Interviews

Jim Kern describes himself as “a one-trick pony who pitched ten years in the major leagues.” But he knew what he was doing, on the mound an off. He enjoyed the game, and played hard. […]

  Larry Dierker was a fabulous pitcher for Houston from 1964-1976. He also had a long, successful run as a broadcaster for the team — and to the surprise of the baseball world, he went […]

Pitcher Mike Bacsik was one of the early Texas Rangers players who helped me learn the pro game. He wasn’t a big star, but that didn’t (and doesn’t) matter. He played and competed hard — […]

  Dave, you are widely known as the ultimate baseball guy. How do you explain your lifelong love of the game? Some people like chocolate, and some like vanilla. I just loved it from the […]

Connecticut native Ron Wotus was a 16th-round draft pick by the Pirates in 1979 after he finished high school. He does not feel that being from New England limited his professional prospects, as is sometimes […]

“I’m just blessed,” says the longtime Reds and Astros broadcaster Bill Brown had a long and successful run with the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros. The road to the big leagues was just as […]

A no-hitter and so much more Fifty years ago – July 29, 1968 – Reds pitcher George Culver threw a no-hitter against the Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium. (See the story about the game here.) […]

Years in MLB: 3 Teams: Texas Rangers (1974, 1976), Montreal Expos (1977) Career: 3-4, 3.14 in 48 games The Jeff Terpko story is one of perseverance and hard work. Terpko came from humble beginnings in […]

In Appreciation — Gary Nolan Years with Cincinnati: 1967-1977 There can be no In Appreciation series without Gary Nolan. Gary Nolan is my all-time favorite pitcher. He was fantastic. He was wonderful. He was tough. […]

  In Appreciation: Wayne Granger Relief pitcher Seasons with Cincinnati: 1969-1971 22-17/2.92 227G, 329.1 IP Durable relief pitcher helped power the first Big Red Machine During the 1960s, the Reds had a series of top […]