Dragons news
Dayton, Ohio—The Dayton Dragons announced the following roster move today:
Right-handed pitcher Kyle Lotzkar has been placed on the disabled list.
Lotzkar suffered a fracture of the right ulna (elbow bone) on Sunday at Quad Cities. He has made 10 starts this season and is 2-3 with a 3.58 earned run average.
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UK gives QB the boot
ESPN
Pulley was arrested on traffic charges last month in Hardin County. In June, he
also received a citation for marijuana possession in Louisville. Pulley missed
last season because of academic reasons.
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5th starter for the Reds?
Casey sizes up his first pitch last night at the Freedom game.
Thanks to listener Phil W. for the picture.
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Tom Browning is scheduled to call-in this afternoon from Rookie Ball in Billings
This is the "Mr Perfect" bobblehead the Reds will give away to the first 30,000 fans Tuesday, September 16 vs St Louis. It honors the 20 year anniversary of his perfect game.
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UPDATED Show preview
Guests
Howard Griffith, Big 10 Network, they feature OSU tonight
Tom Browning, Billings pitching coach
Jim Kelch, voice of Bats
Topics
Bengals
Reds
Positional Greatness
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Thanks
What a great time Monday night at the Florence Freedom Game. We had over 100 listeners.
Thanks to everyone that showed up, from Buckeye Mike to the Mayor of Union.
Thanks to Freedom Owner Clint Brown , GM Kari Rumfield, Director of Fun Kevin Schwab and everyone with the organization for having us.
Cool story, Kari's husband is the manager of the opponent, River City, and her son was the bat boy for them. Players sign autographs right up to game time. They toss foul balls to kids. Manager Jamie Keefe even came over between innings and apologized for missing his 3:45 call-in with me today!
Monday's theme was "Are You Ready For Some Football?". Fans wearing a football jersey could register for Bengals tickets. Clint was rockin' the James Hardy IU jersey, Kari wore a Randy Moss Vikings.
I continue to insist Freedom baseball is the best bang for your buck in the area. All seats under $10. VIP seats, behind home plate, with waiter service, are only $9.50. Cool play area and games for the kids. Between innings entertainment throughout the game. And there is no question the Patriot Burger is the best in the area. Casey fired a one bounce fastball to the plate for his first pitch. The kids had a blast climbing up in the dugout in the 8th to draw raffle ticket winners for footballs and tickets to Bengals vs Lions.
Bengals news: Center position/Last night
C. Trent's blog
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Best wishes
Best of luck to Steve Pawlowski, Communications Managers for FSN Ohio.
Steve and his wife are moving to Phoenix, Arizona. Steve will be teaching at Arizona St.
Steve lined up countless guests for me over the years involved with FSN Ohio and Fox Sports. I'll miss his help and will always appreciate his suport.
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Ouch, that's a shot
Ravens 24x7
As bad as the Cincinnati Bengals are at finding talented players who can stay out of police line-ups coupled with how cheap they are when it comes to investing money in scouting, you'd think that they might know a little something about this former Bearcat from the University of Cincinnati. But then again, they are the Bengals
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Thought of the day
As my family enjoyed the Florence Freedom last night, I was thinking about my building frustration with Bob Castellini and the doubts creeping in about Dusty Baker. And it hit me.
Where do the pro teams stack up in this town compared to the high school, college and minor league teams/programs?
Consider this in terms of success, confidence in front office, coaches, managers and teams, direction, vision, enjoyment and bang for your buck.
The Bengals and Reds are at the bottom.....right?
Stack up the success/entertainment value of the Reds and Bengals in the last 5-10 years to Xavier basketball, UC football and basketball, Cyclones hockey, HS sports etc.
Stack up the cost of attending HS, college and minor league sports to pro sports.
Compare the likes of Brian Kelly, Mike Bobinski, Sean Miller, Mike Thomas, Steve Specht, Chuck Weber to what we get from the pro teams.
Are you more of a high school/college/minor league fan or a pro fan?
Has it changed any over the years? Are you looking at options and finding more enjoyment beyond the pro teams?
Just a thought to ponder.
PS
Dang, great minds think alike...Bill Koch wrote this for his blog
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Positional Greatness
I read this paragraph in Scott Priestle's story in the Columbus Dispatch Sunday and thought about making it a topic.
Since late in the 2004 season, when then-general manager Dan O'Brien and manager Dave Miley decided it was time to audition for Larkin's replacement, the Reds have used 13 different starters at shortstop, including five this season."
Let's call the topic Positional Greatness. I think we started something like this years ago.
What franchise has produced the best set of players at a given position over the last 50 years?
Example: The franchise with the greatest catchers through the years is _______?
We can go by position and include starting staff, bullpen and manager.
Here are mine: With some of the players at the position over the years.
C- Dodgers: Martin, Lo Duca, Pizza, Scioscia, Yeager, Roseboro,(Campanella misses the '58 cutoff by a year)
1B-Cardinals: Pujols, McGwire, Clark, Hernandez, Clark, Cepeda, White, Musial
2B-Reds: Temple, Helms, Rose, Morgan, Oester, Boone, Reese, Doran, Phillips
SS-Reds: McMillan, Cardenas, Concepcion, Larkin
3B-Braves: Matthews, Boyer, Evans, Horner, Pendleton, Jones
LF-Red Sox: Williams, Yaz, Rice, Greenwell, Manny
CF-Williams, Rivers, Henderson, Damon, Pepitone, Washington, Cabrera, Murcer, Mantle
RF-Yankees: Maris, Jackson, Winfield, O'Neill, Mondesi, Sheffield, Abreu
SP-Dodgers: Koufax, Drysdale, Sutton, Hershiser, Reuss, Welch, Hooton, John, Osteen, Messersmith, Fernando
CL-Dodgers: Saito, Gagne, Shaw, Worrell, Howell, Neidenfuer, Howe, Marshall, Peranowski, Brewer
MGR-Yankees: Torre, Martin, Green, Stengel, Piniella, Berra
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Best not in Hall of Fame: Kenny Anderson #10
Here is full version of the feature I played yesterday
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Events for a cause
Click here for info on events for a cause.....and post your own event info
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When teammates fight
(The Enquirer/Al Behrman)
How about Manny Para and Prince Fielder of the Brewers duking it out last night?
They join the growing list of fighting teammates:
*Carolina WR Steve Smith breaks the nose of teammate Ken Lucas
*Red Sox LF Manny Ramirez and 1B Kevin Youkilis got into it in the dugout
Can you think of any other fighting teammates over the years?
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UC waits patiently on Jones
Bill Koch, Enquirer
"He's all over the place," said UC coach Brian Kelly. "He's a little better, but not to the level we want him to be. It's a work in progress.
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Chad predicts "best year ever"
Ludwig At Large
I haven't seen Chad this excited, this fired up, this ‘amped' in a long time.
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Maxim Hometown Hottie
Careful opening
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Wanna feel old? Happy Birthday Lonnie Anderson: 62
I had this poster on my wall
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How to use August and September?
Dayton Daily News
Asked if it isn't about time to think about next year and tinker with things, Baker said, "Not for me. Most of the guys who are pretty close to being major-league players are here already and have been most of the year. It isn't like we have 10 prospects at Triple-A who are ready to take a job up here.
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AFC North stuff
Quinn could play for half Thursday
Steelers look to solidify the middle
Ravens rookie WR's will be tested
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BK reels in another
Cleveland Plain Dealer
"I feel good about my decision," said Cook, who plans on majoring in education.
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Reds observations
*I've seen Joe Morgan, Ron Oester, Brett Boone and Pokey Reese play 2B for the Reds. I'm not so sure Brandon Phillips isn't the best defensive 2B I've seen.
*Jay Bruce's opposite field power is kind of stunning.
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Bats win with Harang
Louisville Courier Journal
(Louisville Courier Journal)
"I felt like I could get in a rhythm," said Harang, who added that he didn't feel any discomfort. "It was nice to get back out there and pitch."
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The kid, reborn with the Sox
Yahoo
(AP photo)
They told him to sit down, Dusty Baker and Walt Jocketty and Bob Castellini, the Cincinnati Reds' brass. They apologized for interrupting his lunch. They had something to tell him. They wanted to trade him to the Chicago White Sox. They needed to know if he would approve.
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