2012 Flying Pig Marathon
Monday, May 7, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Opening Day, Votto, and DatDudeBP
The smell of Spring has now been in the air since mid December, which has made the wait for Opening Day all that much harder. Since the first 60 degree day, I have patiently been awaiting the opportunity to listen to the sounds of the game, the clacks and slaps created when the ball connects with the bat and glove, the umpire calling pitches, and the slew of salesmen shouting out 'Popcorn, Peanuts, Beer. . .'. This past week alone I have attempted to purchase a bag of peanuts and a frozen lemonade in my dreams on several occasions.
In Redlegs Nation we received word late last night that a potential LONG TERM deal has been struck with Joey Votto. Although there is no news as of yet of the ink meeting the paper the official announcement is likely just around the corner. It is only logical that they wait to make the official announcement at GABP and with players now back in the Tri-State we could hear news at anytime. I am predicting that this may take place this evening at the first ever Futures Game held at GABP as this would only add to the hype leading into Opening Day on Thursday.
This deal has been reported by US Today as being for 10-years and worth $225 million. This ultimately turns into a 12-year deal worth 251.5 million as it is on-top of the 2 years remaining on Votto's contract that was active through 2013. In addition to the large financial component of this deal, it has been reported that there is a NO TRADE clause in the contract, in my mind, this practically guarantees that he will end his MLB career in the same city in which he began it.
Although this news is very exciting it does cause concern in my mind. The Reds Organization have just committed a very large percentage of their payroll to one player, although in order to compete long term I do believe this was a necessity. Where my concern lies is with our lack of a deal with our second baseman, Mr. DatDudBP, who has been very verbal about his desire to be a lifetime Cincinnati Red. This offseason proved that 1st base was going to be the money position throughout the league, and I do believe it will prove to be cheaper that the club locked up Votto before he was able to draw bids from other teams, this was ultimately a very good business decision. I do worry about the player that provides the club and city with the most media attention. DatDudeBP is a Twitter king, he is not the first (hence the former Bengal, Chad Ocho Cinco) but he is the most positive. The attention that he brings the club is nothing but upbeat, he is the fans player and is additionally a fan himself. He goes out of the way to entertain and interact with the Redlegs Nation. Although I have not had the chance to meet him, I feel like I know him simply by how expressive he is through his tweets and interviews.
With the commitment that the club has just made to Votto, I hope they are willing to make an additional commitment to our second baseman. I do not expect Brandon Phillips to draw the paycheck that Joey Votto is, but I hope a deal can be struck to keep DatDudeBP in Cincinnati for his entire career.
Now, lets play some ball!
In Redlegs Nation we received word late last night that a potential LONG TERM deal has been struck with Joey Votto. Although there is no news as of yet of the ink meeting the paper the official announcement is likely just around the corner. It is only logical that they wait to make the official announcement at GABP and with players now back in the Tri-State we could hear news at anytime. I am predicting that this may take place this evening at the first ever Futures Game held at GABP as this would only add to the hype leading into Opening Day on Thursday.
This deal has been reported by US Today as being for 10-years and worth $225 million. This ultimately turns into a 12-year deal worth 251.5 million as it is on-top of the 2 years remaining on Votto's contract that was active through 2013. In addition to the large financial component of this deal, it has been reported that there is a NO TRADE clause in the contract, in my mind, this practically guarantees that he will end his MLB career in the same city in which he began it.
Although this news is very exciting it does cause concern in my mind. The Reds Organization have just committed a very large percentage of their payroll to one player, although in order to compete long term I do believe this was a necessity. Where my concern lies is with our lack of a deal with our second baseman, Mr. DatDudBP, who has been very verbal about his desire to be a lifetime Cincinnati Red. This offseason proved that 1st base was going to be the money position throughout the league, and I do believe it will prove to be cheaper that the club locked up Votto before he was able to draw bids from other teams, this was ultimately a very good business decision. I do worry about the player that provides the club and city with the most media attention. DatDudeBP is a Twitter king, he is not the first (hence the former Bengal, Chad Ocho Cinco) but he is the most positive. The attention that he brings the club is nothing but upbeat, he is the fans player and is additionally a fan himself. He goes out of the way to entertain and interact with the Redlegs Nation. Although I have not had the chance to meet him, I feel like I know him simply by how expressive he is through his tweets and interviews.
With the commitment that the club has just made to Votto, I hope they are willing to make an additional commitment to our second baseman. I do not expect Brandon Phillips to draw the paycheck that Joey Votto is, but I hope a deal can be struck to keep DatDudeBP in Cincinnati for his entire career.
Now, lets play some ball!
Friday, September 24, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Random Question!
OK, everyone. Upon setting up my profile it had a random question.
Random Question:
The children are waiting! Please tell them the story about the bald frog with the wig:
And after spending the time to answer it, I am told that there is a 400 Character limit, at which point I am thinking I only have 2 characters, THE FROG and ME. Then I finally realize their meaning of Character and wonder why in the world they did not tell me about this limit before I told my story.
Anyways, I could not let me story go to waste. So here it is, and I hope you enjoy!
The tale of the frog with no Hair!
Now little ones, listen closely as I tell you this story about this little friend of mine. . . One day while I was walking through the woods, enjoying all of the beautiful things that God has made, I heard this noise, it sounded like someone crying. I looked all over and kept calling out "Are you ok?" but no one was answering. At the moment I was about to give up, I sat down to rest on the edge of waterfall. At that very moment a little frog hopped up next to me. He said 'excuse me sir, you seem like a very nice person and I was wondering if you could help me.' Now, this is the first time I have had the privilege of meeting a talking frog. I must say, even with the surprise of a talking frog, all I could think to myself was how down rite ugly this frog was. He said to me 'Sir, I seem to have misplaced something and can not find it' I asked him what it was he had misplaced and he told me his wig. I know, I thought the same thing, frogs do not have hair so why would he need a wig. But after looking at him a little closer, that is why he was so darn ugly, he had no hair on his head. He told me where he had last had it, as well as the story about how he had lost his hair. We looked around for awhile but could not find his wig, at this moment I found a fishing lure that was covered with deer hair. I cut off the hair, and took the piece of fishing line that was still on the lure and tied the hair together. Now, I have never made a wig for a frog before, but this one looked very good. The frog put it on, but could not get it to stay. Being the nature man I am, I found a pine tree that was seeping sap and dabbed a little on the underside of the deer hair wig. I placed it on the frog who graciously thank me before heading on his way. As he was hopping away I heard him saying something about I hope the princess thinks he looks good enough to kiss him now.
Random Question:
The children are waiting! Please tell them the story about the bald frog with the wig:
And after spending the time to answer it, I am told that there is a 400 Character limit, at which point I am thinking I only have 2 characters, THE FROG and ME. Then I finally realize their meaning of Character and wonder why in the world they did not tell me about this limit before I told my story.
Anyways, I could not let me story go to waste. So here it is, and I hope you enjoy!
The tale of the frog with no Hair!
Now little ones, listen closely as I tell you this story about this little friend of mine. . . One day while I was walking through the woods, enjoying all of the beautiful things that God has made, I heard this noise, it sounded like someone crying. I looked all over and kept calling out "Are you ok?" but no one was answering. At the moment I was about to give up, I sat down to rest on the edge of waterfall. At that very moment a little frog hopped up next to me. He said 'excuse me sir, you seem like a very nice person and I was wondering if you could help me.' Now, this is the first time I have had the privilege of meeting a talking frog. I must say, even with the surprise of a talking frog, all I could think to myself was how down rite ugly this frog was. He said to me 'Sir, I seem to have misplaced something and can not find it' I asked him what it was he had misplaced and he told me his wig. I know, I thought the same thing, frogs do not have hair so why would he need a wig. But after looking at him a little closer, that is why he was so darn ugly, he had no hair on his head. He told me where he had last had it, as well as the story about how he had lost his hair. We looked around for awhile but could not find his wig, at this moment I found a fishing lure that was covered with deer hair. I cut off the hair, and took the piece of fishing line that was still on the lure and tied the hair together. Now, I have never made a wig for a frog before, but this one looked very good. The frog put it on, but could not get it to stay. Being the nature man I am, I found a pine tree that was seeping sap and dabbed a little on the underside of the deer hair wig. I placed it on the frog who graciously thank me before heading on his way. As he was hopping away I heard him saying something about I hope the princess thinks he looks good enough to kiss him now.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
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