This homeplate umpire is as bad as I've seen on balls and strikes.

What's the extent of the injury? It's not a Sam Bowie type thing is it?

Package deal to get Elias King?

Unless money is a big factor why would Vanderbilt not want to try to improve his chances of being a 1st round pick by coming back to prove himself? I think he would get lost in the G league.

As great as Joey Votto is he is still an "airhead" at times and nothing he says or does surprises me.

No one probably expected them to do this well out west including me. Let's see how they play now against good offensive teams, that LA offense was just anemic to say the least. Without the LA pitchers throwing low scoring games they will struggle to score runs the way they are hitting it.

This Dodgers team shouldn't scare any pitchers, right now, .241 team average and .230 at home and near the bottom of baseball in HRs. Without pitching this team is no threat to win right now. Won't be surprised to see Castillo shut them down today and get the Reds a rare LA sweep.

It amazes me that people still want to discuss this circus.

Garrett relieves Castillo and can't find the strike zone, walks 2 in a row including 1 with bases loaded and then strikes out Nimmo to end the inning. 4-2 Reds middle of the 6th.

Shutout is gone.

Castillo still with the shutout and pitching well.

Who's the backup catcher tonight?

I'll do it. Castillo perfect through 4 innings.

Guess the Reds are taking a chance that new scenery will help resurrect Harvey and they can get something for him at the deadline. Plus the nightclub scene is not nearly as hot as NY so maybe he'll see the writing on the wall and focus on baseball. They weren't going to get anything for Meso at the deadline.

Funny, Billy Hamilton with a HR, his 1st and as usual a Red's HR is a solo.

They can't handle 88 mph heaters.

Homer living up to his name tonight. Adrian Gonzales owns Homer Bailey and I guess Jay Bruce will soon.

Conlon topping out at 88mph. He should be able to shut this team out with that, lol.

That shouldn't be that hard to do.

Homer gives up a leadoff HR and then with 1 out pitches around Jay Bruce like he's Babe Ruth, walks him on 4 pitches. How soon can we part with Homer Bailey?

As good as Votto is he goes "airhead" at times and that is not going to change.

I think you should let Cal do the recruiting. I think we can all agree he has done a pretty good job with it.

Do you really think that Belichick would ever tip his hand as to what they were thinking?

Won a series, that's a start.

First "A" rated pick by the Bengals. They're saying the Bengals got a 2nd round pick in the 4th round. He should be ready to go when OTAs start, he got hurt in early November.

and his clone Mark too.