For those of you that haven't seen it, here's a video clip of an interview ESPN's Brian Kenny had with Chad Johnson yesterday.  Some of it is the same old crap, but some of it is borderline bizarre.  Chad doesn't seem to know at times what he's talking about, contradicts himself several times (good job by Kenny on following up on those items), and at the end almost sounds upset that the interview is over.  Check it out and make your own judgment.

Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto had a remarkable major league debut on Thursday afternoon. He allowed just one hit - a solo home run - to the Diamondbacks in seven innings pitched. He stuck out 10 Arizona batters and did not walk anyone. David Weathers, Mike Lincoln and Francisco Cordero finished the game to give Cueto the win.

His strikeout total was the most ever by a Cincinnati pitcher making his debut. It was also the most by a first-start pitcher since Daisuke Matsuzaka struck out the same amount last season for the Red Sox.

While Cueto's performance was more than outstanding, it was not exactly out of the blue. He has pitched extremely well in the minors and had a very good spring.

From a fantasy baseball perspective, Cueto may very well be available in many leagues and is worth picking up. He may have a few bad outings as all rookies do, but his strikeout total will make up for it.

From the Reds perspective, the team may have finally found a solid third man for the rotation. 

Well, I guess he really messed up this time.  Just about 12 hours after Chris Henry turned himself in on assault charges, the Bengals released him.  Henry came to the Bengals in the 2005 NFL Draft and just didn't stay out of trouble the entire time he was here.  A list of his infractions include:

December 2005 - Speeding, No auto insurance, No valid license, Drug Possession

January 2006 - Concealment and aggravated assault with a firearm while wearing his jersey

June 2006 - DUI, thrown out due to faulty breathalyzer

September 2006 - Drunk in the back of Odell Thurman's truck  

January 2007 - Providing alcohol to minors

There are more, but I don't have the time nor the effort to put them on here.  I think the Bengals made the right move.  There is no way they could have kept any sense of respect around the league if Henry would have been allowed to continue. He was given his ultimatum by Roger Goddell and it seems Henry is just too young or stupid or whatever to try and stay clean. 

The problem now becomes the receiving corps.  Behind T.J Houshmanzedeh you have a disgruntled Chad Johnson and an oft-injured Antonio Chatman.  I guess we may see a receiver or two in the draft. 

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Official statement from Bengals' owner Mike Brown:

"Chris Henry has forfeited his opportunity to pursue a career with the Bengals. His conduct can no longer be tolerated."

"The Bengals tried for an extended period of time to support Chris and his potentially bright career.  We had hoped to guide him toward an appropriate standard of personal responsibility that this community would support and that would allow him to play in the NFL. We acknowledge those fans who had concerns about Chris; at the same time we tried to help a young man."

"But those efforts end today, as we move on with what is best for our team."