CincySportsFan

Right there with you.

Michael Jordan apparently waived by the Bengals. Sounds like they tried to trade him, but didn't find any suitors.

Bengals with a trade to try and improve the D-line. Billy Price sent to the Giants for B.J. Hill.

@nkypeteany reason why Walton is shown as "BER" in the stats? The only thing I could come up with, is it's supposed to be an abbreviation for Bearcats. Also, I believe, if my information is correct, this was the 100th victory for Walton-Verona's program. If so, congrats to Coach Barth!

Your latter point is the reason, I believe, Taylor elected to go for it at the end. Yeah, you may have two weeks til the opener, but there's absolutely no reason to risk further injury by keeping guys out there longer on a day like that. Not when it doesn't count in the standings.

Agree 1000%. And the audacity of some of these umps to have short fuses if someone questions their calls, just adds to my belief that we would be better off with robo-umps calling the balls and strikes. Either that, or you have to have a heart-to-heart talk with the umpires' union about replacing/demoting/penalizing umps who are consistently bad. There is absolutely no reason why Angel Hernandez should still be doing MLB games right now.

"You're gonna need a bigger boat."

Tejay Antone done for the season, and in all likelihood, pretty much all of next year too. Going to have Tommy John surgery...for the second time.

"What we have here...is a failure to communicate."

"Yippee ki yay..."

That was when there was a 4 week pre-season. Now, with just a 3 game pre-season, I just don't see a lot of teams risking a lot of potential injuries by playing their projected starters for a good portion of the game. It may mean that Week 1 of the regular season is a little uglier, but this week's game means nothing in the standings. As to how many snaps Burrow plays...I think a lot of it depends on what happens. If they go 3 and out, with one of those being a run play, then I think he'll be back out there for a second series. If they go 10 plays down the field and end up with even just a field goal opportunity...I think he'll be done for the night.

Looks like your 2022 version of the Reds will have a new right fielder in it. Early word is that Nick Castellanos is going to opt out of the final 2 years of his contract at the end of the year. He would have $34 million coming his way, if he stayed with Cincinnati during those two years. Obviously feels his All-Star season this year is going to pave the way to a bigger contract somewhere else.

Copied from a Facebook post... You are not vaccinated, I respect your choice. I am vaccinated, so in turn please respect my choice ... I'm vaccinated, not because of any laws, but: * To not die from Covid-19. * To NOT clutter a hospital bed if I get sick. * To hug my loved ones. * To not have to do PCR or antigenic tests to go to a dance, go to a restaurant, go on vacation and many more things to come ... * To live my life. * To have kids go back to school and play sports. * For Covid-19 to be an old memory. * To protect us. On the other hand, no, I don't know what's in it - neither in this vaccine, the ones I had as a child, nor in the Big Mac, or in hot dogs, or in other treatments, whether it's for cancer, AIDS, the one for polyarthritis, vaccines for infants or children. I also don't know what's in Ibuprofen, Tylenol, or other meds, it just cures my headaches, my pains ... I don't know what's in the ink for tattoos. In short ... There's a lot of things I don't know. I just know one thing: life is short, very short, so I still want to do something other than just going to work every day or staying cloistered at home. I still want to travel and hug people without fear, find a little feeling of life "before". As a child and as an adult I've been vaccinated for mumps, measles, rubella, polio, chicken pox, yellow fever and a few others; my parents and I trusted the science and never had to suffer through or transmit any of said diseases ... just saying.

Not looking to stir the pot, but...wasn't it just a few years ago that "they" (the neurological people) said that these helmet add-ons didn't actually help. So, what has changed?

I have never heard anyone say anything about enjoying the leftovers from their July 4th shindig. Ever. Yes, the burgers, brats, beans and anything else you may have during that meal may be great, but they are a one-time experience. Actually, I take that back. It probably IS a multi-meal experience, because you grill out MORE than just on the 4th of July! There is likely nothing special that you cook ONLY for the 4th. Thanksgiving, on the other hand, gives our family an opportunity to eat some food that we may only have once, or at the most, a couple times each year. And enjoying the leftovers in the following days, allows us to enjoy that experience a little longer. I agree with @Voice of ReasonThanksgiving wins this battle, hands down.

Yeah something along the lines of.. we don't have enough time to get home and eat dinner, so we'll just grab something once we're at the park. They're certainly hoping to see a bump in the concessions with this.

Yes, there needs to be a tighter operating window from the highest to the lowest. And there needs to be a significant penalty for breaking it, whether that be exceeding it, or dropping below it. The players union will probably throw a fit at the prospect of a cap, but they'd make up for it on the lower end.

MLB has never been about parity. Ever. And they have done nothing to even try to encourage it. The draft doesn't play as as important role as it does for the NFL or NBA, so the order of it isn't as big of a deal. People will harp about the need for a salary cap, but more importantly, I think, there really is no payroll floor (aside from league minimum contracts). So you have some teams that willingly keep theirs low by trading off any "good" players for lower-priced prospects. If your team goes that route, hopefully you're lucky you have an owner/management that's a.) good at judging talent, and b.) still willing to open up the wallet to find those elusive missing pieces at the right time. Most recently, it's what the Astros did. For three straight years they lost over 100 games and finished no closer than 40 games out. But, two years after that, they're in the playoffs, and two years after that, they win* the World Series. Unfortunately, most of these owners simply take the extra money and hide. Thus the "rebuild" continues for several more years. And when you have other owners who ARE willing to spend the money, you end up with payrolls that are 4 times, 5 times, maybe even 6 times, greater than others. And usually with that, comes a huge disparity in talent. It doesn't guarantee you a WS win, but it often gives you a head start on one. And in between, it can make for some ugly games between the "haves" and the "have nots".

Watched Joey on the Dan Patrick show the other day. He is a firm believer in being "loyal" to one city/organization. After watching it, I believe he will retire as a Red. It will just be in what year will it happen.

Okay, let me get this straight...you readily admit that the field is the story, not the teams. But, then you complain about one of the teams playing? Sorry, didn't mean to bust your chops on that. It just came across as awfully ironic when I first read it. I hadn't thought about an "ideal" matchup, but I like where you were going with the rematch of the 1919 WS. Would've been really cool if they could've pulled this off two years ago, on the 100th anniversary. But, maybe MLB prefers to keep that scandal swept under the rug as much as possible.

I drink a can or two of mineral water a week, depending on my activities. (If I'm really pushing it and know I'm sweating more than usual, I'll down another can that day.) I usually go with a San Pellegrino Dark Cherry & Pomegranate, but they've got other flavors too, and the unflavored as well. Haven't had any cramps in the past 6 months. I've also found it's a great alternative to soft drinks if you get a carbonation craving and want something more than just plain water.

One million times this.

Was in your neck of the woods on Sunday to pick up a truck cap for my son's vehicle. We stopped off the St. Matthews exit to get some lunch before heading back. We went first to Blaze Pizza, but the line was so long and seemingly not moving, so we went over to Qdoba. Was surprised at the number of people I saw wearing masks, even though neither location required them, quite honestly.

In response to what @gchs_uk9had posted, with regards to the quantity of retired numbers by each team, here's what I was able to find. (I think this is only a year or two old, so should be pretty close.) A's - 5 Angels - 5 Astros - 9 Blue Jays - 2 Braves - 10 Brewers - 5 Cardinals - 12 Cubs - 6 D-Backs - 2 Dodgers - 10 Giants - 10 Indians - 8 Mariners - 2 Marlins - none Mets - 4 Orioles - 6 Nats/Expos - 4 Phillies - 5 Pirates - 9 Padres - 5 Rangers - 5 Rays - 2 Red Sox - 10 Reds - 10 Rockies - 1 Royals - 3 Tigers - 8 Twins - 7 White Sox -11 Yankees - 22 * Also, you can go ahead and add 1 more to each of these quantities, as I believe every team has retired Jackie Robinson's #42. Now, let's look specifically at the team in question from your original post...the Pirates. They've got 9 numbers retired, plus Jackie's...so that's 10 numbers they can't use. Do you know how many players have played for them at this point in the season? I didn't. So, I looked it up. 54. That's right, only the second week into August and they've used 54 different players. That, automatically, means that you're guaranteed of seeing at least #64 on someone's jersey this year. Do you think in spring training the equipment manager is going to have an idea of who's going to "make" it and stay for a long time, or who'll be sent packing in a release or trade, or who's going to bounce around like a ping-pong ball between Triple-A and the majors? The only reason that "old" system worked, was for a couple of main reasons...one, there were no retired jersey numbers, so you had full use of all the "lower" range of numbers...and two, there just wasn't the roster turnover there is today. And the worse a team is, the more likely they'll use more players, trying to see how everyone can perform at this level, because they've got nothing to lose (other than more games).

According to the great information source in the sky, Wikipedia... Number assignments[edit] The original baseball numbers were based on the lineup. The starting players would be numbered 1-8, based on their spot in the order. The backup catcher would be number 9, and the pitchers would wear 10-14 (but not 13, as that is superstitious).[13] Notable examples of this system are teammates Babe Ruth (he was number 3 and batted third for the Yankees) and Lou Gehrig (number 4, batted fourth). Experiments with numbers by position[edit] Several teams experimented with numbering-by-position during the 1930s. In 1939, the Cincinnati Reds, under general manager Warren Giles, introduced what would be the longest-lasting convention, in which pitchers wore numbers between 30 and 49; outfielders between 20 and 29; infielders between 10 and 19; and catchers, coaches and managers in the single digits. (An exception occurred in the early 1950s, when the Reds' coaches and managers were assigned numbers in the fifties.)[14] The New York Giants adopted this system in 1947, and when Giles became chief executive of the National League in 1952, many other NL clubs began to follow suit. Two American League teams, the first edition of the expansion Los Angeles Angels and the Cleveland Indians beginning in 1963, also adopted the numbering scheme.[14] However, the number-by-position convention was never a formal rule, and a few National League clubs — notably the Los Angeles Dodgers — resisted the idea. The custom was slowly abandoned during the 1970s and 1980s. So, we've gone from your number representing your batting spot in the order, to a system where one team decided that certain numbers belonged to certain positions. But, basically since free-agency started, guys have been able to not only pick their team, but pick their jersey number? Ludicrous! How dare they. They should take what's given to them and be grateful. In all honesty, there are several (many) things wrong with baseball nowadays, but what jersey number a guy is wearing is not even close to being one of them, in my opinion. Johnny Bench could've wore #55, and he'd still be the greatest catcher. Pete could've wore the #41 and he still would've been "Charlie Hustle". The numbers are there to help identify the player by sight (since some teams don't include the player's name on the back), nothing more.