Whatever!

One who may have got away:

COL AAA Putnam, Zach 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.00 Sv (3)

I hope we didn't strip away too much bullpen depth over the winter.

Red-letter day: Cincy reaches 10,000 wins

Reds sixth team to hit mark; four-run first inning starts them off

By Cash Kruth / MLB.com | 4/20/2012 7:06 PM ET

CHICAGO --

The first professional franchise in baseball history has reached a milestone that only comes thanks to longevity and plenty of success.

The Reds, formed in 1882 as the Cincinnati Red Stockings, defeated the Cubs, 9-4, on Friday at Wrigley Field to become the sixth organization in Major League history to win 10,000 games.

The Giants, Cubs, Dodgers, Cardinals and Braves are the only others to reach the mark. The Yankees have the most all-time victories among American League teams, with 9,775.

"It's a lot of wins. There's only [six] that have that, so now we're the sixth," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "That means we've been around a long time, and that means they've done a lot of winning in the process."

Of the Reds' 10,000 wins, 9,451 have come in the National League. The other 549 were won from 1882-89, when the franchise was in the American Association.

Worth noting

The Reds' next win will be the franchise's 10,000th. Senior clubhouse and equipment manager Bernie Stowe, who joined the club in 1947 as a clubhouse boy, has been around for 5,269 of them.

Phil Humber taking a perfect game into the 9th. Live on Fox now.

And he got it!!!

Old 1st round draft choices don't die, they have Tommy John surgery and get another chance.

Poor Red Sox, take a 9-0 lead into the 6th vs. their hated rivals, and wind up losing 15-9 on two 7-run innings. 4-10 now for the Sox. They started pretty badly last year, too, then ralled and fell apart at the end. A warm weather ball club?

Swisher with 6 rbi in the 7th and 8 innings, Teixara with 6 rbi but it took him 3 ab's to accomplish it.

Byrd heading to Boston

The Boston Red Sox acquired outfielder Marlon Byrd and cash considerations from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for right-handed pitcher Michael Bowden and a player to be named later.

Byrd, 34, owns a .278 career average in 1,069 Major League games over 11 seasons with the Phillies, Nationals, Rangers and Cubs. A 2010 All-Star, he has started in center field in all 13 of his games with Chicago this season and reached base safely in six of those contests, going 3-for-43 with two RBI, three walks and a run scored.

civ ollilavad wrote:Poor Red Sox, take a 9-0 lead into the 6th vs. their hated rivals, and wind up losing 15-9 on two 7-run innings. 4-10 now for the Sox. They started pretty badly last year, too, then ralled and fell apart at the end. A warm weather ball club?

Maybe they need beer back in the locker room again.

PC is on now.


ARLINGTON, TEXAS (AP)
Ivan Rodriguez is going back to Texas to retire.




Rodriguez, now 40, and the Rangers announced the plans Thursday.

The fan favorite known as Pudge, Rodriguez was only 19 when he made his major league debut with Texas on June 20, 1991. He played the first 12 of his 21 major league seasons with Texas, and returned to the Rangers briefly in 2009. He was the 1999 American League MVP

Just another steroid user.

The most fun I had as an Indians fan was during the steroid era.

And that's why Butthead Selig and his merry band of jerkwads looked away.

J.R. wrote:The most fun I had as an Indians fan was during the steroid era.

I dunno. I really enjoyed the mid-1960's to 1978 when I attended many, many and many games at Cleveland Municipal.

I paid $1.75 for General Admission to sit in the first row by the bullpen during a rookie season start for Dennis Eckersley.

The next year I sat in the same seats when I think General Admission went to $2.25. I shared a bag of peanuts I had purchased with Alan Ashby while he was in uniform during the game in the pen.

1995 to 2001 was a fun roller coaster ride, but the Baseball Fan in me loved the less flashy seasons, too.