ESPN.com: MLB – Reds add Branyan in trade with Indians
Lot’s of Reds news today. Last night Junior Griffey’s right hamstring locked up. That’s not the hammy that knocked him out of large parts of 2000 and 2001. It’s also not as bad a strain, according to the Reds’ trainer, as it could be. But Junior sounds frustrated and he hasn’t shown much resilience bouncing back from whatever cuts him down.
And anyway, since he’s come back none of the Reds’ outfielders have been hitting.
Bob Boone says Branyan will be a pinch-hitter utility guy, which makes a certain amount of sense. “In the sixth inning you don’t worry so much about the strikeout,” Boone said, “but you do like the homer.”
How is it that Dave Kingman got all those at bats?