Titanic Struggle Recap
redlegnation.com 6/2/2009 — Time for a recap of tonight’s titanic struggle…. FINAL Cincinnati 5 St. Louis 3 WP: Lincoln (1-0) LP: Wellemeyer (5-5) S: Cordero (14) BOX SCORE POSITIVES –Smilin’ side of the scoreboard! Is this the same team we ...

Reds at 50 (well, 48)
baseballreflections.com 6/4/2009 — The Reds sit at 26-22 on the last day of May, just 2.5 games out of first place. This should be a familiar record for the Reds this season. With their brand of strong starting pitching, team speed, and improved defense, this team will be between three and seven games over .500 for most of ...

Cincinnati's New Nasty Boys?
sportsindepth.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — The Reds have not been known for great pitching in recent years. They have been near the bottom of league in pitching for most of the past decade. This year, their team ERA is 9th in the Majors, and their Bullpen ERA is 3rd best in the league. Last year, their bullpen was ranked 8th, but in ...

Blogger Smackdown: Joel Luckhaupt Of Red Reporter
amazinavenue.com 7/10/2009 — More photos » by Paul Beaty - AP In this photo taken from the future and sent back through time we see Joey Votto clobbering Mets pitching at Citi Field this ...

My Trading Block
redlegnation.com 6/16/2009 — Okay…I’m going to be the first to say it, I think…at least, I haven’t seen anyone else write it, or I haven’t heard anyone say it… I think we need to deal Aaron Harang for a big bat. Folks…we don’t ...

Even With Swine Flu, Reds Top Brew Crew
reds.gearupforsports.com 5/8/2009 — Bruce crushes a solo shot in the bottom of the first, his 8th homerun of the season, to help the Reds to a 6-5 win. Not even the swine flu could stop the Reds as they held on for a 6-5 victory over the Brew Crew last night. With Votto and Phillips scratched from the lineup due to flu-like ...

View From the Other Side: Cincinnati Reds
bluebirdbanter.com 6/23/2009 — I sent some questions off to Slyde from the Red Reporter SB Nation's Cincinnati Reds blog, so we could learn a little about the Reds before their three game set in Toronto starting Tuesday night.  He was nice enough to send me answers back back ...

Things I like: Volume 1
reds.gearupforsports.com 6/29/2009 — Phillips goes 3-5 with 3 RBI's to celebrate his 28th birthday. The Reds take two of three from the Indians with a 8-1 win. It was nice to see the Reds put back-to-back wins together, the first time they’ve done so since June 16-17 against the Braves. However, June has ...

Reds Fail to Hit, Fall to Cubs
shawns.blogspot.com 6/6/2009 — The Reds got four hits Friday after getting only three hits Thursday, and another feeble offensive show wasted a strong performance by Micah Owings and led to a loss. The Reds fell to the Cubs by a 2-1 score. Cub Carlos Zambrano got his 100th major ...

Thinking about Dusty Baker
redlegnation.com 7/4/2009 — Some things I was just wondering about… Dusty Baker is continuing to lead off Willy Taveras and building the lineups he does — is that the single worst thing any recent Reds manager has done to hurt the team’s chances of winning? ...

Baker gives Hernandez a breather — Major League Baseball News
Normally the Reds' regular catcher by trade, Ramon Hernandez has made 23 starts this season at first base, including 15 of the past 17 games while Joey Votto has been on the disabled list.

Braves add to struggles in rare way — Major League Baseball News
From an offensive perspective, very little has made sense for the Braves this year. Wednesday night's 4-3 loss to the Reds marked the first time since July 18, 2005, that none of the Braves were retired via a strikeout.

Micah Owings: Pitches, Powers Reds Past Braves — Bleacher Report - MLB
CINCINNATI—Wednesday night saw the Reds' paltry offense manage only four hits against Atlanta starter, Javier Vazquez. What do you do when your offense isn't producing? If you are Reds' starting pitcher, Micah Owings, you take matters into ...

Owings helps own cause in Reds win — Major League Baseball News
Micah Owings pitched six quality innings and gave himself a victory with a fifth-inning home run that helped lead the Reds to a 4-3 win over the Braves on Wednesday.

After rain, Hanson shines for Braves — Major League Baseball News
Challenged by early control problems he experienced at Great American Ball Park on Thursday, Hanson righted himself in impressive fashion and helped lead the Braves to a 7-0 win over the Reds.