Ryan Freel, utilityman for the Reds, committed suicide last Saturday. From 2003-2006, his prime seasons, Freel hit .274 with a .368 OBP–he walked in almost 11 percent of his plate appearances, and he was hit by 33 pitches. Over that span, he averaged 46 steals and 90 runs scored per 162 games. Of course, he never […]
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Pete Rose: Pete Rose is a self-admitted big fan of Derek Jeter, but the all-time hits leader has done some math and says the New York Yankees shortstop will not touch his record. Rose told the websi
First Bolsheviks no hitter since Browning. Congrats to Homer Bailey! Incidentally, is there serious debate to be had regarding Johnny Cueto‘s appropriateness as Cy Young award winner?
DJW and I stood witness to the Reds capture of the NL Central last night. As I wrote in March: The Reds should be viewed as prohibitive favorites in the NL Central… Ryan Ludwick is an impressive acquisition; there is every reason to expect 25+ home run power… Once Baker settles Aroldis Chapman into the […]
It was obvious to anyone who cared to investigate that the main obstacle to a Queen City Bolsheviks division title this year was base-clogging-clubhouse-cancer Joey Votto. With Votto safely in the
Baseball Prospectus 2006, on Joey Votto: Another marginal prospect who gets more attention than he deserves because he`s among the best of the sorry lot in the Reds organization. Votto has ball-crushi
… just another immigrant trying to take a job away from a hard working American.
Reds win the NL Central.
It should be obvious that the Pete Rose Roast to be held this Saturday at the Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana stands a good chance of being the most disastrous thing to ever happen on Septem
Huh: The win set a pair of season highs for the momentum-gaining Reds: It was their sixth straight, and it propped their lead to 3 1/2 games over the Cardinals in the National League Central. It also loosened up what, in one sense, had been the tightest pennant race in Major League annals. While that […]
Dusty Baker removed Travis Wood after 103 pitches tonight, despite the fact that he was pitching a two hit shutout. I am duly impressed. I also worry that these Reds are going to break my heart…
While pride prevents me from fully withdrawing my critique of Dusty Baker for letting Mike Leake hit last week while Scott Rolen sat on the bench, I will concede that Leake is rather on a hot streak w