Unintentional humor of the day

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 27, 2008 12:36 PM CST Comment 29 comments

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 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 actions 0 recs

Great.

Another guy with a bit.

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

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 actions 0 recs

Crawl back into your hols sir

Miami bound...

by boomer1 on Dec 27, 2008 1:05 PM CST up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 actions 0 recs

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

by oc on Dec 27, 2008 1:15 PM CST up reply actions 10 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 up reply actions 0 recs

I like the unintentional...

FREEL IT! that is present.

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

x

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

Hah.

by brettgardner on Dec 28, 2008 11:35 PM CST up reply 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 actions 0 recs