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klw · 10-05-2012, 09:09 AM

I just learned this about Johnny Cueto.

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97. Johnny Cueto's pickoff move. It's a thing of rare beauty. He allowed one stolen base all season -- and picked off nine guys. And the one steal was actually a steal of home by the Dodgers' Luis Cruz.

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/po...mlb-postseason

Feel free to post something else that may not be common knowledge about the Reds.

oneupper · 10-05-2012, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by klw

I just learned this about Johnny Cueto.

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/po...mlb-postseason

Feel free to post something else that may not be common knowledge about the Reds.

IIRC Luis Tiant had a great pickoff move as well.

westofyou · 10-05-2012, 09:29 AM

The Reds until the early 20's were partly owned by the Fleischmans Brothers, who owned a giant booze company (along with their yeast business)

They sold their shares to one group and sold their booze company to George Remus (the famous bootlegger and Boardwalk Empire character)

westofyou · 10-05-2012, 09:31 AM

Pat Duncan holds the team record for caught stealing in the season, with 28, he only stole 12, that same year both George Burns and Babe Pinellia got caught 23 and 22 times themselves

George Anderson · 10-05-2012, 09:35 AM

In HS Scott Rolen was named Indiana Mr. Baseball and came in 3rd in voting for Mr. Basketball . He was heavily recruited in basketball by Kentucky, Georgia, Oklahoma State and Alabama.

Rolen also has a street named after him in Jasper Indiana.

http://www.courierpress.com/news/200...game-lives-on/

Ghosts of 1990 · 10-05-2012, 09:53 AM

Jayson Stark says here's what scouts/execs think of the Reds:

"I think the Giants will beat the Reds. The Reds' lineup is so right-handed. That really showed up with [Joey] Votto out. And even though he's back, I don't think he's 100 percent. So facing those Giants right-handers, I don't think they'll score enough." … On the other hand, an AL exec called the Reds "the most balanced team in baseball right now. I love their blend of youth, experience, power and athleticism."

http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2012...ies-prediction

HeatherC1212 · 10-05-2012, 09:55 AM

Joey Votto won the season OBP title for all of baseball and it wasn't even close for second place. I wish I had the actual stat in front of me but I saw it via Twitter the other day and now I can't find it again. Work is getting in the way of my baseball fandom right now, LOL

bucksfan2 · 10-05-2012, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghosts of 1990

Jayson Stark says here's what scouts/execs think of the Reds:

"I think the Giants will beat the Reds. The Reds' lineup is so right-handed. That really showed up with [Joey] Votto out. And even though he's back, I don't think he's 100 percent. So facing those Giants right-handers, I don't think they'll score enough." … On the other hand, an AL exec called the Reds "the most balanced team in baseball right now. I love their blend of youth, experience, power and athleticism."

http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2012...ies-prediction

I hope the Reds play like they did with Joey Votto out. They caught fire! Nice reporting Jason.

westofyou · 10-05-2012, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghosts of 1990

Jayson Stark says here's what scouts/execs think of the Reds:

"I think the Giants will beat the Reds. The Reds' lineup is so right-handed. That really showed up with [Joey] Votto out. And even though he's back, I don't think he's 100 percent. So facing those Giants right-handers, I don't think they'll score enough." … On the other hand, an AL exec called the Reds "the most balanced team in baseball right now. I love their blend of youth, experience, power and athleticism."

http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2012...ies-prediction

And which team(s) did they pick to win it all? Here's that rundown:

Reds 4
Braves 3
Giants 3
Rangers 2
Nationals 1
Yankees 1
Tigers 1
Not ready to pick 1

OldRightHander · 10-05-2012, 10:33 AM

Adolfo Luque, first Latino player in a World Series, pitched one game in the 1919 Series. Not sure if that qualifies as something too many on here didn't know. The guy's in the Reds HOF.

Always Red · 10-05-2012, 10:41 AM

Alfred "Greasy" Neale played OF for the Reds from 1916-1924, was the starting RF for the 1919 World Champs, hitting .357 with 10 hits in the series.

Greasy then went on to a football coaching career. coaching college football from the time he was a player in 1915 until 1940. He then made the move to the NFL, and was head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1941-1950, winning 2 NFL Championships in 1948 and 1948.

He was elected to the College Football HoF in 1967, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969.

westofyou · 10-05-2012, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Always Red

Alfred "Greasy" Neale played OF for the Reds from 1916-1924, was the starting RF for the 1919 World Champs, hitting .357 with 10 hits in the series.

Greasy then went on to a football coaching career. coaching college football from the time he was a player in 1915 until 1940. He then made the move to the NFL, and was head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1941-1950, winning 2 NFL Championships in 1948 and 1948.

He was elected to the College Football HoF in 1967, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969.

At Washington & Jefferson, he led his 1921 squad to the Rose Bowl, where the Presidents played the California, and because of he was acoach he missed part of the season as a MLB player

redssince75 · 10-05-2012, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by HeatherC1212

Joey Votto won the season OBP title for all of baseball and it wasn't even close for second place. I wish I had the actual stat in front of me but I saw it via Twitter the other day and now I can't find it again. Work is getting in the way of my baseball fandom right now, LOL

Seems to me he had the most unintentional-intentional walks since Barry Bonds.

HeatherC1212 · 10-05-2012, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by redssince75

Seems to me he had the most unintentional-intentional walks since Barry Bonds.

I just read a thing on Twitter a few moments ago saying that he lead the league in walks despite only playing 111 games this year.

Reds/Flyers Fan · 10-05-2012, 12:03 PM

Ed Roush of the Reds was standing on the Walnut Street sidewalk outside the Hotel Metropole on the evening of Oct. 2, 1919, just after the Reds beat the White Sox in Game 2 to take a 2-0 World Series lead, when he first learned of the scandal that would rock baseball.

The Hotel Metropole building is directly across from the Aronoff Center and is currently being renovated into the ultra-chic 21c Hotel Cincinnati.

John Erardi/RedZone talked about this a few years ... it's really interesting.

http://www.redszone.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1211762

10-05-2012, 09:29 AM	#3
westofyou breath Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: PDX Posts: 39,403	Re: Tell us something about the Reds we may not know The Reds until the early 20's were partly owned by the Fleischmans Brothers, who owned a giant booze company (along with their yeast business) They sold their shares to one group and sold their booze company to George Remus (the famous bootlegger and Boardwalk Empire character)

10-05-2012, 09:31 AM	#4
westofyou breath Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: PDX Posts: 39,403	Re: Tell us something about the Reds we may not know Pat Duncan holds the team record for caught stealing in the season, with 28, he only stole 12, that same year both George Burns and Babe Pinellia got caught 23 and 22 times themselves Last edited by westofyou; 10-05-2012 at 09:44 AM.

10-05-2012, 09:35 AM	#5
George Anderson Beer is good!! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 4,134	Re: Tell us something about the Reds we may not know In HS Scott Rolen was named Indiana Mr. Baseball and came in 3rd in voting for Mr. Basketball . He was heavily recruited in basketball by Kentucky, Georgia, Oklahoma State and Alabama. Rolen also has a street named after him in Jasper Indiana. http://www.courierpress.com/news/200...game-lives-on/ __________________ "Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it." Cal Hubbard Last edited by George Anderson; 10-05-2012 at 09:38 AM.

10-05-2012, 09:53 AM	#6
Ghosts of 1990 The Future is Now Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3,886	Re: Tell us something about the Reds we may not know Jayson Stark says here's what scouts/execs think of the Reds: "I think the Giants will beat the Reds. The Reds' lineup is so right-handed. That really showed up with [Joey] Votto out. And even though he's back, I don't think he's 100 percent. So facing those Giants right-handers, I don't think they'll score enough." … On the other hand, an AL exec called the Reds "the most balanced team in baseball right now. I love their blend of youth, experience, power and athleticism." http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2012...ies-prediction __________________ 2009 Attendance Record: 3-5 2010 Attendance Record: 2-9 2011 Attendance Record: 3-4 2012 Attendance Record: 3-4 2013 Attendance Record: 1-1

10-05-2012, 09:55 AM	#7
HeatherC1212 Joey Votto Fangirl Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,518	Re: Tell us something about the Reds we may not know Joey Votto won the season OBP title for all of baseball and it wasn't even close for second place. I wish I had the actual stat in front of me but I saw it via Twitter the other day and now I can't find it again. Work is getting in the way of my baseball fandom right now, LOL __________________ "I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldn’t do. “I can’t skate or play hockey,” Votto said. “Well, I can skate ... but I can’t stop.”

10-05-2012, 10:33 AM	#10
OldRightHander Resident optimist Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: east of WOY Posts: 5,029	Re: Tell us something about the Reds we may not know Adolfo Luque, first Latino player in a World Series, pitched one game in the 1919 Series. Not sure if that qualifies as something too many on here didn't know. The guy's in the Reds HOF. __________________ The contents of this post may be disseminated without the express written consent of the Cincinnati Reds or Major League Baseball. Cincinnati's premiere expedited trucking company

10-05-2012, 10:41 AM	#11
Always Red nothing more than a fan Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,004	Re: Tell us something about the Reds we may not know Alfred "Greasy" Neale played OF for the Reds from 1916-1924, was the starting RF for the 1919 World Champs, hitting .357 with 10 hits in the series. Greasy then went on to a football coaching career. coaching college football from the time he was a player in 1915 until 1940. He then made the move to the NFL, and was head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1941-1950, winning 2 NFL Championships in 1948 and 1948. He was elected to the College Football HoF in 1967, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969.

10-05-2012, 12:03 PM	#15
Reds/Flyers Fan Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cincinnati USA Posts: 3,320	Re: Tell us something about the Reds we may not know Ed Roush of the Reds was standing on the Walnut Street sidewalk outside the Hotel Metropole on the evening of Oct. 2, 1919, just after the Reds beat the White Sox in Game 2 to take a 2-0 World Series lead, when he first learned of the scandal that would rock baseball. The Hotel Metropole building is directly across from the Aronoff Center and is currently being renovated into the ultra-chic 21c Hotel Cincinnati. John Erardi/RedZone talked about this a few years ... it's really interesting. http://www.redszone.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1211762

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