I did make a good point, and yes I was gushing.

Go ahead and get excited Posted by jfay March 8th, 2010, 7:31 pm

from John Fay's Reds blog for the Cincinnati Enquirer.

"My friend Dude called about 10 minutes after I came up from the field after talking to Dusty Baker.

He wanted to express his love and admiration for Aroldis Chapman. He was riding the buzz create as details of Chapman’s spring debut flowed over the web. I usually try to curb his enthusiasm a bit when he gets worked up about his beloved Reds.

But I didn’t this time.

After nine losing season and an absolutely abysmal record of developing starting pitchers, I say: Dream big, Reds fans.

Chapman is a 100 mph throwing left-handed starter. The list of those begins and ends with Randy Johnson.

I’m not saying Chapman is going to be Randy Johnson, but he has a chance to be great.

In the five times I’ve seen him throw, I’ve seen nothing but good things.

So, again: Dream big, Reds fans.

Dude, after he was through gushing, made a good point.

“Chapman takes the pressure off (Homer) Bailey and (Johnny) Cueto,” he said. “They’re in the background now. Maybe that’ll get a chip on their shoulder because he’s getting all the attention.” "

Here is a link and yes, it is an honor to be called Dude, he dropped that label on me long before, " The Big Lebowski " saw the silver screen.