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Grading Walt Jocketty
Over at Red Reporter today, they provide grades for the moves (or lack thereof) by Cincinnati Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty before and during the 2011 season. I’ve been hard on Jocketty for what I saw as a lack of trying to do anything this year,...
Posted: 10/3/2011 10:22 PM in Red Hot Mama
Money, money, money, money
Can a small market team compete? The answer, unequivocally, is “YES”. Let’s get that out of the way first. Hal McCoy had a piece in the DDN, in which he states that we need a salary cap. He’s wrong about that, but he does stumble onto something that fellow...
Posted: 10/3/2011 5:30 PM in Redleg Nation
ALDS Game 3: Rays-Rangers, Tigers-Yankees
TEX @ TB (Series tied 1-1) 5pm, Tropicana Gymnasium Colby Lewis vs. David Price TBS, Postseason.tv NYY @ DET (Series tied 1-1) 8:30pm, Comerica Park CC Sabathia vs. Justin Verlander TBS, Postseason.tv # Just the AL tonight. The dream match-up of Verl...
Posted: 10/3/2011 4:15 PM in Red Reporter
Grandal ranked 10th in California League
Reds farmhand Yasmani Grandal is the 10th-ranked prospect in the California League, according to Baseball America. BA writer Josh Leventhal wrote in a chat that Grandal's defense was rough but the bat was promising. Leventhal also wrote that some sco...
Posted: 10/3/2011 2:43 PM in Red Reporter
VOTTO NAMED REDS NOMINEE FOR 2011 HANK AARON AWARD
JOEY VOTTO NAMED REDS NOMINEE FOR 2011 HANK AARON AWARD Fan Voting Begins Today at MLB.com; Award Recognizes Most Outstanding Offensive Performers in Each League Major League Baseball and MLB Advanced Media announced that Joey Votto was named the Reds’...
Posted: 10/3/2011 1:33 PM in Better Off Red
TRIVIA FOR A SHIRT
It’s time for another installment of “Trivia for a Shirt.” You have to follow me on Twitter to win and I’ll only accept answers via Twitter. So Twitter it is. You can follow me by clicking on the “Follow” button located in the right sidebar of this page....
Posted: 10/3/2011 12:34 PM in Better Off Red
Position Review: First Was the Best
First base in 2010 played fantastic. 2011? You'll see.
Posted: 10/3/2011 12:09 PM in Blog Red Machine
How Did Jocketty Perform in 2011?
It is clear that this offseason will be one of the most interesting for the Reds in quite a while. There are a bunch of decisions to make, and almost none of them have easy answers, and it is clear that maintaining the status quo (again) is not an ac...
Posted: 10/3/2011 11:50 AM in Red Reporter
The Morning Line, 10/3
It’s a great day to . . . No, check that. Hear that Bengal gr –. . . Uh. . . The Men are like a box of choc —. . . Cut it out… What do we say about Sunday? Anything at all? If The Young Men beat a previously unbeaten squad in front
Posted: 10/3/2011 9:42 AM in Paul Daugherty
Year-end player awards: Best position player in a minor league role
2011 Minor League Pitcher of the Year Daniel Corcino, in a walk, with 42% of the vote. Thanks to BK and 'creds for consulting on these ballots. Without their help, I would probably have included Matt Maloney on this list. He OPSed over .800 this year
Posted: 10/3/2011 7:45 AM in Red Reporter
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