Principled Man Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 The Cincinnati Reds said goodbye to Joey Votto - possibly the most beloved Reds player since the days of the Big Red Machine. I really admired his old school mentality, passion and desire to win. He would have fit in very well with Sparky, Johnny, Pete and the rest of the gang. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 On 11/5/2023 at 5:31 AM, Principled Man said: The Cincinnati Reds said goodbye to Joey Votto - possibly the most beloved Reds player since the days of the Big Red Machine. I really admired his old school mentality, passion and desire to win. He would have fit in very well with Sparky, Johnny, Pete and the rest of the gang. Joey Votto is a baseball treasure -- a total goofball, but with a fiery temper. And a good ballplayer. I always thought of him as the NL version of Adrian Beltre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 39 minutes ago, 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 said: Joey Votto is a baseball treasure -- a total goofball, but with a fiery temper. And a good ballplayer. I always thought of him as the NL version of Adrian Beltre. I think Votto would be OK with people touching his head though. I'll miss the guy, he was hilarious. I won't miss him being in the Reds lineup though. He was a Cub killer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 Former Brewers manager Craig Counsell signs with THE CUBS....$40 million over 5 years. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 1 hour ago, Principled Man said: Former Brewers manager Craig Counsell signs with THE CUBS....$40 million over 5 years. Not sure what's better, the addition by addition or the addition by subtraction. But...IT'S ALL GOOD! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 1 hour ago, laughedatbytime said: Not sure what's better, the addition by addition or the addition by subtraction. It's fuzzy math, if you ask me..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 Memorial Day 2024 just got a lot more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 6 hours ago, Principled Man said: Former Brewers manager Craig Counsell signs with THE CUBS....$40 million over 5 years. Hours after his dirty deed, Counsell is named a finalist for NL Manager of The Year. I hope he loses to Snitker again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted November 7 Author Share Posted November 7 9 hours ago, Principled Man said: Hours after his dirty deed, Counsell is named a finalist for NL Manager of The Year. I hope he loses to Snitker again.... Hadn't he already interviewed for the Mets job? Why did he want out of Milwaukee so badly? They're a model franchise from where I'm sitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 1 hour ago, Nova Carmina said: Hadn't he already interviewed for the Mets job? Why did he want out of Milwaukee so badly? They're a model franchise from where I'm sitting. Counsell talked to the Mets and Cleveland. Everyone here in Brewer Land assumed that he would either stay with the Brewers or sign with the Mets. No one knew anything about the Cubs talking to him. The Cubs may have made a last-minute decision to go after him. The Brewers offered Counsell $5.5 million a year in a new contract. It would have been the biggest contract ever for a manager. The Cubs topped that deal by $2.5 million a year. That's HUGE. All we can do is speculate about why Counsell left. It may have been because of the Brewers' inability (or unwillingness) to sign top-level players and be a true World Series contender. Counsell may have wanted to take on a new challenge. It could have simply been the record-shattering $8 million per year that the Cubs offered. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 At least one local isn't too happy with Whitefish Bay native Craig Counsell. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 Ironic that a former manager of the new champs is managing my team now. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/angels-hire-ron-washington-as-manager.html On paper, this looks better than our previous one but it don't mean anything if Arte is still treating this team as AAA with Mike Trout. Maddon couldn't improve after Cubs and Rays. What makes me think Ron's success with Atlanta and Texas could do the same with the worst owner right now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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