Aroldis Chapman...and other nonsense

Well now, it does appear the Redlegs are starting to buy into the stated objective of this blog! PITCHING, power, on-base percentage...YAY.

* The Reds have signed Cuban import Aroldis Chapman to a five-year, $25M deal, payments spread over 10 years. It may work, it may not work...I just like that Castellini is finally TRYING.




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Now that Pete Carroll has taken Head Coach job at Seattle Seahawks, who will replace him as coach at USC? The article mentions Mike Riley, Jack Del Rio, Jeff Fisher... What a great job coaching the Trojans.

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And now, other nonsense



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Yeksemesh?!






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About 40 days-ish til Reds Spring Training opens at their new site in Goodyear, Arizona!

9.21 - Mrs. Tom Brady, NFL players go broke, etc.

- Let's start with a lil' Gisele Bundchen today. She's checking out the plane,
while the guy behind her appears to be checking out something else.


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--The minimum salary for an NFL player is $310,000 the first year, and $460,000 after they've played a couple years. Still, 78% of NFL players go BANKRUPT or are in severe financial distress within two years of retirement.
--Where does the money go? Well, some players blow it on drugs and child support. But mostly they get bad investment advice. Starting a record label might be a lifelong dream, but it's not the best way to build a nest egg.
--And even though a lot of players are earning mad cash while they're playing, the average NFL career is less than FOUR YEARS. And a little over a million dollars, before taxes, is just not enough to retire on when you're that young.

9.18 - Cincinnati Survivor Girl, Beer Run, Wolf Blitzer on Jeopardy, etc.

Cincinnati girl on Survivor voted off first. Dang.




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It's Friday, so it's time for a:




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Wolf Blitzer - news anchor of CNN - got SMOKED last night on Jeopardy by Andy Richter of the Tonight Show.

9.16 - Former Reds, etc.

G'moonin...I thought it would be fun to start out today by looking recent former Reds have performed with their new teams.

Jerry Hairston (CIN) - 340ABs, .254/.305/.397. 8 HR, 27 RBI.
(NYY) - 62 ABs, .258/.365/.435. 2 HR, 11 RBI.

David Weathers (CIN) - 43G, 38IP, 27H, 14ER, 17BB, 27K. 3.32 ERA.
(MIL) - 17G, 16.2IP, 16H, 8ER, 9BB, 8K. 4.32 ERA.

Alex Gonzalez (CIN) - 270ABs, .210/.258/.296. 3 HR, 26 RBI. .977 FP%.
(BOS) - 97ABs, .287/.287/.489. 4 HR, 11 RBI. .989 FP%.

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Deconstructing "Tressel-ball" in Columbus. For anyone who reads this blog that knows me, this article is GREAT NEWS! (screw OSU)





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Every baseball dad's worst nightmare. 3-year old daughter throws the just-gotten foul ball BACK onto the field. Very cute.

9.15 - Hudy Girl, etc.

Quick shout to my boy Bozzy, 24 years old today. Going on 12...

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Amanda Bentley of Maxim Hometown Hottie fame is the Show Your Hudy girl.




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Kendra's hubby gets bounced outta Philly. Let's watch and see how long it takes til she's back with Hef's money...I mean Hef.

9.14 - Darnell Dockett is 'Fart Box', etc.

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Any Bengies fans out there? Holy Sh*t.... Preeeeeeeetty bad end to yesterday's game.


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MLB.com's Mark Sheldon says there is a 'good chance' Willy Taveras and Ramon Hernandez could be activated off the DL at some point this week. Yippee. (PS - Cut them both)


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Kanye West lost his grip last night on MTV's VMA Awards by interrupting Taylor Swift's award speech. You stay classy, Kanye... (PS - I wasn't actually aware MTV was still on the air)

9.11 - Drew Barrymore kissing a chick, etc.

* As hot as Drew Barrymore has ever looked




* NL Offensive rankings this year. And yes, they are "offensive" if you're a Reds fan.




* NL pitching stats this season. The '010 Reds need to focus on pitchers who miss more bats!

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It's football season! Yay.