Why is there 6 teams in the NL Central?  This has been bothering me for years.  The AL West only has 4 teams, what the hell is that about?!?  Come on Bud Selig, get a clue!!!

Carson Palmer, speaking for the first time about the release two weeks ago of wide receiver Chris Henry, "You thought it might happen, given his track record. It's too bad. (Henry is) an amazing talent, and to see him throw it away is tough. He's a good-hearted person. It's just too bad."

http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/bengals/

Griffey removed his hat. He's bigger now, thanks to age and fatherhood. He's probably going to be a free agent for the first time in his career after this season, unless Cincinnati picks up his $16.5 million option. He's not even sure whether he'll play next season. Depends on whether he's still enjoying himself.

"Right now the answer's yes," Griffey said. "Maybe next week it'll be no."

Players retire every year, and still, the loss of Griffey would hurt. Even now, in his 20th season, he remains one of the game's icons. When he joins the 600-home run club in the next month or so, there will be a Griffey renaissance, dreamers throwing out the hypothetical: What would baseball be like had he stayed healthy and had he been the one to break Hank Aaron's record?

Griffey's retort: "Who says I won't

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Ao2r_tqYSLlVh6CyucMprzw5nYcB?slug=jp-griffey041608&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

This is a good article on Griffey. 

Dusty Baker is telling friends that he's "confident" that Piazza will sign with the Reds because "Tommy (Lasorda) will want him to play for me".  Though most of the people that are monitoring the Cincy backstop search say the Reds want a "throw and catch" guy, Baker is saying that he thinks "Piazza could hit 25 homers  in the GAB.".

http://gothambaseballmagazine.com/yankees/piazza-coming-to-the-bronx.html

Would this solve the Reds offensive problems?