Lands, titles, men, power... nothing.

Remember your namesake and "Try, try, try again"

He shall be the object of my ire this year for being Jay the Bruce's replacement, just as Norris the Intolerably Scrappy was the object of my ire last year for being Dunn's replacement.

wearing corrective shoes?

..the last trimester that we shall ever be without him.

...because nothing says 'Reds Baseball' like cheering on mediocrity.  

amazing unofficial holiday.  my favorite time of the year with ncaa tournament, start of baseball season, warmer weather starts to come around, and not to mention the other two awesome holidays that just passed (steak and bj day & st. patrick's day).

He might be worth stashing in the minors, if he's willing.  I'd guess that he is since he's still trying to get healthy.

i've got an idea: A book of the winner's choosing, 19.99 or less, delivered to the winner's address via amazon.com. I get Keppinger, you get Castro, andybody else is a wash. What say you?

are going to make Louisville a pretty fantastic team.  Which in the end is good for us.  I don't mind Bruce being cut.  He's had a good spring, but it wasn't Hamiltonian.  And he'll be back soon.  I also expect to see Roenicke and McBeth sooner rather than later.

I view this as a victory for organizational depth.

Why you sooo stuuupid?

VP all over the place on this team.
Patterson, Griffey, Hatteberg, Valentin, Casto,Stanton,Weathers

Lets not rush any of the kids. We lost a lot of games last year with a sold VP lineup, so lets not rush into anything, after all ST is sooo telling. Not to say that Weathers, Hatteberg and Griffey  won't contribute, but even the batting order is tired. It is nice to see Kepp get a shot, but what has Votto got to prove at AAA.

Starting eight
Corey Patterson CF - Whoa Dude
Jeff Keppinger SS
Ken Griffey Jr. RF
Brandon Phillips 2B
Adam Dunn LF
Edwin Encarnacion 3B
Scott Hatteberg 1B
Javier Valentin C
The bench
Norris Hopper
Ryan Freel
Juan Castro- Double whoa dude
Paul Bako- OMG
Andy Green - ST is not MLB
Starting rotation
Aaron Harang
Bronson Arroyo
Johnny Cueto
Edinson Volquez
Josh Fogg
The bullpen
Francisco Cordero
David Weathers
Jared Burton
Mike Stanton - Might surprise me - hope so
Bill Bray
Todd Coffey
Jeremy Affeldt

I support the move. Bruce has already exceeded expectations with his performance last year. It's remarkable that he came so close to making the roster out of spring traning. He's not long for AAA, though, so long as he maintains the proper attitude. A trade of Freel could change things. Otherwise, I look for him in June.  

im alright with Bruce starting in AAA.  he's still incredibly young and inexperienced.  how many ABs does he have above A ball?  a few more months in AAA can only help him.  plus there is the benefit of stalling his arb clock.  Votto, on the other hand, should have been up LAST june.  he destroyed AAA all year last year and waited and waited and waited and waited and waited and waited...he is done with AAA like kids today are done with outdoor recreation.  sending him down based on a slow spring training is only going to frustrate him, much like kids today get frustrated when they dont get their gogurt.  it seems to me that wayner has the idea that the bench is only for defensive specialists and dead weight.  stashing a professional hitter like hatteberg on the bench is just unheard of.

"Jay is real close, especially for a man who hasn't had much Minor League experience," Baker said. "It won't take him too long. It's nothing that he did wrong. Just tighten up your game. Experience will do that. Desire and determination will do the rest."

Corey Patterson has pockets full of desire, therefore the job is his.

and I can't wait until he's fired

I really don't see this guy as a lead-off hitter due to lack of his OBP. But he did have a lot of sb's in a limited role last season. I'd bat him 8th when he plays. I'd also play NoHo more often

Majik and Coutlangus sent to Louisville.  Majewski is rightly upset:

Majewski was a bit frustrated.

"I would have liked to pitch more," he said. "That's what happens when you've got 34 pitchers in camp. I feel good. I came in in shape. I'll go down there annd work on things."

Yeah, dude.  I mean, how's he supposed to shove it up their asses if you only leave him in there long enough to let them shove it up his ass a bit first?  That's what he gets for being a proper gentleman.

BTW, Majewski's line this spring: 5.2 IP, 12 H, 11 R, 12.71 ERA.