If the Reds could win, like 6-4 today, it would be great. I don't need a blowout. Just a standard win. — Jason Linden (@JasonLinden) June 25, 2017 When you lose 13 of your last 14, expectations are low. When Michael Taylor, a toothpick of a centerfielder, takes you yard twice in an 18-3 blowout … Continue reading
The recent NHL expansion draft has had me thinking: the MLB has been pretty static for awhile, we could use a couple of new teams. What if Rob Manfred decided to add another team in Las Vegas too, and perhaps Nashville while we’re at it? Both teams could pluck three players from each current franchise, … Continue reading
I love the MLB Draft, which is a weird sentence to write because the MLB Draft is universally regarded as the most anti-climactic of all the professional sports drafts. It’s just reading names that will likely never amount to much of anything and putting them in the clutches of organization they will probably never play … Continue reading
There is a well-known path to success colloquially known as “hopping on the gravy train.” Chris Bosh did it when LeBron James went to Miami. Kevin Durant did it when the Warriors blew a 3-1 lead. Every spinoff television series and movie sequel is basically the embodiment of the principle. Heck, even I do it … Continue reading
After Monday’s game and before Scooter’s transformation into Lou Gehrig— Scooter Gennett is the 2nd player to hit 4 HR in a game wearing jersey No. 4, Other is Lou Gehrig. — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 7, 2017 —Derrick Goold, the Cardinals’ beat writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, wrote these words: The … Continue reading
Well May came and went without a moment’s hesitation, and the Reds 11-13 April record proved to be truly indicative of their abilities as the team matched the two-under-.500 look for May at 13-15. Despite the Reds mediocre showing over the past 31 days, there have been some standout performers on the field who deserve special recognition, … Continue reading
Watching Saturday’s game, I got the sense that anyone could hit Bronson Arroyo’s fastball out of Citizen’s Bank Park. I even said as much in my recap of that contest: “On a good day, Bronson Arroyo’s fastball brushes 85 mph. He can maybe rear back and get it up to 86 or 87 as Fangraphs claims, … Continue reading
