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Charlie Goldsmith

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Covering the Cincinnati Reds and the Bengals for @Enquirer .

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Conversations about priorities. Work trips in the Dominican Republic and in Miami. Drills with Robinson Canó and Juan Soto. A new routine. A new look swing. Inside Elly De La Cruz’s preparation to become a star.
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Joe Burrow: “The situation that I'm in socially doesn’t feel real to me. In my head I’m the same old guy. But one of my idols Kid Cudi reached out to me yesterday.” “That stuff is surreal."
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Zac Taylor is currently going around the locker room player by player, giving hugs and saying he loves them.
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Joseph Ossai: “To know the team has my back is giving me peace right now.” BJ Hill chimes in: “He played his butt off the whole game.”
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Well, everyone, there’s a new sign right at the front entrance of Great American Ball Park.
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Zac Taylor said he "doesn't want to hear about fair and equitable" when rules are being changed on the fly. Was he surprised? No. "It's opportunities lost for us. We had control and now we don't. There are positives for a lot of teams and negatives for us."
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Will Benson boarded the flight from Chicago to Boston with a .074 batting average. Joey Votto sat next to him and gave him some advice. Since then, Benson has statistically been one of the best hitters in MLB. “I really thank God for Joey Votto.”
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Bengals TE Hayden Hurst: “This is all I’ve ever wanted in the NFL — an opportunity, a chance. And Zac is giving it to me. It’s incredible. This is all I’ve ever asked for, and I’m going to keep going 100 miles per hour, keep playing how I’m playing and just enjoy it.”
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The Bengals had 28,283 fans at today's open practice. The Reds have only had 28,283 fans at four games all season
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Jonathan India: “Elly De La Cruz will be the best baseball player in MLB. He could even be it right now.”
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The total attendance for this Reds three-game series (126,724) is the highest attendance figure for any three-game regular season series in GABP history.
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CJ Uzomah on protecting Burrow: “That’ll probably be a point of emphasis coming up.”
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Every active Bengals player was a full participant in practice today. That includes CJ Uzomah, who went full.
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10 months
A game saving homer by McLain. A game tying double by De La Cruz. A walk off homer by Steer. It’s very, very rare to see a rookie class like this.
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Ja’Marr Chase said Joe Burrow “gave me the nod. I wasn’t really worried. I believe he’s alright.”
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Bengals CB Chidobe Awuzie on how the change of scenery in Cincinnati impacted him: “It showed me football can be played without all the lights.” “We don’t have an indoor, but it all goes back to that blue collar mentality. That’s the kind of person I am.”
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Joe Burrow: “I’m honored to be the quarterback for a great organization, the best fans in the world.” The fans then start chanting MVP.
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The Bengals captains, including Joe Burrow, are walking to the Bills locker room.
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Joe Burrow was throwing 50 yard deep balls down the field. Now, he’s running sprints sideline to sideline. The franchise QB looks like he’s doing just fine.
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Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson was a full participant in practice today. All set to go for the Titans game.
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Hayden Hurst said he has demons in his past, and he calls football his therapy. During a career year with the Bengals, “This place allows me to be myself. I get to be that emotional guy.” It’s meant everything to him.
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Per the Bengals, "The Bengals are slated to wear white jerseys, white pants (black stripes) and black socks this week at Kansas City."
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Joe Mixon: “this isn’t about a specific person, it’s about team, team, team. That’s what we have.”
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Cam Taylor-Britt: “I wasn’t here when times were tough. What I do know is we’re riding and (the city) is riding with us.” “It feels like a movie.”
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Ted Karras: "I want to shout out the Cincinnati fans who made the trip. Who Dey chants at Highmark Stadium, it doesn’t get more special than that."
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Tee Higgins: "We realized really early that they were doubling Tyler Boyd and Ja'Marr and playing zero –– man to man –– with me with Howard, one of the best corners in the league." "It was a big game for me, and I delivered."
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Jesse Winker was hitting in the cage with Joey Votto when he was pulled aside and told about the trade. He was emotional talking about what Cincinnati meant to him and then turned his attention to Seattle. “We’re trying to win. I’m really excited about that.”
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C.J. Uzomah ends the night by sprinting a full lap around the entire stadium to high five the fans. He looks like a player who really, really wants to play on Sunday.
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Ja'Marr Chase: "We were proving people wrong. The NFL was doing stuff to get the Bills to go to the Super Bowl. They’re trying to make it seem like we’re not ready. We’re here to prove it.”
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Zac Taylor: "Where else would you rather be than Cincinnati, Ohio?""
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Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson is in uniform and stretching at the start of practice. He has been in concussion protocol.
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Bates: “I want to be here. I’m not in a situation I can leave 10 million on the table and be ok with that.”
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Joe Mixon: “We want it even more than we did last year. The theme around here is finish the job.”
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Bengals RT La’el Collins, who said today was a big step in his ramp up process, called rookie LG Cordell Volson “one of the best rookies I’ve been around.” He praised Volson’s toughness, physicality, coachability and willingness to learn.
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Burrow: "There's risk to reinjure it. There's also risk to be 0-3."
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Bengals WR Tee Higgins is back at practice today.
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Zac Taylor said C.J. Uzomah’s knee injury was a 4-to-8 week injury, but Uzomah returned to play in two weeks.
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Where would the Reds be if Spencer Steer hadn't volunteered to play left field? That move gives the Reds their best lineup, and he also is showing he can really play the position. He has seamlessly moved from third to first to left all on the fly.
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Joe Burrow: “I wouldn’t call it nervous, I would call it anxious and excited.” “Once game time comes, I’m confident and ready to go."
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Eugenio Suárez: “Good vibes only. Don’t you forget that.” “I told David and Nick I saw my (whole) career in Cincinnati, but I understand… I’m grateful.” “Maybe I finish (my career) here."
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Ja’Marr Chase on Joe Burrow’s extension process and how much Burrow wants to keep Chase and Higgins around. “It means he wants to win. He’s not a big guy on money. He knows he’s the best quarterback in the league. He doesn’t need the money to prove that. He wants to look out…
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Paul Brown Stadium goes absolutely wild when kicker Evan McPherson gets announced with the starters.
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David Bell said this after Elly De La Cruz’s second career game (and Elly’s bat flip vs the Dodgers, which led to Steer getting plunked). “I want our players to be able to express themselves and be joyful. When that happens, it’s all about us. It’s all about their appreciation…
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Nick Castellanos is now tied with Tyler Naquin for the MLB lead in home runs. The Reds have the NL leader in homers, RBI and runs.
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Joe Burrow: “Disappointed in my performance. Thought I could have played better.”
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La’el Collins just threw multiple haymaker punches at No. 54 on the Rams. A level 10 fight here breaks out.
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Ja’Marr Chase comes back into the locker room after walk through. He’s in uniform.
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Hayden Hurst says he’ll play this week.
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Joe Burrow: "I did not like the way I played. I missed throws I usually make. I won't miss them again."
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Germaine Pratt: "We heard from the old savvy vet that we’re a 'fairly tough' defense. Four turnovers, I’d say we’re tough as nails."
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Tyler Boyd: “I don’t know what I’m going to be doing or what my future holds. The season is over. I spent my whole career here. I’ll never not keep them in mind or not want to come back. I’ll play it by ear. I’m glad to be a part of such a prestigious team.”
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They made it into a sign outside the locker room. Every player walked past it on their way to the field.
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Ted Karras on the intentional grounding penalty: “I’ll be thinking about that all offseason.”
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The Reds are making a statement to the rest of MLB. They should be the favorites in the NL Central. This is a team that has arrived ahead of schedule. They win their 12th straight game, beating the Braves 11-10 in one of the best games you’ll see.
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Reds ace Luis Castillo, speaking about the emotion of the start tonight: “Obviously I want to be in a Reds uniform the rest of my life. But baseball is a business.” “We don’t know what’s going to happen. But we did our job today.”
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Zac Taylor said the memo that Katie Blackburn sent out was "awesome because they have the team's back. Someone has to fight for you. It's clearly not coming from the league."
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Ja'Marr Chase had 10 catches yesterday. Nine of those catches went for first downs. The other one was a touchdown.
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Jessie Bates: “all you can ask if you’re a part of something is if you left it better than it was when you came in. I was a part of that. I’m thankful.”
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Ja'Marr Chase on Joe Burrow: "He's really locked in this week. He'll be himself."
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Per Sports Betting AG, Ja’Marr Chase has become the front runner in offensive rookie of the year odds. Joe Burrow ranks 4th in MVP odds (behind Rodgers, Brady and Jonathan Taylor). Zac Taylor is the favorite for coach of the year.
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Jessie Bates texted former Bengals DT Geno Atkins “You want to go play for us.” So that’s a thing now.
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Joey Votto is in the building.
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Ja’Marr Chase on Joe Burrow: “He’s ten times smarter than what he used to be. He reads it so well, even audibles at the line of scrimmage.” “That's how you stay in the league."
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Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (who had been in concussion protocol) is back for a second day of practice. He’s in uniform.
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“There's an end to every story,” Joey Votto said. “There's an end to every professional career, and if this is my time with the Cincinnati Reds organization, I have had the best time in my life.” Joey Votto reflects on being a Red for 21 years.
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Jessie Bates looked up at his locker yesterday. “It’s been five years. I got a lot of stuff in there.” To Bates, the Bengals have meant a lot more than football. “I would not talk to anybody at times. The brotherhood we have in here got me out of that."
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Bengals WR Tee Higgins is running routes and catching passes. It looks like a normal Friday for him.
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The Reds win again. They’re playing their best baseball since 2021, and they have a chance to be in first place by the end of the weekend. There’s something interesting happening in Cincinnati.
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The Bengals have a new all access TV show coming “in the vein of Hard Knocks.”
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Joey Votto on Elly De La Cruz: “I’ve never seen anything remotely close to this.”
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Great Reds news. Hunter Greene’s estimated return is August 20. End of August for Lodolo.
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Today’s Reds attendance: 10,976.
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Bengals defensive tackles Mike Daniels and Josh Tupou are currently going through pass rush drills. They were both out last week.
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Tyler Boyd: “Every game we played, we were the underdogs. They had us wining four of five games.”
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Ja'Marr Chase: "At the beginning of the season, we had the hardest schedule. This isn't really us living up to the hype, it's us proving people wrong." "Proving people wrong is what we've been doing all year and last year."
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Bengals DT B.J. Hill on the impact of being traded to Cincinnati. "It was a big change for me, but I embraced it. I love Cincinnati, and hopefully I can be here for a long time." "It’s been a big difference.”
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Cam Taylor-Britt on Joseph Ossai: “It’s not on him. When you’re going that fast you just don’t know. We got a lot of crazy calls at the end.”
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For the second straight year, Zac Taylor rewards Mike Hilton by letting him by the back guy on the kneel down team when Hilton faces the Steelers team that “gave up on him.”
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Burrow: "It means more because I’m from Ohio and I know the history of the Bengals. The ownership we have has taken heat, but they’ve done a great job building this team. Credit to the Brown family. They did a great job, including hiring Zac."
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Alexis Díaz just faced the top of the Cubs order in a one-run game in front of a great crowd in Wrigley against a team that’s looking to get back in the NL Central race. Alexis Díaz has never looked more calm. Reds win, 6-5.
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Zac Taylor: “We know we’re the defending AFC champions. We’re not an underdog to anybody.”
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Joe Mixon: “We ready. We’re the big dog of the AFC.”
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Tyler Mahle on the trade to the Twins: “Exciting to join a winning club that’s competing for the playoffs.”
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Joey Votto’s role on the 2023 Reds is a unique one. He’s the “veteran presence” who’s constantly giving advice, sharing perspective and setting a standard in the clubhouse, according to his teammates. “He’s a winner. He’s the one that started that mindset,” Jonathan India…
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Here’s where everyone in the Reds lineup was at this point last year Friedl: Triple-A McLain: Double-A India: Had just come off IL (missed close to two months) De La Cruz: High-A Steer: Triple-A (Twins) Stephenson: On IL Benson: Triple-A (Cleveland) Senzel: Reds Casali: Giants
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Sam Hubbard on Joe Burrow: “You see what he did today? Stiff arming a whole defensive line off him. That’s the Joe we all know. He went through a lot of adversity, battling injuries and a lot of doubt. He never batted an eye. Hopefully this silences a lot of haters.”
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Elly De La Cruz said that before the game, Matt McLain told Elly that he’d hit a leadoff homer. McLain told Elly to point to the camera after he did it. When Elly get that homer, he just pointed to McLain to recognize that prediction.
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Nick Castellanos’ new scoreboard photo is the shot from after his homer last night.
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Tee Higgins: "Dating back to my college days, I’ve always been a part of the big games. That’s what I wanted to do coming into the league." "Having Joe as my QB and the guys around us has put us in the situation again where we’re playing those big games."
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Elly De La Cruz has the potential to electrify a fanbase because at any moment, he can do something like a that. A home run to the absolute last row in the moon deck. 114.8 mph off the bat. 458 feet. There may be 10 players in baseball who can do that.
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Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson is back for his third straight practice. DT Josh Tupou and DT Renell Wren are also in uniform for another practice.
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Tyler Boyd on his dislocated finger: “It’s just a finger. I’m good.”
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Bengals WR Tee Higgins, who popped up on the injury report yesterday with a thumb issue, is catching passes like normal today.
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The last two Bengals seasons ended when their passing game got stopped. This unit will be very, very tough to stop. QB: Joe Burrow WR: Ja’Marr Chase WR: Tee Higgins WR: Tyler Boyd LT: Orlando Brown LG: Cordell Volson C: Ted Karras RG: Alex Cappa RT: Jonah Williams/LC/TBD
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Logan Wilson is in full uniform for practice today. He’s currently going through drills with the rest of the team.
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Tee Higgins, who was out yesterday with an illness, is back at practice today.
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An all-time Bengals moment. When the Bengals were on the brink of disaster, Logan Wilson punches the ball out, and Sam Hubbard runs it for a 100-yard touchdown. Season saving stuff.
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The Reds have promoted Elly De La Cruz. Potentially a new era of Reds baseball begins.
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La’el Collins was released today. He’s already heading to Cincinnati, per reports. This is the type of aggressive action you see when a team’s all in to improve the offensive line. The Bengals are moving as fast as they can to protect Joe Burrow.
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Currently at Bengals practice, Joe Burrow is throwing go balls to Cordell Volson, Trey Hill, Alex Cappa and the offensive linemen.
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Mike Daniels’ 2021 season: -When the Bengals traded for B.J. Hill, they cut Daniels (a 10-year vet). -Daniels stays on the practice squad all season, only appearing in two games -In Week 18 as the Bengals rest their starters, Daniels looks really great.
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