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Book Excerpt: Happy Father’s Day, Junior — Exclusive Excerpt from The Big 50: Cincinnati Reds

With Father's Day approaching, we wanted to bring you a piece of the book that will hit home with all fathers and sons. This excerpt fromÃ‚Â The Big 50: Cincinnati RedsÃ‚Â by Chad Dotson and Chris Garber is pre... Read More...

Ken Griffey Jr: He’s one of our own

This weekend -- Sunday at 1:30 p.m., to be precise -- Ken Griffey Jr. will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The cap on his plaque won't have a wishbone-C, but Junior is a Cincinnati legend, ... Read More...

Titanic Struggle Recap: Stupid Cubs

Final R H E Chicago Cubs (49-26) 11 17 1 Cincinnati Reds (29-48) 7 7 1 W: Arrieta (12-2) L: Straily (4-5) FanGraphs Win Probability | Box Score The Good --Two home r... Read More...

Titanic Struggle Recap: Another banner night for the bullpen

Final R H E Seattle Mariners (24-17) 8 10 0 Cincinnati Reds (15-27) 3 7 0 W: Iwakuma (2-4) L: Wood (3-1) FanGraphs Win Probability | Box Score The Good --You wanna hear some good news? I finished... Read More...

Only MLB Network can put me to sleep on HOF Announcement Day

MLB Network is great, during the season. Ã‚Â Quick Pitch is a fantastic program, allowing me to see all the game highlights without the burden of other sports. Ã‚Â But during the off season, there are only ... Read More...

No news, no problem — 10 things about the Reds

ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s all quiet Ã¢â‚¬â€- some would say too quiet -Ã¢â‚¬â€ on the Reds front. No news on Arroyo. Choo is gone. No trades. Nothing. So while we collectively ponder the state of the current rost... Read More...

Titanic Struggle Recap: Reds drop a series to the hapless Mariners

Let's recap today's titanic struggle.... FINAL Seattle 3 Cincinnati 1 W: J. Saunders (7-8) L: B. Arroyo (7-7) S: T. Wilhelmsen (18) BOX SCORE POSITIVES --Chris Heisey had two doubles, and drove in Cincinnati'... Read More...

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...

Don’t Panic, Nation

When I got up at 5:30am Kabul time Tuesday morning and learned that the Reds lost on Opening Day, my day started off bad. The runners left on base, the lost opportunities, a wasted brilliant pitching performanc... Read More...

Another honor for Brandon Phillips

Nice: The 2011 Sporting News All-Star teams were revealed on Thursday, with one member of the Reds making the cut. Second baseman Brandon Phillips was named to the NL squad by the magazine after a vote by 55 ... Read More...

Ken Griffey, Jr. to be honored

Not sure what the selection process for the award is, but I'm always happy to see Junior Griffey honored. One of my all-time faves: Ken Griffey Jr., whose superior performance and effervescent demeanor thrille... Read More...

A call for support

Since we've been publishing emails lately, here's another one: I am hoping that you can help me rally Reds fans behind my husband. He is one of 4 finalists across the country in the Pepsi Max Field of Dreams ... Read More...

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