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What If…? Internal Options For Improving The 2019 Rotation.

07/30/2018

The consensus among both those who run and follow the Reds seems nearly unanimous. The Reds can be playoff contenders as soon as 2019 if the team can make a significant improvement to the starting pitching rota... Read More...

NLDS Preview: The Upstarts vs. the Vets

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10/06/2010

It was a team of upcoming players; young talent in the infield and on the pitching staff, mixed with stable battle-tested veterans known for their leadership. It was team built on power in the outfield and in ... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Running the Bases

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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: Simpson’s Freshman Ten

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07/05/2010

July 5, 1970: Rookie Wayne Simpson allows only four hits, striking out seven in defeating the Houston Astros, 3-1, in Houston. The victory was Simpson's 10th consecutive win, improving his record to 13-1 with... Read More...

Titanic Struggle Recap

Chad Dotson

06/05/2010

Let's recap tonight's titanic struggle.... FINAL Cincinnati 5 Washington 1 WP: Leake (5-0) LP: Altilano (5-2) BOX SCORE POSITIVES --Mike Leake is just unbelievable. Seven innings tonight, allowing zero earned... Read More...

Titanic Struggle Recap

Chad Dotson

05/25/2010

Let's recap tonight's titanic struggle.... FINAL Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 1 WP: Hanrahan (1-0) LP: Masset (3-3) S: Dotel (10) BOX SCORE POSITIVES --Mike Leake continues to impress. The young guy went 7.1 innin... Read More...

Redleg Trade Review: Tom Seaver

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07/31/2009

June 15, 1977: Tom Seaver is traded by the New York Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, Dan Norman and Pat Zachry. For the third time in six years, Reds General Manager Bob Howsam pull... Read More...

Pitching and the Big Red Machine

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05/17/2009

It’s fashionable these days to lament the days when starting pitchers went nine innings and teams only needed 9 pitchers; when pitchers weren’t “babied. Major League scouts, managers, announcers, and writers wh... Read More...

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