http://www.yardbarker.com/content/team/7 Recent articles about the Cincinnati Reds en-us The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the Cards and Brewers are in hot pursuit of George Sherrill. The Phillies, Cubs, Dodgers, Reds, Marlins and Tigers have also scouted him lately but the Orioles are said to be looking for "two,if not three" prospects in return. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:06:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295603 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295603 This is one of the crazier stories I've ever read. A quick breakdown: during a minor league game between the Midwest League's Dayton Dragons and Peoria Chiefs, there were 15 players and 2 managers ejected, and a pitcher arrested. The inning started with Peoria pitcher Julio Castillo hitting a player in the head, hitting another player, then throwing at the head of yet another player. Somewhere in this whole fracas, he tossed the ball at the dugout of the Dayton Dragons but missed. The ball sailed into the stands and drilled a fan in the face. Julio Castillo, you are indeed a classy guy. (Seriously though.. he couldn't even hit a 20 foot wide dugout?! What kind of future does this guy have as a pitcher?) Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:06:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295393 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295393 Screaming Sports' Billy Smith checks in on some of the mega-hyped offseason stars, as well as the not-so-hyped offseason stars. Who is living up to it? Who isn't? And who is coming out of left field? Billy has all of those answers for you. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:39:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295330 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295330 July 24th, 2008 — Peoria Chiefs (Cubs) at Dayton Dragons (Reds) The brawl and arrest of Julio Castillo were newsworthy enough, but there's more to this than what ESPN reported. Full recap + a near 6-minute fan video of the incident after the jump. 1st inning In the top half, Peoria's Nate Samson was hit by Dayton pitcher Kyle [...] Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:25:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295297 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295297 Sorry for the lack of audio but you don’t need any sound to tell that the Peoria Chiefs and Dayton Dragons got into a nice scrap during Thursday’s game. The Class Low-A Midwest League matchup featured three batters hit by pitch, a fan beaned by a pitcher, and a brawl all before the second inning. [...] Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:56:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295286 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295286 I'm heading to Cincy this weekend to visit the in-laws, and in order to make the trip more palatable for me, my brother-in-law got us tickets to see the Reds play Sunday afternoon at Great American Ballpark. I had been to the old Riverfront Stadium (actually I think it was called Cinergy Field then) before it was demolished in favor of this new riverfront gem, and being a baseball fan who loves to visit new ballparks, this got me thinking about the venues and sporting events I'd like to attend before I bite the big one. So, in no particular order, I present my own personal Sports Bucket List: # Super Bowl I don't care who's playing or where it is, even if my seats are in the nosebleed section of some ginourmous stadium, I want to attend once just to say I've been there. The biggest sporting event/day of the calendar year, this one is at or near the top of every sports fanatic's list # Wrigley Field Since I've already been to Fenway Park hundreds of times, I always wanted to see what the second-best baseball shrine in America has to offer. The ivy, Wrigleyville, the chance to yell "swing, batter batter batter, swing" while swilling brews with the Bleacher Bums - all good reasons to visit the house that Harry Caray haunts Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:40:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295272 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295272 How many more brawls around these parts can we have in one week? The Dayton Daily News is reporting that at the Dayton Dragons were involved in a "brawl" Thursday evening with the Peoria Chiefs. The Dragons are a Class A minor league affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds..... Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:54:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295242 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295242 Dayton Daily News: DAYTON — A first-inning four-run rally quickly escalated into a bench-clearing brawl between the Dayton Dragons and Peoria Chiefs tonight at Fifth Third Field that halted play for an hour and 9 minutes. The game was resumed at 8:51 p.m. after the league office in Beloit, Wis., reversed 17 ejections that were handed down following the brawl, which lasted about 10 minutes. Baseball fights are so awesome. Luckily there is some photos on DDN website of the awesomeness. My personal favorite is this one that includes some scrub worthless Cub minor leaguer about to get a haymaker dropped on his head. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:32:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295236 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295236 OK, so I'm on my greatest players kick but there is just so much history to be told in each sport. This list is a collection of the greatest players who fell short of just one goal, to win a title. Here's the list of the greatest players never to hoist a championship trophy in order of greatness: www.rawsportsblog.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:03:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295203 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295203 I seriously don't understand what the Reds are thinking right now. Yesterday after the game Bronson Arroyo said a bunch of junk about how he shouldn't be traded. Also Walt Jocketty said there would be no salary dumping before the deadline. Now a day later I read about how they were supposedly in Baltimore scouting George Sherrill. continued... Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:12:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294915 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294915 Screaming Sports' Drew Thibodeau breaks out another Screaming Sports original. With so many valuable fantasy studs going down with injury, Drew decided it was time to take a look at several replacements. So if you're one of the many fantasy GM's who have been ravaged by injury, then this piece is exactly what the doctor ordered. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:40:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294793 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294793 As Ken Griffey Jr. and Barry Bonds play out what appears to be their final years in baseball I'm reminded of the all-time greatest father-son duo's to ever suit up. The obvious one's are the Bond's, Griffey's and the Manning's, but over time there have been many more than just three families to grace the record books. Without further adieu here's the list in order of greatness. www.rawsportsblog.com Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:39:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294503 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294503 The other day I popped in one of my favorite videos of all time, "My Oh My". Recently, the Mariners have been pretty depressing and every once in awhile I need to remind myself that at one time, the M's were really good. The mid '90s were the glory years of.. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:47:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294099 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294099 Jason Bay is just one of several big name players likely to be dealt before the July 31st trade deadline. Read about some of the possible landing spots for him and the many other hot trade rumors in this week's Clearing The Bases column. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:48:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293328 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293328 Screaming Sports' Billy Smith break out MLB Buy 'n Sell and runs down a short list of players you should be buying or selling. Kyle Loshe? Believe it or not, it's time to sell. Jose Reyes? Grab him while he's hot! Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:26:54 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293137 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293137