John Rentz
John Rentz was born, raised in West Central Ohio, bordered by baseball territories of Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, and even Chicago Cubs / White Sox. Benefiting from loyalty of his grandmother to Reds on Radio flagship 700 WLW, John listened to baseball games from fantastic pairing of Marty Brennaman & Joe Nuxhall starting in early 1980's, and his love of Reds baseball endures today. John has lived in Cincinnati since 2003 (coinciding with opening of Great American Ball Park) and attends games with reckless abandon. His love of baseball writing is rooted deeply from many years reading Hal McCoy and Ritter Collett (both Hall of Fame writers) via the Dayton Dayton News. John is a proud graduate of University of Dayton and works as an engineer in his spare time.
There were a lot of good things to take away from last night’s game in Miami, as the Reds cruised to a pretty uneventful 6-2 victory over the Marlins:
- Homer Bailey pitched the first complete…Read More
Occasionally, it is an interesting perspective to see or hear things about an upcoming opponent from the perspective of one of that team’s fans. I touched base with Ehsan Kassim, Editor of Marlin…Read More
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A night to try a little something different for a change … check out a video from the stands capturing tonight’s “winning moment” when Brandon Phillips drove in the go-ahead (winning)…Read More
It is easy to spot a team that is floundering, particularly if you’re a Reds fan and you’ve watched any of the last five baseball games. The dichotomy of the first seven games to the last…Read More
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There’s something to be said about an off-day coming at a very opportune time. I can’t think of…Read More
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When I think of the starting rotation we’re about to see for your Cincinnati Reds, this phrase…Read More
Late yesterday, Jamie Ramsey (Reds Media Relations, extraordinaire) released a very comprehensive list…Read More
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Whenever it comes to something like ranking the best of something, there is a certain degree of subjectivity…Read More
Today is a day most baseball fans cannot wait to appear while stuck in the dreariness of winter: the…Read More
For those of us with interests in multiple sports not to mention other things in life to distract, baseball…Read More
Topic information during the month of January can often be quite limited. With the exception of the…Read More
Why should it have come as a shock to anyone that the Baseball Writers Association of America membership…Read More
Will he be back or won’t he?
Most would have to believe the consensus is that, as valuable as he…Read More
Whenever someone creates a “Best Of” list or a “Greatest” something or other…Read More
Whenever someone creates a “Best Of” list or a “Greatest” something or other…Read More
Whenever someone creates a “Best Of” list or a “Greatest” something or other…Read More
Whenever someone creates a “Best Of” list or a “Greatest” something or other…Read More
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