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The Reds’ disappointing 2000 season

01/14/2016

Last week, Ken Griffey Jr. was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with a record 99.3% of the vote. Griffey accumulated most of his Hall of Fame credentials in Seattle from 1989-1999. He was 1997 AL MVP, a ... Read More...

Jay Bruce – Young, promising and historical

Brian Erts

03/15/2011

I don't know whether you know it, but baseball's appeal is decimal points. No other sport relies as totally on continuity, statistics, orderliness of these. Baseball fans pay more attention to numbers than CPAs... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Reds Deal Taubensee and Stynes

stevepriceredlegnation

11/16/2010

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: Reds Trade Paul O’Neill; Reds Sign Managers Piniella and Boone

stevepriceredlegnation

11/03/2010

November 3, 1934: The Cincinnati Reds purchase outfielder Ival Goodman and third baseman Lew Riggs from the St. Louis Cardinals. Both players had been caught up in the vast organizational talent that made u... Read More...

The Reds have nothing to fear from Roy Oswalt

Chad Dotson

10/08/2010

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In his career against the Cincinnati Reds, tonight's starter for Philadelphia, Roy Oswalt, is 23-3 with a 2.81 ERA. He's the quintessential Reds-killer, and for many years he combined with Lance Berkman to give... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Triples, Homers, Debut Shutouts, Clinches and a Protest

stevepriceredlegnation

09/22/2010

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...

Walker Cress is Baseball’s Biggest Loser?

stevepriceredlegnation

08/16/2010

Former Cincinnati Red, Walker Cress, apparently is the "biggest loser" of any player in baseball history at the start of his career. Cress went an entire season plus two games worth of appearances before appe... Read More...

I KNOW this is nonsense, but…

Chris Garber

04/26/2010

The Reds are 7-7 when Scott Rolen plays this year. They're 1-4 when he's out. They were 27-13 in his games last year, after the trade. In the 20 games Rolen missed after joining the Reds, they were 6-14. So... Read More...

Orlando Cabrera and Championship Shortstops

stevepriceredlegnation

03/08/2010

The Reds signed Orlando Cabrera to a free agent contract in the off season in an effort to strengthen one of the RedsÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ biggest offseason question marks; that is, who plays shortstop or maybe the questio... Read More...

Redleg Trade Review: Austin Kearns and Felipe Lopez

stevepriceredlegnation

08/18/2009

July 13, 2006: The Cincinnati Reds trade Austin Kearns, Felipe Lopez and Ryan Wagner to the Washington Nationals for Bill Bray, Royce Clayton, Brendan Harris, Gary Majewski and Daryl Thompson. The 2005 Reds ... Read More...

Ground outs to Shortstop

stevepriceredlegnation

04/14/2009

Baseball Prospectus online (www.baseballprospectus.com) and writer Steven Goldman posted some analysis today focusing on Yankees star shortstop Derek Jeter. Jeter, who will be a Hall of Famer, is known to be... Read More...

What do the Reds need?

Chad Dotson

01/16/2009

Why, they need a pinch-hitter, of course! Okay, here's a question for the Nation. Let's imagine that the Reds could select one player from any team in either league. Given what the Reds have and what they need... Read More...

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