YES!!!!!

As if yesterday's big breakthrough wasn't enough -- here's more. After what seems a lifetime of waiting, the big moment has finally arrived (albeit a year late).......









........................BRANDON WON THE 2008 GOLD GLOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

People, you may not be all that familiar with him since the Reds have been so fucking bad the last couple of years and never get talked about, but I can honestly say that Brandon Phillips is a Top 5 defensive player in all of MLB. He pulls some kind of wicked play out of his pocket almost every night -- consistently Webgem worthy. The shame is that I personally think he had a better year last year but lost out to a guy who missed almost a third of the season. I'm glad he's getting recognized now though and he should have it on lock-down for a while. So congratulations to Brandon and I guess Barack too for breaking down long held prejudices and barriers and what-not.