Location: Cincinnati, Ohio | Ballpark: Great American Ball Park (42,941) | Spring Training: Sarasota, Fla.
Owner: Robert Castellini | GM: Walt Jocketty | Manager: Dusty Baker | World Championships: 5
--LF Adam Dunn was in Sunday's lineup despite taking pregame treatment for an ingrown toe nail on his right big toe, "Something I've never had before and man it is on fire," he said.
--SS Jeff Keppinger was 5-for-5 in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Mets, his first five-hit game in the majors and it lifted his batting average from .290 to .317.
--RHP Aaron Harang, 1-5 with a 3.09 ERA in his eight starts, opens Monday's homestand against Florida. He'll be hoping his teammates can get him more than the 2.75 runs they have averaged in his previous eight starts in 2008.
--RHP David Weathers made three scoreless appearances in his first week off the DL and has a 3.33 ERA for the 584 appearances of his career.
--RF Ken Griffey Jr., wearing pink-trimmed spikes and pink shoe laces, along with pink sweat bands and using a pink bat as part of breast cancer awareness day, owns six home runs on Mother's Day, most of any active player, but did not connect against the Mets Sunday.
BY THE NUMBERS 18 -- Number of losing road trips that Reds have had over their last 19 trips.
QUOTE TO NOTE "Winning on the road is important for any team that has any aspirations of being successful and that's one thing we have to start doing to get better around here." -- Manager Dusty Baker.
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I turned on the Reds game last night to watch a few innings. I was flipping back and forth between the Reds and the Rays, watching the Rays in between innings. Again we got to the fourth inning and still hadn't got a hit. I didn't have the heart to watch anymore. I had ju
David Weathers has cleared waivers, according to MLBTR, along with Eric Gagne and David Riske. It really surprises me that noone claimed him. He can be traded to any team now, and t
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Thank you for your loyalty and support of the Cincinnati Reds. You are extremely vital to the success of the Reds, and it is important we share with you the thinking behind our recent personnel decisio
Maybe this time he'll actually get some starts over Javy and Andy Phillips...doubt it. Looks like Corey Patterson will be back in the lineup from here on out boys.
