Chapmania Archives - Redleg Nation

Aroldis Chapman’s historic season

07/30/2014

Aroldis Chapman recorded the 100th save of his major league career last night - a milestone that divides Reds fans into Team Celebrate and Team Lament. Putting aside the controversies about how the organization... Read More...

Chapman’s change-up

Steve Mancuso

06/19/2014

As you bask in the aura of the Reds' newly minted .500 record, add a little AroldisÃ‚Â to your morning,Ã‚Â courtesy of Jeff Sullivan at FanGraphs. Sullivan wrote in March that Chapman's fastball was baseball's ... Read More...

The Missile Returns

Steve Mancuso

05/10/2014

The Cincinnati Reds announced the activation of Aroldis Chapman today. He's available to pitch against the Rockies tonight. Chapman's return comes a little more than seven weeks after he was struck on the fo... Read More...

Make your day: Chapman throwing

Steve Mancuso

04/10/2014

Is your team struggling with a losing record? Are they saddled with numerous injuries to their bullpen? Do they face a rugged schedule over the next few weeks? Are you trying to conduct a fundraising drive for ... Read More...

Won’t Get Fooled Again

Steve Mancuso

12/09/2013

You put your left foot in You pull your left foot out Once you looked Ã¢â‚¬Å“all inÃ¢â‚¬Â Now everythingÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s in doubt. TheyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re doing the Hokey Pokey down by the river at 100 Joe Nuxhall Way. Aga... Read More...

Breaking free of our Aroldis Addiction

Steve Mancuso

11/15/2013

We love watching Aroldis Chapman's slender frame walk through that bullpen door. You can judge the intensity of the passion by the wild applause that accompanies his run to the mound even when there isn't free ... Read More...

A darker strain of Chapmania

Steve Mancuso

06/18/2013

A toxic narrative has developed that the Reds assigned Aroldis Chapman to the bullpen because of the pitcher's mental weakness, a condition that disqualified him from being in the starting rotation. It's a scur... Read More...

Two innings

Steve Mancuso

05/13/2013

Since Opening Day, the Cincinnati Reds have played 19 games against teams with winning records (Washington, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Washington again, St. Louis again, and Atlanta). In those titanic struggles, ... Read More...

Billy McCool, Cordero and Chapman: A History of Reds Closers

Steve Mancuso

05/13/2013

The Ã¢â‚¬Å“saveÃ¢â‚¬Â didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t become an official statistic in baseball until 1969, although it had been tracked for years. The definition of a save itself was defined in 1960 by Chicago sportswriter Jero... Read More...

Chapman is fine in ‘pen, but organizational disharmony a concern for Reds

Steve Mancuso

04/03/2013

Writing about baseball on the internet (either above or below the line), is a funny sort of thing for the way it tends to polarize and calcify our opinions about topics even if they aren't ultimately that big o... Read More...

Two more cents on Aroldis Chapman

Steve Mancuso

03/30/2013

The Redleg Nation editorial staff put together a fine article on the recent developments regarding Aroldis ChapmanÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s move back to the bullpen. Word reached me late as I was in Jalalabad, a city near the ... Read More...

Redleg Nation Radio #78: Wrapping up Spring Training

Chad Dotson

03/25/2013

This week on Redleg Nation Radio, Doug Gray (of RedsMinorLeagues.com) and I are joined by fellow RN editor Jason Linden. Topics include the big Aroldis Chapman decision (of course), what to expect from Mat Lat... Read More...