All Things Bubba

March 3 (3/3) is celebrated as Girl's Day in Hawai`i. It was originally a Japanese holiday. Boy's Day was May 5 (5/5). I hear nowadays May 5 is celebrated as Children's Day in Japan. But in Hawai`i, it's still Girl's Day and Boy's Day.

Anyway, Girl's Day is a day when families celebrate their daughters. Little girls would be given dolls by their parents and other relatives. My mom usually gave me and my sister small gifts on Girl's Day. We'd get up and find a little box of candy or a small toy on our breakfast plates. Or she'd make us something special, like waffles and cocoa.

The Reds played the Twinkies today. Andy Phillips started at 2B, batting ninth. Yes, it was really him. Amusingly, many didn't believe it, suspecting it was really Brandon Phillips. He went 1 for 2 with a double. Janish was subbed in at SS, and went 0 for 2. The game was tied into the 9th, when the Twins won it with a walkoff homer. The guy who hit the winning home run was a familiar face: Chris Basak.

Final score: Min 8, Cin 6.

Meanwhile, out in the desert, Seattle mounted a 3-run rally in the ninth, but fell just short. Cubs 6, Mariners 5. Cairo was subbed in at SS and was 2 for 2 with a stolen base and a RBI. He's batting .400. Sardinha was subbed in at LF, and was 1 for 2. He's batting .300.

The Reds signed two more players today: outfielder Corey Patterson and infielder Jerry Hairston, Jr. I would guess they're hoping Patterson can take over center field, and Hairston can play SS while A-Gon's knee heals.

The number of players the Reds have in camp now is ridiculous. It's going to be really tough to whittle it down to 25.