redlegnation.com - 2/23/2008
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From the Enquirer :
Something Sparky Anderson said to me Tuesday got me thinking about Jay Bruce on Wednesday.
I had called “The Main Spark,” former manager of the Big Red Machine, to talk about Bob Howsam, his longtime friend and architect of the Machine, who died early Tuesday at age 89.
Sparky said that in 1970, Sparky’s first season at the helm, he and fourth-year ...
Ask the Manager: Dusty Baker
usatoday.com 2/22/2008 — USA TODAY's Mel Antonen goes around the horn with first-year Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker.
Dusty Baker says no reason to go slow with Jay Bruce
baseballthinkfactory.org 2/22/2008 — And Craig Wilson must be so confused with Dusty he failed his physical and has left camp.
Manager Dusty Baker doesn’t necessarily think the Reds need to go slowly with Jay Bruce, even though Bruce is only 20 years old.
“Who says they need to be ...
Roundup - The Marlins Got Themselves a New Pond
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 2/22/2008 — Santana featured at SI, Marlins get their new stadium, Cubs' leap year, Bonds argues that typo doesn't give him chance for fair trial, Fogg now in a Cincinnati uni...
Dunn Deal?
rotorob.com 2/23/2008 —
Will the arrival of Jay Bruce expedite Adam Dunn’s departure from Cincy?
Adam Dunn’s tenure as a Red could be nearing an end.
While the team picked up his 2008 option on Halloween, the veteran outfielder says that there have been no ...
Reds: More Than a Dark Horse? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 2/22/2008
The Reds have made some positive off-season moves that have put them in a postion to compete not only this season but for years to come. A team that nearly two thirds of the way through last season had the best record in baseball....if you ...
Cincinnati Reds: More Than a Dark Horse? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 2/22/2008
The Reds have made some positive off-season moves that have put them in a postion to compete not only this season but for years to come. A team that nearly two thirds of the way through last season had the best record in baseball. If ...
NL Central previews and predictions —
Bleacher Report - MLB 2/23/2008
Last year the NL Central was full of late drama and a heartbreaking end to the Brewers surprise season. This year the contenders have reloaded, and some of the second tier teams are preparing for the future. Here is the way I see the division falling ...
Talented youngsters wait in the wings —
Major League Baseball News 2/23/2008
Homer Bailey and Johnny Cueto, 21 and 22 respectively, are two home-grown arms battling to break into the Reds' starting rotation. So is a third young gun, 24-year-old Edinson Volquez, a promising Rangers prospect the Reds traded Josh Hamilton to get ...
Notes: Majewski turning heads —
Major League Baseball News 2/23/2008
New Reds manager Dusty Baker is still putting the faces with the names and then learning how to pronounce those names. But Baker can tell immediately who he likes in camp. He's already mentioned reliever Gary Majewski a couple of times.
