I got the following e-mail today…
Reds fans will have the opportunity to choose the first member of the 2010 Reds Hall of Fame induction class when the Modern Player Ballot presented by cincyfavorites.com kicks off this Saturday, Aug. 1.
The following 10 candidates were nominated to appear on the ballot:
Bret Boone
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2010 Reds Hall of Fame
Hard Rock Nights!
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* Friday, 1 pm EST on Stickman Radio
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* Saturday, 9 pm EST on Rock Hard Radio, or
* Sunday, noon EST on Rock Hard Radio
Paul Shortino, former Rough Cutt and Quiet Riot singer, is our guest. [...]
2009 Topps Eric Davis
Eric “The Red” Davis. A monster at the plate. A danger on the basepaths. A phenom in centerfield. On the fast track to the Hall of Fame after a couple of spectacular seasons in Cincinnati in the mid-1980s (including a brilliant 1987 when he finished just 3 home runs shy of becoming the first 40-40 [...]
A great weekend…
Last weekend, my family traveled down to the Smoky Mountains to visit some good ol’ boys (and a good ol’ girl) from a little place called Hazzard County. Seven stars from the Dukes of Hazzard were at the Smoky Mountains Fan Fest: Coy and Daisy Duke, Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, Deputies Enos Strate and Cletus [...]
The Shot Heard ‘Round The World
Request sent: 7/7/2009
Signature received: 7/22/2009
Chicago Cubs: How much do you care about fans?
The Cubs are one of my favorite teams. I still rank them slightly higher than the Reds just because I have been a fan for so long, but I follow the Reds more closely now. But the Cubbies and I have a history. I visited Wrigley Field in 1989, sat in the bleachers, and absolutely [...]
Washington Nationals: How much do you care about fans?
The Nationals package came sometime during my vacation…I’m going to call it July 17 just to be fair. One of the items they sent was a 2-in-1 magnet (pictured below)…you can pop out the big “W” logo, and you can also use the red border as a photo frame. No stickers or cards, but 3 [...]
2009 Topps Deron Johnson
I really don’t know much about Deron Johnson, except that he led the NL with 130 RBI in 1965 while playing for the Reds. That was the only season he broke the century mark and he finished 4th in MVP voting that year. He also had a stint with the ChiSox, which isn’t really surprising, [...]
2009 Topps Deion Sanders
Two-sport megastar Neon Deion Sanders played for the Reds in 1994, 1995, 1997, and 2001. It’s kinda funny to look at the transaction history on baseball-reference.com:
May 29, 1994: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cincinnati Reds for Roger Etheridge (minors) and Roberto Kelly.
July 21, 1995: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with David McCarty, Ricky [...]
