justin007000

Recovery time is unknown. I think the Cardinals are done for 2011.

Real bang up journalism right here.

This is something all baseball fans can agree is an important tradition.

This is filled with all sorts of lovely Dustyisms which I love because he is at the helm of the defending division champions.

Leagues and divisions as we know it are gone. Also the A's and Rays are gone, but there would be 27 players on each roster.

Hank Steinbrenner argues that baseball needs to end all revenue sharing. Only the strong should survive. So we can have a league of New York, Boston, L.A., and Chicago; 4-8 teams. "Socialism or communism isn't the answer". Somebody should tell Hank about the NFL, it seems to be wildly popular and profitable. Even shitty teams like Cincinnati can turn it around with good decisions. Also I don't think the Yankees would be nearly as popular in an 8 team league. Reading this shit makes me want to turn my back on professional sports altogether as it is just another reminder that it isn't about the city, winning, team, or players, it is about money.

The Reds tried to tie up Volquez with a multi-year deal but Volquez didn't want it. Perhaps Volquez thinks he can regain his 2008 magic and his value will be drastically higher a year from now. I hope Volquez is right, we could use 200 innings with a 3.2 ERA from the Wagon. EDIT: Enrique Rojas (hey, that means "Reds"!) says the deal is for $1.6 mil. EDIT: Reds close deal with Volquez.

This is probably the highlight of the column. "You want the Cardinals to be a sabermetric-based creation? Well, you better SABR La Russa down to the ground, ’cause it’ll happen over his dead body. You want defense and a high OBP? Well, La Russa wants ballplayers who hustle and scuffle and rip the knees on their uniform pants. He wants a team of no-retreat, no-surrender players. In other words: Skip Schumaker. And TLR will always invest in Skip’s heart." Nice to see Cincinnati doesn't have the only idiot columnists.

I don't really know how a manager who's team blew a 6.5 game lead in the final month of the season wins manager of the year. Dusty came in 2nd and was three votes behind Bud Black.

Today was a tough day for Reds fans. So let us remember that we were still one of the top 8 teams this year. A rough first two games in the playoffs don't diminish what this team accomplished over the course of 162 games. So let us watch the Reds gunning down Skippy, one of my favorite moments of the 2010 season.

He considered taking legal action against Cueto, but decided not to. I feel the last paragraph is a little unfair, LaRue said he has had an uncountable number of concussions, so if it wasn't Cueto it may have been a foul ball. Plus this is also the risk you run by participating in a brawl.

Joey Votto was voted MVP by his fellow players, and Rhodes was voted the top NL relief pitcher.

I found this at Fay's blog, and it seemed interesting. Baseball is more popular amongst educated and rich folks. It is also more popular with African Americans rather than white's. It is much more popular with men rather than women. The Yankee's are America's favorite team and surprisingly the Blue Jay's are America's least favorite team. Also at least one fan thinks every team will win the World Series, even the Pirates, Royals, Brewers, and Cubs.

Damn. I hope Chapman has a similar problem.

A little different than the last time we played the Dodgers. It is a nice right up overall.

The NY Times has the answer.

Homer Bailey has suffered a setback, and is still sore from his rehab start on Tuesday. This is a bit of a concern as shoulders are difficult things. Hopefully this is just a small setback and he will pitch before the end of the month. He skipped his bullpen session today due to soreness, and he is not scheduled for another start. He will be reexamined by Dr. Pokem. Sam LeCure will continue to take Bailey's turn in the rotation.

FUCKIN TOAST!