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State of the (Redleg) Nation

The state of the Nation is strong.  For now.  Will it stay that way?

No, I’m not talking about the team. The Redlegs are in tall clover right now. Out of town tryouts in Arizona are underway for the team that won 97 last year. Leading roles have been cast. Understudies will be determined [...]

Titanic Struggle Recap

Let’s recap tonight’s titanic struggle….

FINAL Milwaukee 6 Cincinnati 3 W: R. Wolf (13-9) L: B. Arroyo (8-12) S: J. Axford (43) BOX SCORE

POSITIVES –Joey Votto went 3-4 with three RBI. That guy is simply a joy to watch every single night. A great, great player.

–Brandon Phillips had a couple of hits.

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Game Thread: Reds vs. Brewers (2011.09.16)

The first-place Milwaukee Brewers come to town today to face a Reds team that has won three in a row. Bronson Arroyo will face Randy Wolf, and Arroyo will be looking to avoid giving up a homer. Should Arroyo surrender a longball, however, he’ll set the Reds record for most homers allowed in a [...]

Titanic Struggle Recap: A record-tying performance by Bronson Arroyo!

Let’s recap today’s titanic struggle….

FINAL Cincinnati 7 Colorado 12 W: A. White (2-1) L: M. Maloney (0-2) BOX SCORE

POSITIVES –Chris Heisey went 3-4 with two homers, two RBI, and three runs scored.

–Heisey’s second home run came in the fifth inning. Joey Votto and Jay Bruce promptly homered after that, giving the [...]

Chasing Eric Milton

My pitching philosophy is simple – keep the ball away from the bat.

Satchel Paige

In 2004 Eric Milton won 14 games for the  Philadelphia Phillies. He also allowed 43 home runs which, amazingly, wasn’t the most allowed in the game that season (Jamie Moyer, 44) but nevertheless, that total WAS the 5th most [...]

Titanic Struggle Recap

Let’s recap tonight’s titanic struggle….

FINAL Houston 6 Cincinnati 15 WP: LeCure (1-0) LP: Rodriguez (2-7) BOX SCORE

POSITIVES –Let’s hear it for Redleg Nation favorite Jonny Gomes! Gomes went 4-4 at the plate, with a triple, a homer, a walk, and four RBI. That’s five times on base, and only a double short [...]

Redleg Trade Review: Austin Kearns and Felipe Lopez

July 13, 2006: The Cincinnati Reds trade Austin Kearns, Felipe Lopez and Ryan Wagner to the Washington Nationals for Bill Bray, Royce Clayton, Brendan Harris, Gary Majewski and Daryl Thompson.

The 2005 Reds team was a team of transition. Following the 2004 season, all-time great shortstop Barry Larkin had retired, and Felipe Lopez had moved into the shortstop position. They had replaced most of their starting pitching staff as Jose Acevedo and Cory Lidle had been traded, and Paul Wilson only made nine starts in 2005 due to injury. Ramon Ortiz, Luke Hudson, and Eric Milton joined holdovers Aaron Harang and Brandon Claussen.

The 2004 team had three starting pitchers with ERAs over 5.00, but that didn’t improve in 2006. Three pitchers again had ERAs over 5.00, with two over 6.00, but the Reds relievers and defense held on enough to lower runs allowed by 18. The big difference in 2005 was that their offense improved by 70 runs, or almost one-half run per game. The Reds’ offense featured a set of four slugging outfielders, Ken Griffey, Jr., and youngsters Adam Dunn, Austin Kearns, and Wily Mo Pena. The team also had smooth swinging first baseman Sean Casey at first base and an offensive minded shortstop in Lopez. This team averaged over 5.125 runs per game, allowing almost 5.5 runs per game.
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