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The 1940 Cincinnati Reds: A Historic World Series Triumph

Mike Goodpaster

04/01/2025

The 1940 Cincinnati Reds marked a significant chapter in Major League Baseball history. They not only secured the National League pennant but also won their second World Series title, cementing their place among baseball's great teams. Their victory was especially significant as it came after years of struggles and was seen as redemption for their controversial World Series loss in 1919. The Reds were a formidable force in 1940, finishing ...

Don Gullett: A Dual-Threat Athlete and MLB Star

Mike Goodpaster

03/22/2025

Joe Charboneau: The Electrifying 1980 Season with the Cleveland Indians

Mike Goodpaster

02/17/2025

Top 20 Greatest Hitters in Major League Baseball History: Where do Rose and Bonds Rank?

Mike Goodpaster

12/08/2024

Top 10 MLB players of the 1980s

Mike Goodpaster

11/21/2024

David Ortiz, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Steroids: The Hypocrisy of the Hall of Fame

Mike Goodpaster

11/13/2024

The Top 10 Greatest Living Baseball Players

Mike Goodpaster

11/01/2024

Top-14 First Baseman in MLB History: Where does Pujols rank?

Mike Goodpaster

10/31/2024

Top 10 Second Baseman in MLB History: Who is the Greatest?

Mike Goodpaster

10/23/2024

Mike Goodpaster

10/15/2024

Who Was Better: Babe Ruth or Barry Bonds

Both of these players' records and careers can be questioned; Ruth played at a time, one ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/12/2024

Top 10 Hitters of the 1970s: Was Pete Rose Number One?

The 1970s were the greatest decade for baseball; you had multiple dynasties in the same decade. ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/09/2024

MLB Divisional playoffs: Best Bets 10/09/24, All 4 Games

Run Line: Yankees -1.5 Moneyline Yankees -120 ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/09/2024

Top 11 Most Dominating seasons by a Pitcher since 1960

Since 1970 we have seen some dominant ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/02/2024

MLB Wildcard playoffs: Best Bets 10/02/24, All 4 Games

MLB Wildcard Day One Predictions 4-0 ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/01/2024

MLB Wildcard playoffs: Best Bets 10/01/24, All 4 Games

Run Line: Astros -1.5 Moneyline Tigers +126 ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/26/2024

Top 10 Hitters of the 1980s: Who were baseball Greatest Hitters?

Today, we will look at the top ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/18/2024

Top 10 Closers of the 1980s: Sutter or Gossage at Number one?

The 1980s are unique in Major League ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/17/2024

Top 10 Closers of the 1970s: Rollie or the Goose at Number One?

The relief pitcher was not always a big-deal in Major League Baseball. That all changed by ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/29/2024

1970s MLB All Decade team

To me, the 1970s was the Golden ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/27/2024

Top 11 Starting Pitchers of the 1980s

The 1980s were the last great decade ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/24/2024

9 Biggest What-Ifs in Baseball History

Today we will start a series and ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/23/2024

Top 5 Baseball Teams of the 1970s, which Team was the Best?

Baseball, to me, reached its peak in ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/22/2024

The 1919 Cincinnati Reds: Forgotten World Champions

Many assumptions of baseball history are almost ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/20/2024

Top 11 Boston Red Sox of All-Time

The top 11 Boston Red Sox of ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/17/2024

The Top 10 Baltimore Orioles of All Time

You know the majority of the Top ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/16/2024

MLB All-Time Steroid Team: Position by position, with a Few Backups

Hey, I figured that since these guys ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/09/2024

Top-14 Negro League Players of All Time

I wanted to write this article because ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/04/2024

The 11 Worst Trades in MLB History

I know the list says all-time, but ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/29/2024

How the Movie Eight Men Out Created a False Narrative about Shoeless Joe Jackson

Eight Men Out has always been one ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/27/2024

Top 10 Greatest Home Runs in MLB History!

Nothing is more dramatic than a sudden ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/10/2024

Top-15 Right Handed Pitchers in Baseball History

Today, we look at the greatest righthanded ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/09/2024

Top 10 Hitters of the 1990s

The 1990s will be remembered as the ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/06/2024

Top 10 MLB Players of the 1990s

This top 10 does not include pitchers, ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/03/2024

Why are Pete Rose Fans so Stupid?

Pete Rose has led a long life ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/02/2024

Babe Ruth was the White Josh Gibson

The story of the life of baseball ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/16/2024

Why Professional Sports are Not as Fun to Follow As They Used to Be

I know by writing this article, I ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/08/2024

Top 10 Worst Pennant Race Collapses in MLB History

Baseball season is upon us, so let's ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/17/2024

Top 10 Athletes past the age of 40 All Time: Where does Tom Brady rank?

Most great athletes retire when they reach ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/01/2024

Pete Gray: The one armed wonder!

Pete Gray was born in the mining ...

M Sasala

02/19/2024

Stories You Should Know: The Marichal Incident

John Roseboro was a really good player. ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/31/2024

The Hypocrisy of Major League Baseball, Gambling, Steroids, and Why it’s Time to Put Pete Rose in the Hall

If you have read my previous articles ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/26/2024

Top 10 Most Iconic Moments in Sports History: Which was the Greatest?

Sports bring people together, whether it's fathers ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/25/2024

The Legacy of The Green Monster and the All-Stars Who Have Played Left Field

The Green Monster. Arguably the most ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/23/2024

Stories You Should Know: Honus Wagner

The Flying Dutchman: The definitive question in ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/21/2024

Should the Reds Remove Pete Rose’s Statue?

A few years ago the Philadelphia Phillies ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/18/2024

What if the 1994 MLB Postseason had taken place

The 1994 MLB season was cut short ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/07/2024

Wayne Simpson: What Might Have Been

Wayne Simpson was born on December 2, ...

Mike Goodpaster

11/05/2023

The Wit and Wisdom of the General! Coach Knight’s Top 8 Quotes

Bob Knight will go down as one ...

Mike Goodpaster

11/02/2023

The Texas Rangers exorcise past Ghosts in Historic World Series Victory

On Wednesday night, the Texas Rangers put ...

Mike Goodpaster

11/01/2023

Top 10 First Baseman in Cincinnati Reds History: Where does Joey Votto Rank?

The Cincinnati Reds are the oldest team ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/28/2023

Top 10 Toronto Blue Jays of All Time

Hentgen made his only three all-star appearances ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/14/2023

Top 10 Texas Rangers of All Time

The top 10 Texas Rangers of all ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/10/2023

1980 Houston Astros: The Astros Finally make the playoffs

Houston was eager to experience October baseball ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/03/2023

1979 Cincinnati Reds: The End of the Big Red Machine

In 1979, the Cincinnati Reds were experiencing ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/29/2023

Was the 1918 World Series Between the Red Sox and Cubs Fixed?

Everybody knows about the 1919 World Series ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/24/2023

1983 Baltimore Orioles: Final shot at glory!

In 1983, the Baltimore Orioles had been ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/23/2023

1976 Kansas City Royals: The Start of something great

On September 29, 1976, Kansas City had ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/28/2023

Top 10 Detroit Tigers of All Time

Today we are ranking the top 10 ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/24/2023

MLB Top 10 Power Rankings: Braves stay on top, Brewers Rising

Toronto Blue Jays have had an up-and-down ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/21/2023

Top 10 Los Angeles Angels of All Time

The Top 10 Angels of All Time ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/19/2023

Pete Rose Bet Against the Reds: Let me show you how and why he did it

I have written a couple of articles ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/16/2023

Top 10 San Francisco Giants of All Time

Counting down the top 10 San Francisco ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/11/2023

MLB Top 10 Power Rankings at the All-Star Break

The Yankees should see an uptick from ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/07/2023

Top 10 New York Yankees of All Time

The Top 10 New York Yankees of ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/05/2023

Top 10 Starting Pitchers of the 1990s

From 1990–93, Appier had an ERA under ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/03/2023

1973 Cincinnati Reds: How the West Was Won, but ultimate victory still eluded them

The 1973 Cincinnati Reds were looking for ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/01/2023

The Nasty Boys: The Heart of the 1990 Reds

The decade of the 1970s was a ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/29/2023

Top10 Greatest Starting Pitchers in MLB Postseason History

So I catch no hell this list ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/26/2023

MLB Power Rankings 6/26/23: A New Number one

This week we have a new number ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/25/2023

Top 10 Chicago Cubs of all time

Active players are not eligible for the ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/15/2023

Behind Elly De La Cruz and a cast of youngsters, things are getting interesting in Cincinnati.

The Cincinnati Reds have had an uplifting ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/12/2023

Top 10 Oakland A’s of All Time

Today we rank the top 10 Oakland ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/11/2023

Top 10 Funniest Sports Movies of All Time

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, is ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/04/2023

Top 10 Catchers of the 1970s

Fosse is best known for his run-in ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/04/2023

The Top 10 New York Mets of All Time

In three of his years with the ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/03/2023

Top 10 San Diego Padres of All Time

Active players are not eligible for this ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/25/2023

Top 10 Greatest Sports Families of all time

It's a miracle if anybody plays a ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/15/2023

Top 10 Milwaukee Brewers of All Time

Today we are looking at the top ...

Mark Lewis

04/17/2023

MLB: Why We’ll Never See a 300-Game Winner Again

Is the win dead? If not ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/08/2023

The Top 10 Atlanta Braves of All Time

Only retired players are considered. This list ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/30/2023

MLB Opening Day 2023 Best Bets: Tigers vs Rays and Giants vs Yankees

Baseball fans, the offseason is officially over, ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/30/2023

Top10 Opening Day Performances in MLB History

Nothing is better than opening day and ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/29/2023

Top 5 Starting rotations as we enter the 2023 MLB season

An excellent starting rotation almost always guarantees ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/28/2023

AL Central Preview and Prediction: Royals improve, Twins and Guardians battle for Division.

The AL Central looks like a two-team ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/28/2023

AL East Preview and Prediction: The Best Division in Baseball?

Once again, the Yankees are the favorites ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/27/2023

National League Central Division Preview and Prediction

The NL Central has two clear favorites ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/18/2023

Ernie Lombardi: The Other Great Cincinnati Reds Catcher

Baseball writer Bill James once called Ernie ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/10/2023

Top 10 Baseball Movies of All Time

A lot of great Baseball movies have ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/06/2023

Top 6 MLB Teams headed for a Turnaround in 2023

2022 record: 69-93 This is the one ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/25/2023

1980s MLB All Decade team

While this article has many great positional ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/21/2023

The Top 10 Catchers of the 1990s

Kendall had a small body of work ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/17/2022

MLB Grade the Trade: Reds Trade Tony Perez to the Expos

Let's play "Grade the Trade". My first ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/27/2022

Phillies vs Astros World Series Preview and Prediction 10/28/22

Game 1: Phillies at Astros, Friday at 8:03 ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/17/2022

Phillies vs Padres NLCS Series Preview, Prediction, Odds, and Tips 10/18/22

Game 1: 5:03 p.m. Tuesday at Petco Park ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/10/2022

MLB Divisional Playoff Preview and Predictions for all 4 series

The Wildcard round of the playoffs was ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/06/2022

MLB Playoffs Wildcard Preview and Predictions for all 4 series

It's playoff time! A new format change ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/05/2022

Steroids didn’t save Baseball, it ruined it: Aaron Judge Paid the price

Last night should have been a night ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/20/2022

Verlander and Alvarez achieve milestones for the Houston Astros

The Houston Astros' starting pitcher Justin Verlander, ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/15/2022

Can the Dodgers reach 117 wins?

Currently, the Los Angeles Dodgers are the ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/23/2022

The Yankees Retire Paul O’Neil’s number

On Sunday, the New York Yankees removed ...