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You can’t stop the Cincinnati Reds
September 05, 2009 by
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You can only hope to contain them (and the Braves haven’t been able to do that). Six straight wins. Eleven wins in thirteen games. Unbelievable.
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Instead of doing a recap, I really have to upgrade the software for the site tonight. If RN is acting a bit funky, or...
Game Thread: Reds at Atlanta — 2009.09.05
September 05, 2009 by
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Your Cincinnati Redlegs, only 13.5 GB in the wild card race, face the Atlanta Braves in an evening affair. Stud pitcher Kip Wells will be on the mound for the Reds; he’ll face Jair Jurrjens, who’s a pretty good little pitcher. In his only previous start against Cincinnati...
Explain Yourself, Dusty Baker
September 05, 2009 by
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Frequent commenter Steve noted the following in last night’s game thread:
Chris Welsh: “The Reds are just a better team now. Scott Rolen is better at third base. Drew Stubbs is better in center field. Paul Janish is better at shortstop.”
Welsh is absolutely correct. And it...
The 99th Percentile or “How About this Line-up?”
September 05, 2009 by
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On his pay site, baseball historian Bill James has written about a new study where he uncovers the best 26 seasons in baseball history by position.
He’s calling it “The 99th Percentile,” named in deference to all those school exams where the students are grouped into...
Titanic Struggle Recap
September 04, 2009 by
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Time for a recap of tonight’s titanic struggle….
FINAL
Cincinnati 3
Atlanta 1
WP: Arroyo (12-12)
LP: Lowe (13-9)
S: Cordero (31)
BOX SCORE
POSITIVES
–August Player of the Month Bronson Arroyo says he wants to be the September POTM, as well. Seven strong innings from...
Game Thread: Reds at Atlanta — 2009.09.03
September 04, 2009 by
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Reds and Braves. Arroyo and Lowe.
Can the Reds continue their hot play against someone other than Pittsburgh? Discuss it here.
Flour from the Sky, Winning 20, Clutch Perez, and 1st Place
September 04, 2009 by
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From Baseball-Reference.com…on this day in Reds history…
On September 4, 1971, one of the weirdest and most frightful moments in Reds history occurred when a ten pound sack of flour drops from an airplane flying over Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The bag explodes on the...
“The Machine” Director’s Cut
September 04, 2009 by
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As we’ve mentioned, America’s Greatest Sportswriter Joe Posnanski’s book about the Big Red Machine comes out on Tuesday (9/9/09). In the meantime (and probably after), he’s releasing excerpts, extended stories, and stuff from the cutting room floor. ...
Redleg Nation Player of the Month - August 2009
September 04, 2009 by
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Congratulations go out to Bronson Arroyo, the Redleg Nation Player of the Month for August.
During July, I doubt many of us would have predicted that Arroyo would be in the running for August’s POTM honors. Well, in 6 starts, all Bronson did was put up a 1.99 ERA over 45.1 innings...
RNR #36: Has Homer turned the corner; Stubbs and Janish; Fractured?; and the Bengals
September 03, 2009 by
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Bill and I got together once again to discuss the latest news from Redleg Nation. We discuss whether Homer Bailey has turned the corner, and what we have learned about some of the young guys who are getting a chance to shine for the Reds right now. Plus, we talk about a couple of things...
Today’s Must-Read
September 03, 2009 by
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I had already written a post about this, but hadn’t published it yet…then one of our favorite commenters, al, linked it as well. You gotta go read this. If your name is Walt Jocketty or Bob Castellini, you really need to go read this.
Another gem by Joe Posnanski, author...
Game Thread: Reds at Atlanta — 2009.09.03
September 03, 2009 by
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Reds and Braves. Arroyo and Lowe.
Can the Reds continue their hot play against someone other than Pittsburgh? Discuss it here.
I AM THIRD
September 03, 2009 by
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From the Wall Street Journal:
If it seems like your baseball team’s play-by-play man jabbers endlessly at 1,000 words a minute, well, he doesn’t. But the St. Louis Cardinals’ Dan McLaughlin comes closer than most of his peers, talking at an estimated 109.9 words every...
New role for Micah Owings
September 03, 2009 by
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So it appears that Dusty Baker has decided that Micah Owings needs to come out of the bullpen, in a “special, two-way role.” I don’t necessarily have a problem with that; Owings has been serviceable as a #5 starter, but he was certainly nothing spectacular.
What do...
Game Thread: Pirates at Reds — 2009.09.02
September 02, 2009 by
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Which will be higher:
(a) the number of total bases the Pirates and Reds will have today, combined; or
(b) the actual attendance at today’s game?
It’s a toss-up. At least you guys will be able to avoid work and school in order to follow the game and discuss it here. That...
Around the Interwebs
September 02, 2009 by
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Some quick hitters…
–Jay Bruce is taking batting practice again. Woo-hoo!
–The Reds are going to honor beat writer Hal McCoy before the September 16 game.
–RR has a few questions with Joe Posnanski, author of the highly-anticipated upcoming book, The Machine...
Down on the Farm
September 02, 2009 by
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Triple - A
Columbus 9 - Louisville 2
Chris Denove went 3-4 with a double and a run scored while Todd Frazier went 1-4 with a double and a run scored. Wes Bankston and Luis Bolivar each had a hit and an rbi.
Sam LeCure allowed 6 runs on 9 hits and a walk to pick up the loss. He...
Brandon Phillips vows revenge
September 02, 2009 by
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BP revealed that he’s been playing with a fractured wrist, which can’t be pleasant:
Phillips revealed for the first time after Monday night’s 6-3 win over the Pirates that he’s been playing with a fractured left wrist. And he plans to keep playing.
“Little...
Titanic Struggle Recap
September 01, 2009 by
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Time for a recap of tonight’s titanic struggle….
FINAL
Pittsburgh 5
Cincinnati 11
WP: Lehr (4-1)
LP: Morton (3-7)
S: Owings (1)
BOX SCORE
POSITIVES
–Eleven runs? Who needs Joey Votto?
–We loves us some Jonny Gomes here at the Nation. Another fine night: 3-4...
Game Thread: Pirates at Reds — 2009.09.01
September 01, 2009 by
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Finally, September is here, and the Reds are starting to pull away from the Pirates in the race for last place in the NL Central. Here’s tonight’s lineup:
Drew Stubbs CF
Paul Janish SS
Brandon Phillips 2B
Kevin Barker 1B
Scott Rolen 3B
Jonny Gomes RF
Wladimir Balentien...
Brandon Phillips vows revenge
September 01, 2009 by
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BP revealed that he’s been playing with a fractured wrist, which can’t be pleasant:
Phillips revealed for the first time after Monday night’s 6-3 win over the Pirates that he’s been playing with a fractured left wrist. And he plans to keep playing.
“Little...
Down on the Farm
September 01, 2009 by
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Triple - A
Louisville 7 - Columbus 5
Chris Heisey homered and added a single in 5 at-bats. He scored a run and drove in 3. Juan Francisco and Luis Bolivar each went 2-5. Francisco scored a run while Bolivar scored 3 times and added a double. Wes Bankston and Korey Feiner were...
Titanic Struggle Recap
August 31, 2009 by
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Reds sweep a doubleheader! Less than 2000 people were in attendance (read the game stories for lots of great anecdotes about the tiny crowds), but I promise, the Reds really won!
Game 1:
Pittsburgh 3
Cincinnati 4
WP: Masset (5-1)
LP: Chavez (0-4)
BOX SCORE
Game 2:
Pittsburgh 3
Cincinnati...
Doubleheader Thread: Pirates at Reds — 2009.08.31
August 31, 2009 by
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The Reds close out a miserable August in style, with a day/night doubleheader against Pittsburgh today. Game one is this afternoon, then the teams will hook up again at 7:10 pm.
Kip Wells pitches the first game; Johnny Cueto will throw in the nightcap. Am I the only one who wishes...
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