[jammin' jamey]

EE may have given away 2 games, but Coffey has easily given up 4 or 5 just by himself. You just can't have games where you get to the 8th inning either ahead or tied, and next thing you know you're watching yet another bullpen collapse. Plus, Coffey has options, so there is not much justification for keeping him on the big club. Let him go down and work out his issues with Louisville.

Also, I won't really argue too much about sending EE down, although I did not agree with it. It seemed a little too 'knee-jerk' after he had a really bad game, when actually he had been one of the Reds' best hitters over the last week or so after the horrible start. Freel will be a good fill-in for a couple weeks, but he has shown he wears down easily as a full-time starter.

In summary, I can stomach sending EE down a lot easier than I can them not sending out Coffey. He simply has not shown any ability this year to consistently get guys out when the game is on the line.

Oh, you're preaching to the choir brother. In no way do I think the Reds should not send Coffey down and I think you will see him at Louisville when either Bray or Majewski come back. Also, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Reds cut Mike Stanton since Coutlangus has gotten his act together lately.