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For the second straight night, the Reds put a pair of numbers in the run column instead of just with a 10-1 pasting in their final against the Reds. It’s nice to win a series because it’s been a while and it was also nice to see Edinson Volquez improve to 4-0. In […]

It was a love hate relationship.  You brought us Brandon Phillips and Bronson Arroyo and I definitely love you for that.  On the other hand, there was The Trade.  Yeah, that one.  Does the name Gary Majewski and Bill Bray ring a bell?  What about Austin Kearns and Felipe Lopez?  Anyway, Walk Jocketty is your […]

You have to like series opening wins and the Reds put the wood to the Dodgers tonight in a 8-1 win.  Adam Dunn and Brandon Phillips both homered while Jerry Hairston, Jr. is made the most of his call up with a four for five, three RBI game at the leadoff spot.  He got the […]

Matt Belisle’s season got off to a rough start as he was shelled in his season debut.  He gave up seven runs (five earned) on twelve hits and a walk in just four innings of work.  Hopefully this is a blip in what is a decent season in the rotation for Belisle’s.  If he matches […]

The Reds ended their five game losing streak this afternoon and they did it behind the stick of Joey Votto.  The first baseman finished the game two for five with a homerun and five RBIs.  Ken Griffey, Jr. also got the bat going and he went two for five with a three run homer.  Votto’s […]

After a nice start to the season, the Reds have now lost five games in a row.  This one was ugly and it was over pretty quick as Josh Fogg was dismantled nine runs in two innings.  By the end of the third inning, you had a 10-1 deficit so from there on, the only […]

Johnny Cueto looked pretty mortal today as he suffered his first major league loss at the hands of Pirates.  The three game sweep turned a nice 6-4 record into a rather mediocre 6-7 record and the Reds sit just one game ahead of the last place Astros.  Still, they’re just three games out of first […]

Aaron Harang showed his aceness today with his best start of the season in a 4-1 spanking over the Brewers.  He gave up just a single run on five hits with three strikeouts in eight solid frames.  Francisco Cordero did his thing in the ninth inning and just like that, the Reds had a series […]

It was like the second coming of Eric Milton.  Bronson Arroyo gave up four homeruns as the Reds lost their series finale to the Phillies 5-3.  Arroyo gave up the five runs on nine hits with six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.  The pen did a nice job and three relievers combined to throw 2 […]

Don’t look now, but the Reds have a winning streak. Jeff Keppinger and Ken Griffey, Jr. both went yard and they combined to drive in five of the Reds eight runs in 8-2 win. Brandon Phillips also chipped in with three hits while Corey Patterson went two for five with a run and an RBI.
Edison […]

This time it was Paul Bako with an assist from Corey Patterson.  The Reds were down 3-2 in the eighth when Patterson hit a solo jack to tie it.  Then in the ninth, Adam Dunn and Edwin Encarnacion drew back to back walks before Bako drove home Ryan Freel (running for Dunn) to win it.
Aaron […]

So much for the Josh Fogg era.  The former Rockie was knocked around for six runs on eight hits and three walks with three strikeouts in just four innings.  Jared Burton was the star of the pitching staff although it didn’t matter too much. He threw two shutout innings and he struck out four in […]

Move over Reds starers, there’s a new man in town.  Johnny Cueto made his major league debut this afternoon in grand fashion with a ten strikeout, one hit performance over seven innings.  The lone hit was a solo blast off the bat of Justin Upton in the sixth inning.  Francisco Cordero did his job as […]

WALK OFF THREE RUN BLAST!!!  Yeah, baby.  Edwin Encarnacion came though in a huge way as the belted a three run walk off homerun to push the Reds to a 6-5 win.  Brandon Phillips and Adam Dunn led off the inning with back to back singles and with nobody out, E-squared went yard to win […]

Yes, yes, yes, I know this is just one game.  Grrr, the problem is, this is how a lot of the Reds games went this year.  Two runs on three (cue Bob Uecker impersonation from Major League) freaking hits is all they can manage.  Thankfully Brandon Phillips actually got a hit for extra bases and […]

Alright, Opening Day is tomorrow and don’t look now, but the Reds actually look like they might have a good team.  The problem is, some key players are either on the bench or in Louisville.  You’ve heard me go on about Jay Bruce and Homer Bailey but now Joey Votto has been relegated to the […]

This post is for the sole purpose of providing the complete outlook of the players in the field and not the pitchers of the New York Mets for the 2008 MLB season.
The Mets projected lineup will most likely lead off with speedy shortstop Jose Reyes, followed by second baseman Luis Castillo, and third baseman […]

Adam Dunn has one more game to push his spring average over the .200 mark but the low batting average didn’t stop him from belting homerun number four in the Reds 6-3 win over Tampa Bay.  Jeff Keppinger had a team high three hits while David Ross had two hits and two runs.
The Reds gave […]

It’s official.  Homer Bailey has joined Jay Bruce as top prospects cut by Dusty Baker.  It’ll be hard to keep Bailey down if he dominates the International League in these first couple of months.  Still, after a mediocre and injury filled 2007 and a tough spring, you have to hope this minor league stint puts […]

If there is one thing on the Met’s squad holding them back from winning the NL East it’s going to be the bullpen. Tim Marchman from the New York Sun wrote about how a good bullpen is not sufficient, but is necessary to win the pennant or make it to the playoffs.
The Mets have […]

It looks more and more like Edinson Volquez is going to start the season in the Reds rotation this year.  He gave up just a single run on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts in five very solid frames.  Don’t feel bad for Homer.  He’ll be back and he’s still going to turn […]

Adam Dunn is still below the Mendoza line this spring, but he picked it up a bit today with a single and two RBIs.  Ken Griffey, Jr. was the hitting star though.  He went two for two with a double, two walks, two RBIs and two runs.  Edwin Encarnacion had the tough luck game with […]

The Sox took their first Japanese exhibition game from the Hashin Tigers, 6-5, in front of 37,431 fans in the Tokyo Dome.  Jonathan Papelbon finished off the game with an inning of work, following Clay Buchholz, Kyle Snyder, Javier Lopez, and Manny Delcarmen.
The Red Sox offense was led by David Ortiz (2-4, HR, 1 R, 1 […]

Alright, it’s a win and against a divisional rival.  Aaron Harang looked very sharp with six shutout innings in which he gave up just four hits with five strikeouts.  Francisco Cordero threw a shutout ninth as he continued a solid spring.
Ken Griffey, Jr. went two for three with a run in the 5-1 win.  Brandon […]

It’s still not a definite that Homer Bailey will be joining Jay Bruce in Louisville to start the season.  He threw four solid innings today in which he gave up just one run on three hits and two walks.  Oddly, he didn’t strike out a single batter.  Edinson Volquez continues to look sharp with two […]

The Reds dealt relief pitcher Brad Salmon to the Royals for either a player to be named later or some moohla.  Salmon was okay in 23 games last year for the Reds and odds are, he wouldn’t have made the team.  He was able to strikeout 22 batters in 24 innings but an odd stat […]

After the Mets acquired the two-time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana in a trade with the Minnesota Twins, they not only became a legitimate threat to contest the World Series Champions the Boston Red Sox’s to be the top team, but now have one of the better pitching staffs in the National League (with […]

The New York Mets are scheduled to begin play at the new 45,000 capacity Citi Field on opening day of the 2009 baseball season.
According to the Environment News Service, this ballpark is much different then the ordinary MLB team stadium for the fact that about 95 percent of the 12,500 tons of structural steel […]

This was a tough one.  Edinson Volquez continued to shine with six strikeouts in five shutout innings and the Reds had a 2-0 lead in the sixth inning.  From there, it went downhill.  Gary Majewski gave up three runs (to his credit, all three were unearned) while Brad Salmon was tagged for three runs in […]

The Reds finished 1-0-1 today.  They tied the Yankees, but Josh Fogg threw five shutout innings in a Reds 5-0 win over the Pirates.  He gave up just a trio of hits with a walk and three strikeouts.  Brad Salmon struck out the side in an impressive seventh inning.
Jay Bruce picked up two more hits […]