Sports Opinion: Cincinnati’s central battle

By: Nick McGIll After taking three games out of four against the Cardinals last week and sweeping the Dodgers this weekend, the Reds are showing that they mean business. The end of the season is rapidly approaching and the Reds are proving that they are currently one of the hottest teams in baseball over the last 10 games. As of Sunday the Reds have won seven of their last 10 games compared to the Cardinals’ four and the Pirates’ five and have caught up to the the Pirates in the standings, now a mere 1.5 games behind the NL Central … Continue reading Sports Opinion: Cincinnati’s central battle

Local look: Reds try to keep pace in Central

By: Nick McGill As the Cincinnati Reds approach the end of the regular season with just over 30 games remaining, there is still a lot of work to be done to leap frog both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Central standings. The top two teams show no signs of slowing their success on the diamond with the Reds in the rear view mirror at three-and-a-half games behind. And with Pittsburgh’s trade for outfielder Marlon Byrd and catcher John Buck from the Mets yesterday, the Reds might have an even higher hill to climb … Continue reading Local look: Reds try to keep pace in Central