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The Dugout: Red Letter Day

Earlier today, the higher-ups at the Cincinnati Reds baseball club decided to satiate their fanbase with what was essentially a Dear John Bench letter explaining why the team's efforts have failed despite the organization doing everything right.What they didn't tell you on the website is that the President and Chief...

The Krivsky Firing: Why Now?

The fact that Wayne Krivsky got fired wasn't terribly surprising since he's got a pretty spotty track record and a much better GM (Walt Jocketty) was already employed in the Reds' front office. What was a little more surprising was the timing. Why after 21 games? If the Reds were as determined to dump Krivsky as they seem...

Wayne Krivsky Out, Walt Jocketty in as Reds' General Manager

Before last season even ended, rumors were swirling in Cincinnati that owner Bob Castellini was going to try and hire his friend Walt Jocketty away from from St. Louis to replace sitting GM Wayne Krivsky. Castellini denied those rumors, then hired Jocketty as a consultant anyways. That means that the news leaking out of...

Walt Jocketty Won't Be the Reds' GM

The Walt Jocketty to Cincinnati whispers have been growing slowly since Bob Castellini took over the Reds since last winter. They kind of went like this; Castellini was a minority owner in St. Louis a ways back, Walt Jocketty and Tony La Russa were seemingly unhappy in St. Louis, and Wayne Krivsky is kind of a bad GM. When...

BobCastellini News From the Web

04/23/12 How much control does Bob Castellini really have? Source: Dayton Daily News - Dayton OH Does Bob Castellini own the Reds outright or does he just own a controlling interest? â
04/20/12 Reds Owner Bob Castellini Is a Man of His Word and an... Source: Bleacher Report Within a week and a half, Cincinnati Reds owner Bob Castellini has turned the world of medium-market baseball on it's head.
04/17/12 DJ: Cueto sets tenacious tone Source: ABC - WCPO 9 - Cincinnati OH When I see Johnny Cueto make more contact in a 5th inning at bat against Kyle Lohse than Ryan Hanigan and Drew Stubbs combined, (4 pitches, 1 making contact) I want to light my hair on fire.
04/14/12 Doc: Becoming a baseball town a challenge Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH Bob went back last year for a few games.
04/11/12 Touch 'Em All: Reds dish out another big deal Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia PA Cincinnati seems intent on breaking the mold for baseball's small-city teams.