Randy Johnson, a pitcher who has driven many opposing managers to take special measures, drove Reds skipper Bob Boone to take an extreme one Tuesday night. For one, it had Donnie Sadler playing left field and leading off so that left-handed hitting Deion Sanders wouldn't have to worry about Johnson screwing up his swing for the next week or so. Boone's experimental lineup produced three hits and no walks against Johnson.
Every position is different.
The big difference for me is the glove, because you have to use a big glove over there. It was a nicer, subtler way of saying Reyes had better get his act together after a 2000 season in which former manager Jack McKeon rarely felt comfortable enough with Reyes to let him face more than one batter. Barely five weeks into the season, Reyes has answered the call. Reds pitcher Jose Rijo, who is attempting a comeback, is tentatively scheduled to throw a side session at Cinergy Field before Friday's game against the Astros. The Cincinnati Post , an E.W. Scripps newspaper.