Another New Begining for the Reds

Let's hope this is true...

Walt Jocketty should bring October baseball back to Cincinnati

Wednesday was a good day for the Cincinnati Reds. They didn't just hire a new general manager. They hired one of baseball's most successful general managers.

Walt Jocketty has both credibility and a terrific track record. Years from now, that's the part of the story people will remember. Departing GM Wayne Krivsky might have had his feelings hurt, but that's going to happen when franchises are rebuilt.

Mark it on your calendar. This is going to be remembered as the day the Reds began their climb back to prominence.

Loveland star IU-bound

Bobby Capobianco is a Loveland HS Junior stud hoops player. The Enquirer reported today that he's committed to play for IU after next year.

He's the best basketball player Loveland's had come through since we've lived here. Funny thing is we were just at the local Skyline two days ago and saw him eating with a couple of his friends and I pointed him out to the kids. I've heard he's a really good kid, and it's great he's going to be able to play at IU with Tom Crean taking over there. I hope he has a great career (but not too great when they are playing the Buckeyes). But even before that, I hope he and the Tigers can do some damage in the OH HS Bball Tourney next fall.

Earthquake!

Around 5:30am today a magnitude 5.4 rumbled through the Midwest. Here's the Enquirer's story.

No one in our house noticed it, since we were all still asleep. But some of the neighbors at the bus stop this morning said they felt it.

I remember one hit in Lima when we lived on Oakland Pkwy, but I didn't really notice that one either.

Baseball Season

Well the weather stinks again this weekend in Loveland, about 50 degrees, overcast, and windy. But, that doesn't mean it's not time for Baseball season to start up.

The boys have been practicing (sporadically between spring storms) for a few weeks now. And next weekend, the 19th, they both start their regular season schedule. They will have games every weekend, except Memorial Day weekend, thru Mid June.

Loveland changed their youth baseball affiliation this year, and are now part of Little League, instead of Knothole Baseball. As part of that change, they moved to using Major League team names. And it just so happens that they both get to be the Braves this year, Zach on an 8 and under team, Cole on a 10 and under team.

So, GO BRAVES!