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Force Survives Horrific Crash- Awake, Talking

June 24, 2024 Jim Williams

From the world of drag racing, a miraculous story–  75-year-old legend John Force had the engine of his funny car explode at about 300 miles an hour, as he crossed the finish line at a […]

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Jim’s Journal, June 24th, 2024

June 24, 2024 Jim Williams

After a 4-3 home loss to Boston Saturday, the Reds were in last place in baseball’s National League Central division, with a 36 & 40 record, having lost 6 of their last 10 games.  Well, […]

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Jim’s Journal, June 22nd, 2024

June 22, 2024 Jim Williams

What a Friday night, continuing an incredible baseball season for the Reds’ Jeimer Candelario!  The young man’s having a scorching month of June for Cincinnati, and that fire didn’t show any sign of going out […]

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Jim’s Journal, June 21st, 2024

June 21, 2024 Jim Williams

Congrats again to those outstanding local athletes who did so well in the Outdoor Nationals track meet at Philadelphia.  Greensburg’s Emarie Jackson put the shot 47’3 ¼”, good for 3rd place among girls nationally, and […]

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Jim’s Journal, June 20th, 2024

June 20, 2024 Jim Williams

In Pittsburgh Wednesday afternoon, the Reds’ Hunter Greene pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and 9 strikeouts at the Pirates, but that was all for naught.  Neither team could get much offense going in the extreme […]

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Jim’s Journal, June 19th, 2024

June 19, 2024 Jim Williams

Going into Wednesday’s conclusion of the road series in Pittsburgh, the Reds and the Pirates had exactly the same record, 35 wins and 38 losses on the major league baseball season.  But the final game […]

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Jim’s Journal, June 18th, 2024

June 18, 2024 Jim Williams

Despite Carson Spiers throwing 74 strikes in his 104 pitches in Monday’s Reds game in Pittsburgh, and coaches saying Spiers showed “impressive growth” since last year, none of that was enough to beat the Pirates, […]

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Jim’s Journal, June 17th, 2024

June 17, 2024 Jim Williams

The Batesville Bats 16 & under baseball squad finished 2nd in the Diamond Kings tournament in Kentucky over the weekend…  Batesville almost came all the way back from a 4-0 deficit in the final inning […]

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Jim’s Journal, June 15th, 2024

June 15, 2024 Jim Williams

That was some wild, exciting baseball for the Reds in Milwaukee Friday night!  The game was tied 1-1 in the 4th inning after TJ Friedl had hit a home run in the 3rd, when Jonathan […]

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Jim’s Journal, June 14th, 2024

June 14, 2024 Jim Williams

The Reds are back on the diamond and the radio tonight, visiting the Brewers in Milwaukee for 3 games, first pitch at 8:10.  Cincinnati’s just bubbling under a .500 record on the season with 33 […]

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Jim’s Journal, June 13th, 2024

June 13, 2024 Jim Williams

Wow!  That was some Reds game last night!  After a couple losses, to the Cubs last Sunday and the Cleveland Guardians Tuesday, the Reds got back on track in a big way last night, mostly […]

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Jim’s Journal, June 12th, 2024

June 12, 2024 Jim Williams

Major League Baseball last night saw the Reds lose to their Ohio rivals the Cleveland Guardians, 5-3.  Steve Kwan hit a 2-run double for Cleveland, Tristan McKenzie pitched 5 and a third innings, and Emmanuel […]

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