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Once and Future Outfielders

Zeldink — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:19:34 +0000

I saw this nostalgic look back at Adam Dunn and Austin Kearns on Redleg Nation today.

The duo was going to, if you believed Jim Bowden’s hype, form one of the greatest outfields of all time.

And it was easy to believe in him. Dunn was a tall, incredibly strong young man when he arrived in … [visit site to read more]

What’s the matter with Adam Dunn?

Amanda — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 03:17:43 +0000

There are times I get tired of reading about, writing about, and thinking about the Reds sucking, so today I’m reading about, writing about, and thinking about a former Red sucking. I knew that Adam Dunn wasn’t having a good year, but I didn’t realize the epicness of his fail … [visit site to read more]

Stephen Strasburg is Coming to Town

Amanda — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:10:12 +0000

It’s been an all-too-common sight at Great American Ball Park: a young stud pitcher taking the mound, awesome in his own rite but forced to waste away on a terrible team. But for a change, we’re not talking about a … [visit site to read more]

The Wives of the Washington Nationals

Amanda — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:30:25 +0000

How does one become a baseball wife?

I imagine some women must stumble into it, entirely by chance, meeting their future hubby at a bar or night club or some other gathering place where they could have met anyone, in any profession. Others, I imagine, are AAA groupies, purposely positioning themselves for the life. … [visit site to read more]

2004 Reds Outfield Reunited

Zeldink — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:25:36 +0000

Adam Dunn signed with the Nationals this week, fulfilling Jim Bowden’s ages-old dream of rebuilding the killer outfield he’d engineered back in Cincinnati in 2004-2005, minus … [visit site to read more]

Dunn Dealt to Diamondbacks

Amanda — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:14:30 +0000

Apparently Adam Dunn cleared waivers.

The Reds traded Dunn to the Arizona Diamonbacks today for minor league right-hand pitcher Dallas Buck and two players to be named later. Based entirely on the fact that “Dallas Buck” … [visit site to read more]

80s Night My Ass; That’s a Roxbury Suit

Amanda — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:31:45 +0000

Tonight, the first 30,000 lucky fans to Great American Ball Park will receive … [visit site to read more]

We’ve been here before: Another Friggin Train Wreck

Fighting Fascism — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:00:41 +0000

Ah well you may have noticed I have been curiously absent from the postings here at RHM. That is because, like you, I am in a state of absolute shock about the way this season has begun. Aaron Harang 1-5 with an ERA below 3? Just how cursed are we here? And more importantly how do we rid ourselves of this curse?

Well if your like me (and that would mean you are drinking beer morning to night while walking thru this nightmare) then you are ready to cut ties with Ken Griffey Jr. and Adam … [visit site to read more]

Congratulations, Adam Dunn

Amanda — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:06:20 +0000

Marc mentions in passing that Adam Dunn is a new father, and that’s the reason he won’t be at Redsfest this weekend. Bring the boy, I say!

I wondered why I’d been getting hits on searches for “Adam Dunn baby” for the last couple … [visit site to read more]

Smart Alec Quotes

Amanda — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 18:00:45 +0000

Adam Dunn is a big, goofy-looking guy from Texas. You’d think he’d be thick, but he’s quick with a joke, a put-down, and the occasional profound sentiment.

ThinkExist.com has several of Dunn’s quips:

I like this park. I don’t like that it has a first-base dugout, though, cause I have to run further [to left field]. We even have that at home. Can we change that?
Cincinnati needs to take notes from Houston. … [visit site to read more]

References

Amanda — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:28:52 +0000

Gotta give a shout-out to the following Web sites for providing knowledge above-and-beyond. Check them out for more (and better) information.

Adam Dunn: A True (Outcomes) Hero on The Hardball Times
JockBio:Adam Dunn Biography on visit site to read more]

What Wearing His Number Says About You

Amanda — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:27:39 +0000

When you select a player’s jersey to wear, you are expressing your admiration for that player, but you’re also saying something about yourself. Should you decide to don #44, you are part of such a large group that you could be saying any number of things about yourself, including:

You are a dude who likes to think that you’re as much of a big, tough guy as Dunn.
You are a hot chick who picked your Dunn shirt out of the little kids section to get that super-tight fit that … [visit site to read more]

My Impressions

Amanda — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:25:27 +0000

I’m one of the few people non-plussed by Dunn, but certainly even I can pull together some bullets. Adam Dunn to me:

Seems like he might behave like a very, very large 14-year old.
Might be the kind of guy who chose the number 44 because that is the number of letters in his first and last name.
Looks sort of like one of those hobos who stows away on trains with his earthly belongings tied up in a handkerchief on the end of a stick and a bottle of whisky in a … [visit site to read more]

Non-Baseball Stuff

Amanda — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:24:14 +0000

Adam Troy Dunn was born November 9, 1979 in Houston, TX. He graduated from New Caney High School in New Caney, TX in 1998 and attended the University of Texas on a football scholarship until he declared his intention to play baseball full time. He lives in Porter, TX.

You can’t talk about Adam Dunn without talking about Austin Kearns. The two have been linked one way or another since always. Again, this relationship has already been much better documented than I could do. Check out the … [visit site to read more]

Baseball Stuff

Amanda — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:23:38 +0000

Adam Dunn plays left field for the Reds, plus occasional stints at first. There’s constantly talk of moving Dunn to first base permanently to add some power at that position and to make room in the outfield for this outfielder-rich organization. The club officially made him the first baseman after trading visit site to read more]