frontier.cincinnati.com - 2/25/2008
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John Fay has been the Reds beat writer for the Enquirer since 2001. Prior to that, he served in a variety of roles for the Enquirer: backup Reds writer, UC beat writer, backup Bengals writer and as a general assignment reporter. He is a Cincinnati native and a graduate of Elder High School and the University of Dayton. Previous Posts
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Dusty on SS/Leadoff
Redleg Nation —
From John Fay’s blog:
For those that dreamed of Keppinger getting a shot at the SS job…forget it.
I asked Dusty Baker about the great Jeff Keppinger/Alex Gonzalez debate. He stopped short of the calling Gonzalez his shortstop but said:
“Well, you don’t get any better defensively than Gonzalez. Keppinger’s a good player. Gonzalez has more range. Gonzalez is one of the top shortstops in baseball to me. Keppinger did a fine job. You like have a guy like Keppinger on your team. Keppinger’s working out at first base, third base, ...
Spring Training Matters!
The Big Lead —
... for obscure Spring Training news for the seamheads in the house. Tomorrow we whip out some fantasy baseball talk, so sharpen your No. 2 pencils and bring extra paper. Eric Karabell ain’t got shit on The Baseball Friend!
* The Devil Rays are pondering signing Barry Bonds, which makes sense, because you want the young pups on the best juice, and it couldn’t hurt attendance.
* The continuing debate: Does Jay Bruce start in CF for the Reds? Very unlikely.
* Rocket’s son says he his cheating father will appear at ...
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Zorn says Campbell is the starter in 2008 —
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Notes: Gonzalez to undergo MRI —
Major League Baseball News 2/25/2008
Reds shortstop Alex Gonzalez, who was limited to pinch-hitting duties during the final two weeks of last season due to a bone bruise in his left knee, will undergo an MRI on the knee Monday night to determine if he has suffered any structural damage.
