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A Brief Digression From Football Talk

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

On September 22, 1995, Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” was the number one song in the country. Bill Clinton was still in his first term in office. I was beginning my senior year in high school. And the Reds clinched the National League Central Division.

Junior goes to Chicago

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Fox Sports reports that Ken Griffey, Jr. has approved the trade offer dealing him to the Chicago White Sox.
The Reds will receive pitcher Nick Masset and second baseman Danny Richar in return for Griffey.
We’ll be sorry to see him go.

Dodger fan taunts Griffey, gets jock

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

The Reds played a pathetic series on the Left Coast last week against the Dodgers. Aside from having to deal with the humiliation of losing three in a row and dropping to the bottom of the Central, the Reds’ fielders had to deal with some pretty rough heckling from the LA fans.

Reds road games?

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

So, the Reds have six road trips lasting ten days or more.
I’ll tell you what: if Cincinnati makes it into the postseason, the team will have definitely earned it.
Has that ever happened before? (I’m asking… I don’t know.

It only took one inning to beat the Cubs

Saturday, April 14th, 2007

In the most recent installment of the “Battle of the Identical Logos,” the Red Stockings were down by five runs in the fifth, then managed to score six times in the sixth to finish Chicago. To add insult to injury, the winning run was walked in.