The Short View on Jay Bruce

Jux Berg
First off, I applaud the argument put forth by Michael Maffie in his post, The Long View on Jay Bruce. Maffie's statistical analysis likely swayed some of you into thinking Jay Bruce isn't one of the big proble... Read More...

Bryan Price vs. Dusty Baker

Jux Berg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lka1sDjmpc8 How much of a difference will Bryan Price make versus what Dusty Baker would be able to do? Well, for starters, you could have had Roseanne Barr manage the 2014 ... Read More...

Championship Window?

Jux Berg
Is there such a thing as a "championship window" in sports? If so, is the current window closing on the Cincinnati Reds? Perhaps a more important question: Was there a real window to begin with? The Reds hav... Read More...

A Healthy Eric Davis …

Jux Berg
About five times a year, one of my fellow Reds-fan friends will bring up the hard-to-believe 1986 and 1987 Eric Davis seasons. The quote is always the same: "27 and eighty and then 37 and fifty!" When E.D. w... Read More...

The Case For Optimism

Jux Berg
Despite the dominant story lines of the winter -- Reds trading away Mat Latos and Alfredo Simon, will Joey Votto be healthy?, will Jay Bruce bounce back?, everyone in the NL Central has gotten better, etc. -- t... Read More...

Next Red in Cooperstown?

Jux Berg
Barry Larkin was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU6A0iHes4s With the 2015 class election approaching on January 6, let me ask you this: Who do you... Read More...