Reds place Votto on bereavement list

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08/09/2008 - Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cincinnati Reds placed first baseman Joey Votto on the bereavement list on Saturday and selected the contract of infielder Adam Rosales from Triple-A Louisville.

The 24-year-old Votto is eligible to return on Tuesday, when the Reds open a three-game series at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.

Votto is batting .280 with 14 home runs and 53 RBI in 112 games this season.

To make room on the roster for Rosales, the club designated pitcher Marcus McBeth for assignment.

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If there is any category that is not an obvious win for any one nominee in this year's Academy Awards, it would be for Best Picture.  Sure the Departed is a 5/7 favorite, but that's hardly anything when we look at Helen Mirren and her "out-of-reach" 1 to 40 odds (which means you would win a whopping $1 for every $40 bet).

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