Big Red Machine Archives

Billy Reed: The Fourth of July is really not about fireworks, hot dogs and beer; patriotism matters

July 4, 2021July 3, 20212

I’ve always felt the Fourth of July is the most hedonistic of our national holidays. Maybe that’s because the Fourth…

March 22, 2021March 21, 20210

By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune “The whole town’s batty, about Cincinnati,  What a team, what a team, what a…

October 18, 2020October 17, 20202

And then there were seven. The starting eight players for the Cincinnati Reds’ back-to-back World Series champions of 1975 and…

March 25, 2019March 24, 20191

By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune When Bob Hertzel of the Cincinnati Enquirer coined the phrase; “The Big Red Machine”…

July 31, 20170

By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today managing editor It started 14 years before marrying the love of my life in 1981….

August 8, 2016August 7, 20160

By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune “Back to School.” As a child growing up in the 1960s and as…

July 23, 2016July 23, 20160

CINCINNATI – I went to Great American Ballpark Wednesday for a matinee game between two of the worst teams in…

April 28, 2016April 27, 20160

If you are a baseball fan, you certainly will enjoy a popular attraction at the Great American Ball Park in…

November 13, 2015November 12, 20151

By John Gregory Special to KyForward Listen to Doug Flynn talk and he might have you believing that his major…

July 7, 20150

The launch of the Big Red Mercedes-Benz of Ft. Mitchell sweepstakes, with all proceeds benefiting Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, begins Thursday,…