ByThe Reds are ready to take the field, but the Cards aren’t getting out of their way. Help Votto bean those Redbirds to clean up the field and get the game underway.
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ByLast Game
The Reds shutout the lowly Pirates, 6-0 to end the 2009 season. But nobody cares about last year. That’s the past.
Next Game
The first game of the season. Aaron Harang starts the first game of the season for the Cincinnati Reds, battling familiar foe Chris Carpenter for the division rival St. Louis Cardinals. Game-time is 1:10pm EDT, and the game will be broadcast on the Reds Radio network, as well as Fox Sports Ohio. It’s a good afternoon to skip work.
Weekend Cuts
Over the weekend, the Reds finally made the cuts to the roster they’d been promising for weeks. Jaden Burton, Aroldis Chapman, Justin Lehr, Matt Maloney, Travis Wood, Wilkin Castillo, Chris Burke, and Drew Sutton were all sent to Triple A Louisville. Surprisingly, Kip Wells was released. He had youngster-blocker written all over him. Aaron Miles and Wladimir Balentien also did not make the team.
This means Logan Ondrusek, Juan Francisco, Layce Nix, Miguel Cairo, and Mike Leake made the team. Leake beat out Wood for the 5th starter spot, but will not be placed on the Major League roster until it’s time for his start against the Chicago Cubs on April 11.
You can read quotes from Walt Jocketty and Dusty Baker explaining their moves here.
What to Say to Sound Smart at the Water Cooler
Harang is starting his 5th consecutive Opening Day for the Reds. That is tied for the most in a row with Pete Donohue and Mario Soto. Soto holds the total record number of starts at 6.
By| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indians | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| Reds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 1 |
The Cincinnati Reds (12-16-3) played the Cleveland Indians to close out the inaugural 2010 Cactus League season and tied yesterday. And nobody cares because OPENING DAY IS TOMORROW!
Ahem. Excuse me, I seem to be a little excited BECAUSE REAL BASEBALL IS ABOUT TO BEGIN!
Seriously, I haven’t looked this forward to a Reds season since the apocalyptic day that the Reds hired Dusty Baker to doom themselves to crapitude for the next 3 years.
But that doesn’t matter because OPENING DAY IS TOMORROW!
As for the last meaningless game of the spring, Homer Bailey copied his peers and also wasn’t very good, allowing 6 runs over 6 innings. The offense was solid, though, scoring 10 thanks to a 5-run 7th.
Tomorrow, the Reds open the 2010 season against the St. Louis Cardinals. In case you can’t tell, I can’t wait.
By| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reds | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Indians | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 12 | 1 |
The Cincinnati Reds (12-16-2) aren’t exactly hitting their stride as Opening Day approaches, especially their starting pitchers.
It was Bronson Arroyo’s turn to suck–isn’t it always– against the Cleveland Indians (19-9). He allowed 10 runs in 4 innings, which is dreadful. And it doesn’t make it all that much better when I let you know that only 5 of those runs were earned. He topped off his crappy pitching with a throwing error during the score-tastic 3rd inning. Arroyo did allow 11 hits and 3 walks in those 4 innings of “work”, so he clearly had no control. If only there were a time of year for pitchers to work on such things.
The Reds did have a lead for the barest of moments thanks to a Brandon Phillips “Rally-Killer” in the 2nd inning. Jonny Gomes, Miguel Cairo, and Paul Janish drove in the other runs in the losing effort.
ByLast Game
Johnny Cueto fought through a tight back against the Rangers and thanks to the offense, managed to not get the loss. The Reds won in walk-off fashion 7-6.
Next Game
There are only 2 Spring Training games left for Cincinnati. The penultimate one is in Goodyear against Cleveland at 10:05pm EDT. Bronson Arroyo starts, followed by Jared Burton, Mike Lincoln, and Arthur Rhodes.
It’s Just a Flesh Wound
John Fay said it best, “So much for serious cuts.” For the last week, Baker and the Reds had been pointing to after the Vegas game as the time they would make a substantial move to get the roster from 40 to the Opening Day 25. Yesterday, they didn’t come close to that. The cuts were Carlos Fisher, Corky Miller, and nobody else.
The roster now stands at 38, which is 13 more than MLB allows. Lots of players will continue to stew with worry. Hopefully, no one gets any ulcers from this.
What to Say to Sound Smart at the Water Cooler
Of the 38 players left, Wladimir Balentien, Mike Lincoln, and Nick Masset are the ones without options.
