Archive for January, 2007

Todays Dead Ball Player - Art Fowler

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

“We got fired at Minnesota, we got fired at Detroit, we got fired at Texas.”
Art Fowler

Earlier this week the baseball lost a character who was in the game for 30 plus years, and unbeknown to most Reds fans he had a link to the Reds.
When Art Fowler finally got into the Reds sights he was […]

Have The Reds Ever had Pitching? Howsam Era-Act 1

Monday, January 29th, 2007

When we last kicked around the seemingly ever-present thought, “Have the Reds ever had any Pitching?” We were rolling around in the DeWitt/Hutchinson years in the early 1960’s. Seasons that found the Reds hitting feats garnishing most of the press in what in retrospect was largely a pitching era. When the Reds history is […]

Skimming the surface

Monday, January 8th, 2007

Despite what Cincinnati Reds manager Jerry Narron or most baseball experts say, Joe Nuxhall predicted Thursday night the Reds’ starting rotation could well include Homer Bailey at the start of the 2007 season. Nuxhall was master of ceremonies at the 28th annual Knights of Columbus Sports Stag, held at the Father Butler Council in Hamilton.
“I’m […]