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This Day in Reds History: Cookie Rojas Dealt to Phillies

11/27/2010

November 27, 1962: On this day, the Reds deal prospect second baseman Cookie Rojas to the Philadelphia Phillies for pitcher Jim Owens. Rojas had been one of several Cuban players the Reds (or Redlegs) had bee... Read More...

Today in Reds History: Temper, Temper

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08/04/2010

August 4: Another day where a few short stories may best serve the day. Apparently, August 4 hasn't been a good day for those with bad tempers in Cincinnati. These stories are pretty much taken from "Redleg... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Every Pitcher’s Available

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07/08/2010

July 8, 1962: The Reds score two runs in the bottom of the 13th to erase the third Houston lead of the game and sweep a double header from the Colt .45's, 12-8 and 13-12. The wins move the Reds 10 games abov... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Mt. Soto Erupts

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06/16/2010

June 16, 1984...From Redleg Journal by Greg Rhodes and John Snyder: "Mario Soto blows his cool for the second time in three weeks. Playing the Braves in Atlanta, Soto sailed three pitches at the noggin of Cl... Read More...

All-Star moments and more brawls

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07/15/2009

A few notes from this past week in baseball history... I was sparked to do this watching the bogus ESPN top ten moments in all-star history. Frankly, it really annoyed me, and it goes back to some comments wr... Read More...

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This Day in Reds History: Cookie Rojas Dealt to Phillies

Today in Reds History: Temper, Temper

This Day in Reds History: Every Pitcher’s Available

This Day in Reds History: Mt. Soto Erupts

All-Star moments and more brawls