Hot Starts, Cold Finishes

Clay Marshall
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For the first decade of the 21st Century, the Cincinnati Reds were not a successful baseball team. They played no postseason games; they won zero division titles; and they finished above .500 only once. In h... Read More...
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How Long Has This Been Going On?

Richard Fitch
It’s a song that keeps playing in my head. A classic from the 1970s. At the risk of showing my age, I admit it rang in my ears once more after seeing Wilson Valdez batting in the 9th Friday night. And ag... Read More...
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“Let the kid play, Dusty.”

Chad Dotson
Over at Grantland, Jonah Keri has a pretty good piece on the Todd Frazier dilemma that will be staring the Reds in the face when Joey Votto returns (this weekend, hopefully). I've gone on the record as urging p... Read More...
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Stability

Chad Dotson
I don't know what to make of this, but I thought it might trigger some interesting discussion. From a Hal McCoy Q&A over at DDN: Q Isn’t the problem with the Reds the manager (Dusty Baker), as it ha... Read More...
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On Dusty Baker

Chad Dotson
John Fay had this to say about our intrepid manager: No manager has been very popular during the eight-year hiatus from .500-plus baseball in Cincinnati. But Baker seems to be getting ripped more vociferously ... Read More...