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Reds Bat Out of Order, Clubhouse "Golden Tee" Also Out of Order
Published 5/12/2008 by Rob Iracane at Walkoff Walk
Lost in the hoopla of all those wild, wacky rainouts yesterday was this wacky highlight from the Reds-Mets game in Flushing:     "The basics: Mets reliever Pedro Feliciano started the (ninth) inning and faced catcher David Ross, hitting in the eighth spot. Ross lined out to right. The problem was Ross had been double-switched into the game in the bottom of the sixth inning as a pinch hitter for pitcher Bill Bray - slated to hit ninth - and would replace starting catcher Paul Bako, who had batted eighth the first six innings, ...

Big Fat Blind Spot
Published 5/13/2008 by Chris at Redleg Nation
... I think we’ve been pretty fair to Dusty Baker.  After a blast of initial skepticism, we’ve been willing, if not eager to give the guy the benefit of the doubt.  I’m been surprised at how few gripes I’ve had, given the team’s lousy record.  Hell, we didn’t even say a word about this. ...