Loading ...I just posted this in the comment thread on the outfield story, and thought it would be funny to see others’ thoughts.
Someone innocently wrote:
If this were the day before spring training was opening, I’d be concerned. Since we don’t play baseball with December’s roster, I’m going to check fire on this and not hit the panic button.
My snide response:
Anyone keeping track of how many times we’ve been told to “not hit the panic button” over the past 10 years?
- “Don’t panic. Boone may have been a bad manager in KC, but he has a lot more talent here.”
- “Don’t panic. Reggie Taylor has a lot of talent. Besides, Griffey is the starter.”
- “Don’t panic. Haynes won 15 games last year. We can count on him.”
- “Don’t panic. Graves was a great closer. He’s bound to be a solid starter.”
- “Don’t panic. Van Poppel is just around for AAA depth.”
- “Don’t panic. Milton is just a sign that they’re going to spend money in free agency.”
- “Don’t panic. Majewski is one of the best young relievers in the game.”
- “Don’t panic. There’s no way Patterson will get many ABs.”
- “Don’t panic. Bako is just there to share the catching duties in spring training.”
Anyone else have favorite “panic” moments since the last time the Reds were any good?
“Don’t Panic” The Nationals just Signed Corey Patterson so the Reds can’t.
Atleast it officially can’t happen now
Don’t panic, we have the Todd Coffey, Rheal Cormier, Esteban Yan, and David Weathers to close out the game.
PS along the lines of the CP signing, Don’t Panic we can’t sign Majewski either. He just signed a minor league deal with the Phillies.
Let me know when someone else signs Taveras.
As the long suffering owner of the Cincinnati Reds Listserv List (and the even more suffering owner of the Cincinnati Bengals Listserv List), I could go back into the archives of the past 14 years and the pattern would be the same…”management knows what its doing”.
I think the history of these two franchises proves that this simply isn’t the case.
don’t panic, baker isn’t as much of an idiot as those stupid cubs fans make him out to be…
How about a generic “Don’t Panic — Jim Bowden knows what he’s doing” to cover everything from 1992 to 2003.
Don’t panic – The luxury tax will control the spending habits of big market teams like the Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox.
That would be the Yankees who while they don’t need a first baseman just signed one for close to $200 million dollars, those Yankees, right?
“Don’t panic-we are putting our winning roster together for when we move into our new ball park”
Unless the Reds sign a good OF could this be one of the worst OF the Reds have ever had??
here are some of the Reds worst OF in the last 50 years
1982 (-50 RCAP 83 OPS+)
Cedeno, Householder, Milner, Walker and Vail
note: terrible defensively with the exception of Cedeno
1958 (-37 RCAP 96 OPS+)
Robinson, Bell, Lynch, Whisenant, and Thurman
note: good defensively but Lynch was terrible
1998 (-37 RCAP 90 OPS+)
Sanders, Young, Stynes, Nunnally, and Watkins
note: Sanders, Nunnally and Watkins were good defensively but Young and Stynes awful
1991 (-36 RCAP 95 OPS+)
O’Neill, Hatcher, Davis, Braggs and Winningham
note: good defensively.
1983 (-34 RCAP 93 OPS+)
Milner, Redus, Householder, Cedeno and Walker
note: only Milner was above average defensively
I should also note the team was under .500 every one of these seasons.
Don’t panic: EE will get better at third and besides, Dent/Speier are OUTSTANDING infield coaches.
Milner was very, very good defensively. If the 1982 numbers say otherwise, they’re misleading (or just wrong).
Speaking of the 1982 OF:
“Don’t panic, we have Cedeno, Householder,and Clint Hurdle to replace Foster, Griffey, and Collins.”
And from 1981 to 1982, we went from the best record in baseball (though no playoffs) to the worst.
Of course this year we don’t have to worry about going from the best record to the worst.
Don’t panic, Homer Bailey is going to save the Cincinnati Reds!!!
2004, 2005, 2006…..
Don’t panic, hiring Dusty will help attract players to come to Cincinnati.
Hey, it got us Corey Patterson and Paul Bako.
This is a very personal one for me, but every time the Reds would sign another shaky veteran pitcher my dad would tell me not to worry, “Don Gullett will sort him out”. Ugh….
As an aside, the mosaic of Mr. Red that occasionally appears as the banner really creeps me out.
Don’t panic, Ryan Dempster is a 15-game winner.
This is really depressing – it’s not even 2009 yet and we are “don’t panic” mode… It’s going to be a long year huh?
one thing we do NOT have to panic about this year as Reds fans…..
I just read the best baseball transaction in the last couple years.
The Nationals invited 3B Jose Castillo, CF Corey Patterson
Patterson won’t be a Red!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and the bringing of even more good news.
The Phillies signed P Gary Majewski to a minor league contract.
Patterson and Majewski gone would seem to be early Christmas gifts. I’ve been asking Santa for those moves since before Turkey Day.
I also asked Santa to put David Weathers on another team. But the fat, jolly, old elf instead took a dump in my stocking on that one.
Bako is still lurking out there isn’t he?