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The Dugout: Cincinnati Reds Spring Training 2011

Jonny Gomes of the Cincinnati Reds reportedly celebrated the news of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright's potentially season-ending elbow injury by wandering around the clubhouse singing an original song about how happy he was for Wainwright's misfortune. Later he denied the story, saying he was "singing a song...

The Dugout: Red Doctor October

Here is something you should know: Roy Halladay is really good at baseball. He's really actually good, and Phillies fans have stopped running around on the field like idiots and profusely vomiting on children to take notice. Last night he pitched only the second no-hitter in the history of baseball, compiling some kind of...

The Dugout: Lou Piniella Eats Seafood With Dusty Baker

In case you only read baseball news containing actual news about baseball, Lou Piniella and Dusty Baker accidentally had dinner with each other at a seafood restaurant Wednesday night. They exchanged pleasantries, enjoyed some cheesy biscuits, and posed for pictures with fans. I didn't think that story warranted an...

The Dugout: Cincinnati Reds Spring Training 2010

Another year, another young guy who is supposed to show up and save the entire team! The Dugout's Spring Training 2010 special event continues tonight with the Cincinnati Reds, a team steeped in history and determined to exist in spite of the coach who seeks to physically destroy them. Super prospect Aroldis Chapman has...

Beware the Dugouts of March: The Cincinnati Reds' 2009 Preview

How times change. Fifty years ago, the Cold War was escalating, and the Soviets were adding to their nuclear stockpile. In 2009, the Reds may start dismantling their arms. Manager Dusty Baker, of course, has a reputation of working pitchers into the ground. It's possible that our perception of him is overblown, and that he...