Word Root of TEMPERANCE. The Latin word temperÄre, meaning â to make mild, â â to control, â or â to soften, â gives us the root temper. Words from the Latin temperÄre have something to do with mildness or control. To temper is to soften or make something less strong or difficult.
Harang was the Reds' Opening Day starting pitcher every season from 2006â2010. Among the Reds' Opening Day starting pitchers, Seaver and Eppa Rixey have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Reds have won the World Series championship five times, in 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976 and 1990.
Pete Rose's No. 14 retired by Reds. The Cincinnati Reds officially retired Pete Rose's No. 14 on Sunday in a pregame ceremony. It's official. Big crowds filled Great American Ball Park for the three days of celebration, which had to be approved by Major League Baseball because of Rose's lifetime ban for betting on his team.