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The Jay Bruce Era Will Commence

May 26, 2008 – 9:25 PM
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Good news for Reds fans, no wait: Great news for Reds fans, one more time: Reds fans are doing jigs in their homes tonight as news comes down from their favorite team that the 2007 Reds minor leaguer of the year, Jay Bruce, will make his debut in a Cincinnati uniform tomorrow

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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