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Baseball Is Life: The Value and Purpose of Shutting Up

01/18/2023

If this month's first matchup between the Bengals and the Bills was the night the whole city could not sleep, then the past seven days have been the week the whole world could not shut up. It is a sad irony ... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: The Laugh Track

Mary Beth Ellis

11/03/2021

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The transferral of my entire childhood to YouTube and various streaming services means that I now have the ability to study, in all its pastel and neon glory, the television staples of the 80s and 90s. I will h... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: What If the Ballast Leaves?

Mary Beth Ellis

09/29/2021

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When we count the age of the Reds, we begin not from the moment of conception, but the moment of remuneration. And there's a reason for that.

Baseball Is Life: Background Programs

Mary Beth Ellis

06/30/2021

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They had to talk me down from the ledge when some teacher explained that entire bodily systems—heart, digestion, even blinking—worked without me thinking about it. They’re background programs. I knew these thin... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: Under the Shadow

Mary Beth Ellis

03/17/2021

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The shadow of the crucifix loomed over the altar and the steps leading to it. Last week, Fr. Mike Schmitz pointed to its origin, an image of Christ crucified suspended over the center of the building, and spoke... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: Developed Over Lifetimes

Mary Beth Ellis

10/04/2019

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In Cincinnati baseball, the threshold of true acceptance can't be forced, bought, or won. It's earned.

Reds Fall in Walk-Off Fashion 6 to 5 to Pirates

Jeff Carr

09/27/2019

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The Cincinnati Reds fall to the Pittsburgh Pirates in walk-off fashion thanks to a two-run homer by Kevin Newman off Raisel Iglesias.

Reds Beat Mets Thanks to Disco and Colon

Jeff Carr

09/21/2019

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Christian Colon delivered a late, clutch RBI against the Mets and Anthony DeSclafani joins rarified air with another dominant performance as Reds beat Mets.

Redleg Nation Game Thread Eugenio Suarez

Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs–September 18, 2019

Mary Beth Ellis

09/18/2019

The Cincinnati Reds, having won the season series against the Cubs, now try to take 2 of 3 in Chicago.

Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago Cubs–September 16, 2019

Mary Beth Ellis

09/16/2019

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Remember how at the beginning of the season and then the midpoint of the season and right before everything went right in the toilet we thought this series would be pivotal and exciting and very necessary to pl... Read More...

Reds Thoughts for your Weekend: Votto Finishing Strong

Jeff Carr

09/14/2019

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Joey Votto is finishing 2019 strong, will he finally emerge from this funk? Also, why the save sucks and why the Reds need to be in on top free agents.

Reds Thought for your Weekend: Don’t Give Up on Senzel

Jeff Carr

09/08/2019

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While he hasn't set the baseball world on fire, Nick Senzel still has the potential to be something great. Take Nolan Arenado, for example.