
The frustration that Reds fans had with Dusty Baker keeping Bruce in the minor leagues to start the season (and where he's been hitting .364 with 10 HR's and 37 RBI's this season) came from the suspicion that Corey Patterson, who Baker signed to block Bruce's path to the majors, stinks. This season, Corey Patterson has put up numbers (.201/.242./.354) that proves the suspicion as fact: Corey Patterson indeed stinks.
The Reds press release announcing Bruce's arrival said that there would be a corresponding roster move. I'm sure that barring an injury, Reds fans might hope that the corresponding roster move to begin the Jay Bruce era would be to end the Corey Patterson era.
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