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Pete Rose Still On The Outside

Pete Rose. I was thinking of Pete Rose the other day for two reasons. One because another year of Hall of Fame voting has come and gone and the all-time Major League hits leader has never made it onto…Read More

The Worst of the 3,000 Hit Club

In the history of Major League Baseball, there are currently 28 players who have had the fortune of racking up 3,000 or more total hits over the course of their respective careers. Before I go any further…Read More

Kendrys Morales’ Rare Homer Feat Reminds Us About Switch Hitters

Of course baseball statistics about switch hitters were available in a finger snap Monday when the Los Angeles Angels’ Kendrys Morales hit two home runs in one inning, one from each side of the…Read More

Pete Rose Is Still Pete Rose

COOPERSTOWN–Pete Rose may be banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame, but he is not banned from the community that houses the Baseball Hall of Fame and over induction weekend Rose commanded just about…Read More

Reds Shortstop Barry Larkin Goes Into Hall Of Fame With Class

COOPERSTOWN–It took only a few minutes for Barry Larkin to tear up as he began thanking the family and former teammates with the Cincinnati Reds who helped the hometown kid make good for 19 years…Read More

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The Pete Rose Reality Show: A Sneak Peak

Pete Rose is at it again! From the man who brought you Charlie Hustle, The Big Red Machine, 4,256 Hits,…Read More

Pete Rose May Get Reality Show

Can you imagine it?  Pete Rose on your television, brash as ever, confident as ever, and loud as ever.…Read More

Becoming Manager Was Sacrifice For Frank Robinson

If Frank Robinson hadn’t become the first African-American manager in Major League baseball history,…Read More

Radical Baseball: Worst Player Behavior?

Worst behavior is listed below in descending order, including outright cheating.  Lying is the worst.…Read More

Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera One of Best Hitters Around

Some guys have it. Their history swaggers to the plate with them. If you are a pitcher your antenna go…Read More

Pedro Borbon A Reds Favorite

Some players become special to a team to a degree disproportionate to their long-term impact and in Cincinnati…Read More

Derek Jeter Playing 10 Years Younger

Only a year or two ago New York was all atwitter about how iconic shortstop Derek Jeter seemed to be…Read More

Buying What Bryce Harper is Selling

I’ll come right out and say it, I am buying what Bryce Harper is selling, you guys. Let’s…Read More

Reds At 10,000 Wins And Counting

In case anybody noticed a week or so ago, the Cincinnati Reds logged the 10,000th win in franchise history.…Read More

Radical Baseball: war on WAR.

Former Prime Minister (1940-1945, 1951-1955) of England Winston Churchill: Better jaw, jaw, jaw than…Read More

Is This The End For Ichiro?

Ichiro Suzuki has surprised us since he came to the Seattle Mariners from Japan, but the 2011 season…Read More

Joe Torre Owner

Joe Torre has been an All-Star player and a world champion manager, so why not go for it as an owner…Read More

Derek Jeter Yankees’ Hit Machine

It was a praise-Derek Jeter season in New York and pretty much around baseball in 2011. After taking…Read More

Safety In Numbers: One Gork, One Flare

When comparing players, I think the hunch sometimes is to ignore the small differences in things like…Read More

Olde Man’s Tavern: Thanks for a Great 2010 Season

With Thanksgiving Day behind us now, I thought for this week’s Tavern I would stay at the family…Read More