 Taveras hit .320 in 97 games with a .367 on base average with the Rockies.”

by brettgardner on Dec 27, 2008 12:44 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah...

but in ‘05 and ’06 he posted .325 and .333 OB%’s in full seasons with Houston. I think that is probably a more realistic idea of where he could finish.

I don’t think he’s a horrible player. His defense and speed make him an asset. However to suggest that he can fill a teams leadoff spot I believe is pretty optimistic.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Dec 27, 2008 12:51 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah...

but in ‘05 and ’06 he posted .325 and .333 OB%’s in full seasons with Houston. I think that is probably a more realistic idea of where he could finish.

I don’t think he’s a horrible player. His defense and speed make him an asset. However to suggest that he can fill a teams leadoff spot I believe is pretty pessimistic

by Mr. ChubNuts on Dec 27, 2008 12:58 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

or maybe

i just thought of the exact same thing and posted it 7 minutes too late, Now i’m not sure if that happened but it seems like the most reasonable and realistic possibility we have on the table here now isn’t it?

by Mr. ChubNuts on Dec 27, 2008 1:03 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lame.

"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."

- The Huntressatron

by Chase Irwin on Dec 27, 2008 1:07 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

AJM

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Dec 27, 2008 1:09 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

anyway

taveras is going to fit nicely in that lineup, he is a lot better than freel and patterson.

by Mr. ChubNuts on Dec 27, 2008 1:08 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

GREEN IT!!

"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."

- The Huntressatron

by Chase Irwin on Dec 27, 2008 1:20 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I like the unintentional...

FREEL IT! that is present.

Stars in a Texas Night Sky, a Dallas Stars blog from a fan's perspective.

by rangers85 on Dec 27, 2008 1:55 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

x

"I´d like to apologize in advance for anything that I may say or do that could be construed as offensive as I slowly go NUTS."

by lonestarJon on Dec 28, 2008 7:34 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

haha wow,

ill cut out the stupid shenanigans, i just find it silly how riled up you mainstay guys get whenever anyone says something stupid, but ill indeed stop and just talk baseball

by Mr. ChubNuts on Dec 27, 2008 1:13 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oh

thankyou for pointing that out oc

by Mr. ChubNuts on Dec 27, 2008 1:17 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

HE FOUND THE BUTTON!

Hallelujah!

Stars in a Texas Night Sky, a Dallas Stars blog from a fan's perspective.

by rangers85 on Dec 27, 2008 1:55 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Its funny...

A lot of my friends at Ohio at Reds fans and were telling me all last quarter that they were getting Salty…

And they end up with some 32 year old journeyman.

But I think Tavares is better than you people think. For some reason, all of you think fast players are the devil and I can’t figure out why.

I'm Ed Werner, but with real secret sources...

by miles on Dec 27, 2008 2:03 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fast players aren't the devil

Just fast players who can’t hit and get on base and have no power are pretty useless to a team.

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Dec 27, 2008 2:15 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

do your friends have secret sources??

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Dec 28, 2008 12:35 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No

But they have secret sauces. They work at McDonald’s.

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 28, 2008 12:45 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Beware

the Jack sauce at Jack in the Box.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Dec 28, 2008 2:02 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Are Red fans****

I'm Ed Werner, but with real secret sources...

by miles on Dec 27, 2008 2:03 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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