From the Louisville Bats: LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The International League All-Star team was announced this afternoon for the game that will culminate on Wednesday, July 13, in Salt Lake City. The Louisville Bats will be represented in the game by four members of its current roster. OF Jeremy Hermida, OF Yonder Alonso, SS Zack Cozart [...]

My Sports Illustrated was waiting for me at home. It’s the “Where Are They Now?” issue, my favorite of the year. The MLB Poll cracked me up, however. The question: “Which athlete in another sport would make the best baseball player?” Michael Vick led with 16 percent. LeBron James was next at 13 percent. Just [...]

Via Twitter, the Reds sent out a picture of the Bronson Arroyo plush doll they’ll be handing out to kids during Sunday’s Reds-Indians game. We’ll let you debate what you like better – the plush doll or Arroyo’s cover of STP’s Plush. Olney on Reyes Buster Olney added fuel to the Reds-Mets Jose Reyes trade [...]

Hoping to send at least two of their boys off to the All-Star game, the Reds organized a luncheon at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday afternoon. All-Star voting ends at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday. Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips have slipped behind Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks in the voting. That was enough to [...]

Ryan Hanigan, the hitting star of Wednesday’s 4-3 win over the Rays, has a good feeling about the Reds. “I think we’re close here to making a run. We’re playing better baseball. Guys are healthy. I think if a few things go right for us we could make a little push here.” The series win [...]

Big win for the Reds: They won their first series since the sweep in the Los Angeles June 13-15. They finished the road trip 3-3 and remain over .500 at 42-40. The Reds were facing a very tough pitcher for the second straight day. James Shields came in 8-4 with a 2.29 ERA. He was [...]

It’s a big game today for the Reds on several counts. They can win the series. They’ve lost four of their last five series. They can salvage a 3-3 road trip. And it’s big for Edinson Volquez. After pitching well in his first two starts after the exile to Louisville, he’s been woeful the last [...]

From the Reds: Beginning Friday at 10 a.m., the third in a series of five Johnny Bench collectible bobbleheads, presented by Dinsmore and Shohl LLP, will be available free with fullprice paid admission to the Reds Hall of Fame & Museum on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in July while supplies last. The third bobblehead in the series depicts [...]

Lewis 7, Phillips 4, Votto 3, Rolen 5, Bruce 9, Gomes DH, Hanigan 2, Stubbs 8, Janish 6, Volquez RHP. Wrong lineup was sent out.

Lewis 7, Phillips 4, Votto 3, Rolen 5, Bruce 9, Gomes DH, Hernandez 2, Stubbs 8, Janish 6, Volquez RHP. I don’t know if Ryan Hanigan’s back kept him out. He was hoping to play.