According to a BaseballAmerica.com report, the Reds have hooked the first two draft picks from the 2009 draft. Mike Leake, the first pick for the Reds, signed for 2.27 million, coming out of Arizona State. He was dominant in college, going 16-1 his senior year, with a stellar 1.71 ERA. On a blog earlier this year, Leake said that, Read the rest of this entry »
Can we get these guys on the schedule more often? I think just about any team in the majors would love to have the lowly Nationals (40-75) on their schedule about every week. Jonny Gomes took the Nats pitching deep three times in his first three at-bats, and the Reds cruised to an easy 7-0 victory last night. He started the season Read the rest of this entry »
Even a month after he admitted to taking Andro from 1998 to 2004, he still is taking some drugs on the days he pitches, and some on off days. According to a USA Today report, he said that, “I have a lot of guys in the locker room who think I’m out of my mind because I’m taking Read the rest of this entry »
Former Cincinnati Reds and current Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton has recently admitted to relapsing, which stemmed from a January incident in Tempe, Arizona. He reportedly was drunk, and took pictures with women that weren’t his wife. “Honestly, I hate that this happened. But it is what it is. You deal with it. I realized that, obviously, I’m not perfect, in this ongoing struggle, battle, that is very real. A lot of people don’t understand how real it is,” the slugger said of the incident.
Before the event, Hamilton had been clean since Read the rest of this entry »
Everybody knows that one guy in life that just has a bad break day after day, and it never seems to change. Well for this guy, this group of guys, they finally got their luck to change tonight. They trailed 2-0, 4-2, and 5-3 as late as the eighth inning. The Reds (47-61), fought back all night against the Read the rest of this entry »
The economy has hit baseball already this season, smaller contracts, lower attendance, etc. But now, Reds reporter Hal McCoy is having to step down after 37 years of writing for the home town Redlegs, he said in a blog post mid evening last night. I started to get hooked on Cincinnati in the late 90s, especially with Griffey Jr, and that gang. But I really enjoyed reading Hal’s column. He always told it Read the rest of this entry »
Alright, I have to celebrate. The Reds just beat the Cubs 4-0, behind Justin Lehr’s 4-hit shutout, a complete game. This was the first complete game since July 10th, when Bronson went the distance right before the All-Star break against the Mets. Since then, Reds pitchers have averaged giving up Read the rest of this entry »
His one inning start against the Cardinals on June the 1st is going to be his last start of 2009, and he won’t start for some time in 2010. Edinson Volquez is going to undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery, guaranteeing that he will be out for up to Read the rest of this entry »
In addition to Zach’s post earlier about the Red Sox possibly being tainted, another person thinks his name may show up on the list. Bronson Arroyo, who said that he would “not be surprised” if his name showed up on the list of the 104 MLB players that tested positive in 2003. Two other names, David Ortiz, and Manny Ramirez were released yesterday. “But guys like Read the rest of this entry »
It’s pitiful. It truly is a joke to turn the TV on to Fox Sports Ohio anymore. Today is just another punch line in the comedy joke that is the month of July for the slumping Cincinnati Nationals, i mean… um, Reds. I luckily was spared having to think about them today. I only recieved my daily game update that read bluntly: “Reds lost.” With the score afterwords. I got to read about the Read the rest of this entry »
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