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.
Talking to the Reds’ youngest skipper
The phone rang tonight just as the Reds were about to start a game. I answered it and an authoritative voice said, “Bristol here.â€Â
It was Dave Bristol calling me. I can only imagine how a young Ton... Read More...
Johnny Cueto’s 2014 Season Was One of the Best in Reds History
We all know that Johnny Cueto was fantastic last year. He finished as the runner-up in the Cy Young Award balloting. Cueto's season line of 20 Wins, 9 Losses, 2.25 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 242 strikeouts in 243.2 inn... Read More...
The King of Cool
Billy McCool. Now you have to admit, that's a cool name.
Billy McCool was a relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. He had good stuff. He was lefthanded. And he had the cool name.
He broke in with the Red... Read More...
Standup guy Pat Darcy talks about Game 6 and his rookie season
(Editor's note: As regular readers of RN will know, John is our correspondent from Afghanistan. This piece was written by John, and originally published in The Zephyr, a weekly newspaper in Galesburg, Illinois.... Read More...
Morning Hodgepodge
With an 8:00 game tonight, I thought some of you might want a place to chat during this fine Sunday, plus I had a couple of things that didn't merit their own posts, so I decided to throw it all together here.
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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...
George Culver’s Career Day
(This is the first in a series of articles about Cincinnati Reds pitchers who have thrown no-hitters. Twelve Red hurlers have thrown no-hitters, including Homer Bailey’s gem against the Pittsburgh Pirate... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Cardenas for Merritt
November 23, 1968: The Reds trade all-star shortstop Leo Cardenas to the Minnesota Twins for lefty starting pitcher Jim Merritt.
The Merritt-Cardenas trade came in the post-1968 season, the so-called Year of ... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Glory, Rose’s MVP, Fire, Eric the Red, and Budget Balancing
November 21, 1870: The Cincinnati Red Stockings were no more. On this date, the Cincinnati Base Ball Club announced it would only use amateur players for the 1871 season. From "Redleg Journal" by Greg Rhodes... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Reds Sweep Yanks; the Curveball Curves; the Greatest Game; and Nolan Always Starts on 10-21
October 21, 1877: Does the curveball really curve or is it an optical illusion? It's easy for us to see today with digital graphics, but even when I was a child, I would sometimes come across "scientific" spo... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Armbrister Bunts and Tenace Homers
October 14, 1952: The Reds trade outfielder Cal Abrams, catcher Joe Rossi, and first baseman Gail Henley to the Pittsburgh Pirates for outfielder Gus Bell. Bell becomes a four-time all-star and one of the fav... Read More...