Zack Cozart Has Never Had Skyline Chili and Other Outrages
February 26, 2017
Every spring is a scrambled egg of hopes, dreams and our worst fears all fighting for space in our baseball psyche. Continue Reading
DatDude Abides
February 8, 2017
The Cincinnati Reds’ rebuild is out of the batter’s box and finally in full stride. Brandon Phillips stands at the keystone, blocking the way. Or not.
Game of Throws
November 5, 2016
Baseball is a sport steeped in currency, the metric as well as the monetary. But seldom has a World Series hinged on one this simple.
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The Barbarians at the Gate
October 17, 2016
Five [not so] Easy Pieces
October 8, 2016
My best from this season. A re-visitation.
Votto Unplugged
October 4, 2016
Greatness has no expiration date
The Road Back to Relevance
October 2, 2016
The Rebuild is a long slog. Don’t fight it.
The King is Gone
September 27, 2016
For God’s sake, let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings — William Shakespeare
He Hate Me
September 19, 2016
Joey Votto is the best hitter to ever wear a Cincinnati Reds uniform. Why do so many people want to run him out of town?
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He reached the summit at 10:07pm on August 13, 2016. It was — and remains — a remarkable achievement, given that on May, 31st, a full two months into the season, he was still bivouacked at his own personal base camp, disoriented by muscles and memory rendered insufficient by opposing forces on the hill some sixty feet away. A .213 batting average, a .330 on-base percentage, not to mention a month of April that was the worst of his career weren’t just base camp for Joey Votto — this was the basement of a career that has seen him among the very best hitters in Major League Baseball.Continue Reading
Fourteen and One-Half Minutes
September 15, 2016