On Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman, the soundtrack to our lives
Marty Brennaman just announced his retirement after more than four decades. For most Reds fans, he's been the soundtrack to their entire lives.
An outfield rotation can’t work. Or can it?
Enjoy this guest post by longtime reader Seth Shaner. You can find him on Twitter here. Thanks, Seth!
Four outfielders. Three outfield positions. Early returns with the Reds' 2018 outfield rotation werenÃ... Read More...
Redleg Top Ten: The Best Second Basemen in Reds History
This is the third installment in the enormously popular Top Ten series, wherein we name the top ten players at each position in Reds franchise history.
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Redleg Top Ten: The Best Catchers in Reds ... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Reds Trade Ross Grimsley
December 4, 1973: The Reds trade young staring pitcher Ross Grimsley and minor league catcher Wally Williams to the Baltimore Orioles for reserve outfielder Merv Rettenmund minor league second baseman Junio... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Reds Trade Paul O’Neill; Reds Sign Managers Piniella and Boone
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...
This Day in Reds History: Hatcher Looms Large, Relief Comes Up Big, and Billy Bates
October 17, 1976: Tony Perez singled home Ken Griffey with the winning run as the Cincinnati Reds won the second game of the 1976 World Series, 4-3, in Cincinnati. The World Series win gave the Reds victories ... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: The Reds Win Two Pennants
October 12, 1975: The Cincinnati Reds scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to overcome a 2-1 deficit and defeat the Boston Red Sox, 3-2. The win enabled the Reds to tie the 1975 World Series at one ... Read More...
Pine Time
Rob beat us to the punch, but I've been meaning to write up something highlighting the contributions of this year's bench* to the success of the 2010 Reds:
The real key for the Reds, though? Their bench. Aside... Read More...
Most Common Starters
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...
Today in Reds History: Temper, Temper
August 4: Another day where a few short stories may best serve the day. Apparently, August 4 hasn't been a good day for those with bad tempers in Cincinnati. These stories are pretty much taken from "Redleg... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Anything Can Happen Day
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: We’ll Spot You Six
On June 5, 1987, through four and one half innings, the Dodgers were beating the Reds, 6-0, and had outhit the Reds, 12-0, before the Reds came back to win the game, 8-6. A seventh inning Eric Davis three-run ... Read More...