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Dusty: Reds Need Better Defense

Reds' Manager Dusty Baker believes that the team needs to play better defensively in 2009.

"Improved defense, big time," he said when asked what the team needs most. "There was a long period where we giving away one or two runs every game."

Baker also wondered what might have been if Cincinnati hadn't suffered a myriad of injures.

"If we hadn't led the league in broken bones, had eight or nine deaths of close relatives that take (their) toll emotionally, had to play so many different shortstops (six) and had so many injuries that left us thin in the outfield," he said.

Via Columbus Dispatch

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Dusty Denies Rumors Patterson Is Dating His Daughter

Dusty Baker brought up a persistent rumor floating around the Reds that Baker's 28-year-old daughter Natosha is dating and/or engaged to outfielder Corey Patterson.

Baker finally had enough when players on the Astros asked him about it.

"She hasn't even been to Cincinnati," Baker said. "This is so far out of line. It's hurtful to my wife and daughter. How can people stoop that low? I don't know who started it. But I've been hearing from fans, players, announcers."

Via Cincinnati Enqirer

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D'Backs Send Owings To Reds

Arizona has sent pitcher Micah Owings to Cincinnati to complete the August trade for slugger Adam Dunn, according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Owings is 6-9 with a 5.93 ERA this season and was sent down to Class AAA Tucson on July 29.

Via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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