Sunday Evening Post Archives

Stranger in a Strange Land

06/19/2016

What am I supposed to do with an Adrian Gonzalez bobble-head? It's what they gave me as I entered Dodger Stadium for the third day in a row. The aging first baseman, hands up towards the heavens in celebration... Read More...

The Joy of Losing

Art Bidwell

05/15/2016

I have to believe there is a lesson in all of this. This futile exercise of a baseball season such as this one has merit. You donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t often see the reference of losing teams, but you believe itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s th... Read More...

Fly-By Hope

Mary Beth Ellis

05/01/2016

The dirty little secret of parades is that being in one consists of 95% waiting, and when the wind kicks in, you wonder why you ever came. I first learned this a couple of years ago when I shadowed Ohio State's... Read More...

Gambling, Fantasy Sports and the Total Hypocrisy of MLB

Mark Elliott

09/27/2015

Daniel Okrent, a writer for the New York Times, came up with the idea of Fantasy Baseball in 1980 (named Rotisserie League Baseball after the restaurant where he conducted the drafts.) He and his friends would ... Read More...

Maloney was money

John Ring

09/13/2015

It was April 16, 1970. The Reds had a new manager in Sparky Anderson. They had some exciting young players in Don Gullett, Wayne Simpson, Bernie Carbo and Hal McRae. They also guys by the names of Rose, Bench... Read More...

“Welcome to the Reds on Radio. I’m your new play-by-play announcer..”

Mark Elliott

08/23/2015

(Cincinnati) January 1, 2016 - In a bold and unexpected move, the Cincinnati Reds have named broadcast veteran and Cincinnati native Mark Elliott as Managing Director of the Reds on Radio. Elliott, at one time ... Read More...

The Art of the Broken Team

Mary Beth Ellis

08/16/2015

Without baseball, I would not exist. About eighty years ago, my grandfather was playing in a club baseball game in Fairmount. At some point he began backing towards the bleachers to catch a foul ball. He ... Read More...

Why it’s called a “sacrifice”

John Ring

08/09/2015

There's nothing more frustrating for me as a baseball fan to watch than a sacrifice bunt. I suppose there's a time and place for it in baseball but more often than not, it should be at the bottom of a long f... Read More...

All Star Weekend … I’ll Pass

Mark Elliott

07/12/2015

By the time you read this Sunday night, All Star Mania will take over the Queen City. Ã‚Â People, media, parties and commotion on Fountain SquareÃ‚Â and beyond.Ã‚Â I wish for great weather and no disaster... Read More...

Where Were You During the 2015 All Star Game?

Mary Beth Ellis

07/05/2015

In the last few steps before one of the entrances of Great American Ball Park, the five logos, engraved in slabs, spread out in a star shape-- one for each All Star Game played in Cincinnati.Ã‚Â They were adde... Read More...

The Reds’ forgotten no-hitter

John Ring

06/28/2015

For a franchise that has never produced a Cy Young Award winner, the Reds have a lot of history with no-hitters. You can start with Johnny Vander Meer, the only hurler in the history of baseball to throw bac... Read More...

An Interview with Murray Cook

Greg Gajus

06/21/2015

Murray Cook was hired by the Reds as their GM in October 1987, and served as the GM during the 1988 and tumultuous 1989 season. Several of his trades landed key contributors to the 1990 World Champions. Born in... Read More...