2009 Frick Finalists Named & Votto is Rookie of the Month

Once again Joe Nuxhall is back on the ballot.  Hopefully this is the year. The winner will be announced on December 9. I can't think of a better way to kick of RedsFest.

This is from Reds.Com:

CINCINNATI -- The late Joe Nuxhall's iconic personality with Reds fans continues to endure.

There was more evidence of that fact on Monday when Nuxhall was again listed among the National Baseball Hall of Fame's 10-person group of finalists for the annual Ford C. Frick Award by virtue of popular voting.

A record total of 145,138 votes were cast during September's balloting on baseballhall.org. Nuxhall led the way by receiving 19,547 votes and will be joined on the final ballot by Jacques Doucet, who broadcast Expos games in French for 34 years. Doucet finished with 10,282 votes. Blue Jays broadcasting great Tom Cheek was third with 8,992 votes.

Fans were permitted to cast votes for as many as three broadcasters once daily. During balloting, rallies were held to support Nuxhall's candidacy in his hometown of Fairfield, Ohio.

The other seven Frick finalists -- Billy Berroa, Ken Coleman, Dizzy Dean, Lanny Frattare, Tony Kubek, Graham McNamee and Dave Van Horne -- were named by a Hall of Fame research committee.

The winner of the 2009 Ford Frick Award will be announced on Dec. 9 during the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas. Voting will be performed by a 20-member electorate comprised of the 15 living Frick Award winners, including 2000 honoree and Nuxhall partner Marty Brennaman, and five historians or columnists.

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Joey Votto was named Rookie of the Month for September. The kid had an awesome final month to cap off a pretty solid rookie year. More about that one here

Also, The Reds changed their home address back in June and I didn't know that.

Great American Ball Park is still in the same spot, of course, but the Reds no longer do business at 100 Main Street.

The club and ballpark reside at 100 Joe Nuxhall Way. read the rest of that one here