Ellsy

Ok...calm down. I meant blind fans...next time I'll specify.

heh... And would you look at Ellsy- doing what the leadoff man is payed to do: get on base.

Sigh...why is it my fantasy pitchers always have to work with little-to-no leads despite how good/bad they play?

It's hard to believe Clay has allowed 6 runs in this game. That top of the fourth kind of made me forget it.

Seriously. Lovin' the respect around here... It's one thing to disagree with the guy, it's another to jump on him and cut his throat.

I think anyone besides Drew fans would say Markakis. He can do it all- hit for power, drive runs in, get the steal(although he's slowed down on that), make the play. Great great ball-player.

It'd be nice if we could find a REASONABLE end-of-the-rotation starter on waivers and then go ahead and dump either Smoltz or Worth-a-Penny.

Looks like this whole debate about lineups is going to become even more frequent from here on out. And oh yeah Ells, can we have yet another catch of the day? It's becoming a tradition.

From MLB TradeRumors: Weird...

I don't know if it's safe to rate him just yet but as of right now, I'd give him something in the range of Bs. Like others said, he did a great job not having to get rid of guys like Bard, Buchh, Bowden for V-Mart and suddenly, our C spot(if or when he plays there) might go from a hole in the lineup to a strong spot. On the other hand, there's still the whole Krotch/Rochey deal(can't YET comment on that though) and the fact that we didn't get another arm. Our rotation has struggled and it hasn't gotten better.

Details not specified yet. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/07/reds-acquire-scott-rolen.html Rolen still has to approve the trade...

Thanks!

Yup, they're saying Hagadone and Masterson: Wow, nice deal if we got out of this without losing either Bard, Bowden or Buchh. I know Mart isn't the best of catchers but he makes the lineup more flexible knowing that he can play both catcher and 1B. He could take over Tek in the near future or he could (well, most likely will) play first for now pushing Youk to third(although it kind of makes LaRoche useless). The best part about this deal, though, is that we didn't negatively affect our pitching situation.

Well, the Dodgers are going to be tough to get by in the 8th and 9th with Sherrill and Broxton. That bullpen's really gonna help in the playoffs.

Sigh... *jumps off cliff*