2008 Cincinnati Reds

[duke776]

Quote: Originally Posted by jake44np

I dont think you understand what happened. The HR didnt piss off Brantley, where are you getting that from? JR was pissed off because someone finally called him out for never running hard! So after hitting a HR he yelled FU and gave Brantley the throat slash gesture in front of the whole crowd. Nothing JR did was right at all! 1. Half assing it in the OF. 2. Cursing at someone in front of a crowd full of youngsters. 3. Giving the throat slash gesture in front of a crowd. What part can you not blame JR for doing?

I guess it's just me but I don't have a problem with what he did, I mean O don't support it but it's going to happen so I don't really care. I mean haven't we all known that Griffey doesn't hustle for the past couple years, it's not news to me. Yeah Brantley called him out, does that make it official that he doesn't hustle, no we've known that and he's gone after this year anyway. I do wish he hustled but when you are as big as he is, he can't do anything wrong and someone finally pointed it out, and he got pissed. I'm not going to sit here and argue about it, but to me it's just not a huge deal.

[jake44np]

Quote: Originally Posted by duke776

I guess it's just me but I don't have a problem with what he did, I mean O don't support it but it's going to happen so I don't really care. I mean haven't we all known that Griffey doesn't hustle for the past couple years, it's not news to me. Yeah Brantley called him out, does that make it official that he doesn't hustle, no we've known that and he's gone after this year anyway. I do wish he hustled but when you are as big as he is, he can't do anything wrong and someone finally pointed it out, and he got pissed. I'm not going to sit here and argue about it, but to me it's just not a huge deal.

I never said it was a big deal, I only said how can you think what Griffey did was ok?
As a sports fan how can you not have a problem with it. This is exactly what is wrong with most Cincy fans, we are use to the nonhustling and losing and we except it.

[duke776]

Quote: Originally Posted by jake44np

I never said it was a big deal, I only said how can you think what Griffey did was ok? As a sports fan how can you not have a problem with it. This is exactly what is wrong with most Cincy fans, we are use to the nonhustling and losing and we except it.

All I have to say is, what can WE do about it? The fans, we don't have a say if we get rid of him or not, yeah we can boo him all we want, but still theres way to many Griffey fans out there that think he can do no wrong. I'd be all for it if we could get rid of an old non caring baseball player like Griffey, which we probably will this off season by not picking up his option, but we can't really do anything about it. It puzzles me why Dusty still bats him third...oh wait, it's because he's Griffey, that just it, so many people think he can do no wrong like I stated already. I really don't like to accept this nonhustling **** but if I could do something about it I'd be all ears.

[SlimKibbles]

What Junior did definitely was not okay and if anyone needed further proof of how big a baby he was, there you go. I'm rather tired of his act.

[duke776]

I'm not sure how important this is to anyone but the reds converted Jerry Gil to a pitcher. He throws 93-94 mph, I think he has a slider, at least it mentions it here, not sure how this will work out though, it can't hurt, he sucks with the bat.

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs...379/1071/SPT04

[jake44np]

Griffey is gone he just approved the trade to White Sox.
They are kidding themselves if they really think he can be their everyday CFer!

[Jackdog]

Quote: Originally Posted by jake44np

Griffey is gone he just approved the trade to White Sox. They are kidding themselves if they really think he can be their everyday CFer!

Yes they are. I am glad he's gone.

[jake44np]

There is another rumor here in Cincy that Dunn will be traded to Tampa before the end of the day.
The rumor on the radio is the Rays are going to trade for Dunn and Manny Ramirez today.