Now that’s an absurd statement. How do you know what Casey has and hasn’t done for conditioning?
Casey and Dunn are similar in one intangible fact: they are what they are, nothing more and nothing less. People should give trying to make them something they are not.
Ugh. Casey didn’t make anyone better when he was here before. He was a really nifty hitter there for a while, but he simply got too expensive for what he brought to the table. In 1999-2000 and 2004, he was an elite 1b. The rest of the time, he was a lousy #3 hitter.
I suspect that he’s on the sharp decline part of his career path, and am glad he isn’t our problem right now. He’ll be a great businessman, politician, announcer, or coach. (I’d like to see him on Baseball Tonight.)
2009 stats: Sarasota 2-1 8 Games 8 Games Started 42.1 IP 4.89 ERA 1.44 WHIP
Carolina 3-2 6 Game 6 Game Started 36 2/3 IP 2.95 ERA 1.09 WHIP
Louisville 2-2 5 Game 5 Game Started 29 IP 2.48 ERA 1.21 WHIP
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Not a big surprise. Had Casey ever devoted himself to the weight room it would have been scary to see the numbers he could have generated.
Now that’s an absurd statement. How do you know what Casey has and hasn’t done for conditioning?
Casey and Dunn are similar in one intangible fact: they are what they are, nothing more and nothing less. People should give trying to make them something they are not.
Bring Casey back to the Reds (for a lot less money.) We need a leader in the clubhouse if not on the field.
Tom…you forgot the smiley face…
Ugh. Casey didn’t make anyone better when he was here before. He was a really nifty hitter there for a while, but he simply got too expensive for what he brought to the table. In 1999-2000 and 2004, he was an elite 1b. The rest of the time, he was a lousy #3 hitter.
I suspect that he’s on the sharp decline part of his career path, and am glad he isn’t our problem right now. He’ll be a great businessman, politician, announcer, or coach. (I’d like to see him on Baseball Tonight.)
It’s amazing how guys like him and Aaron Boone got so old, so fast. I remember them being part of a “youth movement”
Hal Morris was a nice guy too. Then they sold him to the Tigers.
Heh. Oh, the parallels…
“Now that’s an absurd statement. How do you know what Casey has and hasn’t done for conditioning?”
By looking at him and by looking at someone of that size have such mediocre power.
As for your second statement, they are athletes. Conditioning should be a key component of their life.
Casey is a really nice guy but he was never much of a leader. A leader is someone who demonstrates an intolerance of losing.
Three absurd statements in one day. Mainly because you can’t verify any of it. You’re just guessing.
Rick, are you RedsFanInMd’s roommate or something? I don’t know…..something familier.
I don’t think Casey has been the same since the shoulder injuries. He was a .300 hitter before the injury and a so so hitter after that.