Homer Bailey News

Former Dayton Dragons outfielder Chris Heisey has been named winner of the Sheldon "Chief" Bender Award as the Cincinnati Reds' Minor League Player of the Year for 2009.

For much of the 1990s and the early part of the 2000s, the Reds Minor League system was essentially an afterthought to ownership.

Sometimes I wonder if my years of rooting for the Cubs have actually harmed me. Rooting for the Cubs forces you to look at each windfall with a critical eye and not committing to the Indian, as a certain Blackhawks official once said.

Hall of Fame baseball writer Hal McCoy is in his 37th year of covering the Cincinnati Reds, the longest tenure for any active writer covering one team.

Despite being only 23 years old, starting pitcher Homer Bailey seemed on the brink of being written off by Reds fans who wanted him traded.

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Homer Bailey, left, talks with catcher Ramon Hernandez. The catcher re-signed with the Reds on Monday.

Cincinnati Reds The Reds have a ballpark built for hitting and they have a set of prospects coming up through the system that promise to be productive major leaguers.

Hall of Fame baseball writer Hal McCoy is in his 37th year of covering the Cincinnati Reds, the longest tenure for any active writer covering one team.

We're about a month into the offseason already and almost six weeks since the last installment of the Reds Inbox.

Bryan Price, 47, who built his dossier by helping mold some top pitching staffs with the Arizona Diamondbacks, is the Reds' new pitching coach.

Hal McCoy, the hall-of-fame baseball writer for the Dayton Daily News, knows a thing or two about America's pastime.

Welcome to day two of the Farmies. Yesterday brought us some major power, defense, and rising prospects.

When was the last time a 9 game world series was played?? I know they bounced back and forth between a 7 game and a 9 game format for about 20 years in the early 1900s.

And..we're done. The Reds conclude another losing season, but with some extra dashes of hope thrown in at the end.

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Homer Bailey was named Monday the National League Player of the Week for the final week of the regular season.

The free-agent market isn't expected to be robust and their payroll flexibility isn't plentiful.

I couldnt find a pic of George and Hal from yesterday's game, so I went with this one instead.

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey has been named National League Player of the Week presented by Bank of America for the period ending October 4th.

Hollywood McArthur linebacker Traivon Bailey quit the team this week, coach Mike Zarra said Friday.

Brandon Phillips - the last man standing in Cincinnati's season of unending injuries - drove in three runs, and Homer Bailey shut out Pittsburgh for six innings on Sunday, setting up a 6-0 victory as the NL Central's two more forlorn franchises ended the season together.