Thinking Inside the Box Archives - Page 4 of 4

Who Is This Reds Team, Really?

06/04/2014

One of the things that is so hard about writing a column like this is that I, at least, don't feel comfortable talking about numbers until I have at least half a season. I just don't feel like I have a good sen... Read More...

Huh. I did not expect that.

Jason Linden

05/28/2014

So, before writing this column, I felt uninspired and turned to Twitter for guidance. It was then suggested to me that I write about the difficult time the Reds have had finding a left fielder since the departu... Read More...

Quarter-Season Round Up

Jason Linden

05/21/2014

We are about 1/4 of the way through the season now, and I thought I might be good this week to return to something I did early on and take a look at each spot in the lineup to see what kind of production the Re... Read More...

The Diary of Billy the Kid

Jason Linden

05/14/2014

I want to show you something: .246/.321/.403 That is the National League average slash line for all hitters who aren't pitchers. Now I want to show you something else: .295/.316/.420 What's that ... Read More...

Maybe Votto IS Wrong about His Power

Jason Linden

05/07/2014

Last week, the question was asked in the comments whether we could, perhaps, expect a hitter of Joey Votto's caliber to decline in a way that was different than the norm. I thought this was an interesting quest... Read More...

Gettin’ Older

Jason Linden

04/30/2014

This week, I want to draw attention to a few things that have been written about the Reds offense. Specifically, Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips. Further, both bits of writing had to do with aging, so I thought... Read More...

Linden: Coming to Life

Jason Linden

04/23/2014

The first week and a half of the season was terrifying. It was terrifying because the Reds looked like our worst fears. Plenty of pitching, but good luck finding enough runs to win. Since then, however, things ... Read More...

A Tale of Two Players

Jason Linden

04/16/2014

If you're like me, you've found yourself wondering a lot about two particular players in the Reds' lineup. Devin Mesoraco and Billy Hamilton were the two biggest unknowns coming into the season and, thus far, t... Read More...

Looking for Silver Linings

Jason Linden

04/09/2014

Last week, we had only a one game sample. This week, we're up to seven games as I'm writing this before the Tuesday night game. At this point in the season, the samples are still far from reliable, so what I... Read More...

One Meaningless Game

Jason Linden

04/02/2014

Opening day is wonderful. It might be my favorite day of the year, and I'm sure I'm not alone in that feeling. And it certainly hurt that the Reds lost on Monday. But something happened, and if it keeps happeni... Read More...

Thinking Inside the Box

Jason Linden

03/26/2014

Hello, my fellows in oppression. Let me start with a sad tale. You see, I pride myself on my ability with the words and I had a nice, shiny name all picked out for this column. It was to be called "Uncle Jason ... Read More...