Nick Doran, Author at Redleg Nation

Holmberg Gets Homered, Reds Lose 8-3

08/16/2015

Reds' starter David Holmberg simply didn't have it on Saturday night. The 24 year old lefty was pasted for seven earned runs in two-plus innings pitched. He walked four batters without any strikeouts at all. Bu... Read More...

Mat Latos Gets His Comeuppance in Epic Fashion as Reds Win 10-3

Nick Doran

08/14/2015

The Reds have been waiting a long time to exact their revenge on Mat Latos in response to his nasty comments about the Reds and their training staff back in Spring Training. The Reds never got to face him when ... Read More...

Ranking the Reds’ Starting Rotation Candidates From 1 to 27

Nick Doran

08/12/2015

There has been a lot of worry and consternation about the Reds' all-rookie starting rotation, not only for the rest of this year but for next year too. It is possible Walt Jocketty will bring in a veteran start... Read More...

Did You Know the Reds Had a Black Player Before Jackie Robinson?

Nick Doran

08/05/2015

I recently learned something about the Reds I had never heard of before: A black man played for the Reds in 1944, three years before the Dodger's Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color line. The black man was f... Read More...

Was Johnny Cueto the Best Reds’ Pitcher Ever?

Nick Doran

07/29/2015

As Reds fans we are all sad to see Johnny Cueto go to Kansas City. I feel he ranks right up there with Jose Rijo and Mario Soto as the best Reds pitchers I have seen in my lifetime. I thought it would be intere... Read More...

Which Reds Hit the Ball Hard Most Often?

Nick Doran

07/22/2015

One of the newest statistics available to baseball fans is Hard Hit Percentage from FanGraphs. A company called Baseball Info Solutions classifies every batted ball as being hit either soft, medium or hard. The... Read More...

25 Years Ago: Jack Armstrong’s One Shining Moment

Nick Doran

07/15/2015

At this time in 1990 the Reds' Jack Armstrong was on top of the world. He had just been named the starting pitcher for the National League in the All Star game, which is pretty much the ultimate honor for a pit... Read More...

Joey Votto’s 178th Career Homer Moves Him Up to #385 on the All Time Home Run Ladder

Nick Doran

07/08/2015

Joey Votto climbed up another rung on the ladder of the greatest home run hitters in baseball history last night. He is now well within the top 400 and is tied with a Hall of Famer, an active player and a guy I... Read More...

Comparing the NL Central Pitching Staffs

Nick Doran

07/01/2015

Let's take a statistical look at the five National League Central Division pitching staffs (should it be pitching staves?). The goal is to find out where the Reds stand in relation to the other teams in their d... Read More...

Will Aroldis Chapman Become the Reds’ All-Time Leader in Saves?

Nick Doran

06/24/2015

The Reds are not having a good season. The team has a lot of holes, many of them caused by injury. But the Reds do have some elite players. Joey Votto is a superstar. Todd Frazier is having an MVP type of seaso... Read More...

How Dominant is Aroldis Chapman’s Fastball Velocity?

Nick Doran

06/17/2015

All Reds fans and most baseball fans in general are fully aware that Aroldis Chapman is the fastest pitcher in the game today, and perhaps in the game's history. Let's take a few minutes to map out the full ext... Read More...

Updating Joey Votto’s Progress up the Home Run Ladder — HRs 171-176

Nick Doran

06/10/2015

Two weeks ago I wrote an article about Joey Votto breaking into the top 400 most prolific home run hitters of all time (read it HERE). I promised to keep you up to date on his progress up the ladder, but that i... Read More...

Author Nick Doran