Reds lineup; Larkin in camp
Reds lineup vs. Brewers (3:05 p.m. start, Fox Sports Ohio game) Jay Bruce rf Paul Janish ss Joey Votto 1b Scott Rolen 3b Jonny Gomes lf Drew Stubbs cf Miguel Cairo dh Ryan Hanigan c Chris Valaika 2b Homer Bailey p Couple of early notes: –Barry Larkin...
Posted: 3/7/2011 10:55 AM in Cincinnati Reds
Under the Radar?
Yonder Alonso has had a new agent for a while now. Interesting on who it is, and how this loomed so low on the radar?
Posted: 3/7/2011 10:31 AM in Blog Red Machine
Matt Klinker, on being in big league camp
I enjoyed the fact that Matt Klinker got a little love over at Reds.com; check out Mark Sheldon’s piece here. It’s a typical spring player profile, with the angle of the hometown kid who is in big league camp for the first time. Klinker, a Spotlight Player...
Posted: 3/7/2011 8:00 AM in Redleg Nation
First Post
I want to start by giving a big THANKS!!! to Andrea aka “The Virgin” for giving me an opportunity to talk some baseball with everyone. I hope your stop here will be fun and entertaining.Just a little info about me. I’m a husband and father in my mid-...
Posted: 3/7/2011 6:05 AM in The (Virgin's) Guide to Baseball
Twitching
Why is it that we are 9 games into this year’s spring training schedule and tomorrow is the first time that the Reds will be on television at all? I’m dying here. Every year for the past 20 years or so, I’ve shaved my head in the spring in preparation...
Posted: 3/6/2011 11:24 PM in Blog Red Machine
ST Game 9: Cubs 0, Reds 10
The Chicago Cubs came to Goodyear to face the Cincinnati Reds today and left after the 10-run rule came into play. Johnny Cueto started for the Reds and went three innings, allowing no runs. He was followed by an unusually sharp Francisco Cordero. In...
Posted: 3/6/2011 10:14 PM in Red Hot Mama
Sunday afternoon items
The Reds have won four of their last five games now after a convincing 10-1 win over the Cubs on Sunday. Although it was a split-squad roster for Chicago, several of their regulars made the trip over to Goodyear --
Posted: 3/6/2011 8:30 PM in Mark My Word
Spring Training Week 1: Sappelt's Show?
Ed. note: Someone on this blog, not me, came up with the Chapelle pun and deserves the credit. With only a week in the books - and less roster uncertainty than in past seasons - it's hard to pick up many spring training subplots and call them headlin...
Posted: 3/6/2011 7:27 PM in Red Reporter
Reds 10, Cubs 0
The arm: Johnny Cueto started and allowed only an infield hit. Francisco Cordero, Jared Burton, Daniel Ray Herrera and Carlos Fisher each worked a perfect inning of relief. The Reds retired 16 in a row in one stretch. The bats: Zack Cozart hit a long...
Posted: 3/6/2011 6:07 PM in Cincinnati Reds