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JAWS and the 2022 Hall of Fame Ballot: Scott Rolen

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Not much to get excited about Cincinnati Red-player wise for the Hall of Fame ballot this year. Scott Rolen is the closest we have. I didn’t like Rolen when he was with Philly and really didn’t like him when he was with St. Louis but grew to respect & like him when he came to Cincy. I hope Rolen gets in, if not this year then maybe a year or two down the road

How a $7K laptop got on a '90 baseball card

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Really neat read about mid-80s Reds Reliever, Rob Murphy.

Election Day Open Thread

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God, give me strength

Me, you idiots

Fox Sports pulls Thom Brennaman from NFL broadcasts

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AP reporter Joe Reedy has relayed that Fox Sports, who broadcasts multiple NFL games weekly during the season, has "pulled" Thom Brennaman from their upcoming fall schedule. No word yet on how long that will be, or whether it's suspension or termination.

New Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson literally wrote the book on pitching

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Earlier Wednesday, news broke that new Reds manager David Bell had made his first coaching hire, pilfering Brewers pitching coach Derek Johnson for the same position on the Reds coaching staff.

Little did we know (or maybe it was just me and this is supposed to be common knowledge), Derek Johnson literally wrote the book on pitching. It's called The Complete Guide to Pitching, and you can and should buy it on Amazon (at least if the reviews are actually worth a damn).

We were looking for a pitching witch, I'll settle for the guy who wrote the* book on it.

* a book, he wrote A book on it

Party with the Reds

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From the Sloppy Boys (LA-based comedy-party rock generica). Baseball is for having fun.

This just in: it's pretty miserable being a Cincinnati Reds fan

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You don't need lists, or rankings, or experts, or concrete analysis to emphasize that being a fan of the Cincinnati Reds has, for the longest time, been a pretty gut-wrenching experience. With no playoff wins in 23 years, no World Series since 1990, and no free agent splashes in the history of ever, it's been pretty hard to stick with the never-ending turnover on the roster while also losing games by the dozens. There's still hope, of course - we wouldn't have made it this far into fandom if there wasn't - but the light at the end of the rebuild tunnel just keeps being seemingly unreachable. All those points are wrapped into this ESPN piece on the most miserable fanbases in all sports, of which we, Cincinnati Reds fans, are featured prominently. Enjoy Arby's.

Fans Scouting Report 2018

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Now hosted at Fangraphs. I hope you guys pitch in like you always have, and evaluate your team: Registration required, but free.

Billy Hamilton robs Francisco Cervelli with absurd diving catch

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That Billy Hamilton has never won a Gold Glove in his career is comical to a fault, especially when you start to pull video of the absurd plays he's made throughout his career. Billy added another one to his personal highlight reel on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, making a diving catch on the warning track that Statcast gave only a 2% catch probability, as MLB.com's Mark Sheldon relayed. Click that there link up above and see the video for yourself, and you won't be disappointed.

Ryan Freel's father is asking for some help

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So this is pretty sweet: the father of late former Red Ryan Freel is asking fans to donate baseball cards of him, so that he can make something of a tribute to give to Freel's daughters. I'm not a card collector, but I'm sure there are a lot of you out there that are. If you can help, please considering donating a card or two to the address in the link.