Detention Lecture
What went wrong in 2011? (Okay, what didn't go wrong?)
This is a week or two old, but I hadn't had a chance to link to it yet. Our friend Mo Egger has given the Reds a detention lecture:
Where do we begin? L... Read More...
About Last Night
That lineup. Wow.
As I was leaving the ball park last night, reflecting on the lopsided loss, a losing record and who was in the starting lineup, I asked myself this:
How could the Cincinnati Reds organizatio... Read More...
Titanic Struggle Recap: Oh, Jonny
Let's recap tonight's titanic struggle....
FINAL
Cincinnati 1
Washington 3
W: J. Zimmermann (8-10)
L: B. Arroyo (7-10)
S: D. Storen (33)
BOX SCORE
POSITIVES
--Ryan Hanigan went 4-4 with four singles. He had e... Read More...
Questions Over Yonder
(Ed: You may have noticed that we have featured a few new contributors over the last month or two. Today, we are finally getting around to publishing the latest from another newcomer. We're happy to welcome Spe... Read More...
Crossing Fingers
Loyal Citizen and frequent commenter Travis G. made a comment recently that, as they say, hit the nail on the head:
The worst part about this season is that the glaring weaknesses were so obvious heading into ... Read More...
A little about those guys whose names you may have forgotten
(Ed: You may have noticed that we have featured a few new contributors over the last month or two. Today, we are finally getting around to publishing the latest from another newcomer. We're happy to welcome Spe... Read More...
Redleg Odyssey
After a 650 mile road trip from New York City to Cincinnati, much of it spent traveling in the late night darkness through New Jersey and Pennsylvania, I arrived at the gates of Great American Ballpark, ticket ... Read More...
Players of the Month
Since July is almost over, it might be a good time to award -- finally -- the Redleg Nation Player of the Month award...for June. Yeah, it occurred to me last night that I never officially posted the winner, ev... Read More...
Younger and Better
A new strategy for the Reds is percolating. Let's go with my friend Mike's suggestion and call it "Younger and Better." The premise is the Reds have several strong players at AAA who may be able to cont... Read More...
New Reds
John Sickels has a quick look at the two players Cincinnati received from Washington in the Jonny Gomes trade, pitcher Chris Manno and outfielder Bill Rhinehart.
It occurred to me yesterday that I actually saw... Read More...
Walt Jocketty’s Casino Royale Moment?
Just when you thought Yonder Alonso’s promotion to the bigs meant the Reds were not going to be players at the trading deadline, it just may be time to reassess.
Just when you thought Walt Jocketty, who... Read More...
Buyers or Sellers?
Does trading away veterans make a team a “seller†or trading prospects make a franchise a “buyer� Did the 2011 Cincinnati Reds wave the white flag yesterday by trading Jonny Gomes?
I... Read More...