Just when you thought it was safe to stop hating Dan O'Brien quite so much:
Center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. wasn't the only player the Reds declined to trade before the Aug. 31 deadline for setting postseason rosters. The Nationals made a late run at right-hander Ramon Ortiz, but the Reds resisted, apparently because they were reluctant to disrupt their recent revival. ...
Words fail me.