Archive for October, 2006
Buck O’Neil remembered for his dignity and love (AP)
Buck O’Neil, the former player-manager who became a beloved spokesman for the Negro Leagues, was remembered Saturday for his capacity “to love even in the face of hatred.” “Buck O’Neil always had a smile for you,” said the Rev. Spencer Francis Barrett, pastor of the Bethel A.M.E. church that O’Neil faithfully attended since 1947.
Posted: October 14th, 2006.
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D’backs, Reds swap minor leaguers (AP)
The Reds got utility player Jerry Gil from Arizona on Friday as part of a swap of minor leaguers, sending right-hander Abe Woody to the Diamondbacks. Gil, who turns 24 on Saturday, was added to the 40-man roster. He hit .256 in 128 games at Double-A and Triple-A last season with 27 homers. Gil has […]
Posted: October 13th, 2006.
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Reds complete trade with Blue Jays (AP)
The Reds sent infielder Trevor Lawhorn to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, completing their August trade for left-hander Scott Schoeneweis. Lawhorn hit .224 with four homers and 28 RBIs in 91 games for Cincinnati’s Gulf Coast League team in Sarasota, Fla. He was a ninth-round pick in the June 2004 amateur draft.
Posted: October 13th, 2006.
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Former Red Sox player Pellagrini dies (AP)
Eddie Pellagrini, a major league infielder for eight years before coaching baseball at Boston College for more than 30 seasons, died on Wednesday, according to a spokesman for the Boston Red Sox. He was 88. Pellagrini began his major league career with the Red Sox in 1946 when they won the AL pennant.
Posted: October 11th, 2006.
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Reds fire Chambliss, sign other coaches (SportsTicker)
CINCINNATI (Ticker) - The Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday fired Chris Chambliss after he spent the past three seasons as the Reds’ hitting coach.
Posted: October 11th, 2006.
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Reds fire hitting coach Chambliss (AP)
Cincinnati hitting coach Chris Chambliss was fired Wednesday after the Reds endured had an offensive slump in the last five weeks of the season and fell out of playoff contention. Chambliss wasn’t offered another contract after three seasons as the hitting coach, the team said. Bullpen coach Lee Tunnell won’t return, but could have a […]
Posted: October 11th, 2006.
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MLB announces roster for “All-Star Series 2006″ (SportsTicker)
NEW YORK (Ticker) - Major League Baseball on Tuesday announced the majority of its All-Star roster that will travel to Japan in November for the inaugural “All-Star Series 2006.”
Posted: October 10th, 2006.
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Dick Wagner dead at 78 (AP)
Dick Wagner, a former president of the Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros who later became a top executive in the commissioner’s office, has died. He was 78. Wagner died Thursday at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix from injuries sustained in a 1999 car crash, his wife, Gloria, said Friday. Among the moves he helped […]
Posted: October 6th, 2006.
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