Johnny Cueto News

First, Diamond Dick Pole was sackeda 'well, that was during the last weekA of playA .A Anybody would be better than Pole.A While many Reds' faithful were clamoring for Ted Power or Mario Soto, Bryan PriceA is aA swell hire.

Alex Gonzalez proved his fitness in the field and at the plate. The Cincinnati Reds shortstop made an outstanding play in the field and doubled in a run in a 9-6 victory over the club's top minor-leaguers in Dayton.

Welcome to day two of the Farmies. Yesterday brought us some major power, defense, and rising prospects.

When was the last time a 9 game world series was played?? I know they bounced back and forth between a 7 game and a 9 game format for about 20 years in the early 1900s.

The Reds lost a game on 3rd place Milwaukee last night, so a loss today by the Reds or a win by the Brewers and the Reds will be blocked from third place for this season.

I couldnt find a pic of George and Hal from yesterday's game, so I went with this one instead.

CINCINNATI -- Carpal tunnel syndrome. Bruised chest. Sore shoulder. Bum wrist. It only was spring training, and the Cincinnati Reds were getting an idea of what was to come in 2009.

Packed cardboard boxes cluttered the clubhouse floor space, a clear sign that the baseball season for the Cincinnati Reds is over - cut short of the playoffs for the ninth straight season.

Joey Votto homered and drove in three runs and Scott Rolen homered and the Cincinnati Reds took advantage of Zach Duke's control problems for an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.

When it comes to his earning the regular job next season, it appears that the jury is still out on Reds shortstop Paul Janish.

The Houston Astros snapped Cincinnati's six-game winning streak with a 3-2 win over the Reds in Houston.

Wandy Rodriguez pitched six solid innings, Humberto Quintero homered as the Astros beat the Reds 3-2 on Sunday ending Cincinnati's six game winning streak.

Rodriguez allowed two runs and nine hits. He walked one and struck out nine in his career-high 32nd start of the season.

"Listen, we have to talk..." Hall o' Famer Hal thinks the love affair between Dusty and Willy Taveras is over Here's the way Hal puts it when he asked Dusty about giving Ramon Hernandez the start last night: "He's worked hard to get to this point and I like to reward guys who work hard to get back in there to play." Just reading between the lines ...

Scott Rolen had three hits and three RBI's, Joey Votto collected three doubles and Johnny Cueto earns his 10th win as the Reds rout the Pirates 10-4 Tuesday night at PNC Park.

Military helicopters whop-whop-whopped over PNC Park, sirens screamed as foreign dignitaries were escorted to downtown hotels and folks were told they couldn't park their cars downtown.

Texas-born lefty Zach Duke can get back to .500 lifetime against the Cincinnati Reds today when the Pittsburgh Pirates host them in the opener of a three-game series at PNC Park.

The matso balls, the chicken soup and the noodles manager Dusty Baker transported from Izzy's kitchen to Johnny Cueto's mouth finally kicked in.

There is a line forming near the Reds' catching equipment. Manager Dusty Baker has three catchers at his disposal in Ryan Hanigan, Corky Miller and Craig Tatum.

Matt Maloney got his first career victory Thursday night as the Reds beat the Marlins 3-2 at Great American Ball Park.