Pete Rose, Steve Garvey & George Brett Caricatures

 

 

George Foster Caricature

Phillies Bury Reds

GOOD THING THE REDS BOUNCED BACK today with a win over the Phillies because they were absolutely buried after yesterday's 10-run first inning. Poor Johnny Cueto sucked up nine earned runs.

The Return of Joey Votto

JOEY VOTTO IS BACK after coping with his father's passing, and he came back with a bang, driving in three runs with a home run and a double on his third day back from the DL. Votto expressed finding comfort in the daily rituals of baseball to help him focus on moving forward after losing his hero, his father. Reds fans must be thrilled because Votto is having an incredible season thus far at the plate: a 1.101 OPS with 9 HR and 88 total bases in only 138 at bats.

Reds Civil Rights Jersey: Reflections of a Backwards Time

THE JERSEY WAS WHAT CAUGHT MY EYE, the 1964 Cincinnati Reds throwback jersey the team wore for this year's Civil Rights game. I love seeing teams wear throwback jerseys, and the '64 jersey the Reds wore as a tribute to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was, well, backwards with the player's name below the jersey number. This flipped treatment reminded me of how backwards the sixties really were when it came to race relations. And yet watching Brandon Phillips running around the bases in throwback style made me think of just how far we've come as a country. Of course, we haven't yet arrived, but '64 was a big step. I look forward to next year's game.