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Chris Welsh

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Washed up MLB pitcher, Cincy Reds TV/Radio (32yrs) @BallySportsCIN . I like a good curve, a high draw, and @rulesacademy

Cincinnati, OH
Joined February 2009
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Chris Welsh
11 months
Twelve in a row! Are you kidding me? Best game ever at GABP. Post game set…
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Chris Welsh
11 months
In Cincinnati it is 9:15pm, June 21, the summer solstice. It still light and the ⁦ @Reds ⁩ are in first place. Life is good.
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Chris Welsh
11 months
Again at the @reds post game set. How fun is this? Yessss!
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Chris Welsh
5 years
The Water Canon Tribute at CVG reserved for a select few. Marty got his tonight as the ⁦ @Reds ⁩ plane rolls into the gate one last time with Marty aboard. I never thought this day would really come.
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Chris Welsh
5 years
Classy move by ⁦ @Cardinals ⁩ to honor Marty Brennaman during his last game broadcasting at Busch Stadium. A very strong ovation followed.
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Chris Welsh
3 years
Tonight is my last radio game of the season. Thanks to Yid and ⁦ @TommyThrall ⁩ for putting up with me this year. Thanks also to ⁦ @RedsCowboy ⁩ for giving up his seat for a few games. Go @reds .
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Chris Welsh
11 months
We are rockin’ @reds postgame!
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Chris Welsh
2 years
With all due respect to Michael Kay and A-Rod, the @Cardinals @Phillies game should feature announcers who know details about these teams. I suggest @DannyMacTV and @TMacPhils .
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Chris Welsh
5 years
For me, the best thing about @Reds @Dodgers deal is proof that the @Reds front office is finally ready to churn the roster. It was getting quite boring.
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Chris Welsh
2 years
Are we ready for some ⁦ @Reds ⁩ baseball on this Easter Sunday? Yes!
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Chris Welsh
2 months
Don’t be afraid of change(ups). Check us out on ⁦ @BallySportsCIN ⁩. Castillo vs Abbott…nice
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Chris Welsh
11 months
Is that a banked turn at 2B?
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11 months
Elly De La Cruz running (for his cycle) is art.
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Chris Welsh
4 years
So sad to lose Joe Morgan. A man of class, talent and humor. He had a true understanding of what it takes to be successful. I learned something from him every time I was lucky enough to sit and talk baseball with him. Thanks, Joe.
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Chris Welsh
6 years
Hitting 101mph with a solid delivery, sharp slider, Hunter Greene might be better than the hype. No kidding.
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Chris Welsh
2 years
All of us saw this coming, right? Congrats to @Bengals and all of their fans. The ride is not over yet! Super Bowl!!!
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Chris Welsh
10 months
Todays @Reds game was 2::20 and almost every fan stayed. There is something important about being there for the end of a close game. Makes you feel strong. @Reds are strong. See ya tomorrow.
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Chris Welsh
3 years
@Buster_ESPN Whoa, Buster. You hit a big red nerve with this one...
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Chris Welsh
10 months
What better way to prep for ⁦ @Reds ⁩ ⁦ @Brewers ⁩ coming up this weekend? See you there!
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Chris Welsh
1 year
I’m fired up for baseball…this place will be rockin’ tomorrow!
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Chris Welsh
4 years
The arms are here...
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Chris Welsh
3 years
A triple play, a Billy Buckner play, @Reds gotta win this one, right?
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Chris Welsh
6 years
Dusty once told me that when he retired as @Reds manager, he would push for David Bell to be his successor. Kinda worked out that way, right? Congrats to the @reds and David Bell. Good things are going to happen. BTW, he knows the rules, too.
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Chris Welsh
4 years
Jose Garcia, ⁦ @Reds ⁩ SS of the future? Well, he just did the improbable. He hit a long foul “home run” and then hit the next pitch for a “fair” home run. That hardly ever happens. This kid is something else.
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Chris Welsh
8 months
Seems like this ⁦ @Reds ⁩ team does this 3x per week. Most watchable team in baseball.
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Chris Welsh
4 years
What an inspiring night at GABP. fans woulda been going nuts with every Brewer-by-Bauer punch out. Dominance by @BauerOutage with @Tucker_Barnhart doing an awesome job, too.
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Chris Welsh
6 years
How SWEEP it is! @Reds sweep @Cubs in a 4 game series for the first time since 1983. How ‘bout that?
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Chris Welsh
4 years
What the @Reds are doing with their player development plan is fascinating and exciting. First year player camp, new fresh idea hires, commitment to the latest tech; a big leap that will pay off.
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Chris Welsh
11 months
The foul ball that left its mark in the ⁦ @RedsRadioBooth ⁩. Good thing he ducked.
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Chris Welsh
4 years
I’m fired up about being in the booth tomorrow and Sunday for the weekend @Reds Summer Camp scrimmages. Time to talk baseball and have done fun!
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Chris Welsh
2 years
So great to see ⁦ @Reds ⁩ great SS Davey Concepcion when he came by to visit us in the ⁦ @RedsRadioBooth ⁩.
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Chris Welsh
11 months
He later showed up in Plant City as a pitcher trying out for the Reds during an open tryout camp for 1995 replacement players. I was there and watched him warm up. He threw hard, like low 90's. He pointed to his arm and said "I'm the Dangler, and this arm saved me." Incredible!
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And now let’s watch this guy cheat death in the upper deck of Riverfront Stadium with Skip Caray and Pete Van Wieren on the call.
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Chris Welsh
5 years
Happy Opening Day ⁦ @Reds ⁩ fans and God Bless America.
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Chris Welsh
3 years
Love it when a big league pitcher throws 2 pitches over the hitter's head to the screen, bounces a curve 3 feet in front of home plate, eventually works a full count, then bitches at the ump for calling BALL FOUR on a 100mph FB that barely touches the outside black at the knees.
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Chris Welsh
4 years
This is my 28th year calling @Reds baseball. But tonight at 6:10 when Summer Camp gets underway I’ll be excited and nervous. Here’s the agenda: there is none, just baseball, stories, fun and oh, yes, maybe some rules, too.
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Chris Welsh
2 years
It appears, according to , the ⁦ @Reds ⁩ are borrowing Luis Castillo from ⁦ @Mariners ⁩ for one last start on Tuesday vs the ⁦ @Marlins ⁩.
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Chris Welsh
4 years
Best tv crew in baseball is right here @FOXSportsCincy . Thanks to each one of you for going the extra mile to make our broadcasts network quality at regional level. We love the @Reds and Reds fans. It's been a crazy summer but we do what we love. Thanks to all of you.
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Chris Welsh
5 years
The ⁦ @SFGiants ⁩ honor Marty BRENNAMAN on the video board on Marty’s last official visit to Oracle Park. Classy...
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Chris Welsh
1 month
Been coming to Philly for a long while…
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Chris Welsh
1 month
We are ready for baseball in Cincinnati!!
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Chris Welsh
12 days
Not a bad seat in the house when your team is up 7-0! Go ⁦ @Reds
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Chris Welsh
2 years
My 30th Opening Day as a @Reds broadcaster and I’m watching the game as a fan here in Atlanta. We’ll have all the action for you tomorrow night when @johnsadak and the rest our our terrific @BallySportsCIN crew gets to work. Meanwhile, LETS GO REDS!
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Chris Welsh
2 years
Hopefully, after @MLBPA and @MLB get the $ worked out, they move to enforce the BALK RULE. Want more action in the game? Stop pitchers from shaking, shimmying, tap foot’in, making it impossible for a runner to get a jump. Call the BALK, enforce the rule.
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Chris Welsh
5 years
Jeez, dude. Do you bring a wet blanket to every picnic? How 'bout just enjoying a great start by Aquino. BTW at 27 PA - Aquino: .462 6 HR 1.192 SLG Davis: .231 0 HR .385 SLG
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5 years
Come on, thom and @thinkpitch , I’m lovin’ Aquino, but comparing him to ED? That’s a little premature, don’t you think?
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Chris Welsh
4 years
Anthony Desclafani has accomplished a rare feat. He has re-made his delivery, dramatically shortening up his arm action while pitching at the major league level. That is a tough thing to do. ⁦ @Reds ⁩ ⁦⁦ @FOXSportsCincy
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Chris Welsh
4 years
Easy gas from V Gutierrez. No tv today but take it from me, the @reds spring season is underway.
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Chris Welsh
4 years
Thanks to all of you for the birthday wishes. Reds fans are the best fans. Can't wait for @Reds baseball. Hang in there folks.
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Cincinnati Reds
4 years
Happy birthday to "The Crafty Left-Hander" Chris Welsh! 🎈
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Chris Welsh
3 years
Don’t leave early with this team playing...
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Chris Welsh
1 year
Thanks to all who have reached out about the Ohio Sportscasting Award. A good tv broadcast requires a team effort and we have the best here in Cincy. Thanks to those special folks from truck to booth who are dedicated to producing the best show possible. @BallySportsCIN @Reds
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Chris Welsh
2 years
I watched this @Reds @RaysBaseball game ending balk. It appears that Wisler moved his glove to encourage the catcher to go through the signs again, but this movement also indicates the start of his motion to the stretch position. If he stops at that point, it is a balk. Game over
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Chris Welsh
3 years
Working Reds Live Pre/Post Game has given me a chance to watch the games from the stands, interact with fans and appreciate the kindness of the ushers and security folks. GABP is a great place for families and baseball fans. C'mon down...
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Chris Welsh
11 months
Again ⁦ @Reds ⁩ post game celebration. Get down here!
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Chris Welsh
7 months
Congratulations to my friend, Nick Krall, being named the Reds President of Baseball Operations. He learned from the best! Good things to come...
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Chris Welsh
3 years
We are game ready, are you? ⁦ @johnsadak ⁩ back after a short stint on the IL, ⁦ @jluckhaupt ⁩ ready with some back up stats. Please join us ⁦ @BallySportsCIN ⁩ ⁦ @Reds ⁩ ⁦ @Brewers
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Chris Welsh
2 years
Turn off the golf and turn on @BallySportsCIN for @Reds now. Hunter Greene big league debut. This should be fun!
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Chris Welsh
1 year
I like this team ( @Reds ). They care for each other, they’ve got spunk, and what they lack in experience/superstar talent they move forward with an attitude. Gonna be a fun year…
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Chris Welsh
5 years
Marty calls as good a game as any announcer in baseball history. To say he does a disservice to @Reds fans is just plain wrong. Thom is an excellent announcer. Him quoting new analytic terms would not enhance the broadcast. @Reds are fun to watch; let’s just enjoy baseball.
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@RedsAnalysis @cgarber8 @thinkpitch Thom and Marty are doing a disservice to Reds fans by not learning anything new about baseball. They still think the game should be played like it’s 1977 & there aren’t any new ways to understand how the game should be played or how to evaluate players.
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Chris Welsh
1 year
Happy Birthday to my good friend and colleague, ⁦ @JimDayTV ⁩. He is the best in the biz for what he does and ⁦ @Reds ⁩ fans are lucky to have him. He can also put a hurtin’ on petite veal chop. Love ya dude.
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Chris Welsh
4 years
One of the best of his generation, @BarryLarkin , spending a lot of time with @Reds prospects Alfredo Rodriguez and Jose Garcia. Here, at about 7:30am, he is using martial arts to improve their playing foundation and balance. Can't get enough of this.
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Chris Welsh
3 years
One of the coolest things the ⁦ @Reds ⁩ do is host Big League Weekend, Reds Futures HS Showcase at GABP. Tonight is Moeller vs Cov Cath. Big crown on hand, too. #redscommunityfund
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Chris Welsh
7 years
The great Joe Morgan in the @FOXSportsOH @Reds tv booth tonight! Wow!
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Chris Welsh
7 months
Since our ⁦ @Reds ⁩ aren’t playing, gotta see my ⁦ @Bengals ⁩. Who Dey?
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Chris Welsh
6 years
A League MVP need not play for a contending team. He must dominate on the field and make the players around him better. Joey Votto qualifies.
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Chris Welsh
5 years
With all the advancement of big data and analytics in baseball, I’m continually stunned how ignorant most baseball people are of the rules. What’s the use of knowing spin rate, launch angle and FIP if you don’t know how to run to 1B?
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Chris Welsh
1 month
This photo still hurts me.
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Chris Welsh
4 years
My partner, ⁦ @JimDayTV ⁩ is fired up and ready for day baseball, ⁦ @Reds ⁩ ⁦ @Cubs ⁩ coming up on ⁦ @FOXSportsCincy ⁩.
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Chris Welsh
5 years
Heard it live, nearly drive off the road...incredible
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"...I'd say he is due to take a nice, easy walk around the bases." —The legendary, Marty Brennaman 🐐🔮 #BornToBaseball
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Chris Welsh
5 years
Thanks for watching, @Reds fans...
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Chris Welsh
6 years
Opening Day in Cincy! Best place on earth today.
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Chris Welsh
5 years
The ⁦ @Indians ⁩ honor Marty with a scoreboard tribute today. Nice touch!
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Chris Welsh
4 years
Are you ready for some ⁦ @Reds ⁩ baseball. Coming at you at 6:00 pm on . Don’t make me do this alone! Join me to watch high level competition between world class athletes as the Summer series continues.
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Chris Welsh
2 years
Reunited with my teammate of 44 years ago, Pat Tabler. We played for the Ft. Lauderdale Yankees in 1978. Somehow, we are both still in the game we love. ⁦ @TablerPat ⁩ ⁦ @Reds ⁩ ⁦ @BlueJays ⁩ ⁦ @BallySportsCIN ⁩ ⁦ @Sportsnet ⁩ ⁦ @RedsRadioBooth
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Chris Welsh
3 months
Don Gullett could say more in 10 words than most people could in 10 paragraphs. As a coach he helped so many pitchers rediscover themselves by keeping it simple. As a pitcher, Reds super scout Gene Bennett, described him as a pitcher who “could throw a ball through a car wash and…
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RIP Don Gullett, 73. He posted 172 ERA+ as 19-yr-old @reds reliever in '70, then became a successful starter, helping Big Red Machine to WS titles in '75 & '76. Career: 109-50, 113 ERA+. More on his legacy in @sabr BioProject
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Chris Welsh
10 months
How ‘bout this @reds team? Great call today with @johnsadak @BarryLarkin See you in our nations capital!
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Chris Welsh
1 year
@HunterGreene17 Same at my house…
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Chris Welsh
3 years
Wowza! Baseball is fun...
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Chris Welsh
5 years
The umpires got the interference call correct. This is a classic lane violation play. It is a judgement call and Sam Holbrook was spot on. Perhaps certain announcers should visit @rulesacademy
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Chris Welsh
3 years
I'm headed to the @reds game tonight in Goodyear and am pumped up to watch Hunter Greene toe the rubber. Our first TV game of the spring comes this Friday, @Reds vs @Dbacks . John Sadak and I will have the call as we work with the best behind the scenes crew in baseball.
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Chris Welsh
6 months
Another great day for the Thanksgiving Day Race.
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Chris Welsh
4 years
Keep it going guys!
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Chris Welsh
5 years
Audio problems on the ⁦ @FOXSportsOH ⁩ telecast tonight. Thom calling the game on his cell phone. Hang with us folks we are working on it now.
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Chris Welsh
5 years
This is the message @Reds hitting coach Tuner Ward delivers to his players from which we can all benefit.
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Chris Welsh
3 years
Beautiful night for a ⁦ @Reds ⁩ WI at Kauffman Stadium. Who is in for six in a row?
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Chris Welsh
7 years
Bronson is back. I'm tearing up over steak hoagies all over again.
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Chris Welsh
3 years
Ready for ⁦ @Reds ⁩ baseball?
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Chris Welsh
4 years
La Piedra is cranking up the heat in Goodyear today. ⁦ @Reds ⁩ ⁦ @FOXSportsCincy
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Chris Welsh
1 year
@brennaman_marty This is absolutely true. Thom is a great announcer and a good man all the way through. He’s worked worked like a dog to “pay his debt” for a forgivable mistake. Forgiveness is a branch of kindness. He deserves another chance.
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Chris Welsh
8 months
What else is new? The ⁦ @Reds ⁩ walk it off again and we are rockin’ on the Ballys post game set…
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Chris Welsh
1 month
Eclipse-mobile!
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Chris Welsh
3 years
We've got some late night @Reds baseball coming your way tonight @BallySportsCIN . Please join @johnsadak and me for game action right after Reds Live. It's the home opener for the @Dbacks and the @Reds are out to spoil the party. Reds Live 9:00pm...
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Chris Welsh
4 years
If Tony LaRussa can come back, then @brennaman_marty can come back. Hello? I’m waiting...
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Chris Welsh
3 months
World Record. I’ll hang up and listen.
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Chris Welsh
3 years
TV and radio schedules seem to be complete. We welcome a new TV PxP man, John Sadak, and Reds' legend Barry Larkin onto our tv crew. I'll be working TV, radio, and pre and post game shows. I'm excited about what this season holds for Reds fans whether watching or listening.
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Chris Welsh
4 years
Arriving early in Goodyear for some ⁦ @Reds ⁩ Spring Training “training.”
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Chris Welsh
5 years
The great Joe Morgan stops by the ⁦ @FOXSportsOH ⁩ booth before the ⁦ @Reds ⁩ game. There will he hits tonight.
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Chris Welsh
4 years
Coolest thing happened to me today on my birthday. I got birthday wishes from The Hit King. His birthday, too. So I went out and shot his age. Needed a couple of three putts.
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Chris Welsh
4 years
Cincinnati @Reds icon joe Nuxhall had a simple way of describing last night's WS game...he used this phrase a lot and you can't break it down any better than this...
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Chris Welsh
5 years
GG hasn’t changed! I’m thankful and humbled for 27 years of @Reds baseball from the best seat in the house.
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Bally Sports Cincinnati
5 years
Here's one for Throwback Thursday. 👋 @thinkpitch & George Grande! #RedsOpeningDay
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Chris Welsh
3 years
Congrats to @BauerOutage for his Cy Young Award. He provided me some of the best Baseball Tech Talk episodes ever. I learned a lot from him and realize I’ve got a lot more to learn.
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Chris Welsh
1 year
With this first pitch, a strike, @reds baseball is back.
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Chris Welsh
3 years
Rainout...Mother’s Day sport coat cancelled. Maybe some other time. Meanwhile, tell your mom you love her and do your chores.
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