Brandon Phillips was unhappy sitting with a sore right groin on the bench for the last four games. He had nothing to do but tweet and he was prolific. Manager Dusty Baker stood by his policy of giving a player one extra day off when they say they're ready and pass all of the physical tests.
Phillips was upset and talked it over with the manager. Baker convinced the gold glove secondbaseman that it was in the best interest of Phillips and the team. "Dusty explained it was a marathon not a race," Phillips said by tweet. The expression is that the baseball season is a marathon not a sprint but race is easier to tweet.
Mike Leake, who applied for a diversion program to avoid jail time, will pitch against Arizona on Thursday as scheduled.
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About Me
- Gary Schatz
- I am a freelance writer. I've covered the Cincinnati Reds, Bengals and others since 1992. I have a background in sales as well. I've sold consumer electronics, advertising and consumer package goods for companies ranging from the now defunct Circuit City to Procter&Gamble. I have worked as a stats operator for Xavier University, the University of Cincinnati, the College of Mount St. Joe and Colerain High School.
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