Former Cardinal could haunt Redbirds

I make no apology...I'm a huge Cincinnati Reds fan. This doesn't fly to well living in the heart of Cardinals country. I grew up in Dayton, Oh just 40 minutes from downtown Cincinnati and live, eat, sleep and breathe Reds baseball.

Since winning the World Series in 1990 the Reds have only made the postseason once (1995) and came within a game in 1999. Obviously life has been really tough as a Cincy fan the past 20 years

2010 looks to be the year the organization makes a return to the playoffs and many believe it could be a lengthy stay. A trip to the post season would be great, but to be completely honest I'm just thrilled the Reds are playing meaningful baseball games in August.

For the first time in a long time my attention has not completely switched to football. As a Reds fan I hope the yearly tradition of forgetting baseball once the "Back to School" commercials begin to air will finally end.

Today my dream of seeing "my team" climb back into being relevant got a major push with the acquisition of veteran outfielder Jim Edmonds. The best part of the deal is the Reds did not have to give up much to get him. They sent OF Chris Dickerson to Milwaukee for Edmonds.

Talking with Cardinals fans today most did not like the move. It has nothing to do with their like or dislike for Edmonds, they just don't like the fact Cincinnati just got stronger as they battle the Cardinals for the NL Central lead.

Heading into tonights opening game of a three game series the Cardinals trail first place Cincinnati by two games. The two teams have six head-to-head games remaining this season (Aug. 9-11 in Cincinnati and Sept. 3-5 in St. Louis).

This season in 73 games with the Milwaukee Brewers Edmonds has hit .286 with eight homers and 20 R.B.I.