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Hall of Fame baseball writer Hal McCoy has retired from the Dayton Daily News after covering the Cincinnati Reds for 37 years. Hal's blog, though, will continue to be a must-read for Reds fans. He'll share his thoughts on the team this season and will file updates from Great American Ball Park. You also can catch Hal in print every Sunday in his popular Ask Hal columnHome > Blogs > The Real McCoy | Cincinnati Reds baseball news > Archives > 2008 > April > 14 > Entry
Bad news for Gonzalez
It looks as if Jeff Keppinger will be manning the shortstop position for the Cincinnati Reds for at least another month, maybe more.
Injured shortstop Alex Gonzalez had an MRI today and it showed evidence that the compression fracture in his left knee is still there.
While he will be able to take batting practice and ground balls, he has been told he won’t be able to run for at least two to four weeks.
That means Keppinger stays at shortstop and if the Reds want to do something about Edwin Encarnacion, they’ll have to play Ryan Freel or Juan Castro at third base. Or they could call up somebody from Louisville - Jolbert Cabrera or Andy Green, both of whom had outstanding springs.
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By Bob
April 18, 2008 5:52 PM | Link to this
Sports Illustrated expressed the same opinion as other sane Reds fans when he could not understand the Reds connection with Dusty Baker; the one who loves veteran players with 2-3 world-class young players riding the pines and/or in AAA. Apparently no one realized that Corey Patterson was his adopted son. The same Patterson with a under .300 career OBP.
By Joe
April 15, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this
The Pirates just won their 4th straight with a road victory over the Dodgers. Maybe they are better this year.
By Ann--Cubs fan
April 15, 2008 11:45 AM | Link to this
In Hal’s other article today, he said that Pittsburgh was swept by the Mets, prior to the Reds coming in town, but it was the Cubs that swept Pittsburgh!
By Michael
April 15, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this
First of all, they aren’t kids, they have the age on them, secondly, if someone is that old why are they still in the minors and thrid, if they were kids why experiment with kids and not vets? That’s the problem we’re having now. They aren’t using proven players like Hopper, Freel, Keppenger, Votto, yada, yada, yada.
By Robert
April 15, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this
BOTTOM LINE: Freely and Keppinger have to be in the line up as does Hopper. Freel @ 3B Kepp @ SS Hoppy @ LF
By Michael
April 15, 2008 11:14 AM | Link to this
Freel manned 3B two years in a row and was ESPN’s “WEB GEM” two years in a row. He’s proven time and time again, when he “plugged” for whom ever, like last year” he’s the man for the job. At least he won’t run into the outfield wall but look out front row!
By nyc
April 15, 2008 10:30 AM | Link to this
send Todd Coffey packing too right along with EE
By Brandon B
April 15, 2008 9:19 AM | Link to this
Kids?? Cabrera is 35 and Green is 31. Edwin is the kid. He is taking his lumps. He will turn it around just like last year. We are only two weeks in. Come back and talk to me in a month.
By brian
April 15, 2008 8:32 AM | Link to this
EE needs some decent hitting coaching. He is a dead pull hitter and tries to pull all pitches and consequently hits weak flies and grounders on away pitches. Ross is similar except that he misses away pitches.
By oldtime
April 15, 2008 7:46 AM | Link to this
I’d say call up the kids. Encarnacion will lose the Reds more games with his fielding than he’ll ever win with his hitting. I’d put he and David Weathers in a trade package even if all I got in return was a batboy and two T-shirts.