More photos » ... by Tom Uhlman - AP ... 16 days ago: ... Cincinnati Bengals' wide receiver Chad Ochocinco catches a pass during football practice in Cincinnati on Friday June 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman) ... Browse more photos » ... If I were to create a list right now of the stories that I'm most interested in heading into training camp, and the regular season, Chris Henry's return (and maturation) would be high on that list. Let me take you back to January for a moment ... We just
Next Game ... St. Louis Cardinals ... @ ... Cincinnati Reds ... Sunday, Jul 5, 2009, 1:10 PM EDT ... Great American Ball Park ... Chris Carpenter vs ... Bronson Arroyo ... Mostly cloudy,rain ... Game time temperature around 75 ... ... Complete Coverage > ... W-L ... ERA ... WHIP ... K ... BB ... 2009 - ... Chris Carpenter 5-3 2.42 0.82 53 10 ... W-L ... ERA ... WHIP ... K ... BB ... 2009 - ... Bronson Arroyo 8-7 5.69 1.52 52 39 ... This seems like a pretty even pitching match up
Next Game ... St. Louis Cardinals ... @ ... Cincinnati Reds ... Saturday, Jul 4, 2009, 1:10 PM EDT ... Great American Ball Park ... Brad Thompson vs ... Micah Owings ... ... Complete Coverage > ... W-L ... ERA ... WHIP ... K ... BB ... 2009 - ... Brad Thompson 2-4 4.69 1.27 15 12 ... W-L ... ERA ... WHIP ... K ... BB ... 2009 - ... Micah Owings 5-8 4.63 1.55 50 42 ... Last night was a tough loss, making it especially hard to come back and play a day game today. Once again, I
Next Game ... St. Louis Cardinals ... @ ... Cincinnati Reds ... Friday, Jul 3, 2009, 7:10 PM EDT ... Great American Ball Park ... Joel Pineiro vs ... Homer Bailey ... Partly cloudy ... Game time temperature around 80 ... ... Complete Coverage > ... W-L ... ERA ... WHIP ... K ... BB ... 2009 - ... Joel Pineiro 6-9 3.44 1.18 42 12 ... W-L ... ERA ... WHIP ... K ... BB ... 2009 - ... Homer Bailey 1-0 8.68 2.04 5 13 ... Thom Brennaman was saying in yesterday's game that it's hard to
In James Walker's latest mailbag, the following question was asked ... Nick from Cincinnati, Ohio, writes: With the Bengals drafting inside linebacker Rey Maualuga, will he sit behind starter Dhani Jones or be moved to left outside linebacker so he can start? ... Now I got to thinking -- whether you go to Cincy Jungle or not -- shouldn't you have at least a working knowledge of how the team plans on using Maualuga? More responses to the Bengals making the playoffs ... NFL.com discusses the top
The Bengals franchise has an all-time record of 272-354-2. So I got to thinking: What would the Bengals have to average, per year, in order to achieve an overall record of .500? ... If the Bengals averaged a record of 10-6, it would take them over 21 seasons. If the Bengals averaged a record of 11-5, it would take 14 seasons and with an average 12-4 season, it would take over 10 seasons. And if the Bengals averaged a record of 9-7, it would take 41 seasons to finally achieve .500 all-time ... I
We all know about the other two defenses in the division. The reputation of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens has been established as being tops in the league, year in and year out. But the Cincinnati Bengals defense has a different kind of reputation. Not only are the Bengals known for losing, they are also known for bad defense. When I did my research for "Mocking the Mock Drafts", most of the so called draft nicks claimed the Bengals needed defensive help because it was so
July 15th is the deadline in which players with the franchise tag are allowed to sign long-term deals. Negotiations continue with Shayne Graham; two weeks remain if the two sides want to settle on a deal that last beyond this season. Otherwise, it's a one-year deal and unrestricted free agency ... The Bengals have the worst uniform, writes Paul Lukas. If there's a more meaningless waste of our time, please let us know. Fashion rankings in the NFL. Sad day for fans of the best sport in the world
Next Game ... Arizona Diamondbacks ... @ ... Cincinnati Reds ... Thursday, Jul 2, 2009, 12:35 PM EDT ... Great American Ball Park ... Doug Davis vs ... Aaron Harang ... Partly cloudy ... Game time temperature around 70 ... ... Complete Coverage > ... W-L ... ERA ... WHIP ... K ... BB ... 2009 - ... Doug Davis 3-8 3.28 1.36 73 45 ... W-L ... ERA ... WHIP ... K ... BB ... 2009 - ... Aaron Harang 5-8 3.95 1.39 80 21 ... Doesn't it seem like they just played? I'm not talking about
More photos » ... by Al Behrman - AP ... "Hey baby, I'm just gonna throw out this runner, then you and me can get to makin' a Jerry Hairston III." Seriously, what's up with the belt? (AP Photo/Al Behrman) ... Browse more photos » ... Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game ... The pitching staff. Johnny Cueto, Arthur Rhodes, David Weathers, and Francisco Cordero combined for nine scoreless innings, only two hits allowed, and eleven strikeouts. There was the ugly matter of six