Dropped Third Strike

Shocker! In a move that must come as quite a surprise to most bloggers (who have spent countless hours and words [quite rightly] bashing Dusty Baker), the Reds sent Corey Patterson to the minors. Patterson, as you’ll recall, was signed shortly before the season for the unreasonable sum of $3 million in spite of the fact that there was little or no competition for his services. An extended slump and the promotion of Jay Bruce finally did Patterson in.