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[quote]Also..........Freel on Jimenez:
"I don't have anything good to say about the guy," Reds utilityman Ryan Freel told The Sporting News radio. "He is a cancer. ... He is not liked in any part of baseball."[/quote]

:blink: wow... he didn't hold back at all, did he?

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:blink:   wow... he didn't hold back at all, did he?
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He's just mad because he wouldn't go out drinking with him ;)

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They all hated him:

Ryan Freel didn't know D'Angelo Jimenez was still going to be part of the Reds' organization when he said what he said on Sporting News Radio Thursday.

"I don't have anything good to say about the guy to be personally honest with you. He is a cancer in every single clubhouse that he goes to," Freel said.

But Jimenez accepted an outright assignment to Double-A Chattanooga Thursday - six days after the Reds designated him for assignment. Nearly everyone thought it was the end of Jimenez's Reds career, including Reds general manager Dan O'Brien.

"It was unexpected," O'Brien said. "Give him credit, he accepted the reality and is trying to make the best of it."

But given the way his teammates feel about him, it would be a huge upset if Jimenez played for the Reds again. Freel has stronger feelings about Jimenez than others - the two got into a fight last year at the team party - but Jimenez was not popular with the coaching staff or his teammates.

So why did the Reds allow him to remain in the organization? Because they had to.

"When you have an individual in his circumstance, in terms of putting together all the scenarios that could unfold, we felt like it was important that we make his contract available via the waiver process," O'Brien said. "By virtue of making that decision, there then is an administrative rule that should he clear waivers, as a choice, he can elect free agency or he can accept the assignment."

Jimenez had until today to report to Chattanooga. He was there by 2 p.m. Thursday, taking grounders at shortstop.

"We had a meeting with him," player development director Tim Naehring said. "He understands what we expect."

Jimenez did not generate much trade interest. Any team could have claimed him for $20,000.

That is not the case with Danny Graves, who was designated for assignment Monday.

"I would say that there are multiple teams that have expressed varying levels of interest," O'Brien said.

Graves has talked to Reds medical director Dr. Tim Kremchek about getting his shoulder and elbow checked out.

"He wants to take a couple of days to clear his head," Kremchek said. "We haven't set anything up."

O'Brien doesn't expect anything to happen with Graves until the 10 days are up. The Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers are among the interested clubs.
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[quote name='BengalsOwn' date='May 27 2005, 07:15 PM']They all hated him:

Ryan Freel didn't know D'Angelo Jimenez was still going to be part of the Reds' organization when he said what he said on Sporting News Radio Thursday.

"I don't have anything good to say about the guy to be personally honest with you. He is a cancer in every single clubhouse that he goes to," Freel said.

But Jimenez accepted an outright assignment to Double-A Chattanooga Thursday - six days after the Reds designated him for assignment. Nearly everyone thought it was the end of Jimenez's Reds career, including Reds general manager Dan O'Brien.

"It was unexpected," O'Brien said. "Give him credit, he accepted the reality and is trying to make the best of it."

But given the way his teammates feel about him, it would be a huge upset if Jimenez played for the Reds again. Freel has stronger feelings about Jimenez than others - the two got into a fight last year at the team party - but Jimenez was not popular with the coaching staff or his teammates.

So why did the Reds allow him to remain in the organization? Because they had to.

"When you have an individual in his circumstance, in terms of putting together all the scenarios that could unfold, we felt like it was important that we make his contract available via the waiver process," O'Brien said. "By virtue of making that decision, there then is an administrative rule that should he clear waivers, as a choice, he can elect free agency or he can accept the assignment."

Jimenez had until today to report to Chattanooga. He was there by 2 p.m. Thursday, taking grounders at shortstop.

"We had a meeting with him," player development director Tim Naehring said. "He understands what we expect."

Jimenez did not generate much trade interest. Any team could have claimed him for $20,000.

That is not the case with Danny Graves, who was designated for assignment Monday.

"I would say that there are multiple teams that have expressed varying levels of interest," O'Brien said.

Graves has talked to Reds medical director Dr. Tim Kremchek about getting his shoulder and elbow checked out.

"He wants to take a couple of days to clear his head," Kremchek said. "We haven't set anything up."

O'Brien doesn't expect anything to happen with Graves until the 10 days are up. The Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers are among the interested clubs.
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Not sure how bad the fans are in Wrigley.......
But can you see Graves playing for a team like NY or Boston? They would need to put kleenex boxes on the mound, and hire a personal psychiatrist for ol' Danny.
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