Homer Bailey

OK the four letter network is saying that the Cincinnati Reds will call up Homer Bailey from AAA Louisville on Thursday to face the Phillie's. Not the greatest assignment for Bailey but hey you gotta face the big bats sometime. The Phillies are just knocking the cover off the ball so again Bailey will have his work cut out for him. Homer didn't have a great May at Louisville but the potential is definitely there and well worth a spot in Nl leagues right now and also some deep mixed leagues. At least keep him on your watch list if he has a fair game against the Phillies, who knows.....I do know this the Reds are hoping they find magic in the bottle again after the week "Babe" Bruce uh I mean Jay Bruce just had.

If you haven't heard about Bruce as of yet....well just turn in your fantasy card and go back to watching the soaps again. After the week Bruce just had I think the biggest stat that jumped out at me was the K/W ratio. Bruce drew six walks while only striking out one time.......that shows maturity way beyond his experience. I have heard comparisons of him to Larry Walker in his hey day as a Rockie....not bad for just six games played.....

If you are a real Reds fan like the guys that write this blog then you know there hasn't been this much buss about the Reds in over twenty years. This might be a rather bold statement but I think this road trip the Reds embark on starting tonight is the biggest road trip sense their last World Series win in 1990. Yes with the way they are playing it's time to let the world know this team does have some life left in it......if they can take five of the next eight games from the Phillies and the Marlins it will be a giant step for them.