The second half (or so) of the baseball season kicks in tonight. And the Reds are apparently going into it with a lot of health issues. I'm hearing Aaron Harang may not be available at all on this ten game home stand. He's on the DL right now, eligible to come off it the middle of next week. But a sore forearm is nothing to take lightly, if you're a major league pitcher. That can lead to other things, like ligament trouble. So naturally, with a lot invested in their 'ace', the Reds are taking it precautiously.
As for Ryan Freel, his hamstring pull could eventually need surgery. And the prospect of not seeing him again this season, I'm told, is very real. Jerry Hairston, Jr. pulled a hamstring muscle in Sunday's game at Milwaukee. At the time, it was described as a 'mild strain'. But I'm hearing it may be more than that.
So, as the Reds embark on their longest home stand of the year, ten games that begin tonight with a 7:10pm match up with the Mets, health continues to be a team issue.
Well, at least someone other than Marvin Lewis believes the Bengals can make the playoffs this season. Here's Dennis Dillon in this posting from sportingnews.com.
Over at cbssports.com, Ray Ratto has some good ideas about how to 'fix' the various all star games professional sports foists upon us.
More as the day/night progresses.
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