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Celebratory Cigars Land Reds in Hot Water With Cincy Health Department

The city of Cincinnati Health Department will investigate the Reds for a violation of the state smoking ban after members of the team were seen smoking cigars during the celebration of the team's playoff berth. A departmental spokesman told the Cincinnati Enquirer that five people called a hotline after members of the...

Reds Will Discuss Extension With Dusty Baker Before Season's End

Dusty Baker doesn't currently have a contract to manage the Reds in 2011, but that doesn't mean that either he or the Reds are planning on him being somewhere else next year. "I didn't come here to leave," he told the Cincinnati Enquirer. "You've got to agree we've made progress." Baker also told the paper that Reds...

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...

Background on bob castellini

Robert "Bob" Castellini is an American businessman from Cincinnati, Ohio. On January 19, 2006, he became Chief Executive Officer of the Cincinnati Reds, leading a group that purchased a majority share of the MLB franchise from previous CEO Carl Lindner, Jr.

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