Archive for February, 2007
Reds counting on Gonzalez to anchor defense (AP)
Since Barry Larkin retired after the 2004 season, six players have filled his spot as the Cincinnati Reds shortstop. Sure-handed veteran Alex Gonzalez is the latest to try the position. The Reds signed Gonzalez to a three-year, $14 million deal in November, hoping that one of the American League’s top defensive shortstops can solidify one […]
Posted: February 23rd, 2007.
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Royals’ Matthews wins Frick Award (AP)
Kansas City Royals announcer Denny Matthews won the Ford C. Frick Award on Thursday, presented annually for major contributions to baseball broadcasting. Matthews will be honored July 29 at the Hall of Fame ceremonies when Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. are inducted and Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch receives the J.G.
Posted: February 22nd, 2007.
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Matthews wins Frick Award (AP)
Kansas City Royals announcer Denny Matthews won the Ford C. Frick Award on Thursday, presented annually for major contributions to baseball broadcasting. Matthews will be honored July 29 at the Hall of Fame ceremonies when Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. are inducted and Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch receives the J.G.
Posted: February 22nd, 2007.
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Reds interested in Mercker (Yahoo! Sports)
Left-hander Kent Mercker talked recently as if he would be in camp with the Cincinnati Reds this spring. It…
Posted: February 22nd, 2007.
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Nuxhall golfing between cancer treatments (AP)
Former Cincinnati Reds pitcher and broadcaster Joe Nuxhall plans to announce some spring training games between doctors’ appointments to treat his cancer. The 78-year-old Nuxhall was released from a hospital Tuesday and started treatment for his recurrence of cancer. Nuxhall’s first bout with cancer was in 1992, when he had surgery for prostate cancer.
Posted: February 21st, 2007.
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Tracy managing the grief (Yahoo! Sports)
BRADENTON, Fla. – Three months after the death of his father, Pirates manager Jim Tracy is back at the game they bonded over.
Posted: February 21st, 2007.
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Reds’ Dunn trying to forget late-season fade (AP)
Adam Dunn is still trying to forget about his late-season fade. In the last two months of the season, the burly Cincinnati Reds outfielder hit .174. He didn’t homer in his last 21 games, and drove in only five runs in the final 36 games — and the Reds dropped out of playoff contention. “I’m […]
Posted: February 20th, 2007.
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Nuxhall released from hospital (AP)
Former Cincinnati Reds pitcher and broadcaster Joe Nuxhall was released from a hospital Tuesday and began treatment for a recurrence of cancer. The 78-year-old Nuxhall stopped by the team’s spring training complex and talked to players for a few minutes before going to get chemotherapy. Nuxhall had surgery for prostate cancer in February 1992.
Posted: February 20th, 2007.
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Hamilton thankful for opportunity with Reds (AP)
Cream-colored slacks and a long-sleeve striped shirt covered the much-talked about tattoos that will always remind Josh Hamilton of the troubled period that derailed his promising baseball career. “There were many times I thought I wouldn’t play again,” the 25-year-old outfielder said Monday, recounting a bout with drug addiction that hurt his development with the […]
Posted: February 19th, 2007.
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Hermanson holds open audition (Yahoo! Sports)
Right-hander Dustin Hermanson, who two seasons ago had a 2.04 ERA in 57 appearances for the Chicago White Sox,…
Posted: February 19th, 2007.
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