9/14 September callups
It’s September, and there are a lot of guys here. We had very few September callups when I was in Toronto. We had a really small roster in Spring Training, and usually a lot of September callups were...
View Article9/24 Back in action
I really had no opportunity to rehab anywhere with all the Minor League seasons being wrapped up. With the different pitchers on our staff being pushed back, and Teddy and Harden missing turns, we had...
View Article10/3 Good fans & growth spurts
Sunday could be my last game with the Cubs, but that’s how you have to approach every day, even if it’s not the last day of the season. You never know — you might go out on the field and run into a...
View Article10/20 Thanks
Thanks to everyone who checked out my blog. Hope to be back next year. – Reed
View ArticleI’m Back, and So is Baseball
From the get-go this spring, our team didn’t have a lot of open spots. The roster was pretty much set, and when you have a veteran club like this or a club that’s been to the playoffs and won a...
View ArticleReady for the Road
We got through our first homestand in pretty good shape at 4-2 and there were definitely some positives we can take, not only from the homestand, but from the first two weeks of the season. Our offense...
View ArticleKnowing My Role
Now that Manny is back in the lineup, I know I’ll be seeing less playing time. But I knew the role when I signed, I knew this outfield had Manny and Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp and if they’re all...
View ArticleMy Wrigley Return
It’s definitely different coming back here to Wrigley Field. After playing here for two years, driving to the park, walking past the home clubhouse, after you’ve played in a place for a while, it’s a...
View ArticleComfortable in Fenway
I’ve always been a guy who enjoyed history in general, so I really enjoy the history of this city and this field. And being with Toronto for five years, coming here three times a year, I have a good...
View ArticleBouncing Back
The weekend series with the Yankees obviously was a tough one. There was a lot happening — extra media in the clubhouse, an entirely different atmosphere that comes with the Yankees. To lose a game...
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