GAME TIME: 4:05 PM ET LOCATION: Citizens Bank Park Radio: CIN: WLW 700 PHI: 1210 WPHT, 94 WIP TV: FOX  only (another of those annoying blackouts for me) Lineups: Cincinnati: (25-17)   #   Player Pos RunsV HrV RBIV SBV AvgV OBPV 1 Shin-Soo Choo(L) CF 0.65 -0.04 -0.18 0.61 0.49 0.94 2 Zack Cozart(R) SS -0.56 -0.35 -0.56 -0.51 -0.97 -1.92 3 Joey Votto(L) 1B 1.55 0.82 1.82 -0.57 2.44 3.10 4 Brandon Phillips(R) ... [More]

GAME TIME:  7:05 PM ET Location: Citizens Bank Park Radio: CIN: WLW 700 PHI: 1210 WPHT, 94 WIP, WTTM 1680 TV: CIN: FS-O PHI: PHL 17 Pitching Matchup: Tony Cingrani, LHP (2-0, 2.89 ERA) vs. Cliff Lee, LHP (4-2, 2.86 ERA) Lineups: Cincinnati (25-16, and sneaking up on first place)   # Player Pos RunsV HrV RBIV SBV AvgV OBPV 1 Shin-Soo Choo(L) CF -0.37 -0.35 -0.96 0.29 -0.98 -1.39 2 Zack Cozart(R) SS -0.92 -0.35 -1.01 -0.54 -1.39 -2... [More]

Location:  The great abyss known as "away", aka Nationals Park today Time: 1:35 PM ET Radio: CIN: WLW 700 WSH: 106.7 The Fan, WFED 1500 TV: CIN: FS-O WSH: MASN HD   Pitchers: Tony Cingrani, LHP (1-0, 2.25 ERA )  vs. Ross Detwiler, LHP (1-1, 1.38 ERA)   Lineups Cincinnati (13-12 and wondering what is wrong with the water outside Cincinnati) #   Player Pos RunsV HrV RBIV SBV AvgV OBPV 1 Shin-Soo Cho... [More]

TIME: 1:05 PM EDT at Nationals Park, D.C., 10:05 AM PDT, TV: FOX game of the week, MLB national live blackout   RADIO: WLW 700 in Cincinnati, 106.7 The Fan in D.C. Mike Leake (1-0, 3,81 ERA) vs. Dan Haren (1-3, 7.36 ERA) Lineups Cincinnati (13-10, and wondering when they will hit again) # Player Pos RunsV HrV RBIV SBV AvgV OBPV 1 Shin-Soo Choo CF 0.63 0.09 -0.13 0.51 0.63 0.33 2 Zack Cozart SS -0.68 -0.26 -0.59 -0.53 -1.17 -2.52 ... [More]

Time: 1:10 p.m. ET Location: GABP Radio/TV: WLW 700; FS-O Starting Pitchers: Alex Sanabia, RHP  2-1, 4.24 ERA vs.  Homer Bailey, RHP  1-1, 3.32 ERA   Lineups: Reds (10-8 and counting on Homer to keep  up the great pitching) #   Player Pos RunsV HrV RBIV SBV AvgV OBPV 1 Shin-Soo Choo CF 0.94 0.43 0.03 0.59 0.95 1.26 2 Xavier Paul LF 0.03 -0.89 -0.62 0.86 0.27 -0.67 3 Joey Votto 1B 1.90... [More]

metime: 7:10 PM ET Radio: MIA: WAXY 790AM/104.3FM, WAQI 710 CIN: WLW 700 TV: MIA: FS-F CIN: FS-O Location: Great American Ball Park Starting pitchers: Kevin Slowey, RHP 0-2. 2.04 ERA  vs Mat Latos, RHP 0-0, 3.26 ERA   Lineups Marlins (3-13 and taking over the NL cellar from the departed Astros)     Player Pos RunsV HrV RBIV SBV AvgV OBPV 1 Juan Pierre LF 0.16 -1.38 -1.58 2.31 0.66 -0.26 2 Placido Polanco 3B -0.77 -1.0... [More]

Time:  7:10 ET, 4:10 my time Location:  Great American Ball Park Radio: MIA: WAXY 790AM/104.3FM, WAQI 710 CIN: WLW 700 TV: MIA: FS-F, MLBN, MLBN CIN: FS-O, MLBN, MLBN   Lineups:   # Player Pos RunsV HrV RBIV SBV AvgV OBPV 1 Chris Coghlan LF -0.63 -0.56 -0.93 0.15 -0.96 -0.21 2 Chris Valaika SS -0.78 -0.35 -0.88 -0.54 -1.00 -1.00 3 Giancarlo Stanton RF 1.98 4.81 3.00 -0.28 0.43 2.24 4 Placido Polanco 3B ... [More]

As we begin our fourth year here as RedsOctober, we have continuing opportunities for all to put their own special spin on the Reds season by contributing starters for various games/series. To start with, I will be posting about a month's worth of games ahead for signup, but you are always welcome to look to the schedule further out and claim some later games for yourself (I personally am claiming game 7 of the Reds World Series championship season right now).   The variety of outlooks (f... [More]

I thought the last thread was getting a bit unwieldy, hence a new thread.  These Christmas pictures of Mat and Cat Latos caught my eye, so provided the content for this starter     Happy New Year everyone!

I see that the previous thread is approaching 400 posts (glad to see the return to life following the lull after the WS), so I thought I would make it easier for those on mobile devices to follow along.  Nothing exciting to report (yet), but thought I would include this pic of Joey the  Beard at Redsfest 2012 today.      Carry on, all.