Author Wesley Jenkins

Wesley Jenkins

Wesley - or Wes, whichever really - first fell in love with the Reds because of Ken Griffey Jr.'s smooth swing and shining smile. Ever since that first infatuation, it has been tortured fandom broken up by a blown 2-0 lead to the Giants and a Roy Halladay no-hitter - but that's neither here nor there. The only things Wes loves as much as the Reds are pancakes, flannels, and Vanderbilt baseball. You can find more of his writing at wesjenks.com or his carefully curated retweets @_wesjenks.

Goodyear Game #24: Brewers 8, Reds 6

Wesley Jenkins

03/28/2015

The Reds dropped a sloppy slugfest to the Brewers late last night, falling to 11-10 this spring. The two teams combined for 24 hits--12 apiece--and 14 runs. Even though only one error made it into the scorebook... Read More...

Goodyear Game #16 – Reds 4, Indians 0

Wesley Jenkins

03/18/2015

Box Score A win's a win even if it doesn't matter, right? Right? Oh well, the good guys still took home a shutout this afternoon on the back of the strong pitching we've been so spoiled with these past coupl... Read More...

All-Star Game: Tough Ticket

Wesley Jenkins

02/09/2015

Imagine it is Spring Training 1988. The Reds, a decade removed from their Big Red Machine heyday, now have a third-year shortstop by the name of Barry Larkin and are managed by former machine hero Pete Rose. Wi... Read More...

Introducing Kristopher Negron

Wesley Jenkins

01/30/2015

On July 11, 2014, Brandon Phillips dove to his left for a ground ball and came up writhing in agony. A torn thumb ligament would sideline the Reds Gold Glove second baseman for over a month. Two days later, Kri... Read More...