Portsmouth proud of baseball heritage
With the snow ankle-deep and the temperature chilly enough to hurt your teeth, it is always pleasant to attend a baseball function, especially with spring training only 31 days away (but who’s counting). That’s one of the reasons I look
Posted: 1/13/2011 11:53 PM in The Real McCoy
Sports Illustrated Predicts Impotent Year from Reds’ Wood
Every year, Sports Illustrated writer Tom Verducci lists 10 pitchers that he feels are most likely to be injured because of overuse the season before. This year, the Cincinnati Reds’ Travis Wood made the list. Here’s how Verducci describes it. Now it’s...
Posted: 1/13/2011 7:26 PM in Red Hot Mama
Update on former Spotlight Player
I was informed today that former Redleg Nation Spotlight Player, Logan Parker, was signed by the Colorado Rockies. Redleg Nation wishes Logan all the success in the world and we hope to see him playing in Great American Ballpark some day.
Posted: 1/13/2011 6:00 PM in Redleg Nation
The tenure question
Chad emailed me with this: “Who is the longest tenured Red? It was Aaron Harang but he’s gone.” I had to look it up. It’s Bronson Arroyo — by 18 days. The Reds acquired Arroyo for Wily Mo Pena on March 20, 2006. Brandon Phillips was obtained from Cleveland...
Posted: 1/13/2011 5:06 PM in Cincinnati Reds
The Computer Nervous Breakdown Line, 1/13
Because The Morning Man is a pro and believes that late is better than never, except when it comes to hangovers, he’s crafting TML at 10:30, in the office downtown, while the experts de-frag his sick laptop. This is a major sacrifice, Mobsters, given...
Posted: 1/13/2011 3:26 PM in Paul Daugherty
Coverboy Chapman
My Baseball America, featuring Aroldis Chapman on the cover, arrived today. It’s the NL Central Top 10 Prospect issue. The Reds’ top 10 was listed in a previous post. Besides the top 10 list, there’s a feature on the turnaround of Reds’ pitching by J.J....
Posted: 1/13/2011 2:57 PM in Cincinnati Reds
How Valuable Is…Travis Wood?
In the latest entry of the “How Valuable Is…” series, let’s take a look at Travis Wood. A 23 year-old lefthander, Wood emerged on the scene last year and pitched brilliantly right out of the box. For the season, he was 5-4 with a 3.51 ERA, and he joined...
Posted: 1/13/2011 12:30 PM in Redleg Nation
Hail Seaver
Whoa, this is phenomenal. Check out the 8mm footage of Tom Seaver’s return to Shea Stadium in 1977 – as a Cincinnati Red. From the YouTube description: This is a Super 8mm movie shot and edited by me of Tom Seaver’s return to Shea Stadium after the trade...
Posted: 1/13/2011 9:39 AM in OMGreds