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woadude
The Reds should be good this year.
WhenMattStairsIsKing
That says it all.
Brandon 20
Even though we got eliminated early it was nice to see the success from a small market team like the reds (my favorite team) and I think its also good for baseball when its oldest professional team is competitive. Maybe a few more good seasons will get GABP its first All-Star game?
Mike M
The Reds are not the oldest team, that would be the Braves and cubs, founded in 1876 and still operating. The reason the Reds always start at home on opening day as “the first team” actually refers to the first all professional team that happened to be called the Cincinnati Reds in 1869. The current franchise took their name and began in 1882 in the American Association.
Brian
Braves are the longest continuously running franchise in baseball as they never lost any years during WWII. Reds are the oldest team in professional baseball.
“The reason the Reds always start at home on opening day as “the first team” actually refers to the first all professional team that happened to be called the Cincinnati Reds in 1869.” —which just so happens to still be the Cincinnati Reds. Not to mention in 1876 the National League was first chartered which included Cincinnati, Chicago, Boston (Braves), St. Louis, Hartford, Louisville, New York and Philadelphia. The Reds were in fact professional baseball’s first franchise.
Brandon 20
Right as Brian confirmed and you’ll see in my post I referred to them as the oldest “Professional” team. However, regardless, good history less from both of you to those not in the know of the Reds and Braves and Cubs’ histories.
RedCaps
The Cincinnati Red Stockings were the first professional baseball team but they have no relationship to the current Cincinatti Reds franchise, which was founded in 1882 (this team was also not related to the Cincinatti Reds that were a charter member of the National Leage in 1876; that team was expelled after 1880). The Red Stockings disbanded after 1870. The players of that team joined the Boston Red Stockings (current Braves) and the Washington Olympics (disbanded after 1872) in the first professional league, the National Association. To say the current Cincinnati Reds are the same franchise as the Cincinatti Red Stocking and the oldest baseball club would be like saying the Milwaukee Brewers are the same franchise as the the Milwaukee Braves… the only things the former teams have in common with the later are cities they played it, nothing more.
Infield Fly
All I can say is “Joey Votto…yiiiha!”
Nice job Reds.
Brad426
I just can’t get behind that deal when the Reds assume all the risk and don’t get one second more of Votto in a Reds uniform than they already were guaranteed. I can’t even get behind calling it an “extension”.
disgustedcubfan
Wait until Dusty breaks bad on you. My favorite is when he calls anybody who challenges him on anything a “racist”.
You also should get him as far way as possible from the young, talented Reds pitching.
I’d rather have Charlie Sheen chaperone my daughter for a long weekend than have Dusty Baker manage my pitching staff.
Infield Fly
Wow! In that case I feel sorry for your daughter! 😮
Lunchbox45
LOL
timmytwoshoezzz
I think when you find your daughter drunk, naked, and facedown in a mountain of cocaine, you may begin to feel differently.
nathanalext
I wish I could “thumbs down” a comment. The “pitching staff” rhetoric is getting old.
Gunner65
Another bitter Cub fan … why am I not surprised? I guess 102 years of losing can do that to a fan I suppose.
Karsch
The Corky Miller signing was the real difference maker this offseason.
Jay
Why do people have to put sarcastic comments like this in here every time any person is signed. Grow up…
robdicken
Because the Cards don’t want to see the Reds succeed. That’s ALL it boils down to. It makes sense on their end to not have the Reds succeed, because that then puts them in a position to win the NL Central. But, to blatantly ignore facts and make snide remarks about ANYTHING done by The Reds just for the sheer hell of it only proves a grudge and nothing more. Get over the Jason LaRue crap, sign Pujols, get Wainwright back from Tommy John, and make sure the rest of your players want to actually be in St. Louis (ie. Carpenter), then start trashing The Reds based on banter and rhetoric. Otherwise, shut your pieholes!
daveineg
One correction. Fielder didn’t sign year to year. He signed a 2 year deal for $18 million prior to his first arby season.