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Pitching assignments
Good morning from Goodyear, where I'm starting to see a lot of NASCAR haulers parked at some nearby hotels. The Phoenix race on the Sprint Cup schedule is Sunday, which happens to be the first day of Reds exhibition play.
Posted: 2/24/2011 12:46 PM in Mark My Word
RH x 2 = production
If you had one catcher who hit .300 with 12 home runs and 88 RBI, he’d probably make the All-Star team. That’s exactly what the Reds got out of Ryan Hanigan and Ramon Hernandez last year. One of the keys to a successful tandem is getting along. Hernandez...
Posted: 2/24/2011 12:34 PM in Cincinnati Reds
MLB DREAM JOB
A lot of you think that I have a dream job. Well, I have to admit...I do. But here's your chance to have one, too! Check it out.... Major League Baseball is conducting a casting call for a baseball fan's
Posted: 2/24/2011 11:50 AM in Better Off Red
Morning briefing on Gomes, Gil, Valaika, pitching lineups for Saturday, Sunday
Jonny Gomes did a few interviews this morning to further diffuse the incident about Adam Wainwright. It was reported that Gomes took some joy in Wainwright’s injury. Gomes came into the clubhouse singing Wainwright’s name yesterday after the story broken...
Posted: 2/24/2011 11:20 AM in Cincinnati Reds
Taste the Pain
We all know that the Cardinals’ Adam Wainwright is probably out for the season with an elbow-ouchie. That’s a damn shame. Now, most sensible human beings would never wish an injury on someone; even if that person was your worst enemy or a horrible person...
Posted: 2/24/2011 11:09 AM in Chris Sabo's Goggles
Jonny Gomes and Controversy
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jonny Gomes started some controversy following news of the
Posted: 2/24/2011 10:55 AM in Red Hot Mama
A little Yasmani Grandal news from Arizona
John Fay has this item about last year’s first round pick, Yasmani Grandal. Most of it is pretty standard spring training fare, but it is interesting that Grandal’s been in Arizona getting ready since January 7th, and that the Reds say: Bill Bavasi, director...
Posted: 2/24/2011 9:39 AM in Redleg Nation
Breaking News: Dusty Baker wants to win the World Series!
Over at SI, Tom Verducci has an entertaining article about our manager. It’s your must-read for today: At the age of 61, and back for his 18th try at managing a World Series winner, Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker, a guy who in the first place didn’t want...
Posted: 2/24/2011 8:30 AM in Redleg Nation
The Morning Line, 2/24 (Wainwright’s gone edition)
Jonny Gomes walked into the Cincinnati Reds spring training clubhouse early Wednesday morning singing at the top of his warbly voice. The melody was not recognizable, but the words were plaintive: “Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone,”...
Posted: 2/24/2011 2:42 AM in Paul Daugherty
Gomesgate: The Redaction
I was reluctant to give this story its own thread after it entered into tabloid territory. But it seems to have captured the imagination of Reds and Cards fans alike for the better part of a 12-hour news cycle. So to summarize: Hal McCoy posted an ar...
Posted: 2/24/2011 12:55 AM in Red Reporter
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