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For the first time since 1995, the Reds are in the playoffs. Yippee. And it all starts tomorrow at around 5 pm. Edinson Volquez gets the nod in game one and while he only has twelve starts to his name this season, he’s been about as solid as you …

The Reds were shut down by Bret Myers for most of this game and while they made some noise late, it wasn’t enough in the 4-3 loss.  Jay Bruce singled home Joey Votto to put the Reds on the board in the seventh and then Ramon Hernandez belted a t…

Alright, my personal losing streak is over as the Reds won in a big way yesterday against the Houston Astros.  Good hitting, check.  Good pitching, check.  Everyone got in on the action, check.  This was an all around good game as the Reds had the …

Since I started back up, the Reds are 0-2.  Am I that important that I can cause a cosmic shift that’s forces a Reds slump?  Or are the Reds coasting because their playoff chances are all but assured?  Or are they just hitting a rough patch th…

I know, this is pretty late to restart a blog, but even though I haven’t been writing, it doesn’t mean I haven’t been following and more importantly, have been excited about the Reds pending playoff entry. Who would have thought after…

Joey Votto and Scott Rolen just hit back to back home runs to break a 3-3 tie with the Cardinals.  For Rolen, it’s his second of the game.  This one is still early though (rain delay, so it’s just the middle of the third). download the wa…

I’ll keep this brief because it seems like the more I write, the worse the Reds do.  Just kidding (and making excuses) but the short of it is, the Reds won, and for today, they’re in first place.  Next up are the Brewers and after my hiat…

It was Chris Carptener. That’s at least one of the reasons why the Reds were held to a measley three hits in a 6-0 loss to the Cards this afternoon. Drew Stubbs doubled and Joey Votto and Scott Rolen singled and that was the extent of the Reds of…

Don’t look now, but the Reds have a winning record.  After five straight wins, they now sit in second place in the NL Central with a 12-11 record and while the Cards still have a comfortable three game lead, the Reds have a couple more chances t…

Johnny Gomes belted a solo shot with one out in the bottom of the ninth to break a 1-1 tie in the Reds first win of the season. The Reds combined some mediocre hitting with some awesome pitching to take this one. Bronson Arroyo needed 109 pitches to go eight innings and he [...]

The bad news is, the Reds have lost their first two games of the season. The good news is, we are playing the team most everyone expects to take home the division. With that, when the competition is good, you have to be on your game and so far, the Reds haven’t. [...]

This one really wasn’t as bad as it looked. The Reds had a chance to make some noise when it was 6-4 eighth but couldn’t deliver. Then the Cardinals opened it up in the ninth with five runs off of Nick Masset hence the 11-6 final. Aaron Harang was also bounced around [...]

I’ve cut out and restarted writing on this site so many times I’ve lost count. Let’s tack one more try onto that number because I’m starting to get the creative juices flowing. Just like the Reds will be playing in a new spring training home, I’m looking for a restart of sorts. [...]

Wow, this was a big surprise and enough to drag me out of my hiatus. The Reds signed the highly coveted and much hyped Cuban hurler Aroldis Chapman. They inked him to a 5 year, $25 million deal and that should help shore up the rotation. My guess is he’ll be at the [...]