RHM has been up and down a lot the last few days as Dreamhost tries to get their act together. At least it's better than my last host, which went down for brief, scheduled maintenance…last November.

I kinda doubt that it's MY big fat 200 hits a day bringing down my hosts, but I can't ignore the fact that the problem seems to follow me. Maybe I've got a bad vibe. Maybe it's time to forgive Bronson Arroyo.

Nah.

In any event, all this down time makes it difficult for me to get anything written. As soon as I sit down to make fun of the Cardinals for having their asses handed to them, Cubs-style, by the Braves, I find that RHM won't load. Then I get distracted doing something else, like chipping all the paint off my toenails, and before I know it, the evening is gone and I haven't even noticed that my site is back up.

Long story short, my toenails are naked and it's bedtime, but I wanted to get down a few bullet points tonight, if only to celebrate the fact that I can:

• Did Edwin Encarnación get hurt when I wasn't looking? Or is his being benched for playing well in addition to errors these days?
• Eric Milton always looks so sad. Even when he's doing well, those big doe eyes always look on the verge of tears. I think we should start calling him Eeyore.
• Speaking of Milton, I am so glad that we sacrificed Austin Kearns and Felipe Lopez so that Milton could give up a grand slam tonight. In the seventh inning. With a pitch count over 100. It's moments like that that really bring the Reds community together. In this case, in a collective scream of “Why is he still pitching??”

Sleep tight everyone. Brian Shackelford is on the loose.

Yes, that's right, everyone's favorite lustful reliever has been cleared from the malicious accusations made by a random, cruel-hearted Milwaukeean bitch. Call him back up, Krivsky! He should've never been sent down in the first place. What happened to innocent until proven guilty? Free Love Shack!

The Reds swept the series and brought their winning streak to four today with a 4-6 come-from-behind win over the Rockies.

Elizardo Ramirez, freshly returned from an All-Star break in Class A Dayton, worked seven innings of three-run, seven-hit baseball. David Weathers took over in the seventh and allowed no runs on one hit and one walk. Todd Coffey put in one inning of no-run ball for the win. Eddie Guardado gave up his first run as a Red in the ninth. It was a solo shot and only one-third of the Reds lead, so he still got the save.

Assuming you're OK with the idea of Dewayne Wise in right field at all after Chris Denorfia won the game last night, you might be OK with the fact that he was leading off. Or you might, at least, concede that there aren't any clearly better choices, what with Ryan Freel still nursing a problem shoulder and Brandon Phillips slumping like mad. Of course, you could also make the point that Wise himself is slumping, seeing as he hasn't yet gotten a hit at the major league level. Phillips at least sacrificed in the team's first run in the fourth inning.

Thankfully for the Reds, the eighth inning existed. Adam Dunn led off with a solo shot, and despite the voice of Chris Welch ringing in everyone's ears reminding us that a home run can be a rally killer, Ken Griffey, Jr. and Edwin Encarnación singled. Scott Hatteberg sacrificed them over to get the tying and go-ahead runs into scoring position.

The Rox walked Javier Valentín, as well they should. They were the team that witnessed his seven RBI night on two home runs, one from each side of the plate.

Phillips lined out, but late-inning offensive substitution Rich Aurilia singled to put the Reds in the lead. But they weren't done yet! Royce Clayton doubled in two more runs to give the Reds their final score. You know, if this “everyday shortstop” thing doesn't work out, Clayton could have a valuable role to play as a pinch hitter.

The win brings the Reds' record to 49-44. They take today off before the Mets come to town on Tuesday. Eric Milton takes on Mike Pelfrey.

So I'm watching a little of the Sunday night baseball on ESPN. The Cubs are up on the Mets 5-1 in the bottom of the fourth. Nice, I think. The Mets come to Cincy this week; maybe losing to the Cubs will bring them down to earth a little. I finish my Spinach Chicken salad from Wendy's and wander off.

Fast forward several hours. I consider mentioning that the Mets lost to the Cubs in my game wrap and go check the final score. Oh, the Mets didn't lose? 13-7. Huh.

It wasn't until I noticed the 11-run sixth inning that my jaw dropped.

After Mets shortstop Chris Woodward flied out, and with the help of a fielding error, the Mets loaded the bases to set up Carlos Floyd for the grand slam.

A walk and a catching error set up Endy Chavez to single in the fifth run of the inning, which paled in comparison when the Mets loaded them up again and (after Woodward made the second out) Carlos Beltran hit another grand slam.

But that's only nine runs, you might say. Well, David Wright hit a two-run shot two batters later to bring in two more before Ramon Castro robbed Woodward of the chance to provide the third out as well.

The best part of all is that, because of the two errors, no runs after the first grand slam were earned. I would say that the best part of all is that Glendon Rusch pitched two scoreless innings at the end of the game, but the Mets probably weren't really trying anymore by that point.

So, that's what we've got to look forward to on Tuesday. Thank goodness we've got Gary Majewski to get us out of any jams.

I've created a Human League entry for Brandon Phillips. JinAZ doesn't have a corresponding entry yet (something about a new baby or something), but we can add a link to that later. I wouldn't put off reading the HL entry, though; I've got a picture of his girlfriend and everything.

I've also added a section to the Bronson Arroyo Human League with those spring training photos. Enjoy!