By Chris

April 21, 2008 9:52 PM | Link to this

of josh hamilton 4hr 301avg (how much did we pay Dunn again?) 3b jorge cantu 2hr .308 avg p kyle lohse 2-0 1.48era I’m beginning to think that the Reds GM doesn’t know what he’s doing.

By Stone

April 21, 2008 9:21 PM | Link to this

Wow.. another ex Cubbie flop called up. Now if only we can cast Patterson away. That guy is HORRID and always has been. Will he go 0 for 100 before Rusty Dusty decides to stop playing favorites? Bring up Bruce, and bench Dunn. He is washed up too. Pathetic average and no homeruns. What a waste.

By tom

April 21, 2008 8:43 PM | Link to this

Dusty Baker has already ruined this team. When will it end?

By troy

April 21, 2008 7:24 PM | Link to this

I thought you spelled Marc with a K. Who proofs red yer comment MarK?

By Tim in Stuttgart

April 21, 2008 6:56 PM | Link to this

Marc, Shouldn’t there be a question mark after your first sentence? Hal is a class act. That’s why we read this.

By Baldwin

April 21, 2008 6:37 PM | Link to this

Marc: You owe Hal an apology - how bitter and rude of a human being you must be to tee off on someone’s vision impairment. How dispicable. Look that up.

By Hoff

April 21, 2008 6:31 PM | Link to this

Marc, Hal McCoy has forgot more about baseball today, than you will learn or know in your lifetime. I suggest that if your life revolves around correcting others, then you should focus your energy elsewhere. Perhaps you should volunteer to tutor young students in spelling, typing or computer technology. If you cannot enjoy the insights and information provided by one of the very best baseball writers in America then I suggest that you get your information elsewhere.

By jinaz

April 21, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this

Sheesh, Marc, that’s pretty harsh. 1) this is a blog, not a newspaper article, and therefore probably doesn’t have someone proofreading it(?). 2) my vision’s fine, and I make typos on my own blog all the time. So what? 3) I didn’t realize that Hal had a visual impairment until he was brave enough to share that on his blog. I might not always agree with Hal’s take on the Reds, but good on him for battling past his disability and doing what he enjoys doing for a living. -j

By shawn

April 21, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this

this is a smart move for the short-time. I’m sure we will see Bruce after June 1st. Too bad we have to wait till then just to save some money. Patterson isn’t cutting it. Still another lefthanded bat in Bruce.

By jarrod

April 21, 2008 5:04 PM | Link to this

for those not quite getting it, this is a blog so speling erors don’t count so lay off hale mcoi. and instead of pressing the post button four times i’ll just type it myself. and instead of pressing the post button four times i’ll just type it myself. and instead of pressing the post button four times i’ll just type it myself. and instead of pressing the post button four times i’ll just type it myself.

By Marc

April 21, 2008 4:49 PM | Link to this

Doesn’t Hal mean Hairston, not Hairstone, as he wrote on his blog. Time to retire, Hal. Whose vision is worse, his or his editors?

By ImageCapture

April 21, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this

Even though Castro is a great glove, it makes great sense to move on to a right handed offensive player, and he can do more things, such as; steal bases, etc.

By Y-City Jim

April 21, 2008 4:33 PM | Link to this

While Hairston still isn’t the big bat we need coming off the bench he certainly is better than Castro.

By Terry

April 21, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this

Good move.On a stuggling offensive team there is no room for a 35 year old defensive specialist with a very weak bat.

By Kyle

April 21, 2008 4:07 PM | Link to this

Hmmm, I hear Sammy still needs a job. Maybe that’s the big right-handed bat Dusty wants to bring in. Did I mention before that Dusty was the worst move during the off season? Oh, yeah, I did.