Wow, there was a lot of hatred in this thread.:D I would say it worked out OK.
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Wow, there was a lot of hatred in this thread.:D I would say it worked out OK.
As I mentioned in the thread at the time, one of my concerns was the strikeout rate. He has improved it greatly since joining the team. It's back to where it was a few years ago.
I never did go ape over the deal like some did, I just wasn't nearly as impressed with it at the time.
Yep definitely. I love going back and reading what we thought about certain deals. I think my thoughts were pretty accurate though.
It's always fun to dig up old threads...a guest was looking at this one so I thought I'd remind you guys of it.;)
Not just in here...I'm sure there weren't too many Reds fans who were happy with this one. I never would have guessed it would turn out this way either after seeing Arroyo in Boston in '03 and '04.
Ha, I just read a lot of our posts wanting Clement over Arroyo. Glad Clement wasn't available at the time.
Ugh, Matt Clement is awful...I don't even know where he is anymore.
I get points for mentioning Arroyo's good contract and the number of quality starts from the year before. ;)
I think we should pull up the thread on the Randa signing. :laugh:
Ask for points and you shall receive:p:
Do I get points for talking about how great Walt Jocketty is each time I do so? :laugh:
He's proven it.
You know, I'm pretty sure you are Walt Jocketty at this point.
I love it!:D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by NFLman2033
Its a year later and the best part(s) about Geki are his avatar and that he's no longer with us. Do I get anything for at least trying to defend the deal? ;)
Did I mention how much I like the Randa signing?
Oops, carry on. :)
I did too :P. I also LOVED traded Guillen for Harang... wait that was the AOL board.. Never mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by CincyRedsFan30