Archive for June, 2008
Ticket Specialists Review
I am a huge baseball fan and an even bigger Reds fan. I just hate paying ridiculous prices for tickets to the Great American Ball Park . I found that I don’t have to with a visit to the Ticket Specialists . They had low, reasonable prices and a surprising selection of seats. I [...]
Posted: June 3rd, 2008.
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Billingsley leads Dodgers out of slump, beats Reds (AP)
Right-hander Chad Billingsley took a shutout into the seventh inning Tuesday night, and the Los Angeles Dodgers held on for a 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds that ended a five-game losing streak set up by paltry offense. Billingsley (5-7) provided a huge boost on an otherwise ominous day for the Dodgers’ rotation.
Posted: June 17th, 2008.
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Griffey sick, out of lineup on night he’s honored (AP)
Ken Griffey Jr. was sick on Tuesday, keeping him out of the Cincinnati Reds lineup on the night picked to honor his 600th home run. Manager Dusty Baker said Griffey became ill on Monday, the team’s day off, and wasn’t feeling much better. The Reds planned to honor his 600th homer before the opener of [...]
Posted: June 17th, 2008.
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Reds’ Griffey third in outfield voting (PA SportsTicker)
A week after becoming only the sixth player in major league history to reach 600 home runs, Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr. held on to a starting spot in the latest National League balloting for the All-Star Game, released Tuesday.
Posted: June 17th, 2008.
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Reds trying to decide what to do with struggling RHP Bailey (AP)
What do the Cincinnati Reds do with Homer Bailey? The 22-year-old right-hander got knocked around again on Sunday, leaving him 0-3 in three starts this season. The former first-round draft pick seems to be caught in a rut with no clear idea of how to get himself turned around. It might take a trip back [...]
Posted: June 16th, 2008.
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Red Sox homer 4 times in 9-0 win over Reds (AP)
Coco Crisp kept Boston’s depleted lineup rolling by driving in four runs, and Jacoby Ellsbury homered and stole two more bases for a Red Sox rookie record in a 9-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. The Red Sox hit four homers in their most lopsided victory of the season. J.D. Drew, Ellsbury and [...]
Posted: June 15th, 2008.
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Homers by Youkilis, Crisp lead Red Sox over Reds (AP)
Kevin Youkilis did everything in his homecoming except rub it in. Youkilis singled, doubled and hit a tiebreaking homer in the 10th inning Saturday, rallying the Boston Red Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, the team he adored as a local prep and college star and later resented when it passed him [...]
Posted: June 14th, 2008.
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Homers by Youkilis, Crisp lead Red Sox over Reds 6-4 in 10 (AP)
Kevin Youkilis did it all in his homecoming. Youkilis singled, doubled and hit a tiebreaking homer in the 10th inning Saturday, rallying the Boston Red Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, the team he adored as a local prep and college star and later resented when it passed him over in the [...]
Posted: June 14th, 2008.
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Reds reinstate Majewski, send Herrera to minors (AP)
The Reds reinstated right-hander Gary Majewski from the bereavement list on Saturday, making him available to pitch against the Boston Red Sox. Left-hander Danny Herrera was optioned to Triple-A Louisville to open a spot. Majewski left Tuesday to be with his wife for the birth of their daughter. He had a 2.70 ERA in three [...]
Posted: June 14th, 2008.
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Hall of Fame Game — Kiss it good-bye! (AP)
Sometime late Monday afternoon one of the grandest of baseball traditions will end — and only the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres will be able to boast — or lament — that they played the final Hall of Fame Game. Kristian Connolly still can’t believe Major League Baseball is ending the lone exhibition game [...]
Posted: June 14th, 2008.
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