June 2, 200817 yr Man, what a great week. The Reds are exciting again. Even more fun to come, according to the Hal McCoy, Home Bailey is pitching Thursday in Philly. OOhh! Hadn't heard that.
June 12, 200817 yr I know we suck right now, but thier is still alot of games to play!! Congrats Griff!! Griffey gets big welcome Fans pay tribute to Junior - and Joe Nuxhall, too http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080611/SPT04/806110366/1062/SPT
June 12, 200817 yr The team is not that bad. Only 5 below 500. We are last in our division but no where near being the worst of the worse in the league.
June 12, 200817 yr I'm still pump to see the Red Sox come to town. I'm going to 2 of the 3. The Cubs are going to be hard to catch.
June 13, 200817 yr Who caught the ball? Video: http://cbs4.com/video/[email protected] Fan files injunction over Griffey ball MIAMI (AP) -- The Florida Marlins fan who claims he was the first to catch Ken Griffey Jr.'s 600th home run ball said Wednesday that he hopes it winds up in the Cincinnati slugger's possession. http://www1.wsvn.com/news/articles/sports/MI88428/
June 17, 200816 yr The Red Sox series didn't go too well. Saturday's game was fun despite the lost, but Sunday's game got ugly early. Big crowds make for a great atmosphere. Here's a pic from Sunday's game. We had seats right next to the GAP. A sweet view on a hot sunny day.
June 17, 200816 yr here's a weird statistic I found today Jason Bay of the Pittsburgh Pirates has the Most Home Runs (14) by a visiting player and the highest batting average of any player with more than 100 at bats (.374, 55 for 147) at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
June 17, 200816 yr I was warned by a chi-town transplant about Baker ... I am a believer now in that Baker doesn't know how to manage the game ........ to win, that is.
June 17, 200816 yr I'd be lying if I didn't expect the same out of Baker as he already exhibited in Chicago. Why did we hire such a loser (pardon the word choice)?
June 17, 200816 yr I still think they should've given Pete Mackanin a chance! At first I was enthusiastic about Dusty but i've changed my mind after seeing how this year has turned out so far.
June 18, 200816 yr Dusty is easy to dislike, but after reading blurbs like this, I cut him some slack. Also, I believe he lives near the river. Not sure which side. But he seems to be interested in his surroundings. "SOLD ON SAWYER: Baker spent the off day Monday walking along the Ohio River at Sawyer Point. "I was so impressed," he said. His son, Darren, was particularly into the timeline walkway that explains the development of the planet. After seeing the statue of Cincinnatus, Darren asked: "Dad, he can fight with one hand?" "He's fighting with one hand and farming with the other," Baker said. "That's a bad dude, that cat."
June 18, 200816 yr I love Dusty. No question his managerial style is a little too 'Old School,' but he is a genuine guy. Now if we could just get him to realize Corey Patterson should never be in a major league lineup again....
June 20, 200816 yr I'm heading to the Yankees Reds game tonight to watch Voltron make them rich boys look silly!
June 23, 200816 yr Well Krivsky has found another home with the Mets.....I wish him luck. http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080621&content_id=2975193&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin
July 2, 200816 yr I've had it up to here with Baker. This is a great baseball team (how long has it been when we could say this) ... some of the decisions are costing us game after game and why in the hell is someone playing in the MLB and cannot lay a bunt down?!?!? WTF?
July 2, 200816 yr - Man on 1st and 3rd with 2 outs and you send in "I can't hit .200 CPAT" to send in the tying run? - Why does everyone on this team swing at the first pitch? - Why, 1 season ago, we could score 10 runs every game, but give up 11? - Why can't anyone on this team bunt, except for Hopper? - Why can't anyone on this team produce runs for Arroyo or Harang? - Why does Baker make time for bunting practice during critical-game-winning AB's? - Why do we have such a problem with stealing bases this year compared to last? ... Can anyone help me out here?
July 2, 200816 yr I thought for sure Griffey was gonna have another walk off...but I feel your pain. I about had a heart attack when Patterson came up to bat. I was like WTF!?!? Dusty must have lost his mind or something. I could only imagine what it would be like if Harang and Arroyo were clicking along with Volquez and Thompsons great pitching. I know its not always their fault for the losses due to a lackluster offense at times, but take last years offense and couple it with our pitching this year and we have one hell of a team.
July 7, 200816 yr ^Huge! The sweep of the Nationals was nice. I'm amazed how many former Reds are involved with that organization.
July 8, 200816 yr http://www.forums.mlb.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ml-cubs&tid=327765 Let's f#$king MURDER them!!!
July 23, 200816 yr Just saw a commercial on TLC where Josh Hamilton is doing some home renovation show. He is helping to renovate the home that Shoeless Joe Jackson grew up in... We just traded him off season, too.... this could have been great press for the Reds.
July 28, 200816 yr Yeah I know and it sucks! I'm disappointed that it was such a terrible series against Colorado. Hopefully they rebound...still have hope! :P
July 31, 200816 yr Ken Griffey Jr. has just been traded to the Chicago White Sox pending his approval. http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080731/SPT04/307310040/1055/NEWS Adam Dunn's name is suddenly swirling around the rumor mill. The Rays and Diamondbacks have reportedly talked the Reds about him. SI.com reports that the D-Backs offered Chad Tracy. That would help the Reds corner the market on left-handed hitting first basemen. http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=blog07
July 31, 200816 yr Griffey's trade probably has something to do with a combination of his "death threat" gesture to Jeff Brantley and the fact that he really has been sucking lately. Hopefully Castellini also makes a smart move and trades Dunn off too!
July 31, 200816 yr Time for griffey to go. I mean he really has not done much for the money we have paid him since he came over from Seattle. Dunn. well he's a home run hitter but that's it. Not worth the money.
July 31, 200816 yr I have mixed emotions about the Griffey trade, but best of luck to him in Chi-town
July 31, 200816 yr The Reds have traded Ken Griffey Jr. to the Chicago White Sox, pending his approval. A FoxSports.com report says Griffey has accepted the deal. According to CBS sportsline.com, the Reds will get infielder Danny Richar and right-handed pitcher Nick Masset in the deal. The CBS report cited anonymous sources. The Reds are expected to pay most of the Griffey's remaining contract this season, CBS reported. http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080731/SPT04/307310040/1055/NEWS
July 31, 200816 yr I wish him luck, but he's a shell of his former self. The Reds had a $16m option for 2009 that they would be insane to pick up.
July 31, 200816 yr I like this trade because we could put Danny Richar at 2b and move Brandon Phillips to SS. That would seemingly make us younger/better in the infield. I don't know that I would like to see Dunn go. As much as he is ridiculed, players who consistently put up 40 home runs, 100+ runs, good on base percentage, and a 100+ RBI are players that are valuable to have in the lineup. That would be a large void to fill for the Reds.
July 31, 200816 yr I doubt Dunn goes anywhere, we're not exactly stocked on outfielders when we have to look at putting Patterson in. As for Junior, it's a good opportunity for him. It doesn't look like either player picked up is worth much but eeven though the Reds are picking up the rest of Junior's contract this year, they won't have to pay the buyout next year, so it's a small cost cutting move. No way Phillips moves to short, sorry Rando
July 31, 200816 yr I am sad to see Griffey go, but I hope he at least gets some post season play this year or in the near future. God knows he wasn't going to see it with the Reds. I wonder what the "personalities" on WLW will complain about now. From the talk show hosts to the sports announcers they have to be the whiniest bunch of b!tches I have ever heard. Brantley is like fingernails on a chalkboard.
July 31, 200816 yr Good luck to Griffey, I hope he gets a ring finally. I'll be rooting for the ChiSox if/when they make the playoffs. No way the Reds move Phillips to SS. He's a gold glove 2B, why mess w/ success? Reds should lock Dunn up to a long term (4/5 years would be ideal) deal.
August 1, 200816 yr It sucks to see Griffey leave but at the same time i'm excited to see some roster moves. ESPN Insider reports that Dunn will likely stay now that Griffey is gone but surely there's a sweet deal for him lurking out there somewhere. July is always the best month for Dunn but it would be awesome if he could play that hot throughout the entire season. I'm curious as to what the rotation and bullpen will look like next year with Cueto improving and hopefully Thompson coming up full time. Not sure what to expect from Bailey though.
August 8, 200816 yr Our redlegs are falling apart.....they are in line to lose to the Astros tonight. Score is 5-0 top of the 5th. This is terrible.
August 11, 200816 yr Seems like a realistic trade for someone who wasn't going to be back next year, though I'm surprised there weren't at least a couple teams interested enough to get a bit better return. Guess it's time to turn the page on Bowden's Reds, and that can't be a bad thing.
August 11, 200816 yr Good not all the Kentuckians can burn their "Get er Dunn" shirts I have seen floating around town.
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