Unique perspective of the Cincinnati Reds from the UK
Surely there cannot be a more obvious choice in the whole of baseball. Joseph Daniel Votto is not only the best first baseman the Reds have had this decade, he’s arguably been the best hitter in the whole game over the last 10 years not named Mike Trout. Let’s take a look … Home runs: …
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I was quite surprised to see that, over the last 10 years, the Reds are an average team behind the plate, ranking 16th out of 30 teams both offensively and defensively. To be honest, I didn’t think we were that good. Going deep 48 times, Devin Mesoraco hit the most homers but he also had …
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So the 2019 season is at an end. The Reds finished 75-87, although our Pythagorean record suggested the 701 runs scored and 711 runs conceded should have equated to a 80-82 win-loss record. It was still sub-.500 whatever way you cut it. Here is the season in eight stats: Home record: 41 – 40 Away …
The good news about the three-game series vs. the Mets was that two of the games were at UK-friendly times. Saturday’s match, which Cincinnati won 3-2, with Raisel Iglesias securing his 34th save of the season, was easily the best. On Friday, Luis Castillo tossed a gem, only allowing three hits. Two of which the …
Winning the series over the Cubs was very impressive. Especially as Chicago is pushing for the postseason, and really, the Reds have little to play for. Scoring a total of just nine runs over the course of the three-game series was less impressive. However, eight different players crossed home plate. I can’t decide if this …
2-1 series vs. Diamondbacks Reds hadn’t won a series since the end of August. And that was against the Marlins (no offence), and no offense was the trouble in this series. On Saturday, Reds became the first team in the modern era (that’s around 100 years) to have lost while only allowing one base runner. …
Who knew that the Reds hadn’t won a game in Seattle since 2007? I didn’t. I’m indebted to the Twitter account @HeyGingersaurus who advised that the Reds went 1-2 in 2007 and 0-3 in 2010. The 2013 and 2016 series were played in Cincinnati. Despite this, the Reds salvaged one game of the series, with …
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Third baseman Eugenio Suarez hit three home runs during the weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks to move level with Christian Yelich and Cody Bellinger on 44 home runs. The trio is just a single home run behind joint leaders Mike Trout and Pete Alonso. Suarez’s continued domination of opposing pitchers was one of the …
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It was dark. I was running with a headtorch across the fields with only the moon and Marty Brennaman’s exquisite commentary for company. J.T Realmuto had tied the game, forcing it into extra-innings. We were already 2-1 down in the series, and I cannot begin to think of how many one-run games the Reds have …
Continue reading “Walk-off win makes everything seem better”
Four games in two days, and it wasn’t pretty to watch. The Cardinals showed a level of tenacity that is missing from Cincinnati at the moment. Now that the dust has settled, I can look at it with more discerningly. We won one, lost one and blew two ninth inning leads. That’s a whisper away …
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