You may not have heard about it but I am following it closely. A highly regarded Cincinnati Red's prospect has finally climbed the minor league ladder to make it to The Show. The first series of Elly de la Cruz in the Big Leagues was against the despised Dodgers and he has lived up to … Continue reading Elly’s first Series
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How are my Reds starting the season?
I read a variety of Cincinnati Reds media and the best line I read this week? "It is May 1st and the Cincinnati Reds are not in last place." Yep, that about sums up the last several decades for my RedLegs. The baseball news so far this season includes the improved rule changes for a … Continue reading How are my Reds starting the season?
National High Five Day
Today celebrates a now ubiquitous form of celebration whose origin is disputed - the "high-five" celebratory slap. It is everywhere in our culture and you likely never gave it another thought, yet happily call out "up-top" when you want to celebrate a winning moment. My favorite story involves one of my favorite former Cincinnati Reds … Continue reading National High Five Day
Throwback Thursday – Baseball back in my day…
This was the lineup of my youth. I will always remember my Big Red Machine. I root for today's team, but dream of the Cincinnati Reds back in the '70s. Not sure why my dreams are always sepia toned. Go REDS!
Baseball Opening Day 2023
Today is a special day for the nation but especially for my beloved Cincinnati Reds. Baseball used to be practically a religion in the city I grew up in. The recent success of the hometown Bengals and the dismal performance of the Reds has changed some preferences in the Queen City. But I am still … Continue reading Baseball Opening Day 2023
Let The Spring Training Games of 2023 Begin!
Yes the day has arrived for Spring Training Games to begin. The newly named Cleveland Guardians take on the original professional baseball team Cincinnati Reds today at 3:05 PM. May the Reds get their work in, test the new baseball rules, try new lineups and may I hope, maybe, perhaps win? Regardless the baseball season … Continue reading Let The Spring Training Games of 2023 Begin!
Cincinnati Reds position players report tomorrow and a quick summary of some new rules
Spring Training begins in earnest tomorrow as the rest of the team shows up to start getting their work in. Also they will spend some time learning about the new rules in their sport for which I have included a summary below. This is my secret hope. We've done next to nothing in the off … Continue reading Cincinnati Reds position players report tomorrow and a quick summary of some new rules
Cincinnati Reds Pitchers and Catchers Report Today – All is Right with the World…
Ever since I was a little boy, and in so many ways I still am one, the beginning of Spring Training has given me a thrill. Ball hitting glove is the sound of the day. Soon, bats will be added, then test games, then spring training games and finally Opening Day. But don't let me … Continue reading Cincinnati Reds Pitchers and Catchers Report Today – All is Right with the World…
National Stickers Day
This is the third of three posts where I will take a particular National Day and spin an extended Throwback Thursday based on memories of that topic... I will not be reflecting on the cute and profitable practice of little children collecting and pasting unicorn stickers into even more profitable sticker books or even gluing … Continue reading National Stickers Day
Time to think about another Cincinnati Reds season
Every year I look forward to a new Cincinnati Reds season. Last season was a disaster. Can't be that bad again. I hope. We have a fresh young roster and hope springs eternal. It is exactly seven weeks until the first Spring Training game and just short of twelve weeks until Opening Day. Time to … Continue reading Time to think about another Cincinnati Reds season
Throwback Thursday – My Reds do not have the worst record in baseball – for now…
So in my occasional Throwback Thursday series - The Cincinnati Reds! Woo-hoo! So if you follow baseball you know that my Cincinnati Reds have gotten off to a historically bad start. For one of the first times in this season, we do not have the worst record in major league baseball. For 2022 that is … Continue reading Throwback Thursday – My Reds do not have the worst record in baseball – for now…
Throwback Thursday – a long ago family Cincinnati Reds game as their 2022 Campaign is launched!
If you read this blog at all regularly you already know my life long love of the Cincinnati Reds. Though delayed, the Reds will open their season in Atlanta tonight. It is only the third time since 1890 that the Reds have not opened the season in Cincinnati. The last time that happened was in … Continue reading Throwback Thursday – a long ago family Cincinnati Reds game as their 2022 Campaign is launched!
Trying to be a patient Cincinnati Reds Fan
There is unease in Reds Nation. Management recently traded away two of the fan's (and mine) favorite players, Jesse Winker and Eugenio Suarez to the Seattle Mariners. There is much rending of clothing, gnashing of teeth and bitter complaining on Reds social media. But calm down folks. Suarez seriously underperformed recently, even though he is … Continue reading Trying to be a patient Cincinnati Reds Fan
Baseball is back! and my play has its world premiere performance this evening!
Finally, Major League Baseball and its players have come to a tentative agreement that looks like it will stick. While I am upset that my Cincinnati Reds will not open at home for only the third time since they joined the National League in 1890, I'll take it. They will start the season in Atlanta … Continue reading Baseball is back! and my play has its world premiere performance this evening!
End of the 2021 baseball regular season…
... and my Cincinnati Reds will not be holding up one of these trophies this year because they are not in the post season... So I must choose my rooting interest for the baseball playoffs this year. I am generally a National League sort of guy. I cannot root for the (recently) hated competitor Cardinals … Continue reading End of the 2021 baseball regular season…
Down the stretch with my Cincinnati Reds
Great American Ballpark - the home of the Cincinnati Reds Welcome to September and the unusual (at least recently) sensation of the Cincinnati Reds being in contention this late in the season. For the last couple of decades we could count on a June or July fade but my Redlegs are actually angling for a … Continue reading Down the stretch with my Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are UP at the All-Star Game Break!
Long time readers of this blog are well aware that I am a life long fan of my Cincinnati Reds. This century has been pretty tough for dedicated fans such as myself. We seem to have been in re-building mode for the last two decades. In last year's shortened COVID season we made it to … Continue reading The Cincinnati Reds are UP at the All-Star Game Break!
Happy (unofficial) Cincinnati Day!
People love to play with date numbers. March 14 (3.14) becomes Pi Day. May the 4th (be with you) becomes Star Wars Day. Because today, May 13, mimics the area code (513) of Cincinnati it becomes unofficially, of course, Cincinnati Day. Enjoy a bite of Goetta, eat a Skyline Chili Cheese Coney and top it … Continue reading Happy (unofficial) Cincinnati Day!
Opening Day 2021
Thank goodness Opening Day is here again. After the year we've had we need the hope, the show, BASEBALL! It is a magic day and I am really looking forward to this season. Of course, the Reds will take it all this year. I always believe that on Opening Day. Never mind it has been … Continue reading Opening Day 2021
The Cincinnati Reds begin their 2021 campaign today!
There is no question that last year was weird. Weird when the Reds made the playoffs after such a long wait. Unfortunately normality returned when we could not score a single run during those playoffs. The hope, of course, is that the team has finally gotten strong enough to contend and that we get another … Continue reading The Cincinnati Reds begin their 2021 campaign today!
National Cotton Candy Day
The spun sugar treat we call Cotton Candy was invented centuries ago but was popularized at the 1904 Worlds fair marketed as Fairy Floss. It has been raising glucose levels ever since at carnivals, circuses and ballparks ever since. In the 1950's a home version was introduced to send your children into sugar shock and … Continue reading National Cotton Candy Day
In Memoriam – Joe Morgan
Big Reds Machine manager Sparky Anderson with second baseman Joe Morgan I grew up idolizing my Cincinnati Reds and through the 1970's they were the greatest team in Major League Baseball. Their amazing second baseman, Joe Morgan, passed away yesterday. He was a powerful hitter for what was a smaller than standard sized player. He … Continue reading In Memoriam – Joe Morgan
In Memoriam: Bob Gibson
When I was growing up, my mom was a Detroit Tigers fan because it was the city where she was born and grew up. When I was ten years old they were in the World Series but my mom taught me respect for the dominate opposing pitcher, Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals. His … Continue reading In Memoriam: Bob Gibson
The Unfortunate End of the 2020 Cincinnati Reds Season
The first Reds postseason in seven years was painfully short. We didn't score a run or win a game. The Atlanta Braves gave us a nasty spanking. But now we Reds fans take up the motto of the last thirty years. "Wait till next year!" Go Reds! Time to put up the 2020 uniforms. As … Continue reading The Unfortunate End of the 2020 Cincinnati Reds Season
Let the Playoffs begin!
I've only been publishing this blog for a few years and the Cincinnati Reds have not been in the playoffs since 2013. So this is the first time I can revel in October baseball for my favorite club. They start the series in Atlanta in this compressed oddest of baseball years. Only a three game … Continue reading Let the Playoffs begin!
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