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From: gman1269 on 7 Feb 2010 15:56 Read it here: http://blogredmachine.com
From: John Kasupski on 7 Feb 2010 16:17 On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:56:28 -0800 (PST), gman1269 <timinflor(a)aol.com> wrote: >Read it here: http://blogredmachine.com Go away, spammer. JK
From: David Short on 7 Feb 2010 22:21 "John Kasupski" <w2pio(a)spamfilter.verizon.net> wrote in message > On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:56:28 -0800 (PST), gman1269 <timinflor(a)aol.com> > wrote: > >>Read it here: http://blogredmachine.com > > Go away, spammer. > Actually I don't know that anybody here has brought up one of Dusty's craziest recent quotes. "Yonder would make a great catcher." The media is having a field day. Sometimes, this stuff just writes itself. dfs
From: John Kasupski on 7 Feb 2010 23:15 On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 22:21:14 -0500, "David Short" <David.No.Short(a)Spam.Wright.Please.Edu> wrote: >"John Kasupski" <w2pio(a)spamfilter.verizon.net> wrote in message >> On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:56:28 -0800 (PST), gman1269 <timinflor(a)aol.com> >> wrote: >> >>>Read it here: http://blogredmachine.com >> >> Go away, spammer. >> > >Actually I don't know that anybody here has brought up one of Dusty's >craziest recent quotes. > >"Yonder would make a great catcher." > >The media is having a field day. Sometimes, this stuff just writes itself. OK. I didn't follow that link. All I ever see that guy do in here is try to push his blog and I don't think he's ever actually contributed anything else to a discussion here other than to spam us with his URL. However...I guess I'm crazy too, because I said in the "What's Wrong With Dusty" thread, "I wonder if anybody in the organization has considered getting Bench, or somebody, to teach Alonso to be a catcher. He's the perfect size for a catcher, it would solve the problem of him being blocked by Votto at 1B, and the Reds would have a lefty-hitting catcher with good contact and some pop." It may not be as crazy as it sounds. The Mets are trying it with J.R. Murphy, their second pick in the 2009 draft who played 3B and OF for much of his amateur career. The Astros did it with Roger Clemens' son Koby in 2008. The Indians did it with one of their elite prospects, Carlos Santana. There are others now, and there have been others in the past. One of the best left-handed hitting catchers in major league history, John Roseboro, was a third baseman as an amateur who was converted to catcher in the minors. The idea may be more wishful thinking than anything else - I haven't seen anywhere near enough of Alonso to know if he has the athleticism to make this kind of transition. Still, you have to admit, if it worked out, it would certainly be better than Votto having to be either switched to LF or be dangled as trade bait. Catcher is a hole right now. This could fill that hole. JK
From: David Short on 8 Feb 2010 08:23
"John Kasupski" <w2pio(a)spamfilter.verizon.net> wrote > On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 22:21:14 -0500, "David Short" >>Actually I don't know that anybody here has brought up one of Dusty's >>craziest recent quotes. >> >>"Yonder would make a great catcher." >> snip.... > The idea may be more wishful thinking than anything else - I haven't seen > anywhere near enough of Alonso to know if he has the athleticism to make > this > kind of transition. If he's not athletic enough to make the transition to left field (and the organization has insisted since day 1 that he can't do that)....what's the chance that he'll make it at catcher. Lip service from management has insisted that they are willing to take an offensive hit in order to get decent defense on the field at certain positions. I know that I shouldn't trust what front offices say, but I do. Still, you have to admit, if it worked out, it would > certainly be better than Votto having to be either switched to LF or be > dangled > as trade bait. Catcher is a hole right now. This could fill that hole. I know, we've got a great hitting young prospect,....let's fart around with his position instead of letting him develop. dfs |