If Reds Move Aroldis Chapman to Rotation, Who Could Be Their Closer?
As long as Aroldis Chapman is a member of the Reds roster and “relegated” to the bullpen, there will be conjecture as to his role: closer or starter. A few days ago, Jordan’s BRM debut…Read More
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The 2012 NL Central Champion Cincinnati Reds (now that the mourning period is over, that’s starting to sound good again) have plenty of offseason decisions to make. While the team clearly has a very…Read More
Food for Thought: The Winter of My Discontent Turns an Early Corner
A few days ago I shared the stages of my remorse vis-a-vis the sudden demise of the Cincinnati Reds 2012 season. Â The three stages I mentioned: Â Denial, Anger, and Rationalization have suddenly been…Read More
The Utility Player: Hamilton, Chapman, Frazier, Baker
If you’re a Reds fan looking for Billy Hamilton to be among the September call-ups, well, you’re going to be disappointed. According to John Fay, Reds GM Walt Jocketty says that the Reds…Read More
The Silly Season for Chapman
And when I say silly, I could say stupid. Or sick. Or whatever “new” adjective that actually has a reference to “astounding”. It has been that kind of year for the lefty from Cuba.…Read More
The Utility Player: Awards, Bracelets, Innings, More
Unless you’ve become a Reds fan within the past month, one thing you’ve had to contend with…Read More
Reds Win, Votto Setback
Comebacks are awesome…when the Reds are the team pulling off the comeback. That’s what the…Read More
Reds Win, 3-0. Focus Turns to One Pitch
It’s unfortunate. A game that ended with a Reds 3-0 win, a birthday celebration, a buzzing, fireworks,…Read More
Marshall, Broxton, and Chapman vs. The Nasty Boys
It started as soon as the deal was announced. When Jonathan Broxton became a Red, everyone was already…Read More
Reds and the All-Star Game
Tomorrow night, Joey Votto, Aroldis Chapman and Jay Bruce will be representing the Cincinnati Reds…Read More
The Utility Player: Road Woes, Chapman, Frazier
The West Coast has never actually been an enjoyable trip. Last season, the Reds were fortunate with…Read More
2012 All Star Ballots Are In And The Losers Are…The Voters: Part 2 The National League
The American League evaluation is complete so it is time to move over to the National League. Â The air…Read More
Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants: Inside the Numbers
The West Coast swing commences this evening as the Good Guys are at AT&T Park for the start of a…Read More
Arroyo Flips a Near No-No
The Reds pitcher least likely to throw a no-hitter came within five outs of blanking the Milwaukee Brewers…Read More
What is Wrong With Aroldis Chapman?
Aroldis Chapman gave up a pair of earned runs on September 10, 2011. On September 15, 2011, he began…Read More
Sean Marshall Better as Setup Guy?
The other day I looked at Aroldis Chapman and how it appears that he’s more on the human side…Read More
The Utility Player: Votto, History Lesson, Funny Tweets and More
The past couple of weeks have been particularly awesome for one Joey Votto. Many a Reds fan havs been…Read More
Aroldis Chapman Proving to be Human After All
I guess I’m the big jinx. Whenever a Reds player is performing well, I say something and…BOOM…whatever…Read More
Which Reds Will Make the NL All-Star Team?
With just under a month left until the All-Star Game, let’s take a look at who may be representing…Read More
A Massive Reds Meltdown
How would you even begin to describe the happenings at Great American Ball Park. I try to be as brief…Read More





















