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The Reds Continue To Struggle To Find Their Identity and Consistency
by Chris Ball In a season like this one, there is a point in time where all of the platitudes and rationalizations ring hollow because they’ve been trotted out more times than an Uncle Remus’ catfish story. That point is drawing perilously close; losing 15 out of 18 games tends to make any explanations fall…
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Reds Take Fans To The Brink of Madness
by Chris Ball Loveland, Ohio – The Roller Coaster Season Is In Danger Of Coming Off The Rails How many different ways can one team lose a baseball game? Well, in losing 12 of their last 14 and 15 of their last 19 the Reds have certainly found many of them. And most have been…
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Joe Burrow is Back!
Bengals Fans Collectively Rejoice As Their Franchise Quarterback Returns. by Chris Ball The Cincinnati Bengals will only go as far as Joe Burrow will take them, it’s an immutable fact, the same as the sky being blue and water being wet. This was why the entire city was likely cheering at home to see their…
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TJ Friedl Returns to Action for the Louisville Bats
by Chris Ball The Reds Outfielder Is A Step Closer to Rejoining the Reds And Giving Them Much Needed Help in the Lineup It’s no secret that the Reds are not playing with a full deck. Their offense has been frustratingly inconsistent this year. They are 28th in batting average at .218, 26th in on…
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Elly De La Cruz Makes History For The Reds
Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Our Regular Columns, Region and Beyond, Sports, SportsOpolis, SpotlightElly De La Cruz with a young fan at this year’s Reds Fest by Chris Ball Loveland, Ohio – Baseball is America’s pastime, and its records stretch back more than a century. And so when such records are broken, it means just a little bit more as compared to any of the other major American…
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The Bengals Address Key Needs In the 2024 Draft
Amarius Mims photo via Cincinnati Bengals on FaceBook by Chris Ball Loveland, Ohio – The 2024 Bengals have a clear set of goals entering the upcoming season: keep Joe Burrow upright and keep him healthy. That starts at one key position group: the offensive line. That group has come under intense scrutiny ever since the…
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How Are the Reds’ Most Important Players Performing So Far?
Spencer Steer photo by Major League Photo Day by Chris Ball There Are Plenty of Interesting Players To Watch As the Reds’ Season Gets Going Loveland, Ohio – There was no question that this year, the Reds’ success would hinge upon the progress made by some of its youngest members. Although the average age of…
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Reds Fight Through Injuries and Setbacks to Take the First Two Series of the Year
Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Our Regular Columns, Region and Beyond, SportsOpolis, SpotlightFrankie Montas (Major League Photo Day) by Chris Ball The Reds Are on a Roll To Start The Season The Reds had deck stacked against them to begin this year. Injuries to several key players and the suspension of Noelvi Marte threatened to derail the 2024 campaign before it even got going. But so far,…
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Cincinnati Reds 2024 Opening Day Festivities – Thursday, March 28
by Chris Ball Cincinnati, Ohio – The 148th Opening Day in Cincinnati presented by GE Aerospace is Thursday, March 28 when the Reds take on the Washington Nationals at 4:10 p.m. at Great American Ball Park. Gates open to the public at 2:10 p.m., with pregame ceremonies starting at 3:30 p.m. 11 a.m. to 3:30…
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Injuries Ravage the Reds in Advance of Opening Day
Matt Mclain photo by Cincinnati Reds by Chris Ball Loveland, Ohio – Under David Bell the Reds have had plenty of slow starts. Last year they were 12-16 at the end of April and many fans were settling in for what many expected to be one of the worst seasons in decades. Thankfully we were…
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