Tag: Cincinnati Reds
Missing Bats: Before the strikeout craze, baseball’s ‘Galileos’ fought to change the game
The San Diego School of Baseball was backed by hitting stars such as Tony Gwynn and Alan Trammell, but it was the pitching minds...
When your landlord bats leadoff: The insular, clannish world of baseball real estate
Shortly after haggling his way out of free-agent purgatory and into a new contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kiké Hernández asked his wife,...
Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, Joe Mauer elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame is made for players like Adrián Beltré. As a pure hitter, reliable slugger and slick third baseman, Beltré had few...
Lou Piniella, one vote short again, should have had his Hall of Fame moment
NASHVILLE — Jim Leyland buttoned up his forever jersey on Monday, the one with “Hall of Fame” in script across the front. He sat...
C. Notes: Michael Mariot’s remarkable comeback story with the Reds
CINCINNATI — Michael Mariot had a deadline — if he didn’t get signed by an affiliated minor league team, a team in Mexico or...
