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Cincinnati Reds

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Walt Jocketty's Two Worst Trades, And Why Cardinals Fans Should Still Feel Worse

    You may or may not have heard yet, but Josh Hamilton had himself quite a game last night. The Texas Rangers outfielder became just the 16th player in major league history to hit four home runs in a single game as part of a 5-for-5 night that saw him collect 8 RBI and 18 total bases. Bizarrely e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Win Two Tickets to the Cards vs. Reds Tuesday Night Game

    If you're a fan of bases-ball -- am I saying that correctly? -- perhaps you'd be interested in attending tomorrow night's game against the Cincinnati Reds. I have two tickets in section 137 that can be yours, if you can answer a baseball trivia question.But first, the rules of our little contest.1. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Team-by-Team Preseason Predictions: The Cardinals Are Good, But Not Good Enough

    Yesterday I gave my predictions for individual award in the upcoming season. Today we turn our attention to larger matters. Team matters. This season actually promises an entirely new level of intrigue, due to the presence of an extra wild card team from each league. Whether you like the new de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Ryan Madson Injured: The Reds Lose Their Closer for the Season

    ​Ryan Madson, the biggest offseason free agent acquisition for the Cincinnati Reds, has a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), and will miss the entirety of the 2012 season as he recovers from having Tommy John surgery. Madson has spent the last nine seasons -- the whole of his career, in fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Sports Illustrated Picks Reds to Win NL Central; And Guess Who's on the Cover?

    ​Sports Illustrated is out with its annual baseball preview. And surprise, surprise the cover fronts Albert Pujols and fold outs with comparisons ranking him among baseball greats DiMaggio, Williams and Aaron. SI also picks Pujol's new team, the Los Angeles Angels, to win the World Series.As for t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    The Cincinnati Reds Get Better (Again)

    ​Cincinnati is really serious about winning the NL Central in 2012. I'm not sure if they'll do it or not, but you have to give them credit: they're going after it hard. The Reds continued their busy offseason of win-now moves yesterday, signing Ryan Madson, late of the Philadelphia Phillies a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    The Reds' All-In Risk

    Walt Jocketty, gamblin' man. ​While the Cardinals wait for the Carlos Beltran/Coco Crisp/other random dude interested in making a couple million a year for throwing a ball around sweepstakes to sort itself out, the rest of the NL Central is changing. The Cincinnati Reds had been remarkably qu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    Ever Wonder How the Cardinals Got Their Name?

    image viaThe original Cards logo. The team didn't adopt the more familiar birds-on-a-bat until 1922.​Uh, well then, you're not nearly as nerdy as Daily RFT. During a recent game, we came up with four possibilities: 1. The team's early owners were ardent birdwatchers and especially fond of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Cardinals Acquire Rafael Furcal, a Real Live Shortstop

    commons.wikimedia.org​Oh, if only I could somehow believe this would bring to an end the bitter sight of Ryan Theriot playing in a Cardinal uniform. Sadly, I'm sure this just means he'll be moving over to second base, where he can look marginally better but not actually be any better because the o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2011

    Cardinals Red, White and BOOO!

    commons.wikimedia.org​Oh, if only I could somehow believe this would bring to an end the bitter sight of Ryan Theriot playing in a Cardinal uniform. Sadly, I'm sure this just means he'll be moving over to second base, where he can look marginally better but not actually be any better because the o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Game Notes: Cardinals 3, Padres 1, May 23

    commons.wikimedia.orgA sight that used to be so common, but has been a bit rare of late. ​Ladies and gentlemen, our long national nightmare is over. Albert Pujols has hit a home run. Sure, that may not seem like the biggest deal; I remember a time when Albert Pujols hitting a home run wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Brandon Phillips: Cincinnati Red, Restaurant Critic

    The Cincinnati Reds are in town this weekend for an early season divisional showdown with the Redbirds, and everyone's favorite Red, Brandon "Whiny Bitch" Phillips is ruffling feathers again. Here's what he tweeted earlier today:​He later bestowed his coveted seal of approval on one St. Louis esta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Mike Leake, the Cincinnati Shirt Bandit

    Okay, just pretend for a second you don't know this mugshot is of a man with a couple million in the bank. Is anyone at all surprised he was arrested for shoplifting? ​Mike Leake, professional baseball player, Reds' pitching phenom, and one of the only players to completely bypass the minor league ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    The Opening Day Crystal Ball: 2011 MLB Predictions

    I actually dressed up like this to write this post. I predict the itching of this beard will soon drive me to madness. ​Just a bare handful of hours, now, until the Cardinals' 2011 season gets underway. Plenty of ink and bytes have been spilled talking about what the season may bring, lots of it r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    The Five Best Cardinals Games of 2010 in Half-Hour Segments

    Ahh, summertime. ​If you haven't seen it yet, Fox Sports Midwest recently embarked on a contest asking Cardinals fans to rank their five favorite games of last year. FSM will then cut down the five winners into half-hour segments to run on the station during March. Of the fifteen games nominated, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    What Is Wrong with This Picture? Special World Series Edition!

    Let's just say you don't turn to FOX -- or to Joe Buck, who recited this graphic word for word last night -- for the facts. ​

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Who is Daily RFT's "Ass Clown of the Week" -- August 6 - 13?

    ​Whoa! It's nearing quittin' time and we've yet to post this week's Ass Clown of the Week nominations! You know the rules, vote for the person or group whose words/actions brought them the most shame and/or embarrassment this week. 1. Brandon Phillips: The Cincinnati Reds infielder was left eating ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Anti-Brandon-Phillips-ism: Now in Convenient T-Shirt Format!

    Not 24 hours after the massive brawl between the Cards and Reds (sparked by Cincinnati loudmouth Brandon Phillips), RinaWear appears to be offering the following t-shirt: ​

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Cardinals vs. Reds, As Soundtracked by Disturbed

    Gotta hand it to hardcore YouTube users: Just hours after last night's epic St. Louis Cardinals-Cincinnati Reds brawl, people had already posted homemade videos set to music. This one, which matches Disturbed's "Bodies" with shaky TV footage of the melee, is particularly fitting.

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Cardinals vs. Reds, As Soundtracked by Drowning Pool

    Gotta hand it to hardcore YouTube users: Just hours after last night's epic St. Louis Cardinals-Cincinnati Reds brawl, people had already posted homemade videos set to music. This one, which matches Disturbed's Drowning Pool's "Bodies" with shaky TV footage of the melee, is particularly fitting.

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Jim Edmonds Now a Red

    ​commons.wikimedia.orgThis is how Jim Edmonds is supposed to look. Sigh. ​Q: What's worse than seeing Jim Edmonds in a Milwaukee Brewer uniform? A: Seeing him in a Cincinnati Red uniform! Although, to be fair, neither is as painful as watching Jimmy Baseball play for the Cubs, so this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Walt Jocketty: Getting the Band Back Together

    It happens to every guy at some point in life. You reach a certain age, and all of a sudden you start getting nostalgic for the past. At odd times, too; maybe you look in the mirror one morning, notice how thin the hair is getting on top, and you just can't help but think about your friends from col ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    2010 MLB Draft: A Mock Draft You Can Set Your Watch To

    It's Christmas in June! ​Finally, Draft Day is here, and I'm as giddy as a small child the day before Christmas, shaking all the packages and trying to figure out what might be in that really big one with my name on it. Unfortunately, no amount of shaking or clever examination of the boxes is goin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    And Now for Your Song of the Day: 'Proud Dusty (Rolen on the River)'

    As found by our friends over at St. Louis sports blog Joe Sports Fan, the Reds fanbase -- and one acoustic guitar strumming musician -- have really taken to Scott Rolen's play this year in Cincy. Seems that after sometimes tumultuous days in Philadelphia and here in St. Louis, Scott has finally foun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Cardinals Offense: The One That Got Away

    Up yours, marlin. ​Well, at least the Reds lost too. Of course, the fact Cincinnati was unable to come back against the Braves just means the Cardinals missed a golden opportunity to retake their rightful place at the top of the NL Central. So maybe the Reds losing should go under the 'piling ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Walt Jocketty and the Reds' Renaissance

    Walt Jocketty in his days at GM of the Cardinals.​The Cincinnati Reds welcome the Cardinals into town this weekend for what is, to this point, probably the biggest series of the season for both clubs. The series in Philadelphia was the one I had been looking to as the big test for the Cards e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Batter Up: The Cardinals' 2010 Season Begins Today

    'Tis the season.​In case you've somehow missed it, the 2010 MLB season begins in earnest today. The Cardinals are in Cincinnati and get underway at 12:10 this afternoon. Chris Carpenter 2.24 ERA (2009) faces Aaron Harang 4.21 ERA (2009). From Cinncy the Cards travel to Milwaukee before landing in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Looking Ahead: Lohse Looks to Rebound

    As outstanding as it was to finally see the Cardinals able to seal the deal against the Pirates and finish off the sweep, it's far too early to relax. Even after dropping two of three to the Rockies, the Cubs are still surging, and the Cards are going to need to keep winning games if they want to st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Dubious Diagnosis: Does Kahlil Greene Really Have a Social Anxiety Disorder?

    flickr.com/photos/adohnes"It's not like catching the chickenpox. There has to be a history." So says Dr. Allan Lans regarding social anxiety disorder and this season's toll of ballplayers said to be suffering from it, a list that includes St. Louis' introspective shortstop Khalil G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Will George Clooney Show at Busch Stadium?

    What would Clooney wear to a Cards game?I have it on good faith that smokin'-hot-movie-star-about-town George Clooney has a standing offer to throw out a first pitch during a St. Louis Cardinals game while he's here shooting Up in the Air. Gotta give the Cardinals credit for such a gracious offer. C ... More >>

  • News

    March 11, 2009

    St. Louis: The Sixth Manliest City in the U.S.

    What would Clooney wear to a Cards game?I have it on good faith that smokin'-hot-movie-star-about-town George Clooney has a standing offer to throw out a first pitch during a St. Louis Cardinals game while he's here shooting Up in the Air. Gotta give the Cardinals credit for such a gracious offer. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Whither Mark Mulder?

    What would Clooney wear to a Cards game?I have it on good faith that smokin'-hot-movie-star-about-town George Clooney has a standing offer to throw out a first pitch during a St. Louis Cardinals game while he's here shooting Up in the Air. Gotta give the Cardinals credit for such a gracious offer. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2008

    Jocketty on "Most Embarrassing" List

    What would Clooney wear to a Cards game?I have it on good faith that smokin'-hot-movie-star-about-town George Clooney has a standing offer to throw out a first pitch during a St. Louis Cardinals game while he's here shooting Up in the Air. Gotta give the Cardinals credit for such a gracious offer. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2008

    Cards Need to Go 13-6 From Here Out to Make Playoffs (Maybe)

    What would Clooney wear to a Cards game?I have it on good faith that smokin'-hot-movie-star-about-town George Clooney has a standing offer to throw out a first pitch during a St. Louis Cardinals game while he's here shooting Up in the Air. Gotta give the Cardinals credit for such a gracious offer. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2008

    Life After Pujols Sweet Thus Far

    What would Clooney wear to a Cards game?I have it on good faith that smokin'-hot-movie-star-about-town George Clooney has a standing offer to throw out a first pitch during a St. Louis Cardinals game while he's here shooting Up in the Air. Gotta give the Cardinals credit for such a gracious offer. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2008

    Cards Blog: A Cautionary Tale for Anthony Reyes

    What would Clooney wear to a Cards game?I have it on good faith that smokin'-hot-movie-star-about-town George Clooney has a standing offer to throw out a first pitch during a St. Louis Cardinals game while he's here shooting Up in the Air. Gotta give the Cardinals credit for such a gracious offer. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2008

    Cards Blog: A Cautionary Tale for Anthony Reyes

    What would Clooney wear to a Cards game?I have it on good faith that smokin'-hot-movie-star-about-town George Clooney has a standing offer to throw out a first pitch during a St. Louis Cardinals game while he's here shooting Up in the Air. Gotta give the Cardinals credit for such a gracious offer. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2008

    Sports Blog: 2008 Major League Baseball Draft Picks

    What would Clooney wear to a Cards game?I have it on good faith that smokin'-hot-movie-star-about-town George Clooney has a standing offer to throw out a first pitch during a St. Louis Cardinals game while he's here shooting Up in the Air. Gotta give the Cardinals credit for such a gracious offer. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2008

    Sports Blog: 2008 Major League Baseball Draft Picks

    What would Clooney wear to a Cards game?I have it on good faith that smokin'-hot-movie-star-about-town George Clooney has a standing offer to throw out a first pitch during a St. Louis Cardinals game while he's here shooting Up in the Air. Gotta give the Cardinals credit for such a gracious offer. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2008

    Business in Front, Party in Back for Cards' Backstop

    What would Clooney wear to a Cards game?I have it on good faith that smokin'-hot-movie-star-about-town George Clooney has a standing offer to throw out a first pitch during a St. Louis Cardinals game while he's here shooting Up in the Air. Gotta give the Cardinals credit for such a gracious offer. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2008

    Business in Front, Party in Back for Cards' Backstop

    What would Clooney wear to a Cards game?I have it on good faith that smokin'-hot-movie-star-about-town George Clooney has a standing offer to throw out a first pitch during a St. Louis Cardinals game while he's here shooting Up in the Air. Gotta give the Cardinals credit for such a gracious offer. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2007

    Stick a Fork in 'Em

    What would Clooney wear to a Cards game?I have it on good faith that smokin'-hot-movie-star-about-town George Clooney has a standing offer to throw out a first pitch during a St. Louis Cardinals game while he's here shooting Up in the Air. Gotta give the Cardinals credit for such a gracious offer. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2007

    Stick a Fork in 'Em

    What would Clooney wear to a Cards game?I have it on good faith that smokin'-hot-movie-star-about-town George Clooney has a standing offer to throw out a first pitch during a St. Louis Cardinals game while he's here shooting Up in the Air. Gotta give the Cardinals credit for such a gracious offer. C ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 26, 2005

    Unchained Melody

    Dewey's Pizza aims to keep it all deliciously local

  • News

    May 8, 2002

    Location, Location, Location

    Why downtown's the best place for a stadium, even without state money

  • News

    June 27, 2001

    Ballpark Pillage

    Proposed Cardinals boondoggle gives new meaning to fuzzy math

  • News

    February 14, 2001

    Switch Hitters

    When it comes to being given a stadium, Cardinal owners want it both ways

  • News

    February 7, 2001

    The Midas Touch

    Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt Jr. has a knack for making money without risking his own. Meet the guy who wants you to cough up $250 million for a new stadium.

  • News

    June 28, 2000

    Getting What You Don't Pay For

    Success ruins some of baseball owners' most tearful tales

  • News

    April 19, 2000

    Card Sharks

    The St. Louis Cardinals want your money for their $370 million ballpark. But before the game begins, somebody needs to reshuffle the deck.

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