Together We Achieve | A Cincinnati Reds Franchise

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I am starting a franchis with the Cincinnati Reds on MLB 10: The Show. Hope to get some followers. This is the first franchise I have ever done, but been a long time follower of many franchises through different sports on this website.

Difficulty: All-Star
Sliders: Perfect Sliders (OS guy)

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CINCINNATI FANS READY FOR BASEBALL

CINCINNATI, OH-Reds fans everywhere seem to ready for the 2010 to begin. The team had an average spring, but manager Dusty Baker seems high on this ball club. "I think we will be able to put a quality baseball team on the field day-in and day-out. Its all about consistency here in the MLB and this team looks to be the most consistent team I've had since being with the Reds club" said Baker.

We also caught up with former Reds' Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst Joe Morgan to get his thoughts on this years version of the Reds. "It looks like Cincinnati will have a team that they can root for deep into the season this year. They have some solid bats, and a few good starting pitchers. If they can win some games early to get confidence for their younger players, there is no reason that this team will not be able to compete for the NL Central in 2010. The division seems up for grabs with really 4 teams that look to compete for the playoffs this year" Morgan said.

As for what the Reds will look like this season, Baker released the depth chart last night for the opening series against St. Louis. An interesting change from spring training is the movement of the speedy Drew Stubbs from the leadoff spot to the 7 hole in the line up. Taking his place as the leadoff man will be Orlando Cabrera, a newly aquired player this offseason. Baker said of the move: "this move will help us win baseball games early on. Drew is a young, solid baseball player who will be able to see some good at-bats from the lower spot in the lineup. Orlando is a seasoned veteran and we are extremely happy he is on our club this year. He will truly be an asset to this organization, and I feel like he will provide for some RBI's from his leadoff spot."

Below is the Reds defensive depth chart, as well as the opening day lineup Dusty Baker is planning to use.

Cincinnati Reds 2010 Depth Chart
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH	5TH
C	Ramon Hernandez	Ryan Hannigan
1B	Joey Votto	Miguel Cairo
2B	Brandon Phillips	Miguel Cairo	Paul Janish
3B	Scott Rolen	Paul Janish	Miguel Cairo
SS	Orlando Cabrera	Paul Janish	Miguel Cairo
LF	Jonny Gomes	Laynce Nix	Chris Heisey
CF	Drew Stubbs	Chris Heisey
RF	Jay Bruce	Laynce Nix	Chris Heisey
DH	Johnny Gomes	Miguel Cairo	Scott Rolen
SP	Aaron Harang	Johnny Cueto	Bronson Arroyo	Mike Leake	Homer Bailey
RP	Micah Owings LRP	Nick Masset MRP	Daniel Ray Herrera MRP	Mike Lincoln MRP
CL	Francisco Cordero CL	Arthur Rhodes SU	Carlos Fisher SU

Batting Lineup:

1. Orlando Cabrera
2. Brandon Phillips
3. Joey Votto
4. Scott Rolen
5. Jay Bruce
6. Jonny Gomes
7. Drew Stubbs
8. Ramon Hernandez
9. Pitcher Spot

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April 5th- Cincinnati Enquirer

OPENING DAY IS UPON US AT LAST
The exhibitions are on exhibit where they belong. Opening Day to the regular season is here and the Reds will take on division rival St. Louis at Great American Ballpark.

Dusty Baker looks to have the club ready for the grueling six-month campaign, and he's giving the ball to Aaron Harang on opening day.

Few questions still remain for the Reds. Who will emerge as the main offensive threat? Will having rookie Mike Leake in the rotation hurt the Reds? The youngster has yet to throw a Minor League pitch. Also, are the playoffs in this teams future?

All these questions and more will be answered in the coming days and weeks. Sit back Reds fans, and enjoy the 2010 season!

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REDS SURVIVE 9TH INNING RALLY, BEAT CARDS

CINCINNATI, OH- The Reds took the field for opening day for the 8th time at Great American Ballpark yesterday. The Reds prevailed, beating the Cardinals 3-2.

The scoring got off for the Reds in the bottom of the 3rd, as Ramon Hernandez stood on second and Orlando Cabrera stepped up to the plate. He delivered a single to centerfield to score the first run of the year and give Cincinnati a 1-0 lead. The same situation emerged in the 5th and Cabrera stepped to the plate again, with Hernandez on second base, and again Cabrara delivers the RBI single to give the Reds the 2-0 opening day lead.

Aaron Harang pitched an incredible game for the Reds and left after 8 solid innings of work, surrendering just 3 hits and no runs. Closing pitcher Francisco Cordero took the mound to save the win for Harang. The Cardinals has other intentions, however. After retiring the first batter of the inning, Ryan Ludwick took CCordero deep to right field, and the score was cut in half, 2-1. The next batter, Yadier Molina took a Cordero slider down the left field line for 2 bases, and CF Colby Rasmus was able to knock him in at his at bat. Dusty Baker replaced Cordero with Nick Masset from the the pen, who was able to get out of the inning with the game tied.

The leadoff man for the Reds was Joey Votto, who laced a double down the right field line to kick off the home half of the 9th. With that, Scott Rolen came to bat. He was called on to bunt Votto over to third. He placed the bunt perfectly down the third baseline, just fair, and St. Louis pitcher Jason Motte was forced to play the ball. He fielded the ball clean and slung it to first base. The ball sailed 5 feet over Pujols out-stretched glove, and Votto took home, to give the Reds game 1 of the season.

Tomorrow, the Reds will pitch Johnny Cueto (0-0, 0.00) against St. Louis stud pitcher Adam Wainwright (0-0, 0.00)

MLB Scoreboard | St. Louis Cardinals (0-0) at Cincinnati Reds (0-0)
April 5, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	3
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	5	0
WIN: Nick Masset (1-0) LOSS: Jason Motte (0-1)

Scoring Summary
			STL	CIN
CIN	3rd	Cabrera singles to center. Hernandez scores.	0	1
CIN	5th	Cabrera singles to center. Hernandez scores.	0	2
STL	9th	Ludwick homerun to right.	1	2
STL	9th	Rasmus singles to center. Molina scores.	2	2
CIN	9th	Rolen reaches first on a throwing error. Votto scores.	2	3

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Skip Schumaker, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Matt Holliday, LF	2	0	0	0	2	2	.000
Albert Pujols, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ryan Ludwick, RF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.250
Yadier Molina, C	4	1	1	0	0	1	.250
Colby Rasmus, CF	4	0	1	1	0	0	.250
Brendan Ryan, SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	.333
David Freese, 3B	2	0	1	0	1	0	.500
Chris Carpenter, P	2	0	1	0	0	1	.500
Joe Mather, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	30	2	6	2	3	4
BATTING 2B: Y. Molina (1) HR: R. Ludwick (1) RBI: C. Rasmus (1), R. Ludwick (1) HBP: D. Freese SAC: B. Ryan GIDP: S. Schumaker, A.Pujols
BASERUNNING SB: M. Holliday (1)
FIELDING E: J. Motte (1), S. Schumaker 2 (2)

St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
C. Carpenter	7.0	4	2	1	0	4	1.29
J. Motte (L, 0-1)	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	5	3	1	0	4

Cincinnati Reds
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Orlando Cabrera, SS	4	0	2	2	0	0	.500
Brandon Phillips, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Joey Votto, 1B	4	1	2	0	0	1	.500
Scott Rolen, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Jay Bruce, RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jonny Gomes, LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Drew Stubbs, CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Ramon Hernandez, C	3	2	1	0	0	0	.333
Aaron Harang, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Laynce Nix, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	30	3	5	2	0	4
BATTING 2B: J. Votto (1) RBI: O. Cabrera 2 (2) SAC: A. Harang GIDP: J. Bruce

Cincinnati Reds
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
A. Harang	8.0	3	0	0	3	4	0.00
F. Cordero (BS, 1)	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	54.00
N. Masset (W, 1-0)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	3	4

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REDS TEE OFF ON CARDINALS
CINCINNATI, OH-After a one day break, the Reds and Cardinals renewed their rivalry at Great American Ballpark. St. Louis lit up the scoreboard first with a Ryan Ludwick hit that scored Matt Holliday from second. Cincinnati wasted no time responding however, pushing across 4 runs in the bottom of the first inning on two two-run big flys from Joey Votto and Jonny Gomes. The Red Birds scored another in the third stanza, but the Reds and pitcher Johnny Cueto shut them down the rest of the way until Arthur Rhodes surrendered a run in the 9th. The Reds were powered by 3 more homeruns in the 6th inning as Brandon Phillips, Drew Stubbs, and Jonny Gomes knocked the ball over the fence. Gomes had 2 homeruns and 4 RBI's to lead the Redlegs over St. Louis this afternoon. The Reds got 2.2 solid innings of work out of the bullpen combining for just 2 hits and 1 run allowed. Wainwright (L, 0-1) could not pick up on the rythem he ended last season on, giving up 5 runs in the game. Tomorrow the series will conclude as the try to get the opening series sweep of St. Louis. The pitching matchup is projected to be Bronson Arroyo (CIN) vs. Kyle Lohse (STL).

MLB Scoreboard | St. Louis Cardinals (0-1) at Cincinnati Reds (1-0)
April 7, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis Cardinals	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	0
Cincinnati Reds	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	8	11	0
WIN: Johnny Cueto (1-0) LOSS: Adam Wainwright (0-1)

Scoring Summary
			STL	CIN
STL	1st	Ludwick doubles to left. Holliday scores.	1	0
CIN	1st	Votto homerun to right. Cabrera scores	1	2
CIN	1st	Gomes homerun to left. Bruce scores.	1	4
STL	3rd	Rasmus doubles to center. Ludwick scores.	2	4
CIN	6th	Phillips homerun to center.	2	5
CIN	6th	Gomes homerun to left. Votto scores.	2	7
CIN	6th	Stubbs homerun to left.	2	8
STL	9th	Rasmus doubles to center. Ludwick scores.	3	8

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Skip Schumaker, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Matt Holliday, LF	4	2	2	1	0	0	.333
Albert Pujols, 1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.143
Ryan Ludwick, RF	4	1	2	1	0	2	.375
Yadier Molina, C	4	0	0	0	0	1	.125
Colby Rasmus, CF	4	0	1	1	0	0	.250
Brendan Ryan, SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	.143
David Freese, 3B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.400
Adam Wainwright, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Joe Mather, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Nick Stavinoha, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	34	3	7	3	2	9
BATTING 2B: C. Rasmus (1), A. Pujols (1), M. Holliday (1), R. Ludwick (1), D. Freese (1) 3B: R. Ludwick (1) HR: M. Holliday (1) RBI: C. Rasmus (2), M. Holliday (1), R. Ludwick (2) HBP: A. Pujols
BASERUNNING SB: A. Pujols (1)

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St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
A. Wainwright (L, 0-1)	5.0	5	5	5	0	4	9.00
J. Motte	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	13.50
K. McClellan	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0.00
Totals	8.0	11	8	8	0	5

Cincinnati Reds
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Orlando Cabrera, SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.375
Brandon Phillips, 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	.125
Joey Votto, 1B	4	2	2	2	0	1	.500
Scott Rolen, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.125
Jay Bruce, RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.286
Jonny Gomes, LF	4	2	3	4	0	0	.429
Drew Stubbs, CF	4	1	1	1	0	1	.143
Ramon Hernandez, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Johnny Cueto, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Ryan Hanagan, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	34	8	11	8	0	5
BATTING HR: D. Stubbs (1), J. Votto (1), B. Phillips (1), J. Gomes 2 (2) RBI: D. Stubbs (1), J. Votto 2 (2), B. Phillips (1), J. Gomes 4 (4)

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Cincinnati Reds
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Cueto (W, 1-0)	6.1	5	2	2	1	8	2.84
M. Lincoln	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
D. Herrera	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
C. Fisher	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
A. Rhodes	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	9.00
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	2	9

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sorry, I dont know if I even have any followers but I havent posted updates in a couple days, though I have been playing still. I will just post line scores from the games I played over my break from OS and I will post the full box score to the game I played this morning, along with the league leader stats from the 1st week of the season.

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REDS CANT COMPLETE SWEEP OF ST. LOUIS

MLB Scoreboard | St. Louis Cardinals (0-2) at Cincinnati Reds (2-0)
April 8, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	3	0	8	13	1
Cincinnati Reds	0	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	7	14	0
WIN: Jason Motto (1-1) LOSS: Arthur Rhodes (0-1) SAVE: Ryan Franklin (1)

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REDS BLAST CUBS

MLB Scoreboard | Chicago Cubs (2-1) at Cincinnati Reds (2-1)
April 9, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago Cubs	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
Cincinnati Reds	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	x	7	13	1
WIN: Mike Leake (1-0) LOSS: Randy Wells (0-1)