http://reds.mlbnewsblog.com Updated with the latest Major League Baseball News! Fri, 16 May 2008 20:15:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Imagine being Jeremy Sowers for a second. You've just been called up from Triple-A Buffalo to pitch in tonight's... http://reds.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/16/jeremy-sowers-has-clevelands-staff-reputation-to-uphold-yahoo-sports/ With Barry Bonds currently out of work and teams looking to improve their lot in MLB, the Shunned One's name... http://reds.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/16/why-the-cincinnati-reds-should-sign-barry-bonds-yahoo-sports/ Ken Griffey Jr. owed Cincinnati Reds teammate Josh Fogg $1,500, and paying by check just wouldn't do. So when Fogg arrived in the Reds clubhouse Wednesday, he found his locker filled with 150,000 pennies -- 60 boxes, each weighing 16 pounds and containing $25 worth of pennies. "Basically, it's like ... http://reds.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/15/griffey-pays-off-fogg-in-pennies-ap/ The game between the Florida Marlins and Cincinnati Reds scheduled for Thursday night was postponed because of poor weather. No makeup date was set for the finale of the scheduled four-game series. The Reds had won the first three games. Steady rain that wasn't forecast to stop for several hours ... http://reds.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/15/marlins-reds-postponed-because-of-poor-weather-ap/ The Seattle Mariners have the worst record in the major leagues. Are they the worst team in the major leagues? http://reds.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/15/mariners-dreadful-start-could-mean-trouble-for-mclaren-yahoo-sports/ Paul Janish's first day in the major leagues ended with a game-winning hit and a bloody nose. He won't forget either one. The Cincinnati Reds blew a six-run lead in the ninth Wednesday night, but Janish singled home the tiebreaking run in only his second big-league at-bat for a 7-6, ... http://reds.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/14/reds-recover-for-7-6-win-over-marlins-in-10-innings-ap/ The Dodgers' top pitching prospect is on the cusp of a call-up, and fact soon will be separated from fiction. http://reds.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/14/clayton-kershaws-great-expectations-yahoo-sports/ Shortstop Jeff Keppinger will be sidelined for 4-to-6 weeks with a broken left kneecap, leaving the Cincinnati Reds without their best clutch hitter and their most consistent hitter so far. Keppinger fouled a pitch off his knee during a 5-3 win over Florida on Tuesday night. He stayed in the ... http://reds.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/14/keppinger-to-miss-4-6-weeks-with-broken-kneecap-ap/ Cincinnati Reds shortstop Jeff Keppinger was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a fractured left kneecap. http://reds.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/14/reds-ss-keppinger-placed-on-dl-pa-sportsticker/ The Cincinnati Reds called up rookie infielder Paul Janish to replace injured shortstop Jeff Keppinger. Keppinger was put on the 15-day disabled list after suffering a broken left kneecap when he fouled off a ball in Tuesday night's game. Janish, who will make his major league debut when he plays, ... http://reds.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/14/reds-call-up-if-janish-ap/