Big Donkey Traded to a Contender

In what can only amount to Walt Jocketty cleaning house and re-tooling the Reds, the Big Donkey was traded yesterday to the Arizona Diamonbacks for a Dallas Buck and some players to be named later. Wasn't Crash Davis once a "player to be named later"

I distinctly remember this feeling betrayal last winter when then GM, Wayne Krivsky, sent Josh "The Natural" Hamilton to the Rangers. Sure the Reds got Edison Volquez in exchange, but Hamilton is battling for the triple crown and is still only in his second year. The trade has seemed to work out for both teams, but it might have started the demise of "what could have been." How 'bout having Adam Dunn, Josh Hamilton and Junior Griffey loitering around the outfield of Great American Ball Park. Not bad.

Here is a feel what is being said about the trade along the lines of the world wide web.

Hal McCoy talked to Skipper Don Baylor about losing Adam Dunn....

Deadspin asked "Who Killed the Reds"

C. Trent asks, "When will the winning start?"