Now that you are finished admiring your Reds in person at Great American Ballpark, or from the comfort of your own home, you will have plenty of time to shop for your favorite Reds apparel. There are tons of places you can find your favorite Reds merchandise, so that when next season rolls around you are all decked out and ready to support your hometown team. First of all is the site I have already mentioned, and that is the Reds homepage. But a couple of other places that you could check out would be Champssports.com, where you can find a variety of teams, including your favorite Cincinnati Reds. There is also shop.mlb.com which will have all of Major League baseballs teams.
And when you aren't out shopping for apparel, you could always take advantage of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of fame Monday through Saturday 10a.m. to 5p.m., and Sundays noon to 5p.m. You can check out the Pete Rose exhibit and the exhibit dedicated to the Reds announcers, and more of the Cincinnati Reds history. This is a great place to take school kids on a field trip, or to visit as a family on a rainy day. You can find out all kinds of historical facts about the team, and all those who made an impact on the Reds throughout history.
And now that the season is finished, try not to go through withdrawals from not getting your reds fix in TV, just visit the site or go to the hall of fame to get your dose of the Cincinnati Reds.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Upcoming season
Now that the season is over for the Red legs, there is much to talk about for the 2008 season. First of all they Reds are taking deposits for 2008 season tickets. Secondly, pitching is the headlines as usual for the Reds improvement. This past season Weathers was the only reliable relief pitcher that the bullpen had. But there is great hope in the rookie Jared Burton, he just needs a little more experience in the major league to be a promising player in the 2008 season.
But like I said before, this good pitching will come with a cost. THere was a lot of talk about the big hitter from left field, Adam Dunn, being traded for some better pitching. Which really upsets me, because I do have to say Dunn is my favorite player on the Reds. THis also makes me wonder that if they get rid of Dunn, if they will lose fan base? I won't be one to stop watching the Reds, but I will be quite disappointed if he is gone next season. I understand that the Reds will need to maek some trades in order to improve the team, but I will be in mourning for quite a while if Dunn is traded.
But like I said before, this good pitching will come with a cost. THere was a lot of talk about the big hitter from left field, Adam Dunn, being traded for some better pitching. Which really upsets me, because I do have to say Dunn is my favorite player on the Reds. THis also makes me wonder that if they get rid of Dunn, if they will lose fan base? I won't be one to stop watching the Reds, but I will be quite disappointed if he is gone next season. I understand that the Reds will need to maek some trades in order to improve the team, but I will be in mourning for quite a while if Dunn is traded.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Re-evaluating this past season
With the Reds season being so close to the end, it is definite that they will finish under .500 for the season. This will make it the seventh season in a row of coming up under .500, and the 12th consecutive season of not making it into the playoffs. Their record will end at 72-90, but while this may not seem too stellar, their mid-season team shake up turned the teams losing streak around. As of July 1st, ex-manager Jerry Narron was replaced as Cincinnati Red's general manager due to the at that current time, 31-51 record. This left an opening at the Red's for new General Manager Wayne Krivsky. Once he made a couple of changes within the Reds management,such as Pete Mackanin as the interim manager, it turned the teams luck around. This resulted in a 41-49 record for the remainder of the season. Mackanin is in the running for a permanent position. While Mackanin did turn the second half of the season into a winning one, the team still lost seven of its last eight games, leaving many wondering if he can really cut it as the Red's manager.
Unfortunately with the improvements needed to make the Reds a competing team next year will mean getting rid of some of its big hitters to acquire the needed pitching relief. They had some prospective pitching in rookie Homer Bailey, and others, but they need some good relief pitchers to hold on to the leads that they get with the active hitters they already have, since the Red's bullpen has the worst ERA average in the league.
Even though the Reds need improvement, they still have the dedicated fans that no matter how down they get on the team, will keep returning. And like I said before, as long as the Reds have those die hard fans it will definitely improve the teams morale, and give them the confidence they need to perform. The fans do have a part in the Reds success!
Unfortunately with the improvements needed to make the Reds a competing team next year will mean getting rid of some of its big hitters to acquire the needed pitching relief. They had some prospective pitching in rookie Homer Bailey, and others, but they need some good relief pitchers to hold on to the leads that they get with the active hitters they already have, since the Red's bullpen has the worst ERA average in the league.
Even though the Reds need improvement, they still have the dedicated fans that no matter how down they get on the team, will keep returning. And like I said before, as long as the Reds have those die hard fans it will definitely improve the teams morale, and give them the confidence they need to perform. The fans do have a part in the Reds success!
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