On Barry Larkin
Editor's note: This piece originally ran in January, but we're re-running because Barry Larkin deserves it.
Barry Larkin (Chad Dotson/Redleg Nation)
***Warning: I'm gonna ramble a bit here.***
On Monday, my... Read More...
Thanks for the Memories
Editor's note: This piece originally ran in January, but we're re-running because Barry Larkin deserves it.
A few days ago, upon hearing of Larkin's election to the Hall of Fame, I asked the other guys here t... Read More...
The Barry Larkin Nation Hall of Fame Extravaganza
Tomorrow, one of the greatest shortstops to ever play the game enters the Hall of Fame. You know him as Barry Louis Larkin.
Now, back in January, we here at the Nation were on top of the election like a tiger ... Read More...
On Barry Larkin
Barry Larkin (Chad Dotson/Redleg Nation)
***Warning: I'm gonna ramble a bit here.***
On Monday, my favorite baseball player was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
I've been thinking about Barry ... Read More...
Barry Larkin Nation
We've changed the name of the site (temporarily). Check it out above.
The announcement of the 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame class will come this afternoon, around 3 pm. Hoping for great news.... Read More...
On Barry Larkin
Today, Joe Posnanski has published his "eight definites" for the Hall of Fame: the "eight players on this year's ballot who are clearly above my Hall of Fame standard." I agree with every single one of them, an... Read More...
Barry Larkin gets another chance at the Hall of Fame
In my (admittedly biased) opinion, it is a crime that Barry Larkin was not elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame last year, in his first year on the ballot. His second go-round is at hand, as the 2011 b... Read More...
Reds MVP Bridesmaids
When Joey Votto won the 2010 National League MVP Award, it marked the 12th time that a Red had won the Award since it's inception in 1911 (no award was given from 1915-23 or in 1930).
Reds winners are listed... Read More...
Playing Favorites
We all have our favorites. Ask any Reds fan about their favorite player, and you'll get a bunch of different answers, for a bunch of different reasons. Here at the Nation, I've written about my favorite current... Read More...
The Return of Joe Morgan
I mused yesterday that it seemed like Joe Morgan had been around Cincinnati a lot this season. Well, now we know why. Morgan will be introduced this afternoon as the Reds' Special Advisor to Baseball Operations... Read More...
Barry Larkin and Dave Concepcion: Career shortstop rankings
Baseball Prospectus has published a new study comparing the great American League shortstops of the early 1990's: Nomar Garciaparra, Derek Jeter, and Alex Rodriguez.
The article is on the payside, so I can't s... Read More...
The Return of Barry Larkin
Yeah, it's only for ten days, but still.... The Fay reports:
Reds bringing in Larkin to work camp for 10 days. Supposed to arrive today.
We've been stumping for some time for the Reds to bring Larkin back int... Read More...