Week 23: Cubs Officially Clinch

Nick Kirby is away on his honeymoon this week. You are stuck with me for one more week. NL CENTRAL STANDINGS The Cubs officially clinched the division Thursday night on a Cardinals loss to the Giants. ... Read More...

NL Central Dominates New Wild Card Rules

With the St. Louis Cardinal's loss last night to San Francisco, the Cubs officially clinched the NL Central division crown for the first time since 2008. However, the St. Louis loss also put them a full game be... Read More...

Week 23: Pirates Bow Out

Nick Kirby is on his honeymoon this week. For some reason, they asked me to fill-in for his weekly "Intelligence" column, which is an oxymoron of the highest degree. NL CENTRAL STANDINGS With their win last... Read More...
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The Reds With a Healthy Joey Votto

Joey Votto went from playing 162 games in 2013 to playing just 62 last year. When he did play, his performance was hampered as reflected in his OPS dropping from .926 to .799. How did that loss of playing time ... Read More...

Ugh. TOS. TBS.

Final R H E   St. Louis Cardinals (80-64) 5 10 0   Cincinnati Reds (67-77) 0 3 0 W: Miller (9-9)    L: Parra (0-3)  FanGraphs Win Probability | Ã... Read More...

Reds in St. Louis: Pitching Match-ups

The Cincinnati Reds (61-63) face the St. Louis Cardinals (66-57) for the first time since the All-star Break. The Reds need to make up some ground in the standings, and I can think of no better team to do that ... Read More...

The Marlins Again

It’s the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame induction weekend. Ken Griffey Jr., Dave Parker, Ron Oester and the late Jake Beckley will be inducted as the newest members of Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. The Red... Read More...

The Diamondbacks Series

The 52-52 Cincinnati Reds host the 45-60 Arizona Diamondbacks for a 3-game series beginning tonight at Great American Ballpark. Just as they did two months ago, the Diamondbacks still have the worst run differe... Read More...

Doin’ It Our Way Against the Brewers

It's time to get the bad taste of that last series out of our mouths. What better way to do that then to kick back with a cold one from Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee for a three game series against the division le... Read More...

Cubs Preview: Five Games in Four Days

The Cincinnati Reds (45-42) continue their final first-half home stand with their 4th meeting of the season against the Chicago Cubs (38-48). In the three previous series, the Reds have taken five of the eight ... Read More...

Chicago Cubs Preview

The Cincinnati Reds (37-37) embark on a 10 game road trip beginning at Wrigley Field tonight against the last place Chicago Cubs (31-42). It's the third meeting of the season between these two clubs and the Red... Read More...