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01-20-2008, 09:33 AM
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Reds claim outfielder
The Cincinnati Reds claimed minor-league outfielder Drew Anderson off waivers from Milwaukee, adding to the competition for a reserve role. Anderson, 26, split last season between double-A and triple-A.
Also yesterday, the Reds announced that reliever Bill Bray underwent an appendectomy. He is expected to resume workouts in seven to 10 days and be ready for the start of spring training.
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01-20-2008, 03:51 PM
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RIP Our Friend and Hero
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Reports: Reds agree to one-year deal with Affeldt
Jeremy Affeldt was one of the top remaining bullpen arms on the free agent market, but the Reds reportedly are going to try to plug him into their rotation.
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Foxsports.com and The Cincinnati Enquirer are reporting that Affeldt has agreed to a one-year contact with the Reds. Foxsports.com is reporting that the former Colorado Rockies left-hander will receive $3 million in 2008 and will be given the chance to make Cincinnati's Opening Day rotation.
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01-20-2008, 04:07 PM
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Good move signing Affeldt. It is a low risk, high reward type of move. Affeldt has always had good stuff,(can hit 95 and has a good slider) however it has been his command that has failed him throughout his career. If he can post a 3.51 ERA in Coors(yeah, I know about the humidor..) he can certainly do it here.
As was previously posted, he will start out in the rotation, however if that doesnt pan out, he will most certainly be an upgrade to our pen.
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01-20-2008, 04:34 PM
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Reds claim outfielder
The Cincinnati Reds claimed minor-league outfielder Drew Anderson off waivers from Milwaukee, adding to the competition for a reserve role. Anderson, 26, split last season between double-A and triple-A.
Also yesterday, the Reds announced that reliever Bill Bray underwent an appendectomy. He is expected to resume workouts in seven to 10 days and be ready for the start of spring training.
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Ohio State's Drew Anderson? |
01-21-2008, 10:19 AM
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Victory cigar! Bucky is vanquished!
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Ohio State's Drew Anderson?
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Nope, that Drew Anderson is a second baseman who is already in the Reds' minor league system, batting .250 at AA Chattanooga last season.
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01-22-2008, 03:48 AM
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Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.
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FSN Ohio is replaying a different classic Reds game every week. Is anybody else watching these? Last week was the 4192 game and tonight's was Game 6 of the 1990 NLCS - highlighted by the catch by Glenn Braggs. I'm DVRing these as they are shown, but I'm gonna have trouble archiving them as my DVD recorder has seemingly crapped out. Anyway, I'm watching the NLCS game right now. I remember watching this one when it happened. I was only ten at the time and haven't seen a recording of it since. Here are some of the things that stand out to me. - I miss Riverfront Stadium. My first Reds game was in July of 1990, and I remember how big and "big league" the place looked not just on the outside, but also when you emerged from the concourse into the open area and looked out on the field. I always got that feeling even into my early adulthood when I went to that stadium. I've never got that feeling at GABP, even though the place has improved a bit and grown on me a bit over the past few seasons.
- Barry Larkin: Hall of Famer.
- The 2008 Reds could really use a Danny Jackson.
- Come to think of it, there are a lot of things that 1990 team had that the 2008 Reds could use. There are some things this team will have that the 1990 team did not have, but watching this game it is evident to me just how far away the Reds probably are from being decent again.
- I now realize that one of the nice things about watching this particular game at age ten was that I didn't realize at the time just how big a moron Tim McCarver is. Back then, it didn't make my head hurt when he tried to explain the difference between being tense and being INtense. Almost twenty years later, he's only gotten dumber. Just try to listen to the man explain how with a team down three runs with the bases loaded, the potential runs on 2nd & 3rd "don't count" and the only one that matters is the tying run on 1st. Just try to wrap your head around that. It's impossible, because when you try to think of how many ways those runners on 2nd & 3rd can NOT score, thereby making the runner on 1st NOT the tying run, you keep getting interrupted by fantasies of killing Tim McCarver.
- It seems strange to think that I feared Reds pitchers facing Bobby Bonilla just as much as Barry Bonds.
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01-22-2008, 05:06 AM
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My reality check bounced.
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These teams could make noise
However, on this occasion we're turning our attention to four "under the radar" squads that might just surprise you in 2008. By no means are these teams favored in their respective divisions, but they do have strong upset potential. To be sure, it would take a happy union of circumstance and best-case scenarios for these teams to pull off the surprise. But, then again, that's why they call it a surprise. So let's have a look ...
Cincinnati Reds
First, the Reds have the structural advantage of playing in what figures to be baseball's weakest division. Second, they have substantial talent. Adam Dunn has turned in four straight 40-homer seasons, Ken Griffey Jr. enjoyed a nice renaissance in 2007, Edwin Encarnacion has promise going forward, Jay Bruce is the preseason favorite to win NL Rookie of the Year, Brandon Phillips is coming off a 30-30 campaign, and Joey Votto figures to be an immediate contributor. In other words, the Reds should score plenty of runs.
As for the pitching, it's improved, especially in the bullpen. They finally have a shutdown closer in Francisco Cordero, and Bill Bray should be healthy. The rotation is where Cincy's fate will be decided. More specifically, youngsters Homer Bailey and Edinson Volquez must step up. Both have strong minor league dossiers and excellent stuff, but both have thus far failed to transition to the highest level.
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