Game Time: 7:10 at GABP, 7:10 at the ATeam’s Parent’s House   Pitching Matchup: Bronson Arroyo (16-10, 3.97 ERA) VS Brett Myers (14-7, 2.89 ERA)   Reds Lineup   Phillips 4 Cairo 5 Votto 3 Gomes 7 Bruce 9 Stubbs 8 Hanigan 2 Janish 6 Arroyo 1   Astros Lineup CF Jason Bourgeois 2B Jeff Keppinger RF Hunter Pence 1B Carlos Lee 3B Chris Johnson LF Brian Bogusevic SS Tommy Manzella C Humberto Quintero P Brett Myers     Leading Of... [More]

The Cincinnati Reds Are Your 2010 National League Central Division Champions!!!!! Has it sunk in yet? It really happened! The Reds are division champs and are going to the playoffs. To be honest, I'm not completely sure how to feel right now. After all, while a lot of you guys lived throught he Big Red Machine years, and most all of you have vivid memories of the 1990 team, for some of us, being a Reds fan has basically been an exercise in futility. I was born nine years after the title in 19... [More]

Game Time: 7:10 at GABP, 6:10 in Ashland   Pitchers: Wandy Rodriguez (11-12, 3.67 ERA) VS Voltron, Defender of the Universe (4-3, 4.45 ERA)   Lineups: Houston (74-82 and I don't care enough to think about something to put here) TBA Cincinnati (87-69 and holy freaking crap this is really going to happen isn't it!?) Stubbs 8Cabrera 6Votto 3Rolen 5Gomes 7Phillips 4Bruce 9Hernandez 2Volquez 1   Leading Off: Right now, my feelings are simple: I'm so excited I want to puke, an... [More]

With the victory yesterday, the Reds clinched at least a tie for the Central Division. The Cards have 7 games left, three against the Pirates and 4 against the Rockies. The Reds have three games against Houston and three against Milwaukee. One Red win or one Cards loss and they can turn out the lights in St. Louis because the party will be in Cincinnati.   So if the Cards lose today, do the Reds let a lot of the bench play the rest of the week to give the regulars a rest or do you just gi... [More]

Game Time: 1:05 p.m. PDT, 4:05 EDT, No Time to Lose TV/Radio: WLW-AM 700 and XPRS 1090 & XEPE 1700 (over-the-air), MLB Audio (subscription) and XM Radio Ch. 189; FSO-HD, Cox Channel 4 San Diego, MLB.TV (subscription)   Lineups: Reds (86-69, and needing one win to match my pre-season guess) tba Homer Bailey, 1   Padres (87-67, and maybe their return to first place will make them lazy) tba Clayton Richard, 1   Saturday in the Park, People Talkin’ Fourth of Oc... [More]

Game Time: 1:10 p.m. PDT, 4:10 EDT, No Time Like the Present   TV/Radio: WLW-AM 700 and XPRS 1090 & XEPE 1700 (over-the-air), MLB Audio (subscription) and XM Radio Ch. 184; MLB Fox Game o’ the Week and MLB.TV (subscription)   Lineups:   Reds (86-68, and trying to stay Clutch to Clinch)   Stubbs 8 Cabrera 6 Votto 3 Rolen 5 Gomes 7 Bruce 9 Phillips 4 Hernandez 2 Travis Wood, 1   Padres (86-67, and trying to keep their heads above water in the ... [More]

Game Time: 7:05 p.m. PDT, 10:05 EDT, No Time Like the Present TV/Radio: WLW-AM 700 and XPRS 1090 & XEPE 1700 (over-the-air), MLB Audio (subscription) and XM Radio Ch. 189; FS Ohio HD, Channel 4 San Diego (704 in HD) and MLB.TV (subscription)   Lineups: Reds (86-67, and trying to stay Clutch to Clinch)   Phillips 4 Cabrera 6 Bruce 9 Rolen 5 Gomes 7 Hernandez 3 Stubbs 8 Hanigan 2 Arroyo RHP     Padres (85-67, and trying to keep their heads above water... [More]

Introduction:  Soon, if not already, we will all be totally engrossed in the playoffs. We will be talking rosters, pitching rotations, moves, non-moves, strategy, bad calls, missed opportunities, good luck, bad luck, and pretty much everything in between.   However, I thought we might all want to reflect a little on the great regular season we have enjoyed, for the first time in a decade. We are, almost at our leisure, waiting for the Central Division title to come back to Cincy. Whi... [More]

Game Time:     Happy Hour (8:10 p.m. ET) Location:  Home of Harry Doyle’s Alter Ego   Lineups:   Cincinnati (86-66 and wishing they could play the Brewers every day)   Phillips 4 Cabrera 6 Bruce 9 Rolen 5 Gomes 7 Alonso 3 Stubbs 8 Hernandez 2 Cueto 1 Milwaukee (69-81 and looking forward to the Reds leaving town)   TBA   Recap of Yesterday’s Game:  Voltron passed yesterday’s audition with flying co... [More]

Time:   8:10 p.m. ET, 7:10 Real Time   Location:  Laverne & Shirley’s Favorite Ballpark   Lineups:   Cincinnati (85-66) Phillips 4Cabrera 6Bruce 9Rolen 5Edmonds 3Gomes 7Hernandez 2Heisey 8Volquez 1   Milwaukee (69-80)   Weeks 4Hart 9Braun 7Fielder 3McGehee 5Dickerson 8Lucroy 2Counsell 6Bush 1   Recap of Yesterday’s Game:  The biggest shocker of the night came from Coco, who retired the Brewers in order for h... [More]