Rebuilding the Big Red Machine -- OOTP9

[doncoryell]

I decided to forego the rest of my Reds MLB The Show dynasty due to the lack of interaction by the AI with the PS2 version.

I have decided to use OOTP9 and it will also allow me to use players that did not come with the rosters for The Show.

This is starting in the spring of 2008.

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Cincinnati, OH - The Cincinnati Reds today announced the hiring of George Anderson (not THE George Anderson) as the new GM/Manager of the ball club.

"The club is in need of an overhaul so don't be surprised of what may come up between now and the trade deadline at the end of July", the new GM stated.

As we head into the last week of Spring Training, here is what I believe will be the starting lineup on opening day:

1. Patterson, cf
2. Keppinger, ss
3. Griffey, rf
4. Phillips, 2b
5. Dunn, lf
6. Encarnacion, 3b
7. Hatteberg, 1b
8. Valentin, c

Rookie Joey Votto will be sharing time at 1b with Scott Hatteberg but I feel that he will eventually be taking the full-time starting job.

Catcher Paul Bako will also be the eventual starting catcher with Valentin being a valuable switch hitter off the bench.

Aaron Harang is being tagged as the opening day starter on March 31 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The rest of the starters will be Bronson Arroyo, Edinson Volquez, Josh Fogg and rookie Johnny Cueto.

New closer Francisco Cordero was brought in over the winter to fix the problem that the team had in 2007 with closing out games in the late innings.

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March, 2008 Happenings

MLB News

Injury News
3/26 - Boston's Jacoby Ellsbury is likely to be out for 2-3 weeks due to a pinched nerve.

Contract News
3/26 - Chicago Cubs officials presented their new left fielder Barry Bonds before a packed clubhouse of media representatives. The deal is worth an estimated $8,990,000, and runs for 1 year.
3/26 - Baltimore fans are justifiably excited today as the team unveiled their latest acquisition in Roger Clemens. Some estimates have him making $2,550,000 over 1 year, though it is not confirmed.
3/26 - Milwaukee came to terms with veteran center fielder Kenny Lofton today, locking up the 40-year old to a $4,520,000, 1-year deal.
3/26 - Nationals officials hailed the signing of John Patterson as "an integral piece to our championship puzzle," though fans were somewhat more reserved. Patterson will pocket $1,320,000 over 1 year.
3/26 - Texas officials have announced the signing of Akinori Otsuka to a 1-year, $1,490,000 contract.
3/30 - The New York Yankees have finalized a deal with All-Star caliber shortstop Derek Jeter that will extend his stay in New York at least 2 years and will pay out $33,280,000.

Red's Schedule for Upcoming Week
March 31, April 2,3 - vs. Arizona
April 4,5,6 - vs. Philadelphia

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MLB Standings and Leaders as of March 30, 2008

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Boston              2   0 1.000  --     Atlanta             1   0 1.000  --
Baltimore           0   0  .000   1     Florida             0   0  .000   0.5
New York            0   0  .000   1     New York            0   0  .000   0.5
Tampa Bay           0   0  .000   1     Philadelphia        0   0  .000   0.5
Toronto             0   0  .000   1     Washington          0   1  .000   1

Central Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Central Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago             0   0  .000  --     Chicago             0   0  .000  --
Clevlenad           0   0  .000  --     Cincinnati          0   0  .000  --
Detroit             0   0  .000  --     Houston             0   0  .000  --
Kansas City         0   0  .000  --     Milwaukee           0   0  .000  --
Minnesota           0   0  .000  --     Pittsburgh          0   0  .000  --
                                        St.Louis            0   0  .000  --

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Los Angeles         0   0  .000  --     Arizona             0   0  .000  --
Seattle             0   0  .000  --     Colorado            0   0  .000  --
Texas               0   0  .000  --     Los Angeles         0   0  .000  --
Oakland             0   2  .000   1     San Diego           0   0  .000  --
                                        San Francisco       0   0  .000  --




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
C.Crisp,BOS          .429               K.Johnson,ATL        .667
J.Drew,BOS           .429               M.Kotsay,ATL         .667
J.Hannahan,OAK       .250               M.Teixeira,ATL       .500

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
D.Johnson,OAK           1               C.Jones,ATL             1
all others tied         0               all others tied         0

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
C.Crisp,BOS             1               C.Jones,ATL             2
D.Johnson,OAK           1               M.Kotsay,ATL            1
B.Kielty,BOS            1               B.McCann,ATL            1

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
T.Buck,OAK              1               all tied                0
all others tied         0

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
J.Papelbon,BOS       0.00               S.Rivera,WAS         0.00
J.Lester,BOS         1.13               T.Hudson,ATL         0.00
D.Matsuzaka,BOS      1.35               J.Colome,WAS         0.00

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
J.Lester,BOS            1               T.Hudson,ATL            1
D.Matsuzaka,BOS         1               all others              0
all others              0



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
J.Papelbon,BOS          2               all tied                0
all others tied         0
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
D.Matsuzaka,BOS         7               T.Hudson,ATL            7
J.Duchscherer,OAK       6               M.Acosta,ATL            2
J.Papelbon,BOS          4               J.Patterson,WAS         2

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March 31, April 2,3 vs Arizona

March 31
Arizona 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 6 3
Cincinnati 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2
Webb, Pena (8), Lyon (9), Qualls (10) and Snyder, Salazar (10)
Harang, Mercker (10), Burton and Valentin
WP: Qualls (1-0) LP: Burton (0-1)
HR - ARI: J.Upton (1) CIN: E.Encarnacion (1)

Justin Upton went 2-5, including a 2-run homer in the top of the 11th to break a 3-3 tie, to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on opening day in 11 innings. Arizona scored first on an RBI ground out by Eric Byrnes then Cincinnati plated 3 runs on an RBI double by Brandon Phillips and a 2-run homer by Edwin Encarnacion in the bottom of the 4th. The D-backs tied the game in the top of the 6th of Reds' starter Aaron Harang on an RBI single by Stephen Drew and a sac fly by Orlando Hudson and it stayed 3-3 until Upton's heroics in the 11th.

April 2
Arizona 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 10 0
Cincinnati 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 x - 6 12 0
Haren, Medders (5), Cruz (7) and Snyder
Arroyo, Weathers (7) and Bako
WP: Arroyo (1-0) LP: Haren (0-1) SV: Weathers (1)
HR - ARI: Hudson (1) CIN: Keppinger (1), Dunn (1)

Jeff Keppinger went 4-5 with a solo homer to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in game two of the three game series. Ken Griffey Jr and Adam Dunn both drove in a pair of runs and Edwin Encarnacion drove in the remaining Cincinnati run. The D-backs runs came off the bats of Orlando Hudson (2-run HR in 6th) and Eric Byrnes (sac fly in 9th). Bronson Arroyo allowed 2 runs and 6 hits over 6+ innings to pick up the win. David Weathers came on after Arroyo allowed a leadoff double to Chris Snyder in the 7th and went the rest of the way to record his first save of the season. Dan Haren took the loss allowing 5 runs on 9 hits in 4 1/3 innings before being chased by Adam Dunn's 2-run homer in the 5th.

April 3
Arizona 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 8 0
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 - 4 11 0
Davis, Pena (8), Lyon (9) and Snyder, Salazar (9)
Cueto, Affeldt (8) and Bako
WP: Affeldt (1-0) LP: Lyon (0-1)
HR - ARI: Snyder (1)

Roger Freel scored from third base on a fly ball by Brandon Phillips for the winning run in the bottom of the 9th to provide the Cincinnati Reds with a 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the rubber game of the 3-game set. Chris Snyder (pog) belted a 2-run homer in the 2nd to give Arizona the lead before Cincinnati tied it in the bottom of the 5th on a 2-run RBI single by Jeff Keppinger. The Reds took a 3-2 lead on an RBI single by Johnny Cueto in the last of the 6th before the D-backs tied the game with an RBI single by Chris Young in the 8th before Phillips sent the crowd home happy.

April 4,5,6 vs Philadelphia

April 4
Philadelphia 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 13 0
Cincinnati 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 5 0
Moyer, Gordon (6), Seanez (7), Madson (9) and Coste
Fogg, Adkins (4), Weathers (5), Affeldt (8) and Valentin
WP: Moyer (1-0) LP: Fogg (0-1)
HR - PHI: Howard (4), Dobbs (2)

Ryan Howard went 2-5 with a home run and 3 RBIs as he led the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of a 4-game series. Howard belted a 2-run HR to cap a 5-run outburst by Philadelphia to blow the game open in the 5th inning off reliever Jon Adkins, who came in for an ineffective Josh Fogg (0-1). Greg Dobbs drove in a pair of runs with Pat Burrell and Chase Utley driving the other Philadelphia runs. Adam Dunn had a 2-run single with Brandon Phillips and Scott Hatteberg driving in the other runs for the Reds. Jamie Moyer (1-0) went 5 innings allowing 4 runs on 4 hits to pick up the win.

April 5
Philadelphia 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 1 - 11 11 1
Cincinnati 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 12 0
Hamels, Condrey (7), Lidge (8), Smith (9) and Coste
Harang, Mercker (6), Burton (7), Weathers (8), Cordero (8), Bray (9) and Bako
WP: Hamels (2-0) LP: Harang (0-1)
HR - PHI: Werth 2 (2), Dobbs (3) CIN: Bako (1)

Jayson Werth went 3-4, including a pair of home runs, and drove in 4 runs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to an 11-4 rout over the Cincinnati Reds. Greg Dobbs went 2-4 and drove in 4 runs, 3 of them on a HR in the 5-run 8th inning, to provide some extra help. Chris Coste drove in other 3 Phillies' runs. Paul Bako drove in 3 runs, 2 on a home run, and Edwin Encarnacion had an RBI ground out for the Cincinnati runs.

April 6
Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 9 0
Tavarez, Lidge (8), Romero (9), Seanez (11) and Ruiz, Coste (9)
Volquez, Coffey (10), Affeldt (11), Burton (13) and Bako
WP: Burton (1-1) LP: Seanez (0-1)
HR - PHI: Dobbs (4) CIN: Griffey Jr (1), Phillips (1)

Brandon Phillips crushed a 2-out, 2-run walkoff homer off Rudy Seanez (0-1) in the bottom of the 13th to give the Cincinnati Reds a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in 13 innings. Ken Griffey Jr and Greg Dobbs each hit solo homers to provide runs for Cincinnati and Philadelphia, respectively. Reds' starter Edinson Volquez was named the player of the game for going 9 innings allowing only 1 run and 5 hits.


MLB News

Weekly Awards
Kansas City's Mark Teahen was named AL Player of the Week after piling up 12 hits in 22 at bats with 1 home run and 7 RBIs while hitting .545.
Milwaukee's Prince Fielder won the NL Player of the Week. Fielder batted .579 with 11 hits in 19 at bats, 3 home runs and 12 RBIs.

MLB Injury News
4/1 - Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki is expected to miss 2 weeks due to a strained elbow ligament
4/2 - Oakland's Rich Harden is expected to miss 1-2 weeks with a strained back muscle
4/2 - Houston's Miguel Tejada is expected to be out for up to 4 weeks because of a torn thigh muscle
4/4 - Colorado's Brad Hawpe sustained a fractured cheekbone after being hit by a pitch and is out for the season as he is out for at least 11 months.
4/4 - Seattle's Miguel Batista suffered a ruptured bicep tendon and is lost for the rest of the year and could miss some of next season as well. He is expected to be out for at least 8 months
4/4 - Florida's Luis Gonzalez has been lost for the season and will be out at least 13 months wit a torn back muscle
4/4 - Atlanta's Tim Hudson developed a inguinal hernia while running the bases and is expected to miss 5 weeks
4/5 - Washington's Jon Rauch is expected to miss 2 weeks due to a tender elbow

MLB Contract News
4/7 - Akinori Otsuka will pocket $1,560,000 after re-signing with the Rangers and will hang around another 1 year.

MLB Milestones & Achievements
3/31 - Mark Grudzielanek drills 5 hits
4/4 - Miguel Olivo smacks 5 hits
4/5 - Yunel Escobar tags Mets for 5 hits
4/6 - 2500 hits for Ivan Rodriguez

Both San Francisco's Keiichi Yabu and Chicago Cubs' Henry Blanco have announced that they will retire at the end of the 2008 season.

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MLB Standings and Leaders as of April 6, 2008

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Baltimore           4   2  .667  --     Atlanta             6   1  .857  --
New York            4   2  .667  --     Philadelphia        5   1  .833   0.5
Toronto             3   3  .500   1     Florida             4   2  .667   1.5
Boston              3   4  .429   1.5   New York            2   4  .333   3.5
Tampa Bay           2   4  .333   2     Washington          2   5  .286   4

Central Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Central Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City         4   2  .667  --     Chicago             4   2  .667  --
Chicago             3   3  .500   1     Milwaukee           4   2  .667  --
Minnesota           3   4  .429   1.5   Cincinnati          3   3  .500   1
Cleveland           2   4  .333   2     St.Louis            2   4  .333   2
Detroit             1   5  .167   3     Houston             2   5  .286   2.5
                                        Pittsburgh          1   5  .167   3

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Texas               5   1  .833  --     San Diego           4   3  .571  --
Oakland             5   2  .571   0.5   Arizona             3   3  .500   0.5
Los Angeles         3   4  .429   2.5   Colorado            3   3  .500   0.5
Seattle             2   4  .333   3     San Francisco       3   3  .500   0.5
                                        Los Angeles         2   4  .333   1.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
V.Guerrero,LA        .524               A.Gonzalez,SD        .536
M.Olivo,KC           .524               P.Fielder,MIL        .500
B.Harris,MIN         .519               O.Saenz,FLO          .467
K.Johjima,SEA        .500               M.Holliday,COL       .462
C.Floyd,TB           .467               J.Rollins,PHI        .458
M.Teahen,KC          .462               C.Beltran,NY         .450
C.Kotchman,LA        .455               J.Keppinger,CIN      .444

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
J.Cust,OAK              3               C.Jones,ATL             6
M.Lamb,MIN              3               C.Beltran,NY            4
J.Morneau,MIN           3               G.Dobbs,PHI             4
M.Stairs,TOR            3               R.Howard,PHI            4
D.Barton,OAK            2               P.Fielder,MIL           3
H.Blalock,TEX           2               C.Ross,FLO              3
M.Bradley,TEX           2               G.Atkins,COL            2

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
K.Johima,SEA            9               A.Gonzalez,SD          13
M.Napoli,LA             9               P.Fielder,MIL          12
E.Longoria,TB           8               C.Beltran,NY           10
R.Gload,KC              7               C.Jones,ATL            10
G.Matthews Jr,LA        7               G.Dobbs,PHI             9
J.Morneau,MIN           7               T.Wigginton,HOU         8
D.Ortiz,BOS             7               C.Coste,PHI             7

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
C.Crisp,BOS             4               J.Pierre,LA             5
C.Crawford,TB           3               N.McLouth,PIT           4
C.Figgins,LA            3               J.Reyes,NY              3
C.Gomez,MIN             3               J.Rollins,PHI           3
B.Abreu,NY              2               A.Soriano,CHI           3
J.Bartlett,TB           2               C.Beltran,NY            2
T.Buck,OAK              2               M.Bourn,HOU             2

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
Rowland-Smith,SEA    0.00               K.Wood,CHI           0.00
N.Robertson,DET      0.00               T.Walker,SF          0.00
M.Mussina,NY         0.00               M.Parisi,STL         0.00
J.Howell,TB          1.13               J.Marquis,CHI        0.00
Z.Greinke,KC         1.13               D.Lowe,LA            0.00
B.Tomko,KC           1.23               E.Volquez,CIN        1.00
E.Jackson,TB         1.23               J.Francis,COL        1.00

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
J.Benoit,TEX            2               K.Correia,SF            2
D.Cabrera,BAL           2               C.Hamels,PHI            2
S.Casilla,OAK           2               T.Hudson,ATL            2
J.Rincon,MIN            2               R.Soriano,ATL           2
M.Albers,BAL            1               J.Affeldt,CIN           1
S.Baker,MIN             1               B.Arroyo,CIN            1
B.Bannister,KC          1               L.Ayala,WAS             1



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
B.Jenks,CHI             3               L.Gardner,FLO           3
M.Rivera,NY             3               M.Corpas,COL            2
G.Sherrill,BAL          3               P.Moylan,ATL            2
A.Otsuka,TEX            2               B.Wilson,SF             2
J.Papelbon,BOS          2               M.Capps,PIT             1
T.Percival,TB           2               T.Hoffman,SD            1
J.Soria,KC              2               B.Lyon,ARI              1
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
J.Duchscherer,OAK      20               R.Nolasco,FLO          16
E.Bedard,SEA           14               J.Santana,NY           15
J.Vazquez,CHI          14               C.Zambrano,CHI         15
F.Carmona,CLE          13               C.Hamels,PHI           14
D.Rasner,NY            11               J.Peavy,SD             14
J.Weaver,LA            11               T.Lincecum,SF          13
S.Baker,MIN            10               A.Harang,CIN           12

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Yes! Yes! Yes! I love everything you do man!

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Cincinnati Reds' Team Stats as of April 6, 2008

2008 Cincinnati Reds


                        Week of March 31-April 6
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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1b  Joey Votto         .300  10  3  1  0   0  0  | .300  .400  .500  10  1  3  1  0  0   0  4  1  0  0
1b  Scott Hatteberg    .154  13  2  2  0   0  0  | .154  .231  .267  13  2  2  1  0  0   0  4  1  0  0
2b  Brandon Phillips   .280  25  7  3  1   5  0  | .280  .520  .310  25  3  7  1  1  1   5  2  6  0  0
3b  Edwin Encarnacion  .222  27  6  1  1   4  0  | .222  .444  .222  27  1  6  1  1  1   4  0  3  0  0
ss  Jeff Keppinger     .444  27 12  4  1   3  1  | .444  .704  .516  27  4 12  4  0  1   3  2  0  1  0
lf  Adam Dunn          .120  25  3  3  1   4  0  | .120  .240  .185  25  3  3  0  0  1   4  2  6  0  0
cf  Corey Patterson    .200  25  5  3  0   0  1  | .200  .240  .231  25  3  5  1  0  0   0  1  2  1  0
cf  Ryan Freel         .400   5  2  1  0   0  0  | .400  .600  .625   5  1  2  1  0  0   0  3  1  0  0
rf  Ken Griffey Jr     .240  25  6  4  1   3  0  | .240  .400  .333  25  4  6  1  0  1   3  4  7  0  0
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PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C   Paul Bako          .353  17  6  2  1   3  0  | .353  .529  .389  17  2  6  0  0  1   3  1  3  0  0
C   Javier Valentin    .125   8  1  0  0   0  0  | .125  .125  .125   8  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  3  0  0



                   Week of March 31-April 6
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS   IP    H ER HR BB SO
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aaron Harang        0  1  0 12 14.1  3.77  |  0  1  3.77  0.84  2  2  14.1   9  6  2  3 12
Bronson Arroyo      1  0  0  6  6.0  3.00  |  1  0  3.00  1.33  1  1   6.0   6  2  1  2  6
Edinson Volquez     0  0  0  6  9.0  1.00  |  0  0  1.00  0.89  1  1   9.0   5  1  1  3  6
Johnny Cueto        0  0  0  6  7.2  3.52  |  0  0  3.52  1.04  1  1   7.2   5  3  1  3  6
Josh Fogg           0  1  0  2  3.2 14.73  |  0  1 14.73  2.73  1  1   3.2   9  6  1  1  2
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Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV   IP    H ER HR BB SO
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David Weathers      0  0  1  1  6.2  6.75  |  0  0  6.75  1.50  3  1   6.2   8  5  1  2  1
Jeremy Affeldt      1  0  0  2  5.1  0.00  |  1  0  0.00  1.31  3  0   5.1   7  0  0  0  2
Jared Burton        1  1  0  3  3.0  6.00  |  1  1  6.00  1.00  3  0   3.0   3  2  1  0  3
Kent Mercker        0  0  0  1  1.2  0.00  |  0  0  0.00  0.00  2  0   1.2   0  0  0  0  1
Jon Adkins          0  0  0  0  0.1 27.03  |  0  0 27.03  3.00  1  0   0.1   1  1  1  0  0
Bill Bray           0  0  0  0  0.2  0.00  |  0  0  0.00  0.00  1  0   0.2   0  0  0  0  0
Todd Coffey         0  0  0  0  1.0  0.00  |  0  0  0.00  1.00  1  0   1.0   0  0  0  1  0
Francisco Cordero   0  0  0  1  0.2 27.03  |  0  0 27.03  7.51  1  0   0.2   2  2  0  3  1



Team Batting Stats                                            Team Pitching Stats
                          Xtra BASE
 AVG  OBP  SLG  RUNS  HITS  HITS   HR   BB    K  SB            ERA   RA   HA   OAVG   HRA   BB    K
---------------------------------------------------           -------------------------------------
.256 .321 .408    24    57    20    6   20   34   3           4.20   30   55   .248     9   18   40
  11   10   10    11     8     5    9    7    4   9 NL Rank      9    7    6      5    11    5   10

Next Week's Schedule
April 7 vs Philadelphia
April 8,9,10 @ Milwaukee
April 11,12,13 @ Pittsburgh

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Yes! Yes! Yes! I love everything you do man!

I thank you once again for following my postings.

I am truly humbled by such praise for my work, which is more like a labor of love.

If you want me to try to include anything, just let me know.

Any thoughts on the Orioles' signing of Roger Clemens here or the Cubs' signing of Barry Bonds?

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April 7 vs Philadelphia

Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 - 7 11 2
Cincinnati 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 4 x - 11 15 1
Myers, Gordon (7), Seanez (8) and Coste
Arroyo, Affeldt (9), Coffey (9) and Bako, Valentin (9)
WP: Arroyo (2-0), LP: Myers (1-1)
HR - CIN: Phillips 3 (4), Encarnacion (2)

Brandon Phillips belted three home runs while going 4-4 and drove in 5 runs as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 11-7. Edwin Encarnacion went 4-5 with a 3-run HR to help Phillips. Jeff Keppinger drove in 2 runs and Joey Votto had an RBI for the other Cincinnati runs. Jimmy Rollins had a bases loaded triple with Chris Coste, Greg Dobbs, Brett Myers and Eric Bruntlett driving in one run each for the Phillies.


April 8,9,10 @ Milwaukee

April 8
Cincinnati 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 3 1
Milwaukee 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 x - 7 12 1
Cueto, Burton (6), Mercker (7), Weathers (8) and Bako
Parra, Shouse (8), Riske (9) and Rivera
WP: Parra (1-0), LP: Cueto (0-1)
HR - CIN: Phillips (5), Dunn (2) MIL: Hall (3)

Manny Parra (1-0) went 7 2/3 innings allowing only 2 runs on 3 hits to pitch the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Bill Hall had a 2-run pinch hit HR with Joe Dillon, Ryan Braun, Gabe Gross, Rickie Weeks and Kenny Lofton driving in the other Milwaukee runs. Cincinnati's runs came on solo home runs by Brandon Phillips and Adam Dunn. Reds' pitcher Kent Mercker left the game in the 8th inning with a strained tricep. After the game, Mercker was placed on the 15-day DL.

April 9
Cincinnati 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 - 5 10 1
Milwaukee 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 - 4 10 0
Fogg, Lincoln (5), Coffey (7), Cordero (9) and Valentin
Capuano, Gagne (8), Shouse (8), Torres (8), Turnbow (9) and Rivera
WP: Coffey (1-0) LP: Torres (0-2) SV: Cordero (1)
HR - CIN: Phillips (6), Dunn (3) MIL: Fielder (4), Rivera (1)

Adam Dunn went 3-4, including a solo HR to break a 4-4 tie, and drove in a pair of runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 come from behind win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Brandon Phillips went 2-4 with a HR and 3 RBI to help Dunn. Milwaukee's runs came on solo HRs by Prince Fielder and Mike Rivera plus an RBI double by Gabe Gross and a throwing error by Reds' catcher Javier Valentin.

April 10
Cincinnati 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 - 10 13 0
Milwaukee 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 - 5 8 2
Harang, Weathers (7) and Bako
Gallardo, Torres (6), Choate (7), Spurling (8), Villanueva (9) and Rivera
WP: Harang (1-1) LP: Torres (0-3) SV: Weathers (2)
HR - CIN: Phillips (7), Griffey (2) MIL: Gross (1)

Brandon Phillips went 4-4 driving in 3 runs and homered in his 4th straight game to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 10-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the rubber game of the 3-game series. Jeff Keppinger and Adam Dunn each drove in a pair of runs with Corey Patterson, Ken Griffey Jr and Paul Bako driving in the other Cincinnati runs. Gabe Gross, Rickie Weeks, Kenny Lofton, Bill Hall and Mike Rivera each drove in a run for the Brewers.

April 11,12,13 @ Pittsburgh

April 11
Cincinnati 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 3 0 - 9 18 0
Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 3
Volquez, Burton (9) and Bako, Valentin (8)
Morris, Meek (6), Grabow (7), Cormier (8), Wickman (8) and Doumit
WP: Volquez (1-0) LP: Morris (0-2)
HR: CIN: Griffey (3) PIT: Bautista (1)

Ken Griffey Jr went 4-5 including a 2-run HR, his 596th, to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-1 blow out win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opening game of the 3-game series. Edinson Volquez (1-0) pitched 8 innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits to pick up his first win of the season. Norris Hopper and Edwin Encarnacion each drove in a pair of runs with Adam Dunn, Joey Votto and Paul Bako driving in one run each for Cincinnati. Jose Bautista hit a solo HR in the bottom of the 1st for Pittsburgh's lone run.

April 12
Cincinnati 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 0
Pittsburgh 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 x - 4 10 1
Arroyo, Lincoln (6), Coffey (7) and Valentin
Gorzelanny, Marte (8), Capps (9) and Doumit
WP: Marte (2-0) LP: Coffey (1-1) SV: Capps (2)
HR - CIN: Encarnacion (3) PIT: Mientkiewicz (1)

Pinch hitter Doug Mientkiewicz hit a 2-run HR off Todd Coffey (1-1) in the bottom of the 8th to give Pittsburgh a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds in game two of the 3-game series. Nate McLouth and Jason Bay drove in the other runs for the Pirates. Edwin Encarnacion (pog) had a 2-run HR and Jeff Keppinger had an RBI ground out for the Cincinnati runs.

April 13
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 x - 4 8 0
Cueto, Coffey (6), Affeldt (8) and Bako
Maholm, Marte (2), Grabow (5), Meek (6), Cormier (7), Wickman (8), Capps (9) and Doumit
WP: Meek (1-0) LP: Coffey (1-2) SV: Capps (3)
HR - PIT: McLouth (3), Bautista 2 (3), Gomez (1)

Jose Bautista broke a 1-1 tie and went 2-3 with a pair of solo HRs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the final game of the 3-game weekend series. Chris Gomez and Nate McLouth each had solo homers for the other runs for the Pirates. Cincinnati's lone run came on a wild pitch thrown by John Grabow that allowed Jeff Keppinger to score. Pittsburgh starter Paul Maholm left the game in the second inning with a hyperextended elbow.



MLB News

Awards
Texas's Josh Hamilton was named AL Player of the Week for racking up 14 hits in 25 at bats with 1 HR and 3 RBIs
Cincinnati's Brandon Phillips was voted the NL Player of the Week after piling up 15 hits in 32 at bats with 7 home runs and 15 RBIs.

Contract News
4/08 - Ted Lilly signed an extension with the Cubs that will keep the 32-year old in a Chicago uniform for at least 3 years longer. Lilly is poised to earn $6,800,000 per season
4/14 - Cincinnati officials announced that Brandon Phillips had agreed to a 3-year extension at a pay rate of $12,640,000 per year

Injury News
4/09 - Atlanta's Yunel Escobar is expected to miss 3 weeks due to a tender shoulder
4/10 - Philadelphia's Cole Hamels developed a hyperextended elbow while throwing a pitch and is expected to miss 5 weeks
4/12 - Boston's Jacoby Ellsbury will miss 4-5 weeks with a fractured foot
4/12 - Milwaukee's Brian Shouse developed a tender shoulder and is expected to miss 1-2 weeks
4/13 - St.Louis's Jaret Wright will miss the rest of the season due to a ruptured tricep tendon and will be out for at least 11 months
4/13 - San Diego's Josh Bard developed back spasms and is expected to miss 4 weeks


Achievements & Milestones
4/07 - Cincinnati's Brandon Phillips goes long 3 times
4/07 - Tampa Bay's Carl Crawford drills 5 hits
4/09 - Pittsburgh's Freddy Sanchez cracks 5 hits

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Standings and Leaders as of April 13, 2008

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Toronto             7   5  .583  --     Atlanta            11   3  .786  --
Baltimore           7   6  .538   0.5   New York            7   5  .583   3
Boston              7   6  .538   0.5   Philadelphia        7   6  .538   3.5
Tampa Bay           7   6  .538   0.5   Florida             6   6  .500   4
New York            6   7  .462   1.5   Washington          5   8  .385   5.5

Central Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Central Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Cleveland           7   5  .583  --     Cincinnati          7   6  .538  --
Kansas City         7   5  .583  --     St.Louis            7   6  .538  --
Minnesota           7   6  .538   0.5   Chicago             6   6  .500   0.5
Chicago             6   6  .500   1     Milwaukee           6   6  .500   0.5
Detroit             3   9  .250   4     Pittsburgh          5   7  .417   1.5
                                        Houston             5   8  .385   2

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Texas               8   4  .667  --     San Diego           9   4  .692  --
Oakland             6   7  .462   2.5   Arizona             7   5  .583   1.5
Seattle             6   7  .462   2.5   San Francisco       5   8  .385   4
Los Angeles         4   9  .308   4.5   Los Angeles         4   8  .333   4.5
                                        Colorado            4   9  .308   5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
V.Guerrero,LA        .459               Y.Escobar,ATL        .439
J.Hamilton,TEX       .404               J.Reyes,NY           .404
H.Blalock,TEX        .400               J.Francoeur,ATL      .400
C.Crisp,BOS          .388               T.Helton,COL         .395
A.Iwamura,TB         .386               A.Gonzalez,SD        .389
B.Broussard,TEX      .375               J.Bard,SD            .388
C.Kotchman,LA        .371               K.Kouzmanoff,SD      .388

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
M.Stairs,TOR            7               C.Jones,ATL             8
J.Morneau,MIN           6               B.Phillips,CIN          7
J.Giambi,NY             5               C.Beltran,NY            6
H.Blalock,TEX           4               C.Ross,FLO              6
M.Cuddyer,MIN           4               E.Byrnes,ARI            5
R.Ibanez,SEA            4               R.Howard,PHI            5
J.Rivera,LA             4               A.Pujols,STL            5

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
F.Catalanotto,TEX      15               B.Phillips,CIN         18
B.Broussard,TEX        14               J.Francoeur,ATL        17
C.Pena,TB              14               A.Gonzalez,SD          17
G.Sizemore,CLE         14               C.Jones,ATL            17
M.Stairs,TOR           14               C.Lee,HOU              15
J.Giambi,NY            13               E.Byrnes,ARI           14
E.Longoria,TB          13               P.Fielder,MIL          14

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
J.Bartlett,TB           8               J.Reyes,NY              8
C.Crawford,TB           8               J.Pierre,LA             7
C.Gomez,MIN             8               M.Bourn,HOU             6
B.Roberts,BAL           7               D.Roberts,SF            6
C.Crisp,BOS             5               S.Victorino,PHI         6
C.Figgins,LA            5               N.McLouth,PIT           5
J.Gathright,KC          4               J.Rollins,PHI           5

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
M.Mussina,NY         1.42               R.Hill,CHI           0.00
J.Vazquez,CHI        1.96               E.Volquez,CIN        1.06
D.McGowan,TOR        2.03               J.Peavy,SD           1.31
E.Jackson,TB         2.03               O.Perez,WAS          1.37
Z.Miner,DET          2.25               Z.Duke,PIT           1.80
J.Saunders,LA        2.45               C.Young,SD           2.04
B.Tomko,KC           2.45               D.Lowe,LA            2.25

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
B.Bannister,KC          2               B.Arroyo,CIN            2
J.Benoit,TEX            2               L.Ayala,WAS             2
D.Cabrera,BAL           2               K.Correia,SF            2
F.Carmona,CLE           2               B.Fuentes,COL           2
S.Casilla,OAK           2               C.Hamels,PHI            2
R.Clemens,BAL           2               R.Hill,CHI              2
G.Glover,TB             2               T.Hudson,ATL            2



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
B.Jenks,CHI             6               L.Gardner,FLO           4
J.Papelbon,BOS          5               T.Hoffman,SD            4
R.Betancourt,CLE        4               J.Valverde,HOU          4
J.Nathan,MIN            4               B.Wilson,SF             4
A.Otsuka,TEX            4               M.Capps,PIT             3
T.Percival,TB           4               M.Corpas,COL            3
G.Sherrill,BAL          4               R.Springer,STL          3
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
J.Duchscherer,OAK      26               J.Santana,NY           23
F.Carmona,CLE          21               B.Myers,PHI            22
E.Bedard,SEA           20               O.Perez,NY             22
M.Mussina,NY           20               R.Nolasco,FLO          20
Z.Miner,DET            18               J.Peavy,SD             20
C.Sabathia,CLE         18               C.Zambrano,CHI         18
J.Vazquez,CHI          18               M.Cain,SF              17

Philadelphia Phillies

2008 Philadelphia Phillies


[u]Batting Average[/u]
.370  J.Rollins
.342  J.Werth
.320  R.Howard
.286  P.Burrell
.286  S.Victorino


[u]Home Runs[/u]
5  R.Howard
4  C.Coste
4  G.Dobbs
2  J.Rollins
2  J.Werth


[u]Runs Batted In[/u]
10  C.Coste
10  G.Dobbs
10  R.Howard
 9  J.Rollins
 7  C.Utley


[u]Stolen Bases[/u]
6  S.Victorino
5  J.Rollins
3  C.Utley
1  G.Dobbs
1  P.Feliz



[u]ERA[/u]
2.30  C.Hamels
3.80  B.Myers


[u]Wins[/u]
2  C.Hamels
1  K.Kendrick
1  G.Knotts
1  R.Madson
1  J.Moyer


[u]Saves[/u]
2  J.Romero
1  R.Madson
1  R.Seanez


[u]Strikeouts[/u]
22  B.Myers
15  C.Hamels
 9  T.Gordon
 9  R.Seanez
 6  K.Kendrick

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Reds Team Stats as of April 13, 2008

2008 Cincinnati Reds


                        Week of April 7 - April 13
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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1b  Joey Votto         .200  15  3  1  0   2  0  | .240  .320  .406  25  2  6  2  0  0   2  7  4  0  0
1b  Scott Hatteberg    .091  11  1  1  0   0  0  | .125  .167  .222  24  3  3  1  0  0   0  2  5  0  0
2b  Brandon Phillips   .467  30 14 10  6  13  1  | .382  .855  .410  55 13 21  3  1  7  18  4 10  1  1
3b  Edwin Encarnacion  .333  27  9  4  2   7  0  | .278  .500  .278  54  5 15  1  1  3  11  0  7  0  0
ss  Jeff Keppinger     .258  31  8  6  0   5  0  | .345  .534  .397  58 10 20  8  0  1   7  3  2  1  0
lf  Adam Dunn          .304  23  7  5  2   6  1  | .208  .438  .309  48  8 10  2  0  3  10  6 12  1  0
cf  Corey Patterson    .059  17  1  1  0   1  2  | .143  .167  .217  42  4  6  1  0  0   1  2  5  3  0
cf  Ryan Freel         .273  11  3  4  0   0  2  | .313  .500  .476  16  5  5  3  0  0   0  5  3  2  0
rf  Ken Griffey Jr     .346  26  9  5  2   3  0  | .294  .510  .362  51  9 15  2  0  3   6  6  9  0  0
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PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C   Paul Bako          .368  19  7  3  0   2  0  | .361  .472  .395  36  5 13  1  0  1   5  2  6  0  0
C   Javier Valentin    .222   9  2  0  0   0  0  | .176  .235  .222  17  0  3  1  0  0   0  1  5  0  0



                   Week of April 7-April 13
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS   IP    H ER HR BB SO
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aaron Harang        1  0  0  1  6.0  6.00  |  1  1  4.43  1.03  3  3  20.1  16 10  2  5 13
Bronson Arroyo      1  0  0  6 13.0  3.46  |  3  0  3.32  1.42  3  3  19.0  22  7  1  5 12
Edinson Volquez     1  0  0  6  8.0  1.13  |  1  0  1.06  0.65  2  2  17.0   7  2  2  4 12
Johnny Cueto        0  1  0  4 10.0  4.50  |  0  1  4.08  1.25  3  3  17.2  16  8  2  6 10
Josh Fogg           0  0  0  2  4.1  4.15  |  0  1  9.00  2.63  2  2   8.0  17  8  3  4  4
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Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV   IP    H ER HR BB SO
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Todd Coffey         1  2  0  3  6.1  7.11  |  1  2  6.14  1.23  5  0   7.1   8  5  3  1  3
David Weathers      0  0  1  1  3.1  2.70  |  0  0  5.40  1.10  5  2  10.0   9  6  2  2  2
Jeremy Affeldt      0  0  0  2  1.2  5.40  |  1  0  6.43  1.57  5  0   7.0  10  5  1  1  4
Jared Burton        0  0  0  1  2.0  9.00  |  1  1  7.20  1.60  5  0   5.0   8  4  1  0  4
#Kent Mercker       0  0  0  2  1.2  5.40  |  0  0  2.70  0.30  3  0   3.1   1  1  1  0  3
Mike Lincoln        0  0  0  2  2.2  0.00  |  0  0  0.00  0.00  2  0   2.2   0  0  0  0  2
Francisco Cordero   0  0  1  1  1.0  0.00  |  0  0 10.80  3.00  2  0   1.2   2  2  0  3  2
Jon Adkins          0  0  0  0  0.0  ----  |  0  0 27.03  3.00  1  0   0.1   1  1  1  0  0
Bill Bray           0  0  0  0  0.0  ----  |  0  0  0.00  0.00  1  0   0.2   0  0  0  0  0





Team Batting Stats                                            Team Pitching Stats
                          Xtra BASE
 AVG  OBP  SLG  RUNS  HITS  HITS   HR   BB    K  SB            ERA   RA   HA   OAVG   HRA   BB    K
---------------------------------------------------           -------------------------------------
.268 .328 .449    65   128    47   18   38   83   9           4.42   62  117   .259    19   31   71
   7    9    6     5     3     4    4   12    8   8 NL Rank     11    9   10      9    13    2   14

Coming up for the Reds:

Apr 15,16,17 @ Chicago Cubs
Apr 18,19,20 vs Milwaukee Brewers

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April 15,16,17 @ Chicago

April 15
Cincinnati 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 - 5 7 0
Chicago 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 x - 6 9 1
Harang, Burton (6) and Bako, Valentin (6)
Zambrano, Wuertz (6), Wood (8), Marmol (9) and Soto, Blanco (9)
WP: Wood (1-1) LP: Burton (1-2) SV: Marmol (3)
HR - CIN: Dunn (4) CHI: Ramirez (5)

Alfonso Soriano drove in Geovany Soto in the bottom of the 8th to break a 5-5 tie and gave the Chicago Cubs a 6-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Aramis Ramirez (pog) belted a 3-run HR two innings before to tie the game at 5. Reed Johnson hit a 2-run double to account for the other Chicago runs. Adam Dunn and Brandon Phillips each drove in a pair of runs and Edwin Encarnacion also drove in a run for the Reds. Cincinnati reliever Jared Burton was tagged with the loss while Kerry Wood picked up the win for the Cubs.

April 16
Cincinnati 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 - 8 15 1
Chicago 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
Fogg, Lincoln (5), Affeldt (6), Weathers (9) and Valentin
Dempster, Hart (5), Eyre (6), Wuertz (7), Marquis (9) and Soto
WP: Lincoln (1-0) LP: Dempster (0-2)
HR - CIN: Dunn 2 (6)

Adam Dunn went 3-5 with a pair of solo homers to lead the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Joey Votto and Jeff Keppinger both drove in a pair of runs while Ken Griffey Jr and Corey Patterson each drove in one for the Reds. Ryan Theriot drove in a pair of runs and Reed Johnson drove in a run for the Cubs. Mike Lincoln, in relief of Josh Fogg, picked up the win while Ryan Dempster took the loss.

April 17
Cincinnati 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 12 1
Chicago 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 - 6 12 0
Volquez, Weathers (8), Coffey (9) and Bako
Lilly, Wood (8), Marmol (9) and Soto, Blanco (9)
WP: Marmol (1-1) LP: Coffey (1-3)
HR - CIN: Griffey (4) CHI: Soto (2)

Reed Johnson drove in Mike Fontenot with a double off Cincinnati reliever Todd Coffey (1-3) to give the Chicago Cubs a 6-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the final game of the 3-game series. Aramis Ramirez (pog) went 3-4 with 2 RBIs to pace the Cubs' attack. Geovany Soto had a 2-run HR and Alfonso Soriano scored on an error by Adam Dunn for the other Chicago runs. Ken Griffey Jr had tied the game at 5 with a 2-run HR following an RBI triple by Ryan Freel in the top of the 9th. Edwin Encarnacion and Edinson Volquez each had RBI singles to account for the other Reds' runs.

April 18,19,20 vs Milwaukee

April 18
Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 0
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 5 0
Parra, Gagne (8), Riske (9) and Rivera, Munson (10)
Arroyo, Cordero (9) and Bako
WP: Cordero (1-0) LP: Riske (1-1)
HR - CIN: Phillips (8), Encarnacion (4), Dunn (7)

Adam Dunn belted the second pitch from Milwaukee reliever David Riske (1-1) over the right field wall for a walk off HR to give the Cincinnati Reds a 3-2 win in 10 innings over the Milwaukee Brewers in the first game of a 3-game weekend series. Brandon Phillips and Edwin Encarnacion each hit solo homers to provide the other runs for the Reds. J.J. Hardy had an RBI triple and Gabe Gross had an RBI double to account for the Milwaukee runs. Dunn's blast made Francisco Cordero the winner after he had blown the save in the 9th.

April 19
Milwaukee 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
Cincinnati 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 4 7 0
Suppan, Torres (7) and Munson
Cueto, Cordero (9) and Bako
WP: Cueto (1-1) LP: Suppan (2-1) SV: Cordero (2)
HR - MIL: Hall (4) CIN: Phillips (9), Dunn (8)

Johnny Cueto (1-1) went 8 innings allowing 2 runs and 6 hits to hurl the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. A 2-run HR by Brandon Phillips off Milwaukee starter Jeff Suppan (2-1) gave the Reds the early lead with Corey Patterson and Adam Dunn each driving in the other Cincinnati runs. Prince Fielder had an RBI double and Bill Hall had a solo HR to account for the Brewers' runs. Francisco Cordero picked up his second save of the season with a 1-2-3 ninth.

April 20
Milwaukee 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 6 9 1
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 - 5 10 0
Gallardo, Gagne (8), Choate (8), Torres (8), Riske (9) and Rivera, Branyan (9)
Harang, Burton (7), Affeldt (8), Lincoln (9) and Bako
WP: Riske (2-1) LP: Lincoln (1-1)
HR - MIL: Hall 2 (6), Cameron (1) CIN: Phillips (10)

Bill Hall went 3-5 with 3 RBIs and a pair of homers, the second a solo shot off Mike Lincoln (1-1) in the 10th to break a 5-5 tie, to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds in 10 innings to avoid being swept in the weekend series. Mike Cameron had a 2-run HR and Ricky Weeks had an RBI single for the other Milwaukee runs. Brandon Phillips went 2-5 with a 3-run HR, his MLB-leading 10th, and Ken Griffey Jr went 2-4 with an RBI double to pace the Reds' attack. Paul Bako also drove in a run for the Reds.


MLB News

Weekly Awards
Minnesota's Michael Cuddyer was named the AL Player of the Week after compiling a .476 average (10-21) with 3 HRs, 8 RBIs and 5 runs scored
Atlanta's Jeff Francoeur was voted the NL Player of the Week for his .423 average (11-26), collecting 5 HRs and 18 RBIs to go with it

Injury News
4/15 - Boston's Manny Ramirez developed a inguinal hernia and is expected to miss 5 weeks
4/15 - New York Yankees' Johnny Damon will miss 2 weeks due to a sprained ankle
4/17 - New York Mets' Joe Smith will miss at least 2 months with a torn tricep muscle
4/18 - Detroit's Alexis Rios is expected to miss 2 weeks due to a hyperextended knee
4/18 - Cleveland's Paul Byrd is expected to miss 7-8 months due to a ruptured disc and will miss the rest of the season
4/19 - St.Louis's Jarrett Hoffpaiur will be out at least 13 months because of a torn tricep muscle and will miss the rest of the year
4/19 - Philadelphia's Shane Victorino will miss 2 months with a fractured eye socket

Contract News
4/15 - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and pitcher Jon Garland have come to terms on an extension worth $15,450,000 over the next 3 seasons
4/21 - Colorado's Aaron Cook has signed a 3-year extension at a pay rate of $4,990,000 per year

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MLB Standings and Leaders as of April 20, 2008

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Boston             12   8  .600  --     Atlanta            16   4  .800  --
Baltimore          11   9  .550   1     Philadelphia       12   7  .632   3.5
New York           11   9  .550   1     New York           10   8  .556   5
Toronto            10   9  .526   1.5   Washington          9  10  .474   6.5
Tampa Bay           9  11  .450   3     Florida             7  11  .389   8

Central Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Central Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            10   9  .526  --     Chicago            11   7  .611  --
Cleveland          10   9  .526  --     St.Louis           11   8  .579   0.5
Minnesota          10  10  .500   0.5   Cincinnati         10   9  .526   1.5
Kansas City         9  10  .474   1     Milwaukee           7  11  .389   4
Detroit             7  12  .368   3     Pittsburgh          7  11  .389   4
                                        Houston             5  14  .263   6.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Texas              11   8  .579  --     Arizona            11   7  .611  --
Los Angeles         9  11  .450   2.5   San Diego          11   8  .579   0.5
Oakland             9  11  .450   2.5   San Francisco       9  10  .474   2.5
Seattle             9  11  .450   2.5   Colorado            8  11  .421   3.5
                                        Los Angeles         5  13  .278   6




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
J.Hamilton,TEX       .423               J.Francoeur,ATL      .412
D.Barton,OAK         .383               J.Reyes,NY           .408
B.Harris,MIN         .362               C.Jones,ATL          .390
B.Broussard,TEX      .357               T.Helton,COL         .390
H.Blalock,TEX        .355               F.Lewis,SF           .377
M.Teahen,KC          .352               J.Keppinger,CIN      .370
J.Rivera,LA          .351               J.Rollins,PHI        .354

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
J.Morneau,MIN           8               B.Phillips,CIN         10
M.Stairs,TOR            7               J.Francoeur,ATL         9
M.Cuddyer,MIN           6               C.Jones,ATL             9
R.Ibanez,SEA            6               A.Dunn,CIN              8
E.Duncan,NY             5               R.Howard,PHI            8
J.Giambi,NY             5               C.Ross,FLO              8
M.Napoli,LA             5               C.Beltran,NY            6

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
C.Pena,TB              22               J.Francoeur,ATL        33
R.Ibanez,SEA           21               B.Phillips,CIN         26
G.Sizemore,CLE         19               C.Jones,ATL            25
D.Ortiz,BOS            18               A.Ramirez,CHI          21
J.Rivera,LA            18               A.Gonzalez,SD          17
B.Broussard,TEX        16               C.Lee,HOU              17
F.Catalanotto,TEX      16               B.McCann,ATL           17

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
J.Bartlett,TB          12               J.Reyes,NY             10
C.Crawford,TB           9               A.Soriano,CHI          10
C.Crisp,BOS             9               S.Victorino,PHI        10
C.Gomez,MIN             9               M.Bourn,HOU             9
C.Figgins,LA            8               J.Pierre,LA             9
B.Roberts,BAL           8               E.Byrnes,ARI            8
J.Gathright,KC          4               F.Lewis,SF              8

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
J.Vazquez,CHI        2.17               E.Volquez,CIN        1.50
Z.Greinke,KC         2.17               O.Perez,WAS          1.63
M.Mussina,NY         2.20               J.Peavy,SD           1.63
Z.Miner,DET          2.25               O.Perez,NY           1.67
J.Lester,BOS         2.52               C.Young,SD           2.16
J.Duchscherer,OAK    2.72               K.Kendrick,PHI       2.25
C.Lee,CLE            2.73               B.Penny,LA           2.30

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
J.Vazquez,CHI           4               K.Correia,SF            3
J.Benoit,TEX            3               K.Lohse,STL             3
D.Cabrera,BAL           3               P.Martinez,NY           3
F.Carmona,CLE           3               O.Perez,NY              3
F.Garcia,LA             3               C.Young,SD              3
J.Lester,BOS            3               C.Zambrano,CHI          3
F.Liriano,MIN           3               M.Acosta,ATL            2



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
B.Jenks,CHI             9               T.Hoffman,SD            6
J.Nathan,MIN            7               B.Wilson,SF             6
G.Sherrill,BAL          7               M.Corpas,COL            5
R.Betancourt,CLE        6               L.Gardner,FLO           5
A.Otsuka,TEX            6               M.Capps,PIT             4
J.Papelbon,BOS          6               C.Marmol,CHI            4
M.Rivera,NY             6               J.Valverde,HOU          4
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
J.Vazquez,CHI          37               J.Santana,NY           43
J.Shields,TB           32               J.Peavy,SD             32
E.Bedard,SEA           29               C.Zambrano,CHI         31
F.Carmona,CLE          29               T.Lincecum,SF          30
J.Duchscherer,OAK      29               O.Perez,NY             28
C.Sabathia,CLE         27               B.Penny,LA             27
J.Bonderman,DET        26               A.Harang,CIN           26

Philadelphia Phillies

2008 Philadelphia Phillies


[u]Batting Average[/u]          [u]ERA[/u]
.354  J.Rollins                 2.25  K.Kendrick
.309  J.Werth                   3.81  B.Myers
.297  S.Victorino
.286  C.Coste
.264  R.Howard


[u]Home Runs[/u]                [u]Wins[/u]
 8  R.Howard                     2  T.Gordon
 5  G.Dobbs                      2  C.Hamels
 4  C.Coste                      2  K.Kendrick
 4  J.Rollins                    2  J.Moyer
 3  J.Werth                      1  G.Knotts


[u]Runs Batted In[/u]           [u]Saves[/u]
15  J.Rollins                    3  J.Romero
13  R.Howard                     2  R.Seanez
12  C.Coste                      1  R.Madson
12  G.Dobbs
11  J.Werth


[u]Stolen Bases[/u]             [u]Strikeouts[/u]
10  S.Victorino                 26  B.Myers
 6  J.Rollins                   15  C.Hamels
 6  C.Utley                     14  T.Gordon
 1  G.Dobbs                     13  K.Kendrick
 1  P.Feliz                     10  R.Seanez

[doncoryell]

Re: Rebuilding the Big Red Machine -- OOTP9

Cincinnati Reds Team Stats thru April 20, 2008

2008 Cincinnati Reds


                        Week of April 14-April 20
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1b  Joey Votto         .250  24  6  2  0   2  0  | .245  .306  .351  49  4 12  3  0  0   4  8  8  0  0
1b  Scott Hatteberg    .000   2  0  0  0   0  0  | .115  .154  .233  26  3  3  1  0  0   0  3  7  0  0
2b  Brandon Phillips   .263  19  5  7  3   8  1  | .351  .851  .398  74 20 26  3  2 10  26  7 12  2  1
3b  Edwin Encarnacion  .360  25  9  3  1   3  0  | .304  .506  .304  79  8 24  2  1  4  14  0 11  0  0
ss  Jeff Keppinger     .435  23 10  4  0   2  0  | .370  .531  .427  81 14 30 10  0  1   9  5  4  1  1
lf  Adam Dunn          .292  24  7  6  5   6  0  | .236  .597  .329  72 14 17  2  0  8  16  9 19  1  0
cf  Corey Patterson    .250  20  5  2  0   2  0  | .177  .210  .227  62  6 11  2  0  0   3  2 10  3  0
cf  Ryan Freel         .500   4  2  1  0   1  0  | .350  .600  .500  20  6  7  3  1  0   1  6  3  2  0
rf  Ken Griffey Jr     .261  23  6  2  1   4  0  | .284  .486  .365  74 11 21  3  0  4  10 10 14  0  0
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PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C   Paul Bako          .222  18  4  2  0   1  0  | .315  .389  .339  54  7 17  1  0  1   6  2  9  0  0
C   Javier Valentin    .143   7  1  1  0   0  0  | .167  .208  .200  24  1  4  1  0  0   0  1  6  0  0



                  Week of April 14-April 20
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS   IP    H ER HR BB SO
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aaron Harang        0  0  0 13 12.1  7.30  |  1  1  5.51  1.10  5  5  32.2  29 20  5  7 26
Bronson Arroyo      0  0  0  6  8.0  1.13  |  2  0  2.67  1.19  4  4  27.0  25  8  1  7 18
Edinson Volquez     0  0  0  5  7.0  2.57  |  1  0  1.50  0.92  3  3  24.0  16  4  3  6 17
Johnny Cueto        1  0  0  3  8.0  2.25  |  1  1  3.51  1.17  4  4  25.2  22 10  3  8 13
Josh Fogg           0  0  0  4  4.0  2.25  |  0  1  6.75  2.33  3  3  12.0  21  9  3  7  8
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV   IP    H ER HR BB SO
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jeremy Affeldt      0  0  0  1  3.1  0.00  |  1  0  4.35  1.26  7  0  10.1  11  5  1  2  5
David Weathers      0  0  0  0  2.0  9.00  |  0  0  6.00  1.08  7  2  12.0  11  8  2  2  2
Jared Burton        0  1  0  1  2.2  3.37  |  1  2  5.87  1.57  7  0   7.2  12  5  1  0  5
Todd Coffey         0  1  0  0  0.0  ----  |  1  3  7.36  1.50  6  0   7.1   9  6  3  2  3
Mike Lincoln        1  1  0  3  3.2  7.36  |  1  1  4.26  0.95  4  0   6.1   4  3  1  2  5
Francisco Cordero   1  0  1  1  3.0  3.00  |  1  0  5.79  1.50  4  2   4.2   4  3  0  3  3
#Kent Mercker       0  0  0  2  1.2  5.40  |  0  0  2.70  0.30  3  0   3.1   1  1  1  0  3
Jon Adkins          0  0  0  0  0.0  ----  |  0  0 27.03  3.00  1  0   0.1   1  1  1  0  0
Bill Bray           0  0  0  0  0.0  ----  |  0  0  0.00  0.00  1  0   0.2   0  0  0  0  0





Team Batting Stats                                            Team Pitching Stats
                          Xtra BASE
 AVG  OBP  SLG  RUNS  HITS  HITS   HR   BB    K  SB            ERA   RA   HA   OAVG   HRA   BB    K
---------------------------------------------------           -------------------------------------
.268 .327 .452    95   184    65   28   54  124  10           4.29   87  166   .255    25   46  108
   5    9    3     5     2     3    3   11   10  11 NL Rank      8    7    8      4    12    2   12

On tap for the Reds next week:

April 21,22 vs LA Dodgers
April 23,24 vs Houston
April 25,26,27 @ San Francisco