Giving the Reds rotation some historical context
The Reds starting rotation is off to an incredible start to the season. How does it compare to other years in recent Reds history?
Tony Cloninger: Michael Lorenzen, version 1.0 | John Ring
He will never go down as a great Reds pitcher and he was never on a World Series championship team, but Tony Cloninger will always be remembered as a power pitcher, a power hitter, and as a guy who always wante... Read More...
Remembering the 1968 Reds: Another assassination, another baseball crisis | John Ring
Editor: This is the fourth installment of a season-long series by our resident Reds historian, John Ring. The series will examine the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Cincinnati Reds, a team on the brink (of huge s... Read More...
Remembering the 1968 Reds — The Reds’ Raging Bull: Alex Johnson
Editor: This is the third installment of a season-long series by our resident Reds historian, John Ring. The series will examine the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Cincinnati Reds, a team on the brink (of huge su... Read More...
How does Cincinnati’s bad start rate in club history? | John Ring
So how bad is it?
It snowed on April 9. In the first week of the 2018 season, the Reds lost as many starting players (2) as they had wins. Manager Bryan Price was still making some head-scratching decisions.... Read More...
Remembering 007’s Reds: King’s assassination delays 1968 Opening Day | John Ring
Editor: This is the second installment of a season-long series by our resident Reds historian, John Ring. (Check out the first installment here.) The series will examine the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Cincinn... Read More...
Remembering 007’s Reds: a 50 Year Celebration | John Ring
Editor: This is the first installment of a season-long series by our resident Reds historian, John Ring. The series will examine the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Cincinnati Reds, a team on the brink (of huge su... Read More...
Ted Abernathy and his remarkable 1967 season
On November 28, 1966 the Reds acquired an itinerant 33 year old relief pitcher from the Braves in the Rule 5 draft. Ted Abernathy had already pitched for four teams with varying success at a time when the role ... Read More...
The King of Cool
Billy McCool. Now you have to admit, that's a cool name.
Billy McCool was a relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. He had good stuff. He was lefthanded. And he had the cool name.
He broke in with the Red... Read More...
No news, no problem — 10 things about the Reds
It’s all quiet â€â€- some would say too quiet - 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...
Jim Maloney’s Toughest No-Hitter
(This is the second in a series of articles about Cincinnati Reds pitchers to throw no-hitters. Twelve Red hurlers have thrown no-hitters, including Homer Bailey’s gem against the Pittsburgh Pirates last... Read More...
George Culver’s Career Day
(This is the first in a series of articles about Cincinnati Reds pitchers who have thrown no-hitters. Twelve Red hurlers have thrown no-hitters, including Homer Bailey’s gem against the Pittsburgh Pirate... Read More...