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Roy Oswalt Flies to the Phillies

Zeldink — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:41:39 +0000

After months of speculation, Roy Oswalt has finally been traded.

The winners of the disgruntled player sweepstakes were the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies, not the Cardinals, as had been rumored. As an aside, I’m not sure whether to be happy or sad about that for reasons Amanda stated here. It kind of would’ve been nice … [visit site to read more]

St. Louis Cardinals Push Reds Back Into First

Zeldink — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:25:10 +0000

Going into Thursday, the Cincinnati Reds were tied with the St. Louis Cardinals for first place of the National League Central. Thanks to the New York Mets and a great outing by knuckle-baller R.A. Dickey, the Reds are back in first.

A day after their extra-inning affair, the Cardinals’ offense played tired. They managed 4 hits and no runs. Albert Pujols played, despite being gimpy, and contributed nothing in what is shaping up to be the worst year of his career. (Of course, the vast … [visit site to read more]

Reds’ Daniel Ray Herrera Arrested Drunkenly Wandering Up Highway

Amanda — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:06:16 +0000

Daniel Ray Herrera, the diminutive left handed reliever that the Reds have on assignment down in AAA Louisville right now, was arrested last night for public intoxication. From WLKY.com:

Police said Herrera, 25, was walking along northbound US 31 … [visit site to read more]

RHM Inbox

Amanda — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:32:05 +0000

A few things that have been stacking up in my inbox, just waiting for a night when I’m too tired to write anything of my own. Thank you, other bloggers, for sharing!

Prospect Interview
Bus League Baseball interviews Blue Jays’ prospect Zach Stewart. If you’re like me, you have no recollection of who that is, and since the Reds aren’t mentioned in the story, reading it would be … [visit site to read more]

Gary Matthews Jr takes his overrated self elsewhere

Amanda — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:56:48 +0000

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Homer Bailey Bobblehead This Weekend

Amanda — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:25:09 +0000

The first 30,000 people through the gates this Saturday, July 31 to see the Reds take on the Atlanta Braves will take home this lovely Homer Bailey bobblehead, or, at least, will have the opportunity to … [visit site to read more]

Roy Oswalt and the St. Louis Cardinals

Amanda — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:01:03 +0000

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Let’s Sweep Those Astros!

Zeldink — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:21:50 +0000

The Cincinnati Reds destroyed the Houston Astros last night, behind another amazing performance by Johnny Cueto. Cueto moved his record to 10-2, giving the Reds two 10-game winners.

There was some concern that Cueto wouldn’t be able to make the start, since he was suffering from tonsilitis, but the 8 shutout innings showed that no bacterial infection can slow him down. (Although I suppose the antibiotics helped a bit, too.) In his 8 innings, Cueto struck out 6, walked 1, and allowed 4 … [visit site to read more]

Reds sign Jason Isringhausen

Amanda — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:00:02 +0000

The closer who caused no end of stress for our friends down in St. Louis visit site to read more]

Definitely Not Liking this Trend

Amanda — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:44:38 +0000

At this rate, the Nats are going to win … [visit site to read more]

Nationals 8, Reds 5: Stephen Strasburg Better Than Bronson Arroyo

Zeldink — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:23:09 +0000

Stephen Strasburg brought the heat in his start against the Cincinnati Reds last night, but couldn’t finish the 6th and didn’t even have a quality start. Still, he picked up his 5th win, thanks to Bronson Arroyo also being unable to get out of the 6th.

Strasburg struck out 7 in 5 2/3 innings and allowed 3 runs in his start. Arroyo struck out only 1 in his 5 2/3 innings and allowed a whopping 7 runs. It was Arroyo’s worst start in a while.

For the offense, the Reds missed several … [visit site to read more]

Reds-Nats Game on MLB Network Tomorrow

Amanda — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:00:00 +0000

MLB Network’s simulcast of the Washington Nationals at Cincinnati Reds “MLB Matinee” game tomorrow, Thursday, July 22, will be available in the Reds’ home television market live at 12:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. CT. MLB Network will carry MASN’s call of the game. Livan Hernandez is scheduled to pitch for the Nationals against the Reds’ Edinson Volquez.

MLB Network is available in Cincinnati on Comcast channels 279 or 258 (HD), Time Warner channels 326 or 1326 (HD) and DirecTV channel … [visit site to read more]

Scott Rolen’s Philanthropic Summer Camp

Amanda — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:32:32 +0000

There was a lovely Scott-Rolen-is-a-Saint story in the Toronto Sun yesterday. It’s about the camp he’s built for kids who are sick or who have sick family members who need a week of outdoorsy … [visit site to read more]

Stephen Strasburg is Coming to Town

Amanda — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:10:12 +0000

It’s been an all-too-common sight at Great American Ball Park: a young stud pitcher taking the mound, awesome in his own rite but forced to waste away on a terrible team. But for a change, we’re not talking about a … [visit site to read more]

Photos from Saturday’s Win

Zeldink — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:55:35 +0000

So the Cincinnati Reds lost today and are no longer in first place because the cursed St. Louis Cardinals came back from behind and won. Well, let’s look back to happier times, all the way back to Saturday when the Reds were on the top of the world.

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The Daily Brief: Let’s Hope The Break Helped

Amanda — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:56:09 +0000

Last Game
The Philadelphia Phillies completed a 4-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds by beating the Reds 1-0 for the second straight game. But that was the past, before the All Star Break. This is a new part of the season.

Next Game
The Reds, all rested and healthy, begin a 7-game homestand, starting off with the Colorado Rockies. Bronson Arroyo takes the mound tonight, while the Rockies send out Jason Hammell. Game-time is Hammertime … [visit site to read more]

Cincinnati Reds Second Half Begins A Day After Everybody Else’s

Zeldink — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:43:39 +0000

Right about now, I’m bored with not seeing the Cincinnati Reds playing every night. The All Star game was, for the first time in decades, an interesting baseball game again, which makes the absence of anything baseball-related the day after that much worse. And to rub salt into the wound, the Reds have an off day today.

What’s a guy supposed to do? Engage with his family? Work on the to-do list around the house? Gah! being productive is for losers.

Instead, I’ll round up some recent Reds … [visit site to read more]

Votto Brings Uncharacteristic Sass

Amanda — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:48:50 +0000

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Yippee! NL Wins!

Amanda — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:03:26 +0000

For the first time since Joey Votto was 12 years old–6th grade (or whatever they call it in Canada)–the National League has won the All-Star game.

Scott Rolen went 1-for-2 with a run scored. Brandon Phillips got a key out. Votto saved some for the sequel. Arthur Rhodes rested. All-in-all, I give Reds almost all of the credit for this win. Hopefully they’ll get all the benefit from it.

Go NL, and Go … [visit site to read more]

Reds Players Announced for HOF Induction Events

Amanda — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:58:10 +0000

CINCINNATI (July 12, 2010) – The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame & Museum has announced the Reds players and Hall of Famers who will be in attendance at events for the 2010 Induction Weekend, July 16-18.

Reds Hall of Famers: Johnny Bench, Jack Billingham, Pedro Borbon, Tom Browning, Leo Cardenas, Eric Davis, George … [visit site to read more]