When Vida Blue nearly became a Cincinnati Red
Looking back at the time when the Cincinnati Reds nearly acquired Vida Blue from the Oakland Athletics and why it fell apart.
Avoid the WBC, Joey!
Major League Baseball is once again forcing the World Baseball Classic down our collective throats.
For this, we can be most ungrateful. And this “Classic†comes from the same entity that gave us a... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Robby is an Old 30* and Vida Blue becomes a Red*
Asterisks (*) in this case indicate that neither item turned out to be true...
December 9, 1965: Future Hall of Famer Frank Robinson was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for prospect outfielder Dick Simpson, a... Read More...
Vida Blue or Doug Bair?
Wow, talk about a timely "this date in Reds history," only in a better world. Well, not that much better, since the 1981 season will be our "tainted" season; we had baseball's best record, but didn't make the p... Read More...
June 15 Trades
With Reds roster exasperation on our minds, June 15 marks the anniversary date of two HUGE Reds trades....
1) June 15, 1977...The Reds acquire future Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver for a number of players, n... Read More...