Mike Hargrove is a liar. He continues to say that Reed isn't being platooned against lefties, but Tuesday night marked the fourth time this season that Reed rode the pine with a southpaw on the bump. Coincidence? I don't think so!

Reed only watched as his teammates faced off against Barry Zito, Cliff Lee, Lenny DiNardo and John Koronka. Willie Bloomquist started three of the games in favor of Reed, but consider this...

Player A: .200/.285/.273 through 110 ABs
Player B: .235/.284/.316 through 234 ABs

Not too different, right? Player B has a little better average and power, but the difference is mostly negligible.

Player A is Jeremy Reed, with Player B being Willie Boom Boom (against all lefties not named Jarrod Washburn).

When you consider Reed's superiority as a defender, and the fact that he's younger and should be developing and getting experience against lefties, I have to say...

FREE JEREMY REED!