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50 Years Ago: The Debut Of Charlie Hustle
Earl Francis just couldn’t seem to find the strike zone against the 21 year old pint sized second baseman for the Reds. Maybe it was nerves. After all, this was the 1963 opener in Cincinnati.…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 of baseball, but it also included collecting baseball cards. You anticipated going up to the counter…Read More
What Does Baseball Actually Mean to You?
It is now just about two weeks until the pitchers and catchers report to camp in Arizona. It is time for all of the baseball fans who are not NFL fans to come out of hibernation. Another long hot summer…Read More
Reds Three Down — Week of 1/20/13
Leading up to and during the upcoming MLB season, I will be posting a weekly “Reds Three Up” and “Three Down” segments. This stock-watch of sorts will detail three Reds with rising stock and three…Read More
Marking Time Using Baseball History As a Calendar or Clock
Time marches on. Time waits for no man. Nobody can stop time. Get the point? We all have our way of remembering things, marking time, if you will. Maybe a song has a positive anchor in your subconscious…Read More
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Pete Rose is Making His Rounds
Over the past couple of days, Hit King Pete Rose has made an appearance or two in order to promote his…Read More
Pete, Jeets and 4,256
Word on the street is that Yankee captain and shortstop Derek Jeter is 1,000 hits away from passing…Read More
Rose and LaRue: Odd Bedfellows?
If you have perused The Hardball Times, you might be familiar with the works of Chris Jaffe. We’ve…Read More
Rose a Reality Star?
As Entertainment Weekly reported yesterday, Pete Rose will be in a reality show. TLC has started the…Read More
Votto Leaves Game With Injury to End Torrid June
Votto Has an Impressive June With the Reds 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, the…Read More
Pedro Borbon Succumbs to Cancer at Age 65
Cancer is a painful subject. Virtually everyone has been affected by the disease; from loved ones,…Read More
Reflections on the Reds Weekend in Pittsburgh
For the first time in two years I had the privilege of visiting beautiful PNC Park in Pittsburgh, where…Read More
Brackets and Baseball: The Greatest Reds Player of All-Time
This is my favorite time of year. Spring training is well underway. The NCAA Men’s Basketball…Read More
The Hall of Shame
February 4 is the 21st anniversary of a date best left forgotten in Reds history. On this date in 1991,…Read More
Brennaman is Barbecued Ribs, Homemade Ice Cream, and “Don’t Be Cruel”
I have a friend that thinks Marty Brennaman is a jerk. I’ll admit, Marty can be a polarizing figure.…Read More
My Fix for Cooperstown
Barry Larkin’s election to the Hall of Fame has caused a stir of emotion in Redlegs Nation. There…Read More
Telling the Pete Rose Story
Each and every hot stove season we induct another batch of legends into the National Baseball Hall of…Read More
Cincinnati Reds Immemorial: Winter Meetings Edition
For baseball fans, the next week represents a preview of the coming Christmas celebration. You’ll come…Read More
Cincinnati Reds Immemorial: Game 6 Edition
As a child of the 80s, with the aviator sunglasses and an obsession over rock ballads to prove it, the…Read More
To Quantify Speed
I love spending time on Twitter and reading a thought so original it takes my breath away. This happened…Read More
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