Archive for the ‘Cincinnati Reds’ Category
Friday, August 17th, 2012
Perhaps most known for his public meltdowns, rock star lifestyle and revolving carousel of porn star girlfriends, Charlie Sheen unveiled his two newest hobbies to the people of Cincinnati earlier this month: philanthropy and politics.
A long time baseball fan, Sheen had spoken with the Reds announcers earlier this season when the Reds were playing the ...
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Thursday, May 26th, 2011
This was originally going to be a rant about how the Cubs' terrible pitching managed to get even more terrible on Wednesday night.
And then Wilson Valdez and the Phillies came to our collective rescue.
With the Phils and Reds locked in an epic 6 hour, 11-minute extra-inning battle (aka 15 minutes ...
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Monday, January 11th, 2010
One of the most intriguing storylines of this baseball offseason is where Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman would end up.
Would it be one of the usual suspects like the Yankees, Red Sox or Mets?
Or how about the Cincinnati Reds?
Against all known odds, the left-hander agreed to a five-year, $30 million deal ...
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
On Sunday, we learned that the San Diego Padres have officially given up on the Mark Prior Reclamation Project, putting a once incredibly promising career onto seemingly permanent ice.
On Monday, the Cincinnati Reds announced that promising young hurler Edinson Volquez underwent Tommy John surgery and will not be pitching for ...
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
There are certain bizarre things that seem like they can only happen to certain franchises.
Only the Mets could open Citi Field by allowing the decisive run to be scored on a balk. Likewise, only the Mets could lose two games in the first two games of the season due to ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Every once in awhile we need to dust off the 'ol D-Bag of the Week. As we dive into the latest entry, let's take a look back, shall we?I remember a time when Bronson Arroyo seemed like a pretty good pitcher -- mainly with the Red Sox. He used a ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Reds first baseman Joey Votto might be the most powerful Canadian ever. Then again, Steve Nash was once connected to Elizabeth Hurley. That's powerful stuff in my book.Anyway, yesterday the big fella from Toronto hit three home runs against three different Cubs pitchers. Watch for yourself. It was an impressive ...
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