Redsfest Wrapup
I'm home after a fantastic weekend at Redsfest. It was my first experience, and I came away with two firm conclusions:
1. If you haven't been, you have to go to Redsfest. It is a first-class event, and Bob Cas... Read More...
It’s Redsfest Time!
Okay, enough apathy; it's time to work up some enthusiasm.
Who is going to Redsfest this weekend? Our buddies at OMGReds and Red Reporter are going; hopefully, we'll bump into each other at some point.
I've ... Read More...
Not just a Hall of Famer
Not only is Chris Sabo a newly-elected Reds Hall of Famer...he is also attending law school. Bet you didn't see that coming.
Two of the Redleg Nation editors graduated from law school. I'm sure we'll both be h... Read More...
Three Elected to Reds Hall of Fame
Chris Sabo, Pedro Borbon, and Tony Mullane will be the 2010 class of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame.
We'll talk about all three more in the coming days, but for now, I love this quote by Sabo:
"Obviously it... Read More...
Redleg Trade Review: The Lost Closers or “The Cost of Trading Young Arms”
February 15, 1988: Jeff Montgomery is traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Kansas City Royals for Van Snider.
November 27, 1991: John Wetteland is traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Tim Belcher to the Ci... Read More...
Around the Interwebs
Some items I've been meaning to link....
--John Fay talked with GM Walt Jocketty about a number of interesting things, and you should just go read this entire post. Most interesting info is about moving minor... Read More...
Lance McAlister’s 25 year Reds All Star Team
From Lance's blog:
My Reds 25-year anniversary All-Star team
We kicked this around last night on Sports Talk.
These players fit the time frame between 1985-2009. They were judged on their overall body of work ... Read More...
Devil’s Advocate: A Chemistry Lesson
(Ed.: I wrote this last weekend, and never got around to publishing it. I decided to go ahead and post it today to see what you guys thought.)
Whether we're talking high school or baseball, I despise chemistry... Read More...
Goodbye, Ryan Freel (and Farney too)
So long, Ryan Freel. It's been fun having you around. I'm sure Cincinnati is going to miss Freel, since he's the prototypical Rose/Sabo hustler-type.
My thoughts on yesterday's trade run along the same lines a... Read More...
Name That Autograph
Reader Mike has asked for the help of the Redleg Nation. He has an autographed Reds baseball from the 1988 season. The ball has 17 signatures, and Mike has identified 16 of them. The mystery man sig... Read More...