Johnnie B. Baker

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 183 lb.

Born: June 15, 1949 in Riverside, CA
High Schools: Del Campo HS (Fair Oaks, CA), El Campo HS (Citrus Heights, CA)
School: American River College (Sacramento, CA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 26th round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1968 (Age 19)   vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Braves/Athletics/Giants 1968-1986
Agents: Jerry Kapstein [*]
Final Game: October 4, 1986 (Age 37)   vs. KCR 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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• 1/1 Redlegs Review: Five resolutions for the Reds in 2013: At first glance, there probably doesn't seem like a whole lot to improve upon when you win more games than every MLB team...

• 12/31 Blog Red Machine: 2012 Reds Recall: September and October: The final month had a bit of an anti-climatic feel. When September began, the Reds were 9.5 games up in the NL Central. We were...
• 12/30 Redlegs Review: The 10 best Reds moments of 2012: Many events transpired in 2012 that made this year a good one for Reds fans. Not only did we all survive doomsday as the...
• 12/29 Blog Red Machine: Best of 2012: #3 Performances: At the middle of our collection of top performances for 2012 and for the #3′s and for this, and you could say that two of...
• 12/28 Blog Red Machine: 2012 Reds Recall: June: As the Reds entered the month of June, there was a sense of a tide changing. Not so much with the Reds, but who would come knocking...
• 12/24 Redlegs Review: Five Christmas gifts the Reds hope to receive in 2013: Merry Christmas, everyone! I trust that you all are enjoying this wonderful season by spending time with your respective...
• 12/19 Redlegs Review: Moving Mike Leake to bullpen could be best for all: The plan to transition Cuban phenom Aroldis Chapman from reliever to starter is one widely welcomed by Reds fans. In fact,...
• 12/17 Blog Red Machine: Chris Heisey: Cincinnati Reds Outfielder Unfavored by the Baseball Gods?: Chris Heisey must be wondering what the Baseball Gods have against him. The Cincinnati Reds’ outfielder simply can’t...
• 12/14 Blog Red Machine: The Search for “It” Day Five // What Choo Lookin’ At?: This is part five of my attempt to find a true “It” factor on the Cincinnati Reds 40 man roster. Each article in the series...
• 12/12 Redlegs Review: Recapping the crazy week of the Reds: This guy has been wheeling and dealing lately It's been a busy, yet productive week for general manager Walt Jocketty...
• 12/12 Redlegs Review: Reds add bench depth by inking free agent Jack Hannahan: On Sunday, Redlegs Review staff writer wrote this report that the Reds were close to signing free agent utility infielder...
• 12/12 Mets360.com: Mets Card of the Week: 1981 Dave Kingman: 1981 PERMA-GRAPHICS DAVE KINGMAN Keeping the Kingman kontent koming at Kard of the Week. And while it seems appropriate to harp...
• 12/12 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Reactions: Reds, Choo, D'Backs, Indians: Earlier tonight, the Reds, Indians, and Diamondbacks completed a three-team deal that will change the complexion of all three...
• 12/11 Redlegs Review: Is Ryan Ludwick poised for an even better season in 2013?: Many around the baseball world thought Ryan Ludwick's better days were behind him after the 2011 season. And who could...
• 12/7 Call to the Pen: Ryan Ludwick Returns to Cincinnati Reds: The Cincinnati Reds might not yet be settled on a center fielder, but Friday afternoon they came to an agreement to sign free...
• 12/7 Call to the Pen: Reds Seeking Lead-Off Hitter, Eyeing Alejandro De Aza: Manager Dusty Baker conceded during the Winter Meetings that the Cincinnati Reds remain in need of a lead-off hitter. If that...
• 12/7 Redlegs Review: Getting caught up on the latest Reds news and notes: Christmas may not be for another two and a half weeks, but tomorrow marks an early Christmas of sorts for Reds Country....
• 12/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Jonathan Broxton Reds: Current Value of Aroldis Chapman, Greg HollandJonathan Broxton cashed in on his last season in a big way, with a 3-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds, More......
• 12/3 Blog Red Machine: Leading Off for the Cincinnati Reds…: I read a quote this evening in an article Mark Sheldon wrote tonight from the Winter Meetings at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville,...
• 12/3 Blog Red Machine: Cincinnati Reds Winter Meetings, Day 1: Much About Nothing: Did anyone actually expect the Reds to be active the first day of these meetings? You did? Consider yourself among the extreme...
• 12/3 WahoosOnFirst: Could Indians, Reds Trade Chris Perez for Devin Mesoraco?: Last month, I suggested three different trades that the Cleveland Indians should attempt to make. While I gave reasons as to...

• 11/30 Blog Red Machine: Manager of the Year? Still Dusty Baker to Me: I avoided writing about Johnny B. “Dusty” Baker after Davey Johnson was awarded the manager of the year award.  But...
• 11/29 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Jonathan Broxton Reds: Current Value of Aroldis Chapman, Greg Holland: Jonathan Broxton cashed in on his last season in a big way, with a 3-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds, More...The post Jonathan...
• 11/28 StanGraphs: Free Agent Signing: Reds Think It’s 2009, Lock up Jonathan Broxton: Remember how we panned the Brandon League and Jeremy Affeldt deals? Well, get ready for another heavy dose of disgust! The Reds...
• 11/28 Blog Red Machine: Reds to sign Jonathan Broxton: Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com has reported that the Reds and closer Jonathan Broxton have reached an agreement on a multi-year contract...
• 11/27 Blog Red Machine: Reds Hot Stove Talk Leaves Much to be Desired: Two major names hovering around the Reds’ during this young off-season, depending on how you define major. Relief pitcher...
• 11/25 Baseball Reality Tour: Ichiro's Next Stage: The day Ichiro Suzuki gets inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, will be a bright day for Baseball...
• 11/24 Redlegs Review: Nine Reds up for GIBBYs awards: Don't miss your chance to help decide the winners of this year's 2012 GIBBYs (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) Awards. The...
• 11/21 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: The Crazy Man Value of Billy Hamilton!: Billy Hamilton won’t see much major league time in 2013, if any. Zack Cozart plays a solid shortstop and Dusty More...The...
• 11/20 Redlegs Review: The greatest Reds fan gathering of the year is looming near: Believe it or not, Redsfest 2012 is now only 16 days away. It presents a great opportunity for fans to interact...
• 11/17 WahoosOnFirst: Recapping the 2012 FanSided MLB Awards: Well, baseball awards season is now behind us, and two great electorates have spoken—the BBWAA and the FanSided MLB network....
• 11/16 Raising Matt Cain: 25 for 16: The Scrubs: Every team's got 'em. Even World Champs have guys on the bench you'd rather not see out there. This post-season the Giants filled...
• 11/15 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Is Showalter a victim of circumstance?: There are a lot of different ways to look at the 2012 Manager of the Year award that went to Bob Melvin instead of Buck Showalter....
• 11/14 Redlegs Review: Getting up to speed on all the latest Reds news and notes: The 2012 season is nothing but a distant memory at this point as the **** air of the offseason begins to take its grip on...
• 11/14 Call to the Pen: Davey Johnson Is NL Manager Of Year: The old men of the dugout fared best in the National League manager of the year voting, with Davey Johnson, turning 70 in January,...
• 11/14 WahoosOnFirst: What the Indians Can Learn from the World Champion Giants: Two weeks ago, after staving off elimination multiple times and then sweeping the Detroit Tigers, the San Francisco Giants raised...
• 11/13 Baseball News Source: Washington Nationals Davey Johnson – NL Manager of the Year: Nationals Manager Davey Johnson led the Washington to 98 wins in 2012 Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson was out of baseball...
• 11/13 District On Deck: Davey Johnson Wins National League Manager of the Year: The Nationals may not have won the big trophy, but they certainly aren’t leaving the 2012 season without collecting a substantial...
• 11/13 mlbreports.com : 2013 American League and National League Manager of the Year Predictions: Tuesday November 13th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: While the baseball world has shifted the focus to the hot stove rumors, the main...
• 11/12 El Maquino: CHASTISEMENTS FOR THE MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARDS AND ESPN: > The writers got the Rookie of the Year Awards right today.  Savor the feeling, because it’s the last day that the...
• 11/9 Redlegs Review: Reds reportedly interested in Michael Bourn: The Reds are interested in acquiring the services of outfielder Michael Bourn, according to this report by CBS Sports....
• 11/8 Redlegs Review: Frazier, Baker up for major awards: On Wednesday, Major League Baseball revealed its finalists for the major awards voted on by the Baseball Writers Association...
• 11/8 WahoosOnFirst: FanSided MLB 2012 Awards: NL Manager of the Year: Davey Johnson: For many fans, the end-of-season player awards are one of the biggest highlights of the long MLB offseason. There’s just one...
• 11/8 Baseball News Source: MLB Awards 2012 : List of Finalists from BBWAA and Our Picks: Posey and Braun are favorites for National League MVP Next week is awards week for Major League Baseball. Baseball’s annual...
• 11/8 Lasorda's Lair: Clayton Kershaw is a Finalist for the National League Cy Young Award: Award season is upon us. The GM winter meetings are under way, players with qualifying offers are mulling over whether they will...
• 11/7 SOX & Dawgs: BBWAA Announces 2012 MLB Award Finalists: For the first time ever, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) has decided to release the finalists for the 2012...
• 11/7 Blog Red Machine: Reds and Free Agency: Bullpen Help From the Left Side?: Kind of strange having that as a headline, and I’m not referring to anyone’s political stance. Here’s where...
• 11/6 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Aroldis Chapman and a New Call To The Pen Post: In my latest post for Call to the Pen, I examine the talk by the Cincinnati Reds about moving Aroldis Chapman out of...
• 11/6 Call to the Pen: Why Risk A Good Thing By Breaking Chapman: All pitchers are born pitchers. -Joe DiMaggio Of course, when DiMaggio uttered those words, pitchers were a completely different...
• 11/5 PaulLebowitz.com: 2012 MLB Award Winners—National League Manager of the Year: Awards time is coming up fast in MLB. Yesterday I wrote why Bob Melvin should win the Manager of the Year award on the American...
• 11/5 Redlegs Review: ESPN's Schoenfield suggests a move to help the Reds win it all: Who is it? ESPN Sweetspot blogger David Schoenfield recently published an article titled Five crazy free-agent ideas in...

• 10/31 Baseball Musings: Managing a Win: The mid-Atlantic region produces the IBWAA managers of the year: Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of...
• 10/31 Baseball News Source: Reds Ryan Ludwick Declines Mutual Option: Ludwick has instead opted for the $500,000 buyout and free agency Ryan Ludwick has officially declined his part of a $5 million...
• 10/27 Blog Red Machine: Entering the Winter of My Discontent: So the Reds flirted with the best record in all of baseball and then suddenly…they forgot how to win a game in the friendly...
• 10/26 Blog Red Machine: Arroyo’s Days in Cincinnati Have Been ‘Steady’: I recall during this past season where Thom Brennaman referenced the career of Bronson Arroyo. He said it won’t be known...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Cincinnati Reds: The Reds will look for an outfielder who can bat leadoff this coming offseason. Guaranteed Contracts Joey Votto, 1B:...
• 10/24 Blog Red Machine: Price ‘In The Mix’ for Marlins Managerial Opening: Usually the Hot Stove season is ripe with rumors of trades and signings. It’s also a time for teams that disposed of a manger...
• 10/24 Redlegs Review: David Bell moves to Chicago; Donald Lutz is AFL Player of the Week: Bell will be trading his Bats jersey in for a Cubs one. It was only a one-year relationship between the Louisville Bats...
• 10/24 District On Deck: Davey Johnson Named Sporting News NL Manager of The Year: The Sporting News Awards are not the awards we’re used to hearing about, but they still carry their own meaning. For these...
• 10/24 22gigantes.com: Tigers at Giants: World Series Game 1 preview: It’s **** that Giants catcher Buster Posey won the NL Comeback Player of the Year award on Tuesday. His team has been the...
• 10/15 Baseball Musings: Two More Dusty Years: The Reds extended the contract of Dusty Baker two seasons: Baker has been managing for 19 seasons with the Giants, Cubs and Reds....
• 10/15 Blog Red Machine: Reds, Baker agree to two-year extension: Mark Sheldon is reporting that the Reds and manager Dusty Baker have agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2014...
• 10/12 Baseball Musings: Dusty’s Decisions: Dusty Baker discusses the two decisions that didn’t work out on Thursday. I thought the double steal was fine as a surprise...
• 10/12 Baseball Musings: Power Win: The difference between the Giants and Reds in the series came down to which team hit for power. In two games at home, San Francisco...
• 10/6 The Baseball Page: The Beauty Of Fan Loyalty: Wednesday night marked the last game of the Chicago Cubs regular season....
• 10/4 El Maquino: THE MORNING AFTER: REGULAR SEASON ENDS WITH A WIN, BERKMAN SAYS GOODBYE, AND THE CASE OF THE DELETED STRAUSS TWEETS: THE BIG PIECE The Cardinals dealt a catastrophic blow to Post-Dispatch writer Joe Strauss‘ ego when they shut the media...

• 9/27 Tomahawk Take: Braves With 20-20 Seasons: With his stolen base last night, Jason Heyward became the first 20-20 Brave since 2000 and the tenth in franchise history.  Here...
• 9/25 Baseball Musings: Baker Had a Stroke: Dusty Baker suffered a stroke: Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker had a stroke last week when he was being released from hospital...
• 9/23 Baseball Musings: Good NewsDusty Baker is out of the hospital. ...
• 9/23 Lasorda's Lair: Kershaw,Dodgers Go For Series Win in Rubber Game at Cincy: Dodgers Lineup vs. Reds M.Ellis 4 Ethier 9 Kemp 8 Gonzalez 3 Ramirez 6 Cruz 5 Ellis 2 Kershaw 1   Aaron Harang-9-10 vs. Homer...
• 9/22 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Can’t Score, Reds Clinch Central Title: Dodgers 0 6 1 Reds        6 8 0 WP-Latos-13-4 LP-Fife-0-2 HR-Bruce-34-Phillips-18   The Dodgers witnessed first hand what...
• 9/22 Baseball Musings: Better Latos Than Never: The Reds clinch the NL Central division title behind a combined shutout by Mat Latos and Aroldis Chapman. Mat shutdown the Dodgers...
• 9/21 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Limp Into Cincy On My Birthday: Dodgers Lineup vs. Reds-TBA   Joe Blanton-9-13 vs. Bronson Arroyo-12-8   The Dodgers literally limp into Cincinnati to take...
• 9/20 El Maquino: SALAS SAVES THE DAY: THE POSTGAME Rarely is a middle reliever the MVP of any given game, but Fernando Salas was all over it in today’s sweep...
• 9/10 Tyler's Think Tank: Strasburg Shut Down: Stephen Strasburg is done for the season.  Finished.  He will not pitch again in 2012.  End of story. Stick...
• 9/1 Blog Red Machine: Votto’s Return to Be Delayed Again?: For the last few days, we’ve been told that Joey Votto would finally make his return on Saturday. It appears that may no...
• 9/1 PaulLebowitz.com: What To Watch For Over The Final Month—National League: I discussed the American League and what to watch for over the final month on Thursday along with a warning for those seeing the...

• 8/24 Baseball Musings: Prior to Strasburg: Tom Verducci notes that Mark Prior was Stephen Strasburg nine years ago: If Strasburg were born nine years earlier, he would be...
• 8/14 El Maquino: THE CARDINALS HAVE A RACE PROBLEM: THE BIG PIECE: THE CARDS’ RACE RELATIONS > Big article today from the Post-Dispatch‘s Jesse Bogan addressing the...
• 8/5 PaulLebowitz.com: Dog Days Manager/GM Hotseat Grows Hotter: Let’s look at the managers and GMs whose hot seats have gotten hotter as the season’s shaken out. — Bobby Valentine,...

• 7/31 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Tuesday's Minor Moves: Broxton will act as a right-handed setup man for the Reds. (US Presswire)Teams became very active today in the final 90 minutes...
• 7/23 The Baseball Page: Starting the Second Half Right: Several teams have looked rejuvenated since the MLB all-star break ended,...
• 7/17 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Not The News – Vol XIV: Joe Kelly has a pretty good sinking fastball, and it’s helped him hold down a 2.70 ERA through his first 6 big league starts. ...
• 7/3 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The Even More or Less Unofficial Twitter Guide to Reds and Brewers Fans – The ReBUTTal: In case you missed it, Bob Netherton over at the blog On the Outside Corner absolutely made every attempt to paint the black yesterday...
• 7/2 PaulLebowitz.com: If The All-Star Game “Matters”, Why Is LaRussa Managing It?: Tony LaRussa is too much of a competitor and respects the game too much to let the fact that he doesn’t have a major stake in...

• 6/30 Blog Red Machine: Mike Leake Wraps Up Brilliant June: Mike Leake made his final start of the month of June last night in San Francisco, and he went out with a bang. Leake earned the...
• 6/26 Baseball Musings: The Reds Power Structure: Redleg Nation wonders about the relationships between owner, general manager, and manager in Cincinnati: We don’t know what...
• 6/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview #67: Cincinnati Reds (38-28) at Cleveland Indians (34-32): By Mike Brandyberry The Indians used an offensive outburst last night to defeat the Cincinnati Reds, 10-9. The Indians offense...
• 6/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Chisenhall and Kotchman Carry Tribe to Win; Indians 10, Reds 9: By Craig Gifford Last week when Indians starter Derek Lowe pitched against the Cincinnati Reds, the fireworks came after the...
• 6/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview #66: Cincinnati Reds (38-27) at Cleveland Indians (33-32): By Mike Brandyberry A week ago the Indians and Reds met in Cincinnati with the Indians playing well and the Reds struggling to...
• 6/15 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 65: Loss to Reds: Reds 7 Mets 3 After a nice breather playing Adulterated Baseball against a couple of tomato cans from the AL East, the Mets get...
• 6/15 WasWatching: All-Star June 15th Birthday Boys: Nice group:   Born ASG Tim Lincecum 1984 4 Tony Clark 1972 1 Andy Pettitte 1972 3 Wade Boggs HOF 1958 12 Brett Butler 1957 1...
• 6/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview #62: Cleveland Indians (32-39) at Cincinnati Reds (34-27): By Mike Brandyberry Last night Brandon Phillips went 3-3, with a home run to pace the Cincinnati Reds past the Tribe, 5-3. Phillips,...
• 6/14 Baseball Musings: Baker Versus Lowe: Earlier, Derek Lowe was quoted about Dusty Baker, and now Dusty fires back. While Lowe did not hit any of Dusty’s players...
• 6/14 Baseball Musings: Lowe Versus Baker: Derek Lowe had words for Dusty Baker after Wednesday night’s game: According to Lowe, Baker has been instructing his pitchers...
• 6/8 The Baseball Page: Is Aroldis Chapman The Best Pitcher In Baseball?: According to the F12 Rating, he is. Chapman has a 32.960 F12, almost...
• 6/7 60ft6in.com: Is Aroldis Chapman The Best Pitcher In Baseball?: Is Aroldis Chapman the best pitcher in baseball? According to the F12 Rating, he is. Chapman has a 32.960 F12, almost two full...

• 5/28 Mets360.com: Like Terry Collins, you should have faith in Frank Francisco: About three weeks ago, I asked how you felt about Frank Francisco. The comments ranged from “CRINGE” to “nervous” to “HORRIBLE.”...
• 5/22 NY Baseball Digest: Kerry Wood: What If?: Kerry Wood announced his retirement this past weekend. It’s more of a Chicago story, although Wood briefly played for the...
• 5/22 Baseball Musings: It Was Under His Speed Limit: Aroldis Chapman ran afoul of the law for driving 93 MPH. Said Reds’ manager Dusty Baker: “He got a speeding ticket.” That...
• 5/20 Blog Red Machine: Why Aroldis Chapman Should Not Be the Reds’ Closer: After Sean Marshall failed to protect a three-run lead against the bottom of the Yankees order yesterday, a tidal wave of buzz...
• 5/18 The Writer's Journey: If that ain’t good managing…: Dusty Baker has decided to make Ryan Ludwick his designated hitter. Ludwick is batting .183 (15-for-82) this season. Exactly what...
• 5/10 High Heat Stats: Running Recap for Wednesday: Morning updates! Newer stuff is on top. White Sox 8, @Indians 1: Jake Peavy‘s 8th straight Quality Start (including his...

• 4/13 Baseball Musings: The Chess Game: Bronson Arroyo pitched 7 1/3 innings against Washington tonight, allowing three hits, one walk, and no runs. With 94 pitches thrown...
• 4/12 C70 At The Bat: Jaime Being Jaime: I've often said the biggest problem with Jaime Garcia is just getting consistent work from him.  There are times...
• 4/4 The Writer's Journey: Fun Cards: 2012 Topps Jeff Francis: Someone I don’t expect to see in the starting rotation, but I’m no Dusty Baker. Jeff Francis came over after a disappointing...

• 3/19 PaulLebowitz.com: 2012 National League Central Predicted Standings: Wins Losses GB 1. Cincinnati Reds 91 71 — 2. Milwaukee Brewers 87 75 4 3. St. Louis Cardinals 77 85 14 4. Pittsburgh Pirates...
• 3/13 Baseball Musings: Impatient with Dusty: Dusty Baker doens’t believe Cubs fans will be very patient with the new regime, prompting Craig Calcaterra to ask: But at...
• 3/11 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Cincinnati Reds: The series on team offense continues with the Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati finished tied for seventh in the majors and tied for...

• 2/27 Baseball Musings: Marshall Money: Jack Moore likes the Sean Marshall extension: Particularly as a left-handed pitcher in front of Great American Ballpark’s incredibly...

• 1/30 Bus League Baseball: All-Time MLB Draft: Round 11 (Picks 501-550): At least a year ago, maybe longer, I had an idea: wouldn’t it be cool to go through every draft pick in major league history,...
• 1/28 NY Baseball Digest: The Biggest Save of John Franco’s Career: Earlier in the week I talked about why John Franco deserves to be in the Mets Hall of Fame. It wouldn’t be complete unless...
• 1/20 Ramblings of Baseball: What To Wear XVI: Atlanta Braves This is a trick question. I’m a bit of a Braves fan and do already own some Braves gear. However, given access...
• 1/17 PaulLebowitz.com: Ryan Ludwick a Good Signing for the Reds: The difference between the Padres having Ryan Ludwick and the Reds having Ryan Ludwick is that the Padres were relying on him...

• 12/28 NY Baseball Digest: Looking Back: My Favorite Shea Stadium Moment: It’s cold and chilly and there is literally no Mets news outside of more snark/negativity regarding the Wilpons and team...
• 12/24 PaulLebowitz.com: Pitching Coach Pep Boys: How much of what a pitching coach says to his bosses when analyzing a potential trade target is legitimate and how much is said...
• 12/18 PaulLebowitz.com: Analyzing the Reds-Padres Trade: The Padres traded pitcher Mat Latos to the Reds for a package of four players—top prospect first baseman/outfielder Yonder...

• 11/14 PaulLebowitz.com: Cardinals Hiring Of Matheny And The Plans Of Francona: Mike Matheny, with no managerial experience but widely respected as a cerebral, defensively-oriented catcher on the field and...
• 11/2 PaulLebowitz.com: Wayside Mandate: What happened to the rule in baseball that minority candidates had to receive interviews for high profile jobs as managers and...

• 10/13 PaulLebowitz.com: The Red Sox Come Apart: How long ago it seems that Eric Ortiz of NESN wrote that ridiculous piece suggesting that the 2011 Red Sox were going to challenge...
• 10/10 PaulLebowitz.com: Trading Joey Votto Is Risky For The Reds: The Reds are said to be prepared to listen to offers for Joey Votto. It will only be known in retrospect whether this is similar...

• 9/28 Baseball Musings: Mets End on a High Note: The Mets defeat the Reds 3-0 to end both their seasons, Miguel Batista tossing a shutout. He allowed just two hits, walking two...
• 9/28 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 161: Loss to Reds: Reds 5 Mets 4 Strange … nowhere in the Mets media guide, nor in the scorebook, nor on the Mets.com website does it say “September...
• 9/8 B-R Blog: Card of the Week (and Hall of Fame poll): 1997 Bowman Chrome International Refractors #127 Andruw Jones: So much to say about this card... I better keep it in bullet format so that we can get to the Hall of Fame poll below: By 1997,...

• 8/26 NY Baseball Digest: Girardi 7th Most Po**** Mgr, Scully Making the Grade, Minaya Interview Inaccuracies, Citi Field Renovation: We have chatted quite a bit about Joe Girardi‘s management style this week. In a recent Sports Illustrated poll of the players,...
• 8/23 PaulLebowitz.com: A Scheme From LaRussa’s Nemesis?: Matt Holliday had to leave the field during the Cardinals-Dodgers game last night when a moth flew into his ear. The clip is below....
• 8/17 PaulLebowitz.com: Logic And Carlos Zambrano: No, the two things aren’t connected directly. Nor can they be. While I understand the attempts to find a landing spot for...
• 8/14 Baseball Musings: Dontrelle Hurts Hand: Dontrelle Willis left the Padres/Reds game early: After James Darnell‘s RBI single made it 4-0 in the third, manager Dusty...
• 8/10 The Writer's Journey: 2011 Reds (’92 Style): Juan Lopez: Juan Lopez (nicknamed “Porky” according to Wikipedia, played in the minors for six seasons in the 1980s. In 1990,...
• 8/6 The Writer's Journey: Game 112: Now 8.5 games behind in the NL Central, four games under .500, it’s looking more and more like the Reds are done in 2011....

• 7/20 Baseball Musings: Small Ball Early: Dusty Baker must think today’s Reds/Pirates game is going to be a low scoring affair. Chase d’Arnaud committed an...
• 7/12 The Writer's Journey: Stats at the All-Star break: At the beginning of the season, I decided to make a “fun card” set documenting the 2011 Reds season. Now, after 92...
• 7/12 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - AL/NL Only Leagues: Glen Perkins could add saves to his solid rate stats. (Icon SMI)Each week, Baseball Press provides some "under the radar" fantasy...

• 6/7 The Writer's Journey: Gypsy Queen – Dusty Baker: I’m not a fan of Dusty Baker the manager. And I came to baseball too late to be a fan of Dusty Baker the player. But I know...
• 6/6 The Writer's Journey: Game 59: Eight pitchers were used in Saturday’s game against the Dodgers. Five different relievers were used for less than an inning...
• 6/5 B-R Blog: Random Recap for Saturday, June 4: Albert Phattens Up; Padres Streaking at Home?: Cardinals 5, Cubs 4 (12 innings): The 2nd HR of the game by Albert Pujols won it in bottom of the 12th -- his first walk-off hit...
• 6/1 The Writer's Journey: Game 56: Another hard loss Tuesday night, with new Reds pitcher Chad Reineke taking the loss. Dusty Baker was unable to pinch hit for Reineke...

• 5/28 Braves Journal: Braves 7, Reds 6 (12 innings): Cincinnati Reds vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 28, 2011 – ESPN. A classic managers’ duel. Fredi...
• 5/18 Baseball Reality Tour: MLB Bullpen Rankings: In February, we judged every Major League bullpen from the micro perspective. We looked at individual player stats like FIP (Fielding...

• 4/23 Baseball Musings: Cardinal Take the Lead: Despite a major tornado in St. Louis Friday night, the Reds and Cardinals played Friday night, St. Louis taking a 4-2 win and...
• 4/23 The Writer's Journey: Game 20: Tony LaRussa made Dusty Baker look like a fool last night/this morning. Brandon Phillips put the Reds on the board in the 5th...
• 4/21 Baseball Musings: Baker Praises Leake: Dusty Baker sent Mike Leake to the mound against the Diamondbacks, a few days after he was arrested on a shoplifting charge. Leake...
• 4/2 B-R Blog: Worst Opening Day performance ever? Not quite.: Regarding Albert Pujols' brutal season-opening performance vs. San Diego on Thursday, Greg Simons of The Hardball Times semi-facetiously...

• 3/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Reds ST Game 261:13PM PDT: Daric Barton home run! Great start....
• 3/12 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Cincinnati Reds: Joey Votto's MVP season helped the Reds lead the National League in runs scored in 2010. Photo: Icon SMI The series on team...
• 3/6 The Writer's Journey: 2011 Reds (’92 Style): Dusty Baker: I’ve never tried to hide the fact that I am not a Dusty Baker fan. However, there is no denying that he is a good skipper,...

• 2/22 PAAPFLY: Brian Wilson's WAR still exceeding his shenanigans: After Brian Wilson took a load off from camp this Friday – not the kind Dusty Baker spoke about recently – by taking Charlie...
• 2/22 Baseball Musings: Crappy Exit: Via Hardball Talk, Dusty Baker‘s final days in Chicago were full of **** “At the very end, somebody took a dump right...
• 2/21 The Writer's Journey: 2011 Reds (’92 Style): Edgar Renteria: Last year, Edgar Renteria was named the World Series Most Valuable Player for the San Francisco Giants. This year, he’s...
• 2/10 Blog Red Machine: Reason #8 to be Excited About the Reds in 2011Reason #8 to be excited about the Reds in 2011...

• 1/5 PAAPFLY: Hall of Fame hopeful: Jeff Kent: MANY GIANTS FANS hate Jeff Kent. Perhaps it was the shoving match between him and Bonds mid-season in 2002. It may have been his...

• 12/31 Baseball Musings: Fearing Edgar: Chad Dotson fears that the Cincinnati Reds will sign Edgar Renteria: Signing Renteria wouldn’t be a very big deal if, as Jocketty...
• 12/17 B-R Blog: Most similar players traded for each other: Following on to our fun with Similarity Scores, reader Rick Jennings wrote in with the following trivia question: Name a player...
• 12/15 Baseball Reality Tour: Virtual Gambling: Friends and regular readers know we make it a habit to warn others of the dangers of gambling addiction. Who said the NBA...
• 12/4 Baseball Reality Tour: The Distraction of Worlds Colliding: This is obviously an old photo, but I don't remember seeing it before.  It's been a sad day in Cubdom, with the passing of...

• 11/22 Blog Red Machine: What Made It All HappenAn in-depth look at what made the Reds so successful in 2010...

• 10/9 The Sporting Hippeaux: BBA Ballot: NL Connie Mack Award: Stay tuned at the BBA for the unveiling of the winners later this week.  Here's my ballot for the senior circuit:Honorable...
• 10/1 The Sporting Hippeaux: "Narrative Likability Factor" & The Cincinnati Reds: I'm continuing my ongoing assessment of playoff-bound franchise based upon their dramatic appeal with a look at the Cincinnati...

• 9/30 Baseball Press: 2010 MLB Playoff Preview - Cincinnati Reds: Cincinnati clinches NL Central (AP/Tom Uhlman) There probably is not a more thrilling way to win a Playoff Birth than how...
• 9/11 PaulLebowitz.com: Agents Of Chaos: The annual NL playoff rasslin' match: It's become a rite of passage for National League teams to rise and fall and create...
• 9/9 PaulLebowitz.com: The Torre Story: Joe Torre will not go out this way: Deftly deflecting the speculation as to his future by cryptically stating that his decision...
• 9/4 PaulLebowitz.com: Pick A Side: Clean it up or don't----and know the consequences either way: Reading the Wall Street Journal this morning, I came across...

• 8/11 PaulLebowitz.com: 45 Men: The line goes around the block: 25 players in Cardinals uniforms wanted to brutally beat Reds 2nd baseman Brandon Phillips....

• 7/24 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - NL-Only (Week 17): Walker could be a Top 5 NL 2B here on out. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar...