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Report: Reds Leaning Toward Dusty Baker

That's the word on the street in Cincinnati, as confirmed by both the Cincinnati Enquirer and FOX Sports. Both outlets have sources claiming that Dusty Baker has interviewed with the club and is emerging as one of the top contenders.You really can't argue with his resume: he's a three-time NL Manager of the Year and has...

Pete Mackanin Would Like to Keep His Job

Interim manager has got to be a tough gig. If you're taking over for a fired manager, chances are pretty good you're inheriting a pretty crappy team. They're then left with a pretty small sample size of a season to prove that they're good enough to keep the job. If they finish strong, expectations are often too high. If...

More on the Jerry Narron Firing

Last night the details on the firing of Jerry Narron were few and far between. Today we've got some more after the Reds held a press conference to officially announce the news. GM Wayne Krivsky had this to say: "I can't say enough good things about Jerry Narron ... we had a very close, professional relationship, and I...

Jerry Narron Gets the Axe

According to the Cincy Post's C. Trent Rosecrans, Jerry Narron has been fired as the Reds' manager and Pete Mackanin will replace him on an interim basis. Rosecrans' post is on his own blog (a blog breaks the news, hooray for Internet 2.0!) and it's pretty short on details at the moment. Regardless of the details, Narron's...

Tony LaRussa To the Reds?

Bernie Miklasz writes in his Bernie's Bits for the St Louis Post-Dispatch that there are rumblings that Cardinals GM Walt Jocketty and manager Tony LaRussa could be headed out of St. Louis to Cincinnati. Cardinals GM Walt Jocketty has a year left on his contract, but if for whatever reason he asks out after this season,...