Ideally, major league baseball trades are supposed to benefit both organizations. In the long run, it usually works out that one team often seems to get the better end of the deal. The Toronto Blue Jays are currently reaping the rewards for a transaction made on July 31, 2009. The Cincinnati Reds traded Edwin Encarnacion […]
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There is a new No. 47 in town. With the trade of Johnny Cueto to the Kansas City Royals the Cincinnati Reds acquired pitchers John Lamb, Brandon Finnegan and Cody Reed. Reds fans will get a look at Lamb as he makes his major league debut in Los Angeles against the Dodgers on Friday, Aug. […]
Never really been a fan of trade deadline deals. Most of the time, the teams I follow are often sellers. Case in point, my favorite team, the Cincinnati Reds recently moved pitchers Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake. At least they are now on teams where I have some interest. When I was a teenager, the […]
The top performances in Major League Baseball this week were by Brandon Phillips of the Cincinnati Reds and Taijuan Walker of the Seattle Mariners. According to the scoreboard at Great American Ball Park, Phillips became the first player in the big leagues since 1920 to have four hits, two homers, seven RBI and a pair […]
Cincinnati Reds righthander Brooks Lawrence was poised to earn his 14th straight win without a loss 59 years ago this week. With one out in the ninth inning, the Reds led the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on July 21, 1956. Lawrence faced future National Baseball Hall of Fame legend Roberto Clemente. With one swing, Clemente would […]
The top performances in Major League Baseball this week were by Johnny Cueto of the Cincinnati Reds and Zack Greinke of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Cueto tossed a two-hit shutout at Washington as the Reds beat the Nationals 5-0 on July 6. He had 11 strikeouts and a walk as he threw 122 pitches. The […]
There should be a lot anticipation when a pair of National Baseball Hall of Fame members are the starting pitchers for both teams, but sometimes it just doesn’t meet the expectations. In the second game of a doubleheader on Sept. 4, 1916, two legends took the mound in what turned out to be the final […]
The top performances in Major League Baseball this week were by Chris Heston of the San Francisco Giants and Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds. Heston tossed the first no-hitter of the 2015 season as he blanked the New York Mets 5-0 at Citi Field on Tuesday, June 9. Heston struck out 11 and although […]
With the Cincinnati Reds hosting the Major League All-Star Game this summer on July 14, it will be the fifth time the history of the organization the best players will converge near the Ohio River. The mid-summer classic was in Cincinnati for the first time in 1938. Crosley Field was also the site for the […]
The date was June 2, 1925. One day after pinch-hitting against Washington, Lou Gehrig was inserted into the lineup at first base 90 years ago for the New York Yankees. By 1939, he had played a major league record 2,130 straight games that would stand until Cal Ripken, Jr. passed the mark in 1995. The […]