Have you ever seen these series of cards Goudey put out in the 30's called Lou Gehrig Says...? Well I think RR will have enough great quips and quotes from Dusty by the end of this season to put out a parody set. Let it begin...from Sheldon on Reds.com...

Not down with OBP: Baker has repeatedly talked about the desire to have a do-it-all leadoff hitter with speed. What kinds of hitters is he looking for further down the lineup? Does he want guys with lofty on-base percentages? The answer will likely not sit well with fans of the book "Moneyball," because Baker said he believes the OBP statistic is overvalued.

"I'm big on driving in runs and scoring runs," Baker said. "Guys in the middle should score about close to equal to what they drive in. On-base percentage, that's fine and dandy. But a lot of times guys get so much into on-base percentage that they cease to swing. It's becoming a little bit out of control.

"What you do is run the pitcher's count up, that helps," Baker said. "You put him in the stretch, that helps. But your job in the middle is to either score them or drive them in. The name of the game is scoring runs. Sometimes, you get so caught up in on-base percentage that you're clogging up the bases."

OK. Does anyone think there is any possibility the Reds could get back in this division? I know it's pretty far fetched, but this division is truly horrible. I think it's possible a team could be right at .500 or maybe below and win this division again. If the offense got really hot down the stretch, and some of the younger guys on the pitching staff keep improving I think we could make some noise toward the end here. We would have to go like 30-13 the rest of the way to get to 81-81. Not likely I know, but...