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In Honor of Homer “Opening Day Starter” Bailey | Wesley Jenkins

03/26/2018

When the Reds spent their second-overall selection on two-way, high-schooler Hunter Greene last July, they were locking in the future at the top of their rotation, picking a flamethrower with 102-mph fastball a... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: #NeverForget

Mary Beth Ellis

06/26/2017

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It was such a normal summer day, one with sunshine and birds and baseball. There was no indication when we got up on the morning of Saturday, June 24, 2017, that we would go to bed that night a changed populace... Read More...

Homer Bailey Day

Steve Mancuso

06/24/2017

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Homer Bailey returns to the mound for the Reds today, making his first start since last August. Here's a timeline for the right-handed Texan while with the Reds organization, including a few posts about him at ... Read More...

Dayton: Report on Homer Bailey

Steve Mancuso

06/14/2017

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Homer Bailey pitched in his second rehab start for the Reds low-A affiliate the Dayton Dragons. Reds owner Bob Castellini had a front row seat with Dr. Tim Kremchek. Kremchek performed Bailey's flexor mass surg... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: Refeeding Syndrome

Mary Beth Ellis

05/08/2017

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There exists a malady known as Ã¢â‚¬Å“refeeding syndrome,Ã¢â‚¬Â in which a starving person experiences further physical distress after suddenly receiving nutrients. In other words, you can die from eating too ... Read More...

Bailey has elbow surgery to remove bone spurs, sidelined 4-6 weeks

Steve Mancuso

02/08/2017

The Reds announced that pitcher Homer Bailey had surgery this morning to remove bone spurs in his right elbow. Dr. David Altchek in New York performed the surgery. Bailey had seen Altchek for a second opinion l... Read More...

Bryan Price on Homer Bailey after the game

Steve Mancuso

08/28/2016

Reds manager Bryan Price talking about Homer Bailey after today's game: "It was stuff concern, first. There will be peaks and valleys of this type of recovery from this elbow injury. Right now he's got some ... Read More...

Homer’s Fastball

Steve Mancuso

05/11/2014

Fair warning: If you're a card-carrying Homer Hater, save yourself the heartburn and turn the dial to the right. It's been a bad day for you already and reading this will only make it worse. FollowingÃ‚Â rea... Read More...

The Toys of Our Adulthood

Steve Mancuso

02/21/2014

ThereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s nothing unusual about a kid having a favorite player or two. Our sports heroes, like teachers, firefighters and movie stars, serve as role models that we mimic on our path to adulthood. Like many... Read More...

Risk/Reward and David Dewitt Bailey

Richard Fitch

02/20/2014

"Homer Bailey. A down home Texan. He drives a diesel pickup truck. They tell me he wears boots and a cowboy hat. Spends his free time hunting. One of the things he hunts is wild boar. He misses inside. 2 and 0 ... Read More...

What the Bailey extension means for the Reds

Steve Mancuso

02/19/2014

With or without the new contract that multiple sources are now reporting, Homer Bailey was likely to pitch in a Cincinnati uniform this year. So his five-year extension shouldn't affect your expectations much f... Read More...

Report: Bailey/Reds agree to $105 million deal

Steve Mancuso

02/19/2014

Mark Sheldon is reporting that Homer Bailey and the Reds have agreed to a $105 million contract. No details or confirmation yet released. Sheldon is reporting the deal is "definite" but Walt Jocketty not ready... Read More...