McKeon’s bullpen fueled Riverfront’s last pennant chase
McKeon's bullpen was the strength behind the final penant chase that Riverfront stadium would ever see. Here's to the Cincinnati Reds' diverse relievers
Scott Williamson, the last Reds Rookie of the Year
Who will be the next Reds Rookie of the Year? Will it be Nick Senzel? Jesse Winker? Shed Long?
No one knows for sure. Most Cincinnati Reds who have won that award went on to have pretty good careers. There was... Read More...
2001: A Reds Odyssey
With Saturday's loss in New York, the Reds guaranteed themselves yet another losing season. As of this morning, Cincinnati is 62-82. If they win every single one of their remaining games in 2017, the Reds will ... Read More...
Wise words from Sparky
After Bryan Price's recent outburst on the heels of the Reds losing seven of eight games, I got to thinking about other Cincinnati Reds managers over the years. Specifically, had anything like this happened bef... Read More...
Are you comfortable with #61?
When the Cincinnati Reds hired Bryan Price to become the 61st manager in the history of one of baseball’s greatest franchises, I was just returning from a three-day site visit to a remote place in no... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Reds Deal Taubensee and Stynes
November 16, 2000: In cost cutting moves, the Reds deal away popular semi-regulars catcher Eddie Taubensee and IF-OF Chris Stynes.
The 1999 and 2000 Reds were some of General Manager Jim Bowden's busiest tr... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: It takes more than Hall of Famers; McKeon named Manager of the Year
November 10, 1932: Donie Bush is named manager of the Reds. Bush had previously managed the 1927-29 Pittsburgh Pirates to great success (246-178, one pennant) and the 1930-31 Chicago White Sox to no success a... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Reds Hire Tony Perez and Ray Knight as Managers
October 30, 1992: Two weeks after becoming the youngest General Manager in baseball history (at the time), Jim Bowden pulls off a public relations coups by naming Tony Perez manager of the Reds.
Lou Piniella ... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Reds Trade for Ruben Sierra
October 28, 1996: The Cincinnati Reds acquire former all-star outfielder Ruben Sierra from the Detroit Tigers for two minor league prospects, pitcher Ben Bailey and outfielder Decomba Conner.
The Reds were lo... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Reds Re-Sign Steve Parris
October 27, 1997: Just twelve days after releasing Steve Parris, the Reds re-sign the 30-year-old starting pitcher, who proceeds to have the best three seasons of his major league career and help anchor the pi... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: The Reds Disband; Tebbets (and others) Named Manager of the Year
October 24, 1879: The Cincinnati Reds, an organization in disarray, are disbanded by Reds president, J. W. Neff, in a move that destroys a team of promising young players at one of the more critical points in ... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Triples, Homers, Debut Shutouts, Clinches and a Protest
September 22, 1903: "Turkey Mike" Donlin ties a major league record by tripling in four consecutive at bats during a doubleheader split with the Philadelphia Phillies in Cincinnati.
Donlin's first triple came... Read More...