Jason Wayne Standridge was born November 9, 1978 in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended Hewitt-Trussville High School in Trussville, Alabama where he was the captain of the baseball and football teams. He was home-schooled until the 10th grade.

According to his bio on Reds.com, he is single, but I distinctly remember a wife being mentioned at the end of last season when the both of them were approached to be contestants on Fear Factor. So I'm not sure whether the bio is old or if there's been a change in marital status since then.

He is also the proud winner of the Hottest Red Award for 2005 as awarded by me. Or, rather, he would be the proud winner if he had any clue that he'd won.

Jason Standridge is a right-handed reliever for the Reds. He’s a big guy at 6’4″ and throws kinda hard. He began his tenure with the 2006 team in the middle of June when the Reds bought his contract to replace that of Rick White.

Here’s his requisite stuff I’m copying from his profile on Reds.com to fill space until I do the research appropriately:

• Made a career-high 34 apps for the Rangers and Reds
• was a non-roster invitee to Rangers spring training
• began the regular season at Class AAA Oklahoma and made 15 apps there before his contract was purchased by Tex on 6/17
• made a pair of relief apps for the Rangers, on 6/19 vs Was (0.2ip, 4h, 3er, 1ibb, 0k) and on 6/20 at LAA (1.2ip, 3h, 0r, 0bb, 2k, 1wp), before he was designated for assignment on 6/24
• on 6/30 refused an outright assignment to the minor leagues and became a free agent
• the next day was signed by the Reds to a minor league contract
• made 2 apps for Class AAA Louisville, on 7/2 and 7/3 vs Indianapolis, before he was promoted to the Reds on 7/5
• finished the season in Cin
• posted a 0.53era in his first 15 apps for the Reds through 8/13, then in 8g from 8/14-8/31 posted a 13.50era before finishing the season with a 2.70era in 9 apps in September/October
• from 7/16-8/13 did not allow a run in 14 consecutive apps (16ip)
• the 14-game and 16-inning scoreless streaks both were the longest by any Reds pitcher in 2005
• earned his first Major League victories on 7/16 vs Col (7-6 win) and 7/27 at LA (7-6 win)
• suffered his 2 losses in consecutive apps on 8/16 vs SF (10-8 loss) and 8/20 vs Ari (6-2 loss).

Jason Standridge is a right-handed reliever for the Reds. He's a big guy at 6'4″ and throws kinda hard. He began his tenure with the 2006 team in the middle of June when the Reds bought his contract to replace that of Rick White.

Here's his requisite stuff I'm copying from his profile on Reds.com to fill space until I do the research appropriately:

• Made a career-high 34 apps for the Rangers and Reds
• was a non-roster invitee to Rangers spring training
• began the regular season at Class AAA Oklahoma and made 15 apps there before his contract was purchased by Tex on 6/17
• made a pair of relief apps for the Rangers, on 6/19 vs Was (0.2ip, 4h, 3er, 1ibb, 0k) and on 6/20 at LAA (1.2ip, 3h, 0r, 0bb, 2k, 1wp), before he was designated for assignment on 6/24
• on 6/30 refused an outright assignment to the minor leagues and became a free agent
• the next day was signed by the Reds to a minor league contract
• made 2 apps for Class AAA Louisville, on 7/2 and 7/3 vs Indianapolis, before he was promoted to the Reds on 7/5
• finished the season in Cin
• posted a 0.53era in his first 15 apps for the Reds through 8/13, then in 8g from 8/14-8/31 posted a 13.50era before finishing the season with a 2.70era in 9 apps in September/October
• from 7/16-8/13 did not allow a run in 14 consecutive apps (16ip)
• the 14-game and 16-inning scoreless streaks both were the longest by any Reds pitcher in 2005
• earned his first Major League victories on 7/16 vs Col (7-6 win) and 7/27 at LA (7-6 win)
• suffered his 2 losses in consecutive apps on 8/16 vs SF (10-8 loss) and 8/20 vs Ari (6-2 loss).

Despite taking the lead four times, the Reds just weren't able to come up with the win in a 7-8 affair against the Brewers. Poor pitching performances from two guys you actually expect to pitch well were more than the team could overcome.

Aaron Harang had a rough outing. He allowed five runs (earned) on 10 hits and two walks through six plus innings. He was still in the lead when he left the game, though he put the ball into the hands of Kent Mercker with two runners in scoring position.

Mercker promptly allowed those runners to score, plus one of his own for the blown save. His line ended up at one run one on hit through one inning.

Jason Standridge pitched a scoreless eighth. Yay Standridge!!

Todd Coffey not so much. He didn't get an out in the ninth before allowing two runs (earned) on four hits to give up the walk-off for the blown save and the loss. The good news is that they were in Milwaukee, so the crowd didn't boo him.

Austin Kearns had a two-run home run, which it feels like he's been due for a long time. Ken Griffey, Jr. also had a home run (plus two other RBI) and continues his steady march to the top of the record books. Adam Dunn went 3-for-5 with an RBI and one run scored. It would have been two runs scored if Ryan Freel hadn't pinch run for him. Rich Aurilia had the other RBI when he singled in Dunn in the first.

The loss brings the Reds' record to 44-39 and is just a general bummer. Tomorrow, Bronson Arroyo tries to stop the losing streak at three as he faces off against Doug Davis at 2:05 p.m.

The Los Angeles Times suspects that the Reds will be interested in recently DFA'd Jeff Weaver:

Stoneman will have even less leverage in trade talks for Weaver, who is expected to draw interest from several National League clubs, including the Dodgers, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and San Diego.

Meanwhile, the Chicago Tribune thinks that Maddux could help round out the Reds' rotation:

In his last 12 starts, Maddux is 2-8 with a 6.72 ERA. He's not the guy a contender is going to want at the front of its rotation. But he could help a lot of teams round out a group of starters, with a chance to become a difference-maker if he gets 10 to 12 starts down the stretch.
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While teams like Texas and Minnesota could use him, Maddux's value would appear to be greater in the National League, where he has spent his whole career. It's questionable how well his repertoire of finesse pitches would hold up against American League lineups. But for teams like the Dodgers, Padres, Cardinals, Reds or Brewers, he could be a key addition.

Don't get me wrong; I have faith in the talent-evaluation ability of Wayne Krivsky. It's the pool of talent he has to evaluate that I'm concerned about.