Archive for February, 2008
Hinske’s single in ninth lifts Rays over Reds 7-6 (AP)
Eric Hinske hit a go-ahead single off second baseman Jolbert Cabrera’s glove in the ninth inning Friday and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6. Cabrera’s tying, two-run single in the eighth completed the Reds’ rally from a 6-2 deficit. Ben Zobrist had two hits for Tampa Bay. He hit a leadoff single […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Cincinnati Reds shortstop Alex Gonzalez has broken knee (AP)
Cincinnati Reds shortstop Alex Gonzalez has a broken knee. Team physician Dr. Timothy Kremchek examined Gonzalez on Friday and said the infielder has a compression fracture on his left knee. Gonzalez will be evaluated again in three weeks. Cincinnati said this week that Gonzalez was expected to miss the first few spring training games because […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Cincinnati Reds shortstop Alex Gonzalez has broken knee (AP)
Cincinnati Reds shortstop Alex Gonzalez has a broken knee. Team physician Dr. Timothy Kremchek examined Gonzalez on Friday and said the infielder has a compression fracture on his left knee. Gonzalez will be evaluated again in three weeks. Cincinnati said this week that Gonzalez was expected to miss the first few spring training games because […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Reds SS Gonzalez out indefinitely (PA SportsTicker)
Cincinnati Reds shortstop Alex Gonzalez could miss the start of the season with a compression fracture of his left knee.
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Matt Belisle and Josh Fogg combine for 4 shutout innings and Reds beat Twins 6-1 (AP)
The Reds’ new-look pitching staff got off to a nice start on Thursday. Matt Belisle and Josh Fogg combined to pitch four scoreless innings and the Reds beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1. Belisle, penciled in to the starting rotation, allowed three hits. Fogg, a free agent signee who helped the Colorado Rockies get to the […]
Posted: February 28th, 2008.
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Longtime Reds executive Chief Bender dies (AP)
Former Cincinnati Reds scout and farm director Sheldon “Chief” Bender, who spent 64 years in professional baseball, died Wednesday. He was 88. Bender died in Hamilton, Ohio, from complications of a recent fall at his home. The Reds’ minor league player of the year award is named for Bender. He retired in 2005.
Posted: February 27th, 2008.
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Phillies LHP Jamie Moyer throws 3 scoreless innings in 8-1 victory over Reds (AP)
Jamie Moyer has been topping younger pitchers for years. Jeremy Affeldt became the latest one. The 45-year-old Moyer threw three scoreless innings and the Philadelphia Phillies scored six runs in the fifth off Cincinnati Reds reliever Gary Majewski in an 8-1 victory Wednesday. Moyer looked to be in midseason form during the Grapefruit League opener […]
Posted: February 27th, 2008.
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Time to view Griffey Jr. with greater appreciation (Yahoo! Sports)
Roger Clemens is a liar. Barry Bonds is a cheat, wrote Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post. The John Wayne and Darth…
Posted: February 27th, 2008.
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Pujols flicks away pain like a hanging curve (Yahoo! Sports)
Cardinals slugger plays through an abundance of injuries and ailments by being, in his manager’s words, “tough and stupid.”
Posted: February 27th, 2008.
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Crist promotes Florida as Arizona lures teams for spring (AP)
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians are leaving Florida’s Grapefruit League for Arizona next year, and the Cincinnati Reds may not be far behind. No wonder Gov. Charlie Crist wants to show Major League Baseball a little love Tuesday by reviving the annual governor’s dinner celebrating the start of spring training.
Posted: February 26th, 2008.
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