Editor's note: This is an excerpt from the game story of the Reds losing the series opener to the Brewers. The Cincinnati Reds on Thursday joined Gene Mauch's woeful 1960 Philadelphia Phillies as the ...

On the first day of the rest of their lives after buying at the trade deadline, the Cincinnati Reds played their craziest game of the season. As in crazy eights. The Reds eventually lost 12-11 in 10 ...