FalconBlog--Triumphs and Trials in the BGSU Falcon Nation

Baseball back, nice win

Nice win last night. Its fun to watch the team win a game they way its supposed to be played. Good pitching, some good defense, and a couple timely dingers. For the moment, we'll enjoy it and not dwell on the fact that it was a win over the worst team in the NL.

Roster moves aplenty. Believe it or not, Jason Romano was DFA--PLEASE, MAJOR LEAGUE GMS--DON'T PICK HIM UP! What are people thinking? Kenny Kelly is back in his place, so that's only a marginal improvement. Also, Freel is on rehab, but Narron is indicating that Freel will resume his nomadic ways in the field, rather than supplanting the untouchable Aurilia.

Here's what Redleg Nation says. Insert my applause here.

So, Aurllia is going to continue to play. I’m not saying that Freel shouldn’t be used, at times, to rest the OF or Randa, but he should be the regular 2B. To play Aurilla at the expense of Dunn, Randa, Pena, or Griffey is just stupid.

Has he done anything to impress anyone up to this point?

Meanwhile, in a move you could see coming, Ryan Wagner has been put on the DL. I think it is reasonable to think he isn't healthy, so I'm happy to see this move made. Randy Keisler is back up off rehab. Not that Keisler isn't just as bad (though he pitched well on rehab), just that Wagner is still a commodity in my view, and we ought to see if this streak of awful pitching is injury-related. He clearly isn't working the problems out on the mound.

Finally, Red Reporter quotes some sources saying the Astros don't want Adam Dunn and feel the Reds are overvaluing him, and Kearns is untouchable. Not bad news, in fact.

For purposes of having some hope, I'm monitoring the team for a .500 second half, unlikely though that might be. We are 1-0.