Cincinnati Reds star Joey Votto briefly lost his temper during their game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.
Cincinnati Reds star Joey Votto briefly lost his temper during their game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.
Baseball fans are always finding creative ways of snatching souvenirs throughout the games. Thursday night, a Cincinnati Reds fan made a catch that makes this guy “Dad of the Year.”
During the Cincinnati Reds 10-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants last night, The only thing on fire about their team was the Stadium. One of the turrets that release fireworks caught fire, forcing fans to evacuate the right field bleachers. Hit the Jump for photos and videos.
Upset by the accurate reports that All-Star catcher Devin Mesoraco was not with the team for Sunday’s game in St. Louis, Reds manager Bryan Price went on a five-minute, 34-second expletive-filled tirade in his daily session with reporters in advance of the Reds’ 6-1 win Monday night in Milwaukee. The final tally was 77 uses of the “F” word or a variant and 11 uses of a vulgar term for feces.
A very scary thing occurred during a spring training baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals. Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman, who throws right around 100mph on average, was struck directly in the face by a line drive off the bat of a Royals player. The reason I mention how fast he throws is because that velocity, combined with the swing of the bat literally turned the baseball into a mini rocket as it hit his face. He laid on the ground in agony and at one point completely lost consciousness according to teammates. Thankfully he will undergo surgery to insert a place in his face under his eye, but other than that it does not appear any long term injuries will occur from the freak play. He should be on the field again in about two months.
Ryan Freel, who played for five teams over an eight-year major league career, was found dead in his Florida home Saturday as a result of a self-inflicted shotgun wound, Jacksonville police said. Read more after the jump. Shay Marie