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Two members of the Reds organization were selected this week to participate in the All-Star Futures Game in St. Louis.
Double-A Carolina outfielder Chris Heisey will play for the U.S. squad, while Class A Dayton right-handed starting pitcher J.C. Sulbaran will be on the World team.
The 11th annual XM All-Star Futures Game, which pits the [...]

Woo Hoo! The Reds win the Ohio Cup for going 4-2 against the Cleveland Indians. Not the World Series but I will take what we can get.
Go Reds,
Tim

The FAA is already deflecting blame for the death of Billy Mays — claiming the legendary TV pitchman wasn’t wearing a seat belt when he took a shot to the head during a rough landing on a flight he was on yesterday.
Here’s what we know — Billy Mays was aboard US Airways Flight 1241 [...]

Adam Rosales was optioned back to Louisville to make room for Homer Bailey. He has been slumping badly and found his playing time diminished in the last 3 weeks. Since Votto is back, there is no spot for Adam. He will be back though. His attitude is contagious. And, he [...]

Homer Bailey pitched 5 innings and picked up the win against in-state rival, Cleveland Indians. Despite walking 7 batters, he still got the victory. The hard throwing right-hander has been one of the Reds’ top prospects since they drafted him in 2004, but he entered Saturday with a career mark of 4-8 [...]

The Cincinnati Reds have traded outfielder Norris Hopper to the Chicago White Sox for catcher Corky Miller, according to a press release.
Miller, who played sparingly for the Reds from 2001-2004, is hitting .205 while playing just 14 games for the White Sox this season.
Miller will report to Class AAA Louisville, where Hopper spent [...]

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto grew so “totally overwhelmed” with grief and anxiety about the death of his father that he needed time off from baseball to recover.
The slugging first baseman made the revelation Tuesday, hours after he was activated off the disabled list and put in the starting lineup for a game against [...]