My head hurts

(Thanks listener Luke)

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He's watching

This guy was pacing outside the studio window on the 6th floor yesterday.
He now seems to make a daily appearance.

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Youk

Kevin Youkilis doubled and walked in three plate appearances as DH at AAA Pawtucket last night. He is scheduled to play 3B on his rehab assignment tonight.

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Casey on the mound

I was headed to Casey's game last night after finishing the Inside Pitch.
I got a text from Kelly: CASEY IS PITCHING!
What is the definition of nerve wracking?: Your son pitching.
I'm anxious whenever I watch Casey and Peyton play sports. I tend to pace.
Casey pitching takes it to another level. He had not pitched in over three years.
I'd almost rather he not pitch. We don't even work on pitching anymore.
But he was told during the pregame he was taking the mound. He laughed, and his teammates laughed. His coach was serious. His team has three games this week so his team needs arms. He started warming up. The other team was late. So he had time to think about it. The umpire was late. He had more time to think about it.
The game started 45-minutes late. I got to the field by the 2nd inning. He gave me a big thumbs up from the dugout. Kelly was in the stands with my dad and step-mom. Of course my day was charting his pitches.
He gave up a hit to the first batter of the game but didn't give up another hit. His rock solid defense got him 6 outs in the field and he struck out 6. He had a seven pitch 1-2-3 second inning. He followed with an 11 pitch third inning. I could tell he was tiring in the 4th inning. He hit the first batter and then walked the next batter. But he settled down and got out of the inning allowing just a run. He ran off the mound with a big smile on his face. His team then scored 2 in the bottom of the 4th to win it 12-2 on the 10-run rule.
Casey's line:
4 innings, 1 H, 3 BB, 6 K, 2 R. He threw 56 pitches......34 strikes/22 balls.
I can't tell you how proud I was! What a night.

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Reds

Chapman to stay in pen, for now
Ken Rosenthal, Fox Sports
“I honestly don’t think he can be as effective as a starting pitcher,” right-hander Bronson Arroyo, one of the Reds’ starters, said Wednesday. “I definitely think (relieving) is his forte.”

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CBS Sports: Chapman may be best pitcher in baseball...and he's pitching the 8th inning

Harris: Chapman being wasted in bullpen

From Louisville Courier Journal

Video: Leake's solid effort

Sheldon: Frazier, Leake come through

“I gave him the lineup card tonight. You always want to do well in front of your parents, fiancé, the homies and everybody. You tend to play better and concentrate better.” — Dusty Baker on Frazier

Todd Frazier dance moves in clubhouse before game
(Video from Brandon Phillips)

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Stuff

High school golfer wins 4th state title, disqualified for signing incorrect scorecard

Florence Freedom open season tonight

Bochy takes page from LaRussa, bats pitcher 8th

Top 20 Cities For Golf: Cincinnati #3

Golf Digest: The 18 most annoying golf partners

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Down on the Farm

Prospect of the Day: Billy Hamilton
MinorLeaugeBaseball.com
Some people have compared Hamilton's ability on the bases to that of Rickey Henderson, although I doubt he'll develop the kind of power that Rickey did. A comp with less power development would be Vince Coleman, who had his weaknesses but also led the National League in stolen bases six times. Hamilton's overall ceiling is certainly higher than Coleman's turned out to be, although for all of his ability to disrupt the defense, Hamilton's long-term value will likely depend a great deal on where he ends up with the glove.

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Cute kid!

From Nathan:
My wife and I took our 13 month old Daughter Celia to the Reds/Nationals Game Friday night. Needless to say it wasn't a very good night for the Reds, but our daughter had a blast. By the seventh inning, she started dancing and screaming,and we noticed she was entertaining the crowd in section 143 in the mood deck for over 20 minutes. Attached is a youtube video of her her screaming hysterically entertaining the crowd, and as the crowd cheered the game, or the PA announcer
made an announcement, she got even louder! Even Jay Bruce at one point look over and acknowledged us she was so loud.

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Meijer Game of the Week: Wins tickets to Reds

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$20 raffle ticket for a shot at a Masters Sunday Getaway

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100 Hole Golf Marathon
From listener Jason
The annual Cincinnati Golfers for Charity 100 hole Marathon takes place this Friday 5/18. I will be attemping to play 100 holes in 12 hours, to raise funds for local children's charities. The charities that we are benefitting this year are The Make a Wish Foundation of Cincinnati and Katie's House.  Katie's House is a new therapy center for children with special needs, like Megan.  They will provide speech, physical and occupational therapy.  It is named for Katie Haumesser.  Katie was a 1997 graduate from McNicholas High School who was a speech therapist.  In 2006, she was killed by a drunk driver going the wrong way on I-275.  This house
is dedicated to her memory. My goal is to raise at least $2500, please help me get there! You can donate online on my personal page, www.cgc.kintera.org/2012/boberschmidt, or by check made out to:  Cincinnati Golfers for Charity.

RGI River Run seeks seventh straight record year for # of participants and $ raised!


CINCINNATI, Ohio – Kicks For Kids (KFK) is excited to announce that the 16th Annual RGI River Run will once again launch the Tri-state’s summer running season!  A 5K run/walk whose course bridges Covington, Cincinnati, and Newport, the RGI River Run is designed and priced to appeal to top runners, recreational athletes, and families.  Taking place at 9:15 AM on the Saturday (5/26/12) of Memorial Day weekend, the proceeds of the RGI River Run will support KFK’s efforts to “level the playing field” for local children who are challenged physically, mentally or by the environment in which they live.  A portion of the funds raised will also assist three of KFK’s long-standing partners: the Aaron W. Perlman Center and the Division of Child Life (both located at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center) and Covington Partners.
2011 was the sixth consecutive record year for the event, as the number of runners/walkers jumped to 1,460 and last year’s net proceeds rose to over $55,000.00.  The total funds raised from this event since its inception will approach $600,000 in 2012!
On-line registration is available through 11:59 PM on May 23 at www.kicksforkids.org.  For more information, please call Ted at 859-331-8484.

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Preakness Day
Handicapper Dan Cronin

The 1st play of the day is VERY early 10:30am
1st race  3,5,6,7  starts the early pick 3      3,5,6,7, with 3,4,7 with 1,3,5,7     $48 but could pay $500.
make extra ticket with the 4 in the 2nd race if you want.   First is wide open we took some prices.
2nd race Start another pick 3   3,4,7 with 1,3,5,7 with 4   $12 could pay $250  The horse in the 4th race cant lose .
3rd Race 1,3,5,7 should end that first pick 3 and also the middle leg of the 2nd bet.  bet is another pick 3 to start     1,3,5,7 with 4  with ALL      this could pay anything if we get luck in the 5th  cost $56.
4th like I said Paynter #4 is a mortal cinch.  If there was ever a horse in racing that cant lose its him. He would have to fall down and break a leg to lose.   So we got the pick 3's all around him to make money
pick 3     4 with ALL with 2,3,4,8    extra tickets with the 4.
5th   IMPOSSIBLE   just let the longshot win so we got prices in pick 3
6th Bet straight on #4 IF we somehow lose pick 3.....but if pick 3 is alive just root for 2,3,4,8
I like Laurie Rocket at 3-1 to win
7th IMPOSSIBLE   go drink a beer
8th   Here is my secret longshot of the day please dont tell everyone   10-1 Wildcat Brief .   The form is misleading as a massive breakdown of another horse happened right in front of him last time so it looks like he ran last but he never tried they had to stop him with the fallen horse on the track right in his path.  This horse might pay $25 to win.......lets take a shot.
9th race  start of my favorite bet the pick 4  here is what we will do.  1,9,10,11,12 with ALL with 3,4,9,10,11 with 7,9    50 cent play is 5* 9*5*2  divided by 2  is $225......ok its a lot but if it hits it could pay $10000.00
If your budget is smaller try  1,9,10,11,12 with 1,2,5,8,9 with 3,4,9 with 7,9  $75  ......you are throwing out the longshots but still have all the logical horses.
10th is impossible that's why I want ALL
11th I really like #9 Air Support 5-1 but I want to make sure I got the bet going so I am using the other 3,4,5,9,10,11
12th Preakness Stakes    
Well I am still mad at Bodemeister and him quitting on me.  I guess he was carrying too much weight knowing that if he made it 200 more yards my sons tuition to LaSalle was paid for 4 years with 1 check.   Still sick to my stomach but oh well here we go .
I think Bode will lead again to the top of the stretch and I think the Derby winner I'LL Have Another will come running at him again and I think they hit the wire in a Photo finish that leaves everyone screaming!!!!!!!
I think the only other horse with a shot is Went the Day Well.    If you make exacta box take 5,7,9
If you bet trifecta take 7,9 with 7,9 with ALL  ....then 5,7,9, with 5,7,9 with all    
If you want a larger box  5,6,7,9  

Bengals

Pressure point: Bengals
ESPN.com
There's no question that Lewis is a good coach. He's done what others have failed to do in Cincinnati. Lewis has become the franchise's winningest coach, holding the team together through the death of a player (wide receiver Chris Henry), an extended holdout by his franchise quarterback (Carson Palmer) and numerous arrests. But Lewis' track record is his team wins when expectations are low but disappoints when the anticipation is high. And the buzz has never been higher in recent years than the 2012 season.

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John Erardi, Enquirer, 3:20
C. Trent Rosecrans, CBS Sports baseball, 3:35
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The week ahead
Thursday: 6:05, Sports Talk, 700 WLW
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TweetDeck
I'm trying out TweetDeck. I have two questions for those that use it.
1. Can you change the background from black?
2. I use Mozilla Firefox and can't open it from my desktop using the download version of it.

(Cincinnati.com)

Classic Marty
Here is the podcast of the 4pm hour Tuesday. I played some of Marty's best calls throughout the hour. Calls included: 4,192, Marty's favorite call, Tom Browning's perfect game, Tom Seaver's no-hitter, Jr's 500th HR, Bruce's Clinchmas blast, "Tolan boots the ball", the Opening Day wallk-off HR by Ramon Hernandez.......
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Down on the Farm

Q/A with Ken Griffey Sr
BusLeaguesBaseball.com
CF: Speaking of Billy Hamilton, is he the real deal? Is that speed going to progress at each level, I know right now in High A ball he’s stealing bases with ease. Are there things you see that he’s going to continue to have to work on?
KG: Well, there’s always things he’s probably going to want to work on. But the only thing that you really can’t teach in this game is speed. That’s one thing that well above everyone else is how fast he is and how quick he is. That will stand out, he will steal his bases and do those things, and other things will come along with it. He’s learning, he’s playing shortstop here and a lot of stuff he does, he works at it every day. He doesn’t slack off, he takes the ground balls and fly balls or whatever he has to do in order to get better.

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UC basketball

From Twitter:

All signs point to 6-9 Chris Obekpa of Our Savior New American landing at Cincinnati, multiple sources told @SNYtv.Today is last signing day.
Adam Zagoria, @AdamZagoria

Bio/info on Obekpa

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Leading off
Reds leadoff spot this year
23 for 153 with 9 walks
Hits from #1: NYY 56, Braves 55, Cards 54, MLB average 39
Reds leadoff batter on base 32 times in 162 plate appearances
.150 BA (30th)/MLB average .256
.198 OBP (30th)/MLB average .320
.235 SLG (30th)
.433 OPS (30th)
15 runs (29th)

Stubbs .094
Cozart .181
Phillips .208

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Reds

Heisey collects three hits, Braves batter Cueto

Rose to do one-man show at Belterra
Enquirer
Pete Rose hits the live stage Friday night at Belterra Casino Resort in what is basically a one-man show billed in various places on the internet as "An Evening With Pete Rose," or "4,192 -- The Making of the Hit King."

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Down on the Farm

Donnie Joseph is mowing them down at Double-A
6'3 190 LHP
3rd round pick 2009
Season: 4-0 0.45
17 games, 20 innings, 8 H, 4 BB, 30 K, .121 BAA

Reds farmhand retires 16 in a row in rare start

Hamilton 2 for 6, 2B, 3B, no stolen bases in doubleheader

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Stuff

Youkilis starts to work way back
Boston Herald
“We are going to get him three at-bats as a DH and he’s looked really great taking his ground balls,” Valentine said. “He was moving around, there was a bounce in his step. So he’ll start and we’ll get him enough of whatever it’s going to take (to) have him say he feels good.
“He’ll obviously go from DH to playing in the field and seeing some pitches.

Baseball beats math class, but barely
Salt Lake Tribune
Problem is, baseball is dying among a lot of kids.
And, to some extent, that’s baseball’s fault.
Giving a nod to TV, and advertisers, and big dollars, by scheduling World Series games late on school nights, so kids can’t watch those games is a shortsighted move. The Series should be the crowning moment of baseball, and to cut off the coming generation of sports fans from the opportunity of watching it is … stupid.
But the trouble is bigger than just that. Studies show that children are losing interest in baseball, in part because they are busy playing video games, riding skateboards and jumping into other more action-packed sports. A report in the Wall Street Journal last year stated that 11.5 million players of all ages did the baseball thing. That ranks fourth among the most popular team sports in the United States.

David West helps Pacers keep their heads
Indy Star
"He's our backbone," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "I don't know how else to say it. He's our leader. I can't say enough positive things about David West. I'm glad he is on our team."

A-10 is realignment winner thus far with addition of Butler, VCU

Angels fire hitting coach Mickey Hatcher

Kentucky Speedway boss confident traffic, parking woes resolved

ND payout to Weis keeps piling up

UC football announces inaugural open house

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ESPN: 30 for 30

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Bengals

7 strong hunches for 2012
SI
• Mohamed Sanu will be the second consecutive Bengals rookie receiver to show up and show up early. Karma owes Sanu a little something-something after he endured that cruel prank phone call on the first night of last month's draft, and I believe he's going to wind up having the last laugh when it comes to his career in Cincinnati starting roughly 24 hours later than he was first led to believe. The ex-Rutgers receiver is already off to an impressive start, easily standing out at last weekend's Bengals rookie minicamp, drawing both praise and a prediction of early contributions from head coach Marvin Lewis.
Cincinnati has a decent history of rookie impact from receivers, getting that monster debut season from first-rounder A.J. Green last year (65 catches for 1,057 yards and seven touchdowns), and a seven-touchdown showing from third-rounder Chris Henry in 2005. Sanu is an ideal complement to Green's outside speed and vertical game, and he'll work the inside and underneath routes with both precision and determination, pulling down plenty of catches in a crowd or despite solid coverage. NFL scouts worried about his ability to separate this spring, but come September, Sanu will be putting plenty of distance between himself and most of the league's other rookie receivers.

Cosell Talks: 2012 NFL Draft Post-Mortem
ESPN.com
The AFC team whose draft caught my attention was the Cincinnati Bengals. Let’s start with their second pick of the first round: Kevin Zeitler, the offensive guard from Wisconsin. I don’t know how the Bengals felt about the Zeitler/David DeCastro comparison, and we’ll likely never know because DeCastro had already been selected by the Steelers, but I felt that Zeitler was the more athletic and more complete guard prospect. Zeitler was very efficient in the zone-run game with his quick feet and sustained movement. He’s an excellent fit for (MORE)

Ultimate invasion of NFL Draft Grades
ColdHardFacts
.....very impressive draft haul at the top, assuming the players pan out as expected. There are also some gems in free agency, too. Green-Ellis was probably the most underrated back in football during his time at New England: a guy who consistently bangs out tough yards, scores a lot of TDs and never fumbles. All in all, an exciting off-season so far for the Bengals.
Fillability Grade: A

Jacob Bell to teach peers about game's risks
SI
He's hoping to raise the dialogue about the risks of head trauma and overall player safety for current and former players. But Bell was helped along by his contractual situation. Bell was due to make $6 million last season and $6 million this season under his contract with the Rams. Before the 2011 season, the Rams cut his 2011 pay to $3 million, and wiped out the last year on his contract. So Bell made $3 million in 2011 for St. Louis, was an unrestricted free agent, and signed a one-year, $890,000 deal with the Bengals.
I asked Bell: "If you were on your previous contract with the Rams, due to make $6 million this year, would you have retired?"
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UC’s Sweet 16 Run Recognized by Ohio Governor John Kasich

COLUMBUS – University of Cincinnati junior guard Cashmere Wright and assistant coach Darren Savino represented the Bearcats Tuesday at a reception at Governor John Kasich’s residence to honor the successes of numerous Ohio collegiate basketball programs at recent postseason tournaments.
Schools honored at the event along with Cincinnati included the men’s teams from Ohio University, Ohio State, Xavier, Wittenburg University and the College of Wooster as well as the women’s teams from Ashland University and University of Mount Union.
UC compiled a 26-11 record during the 2011-12 season, beating a school-record eight ranked teams while advancing to the BIG EAST Championship title game and the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. The Bearcats’ regional semifinal appearance was their first since 2001.
This past basketball season Ohio made NCAA tournament history when it became the first state to advance four teams to the Sweet 16, sending UC, Ohio, Ohio State and Xavier.
“Placing four Ohio teams into the Sweet 16 was amazing and the success of the smaller division schools was special as well,” Kasich told the group. “You helped spark the state and 11 million Ohioans are proud of you.”
Wright met Kasich, received a certificate of recognition and toured the residence. Wright later teamed with Ohio State guard Aaron Craft to defeat the governor and CBS Sports commentator Clark Kellogg in a best-of-three games competition of H-O-R-S-E.
“(Today’s visit) is an accomplishment of sorts,” Wright said. “Not many people get to experience what I did today. I am very blessed to have the opportunity.”
“It was a great experience,” Savino said. “The governor was a gracious host. He showed us he’s been working on his jump shot. It was my first time to visit the governor’s residence which made it special for me and I’m sure for Cashmere as well.”

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Listener photos

From Steve:
I followed the Red's to Atlanta Monday and wanted to share a couple pics of the Ballpark. The place was awesome...The fans were great and the atmosphere was as well..they really love their Braves down there.
If you haven't been yet...definatly add Turner Field to the list!

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Reds

If things stay as is for Reds vs Yankees this weekend:
Friday: Pettitte vs Arroyo
Saturday: Nova (sprained right foot Mon.) vs Bailey
Sunday: Cueto vs Sabathia

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3:05, ESPN 1530
Guest
Tom Gamble, Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown, 3:45
George Foster, 4:30
Topics
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Guest at 6:10 tonight

"Author David Vince, a double-amputee who coached baseball in the college and high school ranks over three decades, tells his inspriational life story in his forthcoming memoir.
As a baseball coach in the collegiate and high school ranks for 29 years, David earned 470 victories – despite the fact that he walks on two prosthetic legs and never played the game of baseball himself.
Vince is a former head coach of Campbellsville University in Kentucky, where he led the team to a Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship in 1987 – the first baseball conference championship in the history of the school."

Book info HERE

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Pete Rose

ESPN doubles up on '30 for 30' documentary series
NY Times
The first digital short, by Eric Drath, which will be posted Tuesday on Grantland, is an interview with Pete Rose, whose gambling on baseball earned him a lifetime ban in 1989. Rose, 71, Major League Baseball’s hits leader, is interviewed at the barren-looking shopping mall in Las Vegas where he signs autographs and other memorabilia, as employees act as barkers to lure shoppers into the store.

Watch the video

ESPN: Rose Here Now

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Bengals

            The Bengals today waived G Chris Riley, who did not pass the team physical. Riley, a first-year player from Illinois State, was acquired by Cincinnati on May 8, on waivers from Washington.

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Largest field ever for Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown

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Reds

Save
Last week we discussed the merits of having a designated "closer" and saving your best bullpen arm until the 9th inning. I have always believed it should be up to the official scorer to award the save. The decision should be based on which pitcher faced the most pressurized/game in the balance situation.
Example: Last night Sean Marshall got the save. Yet Aroldis Chapman saved the game.
The Reds led 3-1 in the bottom of the 8th last night.
Chapman: Enters in 8th inning...2 runners on, 1 out
Faced heart of order: McCann (FO), Chipper (BB), Heyward (K) with bases loaded.
Marshall: Started 9th inning
Faced bottom/top order: Diaz (1B), Hinske (FO), Bourn (K), Prado (K)

Which pitcher faced a more difficult situation?

Homer
Last night was Bailey's 5th quality start in 7 starts this season.
QS by staff
6 Cueto
5 Bailey
4 Arroyo
2 Latos
2 Leake
Bailey has more QS than Beckett, Santana, Sabathia, Haren, Price and Lee.
Only 23 ML pitchers have more than 5 quality starts this season.
The ML best is 7 by five different pitchers.

More on getaway games
The Reds are 10-1 in final games of series this season.
5 times they won to avoid a sweep
5 times they won to take the series
1 time lost to miss sweeping a series.

Doc: Would Youk be good fit with Reds?

Return on Cueto investment
Johnny Cueto since start of 2011 season:
13-5 2.03
204.1 innings
162 hits
55 BB/135 K
1.06 WHIP

Cueto contract
4 years/$27M (2011-14), plus 2015 club option
signed extension with Cincinnati 1/26/11 (avoided arbitration)
11:$3.4M
12:$5.4M
13:$7.4M
14:$10M
15:$10M club option ($0.8M buyout)
(Cot's Baseball)

Cozart back to #2?
Zack is down to .254/.307 for the season.
Last 18 games: .222
18 games batting leadoff: .190/.232
12 games batting #2: .354/.415

Heisey
Chris Heisey was 3 for 3 last night
Ryan Ludwick is 3 for 26 (.115) with 14 K since April 27.....and 5 for last 31 (all singles). Ludwick has 25 K in 76 AB.
What are the odds we get this from Dusty as he explains a start for Ludwick?:
"We've gotta get Luddy going. This is a better match-up for Luddy, based on the low balls Hudson throws on Tuesday night's at home in May. Fans don't understand all that goes into this. Ralph Garr used to tell me......."

Frazier
Last four starts: 1 for 14 with 8 K

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Reds

Phillips keys late rally as Reds win in Atlanta

Video: Homer Bailey dealing last night

Sarcasm
From listener Randy
"How much longer can we tolerate Homer as a starting pitcher? He gave up a run tonight which almost cost the Reds the game. Only five of his last six starts can be considered quality starts. Trading him might solve our problems protecting Votto so he starts getting better pitches to hit or improve our problems at lead off, in left field,  and at third base all at the same time. I cannot think of a more pressing issue this club needs to address. He only made it to the seventh inning tonight. We fans can no longer tolerate this."

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Facing Chapman, hitters don't stand a chance
Wall Street Journal
Chapman is currently on pace to throw 86 2/3 innings. Since 1921, only one pitcher with at least 85 innings struck out more than 40% of batters he faced: the Astros' Brad Lidge, who K'd 157 of 369 hitters in 2003 (42.5%).

Down on the Farm

Donald Lutz was 5 for 5 with his 11th home run (tied league lead) and three RBI (34) in the Bakersfield win. Billy Hamilton was 0 for 5 and his now down to .346. He's hitting .250 in May.

Walk-off grand slams in Reds' history
Reds historian Greg Rhodes called in to the Inside Pitch last night.
He pointed out there have been three walk-off grand slams in franchise history.
1. Sammy Byrd, a pinch-hit walk-off grand slam on May 23, 1936
2. Adam Dunn, 2006
3. Joey Votto, Sunday

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Bengals

Hoard: Scott hopes for bigger role in backfield

Humble pie served Kirkpatrick well

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Stuff

Cardinals
Defensive mistakes send Cardinals to 4th straight loss.
Since starting 9-3 the Cardinals have gone 11-12. The Cardinals have not led after an inning since the 6th inning Friday night, a span of 33 innings.

Padres believe in Volquez:“We liked the arm when we acquired him. He's done great work with our pitching coach. He is a guy that you look at the internal numbers, they're great,” manager Bud Black said Saturday night after Volquez's start, the righty's second straight win.

Princeton High School celebrates "Josh Harrison Night" at Reds vs Pirates on June 5

Wall Street Journal: 26 things a pro athlete should not say

Former UK basketball player arrested on sex charges

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Why Wrigley Field must be destroyed
Wall Street Journal
Having not won a World Series since 1908, and having last appeared on that stage in 1945—a war year in which the professional leagues were still populated by has-beens and freaks—the Chicago Cubs must contemplate the only solution that might restore the team to glory: Tear down Wrigley Field.

 
Remember Baseball Digest?
EVANSTON, IL (May 15, 2012) — Baseball Digest, the authoritative source of information on American baseball since 1942, will relaunch as a full-color glossy with September’s 70th anniversary issue. Along with its customary editorial content, the magazine will now offer fans exclusive insider scouting reports from ProScouting. Norman Jacobs, publisher of Baseball Digest, announced the relaunch.
With the release of its September 2012 issue, Baseball Digest will debut a new design and format and begin providing fans with content from veteran Major League Baseball scouts that has never before been public. Under the deal, Baseball Digest has sole rights to publish ProScouting materials previously available only to industry insiders. Published six times per year, Baseball Digest will continue to cover fan favorites, such as profiles of current stars, rankings, rosters and season-ending features on its all-star rookie team.
“For the first time in the history of baseball, a media platform will offer fans direct, unfiltered access to scouting information complied by multiple impartial MLB scouts with vast combined experience,” Jacobs said. “It’s a revolutionary development in the field of closely guarded player evaluations and by coupling this new content with our time-honored editorial, we expect our magazine’s circulation will reflect fans’ excitement over it.”
Baseball Digest will transition from a 48-page black-and-white publication to a four-color 80-100-page magazine. The first redesigned issue hits newsstands Sept. 4, 2012. Subscriptions are available for $24.95 at BaseballDigest.com. For advertising information, contact Irene Froehlich at (708) 456-9247.

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Reds

Big Red Machine bobblehead for May: George Foster


CINCINNATI (May 9, 2012) — The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame & Museum’s 2012 Big Red Machine bobblehead series, presented by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, continues in May with the release of the George Foster bobblehead, the second in the six bobblehead collection.
The George Foster bobbleheads are free with full-price paid admission to the Reds Hall of Fame & Museum on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in May while supplies last.
There is a strict limit of one bobblehead per ticket purchaser per day and the limited number of bobbleheads available for public distribution are expected to will go quickly.
George Foster was one of the most feared sluggers of his era, belting a club-record 52 home runs in his 1977 Most Valuable Player season and pacing the National League in RBI each season from 1976-1978. Inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 2003, Foster ranks fifth on the franchise’s all-time home run list.
The best way to ensure a bobblehead is through the purchase of a museum membership. For more information or to purchase a membership, please visit the membership page on redsmuseum.org or call (513) 765-7923.

George Foster Night May 16 at Tap House Grill
Meet George and receive a signed bobblehead at a special event at The Tap House Grill on Wednesday, May 16 at 6 p.m.
Each event ticket includes an opportunity to meet George, participation in a Q&A session, a full dinner buffet and drink ticket and an autographed 2012 Reds Hall of Fame George Foster bobblehead.
The event will take place at The Tap House Grill located at 8740 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45236.
Each guest will receive their signed Foster bobblehead as they leave the event. There is a limit of one bobblehead per ticket purchaser. George will not be signing any other items at this event.
Tickets are $40 for museum members, $45 for non-members. Space is limited. For tickets, please call: 513-765-7921 or online at redsmuseum.org.