Should Reds Follow Yankees Lead?

Sitting here going through some of the articles written over the past few weeks about the empty seats at the new Yankee Stadium and seeing how the Yankees have finally bowed to the pressure by restructuring their pricing tiers, I wonder if the Reds should do something similar.
When you have a stadium crowd of less [...]

Hoard to Sit In For Marty

Reds fans will recognize a familiar voice this weekend when former broadcaster Dan Hoard, who is now with the Pawtucket Red Sox (Red Sox affiliate), will sit in for the Hall of Famer.
While Marty is away at the National Sports Writers and Sports Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame dinner, Hoard will be on the big [...]

C-Trent Out at Homer

Just found out via Twitter that C. Trent Rosecrans, blogger extroidanire for 1530 Homer, was laid off today along with several other workers at Clear Channel Cincinnati.
His page has already been deleted from the Homer website.
I loved the guy’s writing, insight, and his taste in music.  I wish him all the best in his future [...]

On The Radio…or Off

As readers of this blog you may know my undying quest to see that the Reds on Radio broadcast is loud and clear from the beginning of the game to the end, without interruption.  That, however, is proving to be elusive.
Last year I contacted Joe Zerhusen and met him in person at RedsFest.  He told [...]

Disturbing Trends

From CBS Sportsline.com
Chris Dickerson might well be the team’s best athlete, which makes his most recent injury — a lump the size of a sugarcube over his right eye, caused when he walked into a hotel’s revolving door — all the more worrying. … Alex Gonzalez’s last hit came on Sept. 21, 2007. That is [...]

R.I.P. Harry Kalas

The long-time Phillies announcer and voice of NFL Films has passed.
The 73 year-old native of Napersville, Illinois died today shortly before the Phillies game against the Washington Nationals in D.C. after collapsing in the broadcast booth.
He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and will be sorely missed by the entire baseball community.  Especially [...]

Predictions

This is not based on anything scientific or for that matter, sabermetric.
AL East-New York Yankees
AL West-LA Angels
AL Central-Cleveland Indians
Wild Card-Tampa Bay Rays
There is a tremendous burden on the Yankees and their payroll that rivals most small nations.  Those enormous expectations will play into what happens in the AL East.  The Angels win the AL West [...]

Opening Day Weather

From AccuWeather. Yikes.

High: 43°F RealFeel®: 34°F
Windy and much colder with a couple of showers of rain or snow

I hope this does not prompt another round of the yearly “Baseball games needs to start later and only be played in warm weather cities on opening day” columns from the writers.
It is an outside game.  Deal with [...]