Re: who is leading the major's in RBI's...oh yea,Josh Hamilton!

"Bob Braun" <oxinfla@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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 > Somebody bought into Phillips with that contract.  Who is the best
hitter 
on
> the team today?  Who's the tallest midget in the circus David?  The Reds

> have lost 16 of 22.


I'll tell you the red I most want to watch play. Jeff Keppinger. He
doesn't 
do stupid things. He doesn't K. He doesn't get cheated by the umpire. He's
a 
baseball player.

The best hitter on the reds?

I've already weighed in on my opinion about Phillips. I'm not a believer.
Not Patterson or any of the catchers. Not Freel or Hopper.
Hatteberg is an illusion. Take away GAB and he's toast.
I've never been as awed by Junior as most are.
Votto.....Votto has actually had a bit more trouble with major league 
pitching than I thought he would. On the other hand, those doubles have 
become homers. He's probably not at the top of the heap yet, but if a
Bruce 
stumbles, Votto is going to be the best hitter on the team next year.

When Edwin is going well, he's right up there. He still gets himself out
too 
much.

I would take Dunn, but if you want to take Edwin, I won't argue too much.
I 
know that's comical, but the dude gets on base and he isn't gonna slug 300

all year long. The refusal to just stick him in the two slot and let
Junior 
drive him in just baffles me. It's been five managers now, and they're
still 
trying to stick him in the 5 and 6 slots. I know lineup order doesn't mean

much, but....I don't mean to make excuses for him. I know how much he's 
giving back on defense and, Lord, can we all just agree that he has Lonnie

Smith's arm out there.

Bruce has the best arm we are likely to see this year. Better than Kearns.

Stubbs has a plus arm as well.

dfs