Happy Thanksgiving

I would like to express thanks for the readers, as few as they may be, as well as the ever expanding Reds blogging community who have become very strong over the past year that I have been around.
Now go, eat.
Hopefully there will be a lot more to be thankful for in 2009 when Opening Day [...]

Jermaine Dye

On the blogs today there has been a lot of talk about the possiblity of the Reds acquring OF Jermaine Dye from the White Sox for Homer Bailey and another player (or two).
I’m really not in favor of the deal for several reasons.
I feel that Homer has not reached the end with the Reds.  He [...]

Gammons: Dunn “Most Intriguing Free Agent”

In the latest issue of Baseball America, writer Peter Gammons lists Adam Dunn as his fourth “most intriguing free agent”:
He is spending the winter at Athletes Performance Institute trying to get into the best shape of his career.  The Diamondbacks liked him; they’re just not willing to spend the money.  But they felt his on-base [...]

Hey Walt…

This might be a good idea for your team.
It looks like the Mariners’ new GM, Jack Zduriencik, is devoting a whole new department to statistical analysis.
From the Seattle Times:
It turns out the Mariners are planning to do a whole lot more. In fact, they’re in the process of creating an entirely new department to deal [...]

Reds Broadcast in Jeopardy

Here we go again.
Rick Redding, a local media critic and journalist has reveled that the Louisville affiliate for Reds broadcasts will be pulling the plug on their sports-talk format.  A move that could leave the Louisville market without any radio broadcast of Reds games.
A dispute has developed between 93.9 The Ticket (Reds affiliate) and 790 [...]

Names of the Condemned

The names of the “baseball writers” who voted for Edinson Volquez for Rookie of the Year.
Jeremy Cothran of the Newark Star-Ledger

John Klima of the Los Angeles Daily News (a SABR member)

Jay Paris of the North County Times in San Diego.
Keep in mind, these are members of the Baseball Writers Association of America who vote on [...]

Brandon is Golden

Congratulations to Brandon Phillips for winning the National League Gold Glove Award for second base.  I have to admit, he is my favorite Red.  Hopefully he comes again this year to the Reds Winter Caravan stop in Louisville so I can personally congratulate him.
I also wanted to note that BP was selected as the Bill [...]

Sheehan: Reds Should Get Lowe

An interesting take by Joe Sheehan from Baseball Prospectus via Sports Illustrated.com
2. Cincinnati signs Derek Lowe.
The Reds aren’t often thought of as players in free agency, but they could be an NL Central sleeper in ‘09; Lowe, 35, would make them a bona fide contender. He’s a durable righthander who may be the safest bet [...]

Boycott Zogby

In my other life, outside of pouring over baseball and other sports, I am a political science geek.  I love politics, news, and current events so of course the upcoming election tomorrow, (Go out and vote!) it is one of my favorite times of the year.
Zogby, one of the biggest polls out there, has taken [...]

Reds Going HD in 2009

A source inside Great American Ballpark stadium scoreboard operations has told me that the Reds will be replacing some (possibly all) of the dot-matrix board in Great American Ballpark this off season. This would include the inning-by-inning scoring area as well as the trivia/fun facts area to the far left of the board.

Currently, equipment is [...]