Buzzkill

Having Corey Patterson in the lineup and hearing Dusty say he's going to use him a lot drowned any excitement I could have had about winning yesterday. Toothpick said he had wanted Patterson to have more time down in AAA to "get his swing back" but the Reds had no choice to call him up. Earth to Toothpick:

HE NEVER HAD A SWING! HE'S NEVER BEEN ABLE TO HIT MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHING!!!!! I WISH I HAD BIGGER FONT!!!!

Look, even if you buy the excuse that the Reds had no choice in recalling him after Freel's injury, there is no way he should be starting and he should especially not bat second! Why not start Hairston in the outfield and Janish at short? Why not? Why not? Why not?????????????

Last time I checked, Junior was not on the DL, but we have a loooooooooooooong history with these day-to-day things, so the concern is warranted. I guess. No reason the team couldn't go with Dunn-Bruce-Griffey and Hairston/Votto for back up until a real move could be made. Votto played a lot of left last year. And whatever happened to Norris Hopper?

Now, there is the chance that since the team opened up a spot on the 40 man roster yesterday, Jocketty is on top things and is in a frantic search for a replacement outfielder, and well, if he is, yay! But I no longer give the Reds the benefit of the doubt when it comes to making personnel decisions, so I will save the yays until something good actually happens regarding this roster spot.

What do we have to do - take up arms, march into the ballpark, and kidnap him for a ransom of Toothpick's job? There are ten years olds who can make better decisions than the Reds management. Things had been going so well with the calling up of Bruce, demoting Belisle, demoting Patterson, and calling up Bailey and Herrera.

THEY'RE DRIVING ME MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have no patience left. Every ounce has been sucked dry by seven years of losing. I never thought it would come to this.

(Anyone who criticizes people who are complaining about playing Patterson and about Griffey not playing hasn't been around to watch the Reds day in and day out for the last eight seasons.)