May
Reds hitting coach Chris Chambliss got some attention from the local media thanks to the improvement of the offense under his tutelage. He would be fired a few months later, apparently as part of Wayne Krivsky's war on scoring runs.

The Reds went into this month close to the top of the division. They battled the Cardinals for the number 1 spot and got it. Gotta love beating the Cards.

Episode 11 of the podcast marked a change in format, as the Crack Technical Staff joined me for a weekly conversation about the team. You guys must like him, because this episode remains the single-most downloaded episode of them all.

Remember when Griffey went on the DL in the last month's recap? On May 11, he finally returned. In his first game back, he smacked a walk-off homer.

This was the month of Baseball 101, a special event for woman baseball fans, which does nothing to actually teach anything about baseball. It was only OK, but I got to meet a couple interesting people.

Tiny Casey was kidnapped! It didn't get the media coverage I thought it deserved.

The Reds designated Dave Williams for assignment, even though he had an option, thus making the trade of Sean Casey, in essence, a complete loss. The Reds traded Williams to the Mets where he would see the postseason, thus making the trade of himself, in essence, a complete win.

Certainly the best local car ad ever was created right here in Redsland.

The Reds ended the month of May with a 29-24 record, still second in the NLC and one of only two teams above .500 in the division. Really, the Ford Commercial was the best thing going on.