Bill Lack, Author at Redleg Nation

[Reds HOF] A conversation with the newest Hall of Famer, Fred Norman

07/22/2018

This week at Redleg Nation, we're running a series of posts celebrating this year's inductees into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame: Adam Dunn, Dave Bristol, and Fred Norman. Back in 2013, I had a chance to ... Read More...

RIP – Alex Johnson

Bill Lack

03/05/2015

I read this morning that ex-Red Alex Johnson had passed away of prostate cancer at the age of 72. Unless you're of a certain age, you probably don't remember Alex Johnson as a Cincinnati Red. He only played ... Read More...

Knee Surgery for Latos

Bill Lack

02/14/2014

From Lance McAlister's blog: RHP Mat Latos this morning had surgery to repair a tear in the meniscus of his left knee. The surgery was performed in Goodyear by Dr. Timothy Kremchek. Latos is expected to return... Read More...

Billy Bases, The Dragons Man of Steal

Bill Lack

02/11/2014

Friend of Redleg Nation Tom Nichols (Dayton Dragons Director of Media Relations and Broadcasting) has written a series of very interesting retrospectives on players and events pertaining to the Dragons. He r... Read More...

Down on the Farm – Arizona Fall League edition/update

Bill Lack

10/18/2013

The Reds have 8 players in the Arizona Fall League. They're assigned to the Glendale Desert Dogs. As of this writing, they lead the Western Division by a game and a half with a record of 5-2-1 (a tie?) and have... Read More...

Latos has surgery

Bill Lack

10/16/2013

In an article that makes it sound like "no big deal".... Reds right-hander Mat Latos, who was passed over for the Wild Card game start in part because he was dealing with bone chips in his elbow, had surgery... Read More...

Down on the Farm

Bill Lack

09/09/2013

Game played on 09/08/13 Rookie Billings suspended game and scheduled games were canceled...their season is over. Hope that you've enjoyed this season's Down On the Farm as much as we've enjoyed bringing it t... Read More...

Down on the Farm

Bill Lack

09/08/2013

Game played on 09/07/13 Rookie Missoula 3 - Billings 0 Gabriel Rosa, Ronald Bueno, and Jhimmy Lopez collected the only three hits for the Mustangs and none were for extra bases. Luke Moran started and got t... Read More...

Down on the Farm

Bill Lack

09/02/2013

Games Played on 9/1/2013 Minor League Player of the Day: Louisville RHP, Pedro Villarreal, threw 6 innings of shutout baseball against the Indians. He allowed only 2 hits, didn't walk a batter, and struck out ... Read More...

Down on the Farm

Bill Lack

09/01/2013

Games Played on 8/25/2013 Minor League Player of the Day: 35 year old Mike Hessman went 3-4 with 2 homers and drove in 5 runs with a walk. On the season, Hessman slashline is .240/.326/.496 and hit his 24th an... Read More...

Down on the Farm

Bill Lack

08/26/2013

Games Played on 8/25/2013 Minor League Player of the Day: Reds 2012 #1 draft pick, Nick Travieso threw 6 innings of 6 hit, 2 run (none earned) baseball. He gave up 6 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2. The ... Read More...

Down on the Farm

Bill Lack

08/25/2013

Games Played on 8/24/2013 Minor League Player of the Day: 21 year old, left hander, Ismael Guillon, threw 6 innings of no hit baseball for the Dragons. Through 6 innings, he'd only walked one batter. He did wa... Read More...

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