Have you ever been to Redsfest? I have, as you can tell from the picture above, featuring our ol' buddy Dusty Baker with the 2009 version of Chad Dotson.
If you've been, you know that Redsfest is one of the ... Read More...
Baseball fans love to question their team's manager. We interrogate every decision to bunt, steal a base, or use a pinch hitter. We're never, ever satisfied with the stupid batting order, playing time decisions... Read More...
The template couldn't be clearer.
Take a look at the managers leading teams that remain in the postseason, each hired in the last four years.
Craig Counsell, 48, Milwaukee Brewers (2015-18)
A.J. Hin... Read More...
After a slow start that lingered through the month of May, the 2018 Reds offense has shifted into high gear. It has produced the third most runs in the National League. In June and July, our Reds have outscored... Read More...
No aspect of baseball through its history has changed more than pitching. Underhand to overhand. Soft toss to max velocity. Adding a mound and rubber. The introduction of players who were pitching specialists. ... Read More...
This weekend, the Tampa Bay Rays are using one of their relief pitchers, Sergio Romo, in the first inning of games. I haven't carefully studied the reasoning for it. At first glance though, regardless of the sp... Read More...
Cueeeto. Cueeeto. Cueeeto.
The chanting started quietly but quickly became audible on the television broadcast. The crowd at McFadden’s, a bar just across the street from PNC Park, joined in. I started... Read More...
Bullpen usage is on the rise around baseball. Relievers threw 16,469 2/3 innings last season, setting the MLB record for the second year in a row. (Phillies manager Gabe Kapler seems determined for his team to ... Read More...
The Washington Nationals just announced that Dusty Baker would not return for a third year as manager. Baker had a two-year contract and took the Nationals to the postseason both years. Here's an insightful art... Read More...
The 2017 MLB post-season is upon us and, alas, our beloved Cincinnati Reds did not qualify for any hot playoff action this year. Yesterday, our staff here at Redleg Nation made our playoff predictions, and you ... Read More...
Just because the Reds aren't participating doesn't mean that our writers and contributors won't be watching the 2017 MLB playoffs. Quite the contrary, in fact. So, as things get under way tonight -- I know, I k... Read More...