Tyler Grote
Xavier Grad: 2010, B.A. English. Marketing Coordinator by trade, sports fan by day. High School Prep Desk at the Cincinnati Enquirer. Staff Writer for BlogRedMachine.com Editor for MusketeerXtra.com
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Week 7 Trends: Cuban Missile Cliches, Bruce Since Twitter Retort, Run Differential
It literally took, I don’t know, call it five minutes to turn what would have been a 300-500 word slobber fest over the soaring Reds into a short essay on why the Reds narrowly missed winning their…Read More
Week 6 Trends – Bruce Gains Momentum, NL Runs Leaders, $ for Choo, Lutz in LF?
The Reds lost just two games between last week’s round-up and this, which makes for an easy summation of all things Reds. Following more weeks of offensive scrutiny and trade suggestions ranging…Read More
Damaged Reds Keeping Abreast with NL’s Best
What needs to be acknowledged whenever we’re discussing this 2013 Reds team is that this isn’t the real 2013 Reds team. The Real 2013 Reds team employs a Cy Young candidate as its ace –…Read More
Week 5 Trends: A Cubbie A Day Keeps The Critics Away
The only thing that can make a 162-game season feel even longer is losing more baseball games than you win. In about the span of a week, the Reds dropped three of four to the Washington Nationals before…Read More
Week 4 Trends: 3 Reasons for Road Woes, High Run Differential, Masterful Rookie
The Reds have now played ten games away from GABP, only two or which they’ve won. Here are three reasons why: 1) Caliber of Opponents – The Reds’ April road schedule, on both paper and…Read More
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Jekyll Bruce, Jay Hyde
Which Jay Bruce trajectory do you subscribe to? Because we’re talking two different people. At…Read More
Week 3 Trends: Two Reds Leading MLB in Several Categories
Barring an Aroldis Chapman 94 mph fastball that drifted slightly high and outside to the Marlins’ Justin…Read More
Week 2: Bloated Bullpen ERAs, 2 Outs w/ RISP Woes
After the weekend sweep at the hands of the Pirates, the Reds find themselves two games under .500 and…Read More
Week 1 Trends: Bruce Bashful in Clutch, Choo Scoring Runs, Frazier on Fire
Two series against potential October powerhouses, two series victories. At 4-2, the Reds have looked…Read More
Three Strikes: The Morning After
Few things I took away from 1/162. Jay Bruce continues to struggle in the clutch. Click the link if…Read More
Another Year, Another 162
Wasn’t any more than six months ago that Jay Bruce was fouling off Sergio Romo, desperately trying…Read More
Jay Bruce Must Improve in Clutch Situations
Criticism of the 25 year old is sometimes rampant. Not at the moment – they’re playing meaningless…Read More
Baker and Chapman: Who is Covering for Whom?
Decision day will need to happen sooner than later. The Enquirer’s C.Trent thinks it could happen…Read More
Notes Around the NL Central
The Reds are 5-11 this spring and currently 8.5 back of the red-hot Royals. They were 2-11 before their…Read More
2013 Chicago Cubs Preview: Theo Laying Foundation
It’s an odd dichotomy. It’s not often a franchise that can spend with Yankees, Red Sox and…Read More
Reds Three Dot Cafe: Reds Offense Ranked 6th Best, Votto’s Knee Doubts, SP Chapman
According to the Bleacher Report, the Reds will open the 2013 campaign with the 6th best offense in…Read More
Reds 3 Dot Cafe – Who is the Face of this Franchise? Chapman Starting, Votto Health?
If you were to go stand outside right now, you’d probably believe me if I told you spring training…Read More
Reds 3 Dot Cafe…Rolen, Remaining $, ESPN Snubbing
It’s January 21st. It’s getting painfully cold and I’m tired of using the ice scraper…Read More
The HoF: A Distorted Image of Baseball Validity
Everyone has an opinion on the Hall of Fame. But not everyone has one that counts. That prestigious honor…Read More
Jocketty Delivers in Stunning Fashion
There are times in the off-season where writers and bloggers like me literally cringe while writing an…Read More
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