A Bullpen Comparison

Home runs, blown saves, and a habit of breaking your heart: these are the things that defined the Reds’ bullpen in 2016. Not even a year later, what was a major detriment for the Reds in 2016 has turned ... Read More...

Mailing tickets

During a two-week stretch last April the Reds and Cubs played seven times. If you bracket off a 13-5 Cincinnati win, the Cubs slaughtered the Reds 55-7. Not a typo. Not the Ohio State-Rutgers football score. Th... Read More...
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The Reds Should Be Fun Again!

We watch baseball because it’s fun. The strategy on and off the field invigorates us. Not only is the game fun, but we connect to family and friends through baseball and its tradition. As the World Serie... Read More...

Ross Ohlendorf signs with Yakult Swallows

https://twitter.com/jcrasnick/status/813766892888485888 Ross Ohlendorf, a whipping boy for many Cincinnati fans, will take his distinctive windup and pitching motion to Tokyo, Japan, where he'll play for ... Read More...

Fun Guys — and Marge

Over the years, I've been pretty fortunate to interview a number of Cincinnati Reds. Since our miserable 2016 season is over, I thought it would be a good time to recap some of the more interesting ones and... Read More...

On Cincinnati’s abysmal pitching staff

Yes, we have known for a long time that Cincinnati's pitching has been brutal this year. Yes, this staff broke the record for most home runs allowed in a single season. Yes, they've been almost impossible to wa... Read More...