Dancin' with Foster

Homeboy Hal McCoy has a fun little column about George Foster and who else from the Reds past he would NOT want to see on Dancing With the Stars. We at OMG couldn't agree more. You saw the petition, right? Well, you can sign the online one right here.

George... man, just do your thing. If dancing is going to make you happy... then go for it. We might actually watch the show then. Well... maybe not. But hey, it's worth a shot.

Timberlake: "GIVE IT ON UP FOR FOSTERVILLE!!!"

Billy Ripken speaks!

Oh, this is great. Remember this card when you were a kid? Well, Billy Ripken is finally speaking about the inccident and how it happened. Read the story over at CNBC.

Now I had to write something on the bat. At Memorial Stadium, the bat room was not too close to the clubhouse, so I wanted to write something that I could find immediately if I looked up and it was 4:44 and I had to get out there on the field a minute later and not be late. There were five big grocery carts full of bats in there and if I wrote my number 3, it could be too confusing. So I wrote 'F--k' Face on it.

OMG! C Patt not dating Baker's daughter?

Now that chasing a pennant is off the agenda for the Reds this season, Dusty gets down to business on clearing up some rumors: Corey Patterson is not dating his daughter.

"Some of the players on the Astros asked me about it," Baker said on Wednesday. "I don't know where it came from. It's really, really unfair to my daughter, my family and me. It's very upsetting. It's unprofessional. I don't know who started it."

OMG! So, Dusty was actually playing Patterson because he was good! Oh... no? Really? Because why?

"When you look around, how many real outfield choices do I have or have I had the last four months?" Baker said. "Freel got hurt. [Norris] Hopper got hurt. Then Jerry [Hairston Jr.] got hurt, twice. We traded [Adam] Dunn and [Ken] Griffey, and now [Chris] Dickerson is hurt. What options did I have?"

Oh, I see. We didn't have anyone else to play outfield. All year. Okay.

BRUCEpie

Folks, you knew it was going to be a special night. If you didn't go to ballpark and get a walk-up ticket, you were watching at home. Something special was going to happen - our savior is playing!

Okay, maybe Jay Bruce isn't the Reds' savior, but damn, the future looks pretty good.

Oh, and how about that blast by Dunn? MONSTA! Just as monsta as the David Ross delivered double-barreled pie-in-the-face to Bruce. See above.

BP Bobblehead: How We Roll

Brandon Phillips' Bobblehead Night* is here and OMGreds is celebrating... by doing homemade helmet sundaes and beers after the game. Great combo, eh? Well, that's just how we do 'round here. There is at least one other blog that's excited about it.

So, BP is going to RAKE tonight, just as he did last night. The cycle, perhaps? Only time will tell.

So, here's to bobbleheads and helmet sundaes... may we never grow up.

Oh, and catch the action on the photoblog today too. I'm sure OMG Helmet Sundae will be throwing down as well.

Junior Camo

In spite of all the Junior trade talk going around... we are still stoked about Ken Griffey Jr. Camo Mesh Jersey Night... brought to you by the fine folks at America's Army.

Okay, we're not stoked. But, someone out in Clermont county is. You can go deer hunting in the thing, you know!

Mark it on your calendars, folks. Saturday, July 5th... 7:05... Great American Ballpark. The kids version will be dealt out the next afternoon.

Hat tip: C Trent. Buy one here.

Three homers for Votto!

The Reds had hit 7 home runs in their past 10 games. They hit 7 in the first 6 innings today.

Funny thing is the Reds hold the National League record for most home runs in a game (they hit 9 against the Phillies Sept. 4, 1999).

Joey Votto hit three in five plate appearances (he walked in the third and grounded out in the eighth). Off three different pitchers.

Votto is the first to hit three in a game this season. It's the 481st time a player has hit 3 in one game, and he's the 337th different guy to do it. The most recent was Frank Thomas for the Blue Jays Sept. 17, 2007.

Only 15 players in big league history have hit 4 in one game. No Red has ever done it. Carlos Delgado did it most recently (Sept. 25, 2003) with the Blue Jays. Hard hittin' Mark Whiten did it at Riverfront Sept. 7, 1993.

WTF Fogg?

Settle down, cowboy... at least give us a chance tonight.

3rd Inning Update: Holy mother of gawd... that was aweful.

Word on the street is the Matt Belisle is ready to get busy with it up at the show. I don't know that they'll replace Fogg after this start (he did have a good spring), but his leash can't be too long with both Homer Bailey and Belisle down in AAA.

3rd Inning Update #2: We are getting STROKED.

7th Inning Update: Chris Welsh said earlier to Thom that he would shave his mustache if the Reds came back and won tonight. Looks we'll be seeing him with the 'stach tomorrow. This is just an old school beat-down.

Anyways, OMGreds.com will be at Wrigley tomorrow. Tune in on the photoblog. Let's hope they can pull something out tomorrow afternoon.

Nightmares!

OMG... I had this weekend long dream that the Pittsburgh Pirates handed the Cincinnati Reds their asses during an entire 3 game series. It was cRaZY! The maddening part of the dream was that every single inning, the Reds would load the bases, but never get a run in. It was like was like one of those dreams where you were falling, but never hit the ground - cRaZY! Thank gawd that it was only a dream and there is really no way the Pirates could ever beat the Reds 3 games in a row. I mean, that is impossible. What a nightmare!

Marlins looking for dancing fat dudes

Whoa. The Florida Marlins are holding tryouts for The Manatees. Yes, the Manatess, an all fat guy dance team that will be preforming at Marlins games this year. Other than the shear thrill of grinding your fat ass in front of 2,000 fans every night, there's not much compensation -Manatees just get tickets to the game the preform. Pretty lame.

So, for all those baseball fans out there that are thinking of traveling to Miami to see a baseball game - don't. Not only are you likely to be the only person there, you'll also have to endure the fat dudes.

So, what's up with the photo of the Marlins' female dance team, The Mermaids? Well, consider this a favor from your homies at OMGreds.com. Did you really want to see a fat guy dancing? Yeah, neither did we.

Reds Hot Rap

OMG! Not sure if I ever heard this back in 1990. Yes, a rap done by the Reds after their 1990 World Series win. Nice "Nasty Boys" sample. Get it while you can right here. Please, please, please tell me there is a video somewhere.

Hat tip: Red Reporter.

OMG! Go Reds!

The news you all have been waiting for... The 2008 MDX Reds Crew has been announced!!! OMG!!! Oh, and don't worry... Peaches did make the team this year. Thank you Professional Cheerleader Blog, thank you. Also, if you're interested, there's an official MDX Reds Crew Blog.