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holtmate · 07-31-2003, 06:26 PM

Arrrggggh!

I feel betrayed! After standing by my team all year, John Allen goes and fires Bowden and Boone, apparently with absolutely no plan for the rest of the season. I agree with the firings, but I would have hoped that upper management would have had a plan in place.
Now we have 9 million minor league pitching PROSPECTS, and we only had to give up one of our best hitters (Guillen), a good reliever (Williamson), and one of our better defensive players, as well as a great guy (Boone). Oh yeah, and one of our other decent relievers, too (White). And we got some cash too! Whee! Now we can overspend on another reclamation pitcher!
Yes I'm bitter!
Hopefully, the rest of the team will stay together for the forseeable future. I'm not a big fan of some of our future "franchise" players like Larson and Pena, but I like the rest of the team. My one big worry is Ryan Wagner. He has some good stuff, but he's young. I think they moved him too fast, so we'll just have to wait and see.
One of our local radio personalities had a great idea for MLB. For all of the teams like the Reds who don't seem to want to contend, they could start a new minor league level, AAAA. Then, the Reds could clean up, playing teams like the Tigers and Indians. Heh.
Oh well, that's enough ranting for the moment...Any other thoughts out there, not just on the Reds, but your favorite teams going the wrong direction?

And, I'm a bit of an Indians fan too, so this is just pushing me closer to apathy towards baseball...

Good Luck Aaron Boone, Guillen, Williamson, and White!

07-31-2003, 06:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
holtmate Flailing White Boy Location: Cincinnati	The Reds Call It Quits Arrrggggh! I feel betrayed! After standing by my team all year, John Allen goes and fires Bowden and Boone, apparently with absolutely no plan for the rest of the season. I agree with the firings, but I would have hoped that upper management would have had a plan in place. Now we have 9 million minor league pitching PROSPECTS, and we only had to give up one of our best hitters (Guillen), a good reliever (Williamson), and one of our better defensive players, as well as a great guy (Boone). Oh yeah, and one of our other decent relievers, too (White). And we got some cash too! Whee! Now we can overspend on another reclamation pitcher! Yes I'm bitter! Hopefully, the rest of the team will stay together for the forseeable future. I'm not a big fan of some of our future "franchise" players like Larson and Pena, but I like the rest of the team. My one big worry is Ryan Wagner. He has some good stuff, but he's young. I think they moved him too fast, so we'll just have to wait and see. One of our local radio personalities had a great idea for MLB. For all of the teams like the Reds who don't seem to want to contend, they could start a new minor league level, AAAA. Then, the Reds could clean up, playing teams like the Tigers and Indians. Heh. Oh well, that's enough ranting for the moment...Any other thoughts out there, not just on the Reds, but your favorite teams going the wrong direction? And, I'm a bit of an Indians fan too, so this is just pushing me closer to apathy towards baseball... Good Luck Aaron Boone, Guillen, Williamson, and White! __________________ "Give her your coat" "Why me?" "Because you're perfect." "You have a point there."