Pujols: Taking His Talents to Anaheim

Hey look Cardinal fans, it could be worse; at least you didn’t get it as bad as Cleveland did, right? Deadspin published this little nugget last night that I think might be of some interest (for the purpose of gloating, if nothing else) to Reds fans. It begins by quoting Prince Albert in this 2009 interview: "Do I want to be in St. Louis forever? Of course," Pujols said. "Because that city has opened the door to me and my family like no other city is ever going to do. I don't want to [go to] Read more [...]

Updated: Last day for #HatsOffCIN

UPDATE #2: We won!! UPDATE: It's not clear if it's official yet, but we *appear* to have finished ahead of San Fransisco by several thousand. I haven't been able to track down any word from official sources (at least not on Google or Twitter), so I have no idea if it's official, but it has to at least be a good sign, right? Just a quick reminder for all the twitter folk out there (hold on though, non-Twitter people; I'll tuck something in at the end for you); this is the last day of the Hats Read more [...]

Hooray Baseball

image from hardballtalk.nbcsports.comThe Reds pulled out an Opening Day win in the epic fashion that basically defined last season. I didn't get to watch it, but we listened at work, and you could just tell that the atmosphere was electric down there. NBC's HardballTalk did a great summation if you have somehow missed the story up until now. The thing that stood out to me the most about this game was that, just like last year, this team gives you everything that they have until the final out. Read more [...]

Tom Browning Arrested? It is a sad, sad day in Redsville……

From Stock PhotosThis one actually hurts a little.According to the Enquirer, former Reds pitcher Tom Browning has been jailed for....Non-payment of child support?? Christ. I mean this really is just the top of disappointing. One of my most vivid childhood memories is Dad turning on the last few innings of the perfect game he threw in '88. Mike and I had a poster commemorating the perfect game hanging in our room for years. Fast-forward to present day, and it would appear that the player whose achievements Read more [...]