Game 16: Brewers @ Reds, 4/18/08 6:10 PM

crkone · Post #141 » by **crkone** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:08 am

Nice save.

trwi7 · Post #142 » by **trwi7** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:08 am

I love Canadians!

Post #143 » by **el loco** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:09 am

Captain Erv wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

our closer, now your closer, along with his agent, decided to be sketchy SOB's and not give our GM an indication on teams interested or the amount of money offered. For all we knew we were bidding against ourselves. Thus he took $4 million more from you guys and we had to look at the next available option.

I was wondering about that situation, back in the summer I read a couple of articles that said the Brewers were only willing to go to 42 million and the reds offered 46. I figured the Brewers would have matched that, but he didn't give them a chance? Well, the 10 million dollar man did his job.

You guys are a pretty classy bunch. Thanks for putting up with me tonight.

Captain Erv · Post #144 » by **Captain Erv** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:10 am

Nah, his agent apparently wouldn't let us know what other teams were offering and our GM, Doug Melvin, was only willing to go to $42 million.

Post #145 » by **el loco** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:13 am

Captain Erv wrote:Nah, his agent apparently wouldn't let us know what other teams were offering and our GM, Doug Melvin, was only willing to go to $42 million.

So, as a closer what did you think of him? Because I felt that this team needed a lot of things before it needed a high priced closer. You have to have a lead to use a closer effectively. :rofl:

crkone · Post #146 » by **crkone** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:18 am

He was a great closer who would have one maybe two stretches of bad outings a year.

Captain Erv · Post #147 » by **Captain Erv** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:20 am

el loco wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

So, as a closer what did you think of him? Because I felt that this team needed a lot of things before it needed a high priced closer. You have to have a lead to use a closer effectively.

I think that's what most people around the league believe. There is no doubt that he is a great closer (after he resurrected his career in Milwaukee). However, I don't know giving him a contract of that length was smart.

Post #148 » by **el loco** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:32 am

Captain Erv wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I think that's what most people around the league believe. There is no doubt that he is a great closer (after he resurrected his career in Milwaukee). However, I don't know giving him a contract of that length was smart.

I guess maybe we need to give him some credit or his agent. He was probably looking at all of the teams in the league and found mine and said to himself. Wow, if I sign with them I won't ever have to pitch to get rich. Kinda sorta like that Aflac duck. Because we sure haven't gotten to him in a while now.

Again, thanks for putting up with me. Tomorrow is another day, which is the good thing about baseball. But, I don't see the Reds doing anything but fighting for a spot out of the basement.

http://www.last.fm/user/DPF55 · Post #149 » by **Buck You** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:38 am

Well it looks like Sheets found the injury bug again. :banghead:

I hope it's not serious, I mean c'mon. Every single year it's always something with him. Nice win though, Riske blew in the ninth but Gagne looked good. Go Brewers.

WEFFPIM · Post #150 » by **WEFFPIM** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:40 am

He, what a ****ing shock, Ben Sheets has another boo-boo. Who had April 18th in the pool?

Lift some weights and grow a pair and you wouldn't sit out three months for feeling a little woozy.

Nowak008 · Post #151 » by **Nowak008** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:05 am

What happened to Sheets??

trwi7 · Post #152 » by **trwi7** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:19 am

Nowak008 wrote:What happened to Sheets??

"Soreness in the tricep" is all we know. Apparently he had soreness all week.