It has been awhile since the Cincinnati Reds have been involved in a game which has involved extra innings, of which they have had mixed results. They would be a participant in yet another one of these affairs on Friday night when they hosted the Atlanta Braves at Great American Ball Park, pitting Johnny Cueto against [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Phillips Helps Reds Offensive Explosion Continue, Slams Brewers 10-2
Perhaps Miller Park and/or the Milwaukee Brewers pitching staff is the cure for what has been ailing the Cinicnnati Reds – until recently. While Miller Park is a batters paradise of sorts, the Reds had been in an offensive funk of sorts until they came to Milwaukee, displaying their offensive might on Tuesday. the Reds [...]
Reds Flex Offensive Muscles, Blast Brewers 12-4
Folks, this is the Cincinnati Reds team that I am accustomed to. Tuesday night found the Reds at Miller Park taking on the Milwaukee Brewers, a daunting challenge keeping in mind what type of team Milwaukee has. Early on, it didn’t look good for the Reds as Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo was mowing them down and even [...]
Explaining the Bats’ Recent Surge
Over the long course of a professional baseball season, common logic and fundamental odds and statistics dictate that teams are destined to go on hot and cold streaks. It doesn’t matter if you’re the 1927 Yankees, the famously-dubbed “Murderer’s Row” — you’re going to reel off a few consecutive losses. Same applies to the 2003 [...]
Miller Time In Milwaukee, Brewers Rally Past Reds 3-2
The type of game that Bronson Arroyo had out on the mound on Monday night would depend on your point of view. While his numbers were not that bad overall, the long-ball would turn out to haunt him at Miller Park. Arroyo gave up a pair of home runs – including a game-winning homer to [...]
Reds, We Have A Problem! Shut Down By Astros 4-0
The Cincinnati Reds, during their game on Sunday afeternoon against the Houston Astros, managaed to confirm the theory that even an offensive juggernaut can have a bad day, at times. How bad, you’re wondering? So much so that they were never really in the game at Minute Maid Park as Wandy Rodriguez pitched seven shutout [...]
Cueto, Reds Shut Out Astros 7-0
If I had a sore throat and was on antibiotics, probably the last thing that I would want to do is go out on the pitchers mound and throw a few innings. But I suppose that is the difference between me and Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Johnny Cueto. During Saturday’s game between the reds and [...]
Saturday Game Preview – Reds @ Astros
When: Saturday, July 24, 7:05 PM (ET) Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX Who: Roy Oswalt (6-11, 3.12 ERA) vs. Johnny Cueto (9-2, 3.39 ERA) Game 2 of this 3-game series between the Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park has the makings of a pitchers duel, although you wouldn’t know it by [...]


July 31st, 2010
Stephen Rhodes
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