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Great Pitching Staffs and Intentional Walks

12/14/2010

Baseball-reference.com's blog has a couple of interesting tidbits of statistical information today that are Reds related. With the Phillies' signing Cliff Lee, they decided to research for starting rotations t... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Greatest Trade; Griffey Deal Rumors

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11/29/2010

For November 29th, three brief notes of historical significance.... November 29, 1966: According to baseball-reference.com's bullpen section, on this date a Chicago circuit court jury awarded pitcher Jim Brew... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Cookie Rojas Dealt to Phillies

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11/27/2010

November 27, 1962: On this day, the Reds deal prospect second baseman Cookie Rojas to the Philadelphia Phillies for pitcher Jim Owens. Rojas had been one of several Cuban players the Reds (or Redlegs) had bee... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Cardenas for Merritt

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11/23/2010

November 23, 1968: The Reds trade all-star shortstop Leo Cardenas to the Minnesota Twins for lefty starting pitcher Jim Merritt. The Merritt-Cardenas trade came in the post-1968 season, the so-called Year of ... Read More...

Reds Gold Glove History (Updated)

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11/10/2010

The National League Gold Glove winners are to be announced today. Hopefully, there won't be any disastrous shocks like yesterday when Derek Jeter was awarded his fifth Gold Glove. The folks at baseball-referen... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Bobby Tolan Traded; George Foster Wins MVP

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11/09/2010

November 9, 1973: The Reds trade disgruntled outfielder Bobby Tolan and relief pitcher Dave Tomlin to the San Diego Padres for starting pitcher Clay Kirby. Tolan had been acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Reds Trade Paul O’Neill; Reds Sign Managers Piniella and Boone

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11/03/2010

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: Reds Hire Tony Perez and Ray Knight as Managers

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10/30/2010

October 30, 1992: Two weeks after becoming the youngest General Manager in baseball history (at the time), Jim Bowden pulls off a public relations coups by naming Tony Perez manager of the Reds. Lou Piniella ... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Expansion and the Invisible Tag

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10/10/2010

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October 10, 1961: In the National League's first expansion draft, the Reds lose six players, four to the New York Mets and two to the Houston Colt .45's. The Mets selected pitchers Jay Hook and Sherman Jone... Read More...

Pete Rose Adoration…and Baseball Smiled

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09/11/2010

In 1969, I was eight-years-old, and I decided I wanted to be a sports fan. It's odd to think of it that way, but I was the oldest of four boys. My father wasn't a sports fan; my mother was, but she was kind o... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Mathewson Wins, Flour from the Sky, Runs Without Hits, and Nine Homers

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09/04/2010

September 4, 1916: Reds manager and Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson makes his one and only appearance on the mound for the Reds and, ahem, "fires" a 15 hit-complete game to beat another Hall of Fame pitcher (a... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Pitching Mastery

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09/01/2010

September 1: the day that rosters expand in baseball and a day of Reds pitching feats (not feets): September 1, 1924: Reds pitchers Carl Mays and Rube Benton both pitch complete game shutouts as the Reds swe... Read More...

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