A summer of baseball…and baseball…and baseball…and more baseball.

Ohio was a few feet away from a dramatic, walk-off victory over Eastern Kentucky, but instead left on the losing end of a 5-4 defeat.

After a wildly successful Ohio career, current Cincinnati Reds prospect Robert Maddox is looking to move up through the Reds’ Minor League farm system sooner rather than later.

For Cincinnati fans, it’s usually this time of year when followers of the Reds trade in their red and white for the black and orange of the Bengals. But in 2010, things have been different for fans of a team that has struggled with mediocrity for the past decade and a half.

When Ken Griffey Jr. officially hung up the spikes on Wednesday, a large part of the youth of America went with him.

There is more than one way to determine a champion, but which way is the most effective of them all? Hint: The BCS is not mentioned, not even as a joke.

The bats finally came alive for the Ohio baseball squad this weekend, with the Bobcats pulling off an impressive three-game sweep of the Western Michigan Broncos. Over the course of three games, the previously struggling ‘Cats were able to outscore WMU 54-11.

A seven-run first inning paced Ohio’s 15-5 thrashing of rival Marshall Wednesday night.

Pitching, which had been a sore spot in the team’s 3-22 start, was a key factor in the game. Brent Choban started for the Bobcats, allowing only two runs in 3.2 innings. Michael Dillon followed him up with 4.1 of solid work, showcasing a biting fastball while striking out four and giving up the three remaining runs.

Speakeasy Sports sat down with Russ Eisenstein, the “Voice of the Ohio Bobcats,” for a question-and-answer session, where we discussed everything from Power Ball winners in strip clubs to Chris Paul to George Clooney… and of course, the Bobcats.

The Bronx Bombers are at it again this year. After a brief hiatus from the MLB playoffs, the New York Yankees entered this year’s playoffs hungry for their 27th World Series title. After losing four games to the Cleveland Indians in the 2007 American League Division Series and missing the postseason altogether last year, Yankees GM Brian Cashman did what he could to ensure that his team would be as successful as possible this year.