This team isn't dead, nor dying
The second 18 game stretch produced another ten wins. So why is there so much negativity surrounding the club?
Stat-Colored Glasses
Joey Votto and the all-time Reds
How good is Joey Votto? How far can he go? Where does he rank all-time?
Brandon Phillips keeps on rollin'
Brandon Phillips and the franchise's best second basemen
Jay Bruce moves on up
Jay Bruce is now an official member of the Red Reporter Top 100! How high up? Come see...
Bronson Arroyo and the all-time Reds
Mr. Durable bounces back; where does he rate in the Reds pantheon?
Johnny Cueto, the Top 100, and you
Another great season by Cincy's ace. What does it mean with respect to the list of all-time greats, and why isn't he better appreciated?
Ryan Hanigan and the all-time Reds list
Ryan Hanigan, Johnny Bench, and the Reds pantheon...
The all-time Reds: Drew Stubbs
How far did Stubbs rise in the ranks of the Reds pantheon this year? Or did he drop...?
Updating the Top 100: Scott Rolen
Where does Scott Rolen rank in the Redleg pantheon?
Game One: Pitching Preview
I think we can all agree that the 2-3 format being used in the Division Series this year is stupid. I mean, it's really really stupid and Bud Selig is just the worst. But no matter how much we...
NLDS Stathead Preview: Reds at Giants
The Giants and Reds look evenly matched, but the Reds are better in the bullpen and in their defense. Will it be enough to topple the Giants' pitching staff?
The Tao of Dusty
Looking at the final 18 games of the Reds' 2012 season, with a poorly trained Eastern philosophical bent.
Reds 'Rithmatic - It all adds up to playoffs
This week's Reds number run down courtesy of Red 'Rithmatic
Nearing the End (18 Game Capsule #8)
Do you know the exact moment you became a Reds fan? I do. It was April 14, 1947, nearly 30 years before I was born. A teenage boy, with a group of friends, camped out overnight at Crosley Field for...
Red 'Rithmetic - Avoiding the cliff
Toward the end of the baseball season, players should avoid wandering too close to the edge of the precipice while looking at their numbers. When you fall over the edge, you are swallowed up by wall-to-wall NFL coverage.
The Reds vs. the good, the bad and the mediocre
Is this art?
The Reds vs. rookie starters
Do the Reds struggle against rookie starters?
Red 'Rithmetic - Doubles & Walks
1.23 BB/KSince the start of the 2009 season (Hanigan's first full season) Ryan Hanigan has 143 walks compared to only 87 strikeouts. That is good for a 1.23 BB/K ratio during that span, ranking...
Innings paces for the Reds' pitching staff, with 30 games to go
Here's a data dump in honor of "Thirsty (for data) Thursday": Pitcher Age Current IP Pace 2011 3 yr avg 3 yr high Johnny Cueto 26 181.2 222.0 156.0 169.2 185.2 Mat Latos 26 168.2 206.0 194.1 167.1 1...
Comparable players that you probably didn't expect would be comparable
So I was tooling around Baseball-Reference this morning. It's such a neat place. They are stacked to the rafters over there with really neat information. I think it's neat. Anyway, check out...
Red Reporter Gives Back: Don't Be An Idiot (18 Game Capsule #7)
No one's ever gone broke underestimating the American public, but I'll posit a guess that all who are reading this are aware of the amazing and remarkable fact that the Reds hold a 44 - 5 record...
We Get a Kick Out of You, Todd Frazier
To watch Todd Frazier play is to watch a throwback. Frazier, a supplemental 1st round draft pick out of Rutgers in the 2007 amateur draft, was a highly regarded shortstop with a pedigree of...
Red 'Rithmetic - The Red Reporter Bump
3 games: .462/.462/1.154, 3 doubles, 2 HR, 5 RBIHere you see the production from Jay Bruce since sitting down to chat with us. Clearly this is no coincidence. Hopefully Bruce is in the early stages...
If you remember Candlebox, then this post's for you (18 Game Capsule #6)
There were, according to the people who count such things, 153,747 babies born in the state of Ohio in 1995. Assuming uniform seasonality of births, a made-up-on-the-spot 25% chance of the kid...
Series Preview: Reds at Brewers
The Reds face off with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brew Crew aren't terrible...they're just not that good.
Series Preview: Pirates at Reds
In a big weekend series, the Reds welcome the Pirates to town in a battle for first in the NL Central. Which team is better? With both Votto and Phillips hurt, it is something of a toss-up.
