Jays notebook: Ricciardi trashes Adam Dunn on radio show
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J.P. Ricciardi trashes Adam Dunn on radio show
Published 6/19/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
J.P. Ricciardi trashes Adam Dunn on radio show What is there left to say… “Do you know the guy doesn’t really like baseball that much?” Ricciardi said to the caller. “Do you know the guy doesn’t have a passion to play the game that much? How much do you know about the player? “There’s a reason why you’re attracted to some players and there’s a reason why you’re not attracted to some players. I don’t think you’d be very happy if we brought Adam Dunn here … “We’ve done our homework on guys like Adam Dunn and there’s a reason why we don’t want Adam Dunn. I don’t want to get ...
Blue Jays GM Hates Adam Dunn
Published 6/19/2008 by Dunnerer (noreply@blogger.com) at Dunn and Dunner
Story here Ricciardi slammed Dunn on his Wednesday night phone-in show on The Fan 590, a Toronto radio station. His comments came after a caller suggested the Jays acquire Dunn, who is hitting .227 with 18 homers and 43 RBIs with the Reds. “Do you know the guy doesn’t really like baseball that much?” Ricciardi said to the caller. “Do you know the guy doesn’t have a passion to play the game that much? How much do you know about the player? “There’s a reason why you’re attracted to some players and there’s a reason why you’re not attracted to some ...
Note to Banquet Planners: Don't Sit J.P. Ricciardi and Adam Dunn at the Same Table
Published 6/19/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
... , the Reds slugger who has been the subject of many trade rumors. Ricciardi said he hit for a low average and struck out too much, leaving homers as his only selling point. The caller pointed out the Jays don't actually hit any homers (not adding that they also hit for mediocre average and strike out too much) and Ricciardi went loco. ...
J.P. Ricciardi Bashes Adam Dunn
Published 6/19/2008 by Charlie at Bucs Dugout: Front Page Posts
... at quotes from the new management to guess what they might end up doing, which results in lots of people disagreeing with me in the comments, sometimes because they don't agree with my outlook on what the Pirates should be doing, but also sometimes because you just can't necessarily take what general managers and team presidents say at face value, and there are always at least a couple of ways of looking at things.
This is frustrating, but I understand, because this (via Primer) is what you get when a GM is honest in public, and it's not pretty. ...
Ricciardi on Dunn
Published 6/19/2008 by Chris at Redleg Nation
... Toronto GM J.P. Ricciardi went on an interesting rant about Adam Dunn yesterday, stating that he doesn’t want to acquire Dunn, because “he doesn’t like baseball all that much.” ...
J.P. Ricciardi does not think very highly of Adam Dunn
Published 6/19/2008 at Big League Stew
... Toronto's flagging offense. Finger, meet nerve. Said Ricciardi: "He’s a lifetime .230, .240 hitter that strikes out a ton and hits home runs." Said the caller: "“Yes, he hits home runs, which none of the Toronto Blue Jays are doing." Here's a dramatic interpretation of what happened next. Here's actual audio of what happened, courtesy of Redleg Nation. And here's a partial transcript from the National Post: “Do you know the guy ...
Whatever You Do, Don’t Press The Big Red Button
Published 6/19/2008 by Spencer Kyte at Bugs & Cranks
... Our faithful GM took an opportunity last night on the Fan 590 to slag Mr. Dunn following a caller suggesting the Jays make a move for the future former Cincinnati Red. ...
AROUND MLB
Published 6/19/2008 by The Zoner at Zoner Sports
Apparently Tony Bernazard isn’t such a nice guy. That may be, but I had like 48 of these cards.
More from J.P. Ricciardi: he’s not an Adam Dunn fan.
J.P. had an exchange with a radio show caller in which he revealed he wouldn’t want Dunn on the Blue Jays. “Do you know the guy doesn’t really like baseball that much?” he said to the caller. “Do you know the guy doesn’t have a passion to play the game that much? How much do you know about the player? He’s a lifetime .230, .240 hitter that strikes out a ton and hits ...
J.P. Ricciardi: "Adam Dunn is the White Frank Thomas"
Published 6/19/2008 by Rob Iracane at Walkoff Walk
... Okay, perhaps those weren't the Blue Jays general manager's exact words but it certainly fits the spirit of his tete-a-tete with a caller on a Toronto radio show. The caller suggested the Blue Jays acquire Adam Dunn, who is currently employed by the Cincinnati Dustys and ranked ...
Rough Year For J.P. Ricciardi, Huh?
Published 6/19/2008 by Junior (noreply@blogger.com) at FIRE JOE MORGAN
... So what do you do if you're Ricciardi, you're calling into The Fan 590 to talk shop, and Kevin from Halifax pisses you off a little? You say Adam Dunn hates baseball, that's what you do. ...
Jays GM Rips Into Reds’ Dunn; Adam Rips Back
Published 6/19/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... to jabber about the Jays. One caller suggested that he should look into acquiring Dunn, who’s been rumored to be on the Reds’ trading block. But J.P. shot that idea down with a little character assassination : “Do you know the guy doesn’t really like baseball that much? ” Ricciardi said to the caller. “Do you know the guy doesn’t have a passion to play the game that much? How much do you know about the player? “There’s a reason why you’re attracted to some players and there’s a reason why you’re not attracted to some players. I don’t think you’d be very happy if we brought ...
Prospectus Hit List: AL Advantage, 74-51 by Jay Jaffe
Published 6/20/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
Where's Shea Hillenbrand to Tell Us the Ship Is Sinking Now That We Really Need Him? With five losses in a row and 13 in their last 17, the Jays fall below .500 and into the AL East basement as the the cracks in their facade of sanity start to show. A.J. Burnett stirs up controversy by suggesting he'd welcome a trade to the Cubs--who could possibly want out of this mess?--and GM J.P. Ricciardi trashes Adam Dunn on a radio call-in show. Yeah, when you rank 13 th in a 14-team league in SLG , with every position save for catcher and ...
Like the span of a pregnancy, the Finals are finally over
Published 6/20/2008 by B-Roy at The Sports Culture
... Harsh words over the airwaves: “We’ve done our homework on guys like Adam Dunn and there’s a reason why we don’t want Adam Dunn.” (National Post). ...
Adam Dunn Thinks J.P. Ricciardi is a 'Clown,' uses 'loonies and toonies' as Money
Published 6/20/2008 by Ryan Hudson at RealClearSports - Blog
... Ricciardi was a guest on a show on The Fan 590, in Toronto, when a caller suggested that the Blue Jays should trade for Dunn, who has been a frequent name in trade rumors this season. ...
Blue Jays Fire Manager John Gibbons
Published 6/20/2008 by Rob (noreply@blogger.com) at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
The Toronto Blue Jays fired manager John Gibbons and replaced him with former manager Cito Gaston. The team also fired hitting coach Gary Denbo, first base coach Ernie Whitt, and third base coach Marty Pevey, and will replace them with Gene Tenace, Nick Leyva, and Dwayne Murphy, respectively.
In light of GM J.P. Ricciardi's comments trashing Adam Dunn earlier in the week (via BTF) and his subsequent apology, one wonders how much longer Ricciardi will last at the helm of that club.
The Jays are presently in last place in the AL East, at 35-39. ...
Hitting the Trifecta
Published 6/20/2008 by Jay (noreply@blogger.com) at The Futility Infielder
... by suggesting he'd welcome a trade to the Cubs -- who could possibly want out of this mess? -- and GM J.P. Ricciardi trashes Adam Dunn on a radio call-in show. Yeah, when you rank 13th in a 14-team league in SLG, with ...
Jays lose again
Published 6/21/2008 by KP Wee at Jays Nest
... Instead, Ricciardi made news earlier this week by calling out the Reds’ Adam Dunn on The Fan 590 in response to a fan’s inquiry about the Cincinnati leftfielder being a possible trade acquisition. ...
The Hardball Times:The Pujols Awards: Weeks 23 and 24
Published 6/21/2008 by John Brattain at THT Live
... their way not to waste Ted Rogers’ money by hitting baseballs out of the field of play so they can be re-used again and again. They even make sure that they leave minimal marks on the balls so they remain nice and clean for grandma’s club to enjoy watching. ... Such nice boys too they even know it’s impolite to hit! ” I had no idea how close to the truth I was; on a call-in radio show, Ricciardi nixed any thought of adding Adam Dunn’s potent power bat to the Blue Jays’ anemic lineup because he doesn’t like baseball . Adding to the surreal nature of his remarks he referred to ...
Lumpy, $13 Million Per Year Strike Out Machine : You Don’t Know Me
Published 6/21/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Days after Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi described Reds slugger Adam Dunn (above) as “a lifetime .230, .240 hitter that strikes out a ton” and suggested Dunn “doesn’t really like baseball that much”, the outfielder was unwilling to listen to the Toronto exec’s apology writes ...
Are Howard Stern’s minions calling the Toronto Blue Jays?
Published 6/25/2008 by Ink Jet Sean at The Meaningful Collateral
... So the story goes like this: Last week on his radio show, Toronto general manager JP Ricciardi trashed Reds slugger Adam Dunn, saying he “doesn’t really like baseball much” and “We’ve done our homework on guys like Adam Dunn and there’s a reason why we don’t want Adam Dunn”. ...
JP Ricciardi just got "Punk'd"
Published 6/26/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (TONY ARNOLDINE) at T O N Y B L O G S
... You probably heard about Blue Jays GM JP Ricciardi's negative comments regarding Adam Dunn on his radio show last week. Ricciardi said yesterday that he had received a call from Dunn and apologized for the comments, burying the hatchet. ...
Previewing Interleague: The Return to 1992 Series
Published 6/27/2008 by Rob Iracane at Walkoff Walk
... has provided the spark at the bottom of the lineup, hitting .357 with two tater tots and four RBI in the past week. J.P. Ricciardi probably thinks he likes baseball very much and that he plays with passion.
Adam Dunn - Most Misunderstood Player of His Time?
Published 7/29/2008 by Paul Moro at umpbump.com
... So I have to ask once more - why the negativity regarding Adam Dunn? Yes, his defense is sub-par, but he’s certainly not the worst LFer in the game. His numbers don’t improve in clutch situations, but the criticism is very much overstated. And striking out a ton doesn’t make you a bad offensive player. Adam Dunn may not make many “productive outs” but he sure as hell makes up for it by not making many outs to begin with and just being straight up productive. Oh yeah, I forgot. He doesn’t like baseball . That’s why.
Radio’s so Easy, Team Vice Presidents Can Do it!
Published 24 days ago by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... about the opportunity to reach out to the fans. As for me, though I know it’s not uncommon for team employees to host a weekly show, I can’t help but think this is a way for Snyder to attempt to control the media. If he wants open lines of communication to the team, there are many other ways to achieve it with the fans. Why not just have a one hour show a week instead of two hours twice a week? Do the radio hosts get a chance to act as team vice presidents a few days a week, too? Seems like an awful lot of time for a person with a seemingly ...
