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Cincinnati Reds Preview

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The Cincinnati Reds made the postseason for the third time in four years last season, but a late-season fade that cost them the NL Central followed by a poor showing in a wild-card game loss at Pittsburgh, cast a negative cloud on 2013. So negative that the Reds’ front office decided it was time for a managerial change. Dusty Baker is out, Bryan Price is in. Does that make a difference in the Cincinnati fortunes? Here’s the Notebook Nine, our relevant talking points as we stand three weeks from Opening Day…

The 1976 Cincinnati Reds: Sweeping Through October

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The 1976 Cincinnati Reds came to spring training having found redemption the previous October. After World Series losses in 1970 and 1972 and an upset loss in the 1973 National League Championship Series, the Reds had gotten over the top in an epic seven-game World Series against the Boston Red Sox, a Series that ranks high on the list of the best ever. The offensive juggernaut known as the Big Red Machine was looking to build on a championship legacy securely established

MLB Coverage: Cincinnati Pitches Its Way Back Into NL Central Race

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It was just a week ago that it seemed safe for our MLB coverage to rule the Cincinnati Reds out of the three-team dogfight in the NL Central. The Reds might have been in great position to make the wild-card game, but they were drifting off the radar for the division title. No more. Cincinnati has had a hot run, while Pittsburgh has struggled and St. Louis not really asserted themselves. Consequently, the Reds enter Friday’s games just 2 ½ behind first-place Pittsburgh, and only a half-game back of St. Louis.

MLB Coverage: Cincinnati Tries To Keep Pace In Tough NL Central

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Today seems like the ideal day to focus our MLB coverage on the Cincinnati Reds. They just had a no-hitter thrown by Homer Bailey on Monday night, the second straight year Bailey has tossed a no-no. The Reds are fighting to keep pace with the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central. And ultimately, it’s the Fourth of July—no game is more uniquely American than baseball, and no teams says baseball like it’s original franchise from the banks of the Ohio Rive