Author Richard Fitch

I see every October through my Reds-colored glasses. I’ll bet you do, too. I note the similarities in the teams that advance and where the Reds could have fit in had they done some things differently. I test an... Read More...

Get ready to see Jamie Foxx’s deadly-serious visage staring back at you as you stand facing any men’s room wall inside Great American Ball Park next season, the subliminal message one that Peter Edward Rose cou... Read More...

It may begin with the sound of a crack or even something as innocuously hollow as a "whump” or a dull thud. Or the trigger may be a sudden change in the weather. The ingredients are a weak layer—also known as t... Read More...

Fleeting is our love. When it falls, it falls hard, the weight of it insurmountable in our understanding. Then, in a moment it flies away, taken by the wind as if it weighed but a feather. Taking recency bia... Read More...

"Aligning payroll with our resources" hangs over everything for the Cincinnati Reds, including what to do with Mike Moustakas.

Three magical days in New York disappeared when the trade deadline came and went, leaving the Cincinnati Reds with a shiny new farm system.

He moved carefully, thoughtfully, this man I took to be in his late 80s. You wouldn’t measure his movement in steps, but more accurately in inches. The steps were excruciatingly slow, but purposeful, not ploddi... Read More...

Feel free to address your heartfelt apologies to Nick Krall, c/o Great American Ball Park, 100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202. Many of you will balk. That’s understandable. Admitting we’re wrong is a cho... Read More...

Luis Castillo's days as a Cincinnati Reds pitcher are numbered and someone in Major League Baseball needs to pay a ransom.

Should the Cincinnati Reds about to give up on a player who marched through the minor leagues, showcasing his talent at each level?

One has to wonder if Reds outfielder Tommy Pham has outlived his usefulness in Cincinnati.

When you try your best, but you don't succeed When you get what you want, but not what you need … I will try to fix you Jim Bowden was surely channeling his inner Coldplay over at The Athletic earlier this w... Read More...