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
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

















