A recap: Why I love baseball
Originally posted at The Blogging Mama June 12, 2010 How it all startedAs some of you might have noticed, I've become a HUGE baseball fan of late. Actually it started when we still lived in Germany. Last year before and including the run-up to the Wo...
Posted: 3/23/2011 6:30 AM in The (Virgin's) Guide to Baseball
History is a myth that men agree to believe.
“Abner Doubleday didn’t invent baseball. Baseball invented Abner Doubleday.” –Harold Peterson Perhaps you’ve heard, maybe you haven’t, but here’s the scoop. John Thorn (well known baseball historian) was recently introduced as the official historian of...
Posted: 3/22/2011 9:42 PM in Redleg Nation
ST Game 25: A’s 10, Reds 8
Mike Leake, fresh off being anointed a spot in the Cincinnati Reds’ starting rotation thanks to Johnny Cueto’s injury, turned in a stinker of a start. In 2 1/3 innings, Leake allowed 7 runs–all earned. He walked four and struck out 2 and couldn’t make...
Posted: 3/22/2011 9:34 PM in Red Hot Mama
Dave Sappelt Watch
Today: Dave Sappelt appeared as a pinch-hitter in the seventh and rolled a single through the left side. Now he’s batting .545 (18-for-33).
Posted: 3/22/2011 8:46 PM in Redleg Nation
Lots o' runs lately
The Reds had another wild one with lots of scoring, but lost 10-8. They started out down, 7-0. In five games since Sunday, Cincinnati has outscored its opponents by a 51-47 margin. Overall, the Reds are 14-10-1 in the Cactus
Posted: 3/22/2011 7:44 PM in Mark My Word
Lots o’ runs lately
The Reds had another wild one with lots of scoring, but lost 10-8. They started out down, 7-0. In five games since Sunday, Cincinnati has outscored its opponents by a 51-47 margin. Overall, the Reds are 14-10-1 in the Cactus
Posted: 3/22/2011 7:44 PM in Mark My Word
Lots o' runs lately
The Reds had another wild one with lots of scoring, but lost 10-8. They started out down, 7-0. In five games since Sunday, Cincinnati has outscored its opponents by a 51-47 margin. Overall, the Reds are 14-10-1 in the Cactus
Posted: 3/22/2011 7:44 PM in Mark My Word
Final: A’s 10, Reds 8
The arms: Mike Leake started and allowed seven runs on six hits in the 2 1/3 innings. The backend of the bullpen — Francisco Cordero, Nick Massett and Aroldis Chapman — pitched a scoreless inning each. Cordero has a string of five scoreless outings. Masset...
Posted: 3/22/2011 7:29 PM in Cincinnati Reds
Leake: I felt too good
On a day he looked very bad — 2 1/3 innings, seven runs — Mike Leake said he could not have felt better. “I felt a little too good today,” he said. “I was just missing a little bit. I wasn’t putting it exactly where I wanted.” Leake walked four. He also...
Posted: 3/22/2011 6:43 PM in Cincinnati Reds