Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, the old grandmasters, care deeply about the future of pitching. They have plenty of thoughts -- and a set of five rules -- to bring back the starter as we once knew him.
nytimes.com/athletic/7615860…
Top ten movies I’ve seen this year:
1. The Odyssey
2. Resident Evil
3. Tony
4. How to Make a Killing
5. The Drama
6. Project Hail Mary
7. Disclosure Day
8. The Invite
9. Send Help
10. Jackass: Best and Last
My grandfather used to say some players make the game look easy and a few make it look unfair.
Eric Davis in 1987 was the second kind.
He hit three grand slams in May alone, which tied the major league record for one month that Rudy York set back in 1938, and he was doing it in a Reds outfield where he also happened to be one of the best defenders alive.
The number that stops me is 129.
He gave back 33 games to hamstrings and shoulders and still finished at .293 with 100 RBI to go with the 37 and 50.
Nobody had ever paired 30 homers with 50 steals before him. Somebody out there watched a player like this and has been waiting years for an excuse to bring him up.
When @cgarber8 and I wrote the chapter on Eric Davis’s 1987 season, we kept finding quotes like this from everyone around baseball.
People don’t realize what a preternatural talent ED was.
Brock Burke has a 2.30 ERA this season in 77 appearances (3rd in MLB).
Gavin Lux, who Brock Burke was traded for, hasn’t recorded a single AB for the Rays this season.
#Reds
Ken Griffey Jr came off the bench today in the 8th inning to deliver a clutch 3 run home run giving the Reds a 5-4 lead.
This was home run #563 for Griffey Jr which put him in a tie for 10th most of all time with Reggie Jackson.
[/squints]
[/scratches head]
y'know with no WBC, a full spring training, and hopefully no oblique strain the Reds re-signing Eugenio Suarez for the 2027 season might not be the worst idea after all
From seeing the Reds self sabotage over the last several years and seeing how they treated Joey Votto at the end of his career, I’m tired of being mad at the Reds. Just make some changes and give me something to cheer about. It shouldn’t be this difficult with all the evidence.
‘Why aren’t we the Brewers?’ How the Reds remain in limbo while other small-market clubs succeed. With @ctrent, unlocked and free to read. nytimes.com/athletic/7622943…
Reds see one of MLB's biggest attendance declines in 2026: bit.ly/4AslDP0
What changes would you suggest be made to get you back to the ballpark next season?
"The guy that used to hit .300, I'm sorry to tell you, is going to hit .240, .250 today. It just is what it is."
@JoeyVotto breaks down why the league does not have more players like Luis Arraez and explains how baseball's evolution has led to that trend.
Yes. I said it all year. The problem with the Reds isn’t that they have had a roster filled with either woefully deficient or underperforming players, it’s that one of the three good players they have is always “hot doggin’.”
Easy runaway NL Central champs if not for the hot doggin’
Jeff Brantley is 100% right! That's a bad look. Elly is a phenomenal talent, but stop hot doggin'. That was Geno's ball to catch. Period! End of story! And for all the fans who wanna laugh it off, that undisciplined attitude is exactly why the #Reds are in last place.