Guest BengalBacker Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Dunn played '05 with broken hand Reds slugger says injury still hurts By Hal McCoy Dayton Daily News Adam Dunn hit 40 home runs last season. He drove in 101 runs, scored 107 runs and walked 114 times  all with a broken right hand. It's his football mentality. Reds manager Jerry Narron let it slip this week at a Dayton Agonis Club meeting when somebody criticized Dunn. "He broke his hand twice last year and wouldn't let us X-ray it because he wanted to play," said Narron. When Dunn was asked about it, he uttered a profanity and said, "He isn't supposed to be talking about that. It was not that big of a deal." Asked how long the hand hurt, Dunn said, "What time is it now?" So, it still hurts. "Yeah, I had it checked this week and the doctor said I should put a splint on it, but the heck with that," said the man who takes over first base for the Cincinnati Reds this year. Dunn, a former scholarship quarterback at the University of Texas before he was the Reds' No. 2 draft choice in 1998, believes a little ol' hairline fracture shouldn't stop a 6-foot-6, 275-pound Texan. And it didn't. "In May in Houston, I was diving back into third base on a pickoff play and Morgan Ensberg stepped on the hand," he said. Dunn played on. "Later in the year, some home game and I don't remember who, I was hit on the hand, same exact spot," he said. "I remember how I used to make fun of Aaron Boone for getting hit on the hands all the time and asking him, 'How does that happen? How can you get hit on the hand? Can't you get out of the way?' Now I know." Dunn was preparing Thursday morning to attend a dinner in Houston, where he was to receive the Major League Player of the Year award from the Houston baseball writers. It was suggested they were buttering him up for when he becomes a free agent after the 2007 season, so he'll sign with his hometown Astros. "Don't know about that," he said. "I do know I thought it was a small gathering, but they told me today there would be 1,700 people there. If I had known that I would have said no." Dunn, 26 and the owner of 158 homers in his four seasons with the Reds, is an arbitration case, asking for $8.95 million for this season. The Reds are offering $7.1 million. Asked if the Reds had talked to him about signing a multi-year contract, he said, "That is a big no. Not a word. I've heard rumors, but nothing official." Now that the team is under new ownership and a new general manager is coming aboard, Dunn hopes that changes. "I've heard great stuff about the new owner (Bob Castellini)," he said. "He showed this team a lot by stepping right in and firing Dan O'Brien. I love that he wasn't afraid to do something. I hear he is a guy who will hang around the clubhouse and I love that. "Too many owners you feel like they're the Pope and that you have to take off your shoes in their presence. But I heard Castellini is a regular dude and I look forward to meeting him," he added. And his checkbook? Dunn is looking even more forward to the first day he arrives in spring training camp, and his teammates have been forewarned. He remains a huge University of Texas fan and was at the Rose Bowl for the Longhorns' national championship victory over Southern California. "I took a lot of heat and grief from teammates about Texas last fall," he said. "I'm going to have some fun when I get there and they're going to hear it from me non-stop." There might be orange-and-white crepe paper decorating the clubhouse and he said a lot of his teammates might be forced to wear orange T-shirts under their uniform tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Dan_Bengals_FL- Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Good article. Got to love Dunn's passion. I'm sure all the OSU guys on the roster loved the Hook em horns stuff last fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawman Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Let Kitna go, we found our back-up QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bengalrick Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 i am starting to like dunn again... i go back and forth on him... knowing he was hurt helps me.... along w/ being forced to like my all star first baseman again, since casey isn't here anymore... wait a minute, that doesn't sound right........ good article... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldschooler Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 I don`t understand how they know it was broke if they didn`t do any X-rays. But I do believe them I guess... I like Dunn alot. I hope he is signed to a long term deal soon. I couldn`t stomach seeing him in a Astros uniform. And we just lost one 1st baseman that I was pretty fond of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85fanwilkes Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Yeah I really hope we hang on to Dunn for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 [quote name='oldschooler' post='210116' date='Jan 28 2006, 05:18 PM']I don`t understand how they know it was broke if they didn`t do any X-rays. But I do believe them I guess... I like Dunn alot. I hope he is signed to a long term deal soon. I couldn`t stomach seeing him in a Astros uniform. And we just lost one 1st baseman that I was pretty fond of...[/quote] uh, it makes for a better article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bengal_Smoov Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Dunn has the potential to be great if he bring down his strike out numbers, a good coach will fix that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BengalBacker Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Being macho is fine, but if your hand is broke, get it fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfeet4real Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 how bad ass would that be if he was our backup QB and reds first basemen! sorry i'm just dreaming......hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scales Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 is it me, or is Dunn just bankin? B L I N G B L I N G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85fanwilkes Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Oh he is majorly banking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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