Friday, April 12, 2002
Reds Notebook:
Clark makes grave mistake
By John Fay jfay@enquirer.com
The Cincinnati Enquirer
PITTSBURGH Brady Clark was trying to be nice. After Pokey Reese flied out with the last out of Thursday's 3-2 Reds victory, Clark tossed the ball to a fan. The problem: It was Danny Graves' 100th career save, and he wanted the ball.
“Adam Dunn was all over him,” Graves said. “I didn't say anything. He felt bad. We're going to keep the ball from the next one and say it's the 100th. No one will know.”
CROWDED DL: Backup catcher Kelly Stinnett became the seventh Red to go on the disabled list this season when he was put on the 15-day DL because of a sore right elbow.
The Reds called up Corky Miller from Triple-A Louisville.
Stinnett played in only one game this year; he started and went 0-for-4 April5. Stinnett had surgery on the elbow Sept.7 to remove bone chips and relieve pressure on the ulnar nerve, and the soreness is related to the surgery.
Stinnett was placed on the DL retroactive to April 6.
Miller will start one of the games in Philadelphia this weekend.
Miller, 26, went from non-drafted free agent to big-leaguer in three years. The Reds called him up last year when Stinnett was hurt, and even though Miller hit only .184 with three homers and seven RBI in 17 games, he impressed Boone with his defense.
But will Miller hit? He showed he could at Louisville, where he was batting .421 with a home run and five RBI.
“I was really feeling comfortable,” Miller said.
LARKIN AT TOP:Barry Larkin was in the leadoff spot Thursday for the first time this season.
The Reds still will allow Larkin to nurse the strained rib cage muscle on his left side. Boone plans to pull him if the Reds get a sizable lead or fall far behind.
The Pirates started lefty Jimmy Anderson. Is the plan to hit Larkin first against lefties?
“I don't have a plan,” Boone said.
Boone is searching for an order with Ken Griffey Jr. out. Thursday, it was Larkin, Juan Encarnacion, Sean Casey, Aaron Boone, Adam Dunn, Ruben Mateo, Todd Walker and Jason LaRue.
It was the first time Aaron Boone hit higher than sixth in the order.
Bob Boone considered him for second as well.
“Aaron and Encarnacion are interchangeable,” he said. “Both of them could hit leadoff, too.”
Aaron hit leadoff as a college junior at Southern Cal.
“I set the stolen-base record,” he said. “Twenty-six. Broke Don Buford's age-old record.”
DOWN ON THE FARM: Ty Howington threw a one-hit game in Double-A Chattanooga's 4-1 victory over West Tennessee Wednesday. Howington, the Reds' No.1 pick in 1999, struck out seven and walked one.
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Reds Notebook: Clark makes grave mistake