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[Reds HOF] Fred Norman: Your Newest Reds Hall of Famer

This week at Redleg Nation, we're running a series of posts celebrating this year's inductees into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame: Adam Dunn, Dave Bristol, and Fred Norman. On June 11, 1973, the defending ... Read More...

A gifted Cincinnati Red you’ve never heard of | John Ring

Pop quiz, hotshot. Who beat out George Foster for a roster spot on the Big Red Machine in 1973? Who won consecutive batting titles while in the Reds minor league system for Three Rivers (Class AA) and Ind... Read More...

Recap: Reds sweep Yankees en route to second straight World Series championship

The Short Version: Behind two homers and 5 RBI from Johnny Bench and superb pitching from Gary Nolan and Will McEnaney, the Big Red Machine sweeps the New York Yankees and wins their second consecutive World Se... Read More...

Weekly Reds Obsession: What is your favorite Opening Day memory?

This week's respondents are Jason Linden, Bill Lack, Chris Garber, and Chad Dotson. Our Weekly Reds Obsession: What is your favorite Opening Day memory? Jason Linden: Last year was the first t... Read More...

From “OC” to Bronson: A history of Reds pitching trades

Everyone knows it. Me, Chad, The Nation, everybody. The Reds need to obtain a veteran starting pitcher who can reliably show up on the mound every fifth day, give them (dare I say?) 180 innings of work an... Read More...

Recap: Reds win behind strong pitching (Wojo and bullpen), longballs from Eugenio Suarez and Stuart Turner

Final R H E San Diego Padres (50-63) 3 7 1 Cincinnati Reds (47-67) 8 11 0 W:Ã‚Â Wojciechowski (3-1) L: Wood (1-1) FanGraphs Win Probability | Box Score The Good --As... Read More...

Redleg Top Ten: The Best First Basemen in Reds History

Some time ago, we named the top ten catchers in Reds history. It's time now for the second installment in our "Top Ten" series. Today, we're going to look at the ten greatest first baseman in the long and illus... Read More...

Nick Senzel and the Gene Freese Syndrome

Before the 1961 season started, Reds General Manager Bill DeWitt made a trade and acquired a third baseman by the name of Gene Freese. He acquired Freese from the Chicago White Sox for Cal McLish and Juan Pizza... Read More...

No news, no problem — 10 things about the Reds

ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s all quiet Ã¢â‚¬â€- some would say too quiet -Ã¢â‚¬â€ on the Reds front. No news on Arroyo. Choo is gone. No trades. Nothing. So while we collectively ponder the state of the current rost... Read More...

Five Forgettable Seasons

2013 is looking good so far. Despite injuries to their #1 starter, starting leftfielder and cleanup hitter and catcher, the Reds are thick in the race for the Division as Memorial Day awaits. Their MVP is a Bo... Read More...

The Big Red Machine and yes Ã¢â‚¬Â¦ Chris Heisey

I cannot get rid of the hurt from losing.Ã‚Â But after the last out of every loss, I must accept that there will be a tomorrow.Ã‚Â In fact, itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s more than there will be a tomorrow.Ã‚Â ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s that... Read More...

Reds HOF announces 2012 class

The Reds Hall of Fame announced the three most recent inductees yesterday, all former Cincinnati first basemen: Three-time All-Star Sean Casey, Big Red Machine infielder Dan Driessen and 19th century first bas... Read More...

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