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On Bernie Carbo and the 1970 World Series

11/04/2011

Our friend Chris Jaffe over at The Hardball Times does these "day-versaries," as he calls them. Today's piece features a historical bit of interest to the Nation. Today is 15,000 days since Game One of the 197... Read More...

Griffey Sr. taking long road back to bigs

Bill Lack

06/01/2011

From CBSsports.com: "I'd like to manage at the big-league level," Griffey says. "I'm not going to do this not to see if I can do it in the big leagues." So far, he's 0 for 4. He interviewed for the Milwaukee... Read More...

Reds organizational news from around the web

Bill Lack

04/07/2011

--- First, a sad note, Larry Sheppard, pitching coach of the Big Red machine, passed away Tuesday at the age of 92. Larry Shepard, the former pitching coach for the Big Red Machine, has died Tuesday in Lincoln... Read More...

Clearing my desk

Bill Lack

12/08/2010

Just some stray bits of Reds info that have been piling up on my desk: The Reds announced their major and minor league awards for the 2010 season at Redsfest. To no one's surprise, the Ernie Lombardi Award (fo... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Dramatic Wins

stevepriceredlegnation

09/21/2010

September 21, 1889: Four ninth inning errors by the St. Louis Browns allow the Cincinnati Red Stockings to score four runs and win the game, 5-4. Keep in mind, it was not uncommon for teams to make lots of ... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Running the Bases

stevepriceredlegnation

08/29/2010

August 29, 1976: In a preview of the 1976 National League championship series, the Reds defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in 15 innings, 6-5. The Reds had scored the tying run in the ninth inning when Pete Ros... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: 9th Inning Excitement

stevepriceredlegnation

08/27/2010

August 27, 1971: The defending National League champions come as close to .500 as they do all year by scoring five times in the top of the ninth inning to to beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-7, in St. Louis. R... Read More...

Most Common Starters

stevepriceredlegnation

08/19/2010

Baseball-reference.com, which may be the best website in the world other than Redleg Nation, has a feature I just now saw called "Most Common Starters" by team, both by years played and by number of games. The... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Another BRM Comeback Win

stevepriceredlegnation

08/11/2010

August 12, 1976: Trailing 10-1 after three innings, the Reds come back to top the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, 13-10, in 10 innings. The Cubs didn't treat Reds starter Fred Norman nor reliever Pedro Borbo... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Anything Can Happen Day

stevepriceredlegnation

08/03/2010

August 3: A few short stories from a day of offensive explosions... 1989: The Reds erupt to score 14 runs on 16 hits in the first inning in defeating the Houston Astros, 18-2, at Riverfront Stadium. The 14 ... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Wild One in Wrigley

stevepriceredlegnation

07/28/2010

July 28, 1977: In a game featuring 11 home runs, a record-tying five in the first inning, the Reds blow four different leads in losing an 13-inning game to the Chicago Cubs, 16-15, at Wrigley Field. The Reds ... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: BRM Walk Off Homers

stevepriceredlegnation

06/30/2010

June 30, 1975: On this day, Johnny Bench clubs a 12th-inning three-run home run to beat the Houston Astros, 9-6, in Cincinnati. Bench's homer marked the third game within four days that the Reds won a game on... Read More...

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