Who else is left for Dude to pick up

by LT on Mar 3, 2008 7:16 PM CST

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7868404/Sources:-Reds-sign-Patterson,-Hairston?CMP=OTC-K9B1408131 62&ATT=49

The Reds are looking to really load up for this season. Is Neifi still available? That would be the crowning touch for this offseason if the Reds can pick him up. Base clogging is against the rules, so these dudes should fit right in. Check out the Red Reporter right now. They are about to go into melt down mode over signing CPatt and Hairston Jr. I almost feel sorry for them.

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hahahahaha

That is great... I wonder what Jose Macias is up to

by sheamcmurray on Mar 3, 2008 7:20 PM CST reply actions

He and Tony Womack

are probably taking physicals as we speak.

by LT on Mar 3, 2008 7:23 PM CST up reply actions

enrique Wilson

he's got to be eccstatic about this! Soon he will get the call

Live is boring until March 31st strolls by..

by Chanman25 on Mar 3, 2008 7:23 PM CST reply actions

and didn't they lose gonzalez?

Well there is a certain ss who is a free agent who might be signed

Live is boring until March 31st strolls by..

by Chanman25 on Mar 3, 2008 7:24 PM CST reply actions

This is obvious

ALEX GONZALEZ . the OTHER Alex Gonzalez. I believe he came out of retirement briefly last year so
I am sure he can do it again for old times sake.

"It's the Cubbies. There's always a vibe. It's the greatest vibe in baseball." Greg Maddux on Cub fan's optimism even after the 06 debacle.

by jessica on Mar 3, 2008 7:26 PM CST reply actions

Don't mention that name

I don't think I've ever disliked a Cubs player as much as him and I'm just thinking of 2004 alone in hating him.

by ak123 on Mar 3, 2008 10:24 PM CST up reply actions

Todd Hollandsworth

must be waiting by the phone. Dusty is...lost.

"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07

by gary varsho on Mar 3, 2008 7:29 PM CST reply actions

Didn't Holly...

...land a television announcing job?

He was following in Dusty's footsteps...

Jacque Jones is gone and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!

by initram on Mar 3, 2008 8:19 PM CST up reply actions

How about Lenny F. Harris??

He could leave coaching and come back.

by LT on Mar 3, 2008 7:35 PM CST reply actions

we should start a pool

over/under : what percentage of the Reds roster will be castaways from the Cubs '03 roster... and then we can start one about how long it will take Reds fans to start an armed revolt against Dusty.

by petrie on Mar 3, 2008 7:39 PM CST reply actions

Randall Simon

has done a sit-up and is waiting for the call.

"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07

by gary varsho on Mar 3, 2008 8:05 PM CST reply actions

The Rest I Could Do Without...

... but Randall Simon rocked!!

Jacque Jones is gone and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!

by initram on Mar 3, 2008 8:12 PM CST up reply actions

Who Remembers This?

Game 3 of the NLCS in 2003.

(you'll need RealPlayer to see this)

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Jacque Jones is gone and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!

by initram on Mar 3, 2008 8:17 PM CST up reply actions

It's apparently official...

... per Ken Rosenthal:

The Reds, adding another center fielder to an already crowded mix, have signed free agent Corey Patterson to a minor-league contract, according to major-league sources.

Patterson, who played for new manager Dusty Baker with the Cubs, will compete with Ryan Freel, Norris Hopper and top prospect Jay Bruce for the Reds' center-field job.

The Reds also signed free-agent infielder/outfielder Jerry Hairston Jr. on Monday, but it is unclear how Hairston -- another former Cub under Baker -- would fit on the Cincinnati roster, if at all.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Mar 3, 2008 8:13 PM CST reply actions

T-minus 3 games and countingvbefore Baker

benches Phillips and Bruce to make room for his horses, C-Patt and Hairston.

"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07

by gary varsho on Mar 3, 2008 8:17 PM CST up reply actions

Someone Just Picked Up Neifi Perez...

... was it the Rockies?

I think he has like 18 games left on his suspension...

Jacque Jones is gone and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!

by initram on Mar 3, 2008 8:18 PM CST reply actions

The Rockies signed him...

... then changed their minds a day later. I don't think anyone else has picked him up.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Mar 3, 2008 8:20 PM CST up reply actions

Wow...

... I didn't hear that they changed their mind!

Dusty still has a shot, then.

I can hear him now, "Well, I don't know man. What I do know is that 18 games is not a long time. The jersey number he'd want is available, so why not?"

Jacque Jones is gone and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!

by initram on Mar 4, 2008 9:36 AM CST up reply actions

What's Troy O'Leary doin nowadays?

Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Mar 3, 2008 8:19 PM CST reply actions

dusty

....since he's got his man in CF he'll probably look to dump Jay Bruce to the Rockies and bring in LATROY!!!!!!

by plenz on Mar 3, 2008 8:42 PM CST up reply actions

re: dusty

Latroy signed with the Yankees.

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.

by daver on Mar 4, 2008 9:02 AM CST up reply actions

O'Leary

is putting in his resignation letter at Wal-Mart as we type.

"Dad gum right this games gonna be played under protest. . . I guarantee this is gonna be one protest that's upheld." --Hawk Harrelson, 6/24/07

by RynoHoF on Mar 3, 2008 8:43 PM CST up reply actions

We are leaving out one big name.....

Barroid!!

by LT on Mar 3, 2008 8:43 PM CST reply actions

That would be just too weird.

n/t

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Mar 3, 2008 8:44 PM CST up reply actions

re: That would be just too weird.

Actually, I think there'd be a certain twisted logic to Bonds ending his career playing under Dusty Baker. Of course, considering the only position Barroid can "play" (and I use that term loosely) is left field, the idea doesn't seem all that feasible. I assume Adam Dunn would never concede to a platoon. Nonetheless, imagine that for a second: a Bonds/Dunn platoon. Power and OBP up the wazoo but a massive, sucking black hole in terms of defense.

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.

by daver on Mar 4, 2008 9:26 AM CST up reply actions

Well they are both lefties

Maybe they can platoon who feeds Dunns blue OX

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry "I strongly dislike Steve Stone." ---Hammer

by Hammer on Mar 4, 2008 10:33 AM CST up reply actions

re: Well they are both lefties

Oh, right. Somehow I misremembered that Bonds bats left-handed. (What can I say? I've been hanging out with Andy Petite a lot lately.) Just a crazy notion to begin with anyway...

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.

by daver on Mar 4, 2008 10:50 AM CST up reply actions

You know this might actually be possible

I've been trying to figure out who might sign him and if both Griffey and Baker pushed for it, Krivsky is desperate enough to win that he might do it. Problem is he has to make room - he'd have to trade Votto and play Dunn back at 1B, or trade Dunn (base-clogger). Of course, Votto has been rumored in a Blanton deal...

Soriano must leadoff... to provide adequate protection for Big Z!

by DGU on Mar 3, 2008 8:58 PM CST up reply actions

Dusty's gonna make his own deal for a B-More 2B..

Ready Freddy Bynum

"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07

by gary varsho on Mar 3, 2008 8:50 PM CST reply actions

If I were a Reds fan, this is how I would feel:

GOATBUSTERS! - I ain't afraid of no goat!

by gjdow on Mar 3, 2008 10:03 PM CST reply actions

Sad part...

Our luck Reds will own us this year with a Retro Cubs lineup.

by ak123 on Mar 3, 2008 10:25 PM CST reply actions

You are all forgetting...

Ramon Martinez, he should book a ticket to Cincinnati.

by cubsscoop on Mar 4, 2008 8:55 AM CST reply actions

Paul Bako?

Do they need a catcher?

"Oh well, there's always next year!!!" Every Cub fan

by McRipper on Mar 4, 2008 9:12 AM CST reply actions

He's already there

as a NRI.

Soriano must leadoff... to provide adequate protection for Big Z!

by DGU on Mar 4, 2008 9:19 AM CST up reply actions

Are you serious?

LOL, that's funny.

"Oh well, there's always next year!!!" Every Cub fan

by McRipper on Mar 4, 2008 9:29 AM CST up reply actions

He's there

0-4 so far in spring training with 2 SOs and a BB. Sounds like the Paul Bako I know.

Soriano must leadoff... to provide adequate protection for Big Z!

by DGU on Mar 4, 2008 12:12 PM CST up reply actions

Wow

I really feel bad for Reds fans. Not only do hey have to deal with Dusty for many years (I do think he'll do well in the first couple and bring this team back to respectability), but they also have to deal with a GM who is listening to a manager who has no idea how to identify talent and evaluate MLB players. Filling the roster with these kinds of guys will only tempt Dusty to play retreads over giving prospects the chance to cut their teeth in the bigs. This will set their return to contention back immeasurably.

This is EXACTLY why I thought this was a horrible manager signing by the Reds. Miserable.

"Look, what's important is to be in first place on the last day of the season." -Lou 8/1/07

by 26.2cubfan on Mar 4, 2008 9:29 AM CST reply actions

I don't think

Reds fans truly understood the trouble they were in when Dusty signed on with them. Now maybe they're getting the hint. With Wayne Krivsky at the helm and Dusty driving the bus does anyone seriously think they'll contend this year? Sorry, I just don't see it. Walt Jocketty might just be the happiest person in Cincy today, now he knows for sure he'll be a GM again real soon.

I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. - Robert McCloskey

by pageian on Mar 4, 2008 3:23 PM CST reply actions

If Barry signs

they will contend. If not, things could break right for them and they might, but it won't have anything to do with Dusty and he's a good hedge for us Cub fans against the many things that could break right among their younger players.

Soriano must leadoff... to provide adequate protection for Big Z!

by DGU on Mar 4, 2008 4:29 PM CST up reply actions