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That'll be enough: Gomes talks to Cards, sets record straight

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"The hardest part of my night was, 'How do I clean this up without backtracking, because I didn't do anything wrong,' " Gomes said. "I was just accused of doing something I never did. I'm not like, 'I shouldn't have said that,' or, 'I wish I would have said that behind closed doors.' I didn't do anything wrong. Flat out. "I don't need to play the villain in any movie. I have a [Fred Hutchinson] Award at home. I have two Heart and Hustle Awards. I don't have any villain awards at all. I've never had anything bad written about me my whole career coming up. Then all of a sudden I go home last night, and the blogs were on fire." -- Jonny Gomes "I just thought it was something humorous," McCoy said by phone. "I regret using it, but I thought it was a cute throwaway thing and I didn't think it would create this kind of furor. I love Jonny Gomes. He's one of my favorite people, and I'm sorry he has to be dealing with this. I didn't sleep last night." -- Hal McCoy (Jerry Crasnik, ESPN)

"He really worked hard since we signed him. I think he'll be OK there." - Bavasi on Grandal, who...

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"He really worked hard since we signed him. I think he'll be OK there." - Bavasi on Grandal, who will start in AA.

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Adam Wainwright having elbow checked for 'significant injury'

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Some will cheer, some will sulk, some will 'meh'. While TJ surgery for Wainwright would deliver a huge blow to the Cardinals' rotation, I had kind of hoped they would have been at full strength this year. The Reds are good enough to win the season series against the Cards this year, and I'm sure those WLBs will use this as an excuse when we do.

Cubs fan "wore a St. Louis Browns throwback jersey" in Dusty's spot

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"At the very end, somebody took a dump right where I stood in the dugout every day," Baker said Monday morning. "That was the low point. The grounds crew guy cleaned it up. He said, ‘Oh, I think it’s dog crap.’ I said, ‘No it ain’t. That’s human crap.’" Baker said Monday’s interview was the first time he had discussed the incident publicly. He doesn’t know who the perpetrator was. The episode occurred around the same time that Baker received menacing -- and often racially charged -- letters and telephone calls. But Baker, now the Cincinnati Reds manager, has moved on.

Edinson Volquez will start on Opening Day

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I'm really surprised Dusty made this decision so early. His rationale: "You want to go hard, soft," Baker said. "You want to break up Volqie and Cueto. You don’t want them to try to out radar-gun each other. Whoever the fifth starter is going to be — other than Homer (Bailey) — is going to be softer. If Bronson is No. 1, you’ve got two softer guys back-to-back." He started game 1 of the playoffs last year, as we all remember, so it seems the Reds are really confident in him. Also, it looks like ben nevis posted this an hour earlier, but nobody reads FanShots.

Volquez to Start Game 1; Real Fans to Witness Bronson

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Dusty pulled the trigger early in naming Volquez the opening day starter, calling Bronson his #2 and Cueto #3. To me, this simply makes sense. In the long run, it probably doesn't matter, but it's February and this is baseball "news."

Reds Photo Day

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What do some of your favorite Reds look like in a gray void? Finally, the answer.

Brandon Phillips Stars in Music Video

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Hey guys, this is much better than the one Edinson Volquez appeared in. Major props.

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out...

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People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. Rogers Hornsby Happy Pitchers and Catchers Report Day, everyone!