July 29th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Anyone who thinks that the New York Mets are roadkill despite their trade of Carlos Beltran to the San Francisco Giants and their current standing in the National League East may want to rethink their position(s). The Cincinnati Reds are proof positive that a team that is on the ropes does indeed have a fighting chance. Four [...]
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Reds Rally In Ninth Falls Short, Drops 10-9 Decision To Mets
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Bailey Has Second Straight Strong Outing, Reds Pound Astros 7-3
Interestingly enough, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Homer Bailey’s season debut was against the Houston Astros. Intersting in the fact that he hails from the state of Texas. Of course, Bailey’s season debut against these Astros at Great American Ball Park last Thursday was a success, having defeated the Astros 10-4 as he went six innings and gave [...]
Renteria Pinch-Hit Single Helps Reds Rally Past Marlins 4-3 In 10
Saturday night was an exciting night at Great American Ball Park in terms of what the Cincinnati Reds did in their game against the Florida Marlins. By all rights, this was a game that they should have lost as Aroldis Chapman finally proved to the crowd that he was human, as he gave up a [...]
Molina 3-Run Blast Helps Cardinals Shut Out Reds 3-0
You just knew that it would be a matter of time before the Cincinnati Reds’ offense would finally exhaust itself. Going into Sunday’s contest against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Reds had scored 114 runs in 22 games (just a hair over 5 runs per game), leading the National League over ironically enough, the Cardinals. [...]
Cairo 2-RBI Single Helps Reds Rally, Beat Cardinals 5-3
Usually when the Cincinnati Reds rally and steal a win, it is usually one of their big bats (Joey Votto, Scott Rolen, Brandon Phillips, etc.) that save the day for them. But it is that rare occasion that a bench player comes off the bench and becomes the hero with his bat. Saturday found that [...]
Rain, Cardinals Double Up Reds 4-2
Not often, but during certain times of the year, all 30 teams in Major League Baseball face not just one but also a second opponent: inclement weather. A case where more often than not Mother Nature defeats the home team and on occasion the visiting team. The Midwest on Friday certainly had its share of [...]
Leake Impresses, Reds Bounce Diamondbacks 7-4
I think we’ve already heard about the arrest of Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Mike Leake for shoplifting. In case you haven’t, click here for the details. While the court case and its disposition takes place, Leake had a game to pitch on Thursday night as the Reds hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks. As opposed to some [...]
McCutchen Thorn In Reds’ Side, Pirates Win 7-6
Usually when the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds get together for a game and series at Great American Ball Park, usually the the team from the Queen City prevails more often than not. Both teams got together at GABP Sunday afternoon for Game 3 of their four-game series in which Edinson Volquez went up against [...]
