FRIDAY BASELINE ITEMS: KOREAN LANGUAGE LESSON
With a quarter of the season in the books, let’s take a look at how our beloved Reds rank among their National League peers… OFFENSE Runs – 2nd, 195 Hits – 5th, 350 Doubles – 4th, 70 Home Runs – T7th, 40 Walks – 1st, 142 Batting Average – 7th, .251 On-Base...
Posted: 5/17/2013 1:35 PM in Better Off Red
29 Reds and Their Dog Equivalents
Bronson Arroyo – Treeing Walker Coonhound: Will hump anything with a pulse. Is basically indestructible. Considers the question of "Can I stick my teeth or my penis into you?" a false dichotomy. Homer Bailey – Bavarian Mountain Hound: Bred for genera...
Posted: 5/17/2013 12:03 PM in Red Reporter
Phillies-Reds Baseball with "From the Phans" on CBS Radio
Before the Reds-Phillies series last season, Michael Cerio reached out to Red Reporter to do a segment on "From the Phans," a talk radio show aimed at fans of Phillies baseball to talk about all things Phillies from the viewpoint of the common fan. M...
Posted: 5/17/2013 11:19 AM in Red Reporter
Red Reposter: Johnny Cueto's coming back on Monday
MLB.com: Cueto returning to Reds' rotation on Monday In case you missed the news, David Villavicencio reports that Johnny Cueto will pitch against the Mets on Monday the 20th. Cueto has made two rehab starts for Class A Dayton. He allowed only one ru...
Posted: 5/17/2013 11:07 AM in Red Reporter
GIF: Votto, Choo whiff
It’s not often these days that Joey Votto or Shin-Soo Choo miss something, but in the 10th inning of last night’s game in Miami, the two failed to connect with each other:
Posted: 5/17/2013 10:37 AM in Cincinnati Reds
Raising Reds: The Bagel
And we were doing so well. In a couple early. In one late until a fall out from the ‘pen. In another, just never quite got the feel at the plate. There is one guy to be watching. I’ll be doing a feature on him within the week. Louisville Bats Bats 1,...
Posted: 5/17/2013 10:26 AM in Blog Red Machine
Blog Above Replacement 5.17.13
Word is that Major League Baseball will drastically expand instant replay, possibly as soon as 2014 — and for that, I’m grateful. I also want to add a suggestion — one that seems to make the most sense to me. One of the things I don’t like about the current...
Posted: 5/17/2013 10:23 AM in Cincinnati Reds
Series Preview: The Fading Phillies
From 2008 to 2011, the Philadelphia Phillies towered above the National League. They won two NL pennants (including destroying the Reds in the 2010 NLDS) and a World Series title. The Phillies won 102 games in the 2011 regular season. It’s worth noting...
Posted: 5/17/2013 10:00 AM in Redleg Nation
“Chatting Cage” with Latos
Reds pitcher Mat Latos will step into MLB.com’s “Chatting Cage” on Monday at 12:15 pm ET. It’s a live interactive web program where fans can ask Latos questions via web cam or on Twitter. Click here for more details: http://mlb.mlb.com/fan_forum/soci...
Posted: 5/17/2013 9:39 AM in Mark My Word
Down on the Farm
Games Played on 5/16/2013 Minor League Player of the Day: Jesse Winker went 2-for-4 with a three run homerun and two runs scored. AAA Charlotte 4 – Louisville 1 Chad Reineke (3-3, 4.10 ERA) allowed 4 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks over 5.1 innings. Clay Hensley...
Posted: 5/17/2013 8:58 AM in Redleg Nation