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2013 Milwaukee Brewers Preview

Heading into last season, the Milwaukee Brewers were viewed as a team that could potentially repeat as NL Central Champs. Yes, despite the departure of Prince Fielder, most felt the offense wouldn’t…Read More

Ranking the NLC Closers: Jason Motte Takes the Top Spot

The National League Central loses, arguably, its best closer in Aroldis Chapman as he moves to the starting rotation. However, its crop of closers is still a strong one. In this article, I will attempt…Read More

Ranking the NLC Right Fielders: Bruuuuuuuce!

Today we arrive at the last of the position players for BRM’s ranking of the National League Central players. Today, the right fielders take the spotlight. In ranking these five, there were some…Read More

Ranking the NLC Center Fielders: Andrew McCutchen Ranks Above the Rest

The National League Central’s pool of center fielders is fairly impressive. While hosting an NL MVP candidate last year in Andrew McCutchen, it also features some of the most underrated players…Read More

NL Central Left Field Rankings

If I ask a hundred different people to provide me a list of left field rankings among players in the National League Central, everyone would most likely have the same player in the top slot. In fact,…Read More

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NL Central Shortstops: Starlin Castro On Top

Shortstop is one of the most vital positions in the game of baseball. It’s the position every kid wants…Read More

Ranking the NLC Second Basemen: Brandon Phillips Comes Out on Top

Aside from Brandon Phillips, the National League Central’s second base pool is rather shallow.…Read More

NLC First Baseman Rankings: King Votto Reigns Supreme

As Reds fans, we’ve been blessed in many ways. We’ve been blessed with some of the best drafting…Read More

NLC Catcher Rankings: Molina and the Others

I think the headline says it all when it comes to the catchers in the NL Central.  If you honestly think…Read More

Blog Red Machine’s 2013 Preview: Introduction

Welcome to Blog Red Machine’s 2013 National League Central Preview. Over the next month, the entire…Read More

Topps Not ‘Erasing’ Rose

In my youth, one of the joys of spring wasn’t only looking forward to spring training and the return…Read More

Is Johnny Cueto A Top 10 Starting Pitcher?

Welcome to the second article in my Top 10 series. In this series, I take some of the best players…Read More

(UPDATED) Former Red Grandal Named in Records of A-Rod Doctor

Yasmani Grandal, the Reds former first round selection and #12 overall pick in the 2010 draft, has…Read More

Rose and Costas Are Vying for Your Viewership Tonight

You read that correctly. Pete Rose and Bob Costas want you to watch them tonight. They’re not on…Read More

The Halls of Immortality

So to quote Count Adhemar in the movie A Knight’s Tale, “You have been weighed, you have…Read More

And None Shall Pass

Shall pass the voting requirement, that is. At 2 PM ET today, Baseball Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson…Read More

The Search for “It” Day Five // What Choo Lookin’ At?

This is part five of my attempt to find a true “It” factor on the Cincinnati Reds 40 man roster.…Read More

The Fork in the Road

To those of us who check frantically for any sort of Cincinnati Reds news every couple of hours, this…Read More

Want to be a ‘Cave Dweller’ in the 2013 MLB Fan Cave? Here’s Your Chance!

Imagine it. Being able to watch all 2,430 baseball games. Wouldn’t that be a whale of a way to…Read More

The Search for “It”, Day Three // BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE

This is part three of my attempt to find a true “It” factor on the Cincinnati Reds 40 man roster.…Read More