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• Reds win streak is over after a blowout loss in Cleveland
Nick Lodolo gave up six runs in 3.1 innings as the Cleveland Guardians pummeled the Cincinnati Reds 11-2 on Wednesday afternoon. The post Reds win streak is over after a blowout loss in Cleveland appeared first on Redleg Nation....2025
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 11

Katie Stratman-Imagn Images Brewers on the rise as they move back into our No. 2 spot; Cardinals drop to third Welcome to the 11th week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Without further ad...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 58

Photo by George Gaza/MLB Photos via Getty Images Cubs pitching locks down the Reds in a 2-0 win. The Cubs also lost Shōta Imanaga during that stretch of games. The Cubs have answered just about every challenge. I fully expect them to play a competitive game today. I wish I’d gone just a little harder with this projection. Really, I don’t need any back pats. But I did want to start out wit...2025
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• Cubs 2, Reds 0: A good old-fashioned pitchers’ duel

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images And Ben Brown was magnificent. So maybe this idea of having an opener for Ben Brown’s turn in the rotation is... pretty good? Drew Pomeranz threw a 1-2-3 first inning on only nine pitches and then Brown shut the door on the Reds. He threw six one-hit innings, striking out nine and issuing only one walk, by far his best outing of 2025. The Cubs then got ...2025
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• Opener No-Hitter
Drew Pomeranz opened on the mound for the Cubs and retired the three Reds batters he faced. Ben Brown came on as the starter in relief and just finished four no-hit innings, walking one and striking out six and a combined no-hitter develops. There is no score in the game as Nick Lodolo of the […]...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Saturday 5/31, 1:20 CT

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs look to even up their weekend series. Saturday notes... ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Yesterday’s game was just the sixth this season in which the Cubs have neither hit a home run nor stolen a base. They have lost all six. The last of the previous five had been exactly a month earlier, on April 30, in a 4-3 loss at Pittsburgh. When the Cubs have hit at l...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 57

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs drop the series opener 6-2 to the Reds. Before Friday, the Cubs had won every series opener that they had played at Wrigley Field. On the last homestand, they finally broke the streak of losing every Sunday. Do you know what those things are? Totally arbitrary outcomes. There is no reason to believe either thing will continue. Consi...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Sunday 5/25, 12:40 CT

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The Cubs again go for the series win. Today’s roster move: Here Sunday notes... MILESTONE REACHED: Today’s game will be the Cubs’ 4,000th since the start of 2000. They have won exactly two more games than they have lost, 2,000 to 1,998, with one tie. In 1901-99, they won 182 more games, 7,738 to 7,556, with 100 ties, for a winning percentage of .506. (Co...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 52

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The Cubs stumble early again and come up short on a comeback in a 6-4 loss. It’s been years since I was anywhere close to a “watch 162 games closely” person. There definitely was a point in life where if at all possible I was either watching or listening. A combination of parenting and adulting along with a dose of really bad Cubs baseball pushed me to so...2025
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• Reds 6, Cubs 4: A late-inning rally comes up short

Katie Stratman-Imagn Images The Cubs fell too far behind early and couldn’t come back despite Justin Turner’s first Cubs homer. And Miguel Amaya might have an injured list stint in his future. The Cubs trailed 6-2 in the seventh inning Saturday and, well... you had to have the fleeting thought, at least, that they’d pull another miracle late-inning comeback, as they did from the same score...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #1: Cincinnati Reds

Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images At least you’re not a Reds fan! *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. Trash talk has been an integral part of baseball since its inception. All the way back in 1912, Ty Cobb ran into the crowd during a game to beat up a fan who was yelling some ... less than savory things at him. To be very clear, I don’t condon...2025
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• Resurgent Torkelson and Mize Lead the Tigers - May 9, 2025
Spencer Torkelson (1B-DET) was productive in Thursday's doubleheader with the Rockies as he went 5-9 with 2 doubles, 2 runs scored, and 4 RBI on the day. The 25 year-old continues to be a fantasy contributor as he's now batting .254 with 10 dingers, 32 RBI, and 28 runs scored through 163 PA on the year. He's trimmed his strikeout rate to a more acceptable 24.5% while drawing walks at a career-high...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Who’s the (second) favorite in the NL Central?

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks which team is the Cubs’ biggest obstacle to winning the division. It’s Tuesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad to see you this evening. Come on in and join us. Your name is on the guest list. The dress co...2025
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• Series Preview: Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images The Washington Nationals (14-18) are trying to comeback from a series loss and will take on the Cincinnati Reds (17-15) for a three-game series. After losing three straight, Washington salvaged what they could against a star-studded Philadelphia squad, winning 4-2 on Thursday. However, things aren’t going to get easier, playing a Cincinnati Reds team that has wo...2025
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• Hot Starts-April 27, 2025
Kris Bubic-Royals-SP Kris Bubic went 5 IP and gave up 4 ER on 5 H, 3 BB, and 4 K's against the Astros. Bubic has a 2.25 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and 3.29 SIERA through 36 IP. He is building off a breakout 2024 season (2.67 ERA and 1.02 WHIP in 30.1 IP). The difference is that he has transitioned from the bullpen to the rotation. Bubic has shown the ability to miss bats (26% Ka nd 15% SwStr) with good con...2025
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 5

Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images Cubs have another hot week, the rest of the division ... not so much Welcome to the fifth week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Without further ado, let’s rank s...2025
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"So give some credit to Nick Lodolo, who threw six shutout innings, allowing five Cubs hits."

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"Starters Garrett Crochet and Nick Lodolo each whiffed 10, something not previously done in MLB this season, then the two bullpens notched another five apiece, setting a season high for total K’s in a game as well."

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"Reds starter Nick Lodolo has been out of action since May 6 due to a left leg issue."

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"The Cubs couldn’t do anything else with Nick Lodolo, who allowed just two further baserunners before departing after the fifth inning."

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"Reds top prospects 2021: Nick Lodolo, first pitcher taken in 2019 draft, tops Cincinnati's list"

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"Pirates left-hander Nick Lodolo, their second pick in last month's Draft, remains unsigned as Friday's 5 p."

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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 21, 2025

Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images Royals fans’ sleep schedules rejoice at the end of another West Coast road trip. David Lesky talks about just how great the San Francisco Giants’ starter Robbie Ray was against the Kansas City Royals on Monday. Last night was another intense and competitive game for the Royals in one of the best pitchers’ duels we’ve seen this season. Coming in, it looked like i...2025
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• Starter Spotlight: Nick At Night

5-19-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X With both teams surging in drastically different directions, the Pirates welcome the Reds and former Pirate draft pick in lefty Nick Lodolo, who will be making his tenth start on the year as he comes into today with a 3.42 ERA through his first 52.2 innings pitched. LodoloContinue reading "Starter Spotlight: Nick At Night"...2025
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• Game Thread: White Sox at Reds

It’s time for a ride on the Davis Martin rollercoaster. | Matt Marton-Imagn Images Chicago showing signs of life after a tough April Alright, Sox fans – May has offered a change of pace for our South Siders! After a tough April, the squad (13-29) has already surpassed last month’s win total and snagged two series victories. While we’re still navigating the bottom of the AL standings, it’...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #1: Cincinnati Reds
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• Resurgent Torkelson and Mize Lead the Tigers - May 9, 2025
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• Can Atlanta roll over the Reds?

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Cincinnati is bringing a formidable rotation to Atlanta, and the Braves will have no choice but to try to figure them out over the next four days. The current homestand for the Atlanta Braves rolls on, as they’re going straight from a three-game series against the Dodgers into a four-game series against the Cincinnati Reds. While the quality of competiti...2025
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• The Braves hope to rebound against the Reds - and here’s how you can watch

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Atlanta and Cincinnati renew their old NL West rivalry. The Atlanta Braves wrap-up their home stand this week with a four-game series against the Cincinnati Reds. After a disappointing series loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta will try their luck against another former NL West foe. The Reds have been an early-season surprise in the NL Central...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds Game Thread

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Follow along as the Nationals look to avoid another series loss on the road There is rain in the forecast in Cincinnati, but the game is still scheduled to be played as of now. Last night, the Nats offense struggled against Reds ace Hunter Greene. Now they are facing another highly drafted Reds pitcher in Nick Lodolo. After much ...2025
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• Resurgent Torkelson and Mize Lead the Tigers - May 9, 2025
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• Hot Starts-April 27, 2025
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• Games of the Day
Nick Lodolo squares off against Max Meyer as the Reds visit the Marlins. Lodolo, in his fourth MLB season, appears to have changed his entire approach to the game. In 23 1/3 innings, he cut his strikeout rate nearly in half from his career average, and his walk rate even more. The result is a […]...2025
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 3

Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images With another strong week, the Brewers now sit in a tie for first in the division Welcome to the third week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Without further ado...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 52
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Reds series preview

Photo by Kate Woolson/Cincinnati Reds/Getty Images A divisional matchup for the weekend. The Reds were hanging around second place in the NL Central, behind the Cubs, until an early May stretch where they lost nine of 11 dropped them into third. A five-game winning streak got them hot again, until they dropped the last two of a three-game series to the Pirates in Pittsburgh. For more on th...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Who’s the (second) favorite in the NL Central?
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• Can Atlanta roll over the Reds?
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• Preseason Prep - February 21, 2025
Isaac Paredes, 3B, Astros Isaac Paredes was traded from the Cubs to the Astros as part of the Kyle Tucker trade, and it's going to do wonders for his fantasy value. Paredes may not look like much on paper with an 85 mph average exit velocity (3rd percentile) and a .337 xSLG (11th percentile), but his expected stats are deceiving. This is because expected stats don't take into account the direction...2025
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• Braves start final road trip of the season having to deal with strong Reds pitching

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images These guys that the Braves will be facing in Cincinnati will be looking to finish what Nick Martinez started in Cobb County last week. The final road trip of the regular season is here, as the Atlanta Braves are set for six games on the road against a pair of teams who the Braves are clear ahead of in the standings right now. With that being said, this has...2024
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• Dairon Blanco goes Thanos on the Reds, Royals win 13-1

Kansas City Royals left fielder Dairon Blanco (44) gestures on his way to home plate after hitting a 2-run home run in the second inning of the MLB game between the Cincinnati Reds and Kansas City Royals at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. | Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The pinch-running specialist ended the night with three hits and seve...2024
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Reds series preview

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports It’s almost June, and finally, the Cubs will have played everyone in the NL Central. The Reds are second in MLB with 85 stolen bases and have been caught 22 times (79 percent success rate). The Cubs have allowed 47 stolen bases and caught eight runners (14.5 percent of runners thrown out). This isn’t going to be a good thing unless Yan Gomes and Miguel Amaya get ...2024
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• White Sox shut out for fifth time in 14 games, 5-0

Bears safety Jonathan Owens throwing out the first pitch was the highlight of the day for Chicago fans. | Jamie Sabau/Getty Images While the Reds manage to get to Garrett Crochet If you like to watch Major League Baseball players slouch back to the dugout dragging their bats, then this was the game for you. Starters Garrett Crochet and Nick Lodolo each whiffed 10, something not previously...2024
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• Cubs 2, Reds 0: A good old-fashioned pitchers’ duel
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• Cubs 2, Reds 1: Seiya Suzuki hits the game-winning home run
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images ... and the Cubs matched their season high with their sixth consecutive win. The last couple of weeks of Cubs baseball have been a tremendous amount of fun. Solid pitching, both starting and relief, and key hits at the right time. After defeating the Reds 2-1 on a brilliantly sunny afternoon at Wrigley Field, the Cubs have won six straight, 10 of their la...2022
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• White Sox shut out for fifth time in 14 games, 5-0
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• Lorenzen outpitches his old team, Royals win 7-1

Bobby Witt Jr. celebrates with Salvador Perez after hitting a home run in the fourth inning. Don’t look now, but Bobby and the Bullpen had a fantastic night. Michael Lorenzen used to be a Cincinnati Red, years ago. Today marked his first opportunity to pitch against his old team at their home stadium and he appeared to relish it. It wasn’t exactly a dominant performance, but as the Royals’...2024
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• Dairon Blanco goes Thanos on the Reds, Royals win 13-1
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• Mariners Acquire Riley O’Brien
The Mariners announced that they have acquired right-hander Riley O’Brien from the Reds in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later. He had been designated for assignment recently when the Reds selected Nick Lodolo to their roster. The Mariners won’t need to make a corresponding move, as a spot on their…...2022
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• Nick Lodolo Likely Sidelined Into August
Reds starter Nick Lodolo has been out of action since May 6 due to a left leg issue. Initially announced as calf tendinitis, the injury was later revised to a more concerning tibia stress reaction. Lodolo has spent the better part of a month in a walking boot. Follow-up imaging this afternoon confirmed he’d need at…...2023
• Reds To Promote Nick Lodolo
Top Reds pitching prospect Nick Lodolo will make his Major League debut tomorrow, the team announced. Lodolo, the No. 7 overall pick in 2019, will start tomorrow’s game against the Guardians and join fellow top prospect Hunter Greene in the rotation. Greene impressed with seven punchouts and a barrage of triple-digit heaters in his own…...2022
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• Resurgent Torkelson and Mize Lead the Tigers - May 9, 2025
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• Twins Frown Facing Brown-April 3, 2025
Hunter Brown-Astros-SP Hunter Brown went 6 IP and gave up 2 ER on 5 H, 0 BB, and 8 K's against the Twins. Brown has turned himself into one of the top starters in the game. He was dominant in his first start (6 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, and 7 K). His stuff looks even better this year, thanks to a jump in velocity. He sat 96 mph last year and has been 97.8 mph so far. Brown had a huge second half (2.2...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 3, 2025
Alejandro Kirk (C-TOR) is in line to see more time behind the dish than ever before since Danny Jansen is no longer in town. The 26 year-old has flashed some upside in the past, most notably registering a .285 average, with 4 homers, 63 RBI, and 59 runs scored across a career-high 541 PA in 2022, with a well above-average 129 wRC+, but he has underwhelmed ever since. In just 386 PA last year, Kirk...2025
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• Spencer Hitting His Stride - April 25, 2023
Spencer Strider, SP (ATL) Strider delivered one of the best pitching performances of the season on Monday, actually taking a no-hitter into the 8th inning before Jean Segura broke it up with a single. He finished with eight scoreless innings and only two hits allowed. He broke a streak of striking out exactly nine batters in each of his four starts this season by getting 13 K's on Monday. Strider ...2023
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• Nick Lodolo's Stock Continues to Rise - April 9, 2023
Nick Lodolo (SP-CIN) dazzled against the Phillies on Saturday, firing 7 shutout innings in which he scattered 3 hits and a pair of walks while piling up a dozen punchouts. The 25 year-old southpaw threw 68 of his 106 pitches for strikes in the outing. Lodolo has been a revelation so far in 2023, as he now owns a stellar 1.50 ERA, 15.8 K/9, 3 BB/9, and 1.83 xFIP through his first two starts of the ...2023
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 58
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Saturday 5/31, 1:20 CT
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• Reds 6, Cubs 2: Sometimes it’s just not your day

The newest Cub, Génesis Cabrera | Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images But there were some positives to take out of this defeat anyway. The Cubs lost to the Reds 6-2 on a cloudy, sprinkly Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, ending their four-game winning streak. Nevertheless, I have some positive things to give you in this otherwise pretty brief game recap. The Cubs, utterly baffled by And...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Reds series preview

Photo by Kyle Rivas/MLB Photos via Getty Images What, YOU again? Why, these teams just saw each other... last weekend! Since then, the Cubs swept the Rockies at Wrigley and the Reds took two of three from the Royals in Kansas City, winning the first two games and dropping the last one. Last weekend the Cubs took two of three in Cincinnati, with huge comebacks in the late innings in both wi...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Sunday 5/25, 12:40 CT
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 52
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• Braves start final road trip of the season having to deal with strong Reds pitching
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 63

Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images The Cubs fade away in an 8-4 loss in Cincinnati. I play a game called Out Of The Park baseball. I first read about it a couple of years ago in my email via an offer I received to play test the game for free in exchange for writing about the game. I didn’t take that offer, because you’re not here to read about my game play. That said, it sparked my curiosity...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 59

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs finally return to the win column with a 7-5 triumph. It wasn’t pretty by, any stretch of the imagination. But it was nice to see the efforts to get back into this game not go to waste. It was a long, wet and sloppy night on the North Side of Chicago. Two teams that have disappointed their respective fanbases took turns doing disappointing things....2024
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• Know Your Enemy: Cincinnati Reds
Postgame celebration in 1995, with Pete Rose and Reds owner Marge Schott. | Getty Images What is a Red? Seriously Ah, Cincinnati, the Queen City, The Nati, The “513,” The Paris of America. Wait, what? The Paris of America? Seems like a stretch to me. I’ve been to Cincinnati, and I enjoyed my brief time visiting this quaint town along the southern edge of Ohio a decade or so ago. Sitting ...2023
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