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The Cincinnati Reds have just clinched the NL Central with a 6-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. It is the Reds second divisional title in the past three years.
It would come as no surprise to me if the Reds were to go on and win the World Series. The Reds played their best baseball when their star player Joey Votto tore his left knee. Between July 6th and August 4th, the Reds went 22-3. So Brandon Phillips, Ryan Ludwick, Jay Bruce and rookies Todd Frazier and Zack Cozart more than made up for Votto’s absence. It also didn’t hurt that their starting rotation of Johnny Cueto, Bronson Arroyo, Mat Latos, Mike Leake and Homer Bailey stayed healthy all season with a nearly invincible bullpen of Sean Marshall, Jonathan Broxton and 100 MPH flamethrower Aroldis Chapman. This is a deep team.
The Reds won the division by 11 games over the St. Louis Cardinals (who hold one of the two NL Wild Card berths at the moment).
Unfortunately, manager Dusty Baker was unable to be with the club to see this triumph. Baker was hospitalized during their last road trip in Chicago with an irregular heartbeat. Bench coach Chris Speier has been the acting manager the past few games. Baker may return to Cincinnati on Sunday.
The Reds last won the World Series in 1990.
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geronl| 9.22.12 @ 7:35PM
Good for the Reds!
BTW, the guy who jumped into the tiger enclosure was in love.. heh...
http://asspos.blogspot.com/201.....tiger.html
Andrew Keirns| 9.23.12 @ 1:39AM
Aaron -- That reminds me -- I owe you $1.
Kemp falls 30 HRs and 41 SBs short of his goal stated at the beginning of the season: to be the first 50-50 player.
Aaron Goldstein| 9.23.12 @ 3:51AM
Keep your dollar. To be fair, injuries have limited Kemp to 95 games this season with 10 to go. Who knows what he might have accomplished had he been healthy?
Bob S| 9.23.12 @ 2:11AM
It's a shame about Dusty Baker. I hope he's ok.
Crassus| 9.24.12 @ 1:26PM
It's looking like a Reds-Yankees World Series. Bravesy might be able to sneak in if they get some help from the umps and if Dusty has a brain cramp (of which he's had many). I think the TV people want a Yankees-Bravesy matchup so watch the umps closely.
PCPSmokerII| 9.24.12 @ 10:01PM
Glad you finally got your head out of your ass and stopped mentioning the "Red Sucks." Cinci is a real baseball team. I'm also surprised you didn't close with Marty Brennaman's favorite line,"And this one belongs to the Reds!"
Go Reds!
JP| 9.25.12 @ 10:34AM
After his stint with the Cubs, I soured on Baker. But, I have to admit that he accomplished much with the Reds. Now, if he can somehow get past the Nationals.