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Tom Nichols

@tomnichols02.bsky.social

TV/Radio broadcaster & Director of Media Relations, Dayton Dragons Baseball, since 2008 (Reds affiliate). Minor League Baseball broadcaster for 37 years.

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Suarez is expected to be the primary DH for the Reds but also play 1B/3B. Stewart will also see time at 1B, 3B and DH while Steer is expected to see time in the OF and move around as a utility player.

01.02.2026 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Angels Sign Jose Siri To Minors Deal The Angels have signed outfielder Jose Siri to a minor league contract, The Athletic’s Will Sammon reports.Β  Siri will be invited to the Halos’ big league spring camp, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman, and he’ll earn $1.6MM if he makes Los Angeles’ 26-man roster. More to come….
01.02.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Great day to have functioning eyes and a working brain

07.01.2026 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 10835    πŸ” 1439    πŸ’¬ 175    πŸ“Œ 33

My understanding is that group does not meet the requirement of 5 conference champs. Miami would be an at large candidate, not a conf champ. You have to have another conference champ in, either Duke or James Madison, and then select your seven at large teams.

07.12.2025 05:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent article

23.11.2025 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Social Media: Cairo Santos is limited to kicks from 50 and in, he can’t make a kick over 50.

Reality: Santos has now made 17 in a row from 51-54 with his last miss from that distance coming in 2021.

17.11.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also keeping Carl Jones active over Hyppolite is noteworthy.

13.10.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some interesting changes/decisions there. So they kept Chris Williams active over Kpassagnon, Jaylon Jones basically over Walker for ST, and all the tackles are up this week with Newman down.

13.10.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like Reds game will start on ESPN 2 with Yanks-Red Sox still playing.

01.10.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you don’t have good hitters, and you want them still going up there to try to lift and pull everything, you just end up with 100 losses.

11.09.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

These fans screaming for Cairo Santos to be released once said the same about Robbie Gould, and then complained about the double-doink. C’mon. Santos has the highest FG % in Bears history. He missed 1 kick (from 50 yds). Final kickoff decision is on the coach, not the kicker.

09.09.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@bradbiggs.bsky.social Why on earth would you not make sure that kickoff went out of bounds? Seems like a very elementary decision that was cut and dry. Thats 45 seconds.

09.09.2025 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hmmm. Harsh. Are you sure you have the right guy?

26.08.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He is, yes.

07.08.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They keep playing but the games are unofficial. Stats don’t count.

26.07.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That is a famous moment in Big Red Machine history with Al Michaels on the call. 9th inning game-tying HR in deciding game of 1972 NLCS vs Pirates. They won a few minutes later on a wild pitch, but lost to Oakland in WS.

26.07.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Hector is hitting great with LVL, but the sample size is small there. He is always going to be a guy who is much better the first time around the league, before they see his tendencies and how to pitch him. Not to say he can’t do it.

25.07.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Need improvement from McLain, continuing production from Marte as well as staying healthy. With Greene out, absolutely cant afford another injury to a starting pitcher.

18.07.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Roster construction and talent depth usually dictate team success or lack thereof in the minors. You see the same manager 20 games over .500 one year, 20 under the next. We have good coaches. Org needs to be looking in independent ball for a couple more John Michel Faile types.

19.05.2025 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How can you say it is the hitting coach’s fault? What if he has made every player better? Is he still to blame? You have a player who hit .199 last year in Low A and is playing everyday.

19.05.2025 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The most difficult step with prospects sometimes is not the question of who to bring in, but when to pull the plug on a player that you might have a lot invested in and move him out. That can be hard to do…to admit that the player is not competitive at that level. But losing cultures are never good.

07.05.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Rest in peace my friend.

13.04.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, this is a clear differentiation from the others who rank prospects. Example: when they slot a draft pick into a list in July, and the list is clearly outdated, it creates odd situations because they are trying to put him into an order that is already out of balance.

11.04.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Countdown Complete: The 178 day wait is over. Thanks for following along all offseason. Happy Opening Day!

27.03.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the kind words, Lance.

26.03.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dragons 2025 Team Preview, Part 6: Outfielders The Dayton Dragons continue preparations for their historic 25th season at Day Air Ballpark. The Dragons home Opening Night game is set for Tuesday, April 8 against the Fort Wayne TinCaps at 7:05 pm a...

More links to my Dayton Dragons 2025 previews:

Outfielders: www.milb.com/dayton/news/...

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Dragons 2025 Team Preview, Part 2: First Basemen As the spring calendar marches forward, so does the progression toward the start of the 2025 baseball season for the Dayton Dragons. Today, the Dragons and the two other Cincinnati Reds farm clubs, Ch...

More links to my 2025 Dayton Dragons previews:

First Basemen: www.milb.com/dayton/news/...

23.03.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dragons 2025 Team Preview, Part 3: Second Basemen As spring training continues in Goodyear, Arizona, the Dayton Dragons continue to look ahead to their 25th season in 2025. The entire season will be a celebration of the Dragons rich history, and it w...

More links to my Dayton Dragons 2025 previews:

www.milb.com/dayton/news/...

23.03.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dragons 2025 Team Preview, Part 4: Shortstops The Dayton Dragons continue preparations for their historic 25th season at Day Air Ballpark. The Dragons home Opening Night game is set for Tuesday, April 8 against the Fort Wayne TinCaps at 7:05 pm a...

More links to my Dayton Dragons 2025 previews:

Shortstops: www.milb.com/dayton/news/...

Third Basemen: www.milb.com/dayton/news/...

23.03.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dragons 2025 Team Preview, Part 1: Catchers The Dayton Dragons will celebrate a special year in 2025, their 25th season of operation as a Cincinnati Reds affiliate in the Midwest League. The Dragons annual home β€œOpening Night” game is set for T...

I have started my position by position preview of the 2025 Dayton Dragons. The first preview focuses on the catchers.

www.milb.com/dayton/news/...

07.03.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0