September 13, 200719 yr Author Heard on the tv cast that Dunn is ready to hit his 40th homer this season for the 4th consecutive season. He will become the ONLY Red to EVER accomplish. And just think how good he would be if he didn't stink as some would have you believe.:sssh: Nice accomplishment for Dunn.
September 13, 200719 yr Heard on the tv cast that Dunn is ready to hit his 40th homer this season for the 4th consecutive season. He will become the ONLY Red to EVER accomplish. And just think how good he would be if he didn't stink as some would have you believe.:sssh: He'd hit 50 a year if he didn't strike out so much...
September 13, 200719 yr Votto went 3-4 on the day with 2 RBI's. I know I've said it before, but I think it bears repeating. I'm very excited about the future of the Reds. If Krivsky makes all the right moves, we could be looking forward to post season baseball very soon.
September 14, 200719 yr Author Votto went 3-4 on the day with 2 RBI's. I know I've said it before, but I think it bears repeating. I'm very excited about the future of the Reds. If Krivsky makes all the right moves, we could be looking forward to post season baseball very soon. In our dreams:sleep:
September 14, 200719 yr Votto went 3-4 on the day with 2 RBI's. I know I've said it before, but I think it bears repeating. I'm very excited about the future of the Reds. If Krivsky makes all the right moves, we could be looking forward to post season baseball very soon. You are 100% correct! With the right moves this team can contend.
September 14, 200719 yr Fantastic blog entry from Lonnie Wheeler... Until very recently, I was more a fan of Dunn the person than Dunn the player. The change has been subtle over the past few months, but with a run-scoring single to the opposite field here and there, an occasional sacrifice fly, a steadier rate of RBIs, I’m coming around to the conclusion that the Reds ought to cough up the $13 million to keep him next year. Not sure what the difference is, other than maturity, but I think I might have an idea. This isn’t about the numbers. Just making an observation based on impressions. And it seems, not surprisingly, as though Dunn became a better hitter the moment the Reds surrounded him with better hitters. It started, I thought, when Jeff Keppinger was inserted into the lineup behind him, in the 6-hole. The two seemed to develop an immediate synergy that resulted in runs. Then Keppinger was moved up in the order, Norris Hopper batted over .400 in August, Dunn was cemented into that fifth spot, Scott Hatteberg backed him up in the order, and along the way the rally-killing strikeouts seemed to wind down. The secret to Dunn, perhaps – the secret to countless major-leaguers, actually – is to surround him with professional hitters. Ken Griffey Jr. is obviously one of those. Josh Hamilton is becoming one. Brandon Phillips has been productive, if not selective. Jay Bruce is on the way. Keppinger, hopefully, is here to stay. Maybe Dunn ought to be, too. http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/lonniewheeler/2007/09/concerning-that-13-million.asp#links
September 14, 200719 yr Tonight's line-up: Hopper cf Keppinger ss Griffey rf Phillips 2b Dunn lf Encarnacion 3b Votto 1b Hanigan c Shearn p
September 14, 200719 yr Fantastic blog entry from Lonnie Wheeler... Until very recently, I was more a fan of Dunn the person than Dunn the player. The change has been subtle over the past few months, but with a run-scoring single to the opposite field here and there, an occasional sacrifice fly, a steadier rate of RBIs, I’m coming around to the conclusion that the Reds ought to cough up the $13 million to keep him next year. Not sure what the difference is, other than maturity, but I think I might have an idea. This isn’t about the numbers. Just making an observation based on impressions. And it seems, not surprisingly, as though Dunn became a better hitter the moment the Reds surrounded him with better hitters. It started, I thought, when Jeff Keppinger was inserted into the lineup behind him, in the 6-hole. The two seemed to develop an immediate synergy that resulted in runs. Then Keppinger was moved up in the order, Norris Hopper batted over .400 in August, Dunn was cemented into that fifth spot, Scott Hatteberg backed him up in the order, and along the way the rally-killing strikeouts seemed to wind down. The secret to Dunn, perhaps – the secret to countless major-leaguers, actually – is to surround him with professional hitters. Ken Griffey Jr. is obviously one of those. Josh Hamilton is becoming one. Brandon Phillips has been productive, if not selective. Jay Bruce is on the way. Keppinger, hopefully, is here to stay. Maybe Dunn ought to be, too. http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/lonniewheeler/2007/09/concerning-that-13-million.asp#links Someone started a thread about this a few months ago.
September 14, 200719 yr Hanigan? Where have I been? Would have been Jorgensen but he's out 50 games for juicing...
September 14, 200719 yr No. He's familiar with Shearn from AAA... Maybe that's why Shearn was 29 and still in AAA.
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