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Brandon Phillips Is Still Bitter About Eric Wedge and the Indians

One of the brightest moments of Wayne Krivsky's short career as Reds general manager was his heist of second baseman Brandon Phillips from the Indians for a player to be named later. Since the trade, he's provided Cincy with a good bat and a great glove at second base. That trade was more than three years ago, but with a...

Omar Minaya Makes Sure He's Got One Friend in the Mets Front Office

One thing that was made quite clear this week is that the New York Mets do not run the smoothest operation in the world. The decision to fire Willie Randolph took too long, the way they fired him was sloppy and multiple people have been accused of working behind his back to expedite his departure. The overarching theme was...

Ryan Freel Upset With Dusty Baker

Ryan Freel has become a bit player for the Reds, seeing most of his time as a defensive replacement or pinch hitter. Why is this? Apparently because of a conversation he allegedly had with Dusty Baker in which he said he wasn't comfortable playing every day. Trouble is, Freel doesn't recall ever having this conversation....

The Krivsky Firing: Why Now?

The fact that Wayne Krivsky got fired wasn't terribly surprising since he's got a pretty spotty track record and a much better GM (Walt Jocketty) was already employed in the Reds' front office. What was a little more surprising was the timing. Why after 21 games? If the Reds were as determined to dump Krivsky as they seem...

Wayne Krivsky Out, Walt Jocketty in as Reds' General Manager

Before last season even ended, rumors were swirling in Cincinnati that owner Bob Castellini was going to try and hire his friend Walt Jocketty away from from St. Louis to replace sitting GM Wayne Krivsky. Castellini denied those rumors, then hired Jocketty as a consultant anyways. That means that the news leaking out of...