Off day Open Thread

Answers

Where did you grow up?
Lexington, KY

What high school did you go to?
Tates Creek High School

Sports played?
Basketball

Where do you live now?
Florence, KY

Other teams you root for?
Michigan Football, San Antonio Spurs, Bengals, and Colts.

How did you find Red Reporter?
Linked off of John Clay's Blog at www.kentucky.com.

by chandrathan on Jul 17, 2006 4:18 PM EDT 0 recs

Answers

South Dakota
Watertown High School
Baseball, Golf
Colorado
Dallas Cowboys, Philly 76ers
Link off of a Baseball America article? I think ...

by Melonhead on Jul 17, 2006 4:29 PM EDT 0 recs

self-disclosure

Hometown: Loveland

HS- same

Sports - Baseball/basketball

Currently - Independence, KY

Other teams - OU basketball/football, Denver Broncos, Florence Freedom, and WHO-DEY

RR? - DDN's Sean McClellan's personal recommendation via email. Or google search quite some time ago.

by ohiobobcat on Jul 17, 2006 4:31 PM EDT 0 recs

Loveland

obc, you and I need to get together and trade stories about Bruce's Canoe Rental, the Whistle Stop, and playing baseball at Lever Park. Good times.

by Slyde on Jul 17, 2006 6:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

Best thing about Bruce's was its proximity to McCoy's carryout and the cigarette smoking/beer drinking chimp. Lever was a crown jewel in the old neighborhood, I used to ride the Huffy to practices and games(with glove wrapped on the handlebars).

LYO ball. Good times. We used to hop in the back of dads pickup for the ride down West Loveland to the Creamy Whip after victories.

by ohiobobcat on Jul 17, 2006 10:34 PM EDT up 0 recs

Creamy whip

About half of my 10 favorite childhood memories involve the Creamy Whip. That place is as close as you could come to Mecca for a young LYO baller. I always loved when we played at Lever because we had to come back past the Creamy Whip (I lived across the river, up the hill, around the corner from McCoy Park).

I was a Bill's Carry Out kid (right around the corner from Bruce's behind Bond Furniture). That was the closest place for me to ride my bike so I could buy candy and baseball cards. Ahh, memory lane.

by Slyde on Jul 17, 2006 10:45 PM EDT up 0 recs

reply..

1)All over Ky and Tn. Spent a few years in Florence, Ky where I became a Reds fan.

2)Bartlett High School

3)Never played a sport but I was a Sports Information Director for the school.

Memphis, Tn
Cincinnati Bengals, Memphis Grizzlies, Memphis Tigers, Kentucky Wildcats( can't deny the team of my childhood)
Found Red Reporter from my best friend who is a huge St. Louis fan and their similar blog

My pitching philosophy is simple, keep the ball away from the bat---Satchel Page

by TnRedFan on Jul 17, 2006 4:31 PM EDT 0 recs

Answers

Cincinnati
Princeton High School
Fast-Pitch Softball, Swimming
Still in Cincy
Buckeye Football & Basketball, Bengals
Found RedReporter a year or so ago, don't remember how, but then came on as a commenter about a month ago after finding it again through a link from RHM's site.

by Ash on Jul 17, 2006 4:34 PM EDT 0 recs

I guess I should answer too

Hillsboro, Ohio
Hillsboro High School
Cross country and tennis
Columbus, OH
Bengals, Buckeyes

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. --Oscar Wilde

by JD Arney on Jul 17, 2006 4:35 PM EDT 0 recs

me

Columbus
Grandview Heights High School
Baseball, Bowling (it's officially a Varsity Sport in Ohio NOW...not then)
OSU Campus
Buckeyes, Boston Celtics, BlueJackets
Hmm, my friend writes for the Indians at MVN, so then I found Joel/Doc Scotts page, which led me here.

by davidrill on Jul 17, 2006 4:53 PM EDT 0 recs

me

Where did you grow up?

Lancaster, Ohio

What high school did you go to?

Fairfield Union

Sports played?

Little league for 2 years, Biddy Basketball for 2 years

Where do you live now?

Columbus

Other teams you root for?

Not really much of a fan outside baseball. Buckeyes, Browns, I guess, but I'm a bandwagon fan outside of baseball.

How did you find Red Reporter?

Topix.net

"Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut." -Sparky Anderson

by boohiss on Jul 17, 2006 4:56 PM EDT 0 recs

Good topic for my first post, I guess

Where did you grow up?
Clinton, IA and Lawrenceburg, IN - Both places strangely susceptible to Reds fandom.

What high school did you go to?
East Central High School

Sports played?
None

Where do you live now?
Norwood, OH

Other teams you root for?
Bengals, Xavier Basketball, Notre Dame Football, Pacers

How did you find Red Reporter?
Link from Redleg Nation, I like this site better though...

by BK on Jul 17, 2006 4:57 PM EDT 0 recs

background

Florence, KY
Lloyd Memorial High School and THE Ohio State University after high school (include College too JD).
Baseball, Basketball, Cross-Country, Golf
Buckeyes, Bengals, Bulls, Blue Jackets
Google search and been spreading the good word ever since.

by buckeye22fox on Jul 17, 2006 5:06 PM EDT 0 recs

...didn't put where i lived as if you really cared

I reside in Pensacola where I attend Flight School at NAS Pensacola for the Navy.

by buckeye22fox on Jul 17, 2006 5:09 PM EDT up 0 recs

Flight School at NAS Pensacola for the Navy

Thank you for serving!

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 17, 2006 6:37 PM EDT up 0 recs

How you likin'

the Redneck Riviera?

Baseball season as a Reds fan - My Prison Without Bars

by DZ on Jul 17, 2006 11:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

This is my life...

Grew up in Cincinnati.
Went to St. X.
Sports: Tennis, psychokinesis (just kidding).
Now live in New York City.
Other teams: Bengals, Bearcats (men's basketball), Buckeyes (men's basketball and football), Spurs (and if the Spurs are eliminated, whichever team is playing a team owned by Mark Cuban).
Found Red Reporter searching for information on Reds' minor leaguers and found JD's top 40 prospects.

Don't mind me...just pitching to contact, that's all...

by Paul Householder on Jul 17, 2006 5:08 PM EDT 0 recs

where in NYC?

by joshetc on Jul 17, 2006 5:29 PM EDT up 0 recs

Manhattan, Upper West in the 70s.

You?

Don't mind me...just pitching to contact, that's all...

by Paul Householder on Jul 17, 2006 5:31 PM EDT up 0 recs

St. X and NYC?

man, I knew there was something I didn't like about you. :)

by Slyde on Jul 17, 2006 6:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

Washington Heights

is where I lived for a year.
I am back in Ohio now.
There are alot of things I like
about the East Coast. I have thought about going back. There are also things I like about Ohio though too. Reds baseball being one of them.

by joshetc on Jul 18, 2006 12:11 AM EDT up 0 recs

Heh.

So you did.

I don't trust boobs.

by sukr on Sep 22, 2006 8:47 PM EDT up 0 recs

Party

Where did you grow up?
Dayton

What high school did you go to?
Archbishop Alter

Sports played?
Baseball. Won one game in the GCL in two years (a shocker vs Elder). Had a slap hit against a future draft pick from Moeller to break up a no-hitter.

Where do you live now?
Austin, TX

Other teams you root for?
Bengals, Buckeyes

How did you find Red Reporter?
Can't remember. Maybe through DailyKos or Deadspin.

by bobestes on Jul 17, 2006 5:20 PM EDT 0 recs

Are you the golfer Bob Estes?

I'm in Austin too.

by Chris Sabo on Jul 17, 2006 5:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

No

but one of my friends went out with his girlfriend. And it was really funny.

by bobestes on Jul 17, 2006 6:33 PM EDT up 0 recs

Alter!!! >: (

I was a Firebird myself(snif).;) But if we can put aside our petty differences, admit that Kettering was a better football team and Alter kicked Ass in basketball, we'll be fine.
Ever get out to Bee Cave? I'd put big money in the mail to get a Buster's BBQ T-shirt and a side of ribs. (sorry cinci, but The Inn doesn't hold a candle to half the roadside joints out there)

For the record, I'm now in Englewood- Home of Hal McCoy.

Googled and found Red's Daily. Lurked there for months until it moved here.

"When I am king, to avoid any further confusion, football will be called football and soccer will be called fagball." -Adam Corolla

by sukr on Jul 18, 2006 9:52 AM EDT up 0 recs

Alter

I f*cking hated going to Alter. I gleefully skipped my ten-year reunion. Probably would have liked Fairmont better. More normal people.

Funny you mention Bee Caves - I work across Mopac from Bee Caves Road!

Best bbq = The Salt Lick

by bobestes on Jul 18, 2006 1:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

Ha!

I still have a bottle of highly coveted Salt Lick sauce in my fridge, bought at O'Hare of all places. Don't get me wrong, Salt Lick is incredible, maybe as good as Buster's, but the eat-in experience of picnic tables, red checkered plastic table-cloths, washtubs full of ice and beer and a small band-box give it that greasy-food-briar-hopper feel that I love. What's wrong with me?

"When I am king, to avoid any further confusion, football will be called football and soccer will be called fagball." -Adam Corolla

by sukr on Jul 18, 2006 2:57 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yo

Trenton - Middletown, Ohio
Middletown H.S.
Baseball - Basketball
Boynton Beach, Fl.
Bengals-Miami U.-Indiana U.-UC
Surfing the net

by TR on Jul 17, 2006 5:34 PM EDT 0 recs

Me

Dayton.
Several, but graduated from Pike High School (Indianapolis).
None well. That's why I'm a writer now.
Beloit, Wis. (unfortunately).
University of Dayton basketball, Ohio State football, Bengals football, Blue Jackets hockey.
From the great Deadspin.com.

I hate Bill Hall.

by HRhombus on Jul 17, 2006 5:52 PM EDT 0 recs

"I hate Bill Hall."

That right there is the best signature on this site, my friend.

by Ash on Jul 18, 2006 3:47 AM EDT up 0 recs

Daedalus' stuff

# Where did you grow up?

Born in Oceanside, CA, moved to Englewood, Ohio at age 5. My mother was from Dayton and all of the family lives in the area. Lived in Englewood until high school, moved to Sidney, Ohio.

# What high school did you go to?

Sidney High School

# Sports played?

Fastpitch softball (catcher), Soccer (goalkeeper)

# Where do you live now?

Washington, DC

# Other teams you root for?

Nats, Giants (except when they're in Wild Card hunt with Reds), Bengals, Redskins (you can't help it here)

# How did you find Red Reporter?
JD's old blog

This is my corn. You people are guests in my corn.

by Daedalus on Jul 17, 2006 6:02 PM EDT 0 recs

My "bio"

Where did you grow up?
Charleston, WV

What high school did you go to?
George Washington

Sports played?
Basketball, Baseball

Where do you live now?
Huntington, WV

Other teams you root for?
Bengals, Cavs

How did you find Red Reporter?
Redleg Nation
Great site BTW! (Red Reporter, I mean)

by iamwallaman on Jul 17, 2006 6:24 PM EDT 0 recs

Where in Huntington?

Gonna be ugly in Morgantown first week of football season.

by matchu522 on Jul 17, 2006 11:38 PM EDT up 0 recs

Hidden in Beverly Hills

That's the normal state of things up there isn't it? ;)

by iamwallaman on Jul 18, 2006 9:50 AM EDT up 0 recs

hey its all about me for a change

Where did you grow up?
Columbus Ohio

What high school did you go to?
Columbus South

Sports played?
Baseball

Where do you live now?
Galloway, Ohio

Other teams you root for?
Bengals, The Ohio State University football, University of Kentucky basketball

How did you find Red Reporter?
It found me.

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 17, 2006 6:47 PM EDT 0 recs

What is the thing about

"the" in ohio state? I know some people write it intentionally. does "the" emphasize you didn't go to one of those branch campuses?

This is my corn. You people are guests in my corn.

by Daedalus on Jul 17, 2006 7:33 PM EDT up 0 recs

THE Ohio State University

The official name of the school is THE Ohio State University.

by Slyde on Jul 17, 2006 7:40 PM EDT up 0 recs

It's all about me

Where did you grow up?
Some would say that I have never grown up, but I was born and raised in Loveland, OH.

What high school did you go to?
Archbishop Moeller High School

Sports played?
I knew some people who played football, soccer, basketball and baseball. I played a lot of volleyball, but it wasn't a school organized sport until the year after I graduated.

Where do you live now?
Just moved from Ann Arbor, MI to Cincinnati, OH, though I am spending the summer in the ATL.

Other teams you root for?
tOSU football, UK basketball, Canadian Curling

How did you find Red Reporter?
Well, you kept sending me emails asking, nay begging me to check out your site. I thought it was kind of pathetic, but I guess I liked the other people on the site so I hung around.

by Slyde on Jul 17, 2006 6:47 PM EDT 0 recs

glad i got mine posted first

Great Minds I guess.

How long were you in Ann Arbor? I have a lot of family near Chelsea Mi, just to the west of UM.

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 17, 2006 6:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

A2

We were there for 2 years while my wife finished her Preventive Medicine residency at UM. Ann Arbor is a pretty cool town if you ignore the stench from the university.

by Slyde on Jul 17, 2006 6:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

Neckbeard

Where did you grow up?
Cincinnati

What high school did you go to?
Madeira High School

Sports played?
Baseball (frosh & soph) Tennis (Jr & Sr) Football

Where do you live now?
Cincinnati

Other teams you root for?
Bengals and F1 Team Mclaren

How did you find Red Reporter?
I honestly do not remember.

"So I got that going for me, which is nice."

by neckbeard on Jul 17, 2006 6:58 PM EDT 0 recs

California

Where did you grow up?
Central California

HS Sports played?
Baseball

Where do you live now?
San Jose, CA

Other teams you root for?
SD Padres (except when they are playing the Reds)
Oakland A's (except in 1990)

How did you find Red Reporter?
Google Search

by jambolyajones on Jul 17, 2006 7:02 PM EDT 0 recs

my top secret dosier

Where did you grow up?
Columbus Ohio

What high school did you go to?
Upper Arlington

Sports played?
Football

Where do you live now?
Groton, CT

Other teams you root for?
Bengals, Buckeyes,

How did you find Red Reporter?
google

by dmcgee on Jul 17, 2006 7:28 PM EDT 0 recs

From Huber Hts to Arctic Scandinavia

Where did you grow up?
North Dayton / Huber Heights, Ohio

What high school did you go to?
Dayton Wayne (1979 - before the football program went ballistic)

Sports played?
Baseball, Football, Soccer, Golf Bowling, ...lettering in none of the above...

Where do you live now?
Bjerkvik, Norway (yeh - Scandinavia)

Other teams you root for?
Cincy Bengals, OSU Buckeyes, UD Flyers, NY Yankees (only because they trashed the hated Steve Garvey-led Dodgers in 77 and 78), Manchester United

How did you find Red Reporter?
Linked from Redleg Nation

When you're hot, you're hot. When you're not, you're not. -Johnny Bench singing on Bob Braun's variety show, ca. 1971

by RedsViking on Jul 17, 2006 7:52 PM EDT 0 recs

Excellent screen name.

Don't mind me...just pitching to contact, that's all...

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2006 9:25 AM EDT up 0 recs

Bob Braun Show

didn't George Foster marry one of the ladies from that?

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 18, 2006 9:57 AM EDT up 0 recs

Virginia

Cincinnati (In the big red machine days)
Moeller High School
Baseball, golf
Virginia
Bengals, Virginia Tech
Looked for Reds blogs...found the best one...HERE!!

by Sloppygolf on Jul 17, 2006 8:28 PM EDT 0 recs

all about boobs

Where did you grow up?

New Albany, Indiana, home to Fuzzy Zoeller (I know) and Tumbleweed.

What high school did you go to?

New Albany High School, then to Arizona State, then graduated from Indiana University.

Sports played?

Basketball, baseball, tennis

Where do you live now?

New Albany (just outside Louisville, Ky., where I work.)
Other teams you root for?

UK basketball baby!

How did you find Red Reporter?

Google is a wonderful thing.

Who do you love?
Adam Dunn, David Ross, JD, Slyde, Ash, Caleb and Paul... and we'll see about Bill Bray and Gary Majewski.

by boobs on Jul 17, 2006 8:52 PM EDT 0 recs

Who do you love?

I love boobs too.

by Slyde on Jul 17, 2006 8:59 PM EDT up 0 recs

Me too!

I think a number of us do.

Don't mind me...just pitching to contact, that's all...

by Paul Householder on Jul 18, 2006 9:27 AM EDT up 0 recs

Me three!

Retro post.

I don't trust boobs.

by sukr on Sep 22, 2006 8:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

small world...

whatd she teach?

by boobs on Jul 17, 2006 9:00 PM EDT up 0 recs

would you happen to know

which grade school?

by boobs on Jul 17, 2006 10:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

who do you love?

Probably the closest we'll ever come to a consensus on this site is by saying we love boobs.

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 17, 2006 9:16 PM EDT 0 recs

Cards-Braves

Hancock and Weaver got bombed. It's now 13-2 in the bottom of the sixth. AND Pujols pulled up limping into second base on a double. Down 11, LaRussa still won't take him out. Interesting.

And Erin Andrews is lookin' good.

by Brian B on Jul 17, 2006 9:29 PM EDT 0 recs

It's now 15-3

Pitcher Jorge Sosa just hit his 3rd homer of the season - a 433 ft bomb. The Braves need to save some runs for the rest of the series.

by Slyde on Jul 17, 2006 10:02 PM EDT up 0 recs

This is a cool idea for a blog

I was born and raised in New Orleans.
I went to Jesuit High School.
I played baseball (pitched).
After Katrina I moved to where there is little chance of a hurricane -- the desert valley of Arizona -- Tempe, AZ.
Other teams I root for... Saints, Bengals, Hornets, Dbacks (got season tickets b/c I finally live in a baseball town) when they aren't playing the Reds, Notre Dame football, Ohio State football, LSU football, LSU baseball.
I found Red Reporter through google.

by artvandelay on Jul 17, 2006 9:38 PM EDT 0 recs

leave it to JD

to do the altruistic thing to bring us all together. JD, you're OK.

by boobs on Jul 17, 2006 9:45 PM EDT up 0 recs

altruistic

good word!
that'll get you some points in a scrabble game

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 17, 2006 10:57 PM EDT up 0 recs

Well here goes

Where did you grow up?

Suburban Cincinnati (Liberty Township)

What high school did you go to?

Lakota

Sports played?

in high school? I tried out for basketball every year but never made it. pre-hs: basketball, baseball, football, soccer

Where do you live now?

Brooklyn, NY

Other teams you root for?

Bengals, any team playing the Cardinals or Astros, Ohio State football, UC Basketball, and (like most everyone else these days)Brazil in the World Cup.

How did you find Red Reporter?

Google, I think.

by satyanaas on Jul 17, 2006 10:06 PM EDT 0 recs

no shame there, bro

Lakota only had about three thousand students. Playing there is almost like being all-district or all-county elsewhere.

The only thing that matters is: did you grow to have an appreciation for beer? If so, well done.

by ohiobobcat on Jul 17, 2006 10:44 PM EDT up 0 recs

lakota question

aren't there two lakota high schools?

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 17, 2006 11:01 PM EDT up 0 recs

There are two...

Lakota East and Lakota West, although the split was fairly recent... about 6 or 7 years, no?

by Ash on Jul 17, 2006 11:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

without a home

We were the last class to go through all four years there. After our freshman year they moved all the 9th graders to there own building. A couple years after we graduated they split the district.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2006 12:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

Here it is...

Where did you grow up?
Kentucky

What high School?
Believe me, you haven't heard of it and don't want to.

Sports played?
Basketball (All-State, thank you very much), Baseball, Golf, and Cross Country

Where do you live now?
Lexington, Kentucky (UK student)

Other teams?
Bengals, UK Wildcats, and whoever is playing against Duke, ever. (But the Reds are by far my favorite, followed closely by whoever is playing against Duke)

How did I find Red Reporter?
A link from Marc Lancaster during his coverage of 2005 Spring Training.

ukty

by ukty on Jul 17, 2006 10:24 PM EDT 0 recs

I've Probably Heard of It!

Where is it?

by chandrathan on Jul 17, 2006 10:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

c'mon now

give us some credit. Is it betsy layne?

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 17, 2006 11:02 PM EDT up 0 recs

hmm...

I went to Betsy Layne for a bit...

by chandrathan on Jul 17, 2006 11:04 PM EDT up 0 recs

Floyd County

my ancestral home

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 17, 2006 11:08 PM EDT up 0 recs

Floyd County

I'm glad I'm not there anymore!

by chandrathan on Jul 17, 2006 11:13 PM EDT up 0 recs

eastern ky

a different world to be sure.

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 17, 2006 11:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

Appalachia

I just watched an episode of "The Appalachians" on PBS last night. Would Betsy Layne fall in that geographic area?

"So I got that going for me, which is nice."

by neckbeard on Jul 17, 2006 11:35 PM EDT up 0 recs

wow

actually it is eastern kentucky and it is also floyd county, im impressed

ukty

by ukty on Jul 18, 2006 3:37 AM EDT up 0 recs

Good Guess!!

Not Betsy Layne, but same county

ukty

by ukty on Jul 18, 2006 3:40 AM EDT up 0 recs

WELL THAT LEAVES

Allen Central, Prestonsburg, or South Floyd best I can remember.

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 18, 2006 9:00 AM EDT up 0 recs

Depends

How old is he? Could be McDowell, or Wheelwright...

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2006 11:28 AM EDT up 0 recs

GOOD POINT

I was assuming recent high school grad.

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 18, 2006 12:06 PM EDT up 0 recs

lol

it was south floyd...

ukty

by ukty on Jul 18, 2006 12:30 PM EDT up 0 recs

Ohh...

So the Mystery is solved! I guess we could say you went to McDowell AND Wheelwright?

by chandrathan on Jul 18, 2006 12:48 PM EDT up 0 recs

another mustang

Where did you grow up?
Cincinnati

What high school did you go to?
Madeira High School

Sports played?
Golf, Baseball

Where do you live now?
Chicago, IL

Other teams you root for?
Bengals, Buckeyes, UC Basketball

How did you find Red Reporter?
Deadspin

by Clove on Jul 17, 2006 10:56 PM EDT 0 recs

Loannes Ct.

What year did you graduate?

"So I got that going for me, which is nice."

by neckbeard on Jul 17, 2006 11:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

94

and how about yourself, member of the kyle orton fan club?

by Clove on Jul 18, 2006 3:29 PM EDT up 0 recs

1987

I was gone long before you. Were DJ Hammond and Jay Hanson still there when you passed through? I used to work with a guy who had a neckbeard long before Kyle Orton made it famous. I always thought that was a funny nickname.

"So I got that going for me, which is nice."

by neckbeard on Jul 18, 2006 5:31 PM EDT up 0 recs

class of 87, hmmmm

i'm sure i know some of the guys your age, and you may know my sister who graduated in 91.

You always remember the older guys, not the ones who come in after you.

by Clove on Jul 18, 2006 5:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

Hint

My wife graduated in '89, her maiden name was Croll. We have been married since the year before you graduated. Man, that makes me feel old.

"So I got that going for me, which is nice."

by neckbeard on Jul 18, 2006 6:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

David Ross Rules

ME
Born-Marietta Ohio
HS-Fort Frye HS
Sport-Football
Other teams-Florida St (football) Ucla(Basketball) Friends with Jordan Farmer,Steelers,Ny Knicks,OU Football
Live now-Lowell Ohio,Athens Ohio
Google

by gnarley on Jul 17, 2006 10:58 PM EDT 0 recs

David Ross Rules II

Marion, Ohio
Marion Pleasant H.S.
Baseball, track
Loveland, Ohio
None (can't handle anymore stress)
From http://jinaz-reds.blogspot.com/

by mattg on Jul 17, 2006 11:07 PM EDT 0 recs

Me

Parkersburg, WV
Parkersburg South
Basketball, Golf
Huntington, WV
Marshall U, Steelers, Charlotte Bobcats
Link for John Sickels' site

by matchu522 on Jul 17, 2006 11:34 PM EDT 0 recs

Here's an odd one

Grew up in Mobile, Alabama, although I was born and spent 8 years or so in Moscow, Russia.

High school: UMS-Wright Preparatory School

Sports: football (back-to-back 4A state champs baby)

Live now in Washington, DC

Other teams: Georgetown Hoyas, Indy Colts, LA Lakers, Auburn Tigers, the Bengals because I worked for them for a week at the Senior Bowl. Tried to care about the Nats but finding it hard to do so...

Baseball season as a Reds fan - My Prison Without Bars

by DZ on Jul 17, 2006 11:37 PM EDT 0 recs

Oh, and

found the place through DailyKos

Baseball season as a Reds fan - My Prison Without Bars

by DZ on Jul 17, 2006 11:37 PM EDT up 0 recs

Does Alabama play the Championships

in Montgomery at the Crampton Bowl?

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 18, 2006 12:28 PM EDT up 0 recs

Legion Field in B'ham

Baseball season as a Reds fan - My Prison Without Bars

by DZ on Jul 20, 2006 12:05 AM EDT up 0 recs

Did you see?

Mariano Duncan get thrown out for arguing? He threw his hat at Angel Hernandez who then gave it to a fan. It was kinda funny.

Oh, and I remember there being an argument about Stephen Drew somewhere on the site and when he would be in the Majors (or something like that). Well, he made his MLB debut tonight.

Speaking of which, Dustin Moseley has given up 10 hits and 4 runs in 4 IP so far, including 2 homers, but the LAA lead 7-4.

by Slyde on Jul 17, 2006 11:45 PM EDT 0 recs

not to be a stickler

but Drew made his debut a few days ago (Friday or Saturday) -- he was called up after Counsell was injured. He was wearing the collar until tonight.

by artvandelay on Jul 17, 2006 11:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

sorry

I misunderstood the BBTN announcers.

by Slyde on Jul 18, 2006 12:02 AM EDT up 0 recs

C'est moi

Where did you grow up?
Lakota (or as the real estate people call it, West Chester, Weste Chestere or Union Centre. Funny how you never hear about Pisgah or Maude anymore...)

What high school did you go to?
St.X

Sports played?
Football, Wrestling, Track (shot)

Where do you live now?
Columbus, OH

Other teams you root for?
The Bengals (please bring in some non-felons)

How did you find Red Reporter?
Back when Daily Kos was pimping him.

"Everybody's useful, nobody's necessary" - Paul Brown

by Decker on Jul 18, 2006 1:14 AM EDT 0 recs

Reds Fan in Taiwan

Where did you grow up?
Taichung, Taiwan

What high school did you go to?
Taichung Second Senior High School

Sports played?
Baseball

Where do you live now?
Taipei

Other teams you root for?
Seattle Mariners(because I'm a huge Junior's fan)

How did you find Red Reporter?
Reds (and Blues)

by shinjyo on Jul 18, 2006 1:37 AM EDT 0 recs

That is awesome

Taiwan. That is awesome.

by satyanaas on Jul 18, 2006 12:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

Dubman

I'm not around as much as I'd like, but i felt like answering.

grew up all over--Navy brat

went to Pace High, down by Pensacola, FL, then Syracuse Univ.

played baseball, soccer, and basketball till everyone else got taller

Live now in the City of Angels, er. Dodgers

root for the 'Cuse, and the Bungles (since my buddy's a Browns fan). I'll watch the Dodgers/Angels just to seem some games.

found this site via Lancaster, i'm thinking. Can't really remember.

by Dubman on Jul 18, 2006 3:14 AM EDT 0 recs

Answers Galore

Well, I'm late the party as usual.

But here is the rundown.

I grew up in the suburbs of Phoenix. Probably as one of the 10 Reds fans in the state. I can thank my grandmother growing up for making me a Reds fan. Every summer I'd make the trip back to her home in WVa and we'd make the trip across Ohio to watch the Reds at Riverfront. And then I'd get home and my dad would drive us from Phoenix to LA to watch the Reds play the Dodgers once a year.

I played baseball competitively up till my senior year. I was a catcher caught behind a younger guy who was a much better all around player, and I couldn't hit breaking balls to save my life.

I don't really root for any other teams actively, although I do have a soft spot for the local Dbacks because I'm a partial season ticket holder. And I always would like to see the A's do well, I've probably seen them play every year in Spring Training since I was knee high.

And I'm a "Reds Daily" Red Reporter reader. I read his stuff on Redszone and his blog Reds Daily long before I put 2 and 2 together and got to know him better. Then he joined the cool kids and started this blog and the rest is history.

by jmcclain19 on Jul 18, 2006 3:19 AM EDT 0 recs

WVa

what part of West Virginia was your grand mother from?

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 18, 2006 10:00 AM EDT up 0 recs

West Va

Good old New Martinsville, right smack on the Ohio River - home to a Walmart, a few bars and a factory. And that's really about it.

by jmcclain19 on Jul 18, 2006 3:47 PM EDT up 0 recs

catchers rock

This is my corn. You people are guests in my corn.

by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2006 4:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

a (Colerain) Cardinal Fan

a fun thread...

Grew up on the west side of Cincinnati (White Oak)

Colerain High School

a year of JV football, not good enough to make the baseball team. Played slow pitch softball for years, and golf now.

Now live in Mableton Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta.

Other teams - Bengals, Bearcats (basketball), Braves when they are not playing the Reds (I work for Turner, so its hard to cheer against the company team).

Found RR after getting frustrated with RedZone.

Greg in Atl

by Greg in Atl on Jul 18, 2006 6:31 AM EDT 0 recs

I know you!

Either I'm completely mistaken, or we're related! If you're who I think you are, you have a cousin named Lydia and we share the same 5-letter last name, as well as a love for the Reds.
If not, sorry if I'm freaking you out. ;)

by Ash on Jul 18, 2006 3:02 PM EDT up 0 recs

North

Kettering Ohio
Kettering Fairmont (East) for one year.
Played football in Junior High and Little League Baseball.
Live in Indianapolis IN now.
Bengals OSU
Just stumbled upon it one day.

by cincyreds757690 on Jul 18, 2006 8:41 AM EDT 0 recs

the Displaced One

Xenia, OH, that's right X-Town
Xenia HS
Um I still play golf and a little basketball but if you mean anything seriously ever... NO.
Oklahoma City - This place is wack
tOSU(both Football and Basketball), Bengals, Cavs

5b. Can I just throw out that Notre Dame scUM really suck.
6. Google

by DisplacedFan on Jul 18, 2006 9:37 AM EDT 0 recs

Reds fan now in Omaha

grew up in Cincinnati (Montgomery)
went to Sycamore High (home of the Greek God of Walks...but, well after my time)
I was a runner...cross country, track (couldn't hit the damn curve ball)
I live in Omaha, NE now (by the way, a random comment: when I was watching a Royals-Reds game here, I (obviously) got the Royals announcers. Anyhow, during the game, they said the key to the game was Quinton McCracken, a real veteran that can come through in the clutch. Which makes me believe that if your team loses long enough, you lose all concept of what a good player looks like)
I root for Bengals, Carolina Panthers, Wake Forest (I attended there), Michigan State (my wife attended there)
I was searching for Reds blogs, as I had a hankering to read a fans perspective on some ridiculously inane move by O'Brien

by biggsd on Jul 18, 2006 9:39 AM EDT 0 recs

Details

Where did you grow up?
Milwaukee, WIsconsin

What high school did you go to?
Cudahy High School (John Navarre - Ughhhh)

Sports played?
Volleyball, Cross Country, Track, Baseball, basketball.

Lettered in college in baseball.

Where do you live now?
Milwaukee, WI

Other teams you root for?
Ohio State football, Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Devils, Kansas City Cheifs

How did you find Red Reporter?
I forget exactly.

www.sportsphds.com

by The Sports PhD on Jul 18, 2006 10:52 AM EDT 0 recs

Profile...

Where did you grow up?
Sandy Hook, KY

What high school did you go to?
Elliott County High School

Sports played?
Played Little League baseball, but because here, its basketball, basketball, and basketball, the baseball program was seriously underfunded and I never played in high school.

Where do you live now?
Morehead, KY (College student at Morehead State University)

Other teams you root for?
Bengals, UK Basketball, Marshall Football

How did you find Red Reporter?
Reds fan at a Madden messageboard told me about it.

by bigjas on Jul 18, 2006 12:47 PM EDT 0 recs

Morehead State?

how are things in Rowan County? and is Waterfield Dorm still open?

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 18, 2006 12:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

Rowan

Morehead is growing, as is the University (we even got a Buffalo Wild Wings now). And yes, Waterfield is still open, though they did renovate it in '03.

by bigjas on Jul 18, 2006 2:05 PM EDT up 0 recs

are you

the poker player?

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 18, 2006 2:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

Nope...

But I know him.

by bigjas on Jul 18, 2006 3:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

The Poker Player

I went to high school with the Poker Player, and he's one of my best friends. I grew up around him and his family. He's a very cool dude. We ruled the academic team circuit for three straight years...

by chandrathan on Jul 19, 2006 4:36 PM EDT up 0 recs

Johnson Central

how did you do with them? Every time I go by there I see academic signs up.

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Jul 19, 2006 5:59 PM EDT up 0 recs

Johnson Central

We went undefeated my senior year in quick recall. We beat Johnson Central four times that year, including the finals of regionals. I really hated their coach though. She was very evil, and our team and coach always made fun of her. After we beat them in regionals, she made us stay two hours later, protesting questions, and making a fool of herself! I think her name is something Dillon...

by chandrathan on Jul 20, 2006 2:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

My names gives my location away!

Lived all my life in the Dayton area.

I graduated from Chaminade High School back when it was all-male except for a couple of secretaries in the office and the cafeteria moms.

I played baseball.

I root for the Dayton Flyers in college sports - also Xavier except when they play UD. I got my bachelor's from UD and masters' from X. I also root for the Buckeyes. In pro sports I like the Phoenix Suns (love Steve Nash) and the Bengals. I grew up a Browns fan before the Bengals started. (Yes I'm that old!)

I found the site from back when Kos was promoting various sports sites.

I thoroughly enjoy reading all your comments. I'm sure Wayne Krivsky reads us all the time for advice on trades! And Narron doesn't make out the line-up until he comes online for our advice!

I notice this morning that on ESPN.com that Buster Olney writes that Reds GM Wayne Krivsky was able to land what a lot of contenders are seeking: bullpen help while Keith Law thinks the Nationals got the best of that deal. Time will tell.

It's great reading where all of you are from. Good idea, JD!

by Dayton Reds Fan on Jul 18, 2006 1:15 PM EDT 0 recs

good time for the first post

Where did you grow up?
Burbank, CA

What high school did you go to?
Notre Dame High School

Sports played?
Baseball

Where do you live now?
Burbank

Other teams you root for?
Bengals, Clippers, Notre Dame

How did you find Red Reporter?
just surfing the web

by caliredsfan on Jul 18, 2006 2:15 PM EDT 0 recs

Me

Erie, PA
Erie Academy High School
Wrestling and Track (Little League and Little Gridders when younger)
Conneaut Lake, PA (also lived in WV and FL)
Cleveland Browns, Penn State Nittany Lions, Orlando Magic, and any team for whom my sons play
by accident, but I love it!

by redsfanat16 on Jul 18, 2006 3:05 PM EDT 0 recs

Me

Findlay, Ohio
Findlay High School
No sports in HS...play golf, hockey, softball now
Zionsville, IN (NW suburb of Indy)
tOSU, Bengals, Red Wings, Colts (we got here the same year they drafted some clown named Peyton), Bowling Green
Deadspin

by pudge on Jul 18, 2006 3:49 PM EDT 0 recs