Reds Christmas Card
For those of you not on the Reds email list, here's their Holiday eCard. Thought it was nice looking and worth sharing. And obviously, we here at RLN share the sentiment. Happy Holidays to everyone.
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Reds to file grievance on Majewski
According to Marc Lancaster:
After months of dodging questions on the issue, Wayne Krivsky said today the Reds will file a grievance with Major League Baseball that claims the Washington Nationals misled them a... Read More...
Aurilia Back to SF
Got a 2 year, $7M deal. The Giants re-signed Durham and Feliz, so it looks like Rich will be playing first, and serving as primary backup for those guys. I thought he wanted an everyday job, but I guess... Read More...
Webb wins NL Cy Young…not a vote for Harang or Arroyo?
From an article in the USA Today, which shows the pitchers that received votes in the Cy Young balloting...
Those that received votes (1st place votes):
Webb (15), Hoffman (12), Carpenter (2), Oswalt (3), Zam... Read More...
The Running Game
Baseball Analysts have an interesting new piece that looks at "net steals" (steals minus caught stealing). The Reds ranked #4 in baseball on offense, and their catchers (helped by the pitchers) ranked #3.Â... Read More...
Will Aaron Harang win the Cy Young?
Ummm, no, but I like the fact that Harang and Bronson Arroyo are at least in the mix. It's been a while since that was the case in Redleg Nation.... Read More...
Reds complete Schoeneweis deal
According to the AP:
The Reds sent infielder Trevor Lawhorn to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, completing their August trade for left-hander Scott Schoeneweis.
Lawhorn hit .224 with four homers and 28 RBIs in... Read More...
More on Chambliss and the meltdown
JD says we're screwed:
So there you have it. If Chambliss is telling the truth, and I really can't imagine him lying here, the front office is blaming the hitting coach and the players for not making good ad... Read More...
Roster moves
Marc reports on some roster moves: the Brewers claimed Grant Balfour off waivers, and three players -- Sun-Woo Kim, Chris Michalak and Dewayne Wise -- cleared waivers and were outrighted to Louisville.
If we ... Read More...
Fay on Dunn
Article from John Fay on Adam Dunn:
Dunn was one of two regulars who played in the game (Sunday, despite being told he'd get the day off). You can question a lot of things about Dunn – and fans do so con... Read More...
The season is over
What a wild ride it has been. We'll have some post-mortems over the coming days and weeks, but for now, feel free to use this thread to reflect on the 2006 season, and all the surprises, excitment, and disappo... Read More...
Game Thread: Reds at Pirates — 2006.09.30
Okay, the Reds are 80-80 with two games to play. Two wins over the Bucs would give the Reds their first winning season since the Truman administration (or so it seems).
Bronson Arroyo goes today, trying to cl... Read More...