17 wins is a very, very good start for the Reds. I would have been pretty happy to be 13-12 or so, but 17-8 is great.

Reds pitcher of the month is clearly Arroyo, though Harang is looking pretty solid most of the time as well.

Surprise of the month is clearly Brandon Phillips. What a great pickup he has been so far!

But who is player of the month? Phillips? Dunn? Encarnacion? Kearns has been pretty good too. I don't know which one has been the best, but I hope they all keep it up.

Tough loss today, but we did beat Oswalt & Pettit in the same series, and taking 2 of 3 from Houston is a good sign