Experience the boundless rage of the Crack Technical Staff and the growing blasé-ness of the Red Hot Mama on this week’s episode of the Red Hot Broadcast. We talk about the following topics with varying levels of passion and interest:

• The misuse of Homer Bailey (yeah, you kinda saw that coming)
• The misuse of Gary Majewski (i.e. ANY use of Gary Majewski)
• Four ridiculous ways to improve the team (or maybe they’re not so ridiculous after all)
• Tour of the NLC (hint: they’re not as bad as the Reds!)
• Coming up: one of the few teams worse off than Cincinnati (but still don’t mess with Teixiera)

Episode 60: I Can’t Believe How Bad This Team Is (19.7MB, 28:44)

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Jon, aka my beloved Crack Technical Staff, and I are finally in da house after over a week of being out of touch. Between moving and an extended week at Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH, we’re a little behind on the Reds news, but we recorded 20-or-so minutes of stuff for you anyway.Here’s what we talk about:

• Majewski’s back so the bullpen’s finally fixed!
• Livingston pitches great, so he’s sent down.
• Hamilton’s back.
• Bailey Saturday. Maybe? Why?
• Here we go ’round the Central.

Episode 59: What Did We Miss? (14.6MB, 21:17)

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This week on the Red Hot Broadcast, the Crack Technical Staff and I discuss why, when the Reds suck just the same as they always have, we’re not the happy-go-lucky smart alecs we usually are. We can’t count on the team to provide good baseball for our enjoyment, so we’ll endeavor to enjoy bad baseball.It’s all about your attitude, people.

We also talk about:

• Brandon Phillips‘ 22-game hitting streak
• The surprising influence of the bereavement list
• The surprising lack of influence of Josh Hamilton lately
• The importance of beating the Nationals
• Can you believe it? They finally filed that grievance!

Episode 58: Finding the Fun (20.2MB, 29:18)

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This week on the podcast the CTS and I chat about the Reds recent horrible play. We discuss whether it will help the team more to have sent down Edwin Encarnaci´n or to have DL’d Eric Milton. We’ll talk about how the rest of the NLC is faring.Oh, and cat vomit makes an appearance in this episode.

Episode 57: Edwin, and Milton, and the Bullpen–oh my! (12.2MB, 17:52)

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This week on the podcast, I need blood pressure medicine or a good stiff drink as we talk about:

• The trade of Chris Denorfia
• The Reds’ performance this week
• Narron’s shortcoming and whether there’s anyone better out there
• The CTS wants to see Bailey in the bullpen
• Other teams in the NLC that I could follow that would give me less gritting of teeth
• Tony LaRussa’s rant against this poem in a St Louis paper.
• Curt Schilling offers you $1,000,000 to vouch for his blood.

Episode 56: Deep Breathing (21.5MB, 31:19)

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