cincinnati reds

Pete Rose was banned from baseball on August 24, 1989 by then-commissioner Bart Giamatti for placing high stakes bets within the game, and even for and against his own team he managed, the Cincinnati Reds.  Rose is still banned from baseball and Hall of Fame induction.

The last time a pitcher threw a no hitter in the majors was Homer Bailey of the Reds. Make that the last 2 now. Bailey tosses a gem as the Reds shut out the defending champion Giants 3-0 and picks up his 2nd no hitter of his career. Bailey spun the last no hitter, back on September 28th,2012...

No one will ever forget the postseason wins, the bulldog mentality, the cap set down just above the eyebrows as the cutter dives in on righties and away from lefties.  No one will forget saving the bacon in the Bronx time after time after time, nor will they forget outdueling John Smoltz in the 1996 World Series.

Thanks to Adam Jones and a strong bullpen the United States beat Canada in a loser goes home game Sunday in Phoenix and now moves on to 2nd round play at the World Baseball Classic. Canada coming off a brawl against Mexico scored 1st, plating 2 runs early...

One was expected, while the other perhaps a slight surprise. The American and National league managers of the year were named on Tuesday and Davey Johnson of the Nationals and Bob Melvin of the Athletics received the awards as both got their teams to the playoffs...

Fired up for a fun interview. Later this afternoon on my radio program- Game On With Bruce Jacobs, heard on 104.5 The Team, ESPN Radio in Albany, New York, legendary pitcher Luis Tiant, who made the cork screw wind up famous is scheduled to  appear at 5...

A Cincinnati Reds fan battles to stay awake.  Although he fought the good fight, it doesn't look like he was entirely successful.

The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Yankees 10-2 on Wednesday night as the two teams split the day/night double-header in Cincinnati. The big star of this game was Chris Heisey who smacked not one, not two, but THREE home runs in this game for the Reds. There is still one key issue for the Yankees that came from this game to lookout for.