More art than history, but there's a little history! I'm drawing every Reds Hall of Famer, starting with the first inductees of 1958 and working my way up to the present. Posted so far: Paul Derringer, Ernie Lombardi, Johnny Vander Meer, Bucky Walters, and Frank McCormick. Drawn but not posted yet: Eppa Rixey, Ival Goodman, and Ewell Blackwell. Coming up soon(ish), and I can't WAIT: Edd Roush, Ted Kluszewski, and the awesomely named Bubbles Hargrave and Noodles Hahn. I'm really bummed by the lack of handle bar mustaches so far. I did some Wikipedia research, and it appears the Reds didn't induct a mustachioed man until 2004. I blame Marge Schott. Anyway, enjoy!

In one respect, it might. Click the SBNation Minor League Ball link above to see preliminary data from a study that looks at how minor league starters' walk and strikeout rates change in going from Low A to High A to AA and how the leagues they pass through influence those changes.

Our very own Justin brought this to my attention.

The key is respect Moisture bites like a dragon Japanese Pete Rose

Newly-minted Hall of Famer Barry Larkin has been hired to manage the Brazilian team in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Given the short and relatively scant history of baseball in Brazil, I'm pretty confident in saying that their best hope is having him bat lead-off and play SS.