Kenny Rogers said it best - "know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em."

With recent moves to send their marquis players packing, the Reds have finally done what I've been begging for them to do - bring up the Bats!  We finally have a GM and ownership that have figured out that the model is broken and that it's time to bring up the kids and let them play.

Did you read C. Trent's blog about the Goon Squad?  Whether or not these kids win games the rest of the season, they've brought a winning attitude up from Louisville.  I hope it stays.  Many of them realize that this is an audition, but some might just land on the Opening Day roster next spring.

The Tampa Bay Rays are getting it done with sound defense, good pitching, and an offense that finds ways to score runs.  Look at their 25-man roster - no one is batting above .300!  That suggests to me that guys are picking each other up.  Is this year a statistical anomaly?  Maybe.  It doesn't change the fact that they're 27 games over .500 and in first place in the AL East.

Can't wait to see what comes off of Walt's clean drawing board.