[Scotty doesn't know]

Well, it turns out the Reds finally got one right, as they did indeed send down the Magic Man after last night's game. I knew that Majewski could be sent down again, because they had exercised an option earlier this year. Using one of a player's 'options' gives a club the right to send him down and call back up as many times as they want during a given year. I remember that back out of spring training, Majewski was actualy optioned down to Louisville (I had been surprised that he still had options too), rather than DL him. I totally agree with letting him work out the kinks, but not at the expense of losing major league games in the process.

As for Weathers, I wasn't suggesting pitching him 2 innings, just the seventh. I think that ideally, a team would have a closer as well as a good set-up guy for situations like that, but this team doesn't have that luxury. If the game is slipping away, bring in your hammer (sad as it may be, for this team Weathers is a close as it gets). Get out of trouble in the 7th, and worry about the 9th later. Coutlangus has actually been with the team the entire year, and I would trust him completely in either situation. Maybe I trust Mcbeth less, since he hasn't been there long, but I would take my chances with him over the Magic Man right now. He just doesn't have it.

Anyway, once Guardado gets back, hopefully he steps back into the closer role and lets Stormy be setup man extraordinaire.

Do you have any new information regarding Gradado? I have been reading things on the Reds website but not seen anything on him. By the way, I am also relieved that the Magic man is down to the minors again.

With him blowing right through the minors last time do you think it might actually be a mental thing now? It is just really wierd that he was OK in Washington, comes to Cincinnati, sucks it up because he was hurt, was sent down and achomplished everything in the minors, gets to the majors and does the same crap he did before. He might have a mental block or something.