I just got an email promoting the 2009 Reds Fantasy Camp, to be held in Sarasota Jan. 31 - Feb. 9.

Sheduled to appear (Subject to change):

• Johnny Bench
• Ken Griffey Sr.
• Lee May
• Tom Browning
• Jim Maloney
• Todd Benzinger
• Jack Billingham
• Doug Flynn
• Billy Hatcher
• Brad “The Animal” Lesley
• Ted Power
• Joe Price
• Eddie Taubensee
• Chris Welsh
• Herm Winningham
• Joel Youngblood
• Pat Zachry
• and many more!

It sounds like a great time (though it ain’t cheap – $3,995 for the eight day event).  I wish the 2008 season hadn’t been such a nightmare.

Maybe I’ll start saving my pennies and make it some year.

Maybe some day Corey Patterson will be at the fantasy camp.

Comment by Y-City Jim — 9/30/2008 @ 8:02 pm

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The year I have enough money it will be a Reds roster of Patterson, Bako, Valentin, Majewski, etc.

Comment by Y-City Jim — 9/30/2008 @ 8:03 pm

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Corey Patterson is living his fantasy camp at our expense right now.

Comment by preach — 9/30/2008 @ 8:37 pm

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Is this the last year it will be held in Florida?

Comment by preach — 9/30/2008 @ 8:38 pm

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I was wondering the same thing, Preach.

Great line @ #3.

Comment by Chris — 9/30/2008 @ 9:03 pm

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I’m going to go to that camp one of these days. If only to meet Herm Winningham.

Maybe Luis Quinones will be there.

Comment by Chad — 9/30/2008 @ 9:55 pm

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I remember being scandalized in high school when I read a reference to Herm smoking cigarettes.

Cigarettes?! An active ballplayer? Whose speed was his only tool?

Comment by Chris — 9/30/2008 @ 10:07 pm

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Chris - funny that you say that about Herm Winningham. I thought the same thing when I read a reference about him smoking in Hal McCoy’s column as a kid in the late ’80s. Getting him and Jeff Reed from the Expos was a nice trade - way to go Murray Cook!

Comment by ChicagoRedsFan — 9/30/2008 @ 10:26 pm

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that article made me start smoking cigarettes… cuz lung cancer is cool!

Comment by ErikfromRedlegrndwn — 9/30/2008 @ 10:47 pm

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I know 3-4 people that have done this and all have said it is incredibly fun, but more than half have sustained some injury during the camp (pulled muscles, etc).

Comment by Bill — 10/1/2008 @ 8:33 am

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You know they could get more people to come if they would bring back Jason Larue and Jaun Castro
their my hero’s


Comment by OMG! HE HIT ANOTHER JAUN! — 10/1/2008 @ 4:26 pm

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I’m going to go to that camp one of these days. If only to meet Herm Winningham

For some reason I thought about this line earlier and started cracking up. Just thought I would share….

Comment by preach — 10/2/2008 @ 8:00 pm

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