Nick Masset News

The recent winning streak the Good Guys have mustered is a wondrous sight. Seeing "Cincinnati" as the first name listed when you look at the National League divisional standings can only bring a smile to the face of any Reds fans.

Follow our in-game box score as Mike Leake and the Reds look to avenge last night's loss against... I am getting to be old hat at these events, but I still look forward to these sorts of things every year.

It's become the coolest scene in the grand panorama of Cincinnati sports. Possibly even cooler than fans who catch two home-run balls in the space of about a minute and a half.

Fingers crossed Nick Masset should be throwing some baseballs today. He hasn't thrown in over a month due to soreness in his shoulder.

Aroldis Chapman was arrested for speeding and driving with a suspended license early Monday, a few hours after it appeared he was in line to become the Cincinnati Reds' next closer.

Chapman picked up his second career save on Sunday by finishing a 5-2 win over the New York Yankees .

A quick programming note: I will be on the John Renshaw Show on 1450 the Sports Buzz this afternoon at 3:40 PM EDT to talk a bit o' Reds .

With the Reds in New York, the subject of what lies in the future for left-hander Aroldis Chapman came up.

Aroldis Chapman is a bona fide starter. A At least he will be. A How can't he? A Chapman is arguably the hardest pitcher to hit in baseball.

A little before spring ball started, the Cincinnati Reds signed Ryan Madson as the heir apparent to closer Coco Cordero.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, the Brewers-Reds series started Monday night and I apologize for being behind on this post.

When the Angels signed Albert Pujols to a 10-year contract worth $240 million over the winter, they believed they were getting a Hall of Famer in his prime who over his first 11 big-league seasons hit .328/.420/.617 and averaged 40 homers and 120 RBIs per year.