It was a trade that shocked the team, it was a trade that shocked the fan base, and some around the league scratched their head at its intent. Some laughed, and yet some got ready for the opportunity it would provide. The fact was the Reds were coming off a losing season, a season where […]
Sometimes too much really can be too much.
Too much of one thing is not a good thing, at least when it comes to a weakness that stretches across the diamond.
Bill James wrote that a team is best to avoid having too many players who have the same weakness. Eventually if a team is loaded with […]
The Reds and their brethren in St. Louis have been battling on the diamond since the 1870’s the Cardinals (Browns) original owner Judge Orrick C. Bishop drew up the original National League Constitution, and by the end of the decade both were out of the league. Out of the league and without rivals two local […]