It’s hard to believe that it’s been 48 years since Henry Aaron hit his 714th home run at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, off the Reds’ Jack Billingham. Seems like it was about five minutes ago. […]
Thrown Out at Home – Claremont Review of Books
Jim Haught: Normally this section is a read-only thing, but today we have a special opportunity to present a podcast with Larry Dierker: former Astros pitcher, manager, and broadcaster. Larry pitched a no-hitter for Houston […]
It was my good fortune to meet DeQuincy, Louisiana native Scott Brown and his wife Cheryl at the Emeralds’ Las Vegas reunion. To say he is a beloved figure is an understatement. He was not […]
Larry Rothschild is currently (February 2021) the San Diego Padres’ pitching coach. He’s also been a big-league manager with Tampa (1998-2001), the Yankees’ pitching coach (2011-2019), and a coach for the Reds, Marlins, and Cubs. […]
by Larry Dierker I didn’t know Tommy Lasorda was watching the worst game I pitched in high school. He was a Dodgers scout at the time (1964). Had I known, I still wouldn’t have known […]
Texan Randy Walraven was a 17th-round draft choice of the Reds in June 1974. He pitched two seasons in the Cincinnati organization: for Billings in the Pioneer League in 1974 (5-3, 2.69 ERA) and then […]
Barry Moss was the third-baseman for the 1975 Emeralds until a late-season knee injury sidelined him. He played several years in the minors for Cincinnati, reaching AAA in 1977. He was then drafted by the […]
George Sucarichi was signed by the Reds after a “showcase” in Tampa, Florida. He played a single season, split between Eugene and Billings. But he clearly relished his time in pro ball: “I only played […]
Marlon Styles receives a throw as Boise’s Mike Hunter scores on a sacrifice fly, August 28, 1975 Cincinnati native Marlon Styles Sr. was a fifth-round draft pick of the Reds in June 1973 (Aiken HS). […]
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