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Since the dreadful series against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Reds have reeled off six-straight wins, sweeping both the Florida Marlins and now the Arizona Diamondbacks.
In doing this, they have become the hottest team in the major leagues.
They are currently 19 games over .500 and have their biggest lead of the season in the National [...]

The Reds and Cards are in one of the longest running one and two pennant races in history. Neither team can really put substantial distance between themselves and the other.

Both squads have strong talent and deep rosters.

Let’s take a look at the way the teams stack up against each other, position by position.
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The Cincinnati Reds need a big bat in their lineup. Just a few weeks ago, they had four starters batting over .300. Out of those four, only Joey Votto remains above the high water mark.

Brandon Phillips, Scott Rolen and Jonnny Gomes have all cooled considerably since then. [...]

Is Stephen Strasburg a good pitcher? Absolutely.

Isn’t his ERA Bob Gibson-ish? So far, so good.

Is he a great pitcher? It is too early to say.

Four starts, three of them quality starts, is not enough sampling to put a Cy Young crown on his head and begin preparation for his Cooperstown enshrinement. He has looked fantastic in his less-than-handful starts,

There is an old saying that goes something like this: “Some days you get the bear, some days the bear gets you, and some days it doesn’t pay to go into the woods.” Those words could be used to describe all of the pitchers in this article. Most of these guys are not bums or “tomato cans”. Most are decent pitchers while some are even very good. When things go badly, they tend to bundle up on you. [...]

The Cincinnati Reds extended their win streak to four games last night at Minute Maid Park and swept their first series of the young season, courtesy of the Houston Astros.
Bronson Arroyo turned in a “quality” start, giving up just six hits and two runs in 6.2 innings. He also struck out seven while surrendering three [...]

Right from the start let me say that I love Ken Griffey Jr. Without a doubt, he is one of the all-time greats to play the game (so far).

I had to throw the qualifier in because he seemingly has become one of those greats that tarnish their own legacy by playing years past their expiration date. If he was a carton of milk and you drank him, you’d get food poisoning and maybe die.

After a bleak 0-2 start, the Cincinnati Reds kicked it in gear and won five of their next six, before losing two straight to the Florida Marlins
At the 10-game mark in 2010 there are some things that need to be noted.
First: The seven-time Gold Glove winning third baseman, Scott Rolen leads the team with three [...]

Technology is a good thing, right?
Can it become overdone? I mean, do we know when to say “enough”?
Case in point: Fox Sports pitch tracker “FoxTrax”. It shows the overall speed of the pitch, the speed at a certain distance from the plate, measurement of descent, measurement of break, and the temperature of the ball (just [...]

The powers-that-be in professional boxing should introduce a new rule: Only judges are to sit at ringside.

You may well be wondering, “What the hell?”

That would be a fair question. The reason I say that stems from drama that came at the conclusion of the Super-Six boxing match last Saturday night in Detroit.