Here are the remaining top stories that we see developing throughout the course of the 2008 season.
4. Explosion of Revenue and Popularity
Yes, even today in the age of steroids, fans are flocking to the game like never before and the owners are raking in record profits. Here are just a few examples [...]
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Brandon Phillips and Matt Beslisle arbitration
Both Brandon Phillips and Matt Belisle filed for arbitration this week.
For Belisle: Salary-$390,000 Asking-$1.65 million Reds Counter-$1 million
For Phillips: Salary-$407,000 Asking -$4.2 million Reds Counter-$2.7 million
JinAZ has a nice breakdown with some figures
Spring Training Home
Former COO John Allen made a trip out to Goodyear, Arizona this past week looking [...]
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Today we thought we would look at the crystal ball and find some of the top stories that will dominate the 2008 season in the media and on the field.
10. Steroids/Bonds Trial/Clemens Lawsuit/Tejada Investigation
Yes, this will still be in the news and the cloud of steroids will be with us for sometime. I would even [...]
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On Friday, the Cincinnati Reds hired ex-St. Louis GM Walt Jocketty as a special assistant to owner and Chairman Bob Castellini. Jocketty will report directly to Castellini, as will current GM Wayne Krivsky.
Background
Jocketty has one World Series title and seven National League Central titles to his credit during his tenure from 1994 to [...]
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If you have noticed, we here at CFT don’t really quote many statistics. Part of that is due to the fact that it is the middle of winter and there isn’t any baseball going on. The other part of it is we are still learning more about sabermetrics; how to use them, interpret them, and [...]
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If so, you can be buried or have your ashes bear your team colors as you head to the great beyond.
No Reds caskets or urns yet, but Eternal Images plans on more teams soon.
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Yesterday, the Reds announced their annual Winter Caravan event which brings the Reds players, coaches, and personalities to areas around Reds Country. This is the semi-kickoff to the spring training season and eventually the regular year.
CFT attended the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory stop last February and had a blast. Pitcher Homer Bailey, CFT favorite [...]
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Jay Bruce, the Reds’ #1 minor league prospect and Baseball America’s Minor League Player of the year, has a new blog over at Yardbarker. He doesn’t have many entries, but I hope he does some when spring training starts and throughout the year. He says that he is going to do some video blogs so [...]
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One of the first explosive stories that will carry over from 2007 into this year will be the Mitchell Report and Roger Clemens. The 45 year old (will turn 46 in August) power pitcher was named in a report by Senator George Mitchell that was an investigation into the use of steroids and performance [...]
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On New Years Eve at 11:58:30, as everyone was tuning in for the ball drop on NBC, Alex Rodriguez shows up out of nowhere to hang out with Carson Daly. Why? I have no idea. Perhaps he feels that by showing up, in a Yankees cap no less, with his wife [...]
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