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At Long Last, Bailey Living Up to Hype
At Long Last, Bailey Living Up to Hype
by Ed Price Maybe Homer Bailey has turned the corner. "It's too early to tell," Reds manager Dusty Baker said last week. "It's two starts. But he's at the corner. It's progress." Sometimes it's easy to forget that David Dewitt Bailey is barely 23 and instead focus on his false starts and ...
Game Of The Night:  Brewers v. Reds
Game Of The Night: Brewers v. Reds
joshqpublic.com — ( MLB 7PM ET ) I want to watch this game tonight because I want to see... if this Homer Bailey character is really back. I want to see if this one time Reds top pitching prospect and No. 1 pick in the June 2004 draft is for real. When he’s at his best, Bailey’s fastball can be electric.  ... (more) Game Of The Night: Brewers v. Reds
Homer Bailey lit up
Homer Bailey lit up
novafantasysports.com — Update: Homer Bailey was lit up for seven earned runs on six hits over 5.1 innings in... Thursday's 9-6 loss to the Brewers at the Great American Ballpark. He issued four walks with three strikeouts. Fantasy Impact: Bailey only has one loss on the year, but has now gone winless in his last three ... (more) Homer Bailey lit up
Homer Bailey still isn’t getting it
Homer Bailey still isn’t getting it
hardballtimes.com — Baseball America's top 100 prospects from 2007 looks, in part, like this: 1) Daisuke Matsuzaka 2) Alex... Gordon 3) Delmon Young 4) Phil Hughes 5) Homer Bailey In their short careers, each of these players have disappointed to some extent. Matsuzaka has been decent and/or injured, but not ... (more) Homer Bailey still isn’t getting it
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Red Reposter - 7/16/09
Red Reporter — ... I had to take a drink after I read this one MLB FanHouse says Homer Bailey might just have turned the corner. It's a pretty standard piece, until they start explaining how he's done it: Bailey credits two people for his improvement. Over the winter, he worked with University of Texas pitching coach Skip Johnson and figured out a mechanical flaw. (Bailey would have attended Texas had he not signed with the Reds.) "He noticed in one bullpen," Bailey said. "I came back for the second one and it was a noticeable ...

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