2020 Reds Talk

posted by justincredible

I've seen a few "wHaT hApPeNeD tO fReEdOm Of SpEeCh!?!" takes on twitter and I find that sad and hilarious.

If I said what he said at work, in front of a lot of people, I'd have been canned on the spot.

posted by justincredible

I've seen a few comments saying Jim Day and Chris Welsh should also be fired because Thom was comfortable enough saying it in front of them.

In the same vein: https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/2785812/someone-tried-to-cancel-the-kid-who-reported-thom-brenneman-for-saying-fg-in-his-tweet

"Bad reporter man, in reporting what Brenneman said, REPORTED what he actually said ---- HE'S JUST AS BAAAAAADDDDDD!!!!!"

posted by Heretic

In the same vein: https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/2785812/someone-tried-to-cancel-the-kid-who-reported-thom-brenneman-for-saying-fg-in-his-tweet

"Bad reporter man, in reporting what Brenneman said, REPORTED what he actually said ---- HE'S JUST AS BAAAAAADDDDDD!!!!!"

I actually saw that last night since I follow Passan on twitter. That’s pathetic that he apologized. He was REPORTING the slur, how can you not comprehend that? Imagine how sensitive you must be if you can’t even READ the word f*g in a journalists report of a situation. 

Sad times when Passan feels he has to apologize for that

posted by SportsAndLady

I actually saw that last night since I follow Passan on twitter. That’s pathetic that he apologized. He was REPORTING the slur, how can you not comprehend that? Imagine how sensitive you must be if you can’t even READ the word f*g in a journalists report of a situation. 

Sad times when Passan feels he has to apologize for that

People love to be victims.  "You're not allowed to say"...okay.  

So he’s been suspended? I haven’t followed since last night. 

posted by wildcats20

So he’s been suspended? I haven’t followed since last night. 

Suspended is all I've heard so far.

He’s been removed from FOX’s NFL coverage. 

Jim Day on the call. Refreshing to not hear someone constantly talking over the game. 

Iglesias gonna blow another one? 

posted by SportsAndLady

Iglesias gonna blow another one? 

Yyyyyup

That was the worst. Bad at bats that could’ve blown open the game and then Iglesias couldn’t make good pitches while the Cards were giving great at bats....then bad luck hurt too.

Reds take the lead late on a Davidson grand slam.

posted by justincredible

Reds take the lead late on a Davidson grand slam.

Do you think David bell should be fired?

Feel like the DB hate in my head is a 10/10 but the DB hate on here is like a 5.5/10. Just curious where you fall

posted by SportsAndLady

Do you think David bell should be fired?

Feel like the DB hate in my head is a 10/10 but the DB hate on here is like a 5.5/10. Just curious where you fall

I don't know that he should be fired right now, but results from this season should definitely inform a decision at the end of the season.

posted by justincredible

I don't know that he should be fired right now, but results from this season should definitely inform a decision at the end of the season.

I would certainly not rehire him after this season. He hasn't shown a reason to rehire from the decisions he made and continues to make as a manager.

I just hope they don't give him a Bryan Price sized length of rope. I long for the days of Dusty Baker at the helm, even with his shortcomings.

posted by justincredible

I don't know that he should be fired right now, but results from this season should definitely inform a decision at the end of the season.

So you don’t think he should be fired?

posted by SportsAndLady

So you don’t think he should be fired?

Not today, no. I’d give him through the end of the season to show growth. If he’s still making dumb decisions and the Reds don’t make the playoffs I would fire him.

posted by justincredible

Not today, no. I’d give him through the end of the season to show growth. If he’s still making dumb decisions and the Reds don’t make the playoffs I would fire him.

Honest question: Aren't you guys built more to make the playoffs now than in the future, with guys like Bauer and Castellanos on short-term deals? I mean, a situation where if ownership remains committed and aggressive, you'd remain in contention, but still, have a team that's designed to contend now. I mean, this is a weird year and all, but I don't know that I'd be wanting to stay pat and hope a guy whose been making questionable decisions for a year and 20 games or so suddenly stops making them while a team that's built to make a run is just sort of hovering on the periphery of the playoffs thanks to how they're expanded for this year.

posted by justincredible

Not today, no. I’d give him through the end of the season to show growth. If he’s still making dumb decisions and the Reds don’t make the playoffs I would fire him.

That’s just insane  

You want to waste a year of so much talent when a lot of these guys aren’t signed long term? We’d lose 4-5 really good players this offseason, all so that we could see if bell is the guy? Spoiler alert: he’s not