Please share your Cincinnati Reds items

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Wanted to revive this great thread, as it died far too quick a death....

Here is some more Reds stuff.... Hoping others will post more as well

1. Reds Bats, including the "Great Eight"
2. Reds Pennants, circa 1930s - 40s
3. Reds Misc. Trinkets
4. Reds Game Used Hats, Balls, etc.

I like the Rams nodder Mark.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

I like the Rams nodder Mark.

Hahahaha.... You snuck that one in as I was trying to fix the damned sideways pics. Good one Rob

ps. I like it too

[Scott Garner]

I'll kick the can down the street a little...

[bamadad2000]

Spectacular condition. Still in shrink wrap.

Taking offers ~ Many other baseball albums to offer if anyone is interested.

[Directly]

RED STOCKING BASE-BALL CLUB CINCINNATI CHAMPION BAT 1869 BASEBALL HISTORY--Who wouldn't want to have this in their Reds Collection--any idea where the bat resides now and a value?

[ooo-ribay]

I spent years 2-21 of my life in Ohio…was in HS and college through the Big Red Machine years…I always hated the Reds (jealousy) but that’s neither here nor there….just wondering how you guys feel about the current sorry state of the Reds. You and the city deserve better.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

I spent years 2-21 of my life in Ohio…was in HS and college through the Big Red Machine years…I always hated the Reds (jealousy) but that’s neither here nor there….just wondering how you guys feel about the current sorry state of the Reds. You and the city deserve better.

I found all of their "moves" just prior to the 2022 season to be disgusting. I barely followed them last year as a result. They were set up to be a contender.

Cincinnati is one of the best fan bases in MLB, and their fans clearly deserve better. I'm a Reds fan living in the PNW, and saw the same BS from the Mariners for over a decade. At least the M's are now viable. Lots easier to root for them than the self-imploding Reds.

Great American Ballpark should play this during the 7th inning stretch...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqB9lhHqmsE

[todeen]

Originally Posted by perezfan

I found all of their "moves" just prior to the 2022 season to be disgusting. I barely followed them last year as a result. They were set up to be a contender.

Cincinnati is one of the best fan bases in MLB, and their fans clearly deserve better. I'm a Reds fan living in the PNW, and saw the same BS from the Mariners for over a decade. At least the M's are now viable. Lots easier to root for them than the self-imploding Reds.

Great American Ballpark should play this during the 7th inning stretch...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqB9lhHqmsE

I, too, live in the PNW currently.

I grew up in Billings, Montana, and we were the MiLB team for the Reds, and we were geographically centered to root for 3 MLB teams (Seattle, Denver, Minneapolis). I attached to the Reds and Mariners in 1995 when both made the playoffs. The Mariners overshadowed the Reds that year. I also became a huge fan of Cleveland in the late 90s. I went all in on the Reds in 1999 when they won 95 games, and in 2000 they got Griffey. The only time I've seen the Reds in person is when they travel to Seattle. Needless to say, all five teams I'm emotionally attached to have not won a World Series within my memory; Cleveland has been three times, and Colorado once.

It's hard to be mad at the Reds when every other team I root for also "align payroll to our resources." So I've learned to appreciate small victories.

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[Chris Counts]

A salary cap would do wonders for baseball — just see how well it works in other sports like the NBA, where teams in cities like New Orleans and Sacramento have better records than teams in LA and Chicago. Unfortunately, the greedheads who run baseball have rigged the game in favor of the big market teams. For every small market team that has some success, like the Cleveland Guardians, there are a bunch of other small market teams like the Reds and A's which are doing little to get better, yet their owners are getting well-compensated through revenue sharing.

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

I spent years 2-21 of my life in Ohio…was in HS and college through the Big Red Machine years…I always hated the Reds (jealousy) but that’s neither here nor there….just wondering how you guys feel about the current sorry state of the Reds. You and the city deserve better.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

A salary cap would do wonders for baseball — just see how well it works in other sports like the NBA, where teams in cities like New Orleans and Sacramento have better records than teams in LA and Chicago. Unfortunately, the greedheads who run baseball have rigged the game in favor of the big market teams. For every small market team that has some success, like the Cleveland Guardians, there are a bunch of other small market teams like the Reds and A's which are doing little to get better, yet their owners are getting well-compensated through revenue sharing.

Great point.

Also, just look at the Reds' "sister team". The same "small market Bengals" are thriving as one of the best teams in the NFL.

[Scott Garner]

The 1938 signed Vander Meer snapshot was taken at the same time as the Willard Hershberger signed snapper that was shown in an earlier post on this thread. I didn't own this when this thread first started.
This photo was likely taken on July 1, 1938 at Pittsburgh Forbes Field, BTW.
Not long after Vandy hurled his back-to-back no-hitters...

[perezfan]

Wow, Scott....

That's some serious "can kicking". Even Tom Dempsey would be proud!

Beautiful and amazing HOF-worthy display!

[Bumpus Jones]

Awesome pic Scott! Here's an Edd Roush signed and dated 1924 ball accompanied by his very own brand cigar box. Kicking the can to you Mark

[Kingcobb]

This is how I remember the Reds from 1969. Listen to them almost everyday in the summer on the radio growing up in Southern Ohio.

[MK]

A few pins......