Gotta Stay Positive

I have been very slow in updating the site recently and I apoligize for that.
So here is a round-up of some recent thoughts about the team I’ve been having.

The Reds are 2-0 in the “new season” after the halfway point. Hopefully they can expolde after having their first successful, winning road trip in a long [...]

Bruce, Janish, Thompson Lost in NYC

Jay Bruce, Paul Janish, and Saturday’s starting pitcher Daryl Thompson almost didn’t make it on time to Yankee Stadium. The trio decided to take the subway to Yankee Stadium only to head the wrong direction, winding up in Brooklyn instead of the Bronx.
The story from Joe Lapointe of the NY Times:
Actually, Thompson had bigger trouble [...]

Sports Illustrated Loves Jay Bruce

There is a really good article in this week’s Sports Illustrated (Tiger Woods on the cover) written by Albert Chen talking about Jay Bruce entitled “There’s a New Kid in Town.”
Basically the article recaps all of the awesomeness that is Jay Bruce.  It talks about how humble he is and how he is coming into [...]

Questions and Rumors

Here we go again. The Reds get slapped around by the Red Sox today 9-0 and lose another series. Poor pitching again by Homer Bailey who looks nothing like the promising young prospect we all hoped that he would be.
How come Dick Pole and/or Dusty don’t get into his face and light him [...]

Tim Russert and the Baseball HOF

As everyone knows by now, NBC “Meet the Press” moderator, journalist, and a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors, Tim Russert has passed of an apparent heart attack in Washington, D.C. today.
You can view the statement by the Baseball Hall here.
Russert was a Yankees and a Washington Nationals fan as [...]

Jay Bruce vs. Red Sox Nation

Gotta love it.

Today I was driving around in the car and there was an advertisement for TBS’s Sunday Afternoon baseball coverage for the finale of the weekend series.  Their main selling point was “the up and coming Reds starring Jay Bruce versus the Red Sox”.  Awesome.
The Reds have a first ballot Hall of Famer in [...]

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Congratulations Ken Griffey Jr.

Joe Posnanski has a great article that gave me chills.
I’ll be at the game tonight to welcome him home (as well as to honor Joe Nuxhall)

Philly Fans Show Class

Have those words ever been written?
I have to give some props to the sellout crowd at Citizens Bank Park last night.  During the 8th inning, they stood and gave a rousing ovation for Ken Griffey Jr. as he stood in for a pinch-hit at-bat.  Griffey walked, and the fans actually booed thier own players, in [...]

Bailey Called Up for Thursday

Announced over the Bats’ broadcast tonight, Homer Bailey will be in Philadelphia to start vs. the Phillies on Thursday due to Josh Fogg being placed on the disabled list for back spasms.  Homer was removed from Sunday night’s game after 2.2 innings pitched.  He gave up 2 hits, 2 ER, 1 BB, and recorded one [...]